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Frame: An X11 Server Written in Assembly Using AI
A developer built a complete X11 server in 20,000 lines of assembly language using Claude as a compiler, running Firefox and GIMP with one-third the CPU usage of Xorg.
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A ripgrep musl binary crashing during very-large searches turned out to be a suspected Linux 7.0 kernel race - a thread's own store vanishing mid-function. The reporter's instrumentation pinned it, and a kernel-hardening maintainer posted a one-line fix candidate for testing.
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GhostLock: A 15-Year Linux Kernel Vulnerability That Affects Every Distribution
A use-after-free bug in the Linux kernel's real-time mutex implementation has existed since 2011. Researchers earned $92,337 from Google's kernelCTF for discovering and exploiting it.
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Decoding the Hidden Bash Script on a Uniqlo T-Shirt
Someone found an obfuscated bash script on a Uniqlo x Akamai t-shirt and decoded it. Here's what they found - and what HN thinks about whether it was AI-generated.
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