EU Parliamentary Research Service calls VPNs "a loophole that needs closing" https://cyberinsider.com/eu-calls-vpns-a-loophole-that-needs-closing-in-age-verification-push/
CyberInsider
EU calls VPNs “a loophole that needs closing” in age verification push
The European Parliamentary Research Service has warned that VPNs are increasingly being used to bypass online age-verification systems.
Internet Archive Switzerland https://blog.archive.org/2026/05/06/internet-archive-switzerland-expanding-a-global-mission-to-preserve-knowledge/
LLMs corrupt your documents when you delegate https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.15597
arXiv.org
LLMs Corrupt Your Documents When You Delegate
Large Language Models (LLMs) are poised to disrupt knowledge work, with the emergence of delegated work as a new interaction paradigm (e.g., vibe coding). Delegation requires trust - the...
I’ve banned query strings https://chrismorgan.info/no-query-strings
chrismorgan.info
I’ve banned query strings — Chris Morgan
Distributing Mac software is increasing my cortisol levels https://blog.kronis.dev/blog/apple-is-increasing-my-cortisol-levels
blog.kronis.dev
Apple is increasing my cortisol levels | blog.kronis.dev
My blog, where I attempt to collect my thoughts and share the occasional interesting topic with others
Bun's experimental Rust rewrite hits 99.8% test compatibility on Linux x64 glibc https://twitter.com/jarredsumner/status/2053047748191232310
X (formerly Twitter)
Jarred Sumner (@jarredsumner) on X
99.8% of bun’s pre-existing test suite passes on Linux x64 glibc in the rust rewrite
Show HN: Building a web server in assembly to give my life (a lack of) meaning https://github.com/imtomt/ymawky
GitHub
GitHub - imtomt/ymawky: MacOS Web Server written entirely in ARM64 assembly
MacOS Web Server written entirely in ARM64 assembly - imtomt/ymawky
Casio S100X Japanese Lacquer Edition (JP Page Only) https://www.casio.com/jp/basic-calculators/premium/en-s100x-jc1-u/
The One Dollar Counterfeiter https://www.amusingplanet.com/2026/05/emerich-juettner-one-dollar.html
Amusing Planet
Emerich Juettner: The One Dollar Counterfeiter
In fiction as well as in real life, counterfeiters have always been portrayed as master forgers and artists who reproduced banknotes with astonishing precision. They were often shown as vast criminal enterprises and gangsters who destabilized economies with…
Gemini API File Search is now multimodal https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/technology/developers-tools/expanded-gemini-api-file-search-multimodal-rag/
Google
Gemini API File Search is now multimodal: build efficient, verifiable RAG
Updates to the Gemini API File Search tool makes building efficient, multimodal file retrieval systems easier for developers.
We see something that works, and then we understand it https://lemire.me/blog/2025/12/04/we-see-something-that-works-and-then-we-understand-it/
Daniel Lemire's blog
We see something that works, and then we understand it
“We see something that works, and then we understand it.” (Thomas Dullien) It is a deeper insight than it seems. Young people spend years in school learning the reverse: understanding happens before progress. That is the linear theory of innovation. So Isaac…
Idempotency is easy until the second request is different https://blog.dochia.dev/blog/idempotency/
blog.dochia.dev
Idempotency Is Easy Until the Second Request Is Different | Dochia CLI Blog
Idempotency is not just an HTTP header or a key lookup. This article covers the failure cases that bite real APIs: different requests with the same key, concurrent retries, partial success, downstream uncertainty, response replay, expiry, and duplicate message…
I returned to AWS and was reminded why I left http://fourlightyears.blogspot.com/2026/05/i-returned-to-aws-and-was-reminded-hard.html
Blogspot
I returned to AWS - and was reminded HARD why I left.
I was one of the very first advocates for AWS back when it was brand new - SQS, S3, EC2 SimpleDB - it was a lot smaller back then. In fact I...
Replacing a 3 GB SQLite db with a 10 MB FST (finite state transducer) binary https://til.andrew-quinn.me/posts/replacing-a-3-gb-sqlite-database-with-a-7-mb-fst-finite-state-trandsucer-binary/
til.andrew-quinn.me
Replacing a 3 GB SQLite database with a 10 MB FST (finite state transducer) binary
Note for
numberphiles:
all numbers have been rounded to their first significant
digit, because I’m a fan of Rob Eastaway’s
“zequals” method
of getting to the point when it comes to estimation. It’s much
more valuable to walk away with the heuristic “some…
numberphiles:
all numbers have been rounded to their first significant
digit, because I’m a fan of Rob Eastaway’s
“zequals” method
of getting to the point when it comes to estimation. It’s much
more valuable to walk away with the heuristic “some…
LLMorphism: When humans come to see themselves as language models https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.05419
arXiv.org
LLMorphism: When humans come to see themselves as language models
LLMorphism is the biased belief that human cognition works like a large language model. I argue that the rise of conversational LLMs may make this bias increasingly psychologically available. When...
What's a mathematician to do? (2010) https://mathoverflow.net/questions/43690/whats-a-mathematician-to-do
MathOverflow
What's a mathematician to do?
I have to apologize because this is not the normal sort of question for this site, but there have been times in the past where MO was remarkably helpful and kind to undergrads with similar types of
Louis Rossmann offers to pay legal fees for a threatened OrcaSlicer developer https://www.tomshardware.com/3d-printing/louis-rossmann-tells-3d-printer-maker-bambu-lab-to-go-bleep-yourself-over-its-lawsuit-against-enthusiast-right-to-repair-advocate-offers-to-pay-the-legal-fees-for-a-threatened-orcaslicer-developer
Tom's Hardware
Louis Rossmann tells 3D printer maker Bambu Lab to ‘Go (Bleep) yourself’ over its threatened lawsuit against enthusiast — Right…
Bambu Labs controversy heats up.