tragiclos

GitLab is in an incredible position to moonshot the next generation of software.

I don't think they offer anything unique. Forgejo[1] offers a similar platform.

[1] https://forgejo.org/

On the other hand, even if the town council takes concerns seriously and denies permission to build, the companies doing the building will just sue and build them anyways[1].

[1] https://fortune.com/2026/05/06/ai-data-center-michigan-salin...

FWIW, the article quotes people close to the researchers saying that the departure wasn't their choice.

could things be better if we had an explicitly designed interoperability interface?

Yes, we could define a language-agnostic binary interoperability standard with it's own interface definition language, or IDL. Maybe call it something neutral like the component object model, or just COM[1]. :)

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Component_Object_Model

This article going into more detail on those targeted was posted later:

https://securelist.com/notepad-supply-chain-attack/118708/

Most of those companies make huge margins by suckering large organizations into outrageous contracts. I don't see how AI moves the needle on this one way or the other.

Traffic from certain targeted users was selectively redirected to attacker-controlled served malicious update manifests.

I'd be curious to know if there was any pattern as to which users were targeted, but the post doesn't go into any further detail except to say it was likely a Chinese state-sponsored group.

The docs list this caveat:

Note that previous stable versions will not be suggested. The package will be completely ignored if its latest published version is within the cooldown period.

Seems like a big drawback to this approach.

Doesn't sound very profitable:

Over the last two years, the state transportation agency has spent more than $62,000 on repairs related to guardrail theft in the region.

If the full cost of replacement is ~$31k/yr, the scrap value of the stolen guardrails is surely far less. Seems like there wouldn't be enough for even a single thief to make a living.

Crazy that 27 C is deadly. I imagine most of Australia is hotter than that during any given summer.

It might be more appropriate to link to the original blog post: http://smoogespace.blogspot.com/2024/05/where-did-5-million-...

Ironic that the “about the author” section at the bottom names Monty Python as the origin of BDFL, a claim which is contradicted by the article.

Aerospace programs can have extremely long timelines in the private sector, too. Variants of the Boeing 737 have been produced since 1966. While the recent MAX versions were flawed and Boeing has some real quality issues, you can still get service parts for the original airframe.

Seems like victory through attrition. It might be the only modern fighter produced for export in the Western world.

It's about looking at supply vs demand. Electrical devices are often labeled by the minimum voltage they require to operate. 110 V is commonly used because the device can operate reliably on a 120 V distribution system.

I've always associated DRM with the [DMCA](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Millennium_Copyright_A...) which was signed into law in 1998. Do you have a source for Digital Rights Management originating in the mid-2000s?

I don’t disagree that XUL was great for it’s time, but this offers some interesting perspective on the reasons for its demise: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24231017

The issue applies specifically to Ultra HD Blu-rays, which were introduced in 2016.

The original post goes back to 1354.

While that is certainly admirable, if you’re choosing between half a dozen options, it would be difficult for most people to buy them all and return the ones they don’t want after testing.

While I would certainly welcome such a project, I wonder if a truly open source bot would be hampered by the fact that online retailers could view the source and proactively circumvent whatever strategy it implements.

The incident occurred around 10:00 GMT in the Mediterranean[1] so I don’t think it was dark out.

[1](https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-59323895)

This is addressed in the article: “…the panel found that the building was completely safe, and the settlement had not compromised its ability to withstand strong earthquakes.”

While this practice is certainly bad, it seems like an inevitable consequence of rating professional development based on publication in specific journals. Perhaps if they were evaluated based on the feedback of their manager and coworkers, as in other fields, this would be less of an issue.

What makes this so much more objectionable than the myriad ad tracking networks on most web pages?

There is no such thing as a Nobel prize for math.

This is a bit misleading. The efficiency measure refers to the percentage of paint that adheres to the car body. While a higher percentage of paint is “wasted” in the conventional painting process, almost all of it is reclaimed and used to paint other cars.

That would defeat the purpose of the key design, which is to ensure that you lock the door behind you.

Wouldn't that just incentivize tenants to plant cameras on properties and claim that the landlord put it there? I agree with Ken that this isn't a simple problem to solve.

I'm sure they can't wait to begin using a chat service that not only has no qualms reading their private communications, but actively undermines their business as well.