Last rites for Gentoo's Chromium package
The Gentoo Linux distribution is discontinuing its Chromium browser package. This decision marks the end of official support for Chromium within Gentoo's repositories. (lwn.net)
A service that classifies web pages from their URLs and returns only the label answers with probabilities so an agent can decide whether to open a page without spending context tokens. Send a POST to the root endpoint with a URL, a question or a set of labels and receive the best-fitting label and probabilities; a separate System One endpoint accepts multiple named yes/no questions about one page and returns probability scores for each. Practical uses include checking links before an agent follows them (catching login walls, cookie notices, 200-OK error pages), filtering search results in parallel to read only relevant links, verifying whether a linked page still documents a specific command, and pre-sorting user-submitted links for review. Example client patterns include simple cURL requests and concurrent classification with a thread pool.
Operational details and limits: the service reads only public pages, does not follow links, and uses the page parts most relevant to the question; addresses embedded in input are read (up to five pages per request). Pages can self-assert labels, accuracy on arbitrary pages is unmeasured, and users should validate labels on known examples. Billing is by units per page with a 1,000-units-per-IP-per-day free tier (covering on the order of a few hundred checks depending on labels); failed reads return a 502, the failed page’s units are kept and the rest refunded. The system is open-source (syn) and keys come from sifty.dev/account.
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The Gentoo Linux distribution is discontinuing its Chromium browser package. This decision marks the end of official support for Chromium within Gentoo's repositories. (lwn.net)
VS Code has undergone UI modernization to reduce visual complexity and improve consistency after a decade of updates. The redesign aims to enhance user experience while maintaining its powerful features. (code.visualstudio.com)
3DCodeVerse is a platform that generates and explores 3D worlds through code, using various programming languages and runtimes. It features a large corpus of executable 3D programs, allowing users to view and interact with scenes, objects, and graphics directly in their browser. (3dcodeverse.com)
Matt Mullenweg has ordered a revert of accessibility changes in WordPress and banned a core contributor from the project. The decision has sparked discussions within the WordPress community about the project's direction and governance. (therepository.email)
Chromium development at Google and Igalia involves different approaches to browser engine contributions. Google primarily develops Chromium in-house, while Igalia is an external company contributing to the project through open collaboration. (lwn.net)
Sill allows users to view any window from their Mac on their iPhone or iPad, supporting touch, Apple Pencil, trackpad, and keyboard input. It is a free, open-source project that operates without servers and is compatible with Apple devices. (github.com)
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