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Your job is to deliver code you have proven to work
Your job is to deliver code you have proven to work
In all of the debates about the value of AI-assistance in software development there’s one depressing anecdote that I keep on seeing: the junior engineer, empowered by some class of …
simonwillison.net
December 18, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Your job is to deliver code you have proven to work
Please Just Try Htmx
Please Just Try Htmx
pleasejusttryhtmx.com
December 18, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Please Just Try Htmx
AI helps ship faster but it produces 1.7× more bugs
AI vs human code gen report: AI code creates 1.7x more issues
We analyzed 470 open-source GitHub pull requests, using CodeRabbit’s structured issue taxonomy and found that AI generated code creates 1.7x more issues.
www.coderabbit.ai
December 18, 2025 at 3:45 PM
AI helps ship faster but it produces 1.7× more bugs
Are Apple gift cards safe to redeem?
Are Apple Gift Cards Safe to Redeem?
Link to: https://tidbits.com/2025/12/17/compromised-apple-gift-card-leads-to-apple-account-lockout/
daringfireball.net
December 18, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Are Apple gift cards safe to redeem?
America's Dirtiest Carbon Polluters, Mapped to Ridiculous Precision
Americaâs Dirtiest Carbon Polluters, Mapped to Ridiculous Precision
âThe U.S. taxpayers have a right to this data.â
gizmodo.com
December 18, 2025 at 3:26 PM
America's Dirtiest Carbon Polluters, Mapped to Ridiculous Precision
Most parked domains now serving malicious content
Most parked domains now serving malicious content
krebsonsecurity.com
December 18, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Most parked domains now serving malicious content
Classical statues were not painted horribly
Were classical statues painted horribly? - Works in Progress Magazine
Many claim that modern viewers dislike painted reconstructions of Greek and Roman statues because our taste differs from theirs.
worksinprogress.co
December 18, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Classical statues were not painted horribly
It's all about momentum
It's all about momentum
combo.cc
December 18, 2025 at 1:53 PM
It's all about momentum
Creating apps like Signal could be 'hostile activity' claims UK watchdog
Creating apps like Signal or WhatsApp could be 'hostile activity,' claims UK watchdog
It's the latest blow to encryption in the UK
www.techradar.com
December 18, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Creating apps like Signal could be 'hostile activity' claims UK watchdog
Slowness Is a Virtue
Slowness is a Virtue
... at least when you're doing research, not development
blog.jakobschwichtenberg.com
December 18, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Slowness Is a Virtue
RCE via ND6 Router Advertisements in FreeBSD
RCE via ND6 Router Advertisements in FreeBSD
www.freebsd.org
December 18, 2025 at 1:21 PM
RCE via ND6 Router Advertisements in FreeBSD
After Ruining a Treasured Water Resource, Iran Is Drying Up
After Ruining a Treasured Water Resource, Iran Is Drying Up
Iran is looking to relocate the nation’s capital because of severe water shortages that make Tehran unsustainable. Experts say the crisis was caused by years of ill-conceived dam projects and overpumping that destroyed a centuries-old system for tapping underground reserves.
e360.yale.edu
December 18, 2025 at 11:55 AM
After Ruining a Treasured Water Resource, Iran Is Drying Up
How getting richer made teenagers less free
How getting richer made teenagers less free
We value children more than ever. But we're suffocating them.
www.theargumentmag.com
December 18, 2025 at 11:20 AM
How getting richer made teenagers less free
More than half of researchers now use AI for peer review, often against guidance
More than half of researchers now use AI for peer review — often against guidance
A survey of 1,600 academics found that more than 50% have used artificial-intelligence tools while peer reviewing manuscripts.
www.nature.com
December 18, 2025 at 10:58 AM
More than half of researchers now use AI for peer review, often against guidance
Egyptian Hieroglyphs: Lesson 1
Egyptian Hieroglyphs: Lesson 1
www.egyptianhieroglyphs.net
December 18, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Egyptian Hieroglyphs: Lesson 1
What is an elliptic curve? (2019)
What is an elliptic curve? Informal and formal definition
The informal definition of an elliptic curve is simple. The formal definition is more involved.
www.johndcook.com
December 18, 2025 at 9:47 AM
What is an elliptic curve? (2019)
'Ghost jobs' are on the rise – and so are calls to ban them
Should more be done to tackle 'ghost jobs'?
Companies are advertising vacancies that have already been filled or might not have ever existed.
www.bbc.com
December 18, 2025 at 8:31 AM
'Ghost jobs' are on the rise – and so are calls to ban them
The US govt has revoked the non-immigrant visa of Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka [video]
The US govt has revoked the non-immigrant visa of Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka [video]
www.youtube.com
December 18, 2025 at 6:27 AM
The US govt has revoked the non-immigrant visa of Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka [video]
Germany: Amazon is not allowed to force customers to watch ads on Prime Video
Streaming: Amazon darf Kunden auf Prime Video nicht zu Werbung zwingen
Eigentlich gab es bei Amazon Prime keine Werbung, später kostete werbefreies Streaming zusätzlich Geld. Dagegen hatten Verbraucherschützer geklagt – mit Erfolg.
www.zeit.de
December 18, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Germany: Amazon is not allowed to force customers to watch ads on Prime Video
Venezuela's Navy Begins Escorting Ships as U.S. Threatens Blockade
Venezuela’s Navy Begins Escorting Ships as U.S. Threatens Blockade
www.nytimes.com
December 18, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Venezuela's Navy Begins Escorting Ships as U.S. Threatens Blockade
Gut bacteria from amphibians and reptiles achieve tumor elimination in mice
Gut Bacteria from Amphibians and Reptiles Achieve Complete Tumor Elimination
www.jaist.ac.jp
December 18, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Gut bacteria from amphibians and reptiles achieve tumor elimination in mice
Cloudflare Radar 2025 Year in Review
Cloudflare Radar 2025 Year in Review
radar.cloudflare.com
December 18, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Cloudflare Radar 2025 Year in Review
Developers can now submit apps to ChatGPT
Developers can now submit apps to ChatGPT
openai.com
December 18, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Developers can now submit apps to ChatGPT
Show HN: High-Performance Wavelet Matrix for Python, Implemented in Rust
Show HN: High-Performance Wavelet Matrix for Python, Implemented in Rust
pypi.org
December 18, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Show HN: High-Performance Wavelet Matrix for Python, Implemented in Rust
Inside PostHog: SSRF, ClickHouse SQL Escape and Default Postgres Creds to RCE
Inside PostHog: How SSRF, a ClickHouse SQL Escaping 0day, and Default PostgreSQL Credentials Formed an RCE Chain (ZDI-25-099, ZDI-25-097, ZDI-25-096) - Mehmet Ince @mdisec
It was yet another day at the office. Our team was internally discussing moving to a different platform analytics solution. Our team was really leaning more towards Posthog. It’s one of the brilliant -I personally believe it’s the best- products on the market. And that’s where the story has begun… W
mdisec.com
December 17, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Inside PostHog: SSRF, ClickHouse SQL Escape and Default Postgres Creds to RCE