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Data Compression Explained: Why Perfect Compression Is Mathematically Impossible
Matt Mahoney's free 2012 book is a self-contained primer on how data compression actually works, aimed at programmers with some math background. Every compresso
Developer Encodes a Working Website Into a 9x9-Pixel Favicon
A developer encoded an entire (tiny) HTML page into the pixels of a favicon by treating the image as raw storage rather than an icon. The approach borrows from
EFF Backs Open Courts Act to Kill PACER Fees and Modernize Federal Filings
The EFF has joined a coalition supporting the Open Courts Act of 2026, which would eliminate the fees charged by PACER, the federal judiciary's electronic recor
Ex-OpenAI researcher builds a desk-side robotic manipulation lab for under €5K
A former OpenAI robotics researcher argues that real-hardware manipulation research has crossed a price and capability threshold where individuals, not just wel
F-15 Strike Eagle II reverse-engineering hits playable milestone, wants DOS testers
A hobbyist reconstructing the C source of MicroProse's 1989 game F-15 Strike Eagle II from its original binaries reports the project has jumped far ahead of sch
Google Workspace starts nudging Firefox users toward Chrome with security warnings
On June 18, 2026, a Google Workspace administrator on a Business Plus plan reported that signing in from Firefox triggered a full-page interstitial urging them
Hyundai Takes Full Control of Boston Dynamics as SoftBank Cashes Out
Hyundai Motor Group has acquired the remaining stake in robotics firm Boston Dynamics, with SoftBank exiting its position for a reported $325 million. The move
Inside a Texas 'Telescope Ranch' Where Astrophotographers Rent Dark Skies Remotely
Starfront Observatories, run by astrophotographer Bray Falls on 40 acres near Brady, Texas, operates as a hosting service for telescopes. Hobbyists and research
Kent Beck to junior engineers: nobody is counting your closed tasks
Kent Beck's advice to new engineers inverts the obvious assumption: the count of tasks you finish barely registers with the senior engineers around you. They co
Maker Plans to Drive a Two-Ton Motorized Banana Around the World
This is not a security or technology story in any conventional sense — it surfaced on Hacker News, but it's the personal project page of Steve, a hobbyist who b
Marketing Agency Clones an Author's Book, Then Outranks the Original Online
A San Francisco web design shop called Qontour (formerly Prompt Digital) built a polished site that republishes John Koenig's entire book, The Dictionary of Obs
New Outlook's WebView2 architecture makes notification clicks 10x slower than Classic
Microsoft's web-based "new Outlook" for Windows 11 takes roughly 10 seconds to surface a specific email after you click its notification banner, while the Win32