Critical Warning for External Purchases in Apple App Store
https://mjtsai.com/blog/2025/05/14/critical-warning-for-external-purchases-in-app-store/
https://mjtsai.com/blog/2025/05/14/critical-warning-for-external-purchases-in-app-store/
Mjtsai
Michael Tsai - Blog - Critical Warning for External Purchases in App Store
Researchers establish fundamental limit on how light bosonic dark matter can be
https://phys.org/news/2025-05-fundamental-limit-bosonic-dark.html
https://phys.org/news/2025-05-fundamental-limit-bosonic-dark.html
phys.org
Researchers establish fundamental limit on how light bosonic dark matter can be
In a new study published in Physical Review Letters, scientists have estimated a new lower bound on the mass of ultra-lightweight bosonic dark matter particles.
Fetii (YC S22) Is Hiring
https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/fetii/jobs/QDjleWs-senior-operations-manager-fetii
https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/fetii/jobs/QDjleWs-senior-operations-manager-fetii
Y Combinator
Senior Operations Manager – Fetii at Fetii
**Location:** Austin, Texas (Hybrid preferred but open to Remote)\
**Type:** Full-Time\
**Compensation:** Competitive salary + meaningful stock options\
**Schedule:** Must be available for irregular hours, including weekends, late nights, and early mornings.…
**Type:** Full-Time\
**Compensation:** Competitive salary + meaningful stock options\
**Schedule:** Must be available for irregular hours, including weekends, late nights, and early mornings.…
Stop using REST for state synchronization (2024)
https://www.mbid.me/posts/stop-using-rest-for-state-synchronization/
https://www.mbid.me/posts/stop-using-rest-for-state-synchronization/
A leap year check in three instructions
https://hueffner.de/falk/blog/a-leap-year-check-in-three-instructions.html
https://hueffner.de/falk/blog/a-leap-year-check-in-three-instructions.html
hueffner.de
A leap year check in three instructions
How to test for leap years (until year 102499) in the proleptic Gregorian calendar with just three 32-bit instructions, with detailed explanation of the bit-level tricks.
Meta Battles an 'Epidemic of Scams' as Criminals Flood Instagram and Facebook
https://www.wsj.com/tech/meta-fraud-facebook-instagram-813363c8
https://www.wsj.com/tech/meta-fraud-facebook-instagram-813363c8
WSJ
Meta Battles an ‘Epidemic of Scams’ as Criminals Flood Instagram and Facebook
Fake puppies and phony offers of mouthwatering bargains are often seeded by overseas crime networks; employees say company is reluctant to impede its advertising juggernaut
"Goodwill", key member of the SoCal Python Community has passed away
https://socalpython.org/in-memoriam-michael/
https://socalpython.org/in-memoriam-michael/
socalpython.org
SoCal Python | In Memoriam: Michael
The official site of the Los Angeles Python programming language community.
Grok's white genocide fixation caused by 'unauthorized modification'
https://www.theverge.com/news/668220/grok-white-genocide-south-africa-xai-unauthorized-modification-employee
https://www.theverge.com/news/668220/grok-white-genocide-south-africa-xai-unauthorized-modification-employee
The Verge
Grok’s white genocide fixation caused by ‘unauthorized modification’
This is the second time Elon Musk’s xAI has blamed a Grok issue on a rogue employee.
Dalus (YC W25) is hiring a founding engineer for hardware system design software
https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/dalus/jobs/oFjdHjD-founding-software-engineer-1
https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/dalus/jobs/oFjdHjD-founding-software-engineer-1
Y Combinator
Founding Software Engineer #1 at Dalus
## **Why Dalus Exists**
At [Dalus](https://www.dalus.io/), we're building AI-powered software to reimagine how complex hardware systems are designed — think rockets, satellites, EVs, aircraft, nuclear plants.
Right now, companies building these systems…
At [Dalus](https://www.dalus.io/), we're building AI-powered software to reimagine how complex hardware systems are designed — think rockets, satellites, EVs, aircraft, nuclear plants.
Right now, companies building these systems…
Java at 30: The Genius Behind the Code That Changed Tech
https://thenewstack.io/java-at-30-the-genius-behind-the-code-that-changed-tech/
https://thenewstack.io/java-at-30-the-genius-behind-the-code-that-changed-tech/
The New Stack
Java at 30: The Genius Behind the Code That Changed Tech
From trash-diving teen to tech pioneer, James Gosling's pragmatic genius shaped three decades of Java and modern computing.
Explaining British Naval Dominance During the Age of Sail
https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/YE4XsvSFJiZkWFtFE/explaining-british-naval-dominance-during-the-age-of-sail
https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/YE4XsvSFJiZkWFtFE/explaining-british-naval-dominance-during-the-age-of-sail
Lesswrong
Explaining British Naval Dominance During the Age of Sail — LessWrong
The other day I discussed how high monitoring costs can explain the emergence of “aristocratic” systems of governance: …