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elixircasts.io Charts with Plotto - ElixirCasts Plotto is a 100% Elixir charting library with no NIFs or external dependencies. In this episode, we'll use it to add interactive SVG charts to a Phoenix LiveView dashboard.

Math as cultural institution. Read in full here: Mike's Notebook – 6 Sep 26 Is mathematics about to enter the conservatory? Math as cultural institution.

AI companies are paying highly educated workers to teach machines the judgment they spent years developing — even when those systems could eventually replace them. Read in full here: Rest of World – 3 Sep 26 I refused to train the AI that could replace me AI companies are paying highly educated workers to teach machines the judgment they spent years developing — even when those systems could even…

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang made the comment on Sunday, days after OpenAI released Astra, its newest and most powerful AI model. Read in full here: Business Insider Nvidia's Jensen Huang says 'AGI has arrived' and congratulates OpenAI Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang made the comment on Sunday, days after OpenAI released Astra, its newest and most powerful AI model.

Kotlin v2.4.20 has been released. Changelog Analysis API KT-86546 Check suspicious when over ConeKotlinType in ConeTypeCompatibilityChecker KT-85418 Implement an API for accessing deserialized file annotations in Analysis API KT-74448 K2. False positive MISSING_DEPENDENCY_SUPERCLASS in LinkedListTest.kt, kotlinx.coroutines KT-85856 containingSymbol of constructor property differs for local and no…

Every verified figure on the percent of code written by AI at Google, Microsoft, Anthropic and Meta. Official numbers cluster 65-90%; 100% claims are personal. Read in full here: ProvenBrief – 6 Sep 26 AI Code Share Tracker: Percent of Code Written by AI Every verified figure on the percent of code written by AI at Google, Microsoft, Anthropic and Meta. Official numbers cluster 65-90%; 100% claim…

A board swap for the classic Casio F-91W wristwatch Read in full here: sensorwatch.net Second Movement: The Community Firmware for Sensor Watch A board swap for the classic Casio F-91W wristwatch

Bolero v0.25.65 has been released. #386 Fix exception when a template bind hole is unfilled. Link: Release Version 0.25.65 · fsbolero/Bolero · GitHub

The (improved) version of the second code example is: const​ transform = [​ (shape) => scale(shape, 0.5),​ (shape) => rotate(shape, -5),​ (shape) => skew(shape, 0.1),​ ]​ let​ square = ​new​ Square(10)​ ​for​ (​let​ cmd ​of​ transform) {​ [ status, shape ] = cmd(shape)​ if​ (status != ​"ok"​) { shape = ​undefined​​ ​break​​ }​ }​ ​ ​if​(shape)​ display(shape) …

Support CleanTechnica’s work through a Substack subscription, on Patreon, or on Stripe. Help us produce all of the high-quality, original content we publish week after week despite the challenges of content-scraping AI, antisocial media, inflation, and other hurdles. Donut Lab revealed its solid-state battery to the world at CES 2026, … [continued] Read in full here: CleanTechnica – 5 Sep 26 Don…

James Marriott’s The New Dark Ages Read in full here: edwest.co.uk Doomscrolling ourselves to death James Marriott’s The New Dark Ages

You have $99 and a dream. The dream is negotiable. Read in full here: Indie Developer Simulator Indie Developer Simulator You have $99 and a dream. The dream is negotiable.

AI powered agentic attacks are scary, but agents are particularly “suggestible” allowing us to both detect and derail them Read in full here: Thinkst Thoughts – 4 Sep 26 Getting Agents to tell on themselves AI powered agentic attacks are scary, but agents are particularly "suggestible" allowing us to both detect and derail them

Metaphors like “a sinking ship” are often used to describe codebases, but are misleading. A business will sink long before code quality reaches a hypothetical floor. Technical debt has no bankruptcy, no clean reset, so metaphors that imply an end provide a false sense of security. Read in full here: Zach Kehs – 4 Sep 26 There's No Limit to How Bad Code Can Get Metaphors like "a sinking ship" are …

Large-language models (LLMs) are rapidly becoming part of human culture, reshaping how information is produced, transmitted, and used. Here we propose that their diffusion can be understood through a viral analogy, with LLM use spreading through populations, becoming embedded in cognitive and cultural practices. We model transitions among uncoupled, coupled, and persistently dependent users, and …

Rietta patched a government client running a Ruby on Rails website within hours of a 9.5 CVSS ActiveStorage CVE. Exploit attempts began before business hours resumed. Read in full here: https://rietta.com/blog/ruby-on-rails-cve-exploited-hours-after-patch/

A set of critical links for anyone interested in getting started with AT Protocol and exploring the landscape Read in full here: bnb.im Essential Resources for Getting Started with AT Protocol A set of critical links for anyone interested in getting started with AT Protocol and exploring the landscape

A look at what current models can build, where they fail, and how EEBench tests the electronics in simulation. Read in full here: EEBench Can AI design circuit boards yet? A look at what current models can build, where they fail, and how EEBench tests the electronics in simulation.

Mullvad has operated public encrypted DNS (DoH) servers since 2022. They are unnecessary when using Mullvad VPN — traffic is already encrypted and Mullvad VPN’s internal DNS handles all queries. Read in full here: Mullvad VPN Shutting down our public encrypted DNS servers and sponsoring Quad9 instead |... Mullvad has operated public encrypted DNS (DoH) servers since 2022. They are unnecessary whe…

A Neki router gives applications a Postgres connection to one database while planning and coordinating queries across the shards behind it. Read in full here: planetscale.com What is a Neki router? — PlanetScale A Neki router gives applications a Postgres connection to one database while planning and coordinating queries across the shards behind it.