Atlas Shrugged

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I read Ann Rand’s novel, the Fountain Head, in High School and loved it.  I had intended to go on and read the book she wrote after that, Atlas Shrugged, but just never got around to it.  However, I never stopped thinking that the title was just so perfect.  It’s so evocative. Two words that […]

The Undermining of the CDC

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Comment The Undermining of the C.D.C. The Department of Health and Human Services maintains that it is hewing to “gold standard, evidence-based science”—doublespeak that might unsettle Orwell. By Dhruv Khullar November 30, 2025 Photo illustration by Cristiana Couceiro; Source photograph from Getty Save this storySave this story Save this storySave this story Two weeks ago, […]

Migrating Dillo from GitHub

Written on 2025-11-30 by Rodrigo Arias Mallo I would like to migrate the Dillo project away from GitHub into a new home which is more friendly to be used with Dillo and solves some of its problems. This page summarizes the current situation with GitHub and why I decided to move away from it into […]

Windows drive letters are not limited to A-Z

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2025-11-30 – Programming – Windows On its own, the title of this post is just a true piece of trivia, verifiable with the built-in subst tool (among other methods). Here’s an example creating the drive +: as an alias for a directory at C:foo: subst +: C:foo The +: drive then works as normal (at […]

Advent of Code 2025

Hi! I’m Eric Wastl. I make Advent of Code. I hope you like it! I also make lots of other things. I’m on Bluesky, Mastodon, and GitHub. Advent of Code is an Advent calendar of small programming puzzles for a variety of skill levels that can be solved in any programming language you like. People […]

Z-Image: Powerful and highly efficient image generation model with 6B parameters

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✨ Z-Image Z-Image is a powerful and highly efficient image generation model with 6B parameters. Currently there are three variants: 🚀 Z-Image-Turbo – A distilled version of Z-Image that matches or exceeds leading competitors with only 8 NFEs (Number of Function Evaluations). It offers ⚡️sub-second inference latency⚡️ on enterprise-grade H800 GPUs and fits comfortably within […]

Beej’s Guide to Learning Computer Science

This is a work-in-progress. Totally incomplete, but hopefully useful enough to have live. Please keep in mind this is an beta-quality document. If you have corrections, I’d love to hear them. So e-mail me! (Click here for other guides!) What’s Here for Readers: HTML: PDF: US Letter, one sided, syntax highlighting US Letter, two sided, […]

CachyOS: Fast and Customizable Linux Distribution

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CachyOS is designed to deliver lightning-fast speeds and stability, ensuring a smooth and enjoyable computing experience every time you use it. Whether you’re a seasoned Linux user or just starting out, CachyOS is the ideal choice for those looking for a powerful, customizable and blazingly fast operating system. Download Learn more

Show HN: MTXT – Music Text Format

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MTXT is a human-editable, text-based representation of music information.It aims to simplify the process of writing, reading, and editing musical data without requiring specialized binary tools. Beat-based: Events are placed on fractional beats using simple decimal notation (e.g., in a 4/4 time signature, 1 beat = 1 quarter note, so 3.25 represents 3 quarter notes […]

The space of minds

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The space of minds | karpathy Home Blog 29 Nov, 2025 The space of intelligences is large and animal intelligence (the only kind we’ve ever known) is only a single point (or a little cloud), arising from a very specific kind of optimization that is fundamentally distinct from that of our technology. Above: humorous portrayals […]