What does Alexa know about you, vibe coding in practice and programmers will lose their jobs - again?Playing and programming on a printer, simple yet useful AI Assistant based on SQLite & cron jobs …
INFO: Right now, everyone’s talking about the threat that’s supposedly going to take programmers’ jobs—AI, of course. But the truth is, this isn’t the first time we’ve heard that “developers are 100% going to lose their jobs.” This cycle of fear pops up pretty regularly every few years. So what was already supposed to replace devs for good, and how did it turn out? You’ll find out in the article.
2. Can You 'Unblur' a Photo? – A Technical Look at Image Blur (Video, 10 min)
INFO: Blurring sensitive parts of an image or video is the most common way to hide information that shouldn't be leaked. But some claim that, in some instances—at least in theory—this process can be reversed. Is that possible? What challenges come up when trying to undo a blur? This is an interesting analysis of the issue. A while ago, the creator posted a similar video. Still, this time they focus more on the real-world problems you might run into, using actual footage and photos rather than just theoretical examples.
3. What Is the Model Context Protocol (MCP) – Clear and Hype-Free
INFO: There’s been a flood of tutorials lately on how to add MCP support to your app. But don’t follow King Julien’s method ("Quick! Let’s implement it before we realize it makes no sense!")—first, take a moment to understand what MCP is, what problems it tries to solve, why it was created, and how it works. All explained without the usual hype about how amazing it supposedly is.
4. IFs Up, FORs Down – Tips for Simplifying App Logic and Boosting Performance
INFO: The author shares two best practices for code design that can be applied during refactoring. They can simplify your app’s logic and even improve performance. Applying both suggestions from the article may also help eliminate unnecessary instructions.
5. Scrappy – A Tool for Building Small Personal Apps
INFO: This is an experimental platform for quickly creating simple, interactive apps using drag-and-drop and a bit of coding. There’s no AI involved at all. You don’t need your server, and there’s no deployment required—the apps are fully frontend-based. If you want to build a fundamental tool that calculates values or helps you make a decision, Scrappy might be worth a try. The article links to a full project description, and you’ll find the app link at the end. Just note—it doesn’t work correctly on mobile devices.
6. Why Did the First Macintosh Have a 512×342 Pixel Display?
INFO: It’s an unusual resolution—even for its time. The standard back then was 512×384, but Apple trimmed 42 vertical lines for some reason. This interesting analysis examines how that small change affected the computer’s performance, UI design, and several other aspects—an excellent read for fans of vintage tech.
7. GitHub Issues as a Private Notebook with Superpowers?
INFO: There are plenty of note-taking platforms out there. But if you’re looking for something free, Markdown-friendly, with entry linking, powerful search, privacy, and complete API control, take a look at GitHub Issues. Yes, really. With a bit of creativity, you can use the bug-tracking system as a personal note-taking tool—and according to the author, it works surprisingly well. The main downside? It’s 100% online—you can’t use it without an internet connection.
8. A Story of Instagram Addiction and the Struggle to Break Free
INFO: The author shares a personal account of being addicted to Instagram, especially the endless, compulsive scrolling through Reels. He reflects on how it affected his daily life, sleep, and mental health. Alongside his story, he offers thoughts on what it took to start changing that pattern. A meaningful read if you’re also struggling with social media addiction, regardless of the platform.
9. An Archive of Every Device That’s Ever Run Doom
INFO: They say Doom can run on anything, and you’ve probably seen it running on a washing machine, toaster, or vacuum cleaner. Well, someone decided to collect all these bizarre projects in one place. If you're into clever electronics hacks and porting software to the most unusual platforms, it’s worth a look.
10. Should You Block ICMP Responses on Your Server?
INFO: Older tutorials sometimes suggest that blocking the ICMP protocol (used, for example, for ping responses) is a good way to protect your server from DDoS attacks. But contrary to popular belief, completely blocking ICMP is not a good idea. ICMP isn’t just about pings—some of its messages are critical for proper network operation. This article explains what ICMP is used for and what can go wrong if you block it entirely at the firewall level.
11. What I Learned About Building Websites by Reading the Code of 2,000 Pages
INFO: Over the course of a year, the author manually archived more than 2,000 websites, analyzing their HTML and CSS. What started as an attempt to organize bookmarks turned into an intense crash course in reading other people’s code. In this article, he shares interesting findings about rarely used HTML tags, clever CSS tricks, and what makes code more readable.
12. Give Nix a Try – A Package Manager That Solves Repeatable Environment Issues
INFO: Nix takes an entirely different approach to package and environment management. Each version of a package is stored in its unchangeable directory, which eliminates conflicts and ensures fully repeatable builds. This means you can guarantee identical build environments, no matter the machine or system state. It’s an interesting concept—and a potential alternative to Docker, version managers, and setup scripts.
13. CSV to HTML Table – Filter and Search CSV Data in Your Browser
INFO: A simple library for working with CSV files. Just drop the file into the correct folder and point to it in the config—it will automatically be turned into an interactive HTML table with search and filter options. It runs entirely in JavaScript (frontend only), with no need for any backend.
14. How Signal Desktop Protects Itself from Microsoft Recall
INFO: The Recall feature logs everything that happens on your screen—meant to boost productivity. But if you’re using a secure messenger like Signal, you probably don’t want your private messages screenshotted and uploaded to the cloud. The real issue: there’s currently no technical way to entirely exclude specific apps from being tracked by Recall. So, how did Signal tackle this privacy-unfriendly feature? This article explains their approach.
15. Use return await in Async Functions – But Why?
INFO: Using return await in an async function might seem unnecessary, but it plays an essential role in error handling and resource management. It ensures that errors from promises are properly caught by try/catch blocks, and that finally statements run only after the function has fully completed its execution.
16. Vibe Coding in Practice – Building a Web App from Scratch
INFO: The author describes how they created a complete breathing exercise web app without writing a single line of code themselves—everything was built using AI in the Cursor editor. The project, based on NextJS, came together quickly thanks to the trendy “vibe coding” approach. The article covers both the advantages of this method and its apparent limitations and downsides.
17. llm-min.txt – Compressing Technical Docs for LLMs
INFO: Got a massive project documentation you’d like to share with a language model? Traditional RAG methods might not work well, and the full text won’t fit in the model’s context window. This tool lets you compress any text to an extreme degree, making it barely readable for humans but still entirely understandable for an LLM. Thanks to its tiny size, you can paste it directly into a ChatGPT chat window, for example.
18. Private AI Keyboard with Built-in Raspberry Pi CM5 (video, 14m)
INFO: Embedding AI into a keyboard might sound like a privacy nightmare, but someone figured out how to do it safely. This custom-built keyboard uses a Raspberry Pi CM5 to run speech-to-text via OpenAI's Whisper model entirely offline. No data leaves the device, making it a clever and privacy-respecting solution for local voice dictation.
19. getStack – Popular Open Source Technologies Updated Weekly
INFO: This service collects data from GitHub and shows the most popular technologies and repositories by category. It’s useful if you’re looking for project inspiration, want to see what’s trending, or follow the development of open-source and self-hosted tools. The data is refreshed weekly, allowing you to easily track changing trends.
20. The Evolution of Trust – Educational Game About Trust (Game Theory)
INFO: An interactive game that explains how trust forms—or breaks down—between people using game theory. It demonstrates how honesty, effective communication, and a positive relationship history are essential for successful cooperation. It’s a great introduction to concepts like the Prisoner’s Dilemma and strategic decisions in social interactions. While playing, you’ll meet different personality types representing various relationship approaches, then learn what they mean and how they work. It requires some clicking, but it’s worth it.
INFO: The author explains how to use an inexpensive GPS module to improve time accuracy on a macOS computer, even though the system doesn’t directly support the PPS (Pulse Per Second) signal. This is more of a curiosity for fans of unusual solutions and those who enjoy tinkering with system settings.
22. Don’t Use IP Geolocation to Choose the User’s Language
INFO: Many developers still mistakenly assume that an IP location reveals a visitor’s language preference—after all, a user with a Polish IP probably speaks Polish, right? Not quite. Travel, VPN use, or being an immigrant are just a few reasons why geolocation shouldn’t be the primary factor when selecting a preferred language. So, what should you do instead?
INFO: Just paste a webpage URL, and this tool transforms it into an interactive whiteboard where you can draw, add notes, and share with others—all without creating an account. You can invite collaborators for a joint session and save the final result as a PNG image. Great for developers and designers who want to gather visual feedback directly on the webpage.
INFO: You have dozens of applications installed on your Linux system, and each creates its configuration file, called a 'dotfile.' First, this creates a cluttered mess, and second, tracking changes in these files becomes a difficult task. One solution could be to track these changes by adding the files to a Git repository. But there is one problem... You need to create as many repositories as the number of application configurations you want to track, because each saves its data in a different location. This application solves that problem. It moves all the configuration files into a single directory, creates symbolic links in their original locations, and stores everything in a single shared Git repository.
25. Espanso – a powerful, cross-platform open-source text expander
INFO: The application works on Windows, Linux, and macOS, and integrates with most system applications. Besides classic shortcut expansion, it supports emojis, inserting image files, custom scripts, shell commands, and configurations that depend on the active application. It includes a built-in package manager, a snippet search tool, and support for regular expressions.
26. Hardtime – a plugin for (neo)VIM that helps you break bad habits
INFO: You think you know how to use VIM. This plugin monitors your behavior in the editor and alerts you every time you perform an inefficient action, suggesting faster alternatives. The goal of the plugin is to teach you professional VIM usage, not just to master tricks like pressing the "j" key 70 times. If you work with this environment daily, give this plugin a try.
27. DaedalOS – a full-featured graphical environment running entirely in the browser
INFO: This project is a remarkably advanced graphical environment that runs entirely within a web browser. It includes a file manager, taskbar, start menu, terminal, keyboard shortcut support, and even dynamic wallpapers. It works offline, stores data in IndexedDB, supports many data formats, and offers a wide range of applications—from a code editor and Flash emulator to a web browser, media player, classic games, and AI tools.
28. How to Switch from SOAP to REST – A Guide with Examples
INFO: A detailed guide for migrating from SOAP to REST – covering everything from listing existing APIs and designing new endpoints, to converting WSDL specifications to OpenAPI and updating data formats from XML to JSON. If you have a similar task ahead, this guide could be pretty handy.
29. JavaScript Support Inside SQLite? – A Clever Extension
INFO: This extension lets you create custom SQL functions directly in JavaScript, right from SQLite. Functions are defined as JavaScript code and registered through SQL queries, making them easy to use in regular queries. The library also supports synchronizing these functions across devices and allows running the JavaScript code inside the database.
30. What Does Alexa Know About You? Surprising Data from 9 Years of Using Echo
INFO: The author requested complete data from Amazon about his family’s interactions with their Echo device and was surprised by the scale and detail of the information received. Among tens of thousands of sounds and commands were existential questions, jokes, music requests, and even attempts to flirt with the voice assistant. This article offers not only insight into how Alexa works but also serves as a wake-up call for anyone thinking of bringing a popular voice assistant into their home.
31. How Does Claude 4 Perform in Programming Tests?
INFO: Claude 4 achieved record-breaking scores on the SWE-bench Verified benchmark, outperforming even solutions from OpenAI and Google. In practical tests, it also handled complex refactoring scenarios well. The author tested both versions of the model (Sonnet and Opus), focusing on multi-step error correction in Rust code to assess their architectural understanding and ability to modify multiple files without hallucinations. How did the new model do? Check out the article to find out.
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