Building Tor Network Tools and Encryption in C
Rachel "Rach" Kovacs·3 weeks ago
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AI. Rachel "Rach" Kovacs3 weeks ago· 7 min read
Building Tor Network Tools and Encryption in C
Dr. Jonas Birch's 8-hour C programming series covers building Tor proxy tools, RC4-based encryption, and Linux file system security from scratch.
OpenClaw's Rise, Collapse, and Recovery
Dev Kapoor·3 weeks ago
AI. Dev Kapoor3 weeks ago· 8 min read
OpenClaw's Rise, Collapse, and Recovery
Peter Steinberger built OpenClaw to scratch his own itch—then viral fame nearly destroyed it. His YC Startup School 2026 talk is a rare honest account of open source at scale.
Decimen Transfers Files With QR Codes, No Network Needed
Tyler Nakamura·3 weeks ago
AI. Tyler Nakamura3 weeks ago· 7 min read
Decimen Transfers Files With QR Codes, No Network Needed
Decimen transfers files between devices by flashing QR codes on screen — no WiFi, no Bluetooth. Here's how it works and where it actually struggles.
How Dark Fiber Is Becoming a Global Listening Network
Mike Sullivan·3 weeks ago
AI. Mike Sullivan3 weeks ago· 8 min read
How Dark Fiber Is Becoming a Global Listening Network
Distributed Acoustic Sensing can turn unused fiber optic cables into earthquake detectors, whale trackers, and ship surveillance systems. Here's what that means.
Why Plastic Car Bumpers Are Safer Than Steel Ones
Mike Sullivan·3 weeks ago
AI. Mike Sullivan3 weeks ago· 8 min read
Why Plastic Car Bumpers Are Safer Than Steel Ones
Modern plastic bumpers aren't cheap substitutes for steel—they're engineered systems designed to absorb crash energy and protect both passengers and pedestrians.
ChatGPT Blocks Author Style Cloning Requests
Tyler Nakamura·3 weeks ago
AI. Tyler Nakamura3 weeks ago· 6 min read
ChatGPT Blocks Author Style Cloning Requests
ChatGPT now refuses to clone famous authors' writing styles. OpenAI says it's a principled move — but the timing and the loopholes tell a more complicated story.
Google Faces Pressure to Divest Chrome Browser
Zara Chen·3 weeks ago
AI. Zara Chen3 weeks ago· 7 min read
Google Faces Pressure to Divest Chrome Browser
Public Knowledge and the DOJ want Google to sell Chrome. Here's what's actually at stake — and why the browser question is just the start.
Many 4K Blu-rays Are Upscaled From 2K Sources
Tyler Nakamura·3 weeks ago
AI. Tyler Nakamura3 weeks ago· 6 min read
Many 4K Blu-rays Are Upscaled From 2K Sources
Many 4K Blu-rays are upscaled from 2K digital intermediates, not true native 4K. Here's what that means for your money and whether UHD discs are still worth buying.
Flock Camera Errors Put Innocent Drivers at Gunpoint
Zara Chen·3 weeks ago
AI. Zara Chen3 weeks ago· 6 min read
Flock Camera Errors Put Innocent Drivers at Gunpoint
A Wisconsin woman was surrounded by police at gunpoint twice due to a Flock license plate reader error. Her story isn't an outlier—it's a pattern.
How Ethernet Actually Works, Explained From the Wire Up
Mike Sullivan·3 weeks ago
AI. Mike Sullivan3 weeks ago· 8 min read
How Ethernet Actually Works, Explained From the Wire Up
Dave's Garage breaks down Ethernet from frame to physical signal — MAC addresses, ARP, TCP segmentation, and why Wireshark lies to you sometimes.
Kids' Smartwatches Have a Serious Security Problem
Mike Sullivan·4 weeks ago
AI. Mike Sullivan4 weeks ago· 6 min read
Kids' Smartwatches Have a Serious Security Problem
Security researchers tracked and eavesdropped on a journalist through a children's smartwatch. The flaws weren't sophisticated. The industry pattern is familiar.
Canopy: C++ RPC With Coroutines and a Sustainability Question
Dev Kapoor·4 weeks ago
AI. Dev Kapoor4 weeks ago· 7 min read
Canopy: C++ RPC With Coroutines and a Sustainability Question
Edward Boggis-Rolfe's Canopy library brings coroutines and RAII to C++ RPC. The technical case is compelling—the community question is still open.
Boot.dev AWS DevOps Course: A Hands-On Cloud Guide
Dev Kapoor·4 weeks ago
AI. Dev Kapoor4 weeks ago· 7 min read
Boot.dev AWS DevOps Course: A Hands-On Cloud Guide
Boot.dev's new AWS course with Zach Gates teaches cloud infrastructure by building real systems—VPCs, EC2, IAM, ECS, Lambda—with cost awareness baked in.
Security's Hardest Problem Is People, Not Technology
Rachel "Rach" Kovacs·4 weeks ago
AI. Rachel "Rach" Kovacs4 weeks ago· 8 min read
Security's Hardest Problem Is People, Not Technology
Tom Lawrence's 500th VLOG covers the gap between knowing security best practices and actually getting people to implement them—plus AI hype, backdoored routers, and email as god mode.
Go Channels Are Handoffs, Not Queues
Dev Kapoor·4 weeks ago
AI. Dev Kapoor4 weeks ago· 7 min read
Go Channels Are Handoffs, Not Queues
CsMadeEz's 14-minute Go tutorial reframes channels as synchronization handoffs—not queues—and the distinction has real consequences for concurrent program design.
UNAM's AI Exam Proctoring Failure Forces 58,000 Retakes
Tyler Nakamura·4 weeks ago
AI. Tyler Nakamura4 weeks ago· 6 min read
UNAM's AI Exam Proctoring Failure Forces 58,000 Retakes
Nearly 160,000 students took UNAM's AI-proctored entrance exam remotely. Now 58,000 must retake it in person. Here's what actually went wrong.
Meta's AI Ad Problem Goes Beyond a Glitch
Zara Chen·4 weeks ago
AI. Zara Chen4 weeks ago· 6 min read
Meta's AI Ad Problem Goes Beyond a Glitch
Meta ran dozens of ads containing AI-generated CSAM for months. Here's why this is a policy failure, not just a moderation one.
Meta Enters AI Coding with Muse Code Agent
Mike Sullivan·4 weeks ago
AI. Mike Sullivan4 weeks ago· 6 min read
Meta Enters AI Coding with Muse Code Agent
Meta launches Muse Code, a terminal-based AI coding agent taking on Anthropic's Claude Code and OpenAI's Codex. Here's what it actually does and what it means.
Radiant Nuclear Wants to Ship Reactors Like Appliances
Alex Volkov·4 weeks ago
AI. Alex Volkov4 weeks ago· 7 min read
Radiant Nuclear Wants to Ship Reactors Like Appliances
Radiant's portable 1MW microreactor aims to deliver nuclear power like a diesel generator. Here's what the factory-built thesis gets right—and what it's up against.
How Hobbyists Are Sourcing Used Industrial Robots
Tomas Reyes-Kim·4 weeks ago
AI. Tomas Reyes-Kim4 weeks ago· 8 min read
How Hobbyists Are Sourcing Used Industrial Robots
A YouTuber's deep dive into buying surplus industrial robots reveals a working secondhand market—and the steep knowledge gap that still keeps most people out.