Git commands I run before reading any code https://piechowski.io/post/git-commands-before-reading-code/
piechowski.io
The Git Commands I Run Before Reading Any Code
Five git commands that tell you where a codebase hurts before you open a single file. Churn hotspots, bus factor, bug clusters, and crisis patterns.
They're made out of meat (1991) http://www.terrybisson.com/theyre-made-out-of-meat-2/
TERRY BISSON of the UNIVERSE - Science Fiction Writer
They’re Made Out of Meat - TERRY BISSON of the UNIVERSE
Copyright, Terry Bisson, 1991 Originally published in OMNI, 1991, and featured in HARPER’S and around the internet since. It has even made its way into several books on consciousness and brain science. I’m surprised, pleased, and proud. But please do not…
Native Instant Space Switching on macOS https://arhan.sh/blog/native-instant-space-switching-on-macos/
arhan.sh
Native Instant Space Switching on MacOS
Arhan's Blog
DRAM has a design flaw from 1966. I bypassed it [video] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKbgulTp3FE
YouTube
Your RAM Has a 60 Year Old Design Flaw. I Bypassed It.
Modern DRAM is based on a brilliant design from IBM.
But, we're still paying for a latency penalty that's existed since the 60s!
In this video, I'm introducing my personal research project (Tailslayer) that immensely reduces p99.99 latency on traditional…
But, we're still paying for a latency penalty that's existed since the 60s!
In this video, I'm introducing my personal research project (Tailslayer) that immensely reduces p99.99 latency on traditional…
A new trick brings stability to quantum operations https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2026/04/a-new-trick-brings-stability-to-quantum-operations.html
ETH Zurich
A new trick brings stability to quantum operations
Researchers at ETH Zurich have realised particularly stable quantum logical operations with qubits made of neutral atoms. Since these operations, called quantum gates, are based on geometric phases they are extremely robust against experimental noise and…
FBI used iPhone notification data to retrieve deleted Signal messages https://9to5mac.com/2026/04/09/fbi-used-iphone-notification-data-to-retrieve-deleted-signal-messages/
9to5Mac
FBI used iPhone notification data to retrieve deleted Signal messages - 9to5Mac
The FBI was able to recover deleted Signal messages from an iPhone by extracting data stored in the device’s notification database.
Penguin 'Toxicologists' Find PFAS Chemicals in Remote Patagonia https://www.ucdavis.edu/health/news/penguin-toxicologists-find-pfas-chemicals-remote-patagonia
UC Davis
Penguin ‘Toxicologists’ Find PFAS Chemicals in Remote Patagonia
Penguins can serve as living monitors of their environment by using small, chemical-detecting leg bands, according to a study from UC Davis and SUNY-Buffalo.
Mysteries of Dropbox: Testing of a Distributed Sync Service (2016) [pdf] https://www.cis.upenn.edu/~bcpierce/papers/mysteriesofdropbox.pdf
France to ditch Windows for Linux to reduce reliance on US tech https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/10/france-to-ditch-windows-for-linux-to-reduce-reliance-on-us-tech/
TechCrunch
France to ditch Windows for Linux to reduce reliance on US tech | TechCrunch
France's move to ditch Windows for Linux is its latest effort to reduce its reliance on American tech giants.
You can't trust macOS Privacy and Security settings https://eclecticlight.co/2026/04/10/why-you-cant-trust-privacy-security/
The Eclectic Light Company
Why you can’t trust Privacy & Security
How to gain access to the contents of privacy-protected folders even though Privacy & Security settings say that access is denied.
Helium is hard to replace https://www.construction-physics.com/p/helium-is-hard-to-replace
Construction-Physics
Helium Is Hard to Replace
The war in Iran, and the subsequent closure of the Strait of Hormuz, has unfortunately made us all familiar with details of the petroleum supply chain that we could formerly happily ignore.
WireGuard makes new Windows release following Microsoft signing resolution https://lists.zx2c4.com/pipermail/wireguard/2026-April/009561.html
Supply chain nightmare: How Rust will be attacked and what we can do to mitigate https://kerkour.com/rust-supply-chain-nightmare
Sylvain Kerkour
Supply chain nightmare: How Rust will be attacked and what we can do to mitigate the inevitable
An essential part of being able to say "I told you so" is in fact having told you so. Well, here we are. For those living under a rock (lucky