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The piece looks at running NetBSD 11 as a desktop system on a Raspberry Pi 4. It likely covers the setup and practical experience of using the lightweight OS on the single-board computer.

Readers discussed the article’s warning that AI-generated code can become fragile when developers rely on it without human oversight, though some argued AI can support robust code if guided by strong patterns and tests. Many expect brittle codebases to persist unless employers incentivize more thoughtful AI use.

A video tests what happens when a 1.21-gigawatt charge is connected to a disco speaker. The speaker does not last long, making for a brief and destructive power stunt rather than a practical audio experiment.

A new deep dive examines PHP2Shell, showing how CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619 chain an out-of-memory crash into remote code execution in PHP 8.4.26. The walkthrough details heap grooming, a use-after-free, zend_string forgery, and the full exploit pipeline.

A piece on deleting all SSH keys sparked reader discussion about using YubiKeys for Linux authentication beyond SSH. Readers noted that YubiKeys can log into Linux consoles via PAM, with one using the rssh module, and others said they plan to try it to move away from passwords entirely.

AI agents formalized CPython’s internals in 613,318 lines of Lean, validating each component against real Python behavior. The effort surfaced 418 bug reports along the way.

Constant surveillance of children—through monitoring apps, school devices, and location tracking—can undermine kids’ privacy and autonomy while reshaping trust and development. The piece also examines how this pressure affects parents, who must balance safety concerns with the costs of constantly watching their children.

A homeowner is trying to track down an intermittent beep coming from a box room filled with unpacked moving boxes. The tech-focused advice suggests using a smartphone audio-spectrum app and checking likely culprits such as smoke alarms, watches, old phones, and other battery-powered gadgets to pinpoint the hidden device.

China has drafted rules requiring every robot it makes—not just humanoids—to carry a lifetime ID code, with manufacturers coding each unit before it leaves the factory. The draft leaves the start date blank.

A researcher spent a week breaking their own Prusa MK4S 3D printer running signed upstream firmware and ultimately achieved remote code execution. The exercise shows how modern vulnerability research can uncover serious flaws in connected hardware far less tediously than before.

Global fossil fuel CO2 emissions are projected to decrease by 0.4% in 2026, according to new research. The decline is attributed to the expansion of solar and wind power and the Iran conflict.

The article examines AMD’s Zen 6 processor family and the challenge of delivering the performance and efficiency gains needed for increasingly demanding computing workloads. It frames Zen 6 as AMD’s next major CPU platform step, with attention to how the design must balance scalability, power, and throughput.

A new account revisits the 1957 death of Field Museum herpetologist Karl P. Schmidt, who was bitten by a boomslang and meticulously recorded his worsening symptoms in a diary. His final observations offer a rare firsthand record of the effects of a deadly snake venom and add to the legacy of a renowned scientist.

ClickHouse has acquired Xata, with reader discussion comparing the deal to Databricks’ acquisition of Neon. The comparison suggests a similar consolidation move in the database market, though further deal details were not available in the discussion.

Ultorg is a new spreadsheet-like interface for relational databases that aims to make data easier to work with. It lets users query and edit data across tables and relationships without writing SQL.

A security breach at Fireworks AI has impacted Notion and its customers, highlighting risks in third-party AI integrations used in workplace tools. Notion offers AI-powered search, writing, and note-taking within its all-in-one workspace. Details of the breach and its scope were not included in the provided information.

A new project write-up details the Daylight Clock, an analog clock that uses edge-lit illumination to show day versus night and offer passive awareness of the passage of time. It includes time and location controls, allowing it to track local sunlight conditions.

The piece marks 50 years of Lisp, reflecting on the programming language’s history and lasting influence. Its title nods to Lisp’s lambda-based traditions and enduring ideas about closures and functional programming.

A new piece examines four approaches to maintaining report aggregates over a stream of receipts in ClickHouse and explains why each failed. The design ultimately kept recomputes aggregate cells from their underlying documents rather than adding up incremental values. It argues that an aggregate is a function, not a sum.

Color bars became TV’s most common test pattern because they let broadcasters and technicians quickly check signal, color, and alignment across the chain. The piece traces their history and explains what the bars actually reveal, while noting that Netflix has offered some unusual test programming of its own.

Echoloc is a minimalist horror game where players are blind and must click their tongue to echolocate. The twist is that enemies can hear the clicks too, turning the core mechanic into a source of tension.

Eric Park’s website has published “Taking another shot at the cheap IP camera, part 2,” a follow-up on his low-cost IP camera efforts. The post covers another attempt at a budget IP camera setup, continuing his earlier experiment.