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Magical_rs

https://crates.io/crates/magical_rs
3•reimisdev•11h ago

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reimisdev•11h ago
A zero-dependency, no_std-friendly Rust crate that detects file types with surgical precision by matching magic bytes at exact offsets — including deep-offset formats like ISO and TAR. Built for speed, safety, and extensibility.

magical_rs is a lightweight, dependency-free Rust crate that detects file types by matching magic bytes (signatures) at specific offsets — including tricky formats like .iso with signatures 32KB into the file.

No external tools. No bloated dependencies. Just fast, reliable file type detection.

Terence Tao weighs in on the suspension of UCLA grants

https://mathstodon.xyz/@tao/114956840959338146
1•dargscisyhp•34s ago•0 comments

Excelling in Excel: Inside the high-stakes world of competitive spreadsheeting

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/aug/02/excelling-in-excel-inside-the-high-stakes-secretive-world-of-competitive-spreadsheeting
1•beardyw•53s ago•0 comments

The Story Behind Michael Jackson Buying The Beatles’ Catalog

https://americansongwriter.com/the-story-behind-michael-jackson-buying-the-beatles-catalog-and-angering-friend-paul-mccartney/
1•nixass•6m ago•0 comments

JavaScript isn't the problem, replacing the browser was

https://rwsdk.com/blog/spa-is-dead
1•pistoriusp•10m ago•0 comments

Ask HN: Collection of Computer Science Diagrams

1•iondodon•20m ago•0 comments

Numair Fatax

1•kwie•22m ago•0 comments

At $250M, top AI salaries dwarf the Manhattan Project and the Space Race

https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/08/at-250-million-top-ai-salaries-dwarf-those-of-the-manhattan-project-and-the-space-race/
10•majkinetor•25m ago•0 comments

Break the quadratic wall of Transformer attention: WERSA, paper+code open source

https://huggingface.co/vincenzodentamaro/wersa
2•insert_nick•27m ago•1 comments

Setting Up Puppy Linux with Ventoy

https://fd93.me/how-to-setup-puppy-linux-with-ventoy
1•fdavies93•34m ago•0 comments

Ask HN: Emojiboard – Ultra-lightweight emoji feedback widget for websites

1•doberdog•37m ago•0 comments

Search Engines – which one to choose?

https://digdeeper.love/articles/search.xhtml
1•CHEF-KOCH•39m ago•0 comments

Decentralized IMDB

https://pollerama.fun/feeds/movies
1•abhsag•41m ago•0 comments

Apple History - specs for every Apple computer, established 1996

https://apple-history.com/recent_changes
2•emigre•42m ago•0 comments

Meta

https://engineering.fb.com/2023/04/06/open-source/buck2-open-source-large-scale-build-system/
1•rumman157•51m ago•0 comments

AI is already replacing jobs per month, report finds

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/artificial-intelligence-replacing-jobs-report-b2800709.html
1•Bluestein•52m ago•2 comments

High Content (200 to 300 page) non-fiction book creator with Claude Sonnet 4

https://github.com/mackerricher/TechBookForge
1•mackerricher•54m ago•1 comments

The Big World of Tiny Architecture

https://www.archpaper.com/2025/07/new-york-community-independent-in-house-fabricators/
1•Duanemclemore•1h ago•1 comments

Keep Calm and Carry On

https://boston.conman.org/2025/08/01.1
1•todsacerdoti•1h ago•0 comments

Thousands of Hot dogs spill across busy highway

https://news.sky.com/story/hot-dog-spill-blocks-highway-on-wurst-fry-day-for-motorists-13405436
3•austinallegro•1h ago•0 comments

Libvirt – incremental backups for raw devices

https://abbbi.github.io/datafile/
3•Bogdanp•1h ago•0 comments

Tesla to pay $243M in deadly Autopilot crash: 'This will open the floodgates'

https://nypost.com/2025/08/01/business/elon-musks-tesla-ordered-to-pay-329m-in-autopilot-crash-case/
5•elsewhen•1h ago•1 comments

Self-Hosting AI Models After Claude's Usage Limits

https://steipete.me/posts/2025/self-hosting-ai-models
2•llamavore•1h ago•0 comments

What Makes an Individual More Likely to Consent to Sex They Do Not Want?

https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/15/7/981
3•PaulHoule•1h ago•0 comments

Durability of clothes is by no means correlated with price, study finds

https://uk.fashionnetwork.com/news/Durability-of-clothes-is-by-no-means-correlated-with-price-study-finds,1753858.html
2•like_any_other•1h ago•2 comments

Just how fast is Cerebras, really? [video]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pz2LmhLhqps
2•anonymous351•1h ago•1 comments

Saudi Arabia's Revolutionary Solar-Powered Laser Beacons: Lifeline in the Desert

https://www.revlox.com/world/saudi-arabias-revolutionary-solar-powered-laser-beacons-a-lifeline-in-the-desert/
1•thunderbong•1h ago•0 comments

Video] Can I get no-fluff feedback on my Python tutorials?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuRvQijj9tQ
2•ReadTheError•1h ago•2 comments

I don't think AGI is right around the corner – Dwarkesh Patel [video]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyvmYnz6EAg
1•krat0sprakhar•1h ago•0 comments

ScalVer – calendar‑aware, SemVer‑compatible and extendable versioning scheme

https://github.com/veiloq/scalver
1•nreece•1h ago•0 comments

Dead leaf isn't quite a leaf, but a leaf-mimicking spider, discovered 2015

https://old.reddit.com/r/Damnthatsinteresting/comments/1meu2ti/this_dead_leaf_that_isnt_quite_a_leaf_this_is/
3•echelon•1h ago•1 comments