Slug Algorithm for On-GPU Rendering of Fonts with Bézier Curves now in Public Domain
The Slug Algorithm has been around for a decade now, mostly quietly rendering fonts and later entire GUIs using Bézier curves directly on the GPU for...
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C.J. Collier: The WWW::Mechanize::Chrome Saga: A Comprehensive Narrative of PR #104
The WWW::Mechanize::Chrome Saga: A Comprehensive Narrative of PR #104 This document synthesizes the extensive work performed from March 13th to March 20th, 2026, to harden, stabilize,...
Read moreOpenShot 3.5 video editor arrives as ‘biggest’ release in 18 years
A new version of free video editor OpenShot has been released, with the app’s developers calling it one of the ‘biggest releases ever’ in its 18-year...
Read moreCambalache 1.0 Released After Five Years For Designing Modern GTK UIs
Cambalache 1.0 released today after more than five years in development as a What You See Is What You Get (WYSIWYG) application for creating and editing...
Read moreOpenShot 3.5 Released As One Of Their “Biggest Releases” Ever
OpenShot 3.5 hit the web today for this open-source non-linear video editor that describes the new version as one of their “biggest releases” ever in its...
Read moreAnthropic Denies It Could Sabotage AI Tools During War
The Department of Defense alleges the AI developer could manipulate models in the middle of war. Company executives argue that’s impossible.
Read moreSecurity advisory for Cargo
The Rust Security Response Team was notified of a vulnerability in the third-party crate tar, used by Cargo to extract packages during a build. The vulnerability,...
Read moreJury finds Elon Musk’s ‘stupid tweets’ caused Twitter investors’ losses
A California jury determined that Elon Musk misled Twitter investors before making a $44 billion deal to buy the company in 2022, reports CNBC. The New...
Read moreb4 v0.15.0 released
Version 0.15.0 of the b4 patch-management tool is out. Highlights in this release include the b4 review workflow manager for maintainers (covered briefly in this article),...
Read moreConway’s Game of Life With Physical Buttons
Conway’s Game of Life excels in its simplicity, creating a cellular automaton on a 2D grid where each cell obeys a set of very simple rules...
Read moreJury finds Musk owes damages to Twitter investors for his tweets
On Friday, a jury in California determined that Elon Musk had misled investors in Twitter via public statements that depressed the price of the company’s stock...
Read moreCongress Is Dropping the Ball with a Clean Extension of FISA
Two years ago, Congress passed the “Reforming Intelligence and Securing America” Act (RISAA) that included nominal reforms to Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act...
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