There’s No Doubt About It: The Great MAGA Crack-Up Has Begun | Every single prominent member of the Trump administration has had a very, very bad week.
Posted on r/politics |
Score: 11061 |
Comments: 701
The article argues that the MAGA movement is experiencing a significant collapse, citing a disastrous week for numerous Trump administration officials who faced scandals, policy failures, and legal troubles. The author contends that public distrust has grown beyond economic issues to a recognition of the administration's incompetence and ideological extremism. Key figures like Attorney General Pam Bondi, FBI Director Kash Patel, and DHS Secretary Kristi Noem faced specific setbacks that illustrate this breakdown.
Key Points:
Multiple Trump administration officials faced significant setbacks including leaked transcripts, policy reversals, and legal challenges
Attorney General Pam Bondi saw her indictments against James Comey and Letitia James dismissed by a federal judge
FBI Director Kash Patel acknowledged the Epstein files may never be fully released and faced criticism for security spending on his girlfriend
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem was revealed to have personally ordered flights to Central America in violation of a federal court order
The administration's revenge crusade against Senator Mark Kelly backfired, highlighting their pettiness versus his military heroism
"Over these last few weeks, ever since the government shutdown, it's finally begun to sink in on people that Trump and his entire administration are a bunch of raging ideologues or incompetents or both, peddling a fantasy version of their strength that people no longer buy."
Tim Walz responds to Donald Trump calling him ‘seriously retarded’
Posted on r/politics |
Score: 10228 |
Comments: 509
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz responded to former President Donald Trump after Trump used an ableist slur to attack him in a Truth Social post. Walz called for the release of Trump's recent MRI results, drawing attention to questions about the 79-year-old's health.
Key Points:
Donald Trump called Minnesota Governor Tim Walz 'seriously retarded,' a term widely regarded as derogatory.
Walz responded by calling for the release of Trump's recent MRI results, increasing scrutiny on the former president's health.
Trump's post also included unsubstantiated claims about Somali immigrants 'taking over' Minnesota, despite census data showing they make up about 1.1% of the state's population.
This incident is part of a history of public disputes between Trump and Walz since the 2024 election.
""Walz responded by calling for the release of the president’s recent MRI results, drawing renewed attention to questions surrounding the 79-year-old commander-in-chief's health.""
Pete Hegseth’s order to ‘kill everybody’ included alleged drug boat survivors: report
Posted on r/politics |
Score: 5654 |
Comments: 496
A report alleges that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave a verbal order to 'kill everybody' during a U.S. military strike on a suspected drug-running boat, leading to a second missile strike that killed two survivors from the initial attack. This incident is part of a broader campaign by the Trump administration that has killed over 80 people and is being labeled by law-of-war experts as extrajudicial murder and a war crime. The Pentagon has denied the report's narrative, calling it 'completely false.'
Key Points:
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reportedly gave a verbal order to leave no survivors in attacks on alleged drug-running boats.
Following this order, a second missile strike was called on a boat on September 2 to kill two survivors who emerged from the wreckage of the first strike.
More than 80 people have been killed in this campaign over the last three months.
Law-of-war experts and international investigators label the campaign illegal extrajudicial killings, murder, and a war crime.
The Trump administration asserts it is in an 'armed conflict' with drug cartels, whom it labels 'unlawful combatants.'
"When two survivors emerged from the wreckage, a Special Operations commander overseeing the attack ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions to “kill everybody,” according to The Washington Post, citing officials with direct knowledge of the operation."
Trump Claims He Personally Redesigned New Coast Guard Ships
Posted on r/politics |
Score: 1784 |
Comments: 332
In a Thanksgiving address to service members at Mar-a-Lago, former President Donald Trump claimed he personally redesigned the hulls of new Coast Guard ships for aesthetic reasons, stating 'I'm a looks person.' The article notes this claim comes amid a major Coast Guard fleet modernization effort to counter China's naval expansion, but clarifies that ship designs are actually created by naval architects and shipyards, not the president.
Key Points:
Trump claimed he personally redesigned the hulls of new Coast Guard cutters for aesthetic reasons, stating 'I'm a looks person.'
The U.S. Coast Guard is undergoing a significant fleet modernization, including a $507 million contract for new Sentinel-class cutters, to counter China's expanding naval and coast guard presence.
The article clarifies that Coast Guard ships are designed by naval architects and shipyards, not by the president.
The U.S. is also building new icebreakers to bolster its presence in the Arctic.
The article notes Trump has a history of making grandiose or disputed claims about his personal role in projects.
""I'm a looks person," said Trump. "I wanted the hull to be perfect, I sort of redesigned the hull a little bit – the hulls – but we ordered a lot.""
Google CEO Pushes ‘Vibe Coding’ — But Real Developers Know It's Not Magic
Posted on r/programming |
Score: 503 |
Comments: 136
Google CEO Sundar Pichai believes AI will democratize software development by enabling 'vibe coding,' where users describe what they want in natural language and AI generates the code. However, the article notes significant skepticism from developers, who point out that AI tools frequently produce unreliable, bloated, or insecure code and struggle with complex systems and architectural judgment. The potential organizational shift towards non-technical users building tools is weighed against the risks of unmaintainable code and 'shadow IT'.
Key Points:
AI-powered 'vibe coding' allows users to create software by describing it in natural language, potentially making development accessible to non-coders.
There is significant skepticism from developers, who cite AI's tendency to 'hallucinate' solutions, recommend non-existent packages, and produce bloated or unmaintainable code.
These AI tools are currently best suited for well-scoped, predictable problems and struggle with complex systems, edge cases, and architectural decisions.
A major potential impact is organizational, allowing faster prototyping and enabling non-technical staff to build tools, but this raises risks like 'shadow IT' and murky code ownership.
Despite the hype, core engineering tasks like system design, debugging, and making trade-off decisions are expected to remain human responsibilities for the foreseeable future.
"Thus, the hard stuff, such as system design, debugging, trade-off decisions, remains stubbornly human."
Posted on r/selfhosted |
Score: 261 |
Comments: 45
BentoPDF v1.9.0 is a significant update that introduces highly requested features like creating fillable PDF forms and managing attachments, alongside major performance improvements and UI fixes. The release also includes a rebuilt sign tool, customizable keyboard shortcuts, and enhanced merge capabilities that preserve bookmarks. The developers also hint at future features like digital signing with certificates.
Key Points:
Introduction of creating fillable PDF forms (AcroForm) from scratch or existing PDFs
Major performance improvements for faster loading and handling of large (1000+ page) PDFs
New tools for extracting, editing, and adding attachments at document and page levels
All tools now support customizable keyboard shortcuts
Merge and Interleave Merge now preserve bookmarks, table of contents, and hyperlinks
"Merge and Interleave Merge now preserve bookmarks, table of contents entries, and hyperlinks."
With Black Friday here, what things are you buying (lifetime software and hardware?
Posted on r/selfhosted |
Score: 231 |
Comments: 220
The article is a community discussion prompt asking readers to share what software and hardware they are purchasing during Black Friday sales. The author initiates the conversation by mentioning their own purchase of FileRun because it is on sale.
The author, having previously used GPT-5 and Gemini 3.0, finds Opus 4.5 to be a significant upgrade and a potential state-of-the-art model. They are particularly impressed by its concise and focused reasoning process, its ability to follow instructions well, and its low cost. The author is so satisfied that they are considering upgrading their subscription plan to use Opus 4.5 more extensively.
Key Points:
Opus 4.5 is perceived as a major upgrade and potentially state-of-the-art (SOTA).
The model's internal reasoning is concise, focused, and gets to answers quickly without gibberish.
It follows instructions effectively and is considered cheap, offering great value.
The author is considering moving to a higher-priced subscription plan to use it more.
Anthropic provides a rich user environment with features like Claude Code in its Desktop App.
"Especially when you look at what the model 'thinks' while generating a response, it is much, *much* more concise, focused, and gets to the answer *quick*. Without any gibberish."
Claude Code is the best coding agent in the market and it's not close
Posted on r/ClaudeAI |
Score: 68 |
Comments: 37
The article argues that Claude Code is the undisputed best coding agent on the market, offering a superior developer experience through its tight integration of the best model and a minimalist, intuitive product. It is positioned as the premium choice, outperforming competitors like Cursor, Gemini, and Codex, which suffer from issues like inconsistent performance, overthinking, and slow speed.
Key Points:
Claude Code provides a superior user experience with a minimalist design that surfaces the right information without being overwhelming.
It benefits from tight integration between the coding model (Claude Opus 4.5) and the product itself, which competitors lack.
Competitors like Cursor, Gemini, and Codex are criticized for inconsistent performance, overthinking, and being too slow for agentic workflows.
The product is described as being built by and for developers, specifically targeting the 'premium' developer market.
"Claude Code just feels different. It's the only setup where the best coding model and the product are tightly integrated."
Posted on r/programming |
Score: 25 |
Comments: 17
This JEP draft proposes porting the JDK to compile on Windows using the gcc compiler within the MSYS2/UCRT64 environment. The primary goal is to enable a high-performance JDK build for this widely used development ecosystem, which currently lacks a compatible JDK. The port is experimental and focuses on minimizing code changes while supporting major HotSpot components like the C1/C2 JIT compilers and modern GCs.
Key Points:
Ports the JDK to compile with gcc on Windows/MSYS2 UCRT64, targeting the native Windows ucrt runtime.
Aims to provide a JDK for MSYS2 environments, which lack one due to binary compatibility issues with available compilers.
Explicitly excludes support for other MSYS2 subsystems (like MINGW64) and Cygwin due to compatibility risks with older runtimes.
Supports key HotSpot subsystems including the template interpreter, C1/C2 JIT compilers, and all mainline GCs like ZGC.
Prefers build system changes over source code modifications to reduce intrusion and adheres to JDK quality standards.
"Many software projects that this environment would otherwise have available as packages are heavily reliant on a working JDK, which all of the MSYS2 subsystems lack due to not being able to compile the JDK with an available MSYS2 compiler for binary compatibility."
UK homeowners rush to price properties just under ‘mansion tax’ thresholds
Posted on r/georgism |
Score: 22 |
Comments: 2
The article discusses how homeowners are strategically pricing their properties just below various 'mansion tax' thresholds to avoid higher tax burdens. This behavior is creating market distortions as sellers aim to stay under tax brackets that trigger significantly higher property taxes.
Key Points:
Homeowners are strategically pricing properties below mansion tax thresholds
This behavior is creating market distortions and price clustering
Posted on r/programming |
Score: 12 |
Comments: 12
The article explains how OCI container images are composed of layers that can lead to bloated image sizes due to inefficient storage. Even minor changes to files or metadata can cause entire file contents to be duplicated across layers. The author explores solutions like layer squashing and newer approaches like composefs to address this problem.
Key Points:
OCI images consist of composable layers that are tarred/compressed directories mounted as overlayfs
Layer storage format causes inefficiency where any file change (even metadata like mtime) creates a full copy in a new layer
This leads to significant duplication of identical content across multiple layers
Solutions include rebuilding with fewer layers, using docker-squash to combine layers, and composefs which separates data from metadata
Content-addressable layers enable reuse across images but the storage format undermines this benefit
"Even if a single bit in a file is changed, a full-fledged copy of the new contents gets saved in a new layer. What exacerbates the problem is that metadata changes, like a mere bump of the 'last modified' timestamp, also induce a full copy."
Drone-ambient-noise synthesizer in Javascript: when instability is a feature, not a bug
Posted on r/programming |
Score: 8 |
Comments: 0
The article details the development of 'Binary synth,' a web-based instrument that converts any file into sound or MIDI messages using the Web Audio and Web MIDI APIs. The author explores the technical nuances of browser-based synthesis and argues that the inherent instability and unpredictability of such systems are desirable features that create unique timbres, much like analog instruments.
Key Points:
The instrument, Binary synth, converts any file into sound or MIDI sequences using the Web Audio and Web MIDI APIs.
The author argues that instability and unpredictability in sound synthesis are features, not bugs, as they create depth and complex timbres.
The project is built as a single, self-contained HTML file using Vue3 and Vite, allowing it to run completely offline.
The article discusses the cultural and technical context of instrument design, comparing analog and digital synthesis.
Specific browser nuances are explored, with a recommendation for ungoogled-chromium over Google Chrome.
"And this is rather not a bug, but a feature, because this is what generates depth in all this, some complex timbres"