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Today's topics:

Apple’s $599 iPhone-chip MacBook - Apple’s MacBook Neo uses the A18 Pro iPhone chip at $599, with strong short-burst speed but steep thermal throttling and tight 8GB unified memory limits.

Anonymous DNS via ODoH - Numa v0.14 ships an Oblivious DNS over HTTPS (ODoH) client plus relay, improving DNS privacy by splitting who sees your IP versus your query and expanding relay diversity.

The /dev/urandom myth persists - A deep dive argues /dev/urandom is typically safe for cryptography, while /dev/random’s blocking can harm reliability and push bad security workarounds—especially outside early-boot edge cases.

Linux gaming breaks 5% Steam - Steam’s March 2026 data shows Linux surpassing 5% share, with kernel-level NTSYNC reducing Wine/Proton compatibility friction and making more Windows games feel stable on Linux.

Windows 7 look on Windows 10 - Classic 7 re-skins Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC to mimic Windows 7, reflecting ongoing demand for familiar UI while raising questions about maintenance, trust, and long-term support.

Classic game revived in browser - A Scorched Earth 2000 HTML port appears to be running in-browser, and its exposed debug console hints at active development and the continuing appeal of preserving classic games on the web.

Free U.S. locality domain names - A guide documents how to register certain city.state.us locality domains for free, revealing legacy .US delegation rules, manual approvals, and the practical hurdles of old-school DNS administration.

Barlow on the early Internet - John Perry Barlow’s essay frames cyberspace as a new frontier and explains why groups like EFF formed—highlighting how architecture, not just law, shapes privacy and speech online.

Korowai tree houses and media - A reported trip to Papua shows how Korowai tree houses became a feedback loop between tourism and Western media, a case study in how narratives can reshape the reality they claim to document.

-Anthropic Launches Claude for Small Business With Integrations and Ready-Made Workflows
-Numa v0.14 Ships ODoH Client and Relay in One Binary to Enable Account-Free Anonymous DNS
-Article Debunks Persistent Myths About /dev/urandom vs /dev/random
-Scorched Earth 2000 HTML Port Displays In-Game Debug Snapshot
-Linux Kernel Adds Windows-Style Sync Features to Boost Proton Gaming Performance
-Classic 7 Project Recreates a Windows 7-Like Experience on Windows 10 LTSC