UK internet age checks have boosted rogue adult sites, says Pornhub
https://www.ft.com/content/295c2eba-da29-434d-84e0-e9de3b0b1cc2
https://www.ft.com/content/295c2eba-da29-434d-84e0-e9de3b0b1cc2
Canonical Backs New Project to Translate Large C Codebases into Safe Rust
https://linuxiac.com/canonical-backs-new-project-to-translate-large-c-codebases-into-safe-rust/
https://linuxiac.com/canonical-backs-new-project-to-translate-large-c-codebases-into-safe-rust/
Linuxiac
Canonical Backs New Project to Translate Large C Codebases Into Safe Rust
Canonical is funding research into automated C-to-Rust translation, with AppArmor and snap-confine serving as real-world case studies.
Hacking with Claude on a $27 Smart Watch
https://www.mikekasberg.com/blog/2026/08/19/hacking-with-claude-on-a-27-smart-watch.html
https://www.mikekasberg.com/blog/2026/08/19/hacking-with-claude-on-a-27-smart-watch.html
Mikekasberg
Hacking with Claude on a $27 Smart Watch
The Pine Time is a $27 smart watch that runs open source firmware. I’ve had one sitting in the back of a drawer for a...
How to compromise your system with a job interview
https://www.codedge.de/posts/how-to-compromise-your-system-with-a-job-interview
https://www.codedge.de/posts/how-to-compromise-your-system-with-a-job-interview
code and society | codedge
How to compromise your system with a job interview
The current situation on the IT job market is hard. So you are lucky when a recruiter on LinkedIn reaches out to you having a suitable match for a new position based on your prior experience. It might not be what it seems at a first glance.
Sixtyfour (YC P25) Is Hiring
https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/sixtyfour/jobs/39SkSrA-software-engineering-intern
https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/sixtyfour/jobs/39SkSrA-software-engineering-intern
Y Combinator
Software Engineering Intern at Sixtyfour | Y Combinator
The Opportunity
Sixtyfour turns a single name, email, or domain into a full, verified picture of a person or company — by sending AI agents out to research the open web the way a sharp analyst would, then checking and scoring what they find. You'll build…
Sixtyfour turns a single name, email, or domain into a full, verified picture of a person or company — by sending AI agents out to research the open web the way a sharp analyst would, then checking and scoring what they find. You'll build…
GitHub, autoscaling, and the component substitution fallacy
https://surfingcomplexity.blog/2026/08/19/github-autoscaling-and-the-component-substitution-fallacy/
https://surfingcomplexity.blog/2026/08/19/github-autoscaling-and-the-component-substitution-fallacy/
Surfing Complexity
GitHub, autoscaling, and the component substitution fallacy
In yesterday’s post about the recent GitHub outage, there was a detail in the writeup that I didn’t say anything about: the autoscaling policy on the service with the saturated Istio si…
Aaron Swartz was prosecuted for scraping, while Meta does it without consequence
https://blog.curiousquail.com/im-upset-again-about-a-co-creator-of-rss-being-prosecuted-for-something-meta-is-doing-with-little-consequence/
https://blog.curiousquail.com/im-upset-again-about-a-co-creator-of-rss-being-prosecuted-for-something-meta-is-doing-with-little-consequence/
quailblog
I'm Upset Again About a Co-Creator of RSS Being Prosecuted For Something Meta Is Doing With Little Consequence
Also here's a cool unrelated photo of a chipmunk because I need some chill
Scientists Release Biggest 2D Map of the Universe
https://newscenter.lbl.gov/2026/08/10/scientists-release-biggest-2d-map-of-the-universe/
https://newscenter.lbl.gov/2026/08/10/scientists-release-biggest-2d-map-of-the-universe/
Berkeley Lab
Scientists Release Biggest 2D Map of the Universe
Hold on to your telescopes: the DESI Legacy Imaging Surveys team has released the largest-ever 2D color map of the universe. The 5.6-trillion-pixel map contains nearly 4 billion celestial objects, primarily stars and galaxies. The data is available for all…
Detecting scraper bots through scroll behaviour
https://niki.cat/detecting-scraper-bots-through-scroll-behaviour
https://niki.cat/detecting-scraper-bots-through-scroll-behaviour
Niki
Detecting scraper bots through scroll behaviour
A blog about my unusual programming adventures