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Await Is Not a Context Switch: Understanding Python's Coroutines vs. Tasks https://mergify.com/blog/await-is-not-a-context-switch-understanding-python-s-coroutines-vs-tasks (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46056197)
await Is Not a Context Switch: Understanding Python's Coroutines vs Tasks — Mergify
Python’s async model is misunderstood, especially by engineers coming from JS or C#. In Python, awaiting a coroutine doesn’t yield to the event loop. Only tasks create concurrency. This post explains why that distinction matters and how it affects locking, design, and correctness.
mergify.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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I don't care how well your "AI" works https://fokus.cool/2025/11/25/i-dont-care-how-well-your-ai-works.html (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46055944)
I don't care how well your "AI" works
fokus.cool
November 26, 2025 at 11:42 AM
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Statistical Process Control in Python https://timothyfraser.com/sigma/statistical-process-control-in-python.html (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46055421)
16 Statistical Process Control in Python | System Reliability and Six Sigma in R and Python
Your online textbook for learning reliability and six sigma techniques in R and Python! Made for Cornell University Course SYSEN 5300.
timothyfraser.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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AWS is 10x slower than a dedicated server for the same price [video] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ps3AI1kTIR4 (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46055298)
AWS is 10x slower than a dedicated server for the same price [video]
www.youtube.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:57 AM
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Show HN: A WordPress plugin that rewrites image URLs for near-zero-cost delivery https://wordpress.org/plugins/bandwidth-saver/ (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46053385)
Bandwidth Saver: Image CDN
Serve images from Cloudflare's global CDN. Zero egress fees, one-click setup, works with any theme.
wordpress.org
November 26, 2025 at 8:22 AM
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Space Truckin' – The Nostromo (2012) https://alienseries.wordpress.com/2012/10/23/space-truckin-the-nostromo/ (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46053566)
Space Truckin’ – the Nostromo
“I was really influenced by three films,” Ridley Scott told Fantastic Films in 1979, on the subject of the Nostromo and its claustrophobic corridors. “Not so much in terms of Star…
alienseries.wordpress.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:11 AM
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CS234: Reinforcement Learning Winter 2025 https://web.stanford.edu/class/cs234/ (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46052685)
CS234: Reinforcement Learning Winter 2025
web.stanford.edu
November 26, 2025 at 5:26 AM
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Brand New Layouts with CSS Subgrid https://www.joshwcomeau.com/css/subgrid/ (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46047053)
Brand New Layouts with CSS Subgrid • Josh W. Comeau
Subgrid allows us to extend a grid template down through the DOM tree, so that deeply-nested elements can participate in the same grid layout. At first glance, I thought this would be a helpful convenience, but it turns out that it’s <em>so much more.</em> Subgrid unlocks exciting new layout possibilities, stuff we couldn’t do until now. ✨
www.joshwcomeau.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:41 AM
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Constant-time support coming to LLVM: Protecting cryptographic code https://blog.trailofbits.com/2025/11/25/constant-time-support-coming-to-llvm-protecting-cryptographic-code-at-the-compiler-level/ (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46045385)
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Since 2012, Trail of Bits has helped secure some of the world's most targeted organizations and products. We combine high-­end security research with a real­ world attacker mentality to reduce risk and fortify code.
blog.trailofbits.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:16 AM
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Ironwood, our latest TPU https://blog.google/products/google-cloud/ironwood-google-tpu-things-to-know/ (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46051345)
Ironwood, our latest TPU
blog.google
November 26, 2025 at 3:11 AM
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A DOOM vector engine for rendering in KiCad, and over an audio jack https://www.mikeayles.com/#kidoom (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46051449)
A DOOM vector engine for rendering in KiCad, and over an audio jack
www.mikeayles.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:36 AM
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What They Don't Tell You About Maintaining an Open Source Project https://andrej.sh/blog/maintaining-open-source-project/ (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46051393)
What They Don't Tell You About Maintaining an Open Source Project
andrej.sh
November 26, 2025 at 1:31 AM
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Reinventing how .NET builds and ships (again) https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/reinventing-how-dotnet-builds-and-ships-again/ (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46051691)
Reinventing how .NET Builds and Ships (Again) - .NET Blog
An exploration of how .NET evolved from a distributed build system to Unified Build, dramatically reducing complexity and build times while improving flexibility and predictability for shipping .NET releases.
devblogs.microsoft.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:11 AM
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Google steers Americans looking for health care into "junk insurance" https://pluralistic.net/2025/11/25/open-season/ (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46051169)
Google steers Americans looking for health care into "junk insurance"
pluralistic.net
November 26, 2025 at 12:41 AM
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The Generative Burrito Test https://www.generativist.com/notes/2025/Nov/25/generative-burrito-test.html (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46052102)
The Generative Burrito Test
A critical benchmark for image generation models: A partially eaten burrito with cheese, sour cream, guacamole, lettuce, salsa, pinto beans, and chicken.
www.generativist.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:26 AM
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Ilya Sutskever: We're moving from the age of scaling to the age of research https://www.dwarkesh.com/p/ilya-sutskever-2 (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46048125)
Ilya Sutskever – We're moving from the age of scaling to the age of research
“These models somehow just generalize dramatically worse than people. It's a very fundamental thing.”
www.dwarkesh.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:26 AM
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Someone at YouTube Needs Glasses: The Prophecy Has Been Fulfilled https://jayd.ml/2025/11/10/someone-at-youtube-needs-glasses-prophecy-fulfilled.html (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46051340)
Someone At YouTube Needs Glasses: The Prophecy Has Been Fulfilled
In my recent analysis of YouTube’s information density I included the results from an advanced statistical analysis on the number of videos present on the home page, which projected that around May 2026 there would only be one lonely video on the home screen.
jayd.ml
November 26, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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Unifying our mobile and desktop domains https://techblog.wikimedia.org/2025/11/21/unifying-mobile-and-desktop-domains/ (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46047958)
Unifying our mobile and desktop domains
techblog.wikimedia.org
November 25, 2025 at 11:46 PM
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ZoomInfo CEO blocks researcher after documenting pre-consent biometric tracking https://github.com/clark-prog/blackout-public (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46050471)
GitHub - clark-prog/blackout-public: Blackout — The Official Blackout Public FAFO Repo.
Blackout — The Official Blackout Public FAFO Repo. - clark-prog/blackout-public
github.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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A new bridge links the math of infinity to computer science https://www.quantamagazine.org/a-new-bridge-links-the-strange-math-of-infinity-to-computer-science-20251121/ (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46049932)
A New Bridge Links the Strange Math of Infinity to Computer Science | Quanta Magazine
Descriptive set theorists study the niche mathematics of infinity. Now, they’ve shown that their problems can be rewritten in the concrete language of algorithms.
www.quantamagazine.org
November 25, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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EU set to adopt ChatControl negotiating mandate tomorrow without discussion https://digitalcourage.social/@echo_pbreyer/115611006935923542 (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46047951)
Patrick Breyer (@[email protected])
🇪🇺EU government ambassadors set to adopt #ChatControl negotiating mandate tomorrow without discussion, including "voluntary" mass scanning and anonymity-destroying age verification. https://www.parlament.gv.at/dokument/XXVIII/EU/46204/imfname_11544887.pdf The protest continues next year! https://chatcontrol.eu 💪
digitalcourage.social
November 25, 2025 at 9:51 PM
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ICE Offers Up to $280M to Immigrant-Tracking 'Bounty Hunter' Firms https://www.wired.com/story/ice-bounty-hunter-spy-program/ (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46050029)
ICE Offers Up to $280 Million to Immigrant-Tracking ‘Bounty Hunter’ Firms
Immigration and Customs Enforcement lifted a $180 million cap on a proposed immigrant-tracking program while guaranteeing multimillion-dollar payouts for private surveillance firms.
www.wired.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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Unison 1.0 Release https://www.unison-lang.org/unison-1-0/ (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46049722)
Announcing Unison 1.0
After years of engineering, design, and community collaboration, we're excited to release Unison 1.0. This version delivers a refined programming workflow and a mature toolchain. Join us as we celebrate this milestone and look ahead to the future of Unison.
www.unison-lang.org
November 25, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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IQ differences of identical twins reared apart are influenced by education https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0001691825003853 (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46049624)
IQ differences of identical twins reared apart are significantly influenced by educational differences
Over the last century, several large studies have been published exploring IQ differences amongst monozygotic (MZ) twins reared apart (TRA). By and la…
www.sciencedirect.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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Bad UX World Cup 2025 https://badux.lol/ (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46049066)
Bad UX World Cup
Build a bad date picker and win a shit trophy! Presented by Nordcraft.
badux.lol
November 25, 2025 at 8:31 PM