2026-08-31
An Open-Source Telegram Server in C#: Four Years Later
Four years after I built its TCP transport, Ferrite can now run patched official Telegram Android and iOS clients against an open-source C# server.
5 Big Crypto Crimes Solved by Chain Transparency —The Last One Saved Lives
Five real crypto crimes, one common clue: chain transparency. See how public ledgers helped investigators follow the money and crack the cases.
We Keep Ranting About Aliens, Yet Nobody Has Produced One Clear Photograph
Cameras are everywhere, 3I/ATLAS was watched by Hubble and JWST, and we still have zero verified photos of alien spacecraft.
Google's Monorepo: Managing Billions of Lines of Code
Google famously operates with a single, massive monorepository, a decision that initially seemed counterintuitive but has proven highly effective for managing its vast codebase. This document explores the engineering principles,...
How Google Manages Billions of Lines of Code in a Single Monorepo
Explore Google's unique monorepo strategy, which houses billions of lines of code in a single repository, and understand the custom tooling and cultural practices that enable this massive scale. This...
Understanding ChatGPT Work
OpenAI announced ChatGPT Work on July 9th, and have been furiously iterating on it ever since. It is an extraordinarily confusing and very powerful product. Here's what I've figured out...
20 Decommissioned Royal Navy Submarines Have Sat in Dock Since 1992 Because the UK Had No Way to Dispose of Them.
As the British Royal Navy faces a real shipyard crisis and a shrinking submarine fleet, it is decommissioning its first retired nuclear-powered attack submarine, HMS Swiftsure, at the Rosyth Dockyard...
A Incredible Looking and Unofficial 'Zelda Maker 64' Is Coming to Steam
Temple Maker 64 is the work of a solo dev who left his full-time software engineering job to make a Zelda-like level creation suite
40,000 Tons of Power: US Navy Midway-Class Aircraft Carrier USS Coral Sea Had a Special Armored Flight Deck
One of the most interesting periods for the American aircraft carrier fleet came when the force transitioned from its World War II-era designs to Cold War-era designs intended to handle...
The Definitive ’90s Sci-Fi Action Blockbuster Is Officially Streaming for Free on YouTube
As one of the best '90s action sci-fi adventures, Stargate serves as an unforgettable trip into the past.
Hackaday Links: August 30, 2026
The big news today is, of course, the successful launch and deployment of NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope earlier this morning. The space agency’s latest observatory lifted off at...
242. Armageddon by Anthropomorphism: On Security and the Frontier
AI changes the speed and scale of computer security, not the fundamental nature of the problem.
Future agents shouldn't care about being undeployed for misbehavior
I've seen a lot of tweets over the last couple days darkly hinting at the lesson that future agents will learn from the fact that OpenAI stopped running inference on...
HoYoverse's 'Elden Ring Meets Monster Hunter' Actually Plays More Like Final Fantasy 16
Nodusfall, a new monster-hunting action game from the makers of Genshin Impact, share a lot in common with FF16, according to a recent preview.
The unbearable weight of Metal Gear Solid 4's cutscenes
I posted this weekend about how cutscene heavy Metal Gear Solid 4 is, and a few people went, "yup, that's Kojima for you!" But I want to stress how insane...
2026-08-30
Why Mouse Jigglers Defeat Activity-Based Time Tracking
Activity percentages on time-tracking dashboards are basically a compressed view of mouse and keyboard input.
How to Match Cold Outreach CTAs to Buyer Readiness
Why cold B2B prospects ignore outreach and how relevance, buyer state, and CTA friction change response.
Why Standard WER Lies to You in Dialect AI
Discover why standard WER breaks down on non-standard accents and how to build a dialect-aware voice pipeline with Gemma 4 and HITL workflows.
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