Mercury: Ultra-fast language models based on diffusion https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.17298
arXiv.org
Mercury: Ultra-Fast Language Models Based on Diffusion
We present Mercury, a new generation of commercial-scale large language models (LLMs) based on diffusion. These models are parameterized via the Transformer architecture and trained to predict...
I used o3 to profile myself from my saved Pocket links https://noperator.dev/posts/o3-pocket-profile/
noperator.dev
I used o3 to profile myself from my saved Pocket links
Welp, Pocket shuts down tomorrow despite our pleas for it to stay. While migrating1 all of my saved articles, I noticed that I’ve got almost 900 saved articles spanning nearly 7 years. That’s a goldmine of stuff-I-like data! Some quick analysis using xsv2:…
Adding a feature because ChatGPT incorrectly thinks it exists https://www.holovaty.com/writing/chatgpt-fake-feature/
New sphere-packing record stems from an unexpected source https://www.quantamagazine.org/new-sphere-packing-record-stems-from-an-unexpected-source-20250707/
Quanta Magazine
New Sphere-Packing Record Stems From an Unexpected Source | Quanta Magazine
After just a few months of work, a complete newcomer to the world of sphere packing has solved one of its biggest open problems.
Show HN: OffChess – Offline chess puzzles app https://offchess.com
Offchess
OffChess - Offline Chess Puzzles App
Play 100,000+ offline Chess puzzles for free.
Smollm3: Smol, multilingual, long-context reasoner LLM https://huggingface.co/blog/smollm3
huggingface.co
SmolLM3: smol, multilingual, long-context reasoner
We’re on a journey to advance and democratize artificial intelligence through open source and open science.
Breaking Git with a carriage return and cloning RCE https://dgl.cx/2025/07/git-clone-submodule-cve-2025-48384
Bootstrapping a side project into a profitable seven-figure business https://projectionlab.com/blog/we-reached-1m-arr-with-zero-funding
ProjectionLab
We reached $1M ARR with zero funding - ProjectionLab
Bootstrapping a side project into a profitable seven-figure business in four years.
Xenharmlib: A music theory library that supports non-western harmonic systems https://xenharmlib.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
xenharmlib
Welcome to xenharmlib’s documentation!
Xenharmonic (adj.): Pertaining to music which sounds unlike that composed in the familiar 12 tone equal-tempered scale. Ivor Darreg, Xenharmlib is a generalized music theory library that supports t...
Ruby 3.4 frozen string literals: What Rails developers need to know https://www.prateekcodes.dev/ruby-34-frozen-string-literals-rails-upgrade-guide/
Prateek Codes - Learn Building Scalable Backend Systems
Ruby 3.4 Frozen String Literals: What Rails Developers Actually Need to Know
Ruby 3.4 starts the transition to frozen string literals by default. Here's what changes, why you should care, and how to prepare your Rails app.
Linda Yaccarino is leaving X https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/09/technology/linda-yaccarino-x-steps-down.html
NY Times
X Chief Says She Is Leaving the Social Media Platform
Linda Yaccarino, whom Elon Musk hired to run X in 2023, grappled with the challenges the company faced after Mr. Musk took over.
Underwater turbine spinning for 6 years off Scotland's coast is a breakthrough https://apnews.com/article/tidal-energy-turbine-marine-meygen-scotland-ffff3a7082205b33b612a1417e1ec6d6
AP News
Underwater turbine spinning for 6 years off Scotland's coast is a breakthrough for tidal energy
Submerged in about 40 meters of water off Scotland’s coast, a turbine has been spinning for more than six years to harness the power of ocean tides and generate electricity.
Postgres LISTEN/NOTIFY does not scale https://www.recall.ai/blog/postgres-listen-notify-does-not-scale
www.recall.ai
Postgres LISTEN/NOTIFY does not scale
Postgres LISTEN/NOTIFY can cause severe performance issues under high write concurrency due to a global lock during commit. Learn why it doesn't scale and how to avoid outages.
The ChompSaw: A benchtop power tool that's safe for kids to use https://www.core77.com/posts/137602/The-ChompSaw-A-Benchtop-Power-Tool-Thats-Safe-for-Kids-to-Use
Core77
The ChompSaw: A Benchtop Power Tool That's Safe for Kids to Use
Of all freestanding power tools, perhaps the jigsaw or scrollsaw would be the most fun for kids to use, as they allow freeform cuts. They're also pretty darn dangerous, with the jigsaw being powerful enough to remove fingers. A much safer way to introduce…
Bill Atkinson's psychedelic user interface https://patternproject.substack.com/p/from-the-mac-to-the-mystical-bill
Substack
From The Mac to The Mystical: Bill Atkinson’s Psychedelic User Interface
How an Apple legend approached the world’s most powerful psychedelic as a user-experience problem to be solved.
Upgrading an M4 Pro Mac mini's storage for half the price https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2025/upgrading-m4-pro-mac-minis-storage-half-price