~lobsters | Bookmarks (1906)

What was the best research paper you read in 2024? | Lobsters

lobste.rs

Also do mention why / what did you like about it

ask compsci
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Spline Distance Fields

zone.dog

games graphics
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Release v1.0.0 · woodruffw/zizmor

github.com

This stable release comes with a large number of new features as well as stability commitments...
This stable release comes with a large number of new features as well as stability commitments for existing features; read more below! Added Composite actions (i.e. action.yml where the action is not a Docker or JavaScript action) are now supported, and are audited by default when running zizmor on a directory or re...

release rust security
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Building NetBSD in meta mode

crufty.net

We hook our magic into the build by introducing the notion of local.*.mk this is a...
We hook our magic into the build by introducing the notion of local.*.mk this is a very handy construct. For example: Index: share/mk/sys.mk =================================================================== RCS file: /cvsroot/src/share/mk/sys.mk,v retrieving revision 1.127 diff -u -p -r1.127 sys.mk --- share/mk/sy...

netbsd
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Deep zoom theory and practice :: mathr

mathr.co.uk

graphics math
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Reversing the Animal Crossing letter system

jamchamb.net

games reversing
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Introducing Docker to CS Freshmen - Advice Needed | Lobsters

lobste.rs

I’m a first-semester CS student preparing a short intro to Docker for my classmates. As a...
I’m a first-semester CS student preparing a short intro to Docker for my classmates. As a newbie myself, I’d appreciate any advice. My audience is mostly beginners to web tech, deployment, and Linux. I’m considering: Briefly explaining containers (cgroups, namespaces) and how Docker simplifies dev setups A quick demo deploying a simple Go app or running a cool pre-built container Sharing my own Docker...

devops education
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Multi-Path TCP: Revolutionizing connectivity, one path at a time

cloudflare.com

The Internet is designed to provide multiple paths between two endpoints. Attempts to exploit multi-path opportunities...
The Internet is designed to provide multiple paths between two endpoints. Attempts to exploit multi-path opportunities are almost as old as the Internet, culminating in RFCs documenting some of the challenges. Still, today, virtually all end-to-end communication uses only one available path at a time. Why? It turns ...

deep dive linux network networking tcp
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The JIT calculator challenge

ochagavia.nl

assembly compilers rust
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I still don’t think companies serve you ads based on spying through your microphone

simonwillison.net

privacy
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What are you doing this weekend? | Lobsters

lobste.rs

Feel free to tell what you plan on doing this weekend and even ask for help...
Feel free to tell what you plan on doing this weekend and even ask for help or feedback. Please keep in mind it’s more than OK to do nothing at all too!

ask programming
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2024-01-06 usb on the go

computer.rip

hardware networking
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rustunit

rustunit.com

2025-01-02 Mobile Games have to walk a fine line between rendering performance and energy conservation. On...
2025-01-02 Mobile Games have to walk a fine line between rendering performance and energy conservation. On the one hand a game is supposed to run smoothly which requires a high enough framerate and yet not to consume too much energy and therefore draining battery too quickly. In this short post we talk about how to ...

practices rust show
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The Evolution of SRE at Google

usenix.org

devops distributed practices
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Never Have Outdated Footer Dates Again

getfullyear.com

satire
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Captcha Check

dreamwidth.org

plt rust
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The Alder Lake SHLX anomaly - tavianator.com

tavianator.com

assembly performance
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DOOM® CAPTCHA

doom-captcha.vercel.app

games web
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Linux Context Switching Internals: Part 1 - Process State and Memory

codingconfessions.com

linux
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Who's Hiring? Q1 2025 | Lobsters

lobste.rs

Template: **Company:** XXXXXX **Company site:** XXXXX **Position(s):** XXXXXX **Location:** XXXXXX (please specify whether REMOTE, REMOTE(US) or...
Template: **Company:** XXXXXX **Company site:** XXXXX **Position(s):** XXXXXX **Location:** XXXXXX (please specify whether REMOTE, REMOTE(US) or ONSITE) **Description:** XXXXXX **Tech stack:** XXXXXX **Compensation:** Salary, equity, vacation, major benefits. **Contact:** XXXXXX

job
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How does your URL parser handle Unicode? – Daniel Lemire's blog

lemire.me

web
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Can we use this index, please? – Why not?

wordpress.com

It’s Christmas time and relatively quiet in my day job, so let’s make it story time...
It’s Christmas time and relatively quiet in my day job, so let’s make it story time again! One more tale from the trenches: how wrong you can go with one table and one index? Several weeks ago, a user asked me why one of the queries had an “inconsistent performance.” According to the user, “Sometimes it takes three ...

databases
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Postgres UUIDv7 + per-backend monotonicity — brandur.org

brandur.org

databases
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[Pitch] Last expression as return value

swift.org

Happy New Year, Swift Evolution! This is a new pitch for a rule that would allow...
Happy New Year, Swift Evolution! This is a new pitch for a rule that would allow multi-statement if and switch expressions, as well as introduce do expressions. It does this via a new rule that the last expression in a function or branch is the return value, without a keyword (either return for functions/closures, o...

swift
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