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Notes · August 2, 2026
Notes for August 2, 2026
Of Course the Calculator Runs Linux
Remy van Elst updated a Linux port for the HP Prime G2 graphing calculator—console login, better keyboard and touchscreen support, X11, on-device C compilation and Doom—booting from RAM without replacing the stock firmware in flash.
Inspired by raymii.org · Remy van Elst
Atom Is Better Than RSS in Ways That Actually Matter
Chris Morgan’s case for Atom over RSS—not novelty, but clearer text constructs, summary versus content, and fewer parser guesses—while podcasting remains the stubborn RSS exception and twenty years of RFC 4287 still wait for wider adoption.
Inspired by chrismorgan.info · Chris Morgan
AI Financial Advice Is Better When You Provide the Whole Picture
MIT Sloan coverage of research on AI financial guidance—showing models can give reasonable life-cycle advice when prompts include full finances and fiduciary framing, while incomplete questions and demographic stereotypes quietly worsen outcomes.
Inspired by mitsloan.mit.edu · MIT Sloan
A Game Bundle Helping Laid-Off Developers Pay for Basic Needs
Necrosoft Games and United Videogame Workers-CWA organized an itch.io Game Industry Hardship Fund bundle—127 DRM-free games from 109 creators for a $10 minimum, with proceeds helping U.S. and Canadian game workers cover groceries, rent and medical costs.
Inspired by itch.io · Necrosoft Games / UVW-CWA
Go 1.27 Is Going to Be a Big Release
Draft Go 1.27 release notes cover generic methods, encoding/json/v2, UUID and post-quantum crypto in the standard library, a goroutine-leak profile, and Android MTE compatibility for gomobile—still feeling like Go while removing long-standing limits.
Inspired by go.dev · The Go Authors