Software Engineering Lobste.rs

What should a personal website be?

A community discussion on the purpose and design of personal websites in the modern web era.

Open Source Lobste.rs

Magit 4.6 released

The release of Magit 4.6, an advanced Git interface for Emacs.

Other Hacker News

The Vespa at 80: Why the Italian scooter remains the coolest thing on 2 wheels

An exploration of the enduring appeal and design of the Vespa scooter.

Other Hacker News

Night Witches – all-female Soviet aviator regiment WW2

A feature on the all-female Soviet aviator regiment known as the Night Witches during WWII.

AI/ML Hacker News

Show HN: Foundation, a different approach to software and AI

Introduction of 'Foundation', a new approach to integrating software and AI.

Software Engineering Hacker News

Explanation of everything you can see in htop/top on Linux

A detailed explanation of the metrics and fields found in Linux htop/top utilities.

Hardware/Chips The Verge

The square-ish phone that I wanted to love

A review of the Ikko MindOne Pro, a small, square-shaped phone that fails to deliver a good user experience.

Hardware/Chips Phoronix

4K @ 60 FPS USB Video Capture Finally Becomes Less Problematic On Linux

USB video capture at 4K 60 FPS is becoming more stable and less problematic on Linux due to recent kernel updates.

Other Phoronix

Phoronix Premium Summer Sale To Help Support Linux Hardware Testing

Phoronix is holding a summer sale for its premium ad-free subscription to support Linux hardware testing.

Open Source Phoronix

Linux 7.2 Features: Cache Aware Scheduling, USB4STREAM, AMD ISP4, AMDGPU HDMI 2.1 FRL

Overview of upcoming features in Linux 7.2, including cache-aware scheduling and USB4STREAM support.

Other Lobste.rs

Fourteener Lobsters

Lobsters celebrates its 14th anniversary with a summary of site activity and growth statistics.

Open Source Lobste.rs

Why implementing ActivityPub is hard, and why it doesn't have to be

A discussion on the challenges of implementing the ActivityPub protocol and suggestions for simplifying the implementation process.

Other Hacker News

Ship traces journey Spanish Armada sailors made in 1588

Research traces the journeys of Spanish Armada sailors from 1588.

AI/ML The Verge

The fanfiction community is at war with AI — and itself

Fanfiction communities are increasingly conflicted over the use of generative AI, leading to attempts to root out AI-generated works.

Other Ars Technica

When the ability to smell goes away

An exploration of the loss of smell and its connection to brain health.

Other Ars Technica

A martian rock has lots of carbon on it, and it's not clear why

Carbon discovered on a Martian rock presents a mystery with biological and non-biological possibilities.

Hardware/Chips Hackaday

Five Solar Air Heating Methods Tested

A technical comparison and testing of five different solar air heating methods to improve energy efficiency.

Software Engineering Phoronix

GNOME Lands ext-background-effect-v1 Support For Background Blur Effect

GNOME has merged support for the ext-background-effect-v1 protocol in Mutter, enabling background blur effects on Wayland.

Open Source Phoronix

Fedora Council Seeks To Shutdown Current Discussions Over AI Developer Desktop

The Fedora Council has paused discussions and initiatives regarding a proposed AI Developer Desktop due to community disagreement.

Open Source Phoronix

Steam On Linux Usage Receded A Bit In June

June Steam Survey data shows a slight decline in Linux usage compared to recent peaks.