Cortex DRIVE: A Framework for Engineering Health in the AI Era
Cortex introduces DRIVE, a five-pillar framework to measure and improve engineering organizational health as AI accelerates software delivery.
Jul 19, 2026· Cortex
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Hardware Isn't That Hard — A Software Engineer's Take After Shipping 2500 MIDI Recorders
Chip Weinberger's Jamcorder experience shows that hardware's reputation for difficulty is overblown. The real challenge was the software.
Jul 19, 2026
Rebuilding a Home Server After SD Card Failure: A NixOS Survival Story
A Raspberry Pi 4B home server bites the dust when its microSD card dies. The author rebuilds with NixOS, zram, btrfs RAID1 on old HDDs, and declarative subvolume management.
Jul 19, 2026
The Fastest Way to Multiply? Still Unknown, But We Keep Getting Closer
A deep dive into the history and current state of multiplication algorithms, from grade-school stacking to Karatsuba's breakthrough and the galactic Harvey–van der Hoeven method.
Jul 19, 2026· Scientific American
Multivariable Calculus Course: A Structured Curriculum for Engineers
A comprehensive, free online multivariable calculus course covering vectors, partial derivatives, multiple integrals, and vector calculus, organized into 35 lectures with video and chat support.
Jul 19, 2026· Academa
AMD GFX1250: LLVM Commits Reveal MI455X Architecture Details
LLVM commits spill the beans on AMD's upcoming MI455X accelerator: unified LDS/L0 cache, 1024 VGPRs per wave, Wave32-only, and beefed-up tensor ops.
Jul 19, 2026
NYC Mayor Mandates Disclosure of AI-Altered Rental Listings
New York City is cracking down on landlords who use AI-generated or AI-edited images to mislead tenants, requiring clear disclosure of any digital alterations in rental listings.
Jul 19, 2026· PetaPixel
Q3Edit: A Quake 3 Map Editor That Runs Entirely in the Browser
Q3Edit brings the full Quake III Arena map editing pipeline — from brush editing to BSP compilation to gameplay — into the browser using TypeScript, WebGL2, and WebAssembly.
Jul 18, 2026
EU Bans Destruction of Unsold Textiles: A Regulatory Shift with Engineering Implications
Starting July 2026, large EU companies can no longer destroy unsold clothes and shoes. The regulation mandates reuse, donation, or recycling, with fines for non-compliance.
Jul 18, 2026· Environment
Finding the Weirdest Grocery Combos with 3M Instacart Orders and a Humor Index
A developer mines 3 million Instacart orders to find the rarest product pairings, then builds a humor index to surface the truly bizarre combos.
Jul 18, 2026· Ad Futura
Waldi: A Go-Powered Blogging Platform That Rejects Engagement Metrics
Waldi is a multi-tenant blogging platform built with Go and Postgres that guarantees every post an audience and replaces public comments with private letters, all while avoiding the usual engagement bait.
Jul 18, 2026· GitHub
Stenchill: Free 3D-Printable PCB Solder Paste Stencils from Gerber Files
Stenchill is a free web tool that converts Gerber files into 3D-printable stencils for SMD soldering, targeting prototyping and small-batch runs.
Jul 18, 2026· Stenchill