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Rust Coreutils Continues Working Toward 100% GNU Compatibility, Proving Trolls Wrong Published: 2026-02-03 | Origin: /r/programming Failed to fetch content - HTTP Status - 429 |
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How does misalignment scale with model intelligence and task complexity? Published: 2026-02-03 | Origin: Hacker News The research conducted during the first Anthropic Fellows Program in Summer 2025 investigates how AI systems fail, focusing on whether these failures are due to systematic goal misalignment or incoherent behavior. The study finds that as tasks become more complex and reasoning lengthens, failures of AI models are increasingly characterized by incoherence rather than systematic errors. This challenges the traditional alignment concern, highlighting the possibility that advanced AI might fail in unpredictable ways, similar to the chaotic behavior observed in humans—termed the "hot |
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JRuby 10.0.3.0 released with over 80 issues and PRs Published: 2026-02-03 | Origin: /r/ruby The JRuby community has released JRuby 10.0.3.0, which aims for compatibility with Ruby 3.4. They express gratitude to the contributors for their efforts in advancing JRuby. |
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Predicting Math.random() in Firefox using Z3 SMT-solver Published: 2026-02-02 | Origin: /r/programming Firefox has adopted the Xorshift128+ algorithm as its pseudo-random number generator (PRNG). Users can find relevant source code and discussions linked in the content. The author suggests that they can simulate the Xorshift128+ function using Z3Py to recover its initial states, which is necessary for predicting generated random numbers. By opening a specific HTML file in Firefox and using the console, users can observe 20 random numbers, but only the first three real numbers are needed to derive the |
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GitHub experience various partial-outages/degradations Published: 2026-02-02 | Origin: Hacker News The content includes instructions regarding OTP (One-Time Password) resend options, indicating a 30-second waiting period to request a new OTP. It also mentions sending webhooks to a specified URL and states that users will be notified via email if their endpoint fails. Additionally, it provides links to check the GitHub Enterprise Cloud status by region (Australia, EU, Japan, US) and notes that no incidents have been reported. Finally, it offers users the opportunity to receive tips, technical guides, and best |
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Anki ownership transferred to AnkiHub Published: 2026-02-02 | Origin: Hacker News The author reflects on Anki's 19th birthday and expresses a desire to evaluate its progress and future amidst a busy schedule. They acknowledge challenges in managing contributions, feeling overwhelmed by demands as Anki grows in popularity, leading to stress and undermined personal well-being. The author has previously attempted to delegate tasks but has struggled due to a lack of management experience. They regret not being able to focus on the core technical work that initially drew them to Anki. Despite offers for investment or acquisition, |
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Your Career Ladder is Rewarding the Wrong Behavior Published: 2026-02-02 | Origin: /r/programming On February 2, 2026, an on-call engineer is awakened by a catastrophic failure in the checkout service, caused by a seemingly minor one-line code change made hours earlier. This change, in a utility file named Common.Utils.cs, led to significant downtime and loss of revenue despite passing tests and code review. The subsequent post-mortem reveals that the utility file was a hidden threat, often overlooked by traditional static analysis tools that focus on identifying bugs rather than understanding the historical context and dynamics |
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Announcing the 2026 Gem Fellowship Published: 2026-02-02 | Origin: /r/ruby The Gem Fellowship is a new grant program aimed at supporting and funding Ruby-related open source project maintainers, with a total of $100,000 available for grants. In December, the program received 40 applications requesting a total of $439,000 in funding. After reviewing the applications with gem.coop, eight high-value projects were selected for support. The highlighted projects include: 1. **Rouge**: A robust syntax highlighting library that supports over 200 languages and is widely used in |
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The Codex App Published: 2026-02-02 | Origin: Hacker News Failed to fetch content - HTTP Status - 403 |
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A Supabase misconfiguration exposed every API key on Moltbook's 770K-agent platform. Two SQL statements would have prevented it Published: 2026-02-02 | Origin: /r/programming Moltbook, a viral AI agent social network launched on January 28th, quickly grew to over 770,000 users who have shell access to their owners' machines. However, a significant security breach was reported on January 31st, allowing unauthorized individuals to hijack agents on the platform due to an unsecured database. This vulnerability enabled actors to bypass authentication and inject commands into agent sessions, compromising their identities and decision-making processes. The platform was temporarily taken offline to address the breach and reset |
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Todd C. Miller – Sudo maintainer for over 30 years Published: 2026-02-02 | Origin: Hacker News The page is infrequently updated and contains useful links. The author has maintained sudo for over 30 years and is seeking sponsorship for its continued maintenance and development. They are open to sponsorship inquiries from individuals or organizations. Additionally, the author contributes to OpenBSD, though less actively than before, and has previously made significant contributions to ISC cron and other projects. |
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State of WebAssembly 2026 Published: 2026-02-02 | Origin: /r/programming In 2025, WebAssembly (Wasm) gained significant momentum with the release of WebAssembly 3.0, which introduced features like garbage collection, 64-bit memory addressing, and exception handling. This allowed languages such as Java, Kotlin, Dart, and Scala to leverage Wasm's memory management efficiently. Usage metrics indicated that WebAssembly accounted for approximately 5.5% of Chrome page loads, a slight increase from the previous year, while only 0.35% of websites |
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Observer your SolidStack like a pro! Gem release. Published: 2026-02-02 | Origin: /r/ruby Failed to fetch content - HTTP Error - Failed to open TCP connection to :80 (Connection refused - connect(2) for nil port 80) |
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Observe your Solid Stack like a pro! Gem release 🎉 Published: 2026-02-02 | Origin: /r/ruby Failed to fetch content - HTTP Status - 404 |
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Real-time 3D shader on the Game Boy Color Published: 2026-02-02 | Origin: /r/programming The author created a real-time rendering Game Boy Color game, where players control a light orbiting around a spinning object. They experimented with the visual effects in Blender to ensure the design was appealing. The project utilizes cryptomattes and custom shaders to enhance normal maps. The author chose Blender for ease, producing normal maps by rendering a teapot in a 3D scene and exporting a PNG sequence. For the Game Boy Color, specific colors were solidified using cryptomattes to identify geometry. The |
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Claude Code Published: 2026-02-02 | Origin: /r/ruby This content presents a curated collection of resources, including videos about technology, infrastructure, hardware, and software, as well as articles and tutorials. It encourages engagement and support while maintaining a stylish approach. Additionally, it invites users to reach out with questions or to discuss topics. It is associated with Claude Code and emphasizes quality Ruby screencasts. |
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We asked 15,000 European devs about jobs, salaries, and AI Published: 2026-02-02 | Origin: /r/programming The content provided is a portion of a PDF file, specifically a section of the PDF structure. It includes metadata, such as the document version (PDF 1.5), the reference to pages, structural elements, language (English), and viewer preferences. Additionally, there is a compressed data stream, which is part of the PDF's binary content. The actual textual content or details about what is represented in the PDF are not present in this excerpt. |
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How Computers Work: Explained from First Principles Published: 2026-02-02 | Origin: /r/programming The author of the blog plans to learn low-level systems programming, specifically with the goal of developing an operating system, a dream they've had since college. Having gained more time outside of work, they recently explored how computers operate, focusing on the fundamentals of computer architecture with resources like Nand2Tetris. The post aims to present a simplified understanding of how computers work, particularly for those interested in low-level languages. Key points include the definition of a bit as the smallest unit in computing, representing |
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Apple's MacBook Pro DFU port documentation is wrong Published: 2026-02-02 | Origin: Hacker News The Apple support document specifies the DFU (Device Firmware Update) port location for MacBook Pro models with Apple silicon: for the 14-inch MacBook Pro with M4 or M5 chips, it's the rightmost USB-C port when facing the left side of the Mac; for other models, it's the leftmost port. However, the author found that for their 16-inch MacBook Pro with an M4 Pro chip, the DFU port is actually the right-side USB-C port. |
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Notepad++ hijacked by state-sponsored actors Published: 2026-02-02 | Origin: Hacker News The summary of the content is as follows: On February 2, 2026, it was reported that following a security incident disclosed with the release of Notepad++ version 8.8.9, investigations revealed that the attack was due to a compromise at the infrastructure level by a malicious actor believed to be a Chinese state-sponsored group. This compromise allowed them to intercept and redirect update traffic meant for Notepad++'s official website. The vulnerabilities were not in Notepad++ itself but related |