How a System Call Actually Works in Linux
Here's a small C program. It calls clock_gettime() three times, then writes five bytes to standard output. #include #include #include int main(void) { struct timespe
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How to Refactor a Legacy Application Before Migrating It
The moment a team decides to migrate a legacy application, there's usually pressure to start moving code. Move the database, the API, or the UI. Move...
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Bits from Debian: New Debian Developers and Maintainers (July and August 2026)
The following contributor got their Debian Developer account in the last two months: Nicolas Peugnet (nicolasp) The following contributors were added as Debian Maintainers in the...
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Audi’s new A2 E-tron is its most affordable and efficient EV yet
When shopping for an electric vehicle, affordability is becoming a more common trait. But affordable and energy efficient is truly a rare breed. Often you have...
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A Vacuum Tube Computer For The Home
The earliest all-electronic computers used vacuum tubes, and most of us will know about machines such as ENIAC or Colossus. Vast machines that required the budget...
Read moreMysterious x86 CPU Already Has APX, x86S Where Intel Left Off For Legacy-Free x86
The mystery deepens around an x86 implementation from a corporate entity other than AMD and Intel and has been making some very intriguing changes for coming...
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Colin Watson: Free software activity in August 2026
My Debian contributions this month were all sponsored by Freexian. You can also support my work directly via Liberapay or GitHub Sponsors. Personal note This month, my Dad...
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GTA 6's Criminal Profile system sounds pretty interesting, includes a 'shattered' state for players who DGAF
There are reportedly four main states, Professional, Aggressive, Violent, and Psycho, plus a hard-to-reach state you can't come back from.
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Persona 1 and 2 remakes are "something we'll probably eventually do," series producer says
With Persona 3 Reload out the door and Persona 4 Revival next in line, series producer Kazuhisa Wada has said remakes of the first two games...
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AI agents are creating more work, not less — and OpenAI’s own numbers back it up
OpenAI says it hit a goal it set last fall, stating researchers are now using what the company calls an The post AI agents are creating...
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Artemis III SLS stacking advances as Orion results confirm trajectory fix
Teams at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center have pushed Artemis III Space Launch System hardware another… The post Artemis III SLS stacking advances as Orion results confirm...
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PEEP Turns Chrome and Edge Into Post-Compromise Backdoors for Host Command Execution
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a complex Chromium-based post-exploitation toolkit called PEEP that masquerades as a bookmarks extension for the web browser. "Requiring prior administrative...
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