Reposted by Ricardo B�nffyNew-Cleckit Dominie @ncdominie.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Great moments in Scottish engineering history: James Watt tries to work out how his phone attaches to his selfie stick. 161470378
Ricardo B�nffy @rbanffy.bsky.social · 30/09/2026A Staff Engineer's Guide to Inventing Work · Sujith Jay Nair sujithjay.com/inventing-worksujithjay.comA Staff Engineer's Guide to Inventing WorkA how-to manual for engineer-led discovery in software platforms 000
Ricardo B�nffy @rbanffy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026GLM-5.3 and the spread of advanced cyber capabilities \ Anthropic www.anthropic.com/research/glm...anthropic.comGLM-5.3 and the spread of advanced cyber capabilitiesGLM-5.3 can autonomously build end-to-end cyber exploits, but unlike other frontier models, it was released without meaningful safeguards to limit misuse. 000
Ricardo B�nffy @rbanffy.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Exclusive: US military had close call after using AI for false intelligence report, sources say | CNN Politics edition.cnn.com/2026/09/18/p...edition.cnn.comExclusive: US military had close call after using AI for false intelligence report, sources say | CNN PoliticsThe episode shows the risks of using this new, relatively poorly understood technology in the middle of the Iran war 001
Ricardo B�nffy @rbanffy.bsky.social · 18/09/2026How SpaceX Streamlined the Raptor Engine - by Brian Potter www.construction-physics.com/p/how-spacex...construction-physics.comHow SpaceX Streamlined the Raptor EngineIf you’re reading this, there’s a very good chance you’ve seen this famous image of three iterations of SpaceX’s Raptor rocket engine. 010
Ricardo B�nffy @rbanffy.bsky.social · 06/09/2026How algorithms are making our environments bland theconversation.com/how-algorith...theconversation.comHow algorithms are making our environments blandGriege is dominating our landscape along with cookie-cutter design. 000
Ricardo B�nffy @rbanffy.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Andreessen Horowitz is shaping AI policy — while investing in a bleak vision of the future - Model Republic www.modelrepublic.org/articles/a16...modelrepublic.orgAndreessen Horowitz is shaping AI policy — while investing in a bleak vision of the future - Model RepublicThe firm’s investment portfolio is full of companies that have exploited legal loopholes, created disturbing products, and broken the law. 000
Ricardo B�nffy @rbanffy.bsky.social · 19/08/2026How a Brazilian Governor Turned Rare Earths Into a Campaign—and Washington Into a Partner | TechPolicy.Press www.techpolicy.press/how-a-brazil...techpolicy.press 000
Ricardo B�nffy @rbanffy.bsky.social · 14/08/2026That’s about 20PB per 4u, about 200PB in a sigle rack. 160-bay NVMe SSD 4U Server Shown at FMS 2026 Supermicro ASG-4116S-NU160R - ServeTheHome www.servethehome.com/160-bay-nvme...servethehome.com160-bay NVMe SSD 4U Server Shown at FMS 2026 Supermicro ASG-4116S-NU160ROn the FMS 2026 show floor, we saw a massive 160-bay NVMe storage server (Supermicro ASG-4116S-NU160R) that can deliver crazy storage density 000
Ricardo B�nffy @rbanffy.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Repeat with me: “Boring is good. Boring is the goal. I’ll always optimise for boring.” Dan McKinley :: Choose Boring Technology mcfunley.com/choose-borin...mcfunley.comChoose Boring Technology 032
Reposted by Ricardo B�nffyLetícia Cesarino @letcesar.bsky.social · 09/08/2026Quem tá chorando porque o Discord pode sair do ar se não demonstrar ao Estado brasileiro que cumpre a lei, parabéns, você acaba de descobrir a pauta da soberania digital!static.klipy.comSpongebob's Rainbow ImaginationALT: Spongebob's Rainbow Imagination 10875140
Reposted by Ricardo B�nffyMia Farrow @miafarrow.bsky.social · 09/08/2026USS Abraham Lincoln crew facing food shortages, low morale. The crew lacks food, soap, toothpaste and other necessities.. www.snopes.com/news/2026/08...snopes.comUSS Abraham Lincoln crew reportedly faces food shortages, low morale. Here's what we knowThe claim stemmed from an MS NOW report that says the crew lacks food, soap, toothpaste and other necessities. 45423165
Ricardo B�nffy @rbanffy.bsky.social · 09/08/2026.:: Phrack Magazine ::. phrack.org/issues/72/19...phrack.orgThe Hacker's Renaissance - A Manifesto RebornClick to read the article on phrack 010
Ricardo B�nffy @rbanffy.bsky.social · 06/08/2026It is a well known fact that the machine that inspired the band to name itself “Rage against the Machine” was a printer. 000
Ricardo B�nffy @rbanffy.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Today, after I don’t know how long, with a rebuilt battery pack, the mighty TI-59 is alive again. 010
Reposted by Ricardo B�nffyWIRED @wired.com · 05/08/2026A lawsuit accuses Homeland Security of violating protesters’ free-speech rights—but the agency is using it to try to get access to the plaintiffs’ encrypted communications. www.wired.com/story/dhs-wa...wired.comDHS Wants Protesters’ Signal Group ChatsA lawsuit accuses Homeland Security of violating protesters’ free-speech rights—but the agency is using it to try to get access to the plaintiffs’ encrypted communications. 77939
Ricardo B�nffy @rbanffy.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Arm’s Cortex A55 - by Chester Lam - Chips and Cheese chipsandcheese.com/p/arms-corte...chipsandcheese.comArm’s Cortex A55Arm’s 5-series cores are meant for tasks where performance barely matters, but power and area efficiency are top priorities. 000
Reposted by Ricardo B�nffyWIRED @wired.com · 01/08/2026Plus: The FBI eyes AI-powered tech to detect future crimes, Russia charges Telegram’s founder, xAI sues to stop a state’s “nudification” ban, and the Democrats learn a lesson about getting scammed. www.wired.com/story/securi...wired.com7 States’ Water Systems Hit by Cyberattacks Likely Tied to IranPlus: The FBI eyes AI-powered tech to detect future crimes, Russia charges Telegram’s founder, xAI sues to stop a state’s “nudification” ban, and the Democrats learn a lesson about getting scammed. 910434
Ricardo B�nffy @rbanffy.bsky.social · 20/07/2026American AI is locked down and proprietary. It's losing. werd.io/american-ai-...werd.ioAmerican AI is locked down and proprietary. It's losing.China's open-weights AI strategy is winning: its companies are taking the lead. America's closed-first, locked-down strategy is doomed to failure - and it could take the US economy down with it. 000
Reposted by Ricardo B�nffyElizabeth Wrigley-Field @wrigleyfield.bsky.social · 19/07/2026Where does one buy a parasol? Asking for a vampire 5201
Reposted by Ricardo B�nffyPaulo Candido @paulocandido.bsky.social · 19/07/2026Aprendi hoje que a Maga Patalógica se chama Magica De Spell no original! (No Alt da imagem) 182
Ricardo B�nffy @rbanffy.bsky.social · 19/07/2026Scrying the AMD GFX1250 LLVM Tea Leaves - by Aurora Nockert chipsandcheese.com/p/scrying-th...chipsandcheese.comScrying the AMD GFX1250 LLVM Tea LeavesIn just a few short days, AMD will be showing off their brand new MI400 series of Datacenter Accelerators at their Advancing AI event but before that event comes, we thought it would be fun to attempt... 000
Ricardo B�nffy @rbanffy.bsky.social · 18/07/2026Would any of my friends here recommend a good phone-based #3D scanning software that works well with #Blender? My kid is planning to make a #cosplay costume for me and I’d like to scan my head to help. 010
Ricardo B�nffy @rbanffy.bsky.social · 17/07/2026What Makes Humans Stupid nautil.us/what-makes-h...nautil.usWhat Makes Humans StupidWhat Makes Humans Stupid: It takes intelligence to get things spectacularly wrong. An essay on our undoing. 010
Ricardo B�nffy @rbanffy.bsky.social · 17/07/2026This is a new level of institutional corruption. Trump Media to sell fast feed of 'market-moving' posts to Wall Street www.bbc.com/news/article...bbc.comTrump Media to sell fast feed of 'market-moving' posts to Wall StreetTrump Media is launching a fast, paid feed to its most influential posts for Wall Street traders. 000
Reposted by Ricardo B�nffydonnayoungdc @donnayoungdc.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Russ Vought is a Nazi - plain and simply a Nazi! 524310
Reposted by Ricardo B�nffyAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16/07/2026TINA SMITH: Researchers in MN made a breakthrough in childhood cancer in Black kids with a grant. But it seems that according to your proposed rule, this type of research wouldn't allowed bc it's 'DEI.' VOUGHT: We are against DEI policies. We have intended to rid of them whenever we possibly can. 54937371454
Reposted by Ricardo B�nffyNPR @npr.org · 17/07/2026A popular princess drives support for having a female Japanese Emperor. But the country's first female prime minister opposes it. n.pr/45cTHjun.prJapan revises law to ensure supply of (male) heirs to the imperial throneA popular princess drives support for having a female Japanese Emperor. But the country's first female prime minister opposes it. 814943
Reposted by Ricardo B�nffySaeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Bros don’t let bros doomscroll. 💖 358271
Ricardo B�nffy @rbanffy.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Competing speech streams are simultaneously represented in the human cortex during attention switching | PLOS Biology journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...journals.plos.orgCompeting speech streams are simultaneously represented in the human cortex during attention switchingHow the brain rapidly switches attention between competing speech streams in complex listening environments is not fully understood. This study shows that neural tracking of a new speaker emerges befo... 000
Ricardo B�nffy @rbanffy.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Some software has bugs even before the first line of code is written. C is one such case. C Strings: A 50-Year Mistake - by Trần Thành Long longtran2904.substack.com/p/c-strings-...longtran2904.substack.comC Strings: A 50-Year MistakeWhy C strings suck—and why length-based strings are the right design. 010
Ricardo B�nffy @rbanffy.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Will We Ever Find Alien Civilizations? | Quanta Magazine www.quantamagazine.org/will-we-ever...quantamagazine.orgWill We Ever Find Alien Civilizations? | Quanta MagazineAstronomer David Kipping discusses why claims of extraterrestrial life keep dissolving under scrutiny, why we need a more statistically grounded approach to searching for life beyond Earth, and why it... 000
Ricardo B�nffy @rbanffy.bsky.social · 15/07/2026How Technical Should an Engineering Manager Be? newsletter.eng-leadership.com/p/how-techni...newsletter.eng-leadership.comHow Technical Should an Engineering Manager Be?Is being a highly technical engineering manager the best way to go these days? I am answering this question in this article. 000
Reposted by Ricardo B�nffyElectronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 15/07/2026AI is top of mind for many of us. What's different for EFF? We're fighting to keep your privacy and free speech front and center. You can help us when you join EFF today: eff.org/summersupporters.eff.orgEFF Summer Membership DriveLet's cut through AI hype and fight for the people. Join EFF for the future of privacy & free expression. 04215
Reposted by Ricardo B�nffyThe Onion @theonion.com · 15/07/2026“If any Americans have information related to the operation of a Lenovo laptop running Windows—at least I think it’s Windows, anyway—we encourage them to very slowly talk me through it by reaching out to our tip line at 1-800-CALL-FBI,” said Kash Pateltheonion.comKash Patel Calls For Public’s Help Using ComputerWASHINGTON—Urging anyone with knowledge of the electronic device to come forward, FBI Director Kash Patel issued a statement Tuesday asking for the public’s help using the computer. “If any Americans ... 231614177
Reposted by Ricardo B�nffyElectronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 15/07/2026Lack of transparency around how AI tools might be used in creating or changing policy is particularly worrisome, “so having access to the prompts is really the best way to be able to tell what officials are using these tools for and how harmful those uses might be,” EFF’s Tori Noble told @WIRED.com.wired.comDOGE Used AI for Housing Policy. The Government Won’t Say HowIn response to a public records request, HUD has withheld documents about DOGE’s use of AI—in part by citing a privilege that doesn’t exist. 210439
Reposted by Ricardo B�nffyshauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 14/07/2026at this point i think we can stop calling it “highly unusual” 594297742
Reposted by Ricardo B�nffyCrawford Kilian @crof.bsky.social · 15/07/2026From 20 deaths a day to just 2: Ebola mortality rate drop in Ituri province thanks to awareness campaigns: www.radiomoto.net/2026/07/14/e...radiomoto.netEbola en Ituri : le taux de mortalité en baisse à DjuguLe taux de mortalité des personnes souffrant de la maladie à virus Ebola est à la baisse en territoire de Djugu. C’est le résultat de la sensibilisation qu’effectuent les leaders communautaires dans c... 06913
Reposted by Ricardo B�nffyThe Onion @theonion.com · 15/07/2026“Oh my God, I can’t believe it remembers me,” said the University of Idaho professor theonion.comGeologist Reunited With Beloved Rock He Studied 20 Years AgoSPOKANE VALLEY, WA—Experiencing a range of emotions from excitement to joy to nostalgia, 49-year-old geologist Alan Hargroder was reportedly reunited Tuesday with a beloved rock that he had studied ov... 241500121
Reposted by Ricardo B�nffyJay Willis @jaywillis.net · 14/07/2026An incredible euphemism here for “the government is doing illegal discrimination” 10082462155
Reposted by Ricardo B�nffyAsawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Tried to warn u www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...rollingstone.com'Georgia Is Our Laboratory': Inside Trump's Plan to Rig 2024Team Trump sees Georgia as ‘a road map’ for putting Trump’s heads-I-win-tails-you-lose philosophy of elections into practice 2437117
Reposted by Ricardo B�nffyThe PS1 startup sound as a lesbian @janus.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Hatred of AI now reaching the level of cultural consensus that becomes attractive to advertisers 11149383714