A French engineer who lives quietly in Paris has spent 30 years writing software that the entire internet now runs on without knowing his name.
He wrote the code that streams every YouTube video, every Netflix show, every TikTok clip. He wrote the code that runs the virtual servers underneath AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure. He calculated more digits of pi than anyone in history. He has no Twitter. He has no marketing. He just keeps shipping.
His name is Fabrice Bellard.
Here is the story, because almost nobody outside the systems programming world knows what one man has built.
Fabrice was born in 1972 in Grenoble, France. He studied at École Polytechnique, the top French engineering school. He never went to Silicon Valley. He never built a startup empire. He just wrote code.
In 2000 he started a project called FFmpeg, an open-source multimedia framework for encoding, decoding, and streaming video. He was 28. The project did one thing nobody else had done well. It handled every video and audio format that existed, in one library, on every operating system. He led it himself for years.
Today FFmpeg is the invisible engine of the internet. YouTube uses it. Netflix uses it. VLC uses it. Chrome and Firefox use parts of it. Every Android phone, every iPhone, every smart TV, every video editing tool you have ever touched runs FFmpeg somewhere underneath. If you have watched a video on a screen in the last 20 years, Fabrice's code processed it.
He was not done.
In 2003 he started QEMU, a machine emulator and virtualizer. He wrote it solo until version 0.7.1 in 2005. QEMU lets you run any operating system on any other operating system. It became the foundation of modern virtualization. KVM, the Linux kernel hypervisor, runs on top of QEMU. Every major cloud provider, AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, IBM Cloud, runs virtual machines on infrastructure built around it. The Quick Emulator is the most cited piece of cloud infrastructure code on Earth.
He kept going.
In 2001 he won the International Obfuscated C Code Contest with a small C compiler that grew into TCC, the Tiny C Compiler. TCC can compile and boot a Linux kernel from source in under 15 seconds. In 2004 he calculated the most digits of pi ever computed at the time, using a personal desktop computer and an algorithm he derived himself called Bellard's formula. In 2011 he wrote a complete PC emulator in pure JavaScript that runs Linux in your browser, a project called JSLinux that engineers still cannot believe is real.
In 2019 he released QuickJS, a small but complete JavaScript engine that fits where V8 cannot. In 2021 he released NNCP, a neural network based lossless data compressor that immediately took the lead on the Large Text Compression Benchmark.
Then he turned his attention to large language models. He built TextSynth Server, a web server with a REST API for running LLMs locally. He released ts_zip and ts_sms, compression utilities that use language models to compress text and short messages at ratios traditional algorithms cannot reach. He released TSAC, a very low bitrate audio compression system. In December 2025 he released Micro QuickJS, a new JavaScript engine for microcontrollers, separate from QuickJS, designed for environments with almost no memory.
Fabrice co-founded a telecom company called Amarisoft in 2012, where he serves as CTO. Amarisoft builds 4G and 5G base station software used by carriers and labs around the world. He has been running it for over a decade while continuing to ship personal projects from his own home page at bellard dot org
He has no Twitter. He has no Instagram. He gives almost no interviews. His personal website is a flat list of projects with no styling, no fonts, no marketing copy. Just titles and links.
A quiet French engineer who never moved to Silicon Valley wrote the code that quietly runs the internet.
He is still shipping.
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We gave both models the same three prompts: simulate a real physics phenomenon on raw HTML5 canvas.
Prompt 1: "A triple pendulum swings into chaos and paints glowing trails with its tip"
Prompt 2: "A 1 kg block bounces between a wall and a 100.000 kg block. The collisions count out the digits of pi"
Prompt 3: "Balls fall through a grid of pegs and pile into a bell curve"
The biggest EMPLOYMENT LESSON:
1. HR is not there to protect you. They are there to protect the company.
2. Document EVERYTHING.
3. Food is not a reward for hard work.
4. Do the bare minimum, or you'll get rewarded MORE work.
5. Use them sick/ vacation time/ PTO.
6. Everyone is replaceable.
7. Keep them emails.
8. Your family is more important than job.
9. Some of your coworkers may secretly hate you.
10. Never stay at one job longer than 4 years unless the pay increase is substantial.
يا أحباب..
لا يفوتنكم الأجر العظيم هذه الأيام:
1/ صيام يوم عرفة غدًا يكفر ذنوب السنة الماضية والباقية
2/ الإكثار من الذكر فيما تبقى من هذه الأيام العظيمة،
3/ يبدأ التكبير المقيد بعد صلاة الفجر من يوم عرفة غدًا، ويستمر التكبير بعد الصلوات المفروضة يوم النحر وأيام التشريق الثلاث، وينتهي بعد صلاة العصر من ثالث أيام التشريق، أي الثالث عشر من ذي الحجة،
تقبل الله منا ومنكم صالح الأعمال.
لمن فاته الاجتهاد في العبادة في الأيام الماضية:
لم يَفُتْك القطار...لا زالت الفرصة متاحة..الأيام المقبلة هي أعظم الأيام فتعال نجتهد.
أيها الكرام، هل تعلم وتعلمين على ماذا نحن مقبلون غداً؟! على يوم #عرفة الذي قال فيه نبينا صلى الله عليه وسلم: (صيام يوم عرفة إني أحتسب على الله أن يكفر السنة التي قبله والسنة التي بعده)...صيام يوم يكفر به الرحمن الكريم ذنوب سنتين!
وفيه أيضا قال نبينا صلى الله عليه وسلم: (خير الدعاء دعاء يوم عرفة) (صححه الألباني)
لديك آمال وحاجات تحب أن يقضيها الله لك وهموم ترجو كشفها؟ ها قد حان الموسم!
تحس أنك ابتعدت عن الله وترجو أن يُقَربك منه وتأنس به من جديد... ها قد حان الموسم!
قلبك قسا وخالطته أمراض القلوب وتطمع أن يلينه الله ويطهره؟ ها قد حان الموسم.
تحب أن يُحِلَّ الله عليك رضوانه فلا يسخط عليك بعده أبداً؟ تحب أن يحرم جسدك على النار؟ ها قد حان الموسم.
( ما من يوم أكثر من أن يعتق الله فيه عبدا من النار من يوم عرفة) (مسلم)
فلا عجب أن يجعل الله تعالى اليوم التالي لعرفة يوم عيد...فيحتفل المسلمون برحمة الله ومغفرته وكرمه الذي يرجون.
في رمضان تغيب عنا ليلة القدر فلا نعرف متى هي. أما يوم عرفة فقد أخبرك الله به.
إن كان يصعب عليك الاجتهاد في خمسة أيام (الوتر من العشر الأواخر من رمضان)، فهل يثقل عليك الاجتهاد
فالهمة الهمة..
أحسن الظن برحمة الله تعالى وسِعَة مغفرته. إياك أن يدخل عليك الشيطان من مدخل محاسبة النفس فيشعرك بانقطاع ما بينك وبين ربك وأنك لست أهلا لرحمته..
(إن الله يغفر الذنوب جميعا).
ولا تنس الدعاء لإخوانك في غزة وعموم فلسطين و في السودان وفي كل مكان أن يفرج الله عنهم ويستعملك في نصرتهم نصرةً يرفع عنك بها إثم الخذلان.
اللهم وفقني وإخواني وأخواتي لأعمال صالحة متقبلة.
The 36 BIGGEST startup opportunities right now
1. biggest b2c: solving loneliness. third spaces, community apps, IRL
2. biggest b2b: managed AI employees for businesses
3. biggest overlooked: elder tech. 70 million boomers who want products that make them happier & healthier
4. biggest mobile: action apps that do things, not apps you stare at
5. biggest trades: matching platforms for electricians, plumbers, HVAC. supply shrinking
6. biggest consumer social: small social. group chats as products, no feeds, no ai slop
7. biggest ecommerce: agents that recommend products you'll like, shop, buy for you
8. biggest creator: live shows and unscripted content
9. biggest edtech: AI tutors that adapt through conversation
10. biggest SaaS: pay-per-outcome pricing
11. biggest auto: AI service advisor for dealerships. answers the same 15 questions 24/7
12. biggest talent: training non-technical people to operate agents
13. biggest boredom: curated offline experiences delivered to your door. kits, games, challenges. anti-screen products
14. biggest spiritual: the need for belonging is exploding, new formats of spiritual get togethers
15. biggest wellness: longevity biomarkers you actively manage
16. biggest mobile: action apps that do things, not apps you stare at
17. biggest one to solve ai slop: digital verification that you're a real human. every platform will need this within 2 years
18. biggest infrastructure: agent permissions, security, audit trails
19. biggest media: AI native media companies. build distribution, sell products later.
20. biggest parenting: family ops automation. forms, scheduling, logistics
21. biggest accounting: bookkeeping agents that charge per transaction
22. biggest fashion: brand-owned resale. every brand wants to control their secondary market
23.biggest hobbies: adult learning for joy. pottery, woodworking, drawing.
24. biggest skincare: at-home diagnostics. scan, get a protocol, track progress
25. biggest agriculture: precision farming tools for small farms. enterprise version exists, family farm doesn't
26. biggest pest control: subscription pest prevention instead of reactive treatment. the model flip that lawn care already made
27. biggest regulated: on-device AI. healthcare, legal, finance open up when data stays local
28. biggest gaming: AI characters with real memory and relationships
29. biggest dating: agent-mediated matchmaking
30. biggest fitness: adaptive coaching that rewrites your program daily
31. biggest travel: autonomous trip planning and rebooking
32. biggest food: personalized nutrition based on blood work and gut biome
33. biggest pet: health monitoring. $140B industry, almost no tech
34. biggest defense: AI-native security and compliance tools
35. biggest robotics: physical AI. $30 brains on existing hardware
36. biggest nostalgia: products that feel analog. vinyl, paper, handmade. counter-positioning against AI everything
Who controls the media?
Meta owns:
Facebook
Instagram
WhatsApp
Messenger
Threads
Oculus / Meta Quest VR
Meta AI
Meta is controlled by Mark Zuckerberg who is jewish
Alphabet owns:
Google
YouTube
Android
Gmail
Chrome
Pixel phones
Nest smart home devices
Fitbit (acquired in 2021)
DeepMind
Gemini AI assistant/model family
Waymo — self-driving cars
Verily — health technology
Calico — longevity research
Wing — drone delivery
Alphabet is controlled by Larry Page and Sergey Brin who are both jewish
Tic Tok
U.S. algorithm, cybersecurity and infrastructure is controlled by Oracle
Oracle is controlled by Larry Ellison and he’s jewish
Hookup Apps
Match Group owns:
Tinder
Hinge
OkCupid
Match.com
Plenty of Fish
Meetic
The League
BLK
Archer
OurTime
Was founded by Barry Diller who is jewish
Grindr
Was founded by Joel Simkhai who is jewish
Bumble
Was founded by Whitney Wolfe Herd who is jewish
Porn
Onlyfans
Owned by Leonid Radvinsky who is jewish
Vixen Media Group owns:
Blacked
Blacked Raw
Vixen
Tushy
Deeper
Founded by Greg Lansky who is jewish
Aylo/MindGeek Owns/owned:
Pornhub
YouPorn
RedTube
Brazzers
Reality Kings
Digital Playground
Men.com
Sean Cody
Tube8
Solomon Friedman is the owner of Aylo and he’s jewish
Gamma Entertainment owns/operates:
Adult Time
Pure Taboo
Wicked
Girlsway
many affiliate studios/platforms
Founded by Karl Bernard who is jewish
Movies/TV/News
Warner Brothers Discovery owns:
Warner Bros. Pictures
HBO
CNN
DC Studios
Cartoon Network
Discovery Channel
TNT
TBS
Max (formerly HBO Max)
Adult Swim
HGTV
Food Network
Animal Planet
Warner Brothers is run by David Zaslav who is jewish
Disney owns:
ESPN
ABC
Marvel Studios
Lucasfilm
Pixar
20th Century Studios
Disney+
Hulu (major controlling stake)
National Geographic
Disney is run by Bob Iger who is jewish
Paramount Global owns:
Broadcast & News
CBS
CBS News
CBS Sports
Local CBS stations
Film Studios
Paramount Pictures
Paramount Animation
Paramount Players
Cable Networks
MTV
Nickelodeon
Comedy Central
BET
VH1
CMT
TV Land
Smithsonian Channel
Logo TV
Pop TV
Streaming & Premium
Paramount+
Showtime
Pluto TV
Major franchises/IP
Top Gun
Mission: Impossible
Star Trek
South Park (licensing/streaming arrangements)
SpongeBob SquarePants
Transformers
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Paramount Global is controlled by Sheri Redstone, who is jewish
Comcast owns:
* NBCUniversal
* NBC
* Universal Pictures
* Peacock
* MSNBC
* CNBC
* Telemundo
* Sky (Europe)
* DreamWorks Animation
* Xfinity
Comcast is controlled by Roberts family who is Jewish
AI/Data Centers
OpenAI/ChatGPT
Run by Sam Altman who is jewish
Palentir provides advanced data integration, surveillance, AI, and analytics infrastructure used by military, intelligence, law enforcement, and major corporations. Its platforms help organizations combine massive amounts of fragmented data into real-time operational intelligence for warfare, policing, logistics, cybersecurity, manufacturing, and decision-making, making it one of the most strategically influential data and defense technology companies in the world.
Owned and operated by Peter Thiel and Alex Karp both jewish
Oracle owns:
Oracle Database
Java
MySQL
NetSuite
Cerner
Sun Microsystems technologies
It’s important because it owns core infrastructure software that powers governments, banks, hospitals, corporations, and large parts of the internet. Its control of technologies like Oracle Database, Java, MySQL, and Cerner gives it enormous influence over the backend systems modern society depends on.
Owned by Larry Ellison who is jewish
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It features a man-made waterfall created by diverting karst spring water discovered during tunnel construction.
A beautiful dhikr reminder for every heart 🤍
سُبْحَانَكَ اللَّهُمَّ وَبِحَمْدِكَ
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