8.14.25 | FFmpeg 8.0 adds Whisper, Nginx supports ACME protocol, PYX advances Python packaging

FFmpeg 8.0 adds Whisper support
https://code.ffmpeg.org/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/13ce36fef98a3f4e6d8360c24d6b8434cbb8869b
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44886647

Nginx introduces native support for ACME protocol
https://blog.nginx.org/blog/native-support-for-acme-protocol
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44889941

PYX: The next step in Python packaging
https://astral.sh/blog/introducing-pyx
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44892209

OCaml as my primary language
https://xvw.lol/en/articles/why-ocaml.html
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44891759

Facial recognition vans to be rolled out across police forces in England
https://news.sky.com/story/facial-recognition-vans-to-be-rolled-out-across-police-forces-in-england-13410613
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44886913

Pebble Time 2 Design Reveal [video]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcPzmDePH3E
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44887853

Kodak says it might have to cease operations
https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/12/business/kodak-survival-warning
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44875270

So what's the difference between plotted and printed artwork?
https://lostpixels.io/writings/the-difference-between-plotted-and-printed-artwork
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44887965

Study: Social media probably can't be fixed
https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/08/study-social-media-probably-cant-be-fixed/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44889715

PCIe 8.0 announced by the PCI-Sig will double throughput again
https://www.servethehome.com/pcie-8-0-announced-by-the-pci-sig-will-double-throughput-again/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44851019