Code formatting comes to uv experimentally https://pydevtools.com/blog/uv-format-code-formatting-comes-to-uv-experimentally/
Pydevtools
uv format: Code Formatting Comes to uv (experimentally!)
The latest uv release (0.8.13) quietly introduced an experimental new command that Python developers have been waiting for: uv format. This addition brings code formatting directly into uv’s toolkit, eliminating the need to juggle multiple tools for basic…
LabPlot: Free, open source and cross-platform Data Visualization and Analysis https://labplot.org/
Is 4chan the perfect Pirate Bay poster child to justify wider UK site-blocking? https://torrentfreak.com/uk-govt-finds-ideal-pirate-bay-poster-boy-to-sell-blocking-of-non-pirate-sites-250824/
Torrentfreak
Is 4chan the Perfect 'Pirate Bay' Poster Child to Justify Wider UK Site-Blocking? * TorrentFreak
The UK may need a Pirate Bay-style poster child to gain public support for national blocking of non-pirate sites under the Online Safety Act.
Trees on city streets cope with drought by drinking from leaky pipes https://www.newscientist.com/article/2487804-trees-on-city-streets-cope-with-drought-by-drinking-from-leaky-pipes/
New Scientist
Trees on city streets cope with drought by drinking from leaky pipes
Urban trees lining streets fare better in dry spells than those in parks – now it seems that leaky water pipes are the reason for their endurance
Show HN: Base, an SQLite database editor for macOS https://menial.co.uk/base/
Menial
Base - SQLite editor for macOS
Base is the SQLite database editor Mac users love. Designed for everyone, with a comfortable interface that makes database work so much nicer.
Google will allow only apps from verified developers to be installed on Android https://9to5google.com/2025/08/25/android-apps-developer-verification/
9to5Google
Google will require developer verification to install Android apps, including sideloading
Google has announced that only apps from developers that have undergone verification can be installed on certified Android devices in 2026...
Deploying DeepSeek on 96 H100 GPUs https://lmsys.org/blog/2025-05-05-large-scale-ep/
lmsys.org
Deploying DeepSeek with PD Disaggregation and Large-Scale Expert Parallelism on 96 H100 GPUs | LMSYS Org
<p>DeepSeek is a popular open-source large language model (LLM) praised for its strong performance. However, its large size and unique architecture, which us...
Essential Coding Theory [pdf] https://cse.buffalo.edu/faculty/atri/courses/coding-theory/book/web-coding-book.pdf
Wikipedia as a Graph https://wikigrapher.com/paths
Wikigrapher
explore wikipedia as a knowledge graph
John Carmack's arguments against building a custom XR OS at Meta https://twitter.com/ID_AA_Carmack/status/1961172409920491849
X (formerly Twitter)
John Carmack (@ID_AA_Carmack) on X
I had been meaning to comment on @Jonathan_Blow’s “Why can’t we even conceive of writing a new OS today” post. Coincidentally, I just got an email that opened with:
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Hey John,
2 years ago I pitched you LIBBA - a dedicated OS for smart glasses.…
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Hey John,
2 years ago I pitched you LIBBA - a dedicated OS for smart glasses.…
Do the simplest thing that could possibly work https://www.seangoedecke.com/the-simplest-thing-that-could-possibly-work/
Seangoedecke
Do the simplest thing that could possibly work
When designing software systems, do the simplest thing that could possibly work. It’s surprising how far you can take this piece of advice. I genuinely think…
15-Fold increase in solar thermoelectric generator performance https://www.nature.com/articles/s41377-025-01916-9
Nature
15-Fold increase in solar thermoelectric generator performance through femtosecond-laser spectral engineering and thermal management
Light: Science & Applications - A spectral engineering and thermal management strategy is developed to significantly increase STEG power generation. It consists of a fs-laser-treated W-SSA, a...