1. REA Reverse – Engineer Anything (rea.tools)

Reverse engineer apps, binaries and browser behavior with your coding agent. Follow clear guides and try interactive examples with REA.

Learn to reverse engineer apps and binaries with REA, which offers step-by-step guides and interactive examples to enhance your coding skills. Perfect for those looking to understand software behavior and improve their technical knowledge.

2. 2D Vehicles (patkerr.co.uk)

Explore my 1996 vehicle physics prototype, recreated for the web as Motion Lab.

Check out a web-based version of a 1996 prototype that simulates vehicle physics in a 2D environment, allowing users to experiment with motion dynamics. It’s a nostalgic look at how far vehicle simulations have come.

3. The Lightbulb Computer (lightbulbcomputer.com)

A new direction for computing: projecting information into the real world to augment it, with a device that combines a projector and computer vision in the shape of a large lightbulb.

A device resembling a large lightbulb merges projection technology with computer vision, enabling users to enhance their real-world surroundings with digital information. This innovative approach could change how we interact with our environment and access information.

4. A city-building game in which the city would prefer you didn't (housing.over.pizza)

A city-building game about trying to get housing built in San Francisco. By Oliver Sin.

Navigate the challenges of urban development in a city that resists change. This game puts you in the shoes of a builder in San Francisco, where gaining approval for housing projects is anything but straightforward.

5. Lobbying Is Corruption (carette.xyz)

On lobbying, corruption, and the same animal under two names

The article examines the relationship between lobbying and corruption, arguing that they are fundamentally the same issue. It offers insights into how both practices affect political integrity and public trust.

6. Telegram Desktop vulnerability allowed any user's file to be stolen (beaksec.github.io)

An unescaped separator in Telegram Desktop’s single-instance IPC lets one clicked link read arbitrary files off the disk and send them to the attacker, session files included.

A vulnerability in Telegram Desktop could allow attackers to steal arbitrary files from a user’s device simply by clicking a link. This security flaw raises significant concerns about user data privacy and protection on the platform.

9. Bitwarden Dual License Model (community.bitwarden.com)

Hello everyone! Starting in the next release, the Bitwarden apps published to the various stores will be the commercially licensed builds. No action is needed, and the apps will work exactly as they do today. Bitwarden remains committed to open source security and transparency The GPLv3 OSS licensed version continues to be updated and published on GitHub All current features are available in both versions License details are on GitHub Bitwarden remains committed to a robust, free forever plan...

Bitwarden is transitioning to a dual license model for its apps, maintaining both a commercially licensed version and an open-source option. Users can expect no changes to functionality, while the company emphasizes its commitment to security and transparency with ongoing updates for both versions.

11. Talorys – A self-hosted personal AI agent on Cloudflare's free tier (github.com)

Your personal AI agent in your own Cloudflare account. Chat, memory, tasks, notes and scheduled reminders, deployed with one command: npx create-talorys@latest. Free-tier friendly, single-user, no ...

Set up your own personal AI agent using Cloudflare’s free tier with a simple command. It offers features like chat, memory, tasks, notes, and reminders, all tailored for single-user deployment.

14. Nix wrote half of my debugger (fzakaria.com)

A few days ago I wrote about Rewind VM, a deterministic VM where every run of a Nix build is a pure function of its inputs, thread schedule included! I have been using it to find, reproduce and solve numerous race conditions in Nix builds, but it’s been making me feel a little crazy. What is this superpower, and why is nobody else using it? The tool has quickly grown a source panel, stack frames, bookmarks, a “Compare” tab, a lot more gdb support, thread lanes, which show who held the CPU at every step, and “Check from here”, which…

Rewind VM is transforming how developers handle race conditions in Nix builds by providing a deterministic environment that simplifies debugging. With features like source panels and thread lanes, it offers powerful tools that could change the debugging landscape—yet its potential seems underutilized.

15. Knuth Reward Check (www.thomas-huehn.com)

Twenty years ago I got a reward check from Donald Knuth.

A programmer reflects on receiving a reward check from renowned computer scientist Donald Knuth two decades ago, sharing the significance of that moment in their career. It offers a personal glimpse into the impact of Knuth’s work and recognition in the tech community.

16. WSL3 Performance is about 5-60% faster than WSL2 depending on the workload (tonym.us)

With the release of the WSL 3.x stack, Microsoft bumped the default virtualization runtime and advanced the shipped guest kernel from the 6.6 LTS branch up to 6.18.
WSL upgrades often claim generalized performance gains, but marketing bullet points rarely translate directly to developer workloads. To see what actually changed under the hood, I ran side-by-side benchmark suites comparing WSL 2.6.3.0 (Linux kernel 6.6.87.2) against WSL 3.0.2.0 (Linux kernel 6.18.40.1).

Microsoft’s WSL 3.x stack introduces significant performance improvements, with benchmarks showing speed increases of 5-60% over WSL 2, depending on the task. Detailed tests comparing the two versions reveal how these kernel updates impact real-world developer workloads.

17. Mxc: Microsoft Execution Containers version 1.0.0 (blogs.windows.com)

Agents are unlocking enormous productivity gains for customers, but their ability to work across files, networks, and applications can introduce new security risks. This can leave customers feeling like they only have two choices: give agents unrestr

Microsoft Execution Containers are designed to enhance productivity but come with significant security concerns due to their wide-ranging access. The article discusses the balance between leveraging agent capabilities and managing potential risks.

18. Why DuckDB 2.0 is faster (motherduck.com)

DuckDB 2.0 alpha vs 1.5.5 on one laptop: recursive CTEs up to 90x, VARIANT 6x faster than JSON text, async I/O 2.4x on S3. What changes, and how to model data to get the speedup. | Reading time: 15 min read

DuckDB 2.0 introduces significant performance improvements over its predecessor, boasting up to 90 times faster recursive CTEs and major enhancements in handling data formats. The article details the specific changes and offers insights on data modeling techniques to maximize these speed gains.

21. FDA may allow some toxic chemicals to be added to food without safety review (www.theguardian.com)

Regulator looks to expand loophole to allow dangerous compounds in food as long as they’re not carcinogenic

The FDA is considering a proposal that could permit the addition of hazardous chemicals to food, provided they aren’t classified as carcinogenic. This move raises significant concerns about food safety and the potential health risks for consumers.

23. Five months treating bugs like patients and coding agents like a medical team (www.cockroachlabs.com)

How Cockroach Labs built MOLT Sinai, an AI coding “teaching hospital” that shipped IBM Db2 migration support in under two days.

Cockroach Labs created MOLT Sinai, an innovative AI coding environment that accelerated the release of IBM Db2 migration support in less than 48 hours. This approach treats coding challenges like medical cases, highlighting a unique methodology in software development.

24. Unikernels were hard. key word: were (ghuntley.com)

Justin Cormack, who worked on MirageOS back in the day, called me at the pub to talk about why unikernels are coming back. The friction that made them hard is gone, the operating system is design debt, and if you care about security you should seriously consider them.

Unikernels are gaining renewed interest due to advancements that have reduced their complexity and addressed previous challenges. Justin Cormack discusses their potential benefits, particularly in enhancing security, making them a compelling option for developers.

26. Food processing influences metabolism and brain activity (news.vt.edu)

In healthy adults, meals matched for calories and nutrients, but otherwise prepared differently, led to unexpectedly different metabolic responses and activity in the brain’s reward system.

Different cooking methods can significantly alter how our bodies process food and activate brain regions associated with reward, even when meals are nutritionally identical. This research highlights the intricate relationship between food preparation and metabolic health.

30. C for Rust Programmers (bd103.dev)

Interesting and unexpected details for Rust programmers learning the C programming language.

Rust programmers will find valuable insights and surprising parallels as they transition to learning C. The article highlights key differences and unique aspects of C that can enhance their programming skills.

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