Agents need control flow, not more prompts https://bsuh.bearblog.dev/agents-need-control-flow/
brian’s thoughts
agents need control flow, not more prompts
Thesis: reliable agents tackling complex tasks need deterministic control flow encoded in software, not increasingly elaborate prompt chains
If you’ve eve...
If you’ve eve...
Dirtyfrag: Universal Linux LPE https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/07/8
Cloudflare to cut about 20% of its workforce https://www.reuters.com/business/world-at-work/cloudflare-cut-over-1100-jobs-2026-05-07/
Reuters
Cloudflare to cut about 20% workforce as AI adoption reshapes operations
Cloudflare said on Thursday it would cut about 20% of its workforce as the company restructures operations around the rapid adoption of artificial intelligence tools, and forecast second-quarter revenue slightly below Wall Street expectations.
Cartoon Network Flash Games https://www.webdesignmuseum.org/flash-game-exhibitions/cartoon-network-flash-games
Web Design Museum
Cartoon Network Flash Games
Explore a collection of Cartoon Network browser games inspired by The Powerpuff Girls, Dexter’s Laboratory, Samurai Jack, and other fan-favorite series.
AI is breaking two vulnerability cultures https://www.jefftk.com/p/ai-is-breaking-two-vulnerability-cultures
Jefftk
AI is Breaking Two Vulnerability Cultures
A week ago the Copy Fail vulnerability came out, and Hyunwoo Kim immediately realized that the fixes were insufficient, sharing a patch the same day. In doing this he followed standard procedure for Linux, especially within networking: share the security…
Google broke reCAPTCHA for de-googled Android users https://reclaimthenet.org/google-broke-recaptcha-for-de-googled-android-users
Reclaim The Net
Google Broke reCAPTCHA for De-Googled Android Users
The company that decides whether you're a bot now also requires you run its software to prove otherwise.
A recent experience with ChatGPT 5.5 Pro https://gowers.wordpress.com/2026/05/08/a-recent-experience-with-chatgpt-5-5-pro/
Gowers's Weblog
A recent experience with ChatGPT 5.5 Pro
We are all having to keep revising upwards our assessments of the mathematical capabilities of large language models. I have just made a fairly large revision as a result of ChatGPT 5.5 Pro, to whi…
Using Claude Code: The unreasonable effectiveness of HTML https://twitter.com/trq212/status/2052809885763747935
X (formerly Twitter)
Thariq (@trq212) on X
Using Claude Code: The Unreasonable Effectiveness of HTML
EU Parliamentary Research Service calls VPNs "a loophole that needs closing" https://cyberinsider.com/eu-calls-vpns-a-loophole-that-needs-closing-in-age-verification-push/
CyberInsider
EU calls VPNs “a loophole that needs closing” in age verification push
The European Parliamentary Research Service has warned that VPNs are increasingly being used to bypass online age-verification systems.
Internet Archive Switzerland https://blog.archive.org/2026/05/06/internet-archive-switzerland-expanding-a-global-mission-to-preserve-knowledge/
LLMs corrupt your documents when you delegate https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.15597
arXiv.org
LLMs Corrupt Your Documents When You Delegate
Large Language Models (LLMs) are poised to disrupt knowledge work, with the emergence of delegated work as a new interaction paradigm (e.g., vibe coding). Delegation requires trust - the...
I’ve banned query strings https://chrismorgan.info/no-query-strings
chrismorgan.info
I’ve banned query strings — Chris Morgan
Idempotency is easy until the second request is different https://blog.dochia.dev/blog/idempotency/
blog.dochia.dev
Idempotency Is Easy Until the Second Request Is Different | Dochia CLI Blog
Idempotency is not just an HTTP header or a key lookup. This article covers the failure cases that bite real APIs: different requests with the same key, concurrent retries, partial success, downstream uncertainty, response replay, expiry, and duplicate message…
I returned to AWS and was reminded why I left https://fourlightyears.blogspot.com/2026/05/i-returned-to-aws-and-was-reminded-hard.html
Blogspot
I returned to AWS - and was reminded HARD why I left.
I was one of the very first advocates for AWS back when it was brand new - SQS, S3, EC2 SimpleDB - it was a lot smaller back then. In fact I...
Hardware Attestation as Monopoly Enabler https://grapheneos.social/@GrapheneOS/116550899908879585
GrapheneOS Mastodon
GrapheneOS (@[email protected])
Apple and Google are gradually expanding their use of hardware-based attestation. They're convincing a growing number of services to adopt it. Google's Play Integrity API and Apple's App Attest API are very similar. Apple brought it to the web via Privacy…