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539 MM Patches Merged For Linux 7.4 From Optimizations To More DAMON

Andrew Morton sent out the big set of memory management "MM" related patches for the Linux 7.4 merge window. This cycle it topped out at 539 total patches and a reviewed rate of 76%...

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Apps that block YouTube Shorts on iPhone without affecting normal videos (comparison 2026)

In the YouTube app, it is impossible to completely cut off Shorts with an adult account. The setting that comes closest to this is the Shorts feed limit, which you can set to 0 minutes, but once the…

  • YouTube Shorts cannot be completely removed on adult accounts.
  • Short limit set to zero minutes is the closest setting.
  • Apps are needed to hide Shorts while keeping normal videos.

Flisk's Agent Resource: Durable Agents With Sessions You Can Restart

An agent is a process that holds a conversation. Restart the process and the conversation can disappear, unless something saves it. Flisk's agent resource type is built for that case.

  • Flisk offers durable agents with session-aware conversations
  • Conversation preserved through durable checkpoints during restarts
  • Traefik routing by session ensures separate concurrent conversations

Flisk MCP Resources: Give Your Agents Tools That Run Next to Your Services

Agents are only as useful as the tools they can call. An mcp resource in Flisk is a Model Context Protocol server that runs in the same local stack as your services.

  • Flisk MCP Resources offer tools running alongside services in a single local stack.
  • MCP server built with Docker, launched by flisk up, routed via Traefik.
  • Server includes health check at /health, placeholder tool named echo.

Flisk as a Control Plane: Let Your Coding Assistant Run the Whole Local Stack

The mcp resource puts an agent's tools inside your stack. The flisk mcp command does the reverse: it lets an assistant control the stack.

  • Flisk MCP enables coding assistants to control local development stack
  • Assistant can check status, start services, read statuses, fetch logs
  • Restrict assistant access to sensitive operations like volume deletion

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