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Working on open source, mostly Apache Arrow (
https://arrow.apache.org
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Claude's 5-hour session usage limit feels a bit like rested XP
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Thomas Ptacek
about 20 hours ago
This is a perfect piece of technical writing.
alexharri.com/blog/ascii-r...
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ASCII characters are not pixels: a deep dive into ASCII rendering
A look at how I used shape vectors to achieve sharp, high-quality ASCII rendering.
https://alexharri.com/blog/ascii-rendering
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joshua stein
2 days ago
did you know there was a tv show in 1998 based on The Net and it was terrible?
archive.org/details/the-...
her trusty sidekick is a talking toshiba libretto
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loren schmidt
3 days ago
vexed is one of my favorite pixelated font smiths, definitely take a look at these if you are in need! these both have top notch technical particulars and are not afraid to take characterful risks.
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I'm giving myself a gold star for noticing and fixing this huge bug in 1Password over two weeks before 1Password publicly acknowledged it:
mjtsai.com/blog/2026/01...
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Michael Tsai - Blog - 1Password Browser Extension Code Injection
https://mjtsai.com/blog/2026/01/07/1password-browser-extension-code-injection/
4 days ago
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Thomas Fuchs
4 days ago
โIf you put the Apple icons in reverse it looks like the portfolio of someone getting really really good at icon designโ (Source:
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The museum of unconditional surrender
10 days ago
Cheeseburgers are not natural. My Graph is up on Reddit
www.reddit.com/r/dataisbeau...
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Jeaye Wilkerson
6 days ago
Having trouble sticking with your projects? Feeling burned out? Check out my
#clojure
Conj 2025 talk for a helpful guide.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Alfq...
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How to stick with your projects, even when they're janky - Wilkerson
YouTube video by ClojureTV
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Alfq8RG80Ns
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joshua stein
5 days ago
Choose life. Choose a job. Choose a career. Choose a family. Choose a printer.
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I came for the tip on Claude Code hooks (for sounds) but this entire post was worth a careful read:
matthewrocklin.com/ai-zealotry/
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AI Zealotry - Matthew Rocklin
Senior engineers are best positioned to benefit from AI. We're good enough to avoid slop, and there's so much we can accomplish. I wouldn't go back.
https://matthewrocklin.com/ai-zealotry/
6 days ago
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Dustin Mierau
6 days ago
How fun is this? Watch an audience cheer and laugh in amazement over pixel zooming and an eraser tool. People had never seen anything like it. You can even hear Jobs saying "incredible" as Bill Atkinson demos panning around an image while zoomed in.
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Macintosh Apple event 1984 | Showing off MacPaint and MacWrite
YouTube video by Everything Important
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CvOCcXSPmk
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Noam Ross
6 days ago
๐ We're pleased to open the call for Champions and Mentors for the rOpenSci Champions Program 2026-2027, a 12-month journey in open science, research software, and community building. ๐ This year's cohort will be run in Spanish and focused on Latin America More info at
ropensci.org/blog/2026/01...
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Open call for the rOpenSci Champions Program 2026!
You can now apply to participate in the 2026 Champions Program. We are looking for people to participate in mentoring roles and to become Champions.
https://ropensci.org/blog/2026/01/12/programchamps2026/
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Apache Arrow
8 days ago
Released this week: Version 22 of the ADBC libraries and drivers. This release includes updates to the ADBC libraries for 8 languages, and improvements to the 4 ADBC drivers that are maintained in the apache/arrow-adbc repository. See the blog for more details:
arrow.apache.org/blog/2026/01...
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Kyle Barron
11 days ago
Announcing
deck.gl-raster
: ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ง๐ญ-๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ . No server required. 1.3 ๐ ๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ฒ๐ญ๐ COG, streamed directly into the browser:
developmentseed.org/deck.gl-rast...
- GPU-accelerated raster reprojection - GPU image processing for colormaps, nodata values - Efficient use of COG overviews
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It's nice to see people bringing up ADBC in conversations like this one:
www.reddit.com/r/dataengine...
#apachearrow
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From the dataengineering community on Reddit
Explore this post and more from the dataengineering community
https://www.reddit.com/r/dataengineering/comments/1q7lpg6/anyone_using_jdbcodbc_to_connect_databases_still/
9 days ago
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Arfon Smith
13 days ago
We've shipped a major update to the JOSS submission scope requirements, affecting what is eligible for submission and what information we require from authors. You can read more about the changes and our motivations here:
blog.joss.theoj.org/2026/01/prep...
#joss
#opensource
#openscience
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Preparing JOSS for a generative AI future: From code to human creativity and design | Journal of Open Source Software Blog
Blog for the Journal of Open Source Software โข <a href='https://joss.theoj.org'>https://joss.theoj.org</a>
https://blog.joss.theoj.org/2026/01/preparing-joss-for-a-generative-ai-future
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Claude's 5-hour session usage limit feels a bit like rested XP
13 days ago
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Jeroen Ooms
15 days ago
ropensci.org/blog/2026/01...
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Testing the R-universe build workflow from your own GitHub repository
We refactored the R-universe CI workflows to make it possible to run the exact same workflow from your own GitHub repository.
https://ropensci.org/blog/2026/01/03/r-universe-workflows/
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Columnar
18 days ago
Data plumbing has never mattered more. From the maturation of open standards like ADBC and Iceberg to the infrastructure needed for agentic workflows, here are our 10 predictions for 2026 ๐ฎ
columnar.tech/blog/2026-pr...
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10 Predictions for Data Infrastructure in 2026
What we see coming in the year ahead
https://columnar.tech/blog/2026-predictions
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Andy Grove
19 days ago
Is there anyone in my network with DuckDB skills who could review a PR that runs a Python script to compare the performance of DataFusion and DuckDB for some simple SQL queries?
github.com/apache/dataf...
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feat: Add microbenchmark for string functions by andygrove ยท Pull Request #26 ยท apache/datafusion-benchmarks
This PR adds microbenchmarks for scanning a Parquet file and evaluating a single string expression per row. The benchmark runs against DuckDB and DataFusion and compares the results. Assuming that ...
https://github.com/apache/datafusion-benchmarks/pull/26
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Chris Person
27 days ago
If you pay attention to any large industry long enough and follow it to its logical conclusion you eventually end up sounding like a communist even if you started off testing CPU case fans.
youtu.be/cUrJVdF2me0?...
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Carl Boettiger
30 days ago
Now
@GitHub.com
has postponing this to re-evaluate due to community outcry ๐ Have always considered moving to GitLab, whose k8s support is far better than GitHub's half-arsed ARC controller. At the same time, teaching mainstream platforms has value for students... Anyone have opinions on this?
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Columnar
about 1 month ago
dbc is a command-line tool that makes installing ADBC drivers 10ร easier. Havenโt tried it yet? Get started with our new cheatsheet. ๐ฅDownload it at
t.co/JcD9ElEwqS
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Rick Thoman
about 1 month ago
A good news story: local experts able to put buoys in locations important to them and get ocean wave info right on their phones. Backyard Buoys in Alaska are supported by
@aoos-alaska.bsky.social
#akwx
#AlaskaSky
@hanners64n.bsky.social
@markspringer.bsky.social
alaskapublic.org/news/alaska-...
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Buoy project credited with making fishing safer in Western Alaska and helping hunters land whales
The Backyard Buoys project helps Indigenous coastal communities in Alaska, as well as in the Pacific Northwest and Pacific Islands, use wave data to support maritime activities.
https://alaskapublic.org/news/alaska-desk/2025-12-09/buoy-project-credited-with-making-fishing-safer-in-western-alaska-and-helping-hunters-land-whales
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Mike Perham :sidekiq:
about 2 months ago
Happy to announce that Gem Fellowship applications are now open! If you're a Ruby open source maintainer, this grant program is for you. ๐
https://gem.coop/fellowship/
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gem.coop
https://gem.coop/fellowship/
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Climatologist49
about 2 months ago
Map showing the coldest season of the year.
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Anita Graser ๐ช๐บ๐บ๐ฆ๐ฌ๐ช
about 2 months ago
Wohoo, QGIS Arrow support has been merged: https://github.com/qgis/QGIS/pull/63749 Thanks @paleolimbot & @nyalld et al. Looking forward to testing it out soon ๐คฉ
#qgis
#arrow
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Implement QgsArrowIterator to iterate over features as batches of ArrowArray by paleolimbot ยท Pull Request #63749 ยท qgis/QGIS
Description As encouraged by @nyalldawson! https://mastodon.social/@nyalld/115459416976982489 The motivation is to eliminate the need for per-feature iteration in Python to maintain the fidelity of...
https://github.com/qgis/QGIS/pull/63749
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joshua stein
about 2 months ago
merveilles.town/@neauoire/11...
github.com/ocaml/ocaml/...
"I did not write a single line of code but carefully shepherded AI over the course of several days" "Beats me. AI decided to do so and I didn't question it." Why are people like this?
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Devine Lu Linvega (@
[email protected]
)
I dropped off discord after taking psychic damage from someone flooding the channel with questions and feeding the answers to chatgpt, so they could triangulate to something like a uxntal compiler. I...
https://merveilles.town/@neauoire/115621938437966225
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Made some accidental art with Claude today and I kinda like it
about 2 months ago
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Kagi HQ
about 2 months ago
After six years of relentless development, Orion for MacOS 1.0 is here:
blog.kagi.com/orion
Also: Orion for Linux is currently in Alpha, and Orion for Windows has officially started development with a target launch for late 2026. Orion also has a dedicated website now:
orionbrowser.com
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Etienne Bacher
about 2 months ago
#rstats
Please welcome Jarl, a new R linter. Jarl is a CLI tool with extensions in VS Code, Positron, and Zed. It can check thousands of lines of R code in milliseconds. Jarl provides several output formats, a Github Actions workflow, and more. Blog post:
www.etiennebacher.com/posts/2025-1...
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Mike Perham :sidekiq:
about 2 months ago
Announcing the Gem Fellowship, a grant program for improvements to Ruby-related open source projects.
https://gem.coop/fellowship/
Want to improve your favorite gem? Submit a proposal, starting next month.
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gem.coop
https://gem.coop/fellowship/
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People talk about print debugging but they never say what they print. Does everyone say "HI MOM" like I do?
about 2 months ago
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Claus Wilke
about 2 months ago
This seems important. Current AI models can't read graphs. They "see" what they expect to see, even if the data shows something else.
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conputer dipshit
2 months ago
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I made a song entirely from 50 country artists singing "cold beer"
YouTube video by There I Ruined It
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lR2pslqKNP8
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Jenny Bryan
2 months ago
I'm reminded of how handy the usethis::browse_*() functions are and thought I'd remind people they exist. Choose from a menu of links or go straight to CRAN or GitHub.
#rstats
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Was anyone else like me, wondering if you can use ADBC with $5 Postgres from
@planetscale.com
? Well, you can! (No surprise) I wrote up my test at
brycemecum.com/2025/11/15/a...
#apachearrow
#adbc
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2 months ago
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Columnar
2 months ago
ADBC drivers in
#Java
? Yes. The latest release of ADBC adds a JNI layer that lets Java apps load drivers, run queries, and fetch results fast in
@arrow.apache.org
format. Read the new blog post from
@ian.columnar.tech
and David Li for examples and perf comparisons vs. JDBC. Link in comments๐
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rat king ๐ ๐
2 months ago
this is 1. incredible and 2. basically a silversun pickups song
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Tim Riley
2 months ago
Hanami 2.3 is out! This is a fantastic release, with improvements all across the stack, but the thing Iโm most proud of is the whopping THIRTY TWO Rubyists whoโve chosen to contribute and make Hanami better. Thank you everyone! ๐ฅฐ
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Andrew Lamb
2 months ago
Here is a nice examination of the benefits of building new systems using the extensibility of
@apachedatafusion.bsky.social
vs other systems.
www.bauplanlabs.com/post/duck-hu...
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Duck Hunt: moving Bauplan from DuckDB to DataFusion
Bauplan's journey from DuckDB to Apache DataFusion: how switching SQL engines doubled query performance on Iceberg lakehouses while enabling greater hackability
https://www.bauplanlabs.com/post/duck-hunt-moving-bauplan-from-duckdb-to-datafusion
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addr.tools
is so good, more people should know about it
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addr.tools
https://addr.tools
2 months ago
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Good Trailcams
2 months ago
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Marc Hedlund
2 months ago
From my friend Kyle. This is essential reading for all Americans.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
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I Want You to Understand Chicago
https://aphyr.com/posts/397-i-want-you-to-understand-chicago
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This
@posit.co
::conf(2025) talk is everything: "The geospatial suite for Arrow is relatively new...so this is a PSA that it exists and it's really powerful and impressive. I actually also found it very easy to use...and I didn't really have much trouble learning it"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHyg...
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Make Big Geospatial Data Accessible with Arrow (Cari Gostic, Sonoma Technology) | posit::conf(2025)
YouTube video by Posit PBC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHygzKGK854
2 months ago
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Andrew Lamb
2 months ago
"if you want to go fast, go alone; If you want to go far, go together" New Apache Parquet Community page is up:
parquet.apache.org/community/
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Nic Crane
2 months ago
Weโre excited to announce the release of {arrow} 22.0.0 ๐น๐ฆ Hereโs a roundup of the new features and changes, in a ๐งต Full details can be found at
arrow.apache.org/docs/r/news/
#rstats
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Changelog
https://arrow.apache.org/docs/r/news/
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Omar
2 months ago
Funding: if your mid/large business uses Dear ImGui - and maybe you are approaching end of year budget/planning etc. - please consider reaching out (PM/email) so I can help you help Dear ImGui !
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Sean Kross
3 months ago
Nobody thinks about all of the visual representations of survivorship bias that didn't become popular.
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The New Stack
3 months ago
A new startup,
@columnar.tech
, looks to streamline the copying of tabular data across systems, using
@arrow.apache.org
and the ADBC API. By
@joabj.bsky.social
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Apache Arrow's Final Frontier: Replacing Outdated Database Drivers
A new startup, Columnar, looks to streamline the copying of tabular data across systems, using Apache Arrow and the ADBC API.
https://bit.ly/4oPPJFu
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Watching some of the most talented open source maintainers I know unknowingly review AI slop PRs makes me really sad. I wish we had better tools on GitHub for detection.
3 months ago
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