The 1988 Morris Worm: The First Major Cyberattack
Explore the story of the 1988 Morris Worm, the first major cyberattack that exploited vulnerabilities in Unix systems, affecting 10% ...
The UNIX List
Show HN: Opal – run GitLab pipelines locally using Apple container
Opal is a CLI that provides a TUI to run Gitlab pipelines locally.It tries to achieve as much compatibility with Gitlab pipelines as it makes sense to help developers get a fast feedback loop by running their jobs locally. On MacOS it uses the Apple Container CLI to spin up fast containers - you can customize the VM specs for this, but it's also compatible with Docker and Podman. On Linux it works with Podman, Docker or Nerdctl. You can use a local Ollama AI Agent or Codex to troubleshoot
Show HN: Shards of Stone – A Warcraft 2-inspired RTS that runs in the browser
A browser-based RTS inspired by Warcraft 2, Age of Empires & Starcraft. 9 factions, 200+ units, fog of war, tech trees, naval combat, multiplayer, and AI opponents. Runs on desktop and mobile with no install.You can play it here: https://www.shardsofstone.comI built this over ~10 hours of spare time using Claude as my primary development tool. I'm not a game dev - I described what I wanted in big brain dumps and iterated across multiple threads. Each thread made heavy use of p
Ask HN: Linuxdoors.com What should be on there?
I kindly ask should it be a Linux distro of some sorts? If so, which linux distro could gain versus such a parallel to the mighty Windows. So if Doors open opportunity, what is your opinion on the matter.
Show HN: Agent Arnold – Gym tracker 100% vibe-coded from my phone between sets
Agent Arnold is a gym tracker with a built-in AI coach. Here's how I use it:- "this exercise hurts my shoulder at the end of the movement, remind me proper form and cues"- "how should I modify my workout today based off last week's reps and weights"- `/generate` a bouldering-focused workout routineThe app is free, your data is fully exportable (no walled-gardens), and there's an anonymous global leaderboard for motivation, including a "Dishonored"
Planetary Annihilation: TITANS gets revived as the devs ask for Linux help and feedback
Planetary Annihilation: TITANS has returned with a new community team working on updates, and they need Linux user help to get it fixed up.
GeForce NOW 2.0.83 brings improved display scaling for Linux
NVIDIA just launched their latest update to the cloud gaming service GeForce NOW, with version 2.0.83 bringing some big improvements overall.
This Linux desktop runs like an app on your current desktop - and it's amazing
This Linux desktop runs like an app on your current desktop - and it's amazing ...
Age checks creep into Linux as systemd gets a DOB field
The Arch Linux ecosystem is quite broad, and some parts are not happy. One of the maintainers of the Arch-based Garuda Linux, ...
AI bug reports went from junk to legit overnight, says Linux kernel czar
Kroah-Hartman credited longtime kernel developer Chris Mason, now at Meta, with pioneering AI-based review workflows. Mason ...
Kali Linux 2026.1 released with 8 new tools, new BackTrack mode
Kali Linux 2026.1, the first release of the year, is now available for download, featuring 8 new tools, a theme refresh, and a new BackTrack mode for Kali-Undercover.
I stopped guessing why my Linux PC was slow and used one command to find out
Your boot isn't slow for no reason, it just hasn't told you why yet ...
Stop distro-hopping. It won’t fix your Linux problems
You might create new problems instead.
𝐌𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐓𝐨𝐨𝐥 For Hacker #hacker #cybersecurity
Kali Linux is one of the most powerful operating systems used by cybersecurity professionals and ethical hackers. In this video, I'm ...
Uni feels so usless, I cant focus anymore
Im a 18 y/o first year student, and I honestly have always liked school, been super passionate about CS forever, loved school sports and all that jazz.Dont get me wrong I love my uni, its a great school, very good global recognition and stuff, and lots of cool opportunities and stuff going on. I'm a really passionate guy and I love building, and so I literally on the first day just walked into the CS professors office hours, and was showing him stuff I built. I got offered a research p
Ask HN: Best stack for building a tiny game with an 11-year-old?
I want to make a simple game together with the 11-year-old daughter of a friend during a weekend where they stay over.I have a Mac and Claude Code Max and Codex, so I am equipped to create AI-slop. I’m happy to do some setup and pre-wiring. Mainly I want her to understand some basics and feel the joy of building something visual in a few hours. Based on historical experience it will have to be something with pink unicorns.I tried Godot, but it felt like too much complexity for this use case. If
Stripe withheld $85k from our EU platform
I'm the founder of Zorq AI (zorqai.com), an AI video and image generation platform based in Sweden. I want to share what happened to us as a warning to other founders, and to seek advice from anyone who has been through something similar. We launched in November 2025 and grew quickly. On March 24, Stripe flagged our account for a routine credit review due to a spike in volume. We submitted all requested documents. On March 28, Stripe closed our account permanently citing "unacceptable
Ask HN: Release Path for 'Transformers Alternatives'?
So, a side project I've spent/wasted ~1000 hours on, with 2 goals set in mind:1. faster than transformers on CPU; 2. smarter than transformers.couple of screenshots below (the black/red part are censored on purpose...for now):https://i.imgur.com/r0equ55.png https://i.imgur.com/fohRbIr.png https://i.imgur.com/5Xx1RGX.pngSummary: what the hell is this?Two architectures -1. Linear RNN which solves the long memory problem in current front-r
“Computing in the year 2029” as depicted in, “UNIX WORLD” Magazine, in 1985.
“Computing in the year 2029” as depicted in, “UNIX WORLD” Magazine, in 1985.
Textpattern
TextpatternTextpattern – a flexible, elegant, fast and easy-to-use content management system written in PHP. Textpattern was created by Dean Allen. Its primary use cases are weblogs and photoblogs. https://archiveapp.org/textpattern/