we all know I have no life, so:

** 2006-10-31: The default prefix used to be "sqlite_". But then ** Mcafee started using SQLite in their anti-virus product and it ** started putting files with the "sqlite" name in the c:/temp folder. ** This annoyed many windows users. Those users would then do a ** Google search for "sqlite", find the telephone numbers of the ** developers and call to wake them up at night and complain. ** For this reason, the default name prefix is changed to be "sqlite" ** spelled backwards. So the temp files are still identified, but ** anybody smart enough to figure out the code is also likely smart ** enough to know that calling the developer will not help get rid ** of the file. */ #ifndef SQLITE_TEMP_FILE_PREFIX # define SQLITE_TEMP_FILE_PREFIX "etilqs_" #endif

Here is an insane piece of lore inside SQLite's source code

I am researching VACUUM and I was studying their code. In VACUUM, SQLite creates a temp file prefixed with `etilqs_`

Here is why:

Alright, I’m home now so here’s the Norm update. Yesterday at 4pm, I got a text from a family I’ve been helping who had a loved one abducted a couple of days after Renée Good’s murder. This was the family that Norm Nation kept from being evicted (and you delivered). ICE had released their loved one.

TypeScript 7.0 Beta is out 🎉

It's the 10x faster Go-based port 🔥

🔷 `tsgo` vs `tsc` CLIs allow comparing
🔷 --checkers sets checker thread count
🔷 --singleThreaded keeps parsing/emit/checking together
🔷 TS 6.0 deprecations are hard errors
🔷 API access is planned for TS 7.1

Mozilla Used Anthropic’s Mythos to Find and Fix 151 Bugs in Firefox The Firefox team doesn’t think emerging AI capabilities will upend cybersecurity long term, but they warn that software developers are likely in for a rocky transition.

Exclusive: The Firefox team doesn’t think emerging AI capabilities will upend cybersecurity long term, but they warn that software developers are likely in for a rocky transition.

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The Web Is Fun Again: First Experiments with HTML in Canvas An experimental API let's us put HTML within those opening and closing canvas tags and render it to the canvas, while remaining interactive. Lots of possibility here!

This HTML-in-Canvas stuff is pretty wild. Never would I ever have guessed we'd get this on the web.

@amitsheen.bsky.social shows off how it works and many different possibilities.

frontendmasters.com/blog/the-web...

enclose.horse A puzzle game about enclosing horses.

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Clues by Sam A daily logic puzzle where you deduce who is a criminal!

I solved the daily #CluesBySam, Apr 21st 2026 (Easy), in 04:23
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Firefox 150 release notes for developers (Stable) - Mozilla | MDN This article provides information about the changes in Firefox 150 that affect developers. Firefox 150 was released on April 21, 2026.

Firefox 150 just landed & includes new web platform features like:

🎉 sizes="auto" on images
🎉 light-dark() image support
🎉 CSS revert-rule
🎉 ariaNotify()
🎉 Media pseudo-classes like :playing

None of these are baseline yet, so check MDN for support.

developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/M...

A new Git version just dropped and it comes with a new experimental `history` command!

`reword` can be used to change commit messages and `split` can untangle a single commit into multiple ones.

No more interactive rebase. 🎉

github.blog/open-source/...

CS50 2D - Introduction YouTube video by CS50

CS50 is doing a game dev class!

youtube.com/watch?v=4oaN...

Thousands of CEOs admit AI had no impact on employment or productivity—and it has economists resurrecting a paradox from 40 years ago | Fortune In the 1980s, economist Robert Solow made an observation that reminded economists of today’s AI boom: “You can see the computer age everywhere but in the productivity statistics.”

Going well fortune.com/article/why-...

Jessica Alba liked my reply once. Remember when celebs on social media were cool?

JavaScript code showcasing the Intl.Segmenter for French text segmentation, demonstrating word granularity with expected output.

Split text by words and sentences, for any language 🌍

Intl.Segmenter handles locale-aware text segmentation, including CJK languages where spaces don't separate words.

Learn more 👇
developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/...

RT @JomboyMedia: How did the goose have perfect defensive positioning?

I just did that yesterday. It's nice so far.

Welcome back. It's hard to keep up with coding because of life stuff. I'm getting back into it too.

the greatest hit by pitch in baseball history

a computer can never be held accountable therefore *all management decisions must be made with computers*

leaked software industry training manual (2026)

enclose.horse A puzzle game about enclosing horses.

enclose.horse Day 112
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Clues by Sam A daily logic puzzle where you deduce who is a criminal!

I solved the daily #CluesBySam, Apr 20th 2026 (Easy), in 03:10
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NEW VIDEO OF EARTHSET TAKEN BY REID WISEMAN WITH HIS CELL PHONE DURING ARTEMIS II!!!! THIS IS SO BEAUTIFUL

How to spot the Lyrid meteor shower that is peaking this week The show will be visible across the globe, but views will be best in the Northern Hemisphere. And there's no risk of the crescent moon photobombing the Lyrid shower. It'll set before the fun starts.

This year's Lyrid meteor shower is getting a boost thanks to a dim crescent moon. Skywatchers could see 10 to 20 shooting stars per hour soar across the spring sky, according to NASA, when the fiery display peaks Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. https://to.pbs.org/4tWbyG2

Chinese Football - Full Performance (Live on KEXP) YouTube video by KEXP

And here's Chinese Football on KEXP

youtu.be/muKlPCWCK4s

China's Midwest Emo Band: Chinese Football YouTube video by dorian analysis

Nice introductory video about a Chinese rock band. About half way through the host describes BBS's and made me feel old as fuck.

youtu.be/RRSFBN4h8Ic

Rare and beautiful 'extinct' bird rediscovered after 100 years of no sightings The night parrot (Pezoporus occidentalis) is a small green-and-yellow bird species long considered near-mythical across Australia’s interior.

Rare and beautiful 'extinct' bird rediscovered after 100 years of no sightings:

www.earth.com/news/rare-bi...

It is very funny that in reaction to their losing streak, the New York Mets ' Reddit has turned into a place where people are posting about meat:

Xiao Qi. I love her art.