Scope of Hacks on U.S. Water Supply Widens as Evidence Points to Iran
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/01/us/politics/iran-cyberattack-water-systems.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/01/us/politics/iran-cyberattack-water-systems.html
Nytimes
Scope of Hacks on U.S. Water Supply Widens as Evidence Points to Iran
Michigan and Minnesota are among at least seven states coping with cyberattacks aimed at disrupting water systems nationwide.
Oil companies report sky-high profits thanks to wartime crude prices
https://www.npr.org/2026/07/31/nx-s1-5910660/big-oil-earnings-q2-2026
https://www.npr.org/2026/07/31/nx-s1-5910660/big-oil-earnings-q2-2026
NPR
Oil companies report sky-high profits thanks to wartime crude prices
Chevron reported its highest quarterly earnings ever. Shell had its second-biggest quarter, and ExxonMobil doubled its earnings compared with the same time last year.
Top amputation surgeon had own legs removed due to fetish. Were patients safe?
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/aug/01/neil-hopper-surgeon-amputated-legs-fetish-extreme-mutilation-patients-questions
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/aug/01/neil-hopper-surgeon-amputated-legs-fetish-extreme-mutilation-patients-questions
the Guardian
‘I felt sick that he was near my mum’: a top amputation surgeon had his own legs removed due to a fetish. Were his patients safe?
Neil Hopper was celebrated for continuing to do his job despite the loss of his lower limbs. But what the people he was treating didn’t know was that his injuries were self-inflicted. Now they and their families are asking questions
Cookware Got Worse on Purpose: Who Owns Pyrex and All-Clad Now
https://www.worseonpurpose.com/p/your-cookware-got-worse-on-purpose
https://www.worseonpurpose.com/p/your-cookware-got-worse-on-purpose
Worse on Purpose
Your Cookware Got Worse On Purpose
One buyout firm quietly collected Pyrex, Corelle, Instant Pot, and Oneida. Farberware is a name on a 200-year lease. And the pans still worth buying.
The 14 Steps it takes to open my office door with a new phone
https://shub.club/writings/2026/august/14-steps-to-open-a-door/
https://shub.club/writings/2026/august/14-steps-to-open-a-door/
shub.club
The 14 steps it takes to open my office door with a new phone
Personal website of Shubham Naik
From MIT: AI financial advice is surprisingly good
https://mitsloan.mit.edu/ideas-made-to-matter/ai-financial-advice-surprisingly-good-especially-if-you-ask-right-questions
https://mitsloan.mit.edu/ideas-made-to-matter/ai-financial-advice-surprisingly-good-especially-if-you-ask-right-questions
MIT Sloan
AI financial advice is surprisingly good — especially if you ask the right questions | MIT Sloan
Large language models encourage smart financial behavior, but they fall short on the more subtle aspects of saving and investing, according to MIT Sloan’s Taha Choukhmane and co-authors.
Morph (YC S23) Is Hiring Member of Technical Stuff
https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/morph/jobs/0Z8vI3K-member-of-technical-staff
https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/morph/jobs/0Z8vI3K-member-of-technical-staff
Y Combinator
Member of Technical Staff at Morph | Y Combinator
Morph was a 1 person company from 0 → 10M of revenue. We will be the first 10 person $10b company.
Every employee should contribute >30M of revenue/yr to the company.
The best candidates would be top 1% at multiple parts of the inference stack, yet have…
Every employee should contribute >30M of revenue/yr to the company.
The best candidates would be top 1% at multiple parts of the inference stack, yet have…
Stop fucking around with database commits and transactions
https://www.droppedasbaby.com/posts/db-commits/
https://www.droppedasbaby.com/posts/db-commits/
droppedasbaby - engineering blog | home of swe word vomit
Stop fucking around with database commits and transactions
A stray commit buried multiple levels deep cost me months. Why the DB layer must own every commit and transaction plus how to enforce these rules using AST and linters.
RFC 10015: Deprecating Obsolete Key Exchange Methods in TLS 1.2 and DTLS 1.2
https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc10015.html
https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc10015.html
www.rfc-editor.org
RFC 10015: Deprecating Obsolete Key Exchange Methods in TLS 1.2 and DTLS 1.2
For (D)TLS 1.2, this document deprecates the use of two key exchanges, namely Diffie-Hellman (DH) over
a finite field and RSA. It also discourages the use of static Elliptic Curve Diffie-Hellman (ECDH)
cipher suites.
These prescriptions apply only…
a finite field and RSA. It also discourages the use of static Elliptic Curve Diffie-Hellman (ECDH)
cipher suites.
These prescriptions apply only…
Kobuk the Destroyer – Tales from the Wild, Unseen World of Test Engineering
https://wwnorton.com/books/9781324051299
https://wwnorton.com/books/9781324051299
Wwnorton
Kobuk the Destroyer
An exuberant exploration of why the stuff we use (mostly) works—and a celebration of the unsung engineers who ensure it does., Kobuk the Destroyer, And Other Tales from the Wild, Unseen World of Test Engineering, Alex Davies, 9781324051299
The Greenhouse and the Lens: Two Modes of Agentic AI Work
https://www.brethorsting.com/blog/2026/08/the-greenhouse-and-the-lens-two-modes-of-agentic-ai-work/
https://www.brethorsting.com/blog/2026/08/the-greenhouse-and-the-lens-two-modes-of-agentic-ai-work/
Aaron Brethorst
The Greenhouse and the Lens: Two Modes of Agentic AI Work
A greenhouse and a lens both run on sunlight, and they do opposite things with it. The greenhouse traps ambient heat and holds it, so everything inside grows a…