89 Operating Systems
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33742790
The page contains seven slides with accompanying text, discussing various aspects of the cURL software. These include its coverage on different types of devices and operating systems, the number of transfer protocols it supports, the number of programming languages with which it is compatible, and the number of dependencies it has. The author invites feedback on the accuracy of the information presented.
Greg Kroah Hartman on the Linux Kernel and How It Is Tested (2008) [video]
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33742438
This is a video of Greg Kroah Hartman giving a talk on the Linux Kernel and how it is tested. He starts by talking about the history of the Linux Kernel and how it has evolved over time. He then goes on to talk about the process of testing the kernel and how it has changed over the years. He finishes by talking about the future of the Linux Kernel and how it will continue to evolve.
Wayland Protocol Finally Ready for Fractional Scaling
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33742112
This is a blog post about the Wayland Protocol Finally Ready for Fractional Scaling. The author discusses how the protocol works and how it will be implemented in various software. There is also example code provided.
I over-engineered a Fast Fourier Transform for Arduino
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33717847
This is a blog post about a man's journey to understanding and implementing the Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) on an Arduino Uno. He starts by researching existing solutions and finds one that is supposed to be the fastest available. He then reads the code and realizes he does not understand how it works. He spends the next month reading about the FFT and how to implement it before writing his own tutorial on the subject. He then returns to the original code and finds two ways to improve it. He also includes a section on how to use the Julia programming language for this project.(Summary based on {percentage_used}% of story text.)
Factorio runs on Apple Silicon
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33741952
This is a blog post by a Factorio engineer about the process of developing a port for Apple Silicon Macs. It includes information about the motivation for the port, the development process, and the performance improvements that have been observed.
Unix's (technical) history is mostly old now
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33743588
This is a blog post by LWN.net. The author is discussing how much of Unix's technical history is at least thirty years old. They mention how there have been some changes since the early 1990s, but nothing too drastic. They also say that if a Unix user from the early 1990s were to use a Unix system in 2022, they wouldn't find much that was majorly different.
NASA's daring Artemis 1 'Red Crew' saved the day for the launch to the moon
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33731358
This is a news article from Space.com about the Artemis 1 mission. The article discusses how a team of technicians (the Red Crew) saved the day by repairing a fuel leak on the launchpad, allowing the Artemis 1 mission to launch successfully.
Founder ran FTX as “personal fiefdom”; many assets stolen or missing
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33725795
This is a news article from CoinDesk summarizing a hearing in US Bankruptcy Court regarding the FTX cryptocurrency exchange. The article discusses how the exchange was run as a "personal fiefdom" by former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried and how many assets have disappeared. Bromley, a Sullivan & Cromwell partner representing FTX, told the court that "substantial amounts of money" were spent on items unrelated to the business, including vacation homes in the Bahamas. FTX now owes its top 50 creditors over $3.1 billion, according to a bankruptcy court filing.
High fuel prices could kill more Europeans than fighting in Ukraine
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33737040
This is an article discussing how high fuel prices could kill more Europeans than fighting in Ukraine. The article is based on a statistical model that predicts that if past patterns hold, current electricity prices would drive deaths above the historical average even in the mildest winter. The article notes that exact mortality totals still depend on other factors, particularly temperature.
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Disrupting a PyPI Software Supply Chain Threat Actor
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33721739
This is a blog post about how Phylum tracked an attacker, monitored their development in real-time, and disrupted their campaign.
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In Rust We Trust: Why We Didn't Built Our Neural Inference Engine in Python
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33711540
This is a blog post written by the engineering team at Deepgram, a company that specializes in speech recognition. They explain why they decided to build their neural speech engine in Rust instead of Python. The reasons they give are that Rust is more memory-efficient, has better support for parallelism, and is less cognitively demanding for developers. They also mention that Go was another language they considered but ultimately found it too simplistic.
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Windows Subsystem for Linux Is Officially Released
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33721877
This is a blog post from the Windows Subsystem for Linux team announcing that the Windows Subsystem for Linux in the Microsoft Store is now generally available on Windows 10 and 11. It includes new features such as systemd support and the ability to run Linux GUI apps. There is also a new wsl --update command that allows users to update to the latest Store version.