Article: 9 min

Phoenix is a new X server developed from scratch in Zig. It aims to be simpler than the Xorg server by supporting only modern applications, hardware, and protocols. Phoenix prioritizes security through automatic parsing of protocol messages and built-in isolation between applications. It also focuses on improving graphics handling with features like tearing prevention, compositor integration, and HDR support.

• Supports only relatively modern applications and hardware.
• Automatically catches illegal behaviors through Zig's ReleaseSafe option.
• Isolates applications by default, allowing interaction with permission prompts or explicit permissions.
• Improves graphics handling with tearing prevention and built-in compositor.
• Develops new standards like per-monitor DPI for better application scaling.

Article: 2 min

Minimalist editor that operates within the browser, storing content in URL hash. Features include compression magic, URL storage for sharing, dark mode, auto-save, mobile-friendliness, and no backend.

• Lives entirely in the browser
• Stores content in URL hash
• Features compression, dark mode, auto-save, and mobile compatibility

Quality:
The article provides clear and concise information about the editor's features without exaggerating its capabilities.

Article: 17 min

The article discusses the implementation of CSRF protection in Microdot, a web framework. The author initially planned to use traditional methods like anti-CSRF tokens and hidden form fields but discovered a simpler approach based on the Sec-Fetch-Site header. This method allows servers to reject requests with the 'cross-site' value for this header, effectively protecting against CSRF attacks.

• Microdot framework's lead developer implemented CSRF protection without traditional tokens or hidden form fields.
• Found a new, simpler method based on the Sec-Fetch-Site header for modern browsers.
• Discussed handling subdomains and compatibility with older browsers.
• Implemented an argument 'allow_subdomains' in Microdot to address subdomain attacks.
• Provided fallback options using Origin header or explicit user configuration.

Article: 36 min

The article is a biography of Fabrice Bellard, a French computer scientist known for his contributions to programming, mathematics, and digital signal processing. He has developed notable projects such as LZEXE (executable file compression), TinyGL (OpenGL implementation), FFMPEG (digital video and audio conversion tool), QEMU (processor emulator), and has won the International Obfuscated C Code Contest twice.

• Born in Grenoble, France in 1972
• Developed LZEXE for efficient compression
• Created TinyGL, a small OpenGL implementation
• Founded FFMPEG, a digital video and audio conversion tool
• Published QEMU, the first processor emulator with near-native performance

Article: 7 min

A research team has digitized over a century's worth of Canadian infectious disease data, creating a comprehensive dataset called 'CANDID' that spans from 1903 to the present day. This dataset includes weekly, monthly, and quarterly case numbers for various diseases across provinces and territories, providing valuable insights into past outbreaks and epidemics.

• Discovery of 50 years of weekly infectious disease incidence reports from 1939-1989 in Ontario Ministry of Health archives.
• Creation of the Canadian Notifiable Disease Incidence Dataset (CANDID) containing over a million infectious disease incidence counts.
• Public release of the dataset for use by epidemiologists to study patterns, learn from historical surveillance efforts, and strengthen public health preparedness.

Article: 11 min

Exploring Mathematics with Python is an updated version of Arthur Engel's 1993 textbook, which uses Python instead of Turbo Pascal for exploring mathematical concepts. The book covers over 60 topics across various chapters and includes new content by Andrew Davison, focusing on areas like fractals, chaos, computer graphics, computational geometry, continued fractions, Markov chains, navigating the Earth, quaternions, curve fitting, conic sections, solving cubic equations, and the catenary. The book is aimed at university-level students with a year of exposure to mathematics and programming, as well as advanced high school students who have studied additional math and been introduced to Python.