UUID package coming to Go standard library
I would like to suggest the addition to the standard library of a package to generate and parse UUID identifiers, specifically versions 3, 4 and 5. The main reason I see to include it is that the most popular 3rd-party package (github.com/google/uuid) is a staple import in every server/db based Go program, as confirmed by […]
An LLM doesn’t write correct code, it writes plausible code
One of the simplest tests you can run on a database: Doing a primary key lookup on 100 rows. SQLite takes 0.09 ms. An LLM-generated Rust rewrite takes 1,815.43 ms. It’s not a misplaced comma! The rewrite is 20,171 times slower on one of the most basic database operations. The thing is though: The code […]
I’m 60 years old. Claude Code has ignited a passion again
I’m 60 years old. Claude Code has ignited a passion again 58 points by shannoncc 1 hour ago | hide | past | favorite | 23 comments I’m ready to retire. In my younger days, I remember a few pivotal moments for me as a young nerd. Active Server Pages. COM components. VB6. I know these […]
Show HN: The Roman Industrial Revolution that could have been (Vol 2)
Volume 2: The Engine Of Empire Skip to main content The Lydian Stone Series Top level navigation menu Menu ← Prev Issue READ HERE Next Issue → In issue #2, The Engine of Empire, Marcus and his master, Gaius, find themselves facing disaster after Pompeii’s destruction. With most of their wool workers dead or injured […]
C# Strings Silently Kill Your SQL Server Indexes in Dapper
I recently spent time digging into a production performance issue. The application was running hot — CPU averaging over 50% and spiking into the 90s. We pulled a diagnostic snapshot and started working through the top queries by CPU time. The number one offender? A straightforward Dapper query. Simple WHERE clause on an indexed column. […]
this css proves me human
Capitalization is the first wound. It hurts less than I thought it would. The words spill out capitalized, so I must find another way. cat post.md | tr A-Z a-z | sponge post.md is too crude a tool, and my blocks of code must remain inviolate. Careful targeting of text-transform: lowercase is enough. Em dashes. […]
Nintendo Sues U.S. Government for Tariff Refunds
2 i. Exec. Order No. 14193 — Imposing Duties to Address the Flow of Illicit Drugs Across Our Northern Border , 90 Fed. Reg. 9113 (Feb. 1, 2025) (the “Canada Tariff EO”); ii. Exec. Order No. 14194 — Imposing Duties to Address the Situation at Our Southern Border , 90 Fed. Reg. […]
The Shady World of IP Leasing
2026-03-03 The IPv4 ”exhaustion” is not real. The addresses got hoarded and the market devolved into a wild sub-leasing economy where anyone can choose where their IPs appear from, who owns them on paper, and scrub them clean of any history. IPv4 ”Exhaustion” is a Myth You’ve heard it a thousand times: we’ve run out […]
The worst acquisition in history, again
After six months and eight failed bids, the Ellisons made the Warner Bros. Discovery board an offer they couldn’t refuse. The potential Netflix acquisition would’ve been akin to fusing LVMH and Walmart — HBO’s prestige TV and Warner’s iconic IP, plus Netflix’s scale. Paramount Skydance buying WBD is the fusion of a dog and a […]
Why it takes you and an elephant the same amount of time to poop (2017)
The ancient Chinese practiced copromancy, the diagnosis of health based on the shape, size and texture of feces. So did the Egyptians, the Greeks and nearly every ancient culture. Even today, your doctor may ask when you last had a bowel movement and to describe it in exquisite detail. Sure, it’s uncomfortable to talk about. […]