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10.7.25 | Ladybird surpasses Apple 90% in web-platform-tests, VPN ownership explained for Express VPN, Nord, Surfshark, minimal CSS for attractive sites


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  • (00:00) - Intro
  • (00:18) - Ladybird passes the Apple 90% threshold on web-platform-tests
  • (01:29) - Who owns Express VPN, Nord, Surfshark? VPN relationships explained (2024)
  • (02:42) - The least amount of CSS for a decent looking site (2023)
  • (03:46) - Microsoft is plugging more holes that let you use Windows 11 without MS account
  • (04:55) - Apps SDK
  • (06:04) - Indefinite Backpack Travel
  • (07:05) - OpenZL: An open source format-aware compression framework
  • (08:05) - Mise: Monorepo Tasks
  • (09:09) - Why did Crunchyroll's subtitles just get worse?
  • (10:15) - Kirigami-inspired parachute falls on target
  • (11:17) - Outro

  • Ladybird passes the Apple 90% threshold on web-platform-tests
    https://twitter.com/awesomekling/status/1974781722953953601
    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45493358

    Who owns Express VPN, Nord, Surfshark? VPN relationships explained (2024)
    https://windscribe.com/blog/the-vpn-relationship-map/
    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45469376

    The least amount of CSS for a decent looking site (2023)
    https://thecascade.dev/article/least-amount-of-css/
    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45497624

    Microsoft is plugging more holes that let you use Windows 11 without MS account
    https://www.theverge.com/news/793579/microsoft-windows-11-local-account-bypass-workaround-changes
    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45497384

    Apps SDK
    https://developers.openai.com/apps-sdk/
    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45494558

    Indefinite Backpack Travel
    https://jeremymaluf.com/onebag/
    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45452472

    OpenZL: An open source format-aware compression framework
    https://engineering.fb.com/2025/10/06/developer-tools/openzl-open-source-format-aware-compression-framework/
    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45492803

    Mise: Monorepo Tasks
    https://github.com/jdx/mise/discussions/6564
    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45491621

    Why did Crunchyroll's subtitles just get worse?
    https://animebythenumbers.substack.com/p/worse-crunchyroll-subtitles
    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45458973

    Kirigami-inspired parachute falls on target
    https://physicsworld.com/a/kirigami-inspired-parachute-falls-on-target/
    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45449015

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