A university got itself banned from the Linux kernel (2021)
https://www.theverge.com/2021/4/30/22410164/linux-kernel-university-of-minnesota-banned-open-source
https://www.theverge.com/2021/4/30/22410164/linux-kernel-university-of-minnesota-banned-open-source
The Verge
How a university got itself banned from the Linux kernel
It all started with an email.
Instagram AI Influencers Are Defaming Celebrities with Sex Scandals
https://www.404media.co/instagram-ai-influencers-are-defaming-celebrities-with-sex-scandals/
https://www.404media.co/instagram-ai-influencers-are-defaming-celebrities-with-sex-scandals/
404 Media
Instagram AI Influencers Are Defaming Celebrities With Sex Scandals
Fake images of LeBron James, iShowSpeed, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, and even Nicolás Maduro show them in bed with AI-generated influencers.
Games Workshop bans staff from using AI, management not excited about the tech
https://www.ign.com/articles/warhammer-maker-games-workshop-bans-its-staff-from-using-ai-in-its-content-or-designs-says-none-of-its-senior-managers-are-currently-excited-about-the-tech
https://www.ign.com/articles/warhammer-maker-games-workshop-bans-its-staff-from-using-ai-in-its-content-or-designs-says-none-of-its-senior-managers-are-currently-excited-about-the-tech
IGN
Warhammer Maker Games Workshop Bans Its Staff From Using AI in Its Content or Designs, Says None of Its Senior Managers Are Currently…
Warhammer maker Games Workshop has banned the use of AI in its content production and its design process, insisting that none of its senior managers are currently excited about the technology.
We can't have nice things because of AI scrapers
https://blog.metabrainz.org/2025/12/11/we-cant-have-nice-things-because-of-ai-scrapers/
https://blog.metabrainz.org/2025/12/11/we-cant-have-nice-things-because-of-ai-scrapers/
A 40-Line Fix Eliminated a 400x Performance Gap
https://questdb.com/blog/jvm-current-thread-user-time/
https://questdb.com/blog/jvm-current-thread-user-time/
QuestDB
How a 40-Line Fix Eliminated a 400x Performance Gap | QuestDB
A deep dive into an OpenJDK commit that replaced slow /proc file parsing with a single syscall, revealing obscure Linux kernel internals and a 20-year-old optimization opportunity.
ADHD. How do you manage the constant stream of thoughts and ideas?
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46610156
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46610156
Sei (YC W22) Is Hiring a DevOps Engineer (India/In-Office/Chennai/Gurgaon)
https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/sei/jobs/Rn0KPXR-devops-platform-ai-infrastructure-engineer
https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/sei/jobs/Rn0KPXR-devops-platform-ai-infrastructure-engineer
Y Combinator
Devops / Platform / AI Infrastructure Engineer at Sei | Y Combinator
Who?
We are Sei, an agentic AI platform for financial services. Since launching, we're live with large enterprises across the US, Europe, and APAC and growing at double digits per month.
We are backed by world-class investors, including Y Combinator, Tribe…
We are Sei, an agentic AI platform for financial services. Since launching, we're live with large enterprises across the US, Europe, and APAC and growing at double digits per month.
We are backed by world-class investors, including Y Combinator, Tribe…
Minor says ICE took his iPhone, later found in used-electronics vending machine
https://www.propublica.org/article/videos-ice-dhs-immigration-agents-using-chokeholds-citizens
https://www.propublica.org/article/videos-ice-dhs-immigration-agents-using-chokeholds-citizens
ProPublica
We Found More Than 40 Cases of Immigration Agents Using Banned Chokeholds and Other Moves That Can Cut Off Breathing
Civilians have had apparent seizures. One had his eyes roll back. Another had ribs broken. “I felt like I was going to pass out and die,” said a 16-year-old citizen put in a chokehold. The government won’t say if any agents have been punished.
Show HN: Cachekit – High performance caching policies library in Rust
https://github.com/OxidizeLabs/cachekit
https://github.com/OxidizeLabs/cachekit
GitHub
GitHub - OxidizeLabs/cachekit: High-performance cache policies (FIFO/LRU/LRU-K) and tiered caching primitives for Rust systems…
High-performance cache policies (FIFO/LRU/LRU-K) and tiered caching primitives for Rust systems, with optional metrics and benchmarks. - OxidizeLabs/cachekit
Coverage Cat (YC S22) Is Hiring a Fractional Operations Specialist
https://www.coveragecat.com/careers/operations/fractional-operations-specialist
https://www.coveragecat.com/careers/operations/fractional-operations-specialist
Coveragecat
Fractional Operations Specialist (Contract) - Coverage Cat
Join our team at Coverage Cat
Why NUKEMAP isn't on Google Maps anymore (2019)
https://blog.nuclearsecrecy.com/2019/12/13/why-nukemap-isnt-on-google-maps-anymore/
https://blog.nuclearsecrecy.com/2019/12/13/why-nukemap-isnt-on-google-maps-anymore/
Restricted Data: A Nuclear History Blog
Why NUKEMAP isn't on Google Maps anymore | Restricted Data
The top-secret story of why NUKEMAP switched from Google Maps to Mapbox+Leaflet.