Memecoin Mania Fades as Stablecoins Rise to Respectability in Cryptoland
TL;DR The year opened with widespread interest in memecoins, including a high-profile meme token launched by Donald Trump on January…
Making crontab entries more dynamic with inline shell checks
TL;DR You can extend crontab behavior by inserting short shell tests so jobs run only under specific, changing conditions. Examples…
Cloudflare is harming internet access for some users outside the West
TL;DR A website owner in Southeast Asia describes frequent Cloudflare security prompts and regional CDN problems that degrade browsing. A…
Why the US Can’t Ignore the Growing Threat of Drone Warfare Now
TL;DR Authors Raj Shah and Christopher Kirchhoff argue that future conflict will increasingly rely on low-cost, mass-produced drones that are…
Inside the Proton — Unraveling the Most Complicated Thing Known
TL;DR Decades of scattering experiments and theory have shown the proton is far more complex than a simple three-quark ball.…
Cloudflare’s free services frustrate users in developing regions
TL;DR A blogger in Southeast Asia reports frequent Cloudflare security challenges and regional CDN failures that degrade user experience. The…
Ez FFmpeg — Plain-English CLI for common ffmpeg video edits and tasks
TL;DR Ez FFmpeg (ezff) is an npm CLI that maps plain-English commands to ffmpeg operations, letting users convert, compress, trim,…
Inside the Proton — the ‘Most Complicated Thing You Could Possibly Imagine’
TL;DR Decades of scattering experiments and theoretical work reveal the proton as a shifting quantum object whose appearance depends on…
Why pre-commit hooks are fundamentally broken and unreliable
TL;DR A developer walked through building a Rust pre-commit hook that checks formatting and found multiple failure modes: hooks that…
User vows to abandon Mozilla if it interferes with uBlock Origin in 2026
TL;DR A Hacker News user posted a 2026 resolution saying they will stop using Mozilla products if the organization tampers…