Software Engineering Lobste.rs

It doesn’t matter whether “Matz is nice”

A discussion about the irrelevance of a creator's personality, specifically Ruby's Matz, when evaluating technical contributions.

Hardware/Chips Lobste.rs

First CHERIoT Silicon

Announcement or discussion regarding the first silicon implementation of CHERIoT, a capability-hardware security architecture.

Software Engineering Lobste.rs

What side projects have you enjoyed the most?

A community discussion inviting developers to share the side projects they found most rewarding and enjoyable.

Software Engineering Lobste.rs

Overengineered calculator: Zig + QBE

A technical project showcasing an overengineered calculator implemented using the Zig programming language and the QBE backend.

Other Lobste.rs

The strain in your brain

An article exploring the cognitive strain and mental load associated with complex technical work.

Open Source Lobste.rs

GNU Hyperbole Implicit Buttons: Build your Hyperverse

A discussion or announcement regarding GNU Hyperbole and its implementation of implicit buttons for building a 'Hyperverse'.

Software Engineering Lobste.rs

Setting timers in simple games (feat. the frame rule)

A technical guide or discussion on implementing timers in simple games using the frame rule method.

Hardware/Chips Hacker News

ESP32-C6 Power Consumption: Arduino vs. Zephyr vs. ESP-IDF Comparison

A comparison of power consumption on the ESP32-C6 microcontroller across different development frameworks: Arduino, Zephyr, and ESP-IDF.

Software Engineering Hacker News

Why the future is local app

A discussion on the advantages and future potential of local-first application architecture.

Hardware/Chips Phoronix

CachyOS Outperforming Windows 11, Slight Advantage Over Ubuntu & Fedora On AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470

Benchmarks showing CachyOS outperforming Windows 11 and other Linux distributions on the AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 mini PC.

Software Engineering Phoronix

AMD P-State Linux Driver Patches Can Boost 1%-Low FPS Gaming Performance By 31%

Linux kernel patches for AMD P-State driver boosting 1% low FPS in gaming by up to 31% on devices like the Steam Deck.

Open Source Phoronix

KDE Developer Fixing Long-Standing Bug Over Very Long Small-File Copy Times

A long-standing KDE bug causing slow file copying of many small files is finally being resolved.

Software Engineering Phoronix

Linux's crypto_rng Abstraction Layer Next On The Chopping Block

The Linux kernel's crypto_rng abstraction layer is slated for removal as part of a cleanup of the crypto code.

Open Source Phoronix

ASUS Laptop Whisper Mode Support Being Worked On For Linux

Work is underway to bring ASUS 'Whisper Mode' support to Linux via the open-source ASUS Armoury kernel driver.

Software Engineering Phoronix

AMD PMF Testing Tool Slated For Linux 7.3

A new testing tool, test_amd_pmf, is planned for Linux 7.3 to exercise AMD Platform Management Framework interfaces.

Hardware/Chips Phoronix

Mysterious 16-Tile & 32-Tile AMX Implementations Talked Up For More Performance

Reports of mysterious new x86 AMX implementations with 16 and 32 tiles, potentially from a non-Intel/AMD entity.

Open Source Phoronix

Fwupd 2.1.7 Released With Many Bug Fixes

Fwupd 2.1.7 is released, providing updates and bug fixes for the open-source firmware updating utility.

Other Hacker News

I Have Thoughts on the iPhone Air

Discussion regarding rumors and expectations for a potential 'iPhone Air' model.

Software Engineering Hacker News

Concurrency, interactivity, mutability, choose two

A technical exploration of the trade-offs between concurrency, interactivity, and mutability in software design.

Hardware/Chips Hackaday

A Capable KVM Built With The ESP32

A custom KVM (Keyboard Video Mouse) hardware build utilizing the ESP32-P4 microcontroller.