Bun: Fast JavaScript runtime, transpiler, and NPM client written in Zig https://bun.sh/?launch
Bun
Bun β A fast all-in-one JavaScript runtime
Bundle, install, and run JavaScript & TypeScript β all in Bun. Bun is a new JavaScript runtime with a native bundler, transpiler, task runner, and npm client built-in.
Apple previews Lockdown Mode https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2022/07/apple-expands-commitment-to-protect-users-from-mercenary-spyware/
Apple Newsroom
Apple expands commitment to protect users from mercenary spyware
Apple today detailed two initiatives to help protect users who may be personally targeted by sophisticated digital threats.
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Nuclear turn green as EU parliament approves new taxonomy https://earth.org/gas-and-nuclear-turn-green-eu-taxonomy/
Earth.Org
Gas and Nuclear Turn Green as EU Parliament Approves New Taxonomy
Set to enter into force on 1 January 2023, the taxonomy will allow nuclear and gas to be marketed as green investments on financial markets.
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Show HN: PocketBase β Open Source realtime backend in one file https://github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase
GitHub
GitHub - pocketbase/pocketbase: Open Source realtime backend in 1 file
Open Source realtime backend in 1 file. Contribute to pocketbase/pocketbase development by creating an account on GitHub.
Shader-like holographic effects with CSS https://robbowen.digital/wrote-about/css-blend-mode-shaders/
Robb Owen Digital
Holograms, light-leaks and how to build CSS-only shaders.
Get a shiny WebGL look without actually using WebGL. In this article we take a look at how CSS blend modes unleash the potential of cool compositing effects without the need for JavaScript
SOC2: The screenshots will continue until security improves https://fly.io/blog/soc2-the-screenshots-will-continue-until-security-improves/
Fly
SOC2: The Screenshots Will Continue Until Security Improves
We got SOC2 certified so now you have to pay us more.
July 8 99% of the worldβs population in sunlight simultaneously? https://www.timeanddate.com/news/astronomy/99-percent-sunlight-july-8
Timeanddate
99% Of Us See Daylight at This Moment (Or Do We?)
Is it really true that 99% of the world's population see daylight at 11:15 UTC on July 8?
Notice of termination of Twitter merger agreement https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1418091/000110465922078413/tm2220599d1_ex99-p.htm
Technical overview of Kandria, a game and game engine developed in Common Lisp https://reader.tymoon.eu/article/413
reader.tymoon.eu
An Overview of Kandria's Development with Lisp
This is a short overview of the development that's gone into Kandria, the open world action RPG I've been working on in recent years.
The Book of Experiments (1958) [pdf] https://www.arvindguptatoys.com/arvindgupta/bookofexpts.pdf
Bill Wattersonβs refusal to license Calvin and Hobbes (2016) https://www.thelegalartist.com/blog/on-bill-wattersons-refusal-to-license-calvin-and-hobbes
THE LEGAL ARTIST
On Bill Wattersonβs Refusal To License Calvin and Hobbes β THE LEGAL ARTIST
When Calvin and Hobbes went out of print twenty years ago, I think most people assumed it would return at some point. I know I certainly did. Calvin and Hobbes was a formative part of my youth - the sly brilliant writing and stark black and white illustrationsβ¦
Comcast: Simulating shitty network connections so you can build better systems https://github.com/tylertreat/comcast
GitHub
GitHub - tylertreat/comcast: Simulating shitty network connections so you can build better systems.
Simulating shitty network connections so you can build better systems. - tylertreat/comcast
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Magnus Carlsen to give up World Championship title https://chess24.com/en/read/news/magnus-carlsen-to-give-up-world-championship-title
chess24.com
Magnus Carlsen to give up World Championship title
5-time World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen today ended months of speculation by announcing he will not defend his title. The 31-year-old Norwegian is not retiring and vows βto be the best in the world, and not care about the World Championship!β That meansβ¦
EU Digital Markets Act, aimed at Google, Apple, Amazon, approved https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2022/07/18/dma-council-gives-final-approval-to-new-rules-for-fair-competition-online/
European Council
DMA: Council gives final approval to new rules for fair competition online
The Council approves new rules for a fair and competitive digital sector through the Digital Markets Act.
Flipper Zero β Portable Multi-Tool Device for Geeks https://flipperzero.one
Flipper
Flipper Zero β Portable Multi-tool Device for Geeks
Flipper Zero is a versatile multi-tool, based on ultra low power STM32 MCU for daily exploring of access control systems and radio protocols. Fully open source and customisable.
We're going to need a lot of solar panels https://caseyhandmer.wordpress.com/2022/07/22/were-going-to-need-a-lot-of-solar-panels/
Casey Handmer's blog
Weβre going to need a lot of solar panels
The team at Terraform Industries is now 11 people working towards a near term future where atmospheric CO2, much of it centuries of unpriced industrial waste, becomes the preferred default source oβ¦
Use one big server https://specbranch.com/posts/one-big-server/