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1. Horse-Drawn Carriages Without the Horse – A Reflection on Technology and AI
INFO: When the first cars were invented, they looked exactly like carriages—just without the horse—because no one could imagine a different design. Similarly, the author argues that today’s AI implementations often feel like old solutions with AI simply “glued on.” Instead of true innovation, companies keep the old models and add “AI support,” without fundamentally rethinking their products. Like the first “cars without horses,” real technological revolutions require fresh ideas, not old frameworks—more in the article.
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2. State of Web Dev AI 2025 Report – How Developers Are Using AI
INFO: The authors surveyed web developers to see how AI is used in app development. The report covers the most helpful tools, common problems developers face, and the real costs of using AI. It also includes insights from those skeptical about AI, offering a more balanced view of its role in web development today.
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3. CSS Hell – Extremely Tough Challenges for Frontend Developers
INFO: Think you know CSS because styling is part of your daily routine? Welcome to CSS Hell, where the author has created 15 devilishly hard puzzles that require creative, out-of-the-box thinking. You aim to move a circle (or circles) to a target spot using only the number of CSS lines allowed. A tip to get you started: In the first two levels, playing with margins or padding will help; later, you'll need to learn how to rotate elements. A fun but humbling experience!
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4. Deleted Files in Git and the Risk of Data Leaks – Bug Bounty
INFO: When a file is deleted from a Git repository, it doesn't just vanish — traces often remain. Sometimes it's easy to access these deleted fragments; other times it requires a bit of digging, but recovering old files can lead to profound discoveries. The author explored corporate repos and managed to retrieve sensitive information, eventually earning a significant reward through bug bounty programs. An eye-opening reminder to properly clean your repos!
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5. Can the Zima Board 2 Replace Your Entire Home Lab? (Video, 32 min)
INFO: A review of the Zima Board 2, a compact single-board computer positioned as an alternative to Raspberry Pi and similar home lab setups. The author installs Proxmox, pfSense, and Ubuntu, testing the board’s performance in virtualization, routing, IDS/IPS, and container hosting—an interesting solution for those looking to simplify or expand their home labs.
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6. Managing Underperforming Employees – How to Do It Effectively
INFO: The author divides underperformance into two main types: not completing tasks and not aligning with the team’s or company’s goals. They show that even competent people can slip into one of these states and describe specific methods for recognizing and responding to both situations, from weekly check-ins to testing real engagement. This is a helpful resource for tech leads and anyone managing teams.
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7. Agile Spillover – Why Not Finishing Tasks Destroys Team Productivity
INFO: Agile teams often leave tasks unfinished at the end of sprints, leading to "spillover"—carrying incomplete backlog items into the next iterations. The article explains how this hurts project predictability and damages team morale. It also offers strategies to counteract the problem, such as increasing the visibility of unfinished work, committing to fewer sprint goals, and consciously limiting the scope of work.
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8. How Fast Charging Works – A Technology Overview
INFO: Charging a modern smartphone isn't just about connecting two wires — today’s chargers are basically tiny computers that negotiate optimal power settings with the phone. This article explains the key fast-charging standards, like USB PD, Quick Charge, and PPS, highlighting their differences, compatibility, and impact on battery wear. You'll also learn why slow charging with an old adapter can sometimes be better for battery health, and what to look for when choosing a charging cable or charger.
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9. Why a 20-Year-Old Bug in GTA San Andreas is Only Revealed Now with Windows 11 Update 24H2
INFO: The latest Windows update has uncovered an interesting bug in GTA San Andreas that has been present since the game's creation. The Skimmer (a hydroplane – a type of plane that lands on water) has completely disappeared from the game. How did one specific vehicle vanish, while all other vehicles functioned correctly? What does this have to do with the Windows update? This is an intriguing yet highly technical analysis of the bug.
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10. Don’t Use Docker Like It’s 2015
INFO: Many habits from Docker’s early days persist in projects—lack of .dockerignore, running everything as root, or creating large single-layer images. The author highlights specific best practices that should be implemented: multi-stage builds, health checks, BuildKit and cache, dev containers, and live reloading with Docker Compose watch. This is a short but highly informative guide.
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11. 7 Ready-Made Phrases to Make Giving Feedback Easier
INFO: Providing feedback can be challenging, especially when you want to convey information clearly and politely. In this article, you'll find seven ready-made phrases that help express opinions constructively in various situations – from team collaborations to conversations with supervisors. Each phrase includes practical tips and example usage.
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12. Common Pronunciation Mistakes of Popular IT Terms
INFO: This repository is in Chinese, but I couldn't find a better one with similar materials. Focus only on the table. On the left, you'll find popular words (names of technologies, companies, products, etc.). In the following columns, you'll find the correct pronunciation of these words in English (the first column is British pronunciation, and the second is American pronunciation). In the last column, you'll find the incorrect pronunciation often heard in the IT industry. Clicking the speaker icon will play the pronunciation recording.
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13. A Blog Running on Nintendo Wii – NetBSD and Homebrew in Practice
INFO: The author set up a production web server on a Nintendo Wii console running NetBSD. The article provides a detailed description of the process of soft-modding the console, installing the system, and configuring the Lighttpd server to host a static blog. The whole setup works thanks to the NetBSD port for the Wii. It's a clever use for old hardware.
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14. Can You Still Use Windows 95 to Browse the Web? (video, 11m)
INFO: The author attempts to run Internet Explorer on Windows 95 and connect to today’s internet. It quickly becomes clear that most websites no longer work due to the lack of HTTPS support and modern standards. But... that’s not the end. With a tool called WebOne, it becomes possible to use proxy servers that render modern websites and send simplified versions to Windows 95. The video shows what it’s like to try opening YouTube, Reddit, or BBC on this ancient system—and what hurdles need to be overcome. A technical curiosity for fans of retro tech and old operating systems.
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15. Cyberpunk 1958: The Origins of the Polish IT Industry
INFO: This article explores the little-known beginnings of Polish computing, starting in 1958 with the early computers built in the People's Republic of Poland. It describes both the people and institutions that played a key role in shaping the foundations of the country’s IT sector—often in surprisingly futuristic ways. A must-read for fans of vintage technology.
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16. Practical Tips for Debugging Applications
INFO: A set of very short but practical tips to help you debug applications more effectively. This condensed collection of advice encourages a methodical approach to identifying and fixing bugs in your code.
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17. Scam Campaign on GitHub – Thousands of Game Mods and Cracks Laced with Malware
INFO: Thousands of fake repositories have been created on GitHub, claiming to offer game mods and cracks for popular software. When downloaded and run, these files execute malicious software—specifically, the Redox stealer—which sends user data (passwords, cookies, wallet keys, etc.) to Discord servers. The author uncovered a detailed guide explaining how these repositories are created and identified over 1,100 active instances of this campaign.
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18. A Beginner’s Guide to Building AI Agents – Straight from OpenAI (PDF, 34 pages)
INFO: This mini ebook, published by OpenAI, explains what an AI agent is, how its architecture works, and how to put everything together (with code examples included). It also covers guardrails (safety measures), tool use (and tool overload), and more. A great resource for beginners.
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19. An Image Upload System That Also Works Offline
INFO: Handling file uploads to a server while offline might sound strange, but it’s worth considering. A user is using an app while online, then suddenly loses connection (e.g. while on a train), and five minutes later, they’re back online. How should the app handle this, especially if an upload was in progress? The author demonstrates how to use PWA technologies, IndexedDB, service workers, and the Background Sync API to solve this problem. The data is temporarily stored locally, and the system automatically uploads it once the network is available again. A clever solution that prevents loss of unsaved data.
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20. How to Read Traceroute Results and Diagnose Network Issues
INFO: This guide explains how traceroute works and how to interpret its output to identify delays, timeouts, and other common network problems. It covers differences in how the tool is implemented on Windows, macOS, and Linux, and provides examples of typical error patterns. It also discusses limitations caused by NAT, firewalls, or load balancing, which can distort the test results. These are essential basics worth knowing, especially if you work as a system administrator.
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21. N8NChat – Scenario Generator for N8N
INFO: A very interesting tool that adds a chat window to N8N, where you can describe what you want to achieve, and it builds it for you—at least that’s the idea. I spent quite a bit of time getting it to work on my self-hosted N8N instance, so here are a few tips: switch the LLM model to something like GPT-4o, because the default o3-mini crashes almost every time. Also, generate a dedicated API key for this feature. The activation button for the extension only appears after you've entered the API key, opened the workflow editor, and refreshed the page. The generated scenarios aren’t perfect, but they’re often 30–40% away from being correct, so it’s still a decent time-saver. You can use the extension for free (excluding your API usage costs), though it may occasionally show ads if you don’t use an ad blocker.
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22. ZEV – AI-Powered Terminal Assistant
INFO: If you often work in the Linux terminal but struggle to remember commands (or simply don’t want to learn them), ZEV can help. You describe what you want to do in plain language (in any language), and the app suggests a few ready-made commands to accomplish your goal. Nothing runs automatically—you choose the action and confirm that you want to execute it. The tool uses OpenAI’s API by default, but you can configure it to work with local LLM models instead.
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23. A Collection of System Prompts and Configurations for Popular AI Agents – Leaked Insights
INFO: The author compiled—and in some cases extracted—system prompts and internal configurations used by tools like Cursor, Devin, Replit Agent, VSCode Agent, and others. This gives you a behind-the-scenes look at how these systems work. The prompts are organized into themed folders. These are NOT meant to be copy-pasted and run blindly (they won’t work that way), but they can be valuable learning resources for building your agents.
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24. How Graphics Worked in Classic Sierra Games (video, 6m)
INFO: Adventure games from Sierra in the 1980s, like King's Quest, amazed players with their graphics, despite minimal hardware resources. This video explains how the AGI (Adventure Game Interpreter—nothing to do with AI!) engine and vector-based scene representations allowed the entire game world to fit on a single floppy disk. The author also tests whether these old techniques can create modern high-resolution graphics. Plenty of interesting insights exist on flood fills, scaling issues, and attempts to bypass the limitations of the historical graphic format.
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