Plans for 3D-printed, self-assembled “ghost guns” can be posted online without U.S. State Department approval, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday. A divided panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit C…

Google is known for perks such as massages and retreats. Not having to pay for those things during the pandemic has padded the company's bottom line.

We have two pieces of news about the Gamaleya Institute's "Sputnik-V" vaccine today. Neither of them are going to be enjoyable to go into. First off, many may have heard that the Brazilian regulatory authorities had a hearing yesterday to see if this vaccine…

Console players bring in a lot of money for Fortnite.

I just saw an announcement from November of 2020 in which the Federal Transit Administration proposes to study international best practices… in on-demand public transit. It goes without sayin…

GitHub is where people build software. More than 150 million people use GitHub to discover, fork, and contribute to over 420 million projects.

Report and source code detailing the AI Dungeon private adventure vulnerability - AetherDevSecOps/aid_adventure_vulnerability_report

Andi Schmied pretended to be an ultrawealthy European socialite to gain access inside the city's most exclusive real estate listings

A minimalist three-dimensional coding environment. Control 8x8x8 dots with a single JavaScript function. By @doersino, based on tixy by @aemkei.

I can predict what piece of code a developer will look at next with high accuracy.

Investigating the photo-finish of last Sunday's Amstel Gold Race. With millimeters separating the two riders does the photo-finish camera tell the truth?

Easily create beautiful UML Diagrams from simple textual description. There are also numerous kind of available diagrams. It's also possible to export images in PNG, LaTeX, EPS, SVG.

Thread on debug by print vs debuggers

https://buttondown.email/geoffreylitt/archive/starting-this-newsletter-print-debugging-byoc

https://robert.ocallahan.org/2021/04/print-debugging-should-go-away.html

I'm pleasantly surprised that so many people care…

MIT researchers developed a machine-learning technique that uses an image to estimate the stresses and strains acting on a material. The advance could accelerate engineers’ design process by eliminating the need to solve complex equations.

Ziad Abi Chaker is replacing stolen metal drain covers with recycled materials that last longer and cost less

As part of Beatportal's new series on the history of electronic dance music, we explore the rich history of techno from the 1970s to today.

Though Goodreads users technically define the classics for themselves, their definitions are clearly shaped by a reciprocal system of reinforcing influences.