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Show HN: Matrix, an open-source cloud computer for coding agents

Matrix is an operating system for cloud computers (vps).Just like a normal computer, you can use it for anything that can run on "linux" computers. Matrix adds visual ui that's accessible from web, mobile, desktop and cli.I started Matrix OS in the Anthropic hackathon back in feb and got to the top 20 finalists.We are building Matrix inside Matrix ourselves, running all our coding agents, cron jobs, ... on it.You can ofc use it for running openclaw/hermes as well.here's

Rust sort_unstable_by with more complex closure unexpectedly shrunk binary

Thing I stumbled upon:I added boolean argument and if statement inside sort_unstable_by closure:``` //from|&a, &b| compare(a, b)//to|&a, &b| if is_reverse { compare(b, a) } else { compare(a, b) } ```I expected binary to grow slightly, but actually it became ca 1KB smaller.I dug into with bloaty and found that the reason is: quicksort fn became 980 bytes smaller.Still not sure why. Inlining looks same, quicksort just has fewer instructions.target: arm-unknown-l

Show HN: Strata, real-time Markdown editor you can mount as a filesystem

Hi HN. Strata is a real-time markdown editor built around document portability across agentic workflows. The same docs live on the web, mount to disk on Linux/macOS with live CRDT collaboration intact, and render inside any MCP app (claude.ai, ChatGPT). There's also a CLI, MCP server, and API. Demo video shows live sync as ClaudeCode reads and writes legal guidance.FUSE is really neat. It can mount entire filesystems on Linux without materializing files until requested, which immediate

It’s Linux, On A Sega Megadrive

If you were in the market for a games console in 1990, the chances are that the object of your desire was either a Super ...

‘DirtyClone’ Linux Kernel Vulnerability Leads to Root Access

DirtyClone, tracked as CVE-2026-43503, is a Linux kernel vulnerability that allows any local user to gain root privileges.

Android Phones Don't Have to Die After Four Years, Linux-Based postmarketOS Assures Second Life

postmarketOS 26.06 adds support for 254 devices, including devices like the Google Pixel 3a, Samsung Galaxy S9, OnePlus 6 and Xiaomi Poco F1, which have largely reached the end of their official Android support despite remaining perfectly functional.

Your Steam Deck Is Secretly a Linux PC. Here Are 10 Ways to Unlock Its Full Potential

Valve's SteamOS hides a powerful Linux desktop beneath its console-like interface. With a few button presses, you can unlock features that make the Steam Deck feel more like a PC than a gaming handheld.

Microsoft's Linux U-Turn Continues With Its Own Azure Linux Distribution

Linux now powers much of Azure, and Microsoft maintains its own Linux distribution to support cloud infrastructure and ...

Linux Foundation Unveils New Open Source Security Project Akrites

The Linux Foundation introduces Akrites, a joint effort to report, fix, and disclose vulnerabilities in open source software.

Vendefoul Wolf is a Linux distro that goes against the grain with terrific results

Vendefoul Wolf is a Linux distro that goes against the grain with terrific results ...

Your Linux PC has a Secure Boot problem - what to do first (and the workaround to avoid)

Your Linux PC has a Secure Boot problem - what to do first (and the workaround to avoid) ...

I finally understand why Arch Linux isn't for me—and probably isn't for you either

With great power comes great responsibility ...

Windows 11 still does one thing better than Linux, and it has nothing to do with apps

You can run almost any software you want on Linux, but hardware support is still a spot where Windows wins ...

Microsoft called Linux a cancer, now ships its own free distro that’s nothing like Ubuntu or Fedora

Azure Linux 4.0 is Microsoft's own Fedora-derived Linux distro for Azure cloud workloads. Here is how it compares to Ubuntu, Fedora, and RHEL

Reacting to Part 3 of Linus Tech Tips 2026 Linux Challenge

Linus Tech Tips is back with Part 2 of their 2026 Linux Challenge so of course I had to react to it. In this reaction video, I go ...

🔥 Linux Quiz: Where Will You End Up?

Most Linux beginners get this command sequence wrong. Can you predict which directory you'll be in after running pwd, cd ..

Show HN: DeepSeek Flash inverted the economics of agent products

There is an adversarial relationship between developers and big model labs.Model labs charged developers higher API prices to subsidize their own agent harness offerings. Think Anthropic charging 5x higher Claude API prices to subsidize consumer subscriptions. So Cursor in a way was subsidizing their own direct competitor.DeepSeek V4 Flash totally inverted this relationship. Now you have a model that beats even Sonnet in some benchmarks and is totally opensourced. Now inference providers are rac

Show HN: Open-source app for UniNow QR code check in

This can be used as an alternative unoffical app for most german sports courses provided by UniNow (digital booking system). The TUM in Munich (ZHS) uses it.

all school computer labs should run something like an early UNIX edition so that they actually learn how to troubleshoot, format...

<p>all school computer labs should run something like an early UNIX edition so that they actually learn how to troubleshoot, format commands, learn about file types and file management. Which would probably be better than the prompt based search function prompted based gui ai slop they willingly pay to put on their machines currently.</p>

OpenIndiana

OpenIndianaOpenIndiana – an open-source UNIX operating system, based on the discontinued OpenSolaris. OpenIndiana is part of the Illumos Foundation, which also owns the… https://archiveos.org/openindiana/