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This APL Engine Renders Voxels. It Shouldn't Work. It Does.
A developer built a 3D voxel engine in APL — a language from the 1960s that looks like hieroglyphs. It shouldn't work, but it does. And it's beautiful.
Google Hits 50% IPv6
Article URL: https://blog.apnic.net/2026/04/28/google-hits-50-ipv6/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48616800 Points: 12 # Comments:...
Why Most Agentic AI Systems Fail — And How to Fix Them
Silicon Valley is rushing to build AI agents that can plan and act. But most are flaky, forgetful, and prone to ordering 47 rubber ducks. Here's how to build ones that actually work.
Alan Turing's 'Delilah' Project: The Secret Voice Encryptor History Forgot
Alan Turing's WWII voice scrambler, Delilah, was brilliant, portable, and forgotten. A story of genius wasted by prejudice and bureaucratic indifference.
AI's Million-Dollar Question: Why Can't It Answer a Simple 'Why'?
A researcher spent $100,000 asking AI 'why'—and got nothing but lies and apologies. Here's why that should terrify you.
I reject AI code even when it works — and you should too
I reject AI code even when it works because understanding matters more than speed. Here's why every developer should think twice before copy-pasting from ChatGPT.
CORS: The Web Security Feature That's Breaking Your Developer Brain
Every developer has been wrecked by CORS. Here's why it's not the browser's fault — and how to stop copy-pasting fixes from Stack Overflow.
Submarius: The API for Water Clarity That Divers Have Been Waiting For
Divers have long relied on guesswork for water clarity. Submarius changes that with a global API that aggregates satellite data, buoy readings, and user reports.
Anthropic's Project Fetch Phase Two: AI That Runs Your Browser?
Anthropic's Project Fetch Phase Two lets Claude control your computer, clicking buttons and filling forms like a human. Is this the end of drudgery or the start of something darker?
Epoll vs. Io_uring in Linux: The War for I/O Supremacy Heats Up
Io_uring is rewriting the rules of Linux I/O, leaving epoll in the dust. But the trade-offs aren't for everyone.
The Pre-2022 Book Purge: Why We're Losing Access to Our Own History
Digital books published before 2022 are vanishing—deleted by algorithms, not librarians. The pre-2022 purge is erasing our recent history, and nobody is stopping it.
Toy Story Got Tech Right: Our Gadgets Are Just Toys
Our gadgets promise the world but deliver entertainment. It's time we admitted they're just toys — and that's okay.