The ChatGPT/Codex app bundles a full copy of LibreOffice

I was poking around in my~/.cache/folder usingOmniDiskSweeperwhen I spotted something interesting. The OpenAI Codex desktop app (sincerebrandedto just ChatGPT) has 1.7GB of stuff in there in a folder calledcodex-primary-runtime, including a full Python installation, a full Node.js installation, and native binaries forPoppler, git, and theLibreOfficeopen source office suite (which forked from OpenOffice.org in 2010): The~/.cache/codex-runtimes/codex-primary-runtime/plugins/openai-primary-runtime/plugins/documentsfolder … Devamını oku

The creator of Jujutsu has joined ERSC

East River Source Control has appointed Martin von Zweigbergk, creator of the Jujutsu version control system, as chief technology officer, to lead engineering on the company’s next generation version control platforms. von Zweigbergk began Jujutsu as a side project in late 2019 and turned it into his full-time work at Google. The project has more … Devamını oku

Claude Fable 5.1 and Claude Mythos 5.1

We’re introducing Claude Fable 5.1 and Claude Mythos 5.1. They’re the world’s most advanced models for coding and knowledge work—and their research capabilities offer an early glimpse of how AI models will contribute to scientific progress. Claude Fable 5.1 and Claude Mythos 5.1 are the same model, but with different levels of safeguards. Fable 5.1 … Devamını oku

Urban Congestion Pricing and the Response Times of Emergency Medical Services

Cities around the world, including London, Stockholm, Milan, and most recently, New York City (NYC), have adopted congestion pricing, charging drivers a fee to enter high-traffic zones. The primary motivation has been to reduce gridlock, but these policies also have other effects. InCongestion Pricing and Emergency Medical Service Response: Evidence from New York City(NBER Working … Devamını oku

Ask HN: Who is hiring? (September 2026)

Please only post if you personally are part of the hiring company—no recruiting firms or job boards. One post per company. If it isn’t a household name, explain what your company does.Please only post if you are actively filling a position and are committed to replying to applicants.Commenters: please don’t reply to job posts to … Devamını oku

Io_uring Without Readahead

Someoneopened a PRto implement readahead in Turso. It was a throwaway implementation, but a good excuse to measure io_uring and understand more about it. Turso has two backends.syscalluses pread(2).io_uringuses io_uring, and opens the database file with O_DIRECT with no option to use buffered I/O. O_DIRECT takes away kernel readahead, so getting it back means implementing … Devamını oku

44% on ARC-AGI-1 in 67 cents

I trained a small transformer from scratch in 1.5hrs on a 5090Beats many LLMs, and scores the same as TRM/HRM This is an upgrade to myprevious modelFaster, better, cheaper and still open source. Discussion on Twitter,Code on github This is the 3rd blog in a series of works on ARC-AGI. Prev:Blog 2,Blog 1. Many ppl … Devamını oku

AnkiDroid: Google Play no longer allowing Open Collective donation link

Last updated: 2026-08-29; Google Ticket Number:#9-2777000041594 From Google: clarification on whether an IRS 501(c)(6) determination satisfies “tax exempt donations”. Since 28 August, Google has rejected updates to AnkiDroid on the Play Store. Unless resolved, AnkiDroid will be removed from Google Play on11 Septemberworldwide (except for India and Russia). AnkiDroid is a free, open-source flashcard app … Devamını oku

American Airlines’ Legendary Mechanic Passes Away at 100 After 80-Year Career

Blackman’s story was unlike any other in commercial aviation. As theGuinness World Records holderfor the longest career as an airline mechanic, he dedicated his entire professional life to a singleairline, witnessing the industry’s transformation from flying boats to modern twin-engine widebodies. His career became synonymous with American Airlines itself, inspiring generations of aircraft maintenance technicians. … Devamını oku