Other Ars Technica

After noise complaints, judge orders Waymo to stop overnight charging in Santa Monica

A judge has ordered Waymo to cease overnight charging of autonomous vehicles in Santa Monica following noise complaints from residents.

Cybersecurity Lobste.rs

Test the Email Verification Protocol with an origin trial

Google is introducing an origin trial for the Email Verification Protocol to improve email sender authentication.

Homelab/Self-Hosting Reddit SelfHosted

Safebucket v0.7.0 - Self-hosted file sharing, now with admin settings page, curl download and new integrations

Safebucket v0.7.0 is an open-source, S3-agnostic file sharing alternative to Dropbox and WeTransfer with new cloud storage integrations.

Homelab/Self-Hosting Reddit SelfHosted

Searxng or degoog

A user is seeking advice on choosing between SearXNG and Degoog for self-hosting a meta-search engine.

Software Engineering Reddit SelfHosted

Deja v0.4.0 - smarter zsh autosuggestion (now knows when to shut up)

Deja v0.4.0 is an open-source zsh autosuggestion tool that uses fuzzy matching and directory context for smarter predictions.

Tech Business/VC Hacker News

Kontigo (YC S24) Is Hiring

Kontigo, a YC S24 startup, is currently hiring.

Other Hacker News

Manual: •.,:;?·

A presentation of a manual for a specific, possibly esoteric, set of symbols or a niche system.

Other The Verge

The OG reading app just got a big update

A roundup of various tech interests and product reviews from The Verge, including keyboard testing and the history of chatbots.

Open Source Phoronix

Prominent Arch Linux Developer Resigns After 10 Year Run

Prominent Arch Linux developer and security team member Morten Linderud resigns after a decade of contributions.

Software Engineering Lobste.rs

Rewriting SupportMail's sharding system

A detailed technical account of rewriting the sharding system for SupportMail.

Hardware/Chips Ars Technica

Defcon's new badge is a security key you can see inside

Defcon's latest badge features a removable chip, allowing attendees to inspect the hardware and reuse the security key after the event.

Other Ars Technica

How fruit flies chase invisible ribbons of smell to get to their source

Research explains how fruit flies navigate turbulent air to locate scent sources using direction and memory.

Hardware/Chips Hackaday

Testing a 3D Printed Cycloidal Gearbox Design

A project testing a 3D printed cycloidal gearbox, designed for high-speed input and high torque in a compact size.

Software Engineering Phoronix

Linux 7.2-rc6 Working Around Several Buggy Western Digital SATA Drives

Linux kernel 7.2-rc6 includes specific ATA fixes and workarounds for buggy Western Digital SATA drives.

Software Engineering Lobste.rs

We need more than a metaphor: here are testable diagnostics for comprehension debt

A discussion on creating testable diagnostics to measure 'comprehension debt' in software development.

AI/ML Lobste.rs

AI: Considerations for people who make decisions

An analysis of considerations for decision-makers when integrating and relying on AI technologies.

Open Source Phoronix

GNOME Working To Establish An RFC Process, Battling Sloppy AI-Generated Extensions

GNOME is implementing a formal RFC process to improve development and is actively fighting the rise of low-quality AI-generated shell extensions.

Software Engineering Phoronix

KDE Plasma 6.8 To Enjoy Huge Performance Gains For Multi-GPU/eGPU Performance

KDE Plasma 6.8 is introducing significant performance improvements for multi-GPU and external GPU configurations within the KWin window manager.

Homelab/Self-Hosting Reddit SelfHosted

i think im finished (for now)

A user showcases their home network setup and server rack configuration in a detailed blog post.

AI/ML Hacker News

EU will mandate labels on authentic-looking AI content starting August 2

The EU is implementing mandatory labeling for AI-generated content that appears authentic, starting August 2.