Bob Starr was delighted with his vibe-coded website. "Boomberg" showed how much US tax money is going to tech companies, and Starr launched it online immediately after making it. It wasn't until months after the site went live that he realized there was a problem: a hidden SQL injection risk. It could've left the site open for an attacker to read or alter data they shouldn't have access to. "It was just a glaring oversight on my part. It was a complete blindspot in my state of learning this new technology and understanding it, and I'm sure there are others making the same mistake," said Starr, a project manager in the tech sector."It was …Read the full story at The Verge.

Usually, games never breach the player counts they attained at launch. Updates and DLCs can bump the number up again, but usually, the people who have already shown interest in the game have bought it. We rarely see a game exceed the player count it got at launch, and it's even rarer for games that released a decade ago.

Keeping your GPU cool while it crunches through the most graphically intense games out there has really evolved over the decades. Manufacturers began adding more and more fans until there was no more room, and when people needed more, we started adding entire closed water cooling systems just to keep our red-hot hardware at a suitable running temperature.

The more I get into self-hosting apps, the more I worry about things like uptime, and server health, and everything that comes with being a sysadmin. My home lab has grown over the years, with several servers now humming along with Proxmox loaded with LXCs and VMs, and a big network rack to have even more fun with concepts.

The world of Linux kernel development never sleeps. Linux 7.1 has only just been released, and people are already getting code added to Linux 7.2's build. Fortunately, because open-source software's development tends to be, you know, open, we can see all the changes Linus Torvalds is accepting to the Linux 7.2 kernel as they happen.

The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon has been the crown jewel of business laptops for years, and with the latest Gen 14 iteration, that hasn't changed.

A CLAUDE.md file is one of the best ways to make Claude Code listen to you. For the uninitiated, it's a Markdown file in the project's root directory that serves as a standing instruction manual or onboarding brief for Claude Code.

If you don't get lucky with Valve's Steam Machine reservation system, you can make your own Steam Machine instead. Valve says that "starting with the SteamOS 3.8 release, you can put together your own Steam Machine using whatever PC parts you want." SteamOS 3.8.10 launched last week with a slew of updates, including "improved compatibility with recent Intel and AMD platforms." Alongside that improved compatibility, Valve is giving gamers the green light to install SteamOS on their own desktops. In an interview with The Verge, Valve's Pierre-Loup Griffais said Valve has been "rolling out improvements to [SteamOS] so it's more compatible wit …Read the full story at The Verge.

Usually, when something weird happens with Windows 11, it's due to a Patch Tuesday update going wrong. After all, Patch Tuesday is when the Redmond giant releases its big monthly update for its operating system, which opens the door for things to go wrong.

But the Xbox Series X is kind of like two Steam Machines! | Photo: Kelsey McClellan / The Verge Valve finally announced the price of the Steam Machine, and like a lot of new gadgets these days, it's not cheap: It starts at $1,049 for a 512GB model, and a 2TB model costs $300 more. Configurations with a bundled Steam Controller cost an extra $79 each.Despite Valve offering a console alternative with the Steam Machine - a compact piece of hardware that can easily hook up to your TV to play your Steam library - those prices mean the Machine is much more expensive than console counterparts like the PS5 ($599.99), Xbox Series X ($649.99), and PS5 Pro ($899.99) while performing similarly to a PS5. (Those console prices are also higher than …Read the full story at The Verge.

The Windows taskbar is in the perfect position to serve as a productivity hub, yet it feels criminally underutilized. The Start Menu feels like a way for Microsoft to push its own apps, the widgets don't feel like much more than distractions, and I still manage to click the wrong thing when looking for items in my system tray.

The Steam Machine is here, but getting one is a little complicated. Valve is taking preorders using a reservation system, which is intended to make the process more fair and harder for bots to exploit. However, it's a bit different than the $5 reservations Valve used for the Steam Deck. Starting today, you can sign up for a chance to reserve the Steam Machine, choosing from four different options:Steam Machine 512GB: $1,049 / $1,509 CAD / €1,039 / £879 / $1,609 AUD / 4,389 zlotysSteam Machine 512GB with Steam Controller: $1,128 / $1,628 CAD / €1,108 / £938 / $1,728 AUD / 4,698 zlotysSteam Machine 2TB: $1,349 / $1,919 CAD / €1,35 …Read the full story at The Verge.