Show HN: CallFS – S3-style object store in one Go binary (MIT)
CallFS is an ultra-lightweight, high-performance REST API filesystem that provides precise Linux filesystem semantics over various backends including local filesystem, Amazon S3, and distributed peer networks. 🚀 Quick Start # Start CallFS server with default configuration ./callfs server # Start with custom config file ./callfs server –config /path/to/config.yaml # Validate configuration and display settings ./callfs […]
Remembrance of Scents Past
Onward and Upward with the Arts Remembrance of Scents Past At museums, curators are incorporating smells that can transport visitors to a different time. By Margaret Talbot July 10, 2025 Illustration by Daniele Castellano Save this storySave this story Save this storySave this story This past August, in a windowless room of the British Library, […]
C++ Coroutines Advanced: Converting std:future to asio:awaitable
In modern C++ development, coroutines have brought revolutionary changes to asynchronous programming. However, when using boost::asio or standalone asio, we often encounter scenarios where we need to convert traditional std::future to asio::awaitable. This article will detail an efficient, thread-safe conversion method. Problem Background When using asio coroutines, we often encounter scenarios like: Need to call […]
Doge Denizen Marko Elez Leaked API Key for XAI
Marko Elez, a 25-year-old employee at Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), has been granted access to sensitive databases at the U.S. Social Security Administration, the Treasury and Justice departments, and the Department of Homeland Security. So it should fill all Americans with a deep sense of confidence to learn that Mr. Elez over […]
AWS Lambda Silent Crash – A Platform Failure, Not an Application Bug [pdf]
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Protecting My Attention at the Dopamine Carnival
What the hell is going on with our brains? It seems like the algorithms have already taken over and the scientific literature is catching up with the actual impact technology is having. Here are some of the more surprising results I’ve read: What I’m doing: I avoid checking my phone 1 hour after I wake […]
DEWLine Museum – The Distant Early Warning Radar Line
Paul Casey Project Lead & Artefact Scrounger Paul served as the Safety Officer on the North Warning System, (the DEWLine’s successor), 2006-9, and NWS Project/Site Manager from 2012 to present. He is constantly bringing back “treasures” from the Line. Paul also heads up our project of working with the “Diefenbunker, Canada’s Cold War Museum,” to […]
Roman dodecahedron: 12-sided object has baffled archaeologists for centuries
Roman dodecahedrons have baffled archaeologists since 1739, when the first example of the 12-sided bronze object was discovered in the English Midlands. For nearly three centuries, experts and hobbyists have put forth dozens of theories as to why people treasured these items — but their purpose has never been confirmed. At least 120 examples of […]
Apple’s MLX adding CUDA support
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PHP License Update
Introduction PHP has a long history of confusion, concerns, and disagreements regarding its custom open source license, and the Zend Engine License, which covers the sources in the Zend/ directory, adds to this confusion and additionally complicates matters, since it is not an Open Source Initiative Approved License. This RFC proposes a pragmatic simplification to […]