Jellyfin as a Spotify alternative https://coppolaemilio.com/entries/i-left-spotify-what-happened-next/
Emi's Blog
I left Spotify. What happened next?
When I stopped using Spotify I tried a few different solutions until I found the perfect replacement for me. If you want the tl;dr: I now use Jellyfin. But if you want to know how I got here, follow me through each step of the way.
An intro to DeepSeek's distributed file system https://maknee.github.io/blog/2025/3FS-Performance-Journal-1/
maknee.github.io
An Intro to DeepSeek's Distributed File System | Some blog
Personal website for some random tidbits I work on
Potatoes in the Mail https://facts.usps.com/mailing-potatoes/
Postal Facts - U.S. Postal Service
mailing potatoes - U.S. Postal Facts
POSTAL FACT: It's SPUDTACULAR! As with coconuts, potatoes can be mailed without a box. Simply write the address it's going to and your return addresses on the spud, have it weighed for appropriate postage, and it can be shipped as-is.
I analyzed chord progressions in 680k songs https://www.cantgetmuchhigher.com/p/i-analyzed-chord-progressions-in
Cantgetmuchhigher
I Analyzed Chord Progressions in 680k Songs
And the results surprised me
Show HN: I made a Doom-like game fit inside a QR code https://github.com/Kuberwastaken/backdooms
GitHub
GitHub - Kuberwastaken/backdooms: A self-contained game that fits inside a QR code inspired by DOOM 1993 and The Backrooms
A self-contained game that fits inside a QR code inspired by DOOM 1993 and The Backrooms - Kuberwastaken/backdooms
15,000 lines of verified cryptography now in Python https://jonathan.protzenko.fr/2025/04/18/python.html
Jonathan Protzenko
15,000 lines of verified cryptography now in Python
In November 2022, I opened issue 99108 on Python’s GitHub repository, arguing that after a recent CVE in its implementation of SHA3, Python should embrace verified code for all of its hash-related infrastructure.
Restoring the Galaxian3 Theatre 6, 1992 six player arcade machine https://philwip.com/2025/04/14/galaxian-3-project-revival/
PhilWIP
Galaxian 3: Project Revival
Introduction During the late 1980s, Namco set out to create the world’s largest arcade game. The result was Galaxian3: Project Dragoon; a 28 player behemoth that debuted in April 1990 at the …
Android phones will soon reboot themselves after sitting unused for three days https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/04/android-phones-will-soon-reboot-themselves-after-sitting-unused-for-3-days/
Ars Technica
Android phones will soon reboot themselves after sitting unused for 3 days
The latest Google update will make your phone more secure if you don’t touch it…
Show HN: I built an AI that turns GitHub codebases into easy tutorials https://github.com/The-Pocket/Tutorial-Codebase-Knowledge
GitHub
GitHub - The-Pocket/Tutorial-Codebase-Knowledge: Turns Codebase into Easy Tutorial with AI - Pocket Flow Tutorial Project
Turns Codebase into Easy Tutorial with AI - Pocket Flow Tutorial Project - The-Pocket/Tutorial-Codebase-Knowledge
Gemma 3 QAT Models: Bringing AI to Consumer GPUs https://developers.googleblog.com/en/gemma-3-quantized-aware-trained-state-of-the-art-ai-to-consumer-gpus/
Googleblog
Google for Developers Blog - News about Web, Mobile, AI and Cloud
Explore Gemma 3 models now offering state-of-the-art AI performance on consumer GPUs with new int4 quantized versions optimized with Quantization Aware Training (QAT).
Pipelining might be my favorite programming language feature https://herecomesthemoon.net/2025/04/pipelining/
MOND←TECH MAGAZINE
Pipelining might be my favorite programming language feature
Free-standing function call syntax considered kind of suboptimal.
How a 20 year old bug in GTA San Andreas surfaced in Windows 11 24H2 https://cookieplmonster.github.io/2025/04/23/gta-san-andreas-win11-24h2-bug/
Silent’s Blog
How a 20 year old bug in GTA San Andreas surfaced in Windows 11 24H2
After over two decades, players are now forbidden from flying a seaplane, all thanks to undefined code behavior.