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zlib-rs in Firefox - Trifecta Tech Foundation
As of 151.0.0, Firefox uses zlib-rs for gzip (de)compression. This is very exciting, and has both performance and safety advantages.
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Async Task Locals From Scratch
Some literate programming on a small crate I've written
Topics: Programming
Entities: Programming
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A backdoor in a LinkedIn job offer
A fake recruiter, a crypto repo, and a remote code execution payload hidden in a test file.
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How memory safety CVEs differ between Rust and C/C++
CVE is a database used for categorizing and reporting security vulnerabilities in software. There are various kinds of vulnerabilities that can be reported. Some of them are caused simply by bugs in the program logic (like a recent CVE reported in Cargo),...
Entities: Databases
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KDE Android News (June 2026)
Quite a few things have happened around the Android platform support for KDE applications in recent months, so high time for another update on that.
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Optimization catalog. When float division beats integer division
A counterintuitive hot-path optimization: Swapping IDIVQ for DIVSD to divide integers faster
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Plasma 6.7
Plasma 6.7 brings powerful new features to KDE’s classic desktop, and refines its user experience to new levels.
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Oxygen 6.7 is here: a breath of fresh air for KDE’s classic theme
Logo by: Nuno Pinheiro The year started off bleak. As I was gallivanting through KDE themes at hand, I decided to stick with the Oxygen one. It didn't take long to notice that this old theme, once the default in the KDE 4 era, wasn't looking its best. A...
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The time the x86 emulator team found code so bad that they fixed it during emulation - The Old New Thing
Offensive content in the eyes of a software engineer.
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Correlated randomness in Slay the Spire 2
Here are three true statements about the game of Slay the Spire 2 (in single player): If you pick Neow's Bones in the Underdocks, the random curse is ~54% likely to be Debt.* It is impossible to receive Rebound from the Trash Heap event. Your first fight is...