Fixing a Buffer Overflow in Unix v4 Like It's 1973
https://sigma-star.at/blog/2025/12/unix-v4-buffer-overflow/
https://sigma-star.at/blog/2025/12/unix-v4-buffer-overflow/
sigma star gmbh
Fixing a Buffer Overflow in UNIX v4 Like It's 1973
This blog post shows how to fix a buffer overflow in the su progam of UNIX v4
Claude keeps nagging about "Help improve Claude" inspite of previous decline
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46545056
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46545056
Sopro TTS: A 169M model with zero-shot voice cloning that runs on the CPU
https://github.com/samuel-vitorino/sopro
https://github.com/samuel-vitorino/sopro
GitHub
GitHub - samuel-vitorino/sopro: A lightweight text-to-speech model with zero-shot voice cloning
A lightweight text-to-speech model with zero-shot voice cloning - samuel-vitorino/sopro
Richard D. James interviews ex Korg engineer Tatsuya Takahashi (2017)
https://web.archive.org/web/20180719052026/http://item.warp.net/interview/aphex-twin-speaks-to-tatsuya-takahashi/
https://web.archive.org/web/20180719052026/http://item.warp.net/interview/aphex-twin-speaks-to-tatsuya-takahashi/
ITEM
Aphex Twin Speaks To Ex. Korg Engineer Tatsuya Takahashi
Richard D. James and Tatsuya Takahashi discuss their collaboration on the Monologue, microtuning, geometry and dreams.
Americans by Name, Punished for Believing It
https://boltsmag.org/prosecuted-for-voting-american-samoans-alaska/
https://boltsmag.org/prosecuted-for-voting-american-samoans-alaska/
Bolts
Americans by Name, Punished for Believing It
In a small Alaska town, American Samoans face prosecution for voting in the only country they’ve ever known. They live in a limbo, created by colonial expansion, that now confuses even public officials—and has made them a new target for policing voter fraud.
Expired certificate breaks macOS Logitech apps
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/01/expired-certificate-completely-breaks-macos-logitech-apps-user-customizations/
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/01/expired-certificate-completely-breaks-macos-logitech-apps-user-customizations/
Ars Technica
Expired certificate completely breaks macOS Logitech apps, user customizations
Even with a fix available, broken apps won't be able to update themselves.
Logistics Is Dying; Or – Dude, Where's My Mail?
https://lagomor.ph/2026/01/logistics-is-dying-or-dude-wheres-my-mail/
https://lagomor.ph/2026/01/logistics-is-dying-or-dude-wheres-my-mail/
Lagomorph
Logistics is Dying; or - Dude, Where's my Mail?
↳ Pony Express Rider, oil painting possibly by Lloyd Branson (1853-1925) In March 1860, William H. Russell established the Overland Express Route, colloquially called the Pony Express, to carry express mail between St. Joseph, Missouri, and California; an…
The No Fakes Act Has a "Fingerprinting" Trap That Kills Open Source
https://old.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1q7qcux/the_no_fakes_act_has_a_fingerprinting_trap_that/
https://old.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1q7qcux/the_no_fakes_act_has_a_fingerprinting_trap_that/
Reddit
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Do not mistake a resilient global economy for populist success
https://www.economist.com/leaders/2026/01/08/do-not-mistake-a-resilient-global-economy-for-populist-success
https://www.economist.com/leaders/2026/01/08/do-not-mistake-a-resilient-global-economy-for-populist-success
The Economist
Do not mistake a resilient global economy for populist success
Protectionism is failing to revive manufacturing
MIT's "Mathematics for Computer Science" (2018) [pdf]
https://courses.csail.mit.edu/6.042/spring18/mcs.pdf
https://courses.csail.mit.edu/6.042/spring18/mcs.pdf
Grok turns off image generator for most after outcry over sexualised AI imagery
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jan/09/grok-image-generator-outcry-sexualised-ai-imagery
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jan/09/grok-image-generator-outcry-sexualised-ai-imagery
the Guardian
Grok turns off image generator for most users after outcry over sexualised AI imagery
Editing function to be limited to paying subscribers after X threatened with fines and regulatory action