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Ported freetype, fontconfig, harfbuzz, and graphite to Fil-C
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X (formerly Twitter)
Filip Jerzy Pizło (@filpizlo) on X
Memory safe Linux now has pretty fonts because I ported freetype, fontconfig, harfbuzz, and graphite to Fil-C. This is the Deja Vu monospace font.
This entire desktop is memory safe because everything is compiled with Fil-C. It's snappy - you could use it…
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The Origins of Scala (2009)
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Tell HN: Regrets. Think carefully about how you spend your time
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The HTTP Query Method
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www.ietf.org
The HTTP QUERY Method
This specification defines the QUERY method for HTTP.
A QUERY requests that the request target process the enclosed
content in a safe and idempotent manner and then respond with the
result of that processing. This is similar to POST…
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Meshtastic
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meshtastic.org
An open source, off-grid, decentralized, mesh network built to run on affordable, low-power devices
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Blender facial animation tool. What else should it do?
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GitHub
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LiveLinkFace ARKit Receiver is a Blender add-on that receives facial tracking data sent from the Live Link Face app on iPhone and automatically applies it to Shape Keys in Blender. - shun126/liveli...
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Show HN: Boing
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Stopping bad guys from using my open source project (feedback wanted)
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Evanhahn
Stopping bad guys from using my open source project (feedback wanted)
I maintain a sorta-popular open source package, and I want to prevent big corporations and "bad guys" from using it. I want feedback on how to do this.
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Zigbook Is Plagiarizing the Zigtools Playground
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Zigtools
Zigbook is Plagiarizing the Zigtools Playground
zigtools: We make free and open-source tools for the @ziglang community.
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Let go of StackOverflow; communities must take ownership
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Andrew Helwer
Let go of StackOverflow; communities must take ownership
Despite the noscript this is less a directive and more a denoscription of what has already happened, and how I came to realize it.
Still, there are many who remember StackOverflow as a revelation in the …
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Joe Armstrong interviews Alan Kay (2016) [video]
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Joe Armstrong & Alan Kay - Joe Armstrong interviews Alan Kay
The next Code Mesh Conference will be on 8 - 9 November 2017 (with Workshops on 7 November) - subscribe to receive exclusive content, updates and benefits.
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Scala
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www.huygens-fokker.org
Scala Home Page
Scala is a powerful software tool for experimentation with musical tunings, temperaments, scales,
just intonation and microtonality
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Installing Java in 2025, and Version Managers
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Learn Forever
Installing Java in 2025, and Version Managers
Remember when installing Java meant one download, one version, once choice? Back in the old days, you would head over to java.sun.com or later to Oracle website to download the installer, click …
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A new Little Prince museum has opened its doors in Switzerland
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Le Petit Prince
A new Little Prince museum has opened its doors in Switzerland - Le Petit Prince
The Besenval Palace in Solothurn opened the museum « Der Kleine Prinz und seine Welt » dedicated to the Little Prince through the collection of Jean-Marc Probst.
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KDE going all-in on a Wayland future
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KDE Blogs
Going all-in on a Wayland future
Well folks, it’s the beginning of a new era: after nearly three decades of KDE desktop environments running on X11, the future KDE Plasma 6.8 release will be Wayland-exclusive! Support for X11 applications will be fully entrusted to Xwayland, and the Plasma…
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Dilution vs. Risk taking: Capital gains taxes and entrepreneurs
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NBER
Dilution vs. Risk Taking: Capital Gains Taxes and Entrepreneurship
Recent proposals to tax unrealized capital gains or wealth have sparked a debate about their impact on entrepreneurship. We show that accrual-based taxation creates two opposing effects: successful founders face greater dilution from advance tax payments…
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CachyOS: Fast and Customizable Linux Distribution
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cachyos.org
CachyOS — Blazingly Fast OS based on Arch Linux
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CachyOS is an Arch Linux-based distribution that offers an easy installation, several customization options to suit every user, and special optimizations for improved performance while remaining simple.
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Silicon Valley's man in the White House is benefiting himself and his friends
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NY Times
Silicon Valley’s Man in the White House Is Benefiting Himself and His Friends
David Sacks, the Trump administration’s A.I. and crypto czar, has helped formulate policies that aid his Silicon Valley friends and many of his own tech investments.
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What's Hiding Inside Haribo's Power Bank and Headphones?
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Lumafield
What’s Hiding Inside Haribo’s Power Bank and Headphones?
CT scans reveal severe battery defects inside Haribo’s 20,000 mAh power bank and earbuds, explaining their quiet removal from Amazon.
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Show HN: Real-time system that tracks how news spreads across 200k websites
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Advent of Code 2025
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