Minecraft removing obfuscation in Java Edition
Do you like to mod Java, tinker with builds, or take deep dives into Minecraft’s code? Then this article is for you! For a long time, Java Edition has used obfuscation (hiding parts of the code) – a common practice in the gaming industry. Now we’re changing how we ship Minecraft: Java Edition to remove […]
Azure Outage
Update 16:57 UTC: Azure Portal Access Issues Starting at approximately 16:00 UTC, we began experiencing Azure Front Door issues resulting in a loss of availability of some services. In addition. customers may experience issues accessing the Azure Portal. Customers can attempt to use programmatic methods (PowerShell, CLI, etc.) to access/utilize resources if they are unable […]
Cursor Composer: Building a fast frontier model with RL
Composer is our new agent model designed for software engineering intelligence and speed. On our benchmarks, the model achieves frontier coding results with generation speed four times faster than similar models. We achieve these results by training the model to complete real-world software engineering challenges in large codebases. During training, Composer is given access to […]
Tell HN: Azure outage
Update 16:57 UTC: Azure Portal Access Issues Starting at approximately 16:00 UTC, we began experiencing Azure Front Door issues resulting in a loss of availability of some services. In addition. customers may experience issues accessing the Azure Portal. Customers can attempt to use programmatic methods (PowerShell, CLI, etc.) to access/utilize resources if they are unable […]
Replacing EBS and Rethinking Postgres Storage from First Principles
code]:break-all md:[&>code]:break-normal mt-4 lg:mt-6″>Introduction Agents are the new developers, and they need a new storage layer built for how they work. Agents spin up environments, test code, and evolve systems continuously. They need storage that can do the same: forking, scaling, and provisioning instantly, without manual work or waste. Storage itself has evolved through eras: […]
Collins Aerospace: Sending text messages to the cockpit with test:test
Informed parties: RTX Corporation and Department of Defense Cyber Crime Center (on September 21, 2025) Using the credentials test:test, it was possible to log in at the ARINC OpCenter Message Browser (Screenshot) as U.S. Navy Fleet Logistics Support Wing. Via this web service, text messages can be sent to the cockpit. For obvious reasons, we […]
I made a 10¢ MCU Talk
TLDR: Yes, you can fit about 7 seconds of audio into 16K of flash and still have room for code. And you can even play LPC encoded audio on a 10 cent MCU. There’s quite a lot more detail in this video (and of course you can hear the audio!). In the previous project, I […]
Kafka is Fast – I’ll use Postgres
I feel like the tech world lives in two camps. One camp chases buzzwords. This camp tends to adopt whatever’s popular without thinking hard about whether it’s appropriate. They tend to fall for all the purported benefits the sales pitch gives them – real-time, infinitely scale, cutting-edge, cloud-native, serverless, zero-trust, AI-powered, etc. You see this […]
Recreating a Homebrew Game System from 1987
Z80 TV Game – Alex J. Lowry’s Electronics Homepage Z80 TV Game Introduction In 1987, an electronics hobbyist from Japan developed this 8-bit games console entirely from scratch! Despite the simplicity of its circuitry (Only 19 ICs are needed to construct the system, none of which are dedicated graphics chips), it’s possible to write surprisingly […]
From VS Code to Helix
Automation is a double-edged sword Why I feared using Helix What Helped Just Do It Better docs Getting the most of Markdown and Astro in Helix Markdown Astro YAML Is it worth it? I created the website you’re reading with VS Code. Behind the scenes I use Astro, a static site generator that gets out […]