People are discovering the truth about their biological parents with DNA—and learning that incest is far more common than many think.

Interactive visualization of technological history

Researchers found that an encryption algorithm likely used by law enforcement and special forces can have weaknesses that could allow an attacker to listen in.

OpenAI just released its first ever open-source large language models, called gpt-oss-120b and gpt-oss-20b. You can talk to them here. Are they good models…

Update (11/2025): I’ve started writing up all my German notes (mostly from paid consultants with tax advisors) on a new micro-website, Wegzugsteuer.info. Check it out if you’re interested! Here’s an interesting take on Germany’s exit tax, which I have written…

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Multimodal Art Projection

An open-source coding helper. Very friendly! Contribute to synthetic-lab/octofriend development by creating an account on GitHub.

Over on YouTube Talking Sasquach has recently tested custom firmware for the Flipper Zero that can entirely break the rolling code security system used on most modern vehicles. Rolling code security works by using a synchronized algorithm between a transmitter…

A minimalist guide to the LSAT.

A residency for ~40 people to grow into great writers. For the month of April, you'll publish a blogpost every day. Or pack your bags.

Cursed knowledge we have learned as a result of building Immich that we wish we never knew.

Sunlight represents a seemingly endless source of largely untapped energy. Just how endless is it?

🌱 A minimal programming language and compiler.

A new active learning method for curating high-quality data that reduces training data requirements for fine-tuning LLMs by orders of magnitude.

🌸 Best framework to build web agents, and deploy serverless web automation functions on reliable browser infra. - nottelabs/notte

gpt-5 leaked system prompt. GitHub Gist: instantly share code, notes, and snippets.

All new funding on hold until Trump administration can cancel any previously funded grants.