Simple Cars and Complex EVs

First off, there was this article introducing the Citroen C15, which is basically an old-school, super utilitarian van. People were really into how simple and repairable it is. The comments section had some strong opinions, with folks saying electric cars *could* have been this practical and simple, but instead, we got these "IoT gadgets on wheels" like Teslas, which are the opposite of utilitarian. Plus, everyone's still annoyed about proprietary car codes forcing you back to the dealer for simple fixes. Wild, right?

Check it out here: The Citroen C15

Gaming on Linux is Actually Good Now?!

Then there was a guy who swapped Windows for Linux on his gaming PC, and he's saying everything's going great! Super positive vibes. The comments section was full of people agreeing, saying gaming on Linux is surprisingly solid these days, especially with the Steam Deck pushing things. His only real complaint was Minecraft Bedrock Edition not having a native Linux version, but Java works fine.

Read about his switch: I replaced Windows with Linux and everything's going great

RIP Dark Sky, a Data Viz Legend

Someone wrote a eulogy for Dark Sky, that weather app Apple bought and then shut down. They called it a "data visualization masterpiece." A lot of people in the comments were really missing its info density and how clearly it showed hourly forecasts. Other apps just don't quite hit the mark, especially when it comes to showing temperature ranges for the day – like, is the low in the morning or evening? Good point!

See the eulogy: Eulogy for Dark Sky, a data visualization masterpiece (2023)

Hunting Down a Gnarly Memory Leak

For something a bit more techy, there was a deep dive into how a developer found and fixed a huge memory leak in his terminal emulator called Ghostty. It was a super complex bug related to how memory pages were allocated. What was cool in the comments was the immediate jump to "Rust would've prevented this!" or "A garbage-collected language like Go would've been better!" Classic developer debate, you know?

The full story: Finding and fixing Ghostty's largest memory leak

AI and "Vibe Coding"

Here's a wild one: a project called "Open Chaos" that's trying to be a self-evolving open-source project, basically using AI to develop itself. Comments were interesting, with some folks saying AI is surprisingly useful for low-level, exact stuff like embedded drivers, but then goes totally off the rails for other things. Someone also mentioned "vibe coding" where you just crank out a working program, even if the code is a mess. Relatable!

Dive into Open Chaos: Open Chaos: A self-evolving open-source project

Oh My Zsh Bloat – Did You Even Notice?

And this one probably hits home for us: an article titled "Oh My Zsh adds bloat." The author argues it makes your shell noticeably slower. A lot of people in the comments totally agreed, saying they've switched to lighter alternatives like Starship or just manually configured Zsh. But hilariously, some people said they'd been using Oh My Zsh for *years* and never even noticed the slowdown until reading the article! So maybe we're just used to it?

Read the bloat report: Oh My Zsh adds bloat

Windows 11: The Slowest in 25 Years?

Last one, and it's a bit of a rant: "Microsoft May Have Created the Slowest Windows in 25 Years with Windows 11." Ouch! People in the comments were piling on, complaining about the slow Start Menu and how even powerful work machines with tons of RAM struggle. Many mentioned how much faster Mac or Linux feels in comparison. Sounds like a common frustration!

See the complaints: Microsoft May Have Created the Slowest Windows in 25 Years with Windows 11

Anyway, thought you'd want to know! Catch you later!