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1. 

   Bob the Traveler @bobthetraveler

   2026-10-26

   The Battle of #Agincourt was fought OTD in 1415. Henry V of England captured Rouen in 1419, but he never captured Château Gaillard. https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/france/seine-river-art-history-monet/chateau-gaillard.html?s=mb #history #StCrispinsday

   #agincourt #history #stcrispinsday
2. 

   Punk on Bus Lives!📻🚍 @[email protected]

   2026-10-26

   The full moon tonight.
   #Moon #FullMoon🌕

   #moon #fullmoon
3. 

   E r o q @ericbono

   2026-10-26

   The Madonna Inn

   #FineArtAPlaceOrDestination #HashTagGames

   #fineartaplaceordestination #hashtaggames
4. 

   Bob the Traveler @bobthetraveler

   2026-10-26

   The Virginia-class fast attack #submarine #USSNorthDakota, #SSN784, was commissioned OTD in 2014 https://toilet-guru.com/submarine.html?s=mb #Navy #history

   #submarine #ussnorthdakota #ssn784 #navy #history
5. 

   Bluejay @[email protected]

   2026-10-26

   The Hunter’s Moon tonight.

   October’s full moon is also known by other Indigenous names like Moon of White Frost on Grass (Algonquin), Moon of the Wildcat (Choctaw), Big Chestnut Moon (Creek), Moon When the Wind Shakes Off Leaves (Lakota), Harvest Moon (Cherokee), and Moon When the Birds Fly South (Cree). Autumn is in full swing.

   #photography #astrophotography #atronomy #moon #fullmoon #huntersmoon

   #photography #astrophotography #atronomy #moon #fullmoon #huntersmoon
6. 

   Kevin Stevens @[email protected]

   2026-10-26

   The Government™ has made an ad about all the protests happening around the world, and it’s surprisingly honest and informative. 🌍
   https://youtube.com/shorts/liFwE-PTqno?si=-8vIYSeWmZQF30eo
   @thejuicemedia #thejuicemedia #commentary #satire #parody #comedy #governmentalcorruption #allpowertothepeople #nopowertothepigs #protest #demonstration #humanrights #epsteinclass #trumpsteinclass #pedoprotectors #crime #corrupt #corruption #news #usnews #worldnews #policy #politics #uspol #uspolitics #history #ushistory #worldhistory

   #thejuicemedia #commentary #satire #parody #comedy #governmentalcorruption
7. 

   Dining & Cooking @[email protected]

   2026-10-26

   The Popular Chicken Restaurant That Sells Fan-Favorite Burgers https://www.diningandcooking.com/restaurants/45367/ #Restaurant #Restaurants

   #restaurant #restaurants
8. 

   mirtitles @mirtitles

   2026-10-26

   The Foundations Of Chemical Kinetics by E. N. Yeremin

   This textbook has emerged from the lectures on chemical kinetics given by the author for more than 15 years to chemistry students at Moscow State University as part of a general course in physical chemistry. Much space in the book is devoted to the fundamental concepts, and therefore it may serve as an elementary textbook. On the other hand, the book provides a more detailed treatment of some theoretical problems…

   http://mirtitles.org/2026/10/26/the-foundations-of-chemical-kinetics-by-e-n-yeremin/

9. 

   Daniel Wayne Armstrong @dwarmstrong

   2026-10-26

   The short-story collection "Laika's Ghost" by @KarlSchroeder was a terrific read!

   There are so many ideas raised that I would like to explore further:

   https://books.friesenpress.com/store/title/119734000536291095

   #SF #Books

   #sf #books
10. 

    Freezer @freezer

    2026-10-26

    The Spyro 3 PAL cover traded in the playable woman for a skateboard.

11. 

    The Japan Times @[email protected]

    2026-10-26

    In Japan, the must-see attractions aren't just temples and landmarks. They're convenience stores, high-tech toilets and trains. But as everyday Japan draws crowds, pressure on local communities and businesses grows. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2026/10/26/travel/everyday-tourism-famima-konbini/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #travel #tourism #familymart #conveniencestores #thetokyotoilet

    #life #travel #tourism #familymart #conveniencestores #thetokyotoilet
12. 

    Bob the Traveler @bobthetraveler

    2026-10-26

    The Battle of Leyte Gulf, the largest naval battle of World War II and probably all time, reached its climax OTD in 1944 https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/japan/wwii-cryptanalysis/?s=mb #history

    #history
13. 

    J 🦁🏴‍☠️ @[email protected]

    2026-10-26

    The #Chiefs come up short on the FG and get shut out in the first half. You love to see it.
    
    #NFL #KCvsSEA #SNF

    #chiefs #nfl #kcvssea #snf
14. 

    The Ken @theken

    2026-10-26

    To treat autism in India, this chain has to rely on American patients

    Mom’s Belief couldn’t grow fast enough on its Indian therapy centres alone. How it got around that shows why care for neurodevelopmental disorders is so hard to scale

    Read in this week's Make India Competitive Again: https://the-ken.com/?post_type=mica_newsletter&p=1768409

15. 

    KXAN @kxan

    2026-10-26

    The Texans struggle defensively again in 27-21 overtime loss to Giants
    HOUSTON (AP) — This year’s Houston Texans defense looks nothing like last year’s unit that was the NFL’s best. Missed tackles, wide-open receivers and big play after big play led to a 27-21 overtime loss to the New York Giants on Sunday that dropped Houston to 2-5. Coach DeMeco Ryans is tired of people bringing [...]
    https://www.kxan.com/sports/the-texans-struggle-defensively-again-in-27-21-overtime-loss-to-giants/

16. 

    Walt Mankowski @waltman

    2026-10-26

    The Outer Banksy

    #FineArtAPlaceOrDestination
    #HashTagGames

    #fineartaplaceordestination #hashtaggames
17. 

    E r o q @ericbono

    2026-10-26

    The New School Of Athens

    #FineArtAPlaceOrDestination #HashTagGames

    #fineartaplaceordestination #hashtaggames
18. 

    E r o q @ericbono

    2026-10-26

    The Olive Garden Of Earthly Delights

    #FineArtAPlaceOrDestination #HashTagGames

    #fineartaplaceordestination #hashtaggames
19. 

    Steve Smith @tarkasteve

    2026-10-26

    The replacement battery for my Kindle Voyage comes in surprisingly dainty packaging.

20. 

    Dev Community @[email protected]

    2026-10-26

    The Problem With "Free" Online PDF Converters
    If you have ever used a standard online PDF compressor, converter, or merger, you have almost certainly uploaded your documents to a third-party server. In many cases, that is an unacceptable risk. Typical PDF payloads contain sensitive data:

    Executed contracts and legal agreements
    Patient medical records and diagnoses
    Banking, tax, and financial statements
    Proprietary internal company documentation
    When uploaded, that data travels across external networks, lands on third-party file systems (often indefinitely), and is processed by infrastructure you cannot audit.

    We set out to build a different model: a document processing suite where files never leave the user device. Here is the technical stack and architecture that makes client-side PDF execution possible.

    Architecture Overview

    ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────┐
    │ Browser │
    │ │
    │ ┌──────────┐ ┌──────────────────────┐ │
    │ │ File API │───▶│ WebAssembly Module │ │
    │ └──────────┘ │ (pdf-lib / PDF.js / │ │
    │ │ custom WASM binary) │ │
    │ ┌──────────┐ └──────────┬───────────┘ │
    │ │ Canvas │◀──────────────┘ │
    │ │ Blob │ │
    │ │ URL │ │
    │ └──────────┘ │
    └─────────────────────────────────────────────┘
    ↕ Zero network requests for file data
    All heavy tasks execute inside dedicated Web Workers to ensure the main UI thread stays at a fluid 60 FPS. Once processing finishes, the output is converted into an in-memory Blob URL and handed directly to the user for immediate download. Not a single byte of file content is sent over the wire.

    Core Stack
    Layer Technology
    PDF parsing & manipulation pdf-lib + PDF.js
    Computation offloading Dedicated Web Workers
    Image compression (WASM) @jsquash/mozjpeg + @jsquash/webp
    Application framework Next.js (App Router)
    State management React useReducer + useRef
    Step 1: Reading PDFs with the HTML5 File API
    The first milestone is reading document bytes into local browser memory without triggering network activity:

    javascript

    // Local memory read — zero network interaction
    async function readPDFFile(file) {
    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
    const reader = new FileReader();
    reader.onload = (e) => resolve(e.target.result); // ArrayBuffer
    reader.onerror = reject;
    reader.readAsArrayBuffer(file);
    });
    }
    // Event handler
    const input = document.getElementById('file-input');
    input.addEventListener('change', async (e) => {
    const file = e.target.files[0];
    const buffer = await readPDFFile(file);

    // buffer is an ArrayBuffer allocated strictly in local client memory
    processPDF(buffer);
    });
    Using FileReader.readAsArrayBuffer() provides raw byte access inside JavaScript memory. From this point forward, every operation operates strictly as local computation.

    Step 2: Document Manipulation via pdf-lib
    pdf-lib is a standalone JavaScript library that runs natively in the browser without any Node.js runtime or server dependencies. Here is how document merging is implemented client-side:

    javascript

    import { PDFDocument } from 'pdf-lib';
    async function mergePDFs(arrayBuffers) {
    // Initialize a new empty PDF document
    const mergedPdf = await PDFDocument.create();
    for (const buffer of arrayBuffers) {
    // Load each PDF from ArrayBuffer in memory
    const sourcePdf = await PDFDocument.load(buffer);

    // Copy all pages into the merged target document
    const pages = await mergedPdf.copyPages(
    sourcePdf,
    sourcePdf.getPageIndices()
    );

    pages.forEach((page) => mergedPdf.addPage(page));

    }
    // Serialize to Uint8Array within client memory
    const mergedBytes = await mergedPdf.save();

    // Create an instant download URL without remote servers
    return URL.createObjectURL(
    new Blob([mergedBytes], { type: 'application/pdf' })
    );
    }
    This entire merge cycle runs synchronously in memory without a single outbound network packet.

    Step 3: Offloading Computation to Web Workers
    PDF serialization and parsing can easily freeze the main JavaScript thread on documents with hundreds of pages. We isolate all computation inside a background Web Worker:

    javascript

    // worker.js
    import { PDFDocument } from 'pdf-lib';
    self.onmessage = async ({ data }) => {
    const { type, payload } = data;

    try {
    switch (type) {
    case 'COMPRESS': {
    const result = await compressPDF(payload.buffer, payload.quality);
    // Transfer the ArrayBuffer back (zero-copy memory transfer)
    self.postMessage({ success: true, buffer: result }, [result]);
    break;
    }
    case 'MERGE': {
    const result = await mergePDFs(payload.buffers);
    self.postMessage({ success: true, buffer: result }, [result]);
    break;
    }
    }
    } catch (err) {
    self.postMessage({ success: false, error: err.message });
    }
    };
    javascript

    // main thread
    const worker = new Worker(new URL('./worker.js', import.meta.url));
    function processPDFInWorker(buffer) {
    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
    worker.postMessage(
    { type: 'COMPRESS', payload: { buffer, quality: 0.8 } },
    [buffer] // Transferable object: passes pointer without memory duplication
    );

    worker.onmessage = ({ data }) => {
    if (data.success) resolve(data.buffer);
    else reject(new Error(data.error));
    };

    });
    }
    By specifying [buffer] in the transfer list, ownership of the memory block is transferred instantly to the worker thread without invoking expensive structured clone copying.

    Step 4: PDF Compression with WebAssembly Codecs
    File sizes in scanned or multi-page documents are predominantly caused by embedded raster images. Effective compression requires:

    Rendering each PDF page to an offscreen canvas
    Re-encoding the canvas pixels using WebAssembly-compiled image encoders
    Re-assembling the PDF with re-quantized image streams
    javascript

    import { getDocument } from 'pdfjs-dist';
    import * as mozjpeg from '@jsquash/mozjpeg';
    async function compressPDFImages(buffer, quality = 0.75) {
    const pdfDoc = await getDocument({ data: buffer }).promise;
    const newPdf = await PDFDocument.create();
    for (let i = 1; i <= pdfDoc.numPages; i++) {
    const page = await pdfDoc.getPage(i);
    const viewport = page.getViewport({ scale: 1.5 }); // Target 144 DPI

    // Render to OffscreenCanvas without needing DOM bindings
    const canvas = new OffscreenCanvas(
    viewport.width,
    viewport.height
    );
    const ctx = canvas.getContext('2d');

    await page.render({ canvasContext: ctx, viewport }).promise;

    // Extract raw image data
    const imageData = ctx.getImageData(0, 0, canvas.width, canvas.height);

    // Encode via MozJPEG WebAssembly
    const compressedBytes = await mozjpeg.encode(imageData, { quality: quality * 100 });

    // Embed back into destination document
    const jpgImage = await newPdf.embedJpg(compressedBytes);
    const newPage = newPdf.addPage([viewport.width, viewport.height]);
    newPage.drawImage(jpgImage, {
    x: 0, y: 0,
    width: viewport.width,
    height: viewport.height,
    });

    }
    return await newPdf.save();
    }
    Why MozJPEG over Native Canvas Encoders?
    Browser native canvas toBlob() implementations prioritize encoding speed over file size compression. MozJPEG compiled to WebAssembly consistently produces 30% to 50% smaller image files at equivalent perceptual quality metrics (SSIM and PSNR). The gzipped WASM module weighs only around 200 KB and runs near native execution speeds.

    Performance Benchmarks
    Benchmark performed on a 10-page scanned color document (original payload: 8.2 MB):

    Processing Method Output Size Visual Fidelity Duration
    Native canvas.toBlob() (quality 0.8) 4.1 MB Good 1.2s
    MozJPEG WASM (quality 75) 2.3 MB Sharp 1.8s
    MozJPEG WASM (quality 60) 1.4 MB Acceptable 1.8s
    Server-side Ghostscript engine 1.1 MB Good ~3s + upload transit
    The client-side WASM pipeline approaches within 30% of server-side Ghostscript performance while completely eradicating upload latency and security risks.

    Step 5: Memory Management and Streaming
    When loading a 50 MB document, naïve implementations can easily inflate memory usage to over 200 MB due to multiple concurrent representations (ArrayBuffer, parsed AST, canvas pixel arrays).

    To prevent tab crashes on memory-constrained devices:

    javascript

    // Stream processing: parse and clean page-by-page
    async function* streamPages(buffer) {
    const pdfDoc = await getDocument({ data: buffer }).promise;

    for (let i = 1; i <= pdfDoc.numPages; i++) {
    const page = await pdfDoc.getPage(i);
    yield page;

    // Explicitly evict page cache from PDF.js internal store
    page.cleanup();

    }
    }
    // Bounded heap iteration
    for await (const page of streamPages(buffer)) {
    await processPage(page);
    }
    For files exceeding 100 MB, the application advises splitting the document before applying compression or conversions — a pattern supported directly in KAOpdf Split PDF.

    Handling Edge Cases
    Password-Protected Documents
    javascript

    async function loadProtectedPDF(buffer, password) {
    try {
    return await PDFDocument.load(buffer, {
    password,
    ignoreEncryption: false
    });
    } catch (err) {
    if (err.message.includes('password')) {
    throw new Error('Incorrect password entered.');
    }
    if (err.message.includes('encrypted')) {
    throw new Error('Unsupported encryption standard (256-bit AES).');
    }
    throw err;
    }
    }
    Corrupted or Non-Standard PDF Streams
    PDF.js is significantly more tolerant of damaged cross-reference tables than strict parsers. When structural modification fails in pdf-lib, we fall back to PDF.js rendering:

    javascript

    async function robustLoad(buffer) {
    try {
    return await PDFDocument.load(buffer);
    } catch {
    // Fallback: render damaged pages via PDF.js and reconstruct
    const pdfJsDoc = await getDocument({
    data: buffer,
    stopAtErrors: false
    }).promise;
    return rebuildFromRenderedPages(pdfJsDoc);
    }
    }
    Security Model and HTTP Headers
    Moving processing to the client eliminates data breach vectors on the backend, but requires strict client-side browser controls.

    Security Guarantees
    Zero server breach exposure for uploaded files
    Immunity to man-in-the-middle transmission interception
    Zero regulatory storage liability (GDPR, HIPAA compliance by design)
    Client Configuration Requirements
    To enable high-performance multithreaded WASM and SharedArrayBuffer, modern browsers mandate Cross-Origin Isolation headers:

    javascript

    // next.config.js — Cross-Origin Isolation headers
    const nextConfig = {
    async headers() {
    return [
    {
    source: '/(.*)',
    headers: [
    { key: 'Cross-Origin-Opener-Policy', value: 'same-origin' },
    { key: 'Cross-Origin-Embedder-Policy', value: 'require-corp' },
    ],
    },
    ];
    },
    };
    Production Implementation at KAOpdf
    This architecture is currently running live in production across more than 35 web-based tools on KAOpdf:

    Compress PDF — MozJPEG WebAssembly quantization
    Merge PDF — In-memory page aggregation
    Split PDF — Client-side page extraction
    OCR PDF — Offline Tesseract.js WASM character recognition
    AI PDF Summarizer — On-device WebGPU model execution
    Across all tools, the fundamental contract remains unchanged: zero file uploads, zero remote storage, and complete user privacy.

    Engineering Takeaways

    1.pdf-lib for structure, PDF.js for rendering: pdf-lib handles fast document generation, while PDF.js is the most resilient parser for non-standard PDFs.

    2.Transferables are mandatory: Always pass ArrayBuffers in worker transfer lists to prevent costly memory duplication.

    1. WebAssembly image codecs deliver real gains: WASM-compiled MozJPEG consistently beats native browser canvas encoders in compression efficiency.
    2. Enforce bounded memory loops: Always call .cleanup() after rendering pages to prevent tab crashes on mobile browsers.

    Resources and Documentation
    pdf-lib Documentation
    pdfjs-dist on npm
    @jsquash/mozjpeg on npm
    KAOpdf Live Tools

    If you are experimenting with client-side document processing or running into WebAssembly memory bottlenecks, feel free to share your thoughts or questions in the discussion below.#webassembly #ai #pdf #webdev #software #coding #development #engineering #inclusive #community
    How I Built a Privacy-First PDF Processor That Never Uploads Your Files

    #ai #community #software #webdev #coding #pdf
21. 

    The Ken @theken

    2026-10-26

    Ajio wants to course-correct, but Reliance Retail’s shadow looms large

    Sandeep Karwa has the experience to fix Ajio, but first he must struggle with a parent company that holds the purse strings

    Tune in to today's Daybreak.

    Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2N3NVn7d3z1N2KQiyBNVNQ

    Or Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/daybreak/id1658118308

    Or YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGoCQBlsj_-6hUz-RUvp5kTALaA2CUzLX&si=LlCxyj-1JAENs70v

22. 

    Dev Community @[email protected]

    2026-10-26

    The agent that wrote the code is a poor judge of it. Claude Code lets you define subagents with their...#claudecode #ai #codereview #devtools #software #coding #development #engineering #inclusive #community
    Give Claude Code a read-only reviewer subagent in one file

    #ai #community #software #coding #development #engineering
23. 

    E r o q @ericbono

    2026-10-26

    The Tower Records of Babel

    #FineArtAPlaceOrDestination #HashTagGames

    #fineartaplaceordestination #hashtaggames
24. 

    Walt Mankowski @waltman

    2026-10-26

    The Creation of Adamstown

    #FineArtAPlaceOrDestination
    #HashTagGames

    #fineartaplaceordestination #hashtaggames
25. 

    Walt Mankowski @waltman

    2026-10-26

    The Sistine Chapel Hill

    #FineArtAPlaceOrDestination
    #HashTagGames

    #fineartaplaceordestination #hashtaggames
26. 

    E r o q @ericbono

    2026-10-26

    The Girl With The Pearl Harbor Earring

    #FineArtAPlaceOrDestination #HashTagGames

    #fineartaplaceordestination #hashtaggames
27. 

    Bob the Traveler @bobthetraveler

    2026-10-26

    The Virginia-class fast attack submarine #USSDelaware, #SSN791, was delivered to the #USNavy OTD in 2019 https://toilet-guru.com/submarine.html?s=mb #history

    #ussdelaware #ssn791 #usnavy #history
28. 

    Jason Stiff @[email protected]

    2026-10-26

    The final week of October begins on Sunday! After a lot of unseasonable warmth LAST week in Montana, the last week of October will be cooler than average, with a few chances for rain and snow. Have a great weekend!

    #Montana #Billings #Bozeman #Butte #Dillon #Sunday #weather

    #montana #billings #bozeman #butte #dillon #sunday
29. 

    The-14 Media @the14

    2026-10-26

    الأمين العام للعتبة الحسينية: مجموعة مدارس الوارث التربوية صرح تعليمي ونتائجها تبعث على الاعتزاز
    #المرجعية_الدّينيّة_العليا #العتبة_الحسينيّة_المقدّسة #مجموعة_مدارس_الوارث_التّربويّة #كربلاء_المقدّسة #العراق
    https://the-14.com/?p=36783

    #المرجعية_الدّينيّة_العليا #العتبة_الحسينيّة_المقدّسة #مجموعة_مدارس_الوارث_التّربويّة #كربلاء_المقدّسة #العراق
30. 

    Lundy-creative @[email protected]

    2026-10-26

    The E-Novel/Art bundle deal has ended, but click on the link for my latest promotion & an updated & more in-depth book description & added EPUB to Kindle download/setup instructions:
    
    payhip.com/NLundyM
    
    CURRENT BOOK SPECIAL: $1.99 UNTIL SUNDAY, JANUARY 31, 2027
    
    #Art #Poetry #BSkyArt #Vote

    #art #poetry #bskyart #vote