How the iPhone 16’s electrically-released adhesive works
Our teardown lab is filled with iPhone 16 parts, and we’ve been having a blast playing with them. Apple’s latest smartphone series has largely underwhelmed tech reviewers, who are mixed on the usefulness of the new dedicated camera button and twiddling their thumbs waiting for Apple Intelligence to drop. But in our world, it’s a […]
Qocker is a user-friendly Qt GUI application for managing Docker containers
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A terrible way to jump into colocating your own stuff
I’ve been wanting to do this for a while: basically, to write a really snarky post about the bare minimum required to run your own hardware in a colocation environment. I’m talking about doing as little as possible, and possibly screwing up bigtime while you’re at it. Based on chats with some of my friends, […]
The Elite’s War on Remote Work Has Nothing to Do with Productivity
Every year, CEOs demand more employees return to the office. Mainstream news outlets run stories calling remote workers lazy. They say it’s about productivity. It’s not. David Graeber’s essay on bullshit jobs blew the myth of office productivity wide open several years ago. The elites have been promising us shorter work weeks for more than […]
What’s inside the QR code menu at this cafe?
Let me scan it, what could possibly go wrong? A few days ago, I went to a cafe near my home. I sat down and scanned the QR code on the table. It took me to a website displaying the cafe’s menu. It asked me for my name and Whatsapp mobile number. I entered the […]
Rust panics under the hood, and implementing them in .NET
I am currently working on a Rust to .NET compiler, rustc_codegen_clr. To get it to work, I need to implement many Rust features using .NET APIs. One of such features is panicking and unwinding. This article is the first one in a series about Rust panics, unwinding, and my implementation of them in .NET. In […]
Alan Turing’s 1950 manual for the Mark I electronic computer [pdf]
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Tesla Transport Protocol over Ethernet (TTPoE)
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Man dies after being knocked down by woman on scooter
KOREATOWN, LOS ANGELES (KABC) — A man died after he was knocked down by a woman riding a scooter in Koreatown, and his family is hoping the public can help police identify her. The incident happened last Thursday just before 5 p.m. on James M. Wood Boulevard between Vermont and Westmoreland avenues. Surveillance video shows […]
California fails to track its homelessness spending or results, a new audit says
In summary There’s so little data available, it’s impossible to even tell if several of California’s largest homelessness programs are working, according to a statewide audit released Tuesday. Welcome to CalMatters, the only nonprofit newsroom devoted solely to covering issues that affect all Californians. Sign up for WhatMatters to receive the latest news and commentary on the […]