FastCGI: 30 Years Old and Still the Better Protocol for Reverse Proxies
https://www.agwa.name/blog/post/fastcgi_is_the_better_protocol_for_reverse_proxies
https://www.agwa.name/blog/post/fastcgi_is_the_better_protocol_for_reverse_proxies
www.agwa.name
FastCGI: 30 Years Old and Still the Better Protocol for Reverse Proxies
For FastCGI's 30th birthday, let's look at how it avoids the security problems inherent in HTTP reverse proxying
Why Software Needs a Third Loop [audio]
https://www.heavybit.com/library/podcasts/third-loop/ep-3-give-it-a-name-why-software-needs-a-third-loop
https://www.heavybit.com/library/podcasts/third-loop/ep-3-give-it-a-name-why-software-needs-a-third-loop
Heavybit
Third Loop | Ep. #3, Give It a Name: Why Software Needs a Third Loop | Heavybit
In this episode, the hosts unpack the thinking behind the name Third Loop and what it represents, building on ideas from their book Progressive Delivery,
Ramp's Sheets AI Exfiltrates Financials
https://www.promptarmor.com/resources/ramps-sheets-ai-exfiltrates-financials
https://www.promptarmor.com/resources/ramps-sheets-ai-exfiltrates-financials
Promptarmor
Ramp’s Sheets AI Exfiltrates Financials
A vulnerability in Ramp's Sheets AI allowed the agent to insert formulas that made external network requests without user approval, creating the risk of data exfiltration via indirect prompt injection.
Kyoto cherry blossoms now bloom earlier than at any point in 1,200 years
https://jivx.com/kyoto-bloom
https://jivx.com/kyoto-bloom
Jivx
Twelve centuries of cherry blossoms — peak bloom in Kyoto, 812–2026
The peak bloom date of Kyoto's cherry trees has been recorded for 1,200 years — the longest continuous record of any natural phenomenon on Earth. A close look at the data.
Pentagon spending on drones jumps from $225M to $55B in one year
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/pentagon-jumps-from-225m-55b-drones-cheap-attacks-overwhelm-us-defenses
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/pentagon-jumps-from-225m-55b-drones-cheap-attacks-overwhelm-us-defenses
Fox News
Pentagon jumps from $225M to $55B on drones as cheap attacks overwhelm US defenses
The Pentagon seeks roughly $55 billion for drone and autonomous warfare programs in its fiscal year 2027 budget, a dramatic surge from $225 million.
Alphabet Announces First Quarter 2026 Results
https://abc.xyz/investor/news/news-details/2026/Alphabet-Announces-First-Quarter-2026-Results-2026-X-ge4Dm6bf/default.aspx
https://abc.xyz/investor/news/news-details/2026/Alphabet-Announces-First-Quarter-2026-Results-2026-X-ge4Dm6bf/default.aspx
Gooseworks (YC W23) Is Hiring a Founding Growth Engineer
https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/gooseworks/jobs/ztgY6bD-founding-growth-engineer
https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/gooseworks/jobs/ztgY6bD-founding-growth-engineer
Y Combinator
Founding Growth Engineer at Gooseworks | Y Combinator
Founding Growth Engineer – Gooseworks
Gooseworks is hiring a Founding Growth Engineer!
This is a builder role for someone who lives in Claude Code / Codex / OpenClaw / Hermes and is obsessed with growth as a
craft. Not a typical sales / marketer role.
…
Gooseworks is hiring a Founding Growth Engineer!
This is a builder role for someone who lives in Claude Code / Codex / OpenClaw / Hermes and is obsessed with growth as a
craft. Not a typical sales / marketer role.
…
Germany has become the largest ammunition producer in the world
https://prm.ua/en/the-us-is-no-longer-the-leader-germany-has-become-the-largest-ammunition-producer-in-the-world/
https://prm.ua/en/the-us-is-no-longer-the-leader-germany-has-become-the-largest-ammunition-producer-in-the-world/
Прямий
The US is no longer the leader: Germany has become the largest ammunition producer in the world
У Німеччині оборонний концерн Rheinmetall значно наростив виробництво боєприпасів і військової техніки. За словами керівництва компанії, країна випередила США за потужностями виробництва звичайних боєприпасів.
A Grounded Conceptual Model for Ownership Types in Rust
https://cacm.acm.org/research-highlights/a-grounded-conceptual-model-for-ownership-types-in-rust/
https://cacm.acm.org/research-highlights/a-grounded-conceptual-model-for-ownership-types-in-rust/
The Zig project's rationale for their firm anti-AI contribution policy
https://simonwillison.net/2026/Apr/30/zig-anti-ai/
https://simonwillison.net/2026/Apr/30/zig-anti-ai/
Simon Willison’s Weblog
The Zig project's rationale for their firm anti-AI contribution policy
Zig has one of the most stringent anti-LLM policies of any major open source project: No LLMs for issues. No LLMs for pull requests. No LLMs for comments on the …
Functional Programmers need to take a look at Zig
https://pure-systems.org/posts/2026-04-29-functional-programmers-need-to-take-a-look-at-zig.html
https://pure-systems.org/posts/2026-04-29-functional-programmers-need-to-take-a-look-at-zig.html
pure-systems.org
Functional Programmers need to take a look at Zig.
Finetuning Activates Verbatim Recall of Copyrighted Books in LLMs
https://github.com/cauchy221/Alignment-Whack-a-Mole-Code
https://github.com/cauchy221/Alignment-Whack-a-Mole-Code
GitHub
GitHub - cauchy221/Alignment-Whack-a-Mole-Code: The official code repo of Alignment Whack-a-Mole: Finetuning Activates Verbatim…
The official code repo of Alignment Whack-a-Mole: Finetuning Activates Verbatim Recall of Copyrighted Books in Large Language Models - cauchy221/Alignment-Whack-a-Mole-Code
Biology is a Burrito: A text- and visual-based journey through a living cell
https://burrito.bio/essays/biology-is-a-burrito
https://burrito.bio/essays/biology-is-a-burrito
burrito.bio
Biology is a Burrito
A bacterium's genome, pulled into a straight thread, is nearly 1,000 times longer than the cell from which it came.