The bubble chart displays S&P 500 companies by market capitalization, with employee density indicating value per worker. Companies with at least employees and a market cap of are shown, along with some exceptions like Palantir and Welltower.
This open source project recreates the addictive turn-based strategy game with improved gameplay, graphics, and logic. The original rights belong to Ubisoft, and users are encouraged to purchase or download a demo version instead of using this unofficial reproduction.
The author believes intensity is the most important trait of a successful startup, citing observations and logic as reasons. They argue that intense effort and focus are necessary to overcome the high failure rate of startups and achieve large outcomes.
Farol is a free, open-source tool that analyzes code changes and provides risk scores to help reviewers identify potential issues before merging. It works by analyzing the entire program from static analysis, not just individual files.
The author discusses the potential for ambitious software projects, citing examples of successful projects like pgrust and Azul AI. They argue that with advancements in capabilities, it's now possible to build more complex and high-quality software without requiring extensive expertise or resources. The author also notes that while some people may be able to achieve impressive results with ...
The electric washing machine was initially met with resistance due to its association with manual labor and social convention. It took decades for the industry to gain widespread acceptance, particularly in the US South where racial and social dynamics hindered adoption.
Cerebras wafer-scale chips are used to deploy large models, with a single chip having 44 GB of on-chip memory. The model Kimi K3, with ~3 trillion parameters, is split across multiple wafers to run at 1000-2000+ tokens per second.
Samsung TVs use Bluetooth to detect and record audio events, including barking and crying sounds, as well as app usage on YouTube. This data is sent back to Samsung for analysis and potential advertising purposes.
A Japanese workshop founded in 1882 still uses a traditional method to make dried bonito flakes, called katsuobushi. The tebiyama hand-fired smoke-drying method involves smoking and drying the fish over a wood fire for months.
A TensorFlow Lite model called "alex.tflite" is running on a Samsung device, attempting to identify games by comparing images with a database using AlexNet. The process is inefficient and often fails, wasting CPU resources.
Goose is a memory-safe systems language that runs faster than C++ and Rust while using less memory, with syntax familiar to C and Rust programmers. It has no heap allocator, garbage collector, or lifetime annotations.
The author of Shuusou Gyoku has successfully created a headless game logic library, Hatoyama, which provides a clean and modular API for replay validation. The library is designed to be freestanding and can run on any Windows version since 95 without relying on the C runtime or SDL.
The sixth generation consoles had unique, creative save file screens with icons representing game saves. Modern systems use simple cover art, missing the charm of those iconic, detailed icons.
SpeedCrunch is a free, open-source scientific calculator for Windows, macOS and Linux, with 50-digit precision, complex numbers and unit conversion.
TechSpot reports that a winner of the Small World in Motion contest was stripped of his title after using AI-generated content, and Nikon plans to revisit rules for future competitions. The incident highlights ongoing concerns about AI-generated images being entered into scientific and art competitions.
The author discusses the appeal of tiny programming languages and implementations, citing examples such as Forth, Lisp, and Lua. These small programs can be more accessible and easier to understand than larger ones.
If there are fewer than 25 things close to you, it takes the closest 25 things within about 6 miles. If there are more than 500 things only the closest 500 will be included.
A 500-year-old tool book, the Löffelholz Codex, has been digitized and is now in the public domain. The project aims to understand and explain its contents by a single person with AI assistance.
A vulnerability exists in Brotli compression due to a bug in the decoder, allowing attackers to execute code. Upgrading to Brotli 1.0.10 or later can fix this issue for affected projects and systems.
The US has lost over 200k jobs in creative industries, with a significant decline in the last year, mainly due to AI systems that can produce digital art at low costs. The impact of AI on media businesses is still unclear but may lead to near-total collapse of their business models.
The author reflects on how a simple online document writing platform's limitations made it more engaging for their kids, contrasting with the feature-rich Scratch program. They suggest that simplicity and structure can be beneficial in learning and creativity, allowing users to explore without feeling overwhelmed by too many options.
The author built a cheap stereo vision board using the Rockchip RV1103 microprocessor, enabling obstacle avoidance and navigation in robotics projects. The board uses Linux support and various hardware accelerators for image processing tasks.
This service offers domain registration, DNS management, and easy updates for $5/month. It also provides features like subdomains, stealth flags, and wildcard DNS with a 50-subdomain limit.
This Linux kernel module unlocks NVIDIA GPUs for faster performance, doubling instruction issuing speed on GA102, GA103, GA104 and GA106 cards. It can be appended to the boot options line or installed through a package manager like make install.
Researchers at EPFL have developed an implantable neural chip called LogSync that tracks brain activity and identifies cognitive and emotional states in real-time. The system uses machine-learning algorithms to analyze network-level biomarkers and generate stimulation triggers for severe psychiatric illnesses.
Scientists have successfully trapped a single subatomic particle of antimatter, called a positron, for months using a special trap. This achievement could help explain why the universe is made mostly of matter and not antimatter.
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A Figma user discovered a bug in 2021 that was actually an old convention from IBM's 1977 System/34 computer, where pressing Shift+2 on the numeric keypad worked differently than on the regular keyboard. The issue was resolved by understanding how this convention had been carried over through Windows versions and fixed with browser disambiguation.
Researchers analyzed tooth enamel from 10 individuals in the Peak District, a medieval lead-producing region in England, to study childhood exposure to lead pollution. The results show that high levels of lead contamination were present among communities involved in lead production by the mid-7th century AD and remained elevated until at least the 16th century.