Sabotaging projects by overthinking, scope creep, and structural diffing https://kevinlynagh.com/newsletter/2026_04_overthinking/
My audio interface has SSH enabled by default https://hhh.hn/rodecaster-duo-fw/
hhh.hn
My audio interface has ssh enabled by default
I bought a Rodecaster Duo to solve some audio woes, and found that it has ssh enabled by default. I captured the firmware update process and created custom firmware to enable password authentication for ssh.
The Free Universal Construction Kit https://fffff.at/free-universal-construction-kit/
F.A.T.
The Free Universal Construction Kit
Ever wanted to connect your Legos and Tinkertoys together? Now you can Γ’β¬β and much more. Announcing the Free Universal Construction Kit: a set of adapters for complete interoperability between 10 β¦
Fully Featured Audio DSP Firmware for the Raspberry Pi Pico https://github.com/WeebLabs/DSPi
GitHub
GitHub - WeebLabs/DSPi: A fully featured audio DSP firmware for the Raspberry Pi Pico (RP2040) and Pico 2 (RP2350). Official Discord:β¦
A fully featured audio DSP firmware for the Raspberry Pi Pico (RP2040) and Pico 2 (RP2350). Official Discord: https://discord.gg/RCyqxAQ5xS - WeebLabs/DSPi
Men who stare at walls https://www.alexselimov.com/posts/men_who_stare_at_walls/
Alex Selimov
Staring at walls to improve focus and productivity
I came across a video by Simple Lucas describing a routine to improve focus and productivity.
The routine was basically:
Donβt use any screens/entertainment when trying to focus on work.
When you start to feel mentally drained, sit and stare at a wall forβ¦
The routine was basically:
Donβt use any screens/entertainment when trying to focus on work.
When you start to feel mentally drained, sit and stare at a wall forβ¦
4TB of voice samples just stolen from 40k AI contractors at Mercor https://app.oravys.com/blog/mercor-breach-2026
ORAVYS
4TB of voice samples were just stolen from 40,000 AI contractors
Lapsus$ posted Mercor on its leak site. Voice biometrics plus ID documents in one bundle is a deepfake-ready kit. Here is what to do.
Microsoft and OpenAI end their exclusive and revenue-sharing deal https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-27/microsoft-to-stop-sharing-revenue-with-main-ai-partner-openai
Bloomberg.com
OpenAI Breaks Free From Exclusive AI Pact With Microsoft
Microsoft Corp. and OpenAI have agreed to drop the software giantβs exclusive right to sell the startupβs AI models, opening the door for the ChatGPT maker to pursue deals with cloud-computing rivals like Amazon.com Inc.
Talkie: a 13B vintage language model from 1930 https://talkie-lm.com/introducing-talkie
Localsend: An open-source cross-platform alternative to AirDrop https://github.com/localsend/localsend
GitHub
GitHub - localsend/localsend: An open-source cross-platform alternative to AirDrop
An open-source cross-platform alternative to AirDrop - localsend/localsend
Ghostty is leaving GitHub https://mitchellh.com/writing/ghostty-leaving-github
You can beat the binary search https://lemire.me/blog/2026/04/27/you-can-beat-the-binary-search/
Daniel Lemire's blog
You can beat the binary search
We sometimes have to look for a value in a sorted array. The simplest algorithm consists in just going through the values one by one, until we encounter the value, or exhaust the array. We sometimes call this algorithm a linear search. In C++, you can getβ¦
Claude Code refuses requests or charges extra if your commits mention "OpenClaw" https://twitter.com/theo/status/2049645973350363168
X (formerly Twitter)
Theo - t3.gg (@theo) on X
Fun fact - if you have a recent commit that mentions OpenClaw in a json blob, Claude Code will either refuse your request or bill you extra money.
This is an empty repo, I'm just calling Claude Code directly. Insanity.
This is an empty repo, I'm just calling Claude Code directly. Insanity.
How an oil refinery works https://www.construction-physics.com/p/how-an-oil-refinery-works
Construction-Physics
How an Oil Refinery Works
Though wind and solar continue to carve out larger and larger shares of world energy supply, the modern world still runs on petroleum, and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future.
Shai-Hulud Themed Malware Found in the PyTorch Lightning AI Training Library https://semgrep.dev/blog/2026/malicious-dependency-in-pytorch-lightning-used-for-ai-training/
Semgrep
Shai-Hulud Themed Malware Found in the PyTorch Lightning AI Training Library
The PyPI package lightning was compromised in versions 2.6.2 and 2.6.3 with Mini Shai-Hulud themed malicious code to execute credential-stealing malware on import.