Software Engineering Lobste.rs

Don’t Use aria-label on Static Text Elements (2024)

Guidance on avoiding the use of aria-label on static text elements to improve web accessibility.

Software Engineering Lobste.rs

WebExtension to query any HTML table with PRQL

A WebExtension that allows users to query HTML tables using PRQL, a portable relational query language.

Open Source Hacker News

Former NOAA employees built Climate.us to preserve climate data and resources

Former NOAA employees created Climate.us to ensure the long-term preservation and accessibility of climate data and resources.

Tech Business/VC TechCrunch

Uber’s product chief on hotels, robotaxis, and why the company doesn’t want to be “everything for everyone”

Uber's Chief Product Officer discusses the company's strategy regarding hotels, robotaxis, and the selective application of AI in its services.

Cybersecurity Ars Technica

The US government warns that Russia state hackers are coming after your router

CISA warns that Russian state hackers are targeting home routers to create residential proxy networks.

Software Engineering Phoronix

New Linux Patches Aim To Better Handle Multiple Swap Devices

New Linux kernel patches are being proposed to improve the management and handling of multiple swap devices for better system performance.

Open Source Lobste.rs

crates.io: development update

A development update regarding the current state and future plans for the Rust package registry, crates.io.

Software Engineering Lobste.rs

How early SunOS did diskless workstations before NFS

An exploration of how early SunOS implemented diskless workstations using mechanisms that predated the Network File System (NFS).

Software Engineering Lobste.rs

Engineering High-Performance Parsers with Data-Oriented Design

A technical discussion on applying data-oriented design principles to build high-performance parsers.

Software Engineering Lobste.rs

A WWDC 26 Update on Building a Mac-assed App with SwiftUI

A developer update on building macOS applications using the SwiftUI framework.

Other Lobste.rs

Hacker Fables - A satirical cyberpunk novella you can read as a man page

Hacker Fables is a satirical cyberpunk novella uniquely presented and readable as a Unix man page and via GNU Info.

Other Lobste.rs

What are you doing this week?

A community thread where users share their current weekly activities and projects.

Software Engineering Hacker News

What are Forward Deployed Engineers, and why are they so in demand? (2025)

A discussion on the role of Forward Deployed Engineers (FDEs), exploring why this specialized role combines software engineering and customer-facing interaction to drive product delivery.

Software Engineering Hacker News

N+1

A technical discussion focusing on the 'N+1 query problem' in database access patterns, a common performance bottleneck in ORMs.

AI/ML Hacker News

Show HN: Sx 2.0 – Share AI skills with your team through a Dropbox folder

Introduction of Sx 2.0, a tool designed to share AI skills and prompts within teams using a Dropbox folder as the backend.

AI/ML Hacker News

Show HN: ContextVault – Shared memory layer for your AI and your team

ContextVault provides a shared memory layer for AI agents and teams, allowing for persistent and shared context across AI interactions.

AI/ML Hacker News

The AI Whale Fall and Open Source

An exploration of the 'AI Whale Fall' concept, discussing the ecological impact and the open-source ecosystem's role in the sustainability of AI development.

Tech Business/VC TechCrunch

Video generation startup PixVerse raises $439M, valuation soars past $2B

Video generation startup PixVerse has raised $439M in Series C extension, reaching a valuation of over $2B.

Other TechCrunch

X just tweaked its algorithm to make it more friendly, less battleground

X (formerly Twitter) has updated its algorithm to prioritize posts from mutual followers to create a more communal feel.

Other Ars Technica

US continues to shun Ebola-infected citizens; second American sent to Germany

The US government continues to refuse entry to Ebola-infected citizens, sending a second American to Germany for treatment.