23
August
2026

1.
To become a better writer, read as much as you can
nappertime.com · 316 points · 208 comments
2.
I gave Qwen 3.8 27B a reverse-engineering job and it finished in 30 minutes
www.xda-developers.com · 159 points · 80 comments
3.
Wi-Fi 8 is the first wireless upgrade in years that isn't chasing speed
www.xda-developers.com · 155 points · 115 comments
4.
MartyPC is a cross-platform emulator of early PCs written in Rust
martypc.net · 154 points · 55 comments
5.
The End of an Athlon
www.os2museum.com · 143 points · 57 comments
6.
The Art and Beauty of Blade Runner (2015)
nappertime.com · 136 points · 68 comments
7.
NanoGPT Speedrun Frontier
www.primeintellect.ai · 127 points · 31 comments
8.
JIT Compiling Code in 5μs
malisper.me · 123 points · 78 comments
9.
Tragically, as many as 9625 out of every 10k individuals may be neurotypical
erikengdahl.se · 90 points · 101 comments
10.
Sydney Marathon medal mistakenly depicts Munich stadium
www.bbc.com · 90 points · 59 comments
11.
I Dream of Quieter Computing
henry.codes · 88 points · 93 comments
12.
Malware infects Android-based automotive head unit firmware
securelist.com · 87 points · 40 comments
13.
Fast and Hard Code
lucumr.pocoo.org · 81 points · 44 comments
14.
Mathematicians will probably become obsolete before anyone else [pdf]
olli.unt.edu · 75 points · 51 comments
15.
The Sloppification of Peptides
henryaj.substack.com · 74 points · 59 comments