Dave Portnoy said Donald Trump played a ‘huge part’ in Charlie Kirk’s death and MAGA is raging
Posted on r/politics |
Score: 37813 |
Comments: 2118
Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy faced backlash from Trump supporters after a clip from his broadcast was interpreted as him blaming Donald Trump for the assassination of Charlie Kirk. However, the article clarifies that Portnoy's full comments were taken out of context, as he was actually criticizing the divisive political climate and rhetoric from the Left, not Trump himself. Portnoy later defended himself by posting the full clip and attacking those who shared the shortened version for clicks.
Key Points:
Dave Portnoy faced MAGA backlash over a clip where he said Trump played a 'huge part' in Charlie Kirk's assassination
The article argues the full context shows Portnoy was criticizing divisive political rhetoric, not blaming Trump directly
Portnoy clarified he meant Trump's divisive presence contributes to a toxic climate, not that he was responsible for the shooting
Portnoy defended himself by posting the full clip and attacking accounts that shared the shortened version for clicks
He expressed disdain for political extremes on both sides amidst the controversy
""Trump … and when I say Trump has a huge part in it, I don’t mean that he is necessarily to blame for it. But he’s so divisive without really even … he’s face is divisive, right? People hate him so much, and the Left and the Right the rhetoric, especially to me the Left, is insane and it just boils, boils, boils.""
Trump, 79, Says Nearly All Americans Have Died From Drugs in Bonkers Claim
Posted on r/politics |
Score: 6521 |
Comments: 528
Former President Donald Trump claimed that 300 million Americans died from drugs last year, a figure that would represent nearly 90% of the U.S. population. Official CDC data shows the actual number of overdose deaths was approximately 75,000, making Trump's claim off by nearly 300 million. The White House later attempted to defend the statement by suggesting Trump meant people 'affected' by drugs, not killed.
Key Points:
Donald Trump falsely claimed 300 million Americans died from drugs last year.
Official CDC data reports approximately 75,000 overdose deaths for the period, making Trump's claim off by nearly 300 million.
The White House defended the statement by claiming Trump meant people 'affected' by drugs, not killed.
This is part of a pattern of Trump drastically inflating numbers related to U.S. drug deaths.
The claim was widely mocked by commentators and fact-checkers.
"Official figures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show Trump’s estimate was off by around 299,925,000. In the 12 months ending March 2025, there were nearly 75,000 drug overdose deaths in the U.S."
Democratic Senator Warns Of Campaign To Crush Dissent In Wake Of Charlie Kirk’s Death
Posted on r/politics |
Score: 4916 |
Comments: 341
Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) warns that President Trump and his allies are using the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk as a pretext to launch a campaign against political dissent. The White House and MAGA movement figures have called for investigations and crackdowns on left-wing organizations, while the Utah governor cautioned against blaming an entire political movement for the actions of one individual.
Key Points:
Sen. Chris Murphy warns the Trump administration is using Charlie Kirk's assassination to justify crushing political dissent.
MAGA figures like Stephen Miller and Laura Loomer have called for dismantling left-wing organizations and prosecuting political opponents.
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox stated the shooter made an individual choice and cautioned against blaming an entire political movement.
President Trump claims political violence is solely a leftist phenomenon and suggested left-wing groups are under investigation.
White House chief of staff Susie Wiles indicated a comprehensive plan addressing violence and 'hate groups' will be announced.
""The murder of Charlie Kirk could have united Americans to confront political violence. Instead, Trump and his anti-democratic radicals look to be readying a campaign to destroy dissent,""
J.D. Vance Vows Crackdown on ‘Festering Violence’ From ‘Far Left’ While Hosting Charlie Kirk Show
Posted on r/politics |
Score: 3654 |
Comments: 632
Vice President JD Vance, while guest-hosting The Charlie Kirk Show, vowed a government crackdown on left-wing NGOs he accuses of fomenting violence, following the killing of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk. He was joined by Trump advisor Stephen Miller, who pledged to carry out Kirk's alleged call for a strategy against such organizations.
Key Points:
JD Vance pledged to 'go after the NGO network that foments and facilitates and engages in violence'.
The episode was a response to the recent killing of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk.
Trump advisor Stephen Miller vowed to carry out what he said was Kirk's last message to him: that the administration needs a strategy against left-wing groups.
The article notes a surge in political violence from various sides, including assassination attempts on Trump, attacks on Democrats, and the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
The suspect in Kirk's killing was not cooperating with investigators, and a motive was not yet known.
""We are going to go after the NGO network that foments and facilitates and engages in violence," Vance said on The Charlie Kirk Show, referring to non-governmental organizations."
Posted on r/programming |
Score: 754 |
Comments: 52
A developer successfully hosts a website on a disposable vape's microcontroller by repurposing its ARM Cortex-M0+ chip. The project involves using semihosting for communication and the SLIP protocol to establish an IP connection over a serial link, running a minimal uIP web server on the extremely limited hardware.
Key Points:
Disposable vapes contain surprisingly capable PY32 ARM Cortex-M0+ microcontrollers with 24KiB flash and 3KiB RAM
Semihosting is used as a bi-directional communication channel between the microcontroller and a debugger
The SLIP (Serial Line Internet Protocol) enables IP networking over a serial connection
The uIP embedded TCP/IP stack is ported to run a minimal web server on the device
The project demonstrates extreme hardware repurposing and optimization for constrained environments
"You may look at those specs and think that it's not much to work with. I don't blame you, a 10y old phone can barely load google, and this is about 100x slower. I on the other hand see a blazingly fast web server."
Falsehoods programmers believe about null pointers
Posted on r/programming |
Score: 165 |
Comments: 113
This article debunks common misconceptions programmers hold about null pointers, explaining that their behavior is far more complex and platform-dependent than often assumed. It details how null pointer dereferencing doesn't always cause immediate crashes, can be recoverable, and isn't always rejected by hardware, especially in embedded systems or specific configurations.
Key Points:
Dereferencing a null pointer does not always cause an immediate crash; higher-level languages and libraries can handle the error gracefully.
Null pointer dereferences can be recoverable, as seen in Go and Java where they are translated into catchable panics or exceptions.
Hardware does not always reject null pointer access; this was common before virtual memory and is still true on many embedded platforms.
Even on modern systems like Linux, memory can be explicitly mapped to address 0, allowing null pointer dereferencing to access real memory.
The article assumes knowledge of undefined behavior (UB) and warns that these falsehoods are misconceptions because they don't apply globally, not because their inverse is always true.
"Null pointers look simple on the surface, and that’s why they’re so dangerous. As compiler optimizations, intuitive but incorrect simplifications, and platform-specific quirks have piled on, the odds of making a wrong assumption have increased, leading to the proliferation of bugs and vulnerabilities."
Anthropic has announced that Claude Code Pro Plan subscribers now have access to the new Claude 4.1 model. This update provides users with a more powerful and capable AI for coding tasks. The announcement was made via an official in-product notification.
Key Points:
Claude Code Pro Plan subscribers now have access to Claude 4.1.
The update is being rolled out to users automatically.
Claude 4.1 is a more powerful model for coding assistance.
The announcement was made through an official notification within the product.
A user on social media is sharing a rumor about a potential software update from version C4 to 'Four Five' (C4.5), expressing excitement for new features. The post includes a link to an Anthropic event registration page, suggesting a possible connection.
Key Points:
A rumor is circulating about a software update to C4.5.
The author expresses personal excitement and hope for the update.
The update is humorously referred to as 'Four Five'.
New 'delicious mechanics' are anticipated.
A link to an Anthropic event is provided, potentially as a source.
"We're going from `C4` -> `Four Five`, yes childish analogies from a mod..."
Trump Administration Moves to Scrap Protections and Open National Forests to Logging, Roads, and Mining.
Posted on r/georgism |
Score: 123 |
Comments: 11
The Trump administration is moving forward with plans to rescind the 2001 Roadless Rule, which protects 58.5 million acres of wild areas in national forests from road construction and logging. USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins announced the publication of a notice of intent, initiating a 21-day public comment period as part of this regulatory rollback.
Key Points:
The USDA will publish a notice of intent to rescind the 2001 Roadless Rule
The rule protects 58.5 million acres of wild areas, including 4.4 million acres in California
A 21-day public comment period will be initiated
The administration argues this enables better fire risk and timber production management
This action is part of broader efforts to loosen environmental regulations
"It established lasting protection for specified wilderness areas within national forests by prohibiting road construction and logging, which can destroy or disrupt habitats, increase erosion and worsen sediment pollution in drinking water, among other outcomes."
Building a Simple Stack-Based Virtual Machine in Go
Posted on r/programming |
Score: 84 |
Comments: 4
The article details the process of building a simple, 64-bit stack-based virtual machine in Go, inspired by VMs like WebAssembly and the Ethereum Virtual Machine. It explains the architectural choices, such as opting for a stack machine for its simplicity, and describes the implementation of core components like opcodes and memory.
Key Points:
The VM uses a stack machine architecture for its simplicity and ease of implementation and debugging.
It is built on a 64-bit, byte-addressable memory model for efficient data handling.
A set of core opcodes (e.g., PUSH, POP, ADD, STORE) is defined to handle operations on raw bytes.
Each opcode is mapped to a corresponding function that manipulates the VM's state (stack, program counter).
The design choice of a 1-byte opcode limits the VM to 256 distinct instructions.
"Importantly, opcodes operate on raw bytes, without any awareness of higher-level data types such as strings or signed integers. This approach highlights the VM’s role as a flexible, low-level execution environment, handling data purely at the byte level."
Posted on r/programming |
Score: 63 |
Comments: 30
The article highlights the critical performance impact of the JDBC fetch size, particularly with the Oracle driver's default of 10. It argues that for common online transaction processing (OLTP) scenarios, this small default forces multiple unnecessary database round-trips and causes the server to hold state, harming latency and scalability.
Key Points:
The default JDBC fetch size for the Oracle driver is 10, which is suboptimal for performance.
For OLTP workloads, small fetch sizes cause multiple database round-trips and force the server to maintain client state, hurting scalability.
The database server is typically the least scalable tier, so minimizing its state-holding and round-trips is crucial.
Common practice is to read the entire result set into a list immediately, making multiple small fetches inefficient.
The Oracle 23ai driver introduces an adaptive fetch size to help mitigate this issue.
"This is bad. Not only did we make two trips to the server when one trip would have been better, we also forced the server to maintain client-associated state across an interaction. I repeat: the database server is typically the least scalable tier."
Claude just blew my mind with how it explains coding problems - this is the future of learning
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Score: 46 |
Comments: 19
A software engineer preparing for an Amazon interview found Claude's AI explanation of the Edit Distance algorithm to be revolutionary. The AI built an interactive, step-by-step visual simulator that made understanding the dynamic programming problem easier than any previous method.
Key Points:
The user was struggling with the Edit Distance problem on LeetCode.
They asked Claude to explain the algorithm "like a debugger".
Claude generated a full interactive, visual simulator with a color-coded DP table.
The user considered it the best algorithm explanation they had ever seen.
They conclude that AI tutoring is a game-changer for learning.
"it built me a full interactive step-by-step visual simulator showing the DP table filling up with color-coded progress. Best algorithm explanation I've ever seen."
AliasVault 0.23.0 – All-in-One Docker Image Now Available
Posted on r/selfhosted |
Score: 34 |
Comments: 4
AliasVault 0.23.0, an open-source, privacy-first password manager, has released a new all-in-one Docker image. This simplifies installation by bundling all services into a single container, making it easier to deploy on NAS devices and existing Docker hosts. The release also includes numerous other updates like mobile app improvements, UI polish, and new language support.
Key Points:
Release of an all-in-one Docker image bundling all services (postgres, client, api, etc.) into a single container
Simplified deployment for users preferring a single container or running on NAS devices like QNAP or Synology
Remains fully compatible with the standard multi-container setup, allowing users to switch without data loss
Available on both ghcr.io and Docker Hub for wider accessibility
Includes other recent updates like mobile app features, UI improvements, and new language support
"The all-in-one Docker image makes running AliasVault much easier as it bundles all individual services (postgres, client, api, admin, smtp, task-runner, reverse-proxy) into a single Docker image using s6-overlay."
“The property tax rates are so low, there’s no incentive; if they don’t want to deal with a property, they just let it go.”
Posted on r/georgism |
Score: 23 |
Comments: 3
A few Berkeley landlords are holding multiple properties vacant despite the city's housing crisis, resulting in significant bills under Berkeley's new 'Empty Homes Tax.' One family, the Louies, owns four apartment buildings with 29 vacant units and faces a $168,000 tax bill, while another landlord owns four properties with eight vacant units.
Key Points:
The Louie family owns four apartment buildings with 29 units vacant for at least half of 2024, incurring a $168,000 vacancy tax bill.
Landlord Ashok Sabhlok owns four properties with eight vacant units, resulting in a $33,000 tax bill.
The city's vacancy tax charges $3,000 or $6,000 per unit depending on the building size.
A 14-unit building on Roosevelt Ave. has been visibly vacant since at least 2009, according to Google Street View.
The article highlights the frustration of residents seeing housing sit empty during a severe housing crisis.
""It’s not just the blight," Turner said, "it’s the lost opportunity for the city.""
The Safe C++ proposal, which aimed to add a Rust-like safe subset to C++ with strong memory, type, and thread safety guarantees, has been discontinued. The C++ Standards Committee's Safety and Security working group has instead prioritized an alternative approach called Profiles, which impose compile-time constraints on existing language features rather than introducing new syntax. Profiles are seen as a more pragmatic and adoptable path forward that maintains backward compatibility.
Key Points:
Safe C++ proposal aimed to add Rust-like safety guarantees to C++ through opt-in safe contexts
The proposal has been discontinued due to committee preference for Profiles approach
Profiles work by imposing constraints on existing C++ features rather than adding new syntax
The Rust safety model was unpopular with the C++ standards committee
Profiles are considered more pragmatic and backward-compatible than the Safe C++ approach
"The Rust safety model is unpopular with the committee. Further work on my end won't change that. Profiles won the argument."