Gabbard Slashing Intelligence Office Workforce and Cutting Budget by over $700 Million
Posted on r/politics |
Score: 6508 |
Comments: 608
The Trump administration, through Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, is implementing a major downsizing of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI). The plan includes cutting the budget by over $700 million annually and reducing the workforce by more than 40%.
Key Points:
ODNI budget to be cut by over $700 million annually
Workforce to be reduced by more than 40%
Foreign Malign Influence Center to be integrated elsewhere, deemed 'redundant'
Part of a broader administration effort to rethink tracking of foreign election threats
Reaction in Congress breaks along partisan lines
""Over the last 20 years, ODNI has become bloated and inefficient, and the intelligence community is rife with abuse of power, unauthorized leaks of classified intelligence, and politicized weaponization of intelligence,""
Yep—Trump Is Still the Most Racist President of the Last 100 Years
Posted on r/politics |
Score: 5322 |
Comments: 274
The article argues that Donald Trump remains the most racist president of the last century, asserting that his racism defines nearly all his actions and policies. It contends that this racism is not treated as 'news' by the media despite being a true and defining reality that is making the United States a 'cruel, sick, mean place.'
Key Points:
Trump's long-established racism is a defining feature of his presidency and influences his policies and appointments.
The appointment of an unqualified insurance lawyer to oversee the Smithsonian is cited as an example of an effort to control historical narratives about America's past.
Actions like deploying National Guard troops in Washington D.C. and supporting redistricting in Texas are presented as racially motivated efforts to appeal to his base.
The author argues that the media fails to adequately cover Trump's racism because it is not 'news' in the traditional sense, despite being critically important.
The article claims Trump's rhetoric and policies are designed to send a broader message to keep certain Americans 'in their place.'
"There are lots of things that aren’t 'news,' per se, but are true, important, and defining of our reality. Trump’s racism is one of those things. It hovers over everything. It defines nearly everything he does."
Coinbase CEO explains why he fired engineers who didn’t try AI immediately
Posted on r/programming |
Score: 1704 |
Comments: 628
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong fired engineers who refused to try AI coding assistants after the company provided enterprise licenses for GitHub Copilot and Cursor. He mandated that all engineers onboard with the tools by the end of the week, holding a meeting with those who hadn't and firing those without a valid excuse. Armstrong admitted it was a 'heavy-handed approach' but necessary to send the message that AI adoption is not optional.
Key Points:
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong fired engineers who did not onboard with AI coding tools (GitHub Copilot and Cursor) by his deadline.
Armstrong issued a mandate in the company's engineering Slack channel, requiring all engineers to at least onboard with the AI tools by the end of the week.
He held a meeting on Saturday with those who hadn't complied, firing those who did not have a valid excuse like being on vacation.
Armstrong admitted the approach was 'heavy-handed' but said it sent a clear message that AI is not optional at Coinbase.
The company now hosts monthly meetings for teams to share creative ways they have learned to use AI.
""I went rogue... I said, ‘AI is important. We need you to all learn it and at least onboard... And if not, I’m hosting a meeting on Saturday with everybody who hasn’t done it and I’d like to meet with you to understand why.’""
XSLT removal will break multiple government and regulatory sites across the world
Posted on r/programming |
Score: 549 |
Comments: 245
The article raises concerns about the proposal to remove XSLT from the HTML standard, arguing that it would break numerous government and regulatory websites worldwide. The author provides specific examples of critical government sites that rely on client-side XSLT transformation of XML data, including the United States Congress, National Weather Service, and European Parliament.
Key Points:
XSLT removal would break multiple government and regulatory websites globally
Chrome's own metrics show that even 0.0001% impact means someone is frustrated every 3 seconds
The proposal doesn't adequately acknowledge existing real-world use cases beyond Chrome Status counter stats
Specific examples include US Congress legislative texts, National Weather Service observations, and European Parliament data
The author cites Chrome's Blink principles of web compatibility which consider even small percentages significant
"As a general rule of thumb, 0.1% of PageVisits (1 in 1000) is large, while 0.001% is considered small but non-trivial. Anything below about 0.00001% (1 in 10 million) is generally considered trivial. There are around 771 billion web pages viewed in Chrome every month... so seriously breaking even 0.0001% still results in someone being frustrated every 3 seconds, and so not to be taken lightly!"
Best way to keep Claude workflows going on mobile?
Posted on r/ClaudeAI |
Score: 208 |
Comments: 13
The article seeks advice on maintaining Claude workflows when switching to a mobile device due to a busier schedule. It asks the community for suggestions on how to make this transition convenient and effective.
Key Points:
User needs to transition Claude workflows from desktop to mobile
The goal is to maintain productivity and convenience
The change is prompted by a busier schedule
User is seeking practical suggestions from the community
"I've been a bit busier than usual lately (evil children) and if I could swap to my phone that would be really convenient."
SurrealDB is sacrificing data durability to make benchmarks look better
Posted on r/programming |
Score: 181 |
Comments: 32
The article alleges that SurrealDB, by default, sacrifices data durability to achieve better benchmark performance. The author's investigation of the codebase reveals that critical fsync operations are not performed unless a specific environment variable (SURREAL_SYNC_DATA=true) is explicitly set by the user, making the database not crash-safe and prone to corruption.
Key Points:
SurrealDB instances using RocksDB or SurrealKV backends are not crash-safe by default and require an explicit environment variable (SURREAL_SYNC_DATA=true) for data durability.
The author discovered this issue through unanswered user reports of database corruption following events like power outages.
Analysis of the code shows that while a background flush of the write-ahead log (WAL) occurs, the critical sync operation to ensure data is written to disk is conditional and disabled by default.
This default configuration prioritizes performance over data safety, which the author argues is a fundamental failure for a database.
There appears to be a bug in the code where the intended manual WAL flush behavior is contradicted by the actual automatic default setting.
"If you are a SurrealDB user running any SurrealDB instance backed by the RocksDB or SurrealKV storage backends you MUST EXPLICITLY set SURREAL_SYNC_DATA=true in your environment variables otherwise your instance is NOT crash safe and can very easily corrupt."
No, Google Did Not Unilaterally Decide to Kill XSLT
Posted on r/programming |
Score: 129 |
Comments: 104
The article clarifies that Google did not unilaterally decide to remove XSLT support from web browsers, but rather opened a discussion within the WHATWG to explore the idea. This proposal was reportedly prompted by prior conversations involving other vendors like Mozilla and WebKit, who also expressed tentative support for removal due to security concerns and maintenance burdens. The author aims to correct the misconception that this was a top-down decree from Google.
Key Points:
A Google employee opened a WHATWG issue to discuss removing XSLT, sparking a significant uproar and misunderstanding.
The proposal was not a unilateral Google decision but was raised after discussions involving other browser vendors like Mozilla.
Browser teams are hesitant to maintain native XSLT support due to security flaws, outdated code, and finite development resources.
The issue was intended to start a discussion, not to announce a final decision, and other proposals to update XSLT have since emerged.
The author refutes the notion that Google's vast wealth translates directly to unlimited resources for the Chrome development team.
"Basically, none of the vendors are particularly keen on keeping native XSLT support in their codebases, particularly after security flaws were found in XSLT implementations."
Posted on r/selfhosted |
Score: 127 |
Comments: 31
BookLore v0.38.0 is a major update for the self-hosted library manager, introducing wireless Kobo eReader integration and KOReader progress sync. The update also adds private user notes, public review fetching, and a Comicvine metadata provider for comics.
Key Points:
Wireless Kobo eReader integration with automatic sync for a dedicated user shelf
KOReader progress sync to track reading across devices
New private notes feature for personal book annotations
Public review fetching to enrich library with community reviews
Comicvine metadata provider integration for comic books
"Your Kobo now connects wirelessly with BookLore! Each user gets a dedicated Kobo shelf that syncs automatically, add or remove books on either platform, and changes appear instantly."
Homebox, an inventory and organization system for home users, has released version v0.21.0. This update introduces new features like barcode-based product fetching and hardened Docker images, while also progressing toward a stable v1 release.
Key Points:
Adds product fetching using barcodes
Introduces experimental hardened Docker images
Includes support for Postgres certificate authentication
Fixes bugs related to Windows paths and photo displays
Marks significant progress toward the v1 (stable) release
"Homebox is the inventory and organization system built for the Home User! With a focus on simplicity and ease of use."
Proxmox-GitOps: self-contained, extensible GitOps base for Proxmox
Posted on r/selfhosted |
Score: 13 |
Comments: 1
Proxmox-GitOps is a self-contained, extensible GitOps environment for automating Proxmox LXC containers. It features a one-command bootstrap process and uses a monorepository with recursive submodules to manage container provisioning and configuration as code. The system is designed to be a reproducible and adaptable starting point for container automation.
Key Points:
One-command bootstrap to deploy from Docker to Proxmox
Consistent, deterministic base configuration for all containers using Ansible and Chef/Cinc
Application logic is separated from shared libraries and pipelines
Self-bootstrapping monorepository that uses recursively referenced submodules
The control plane verifies itself, which in turn verifies the container base
"The control plane is built on the same base it uses for the containers, verifying its own foundation implies verified container base."