Sam Jordison, co-director of Galley Beggar Press, reflects on his book series Crap Towns, which listed the worst places in the UK. He wonders if such a book could be published today due to changing attitudes towards humor and identity politics.
Researchers created Berkeley Humanoid Lite, an open-source humanoid robot with a modular 3D-printed gearbox, to promote democratization in humanoid robotics. The robot's design emphasizes modularity, ease of fabrication, and cost-effectiveness, with a total hardware cost under $5,000.
Researchers introduced DFloat11, a lossless compression framework for Large Language Models, reducing size by 30% while preserving outputs. DFloat11 achieves faster inference and longer context lengths compared to uncompressed models.
User wants to utilize 24 CPU cores for ./configure, but it only uses 69% of one core. They created a new build system using make to parallelize configuration tasks.
The user created a playable neural world of a forest trail near their apartment by training a neural network on gameplay videos of the actual world, using a customized camera app to record videos and motion. The neural world is a unique and exciting property that can be constructed from any video file, and the user believes it has the potential to become a new creative medium, similar to ...
This tutorial explains how to build a 3x5 LED matrix controlled by a Raspberry Pi Pico using tscircuit for data visualization and interactive notifications. The matrix is connected to the Pico via a data chain and can be controlled through a simple web interface with API integration and Pico W connection.
A DevOps engineer encountered a "Network Error" in Substack's editor when typing system paths like /etc/h*sts, which was likely due to a Web Application Firewall (WAF) blocking potential path traversal attacks. The engineer found workarounds and suggests that security measures can have unintended consequences for legitimate use cases, highlighting the balance between protection and usability ...
This project formalizes the first volume of Prof. Bertrand Russell's Principia Mathematica using Lean theorem prover, aiming for accuracy and clarity. The formalization rigorously follows Prof. Russell's proof, with added statements only for formalization purposes.
The internet has become evil due to companies commoditizing user attention through algorithms that prioritize engagement over user experience. RSS readers offer a chance to reclaim attention through open tech, requiring a skill and routine to curate valuable content.
Upload memories to create a personalized coloring book for $23.99 + shipping, following OpenAI's usage policy. We convert memories into a high-quality physical book using OpenAI's Sora model.
The user designed a magnetic knob that combines a patch cable and a knob for Eurorack modules. The prototype uses a 3.5mm jack with a magnetic encoder chip and a small magnet to detect the presence of the knob.
PaperCoder is a multi-agent LLM framework that transforms machine learning papers into functional code repositories. It effectively generates high-quality, faithful code implementations from papers, surpassing strong baselines in the PaperBench benchmark.
Slate Auto is launching a sub-$20,000 electric truck with a minimalist design and DIY focus. The truck has a simple shape and can be customized with vinyl wraps and upgrade kits.
Brazilian researchers replicated less than half of biomedical studies, with 21% meeting all criteria. Published results tend to overestimate effects, with an average 60% larger impact in original papers.
Magnitude is an end-to-end testing framework that uses visual AI agents to adapt to interface changes. It supports natural language testing with steps, checks, and data.
Curry is a declarative multi-paradigm language combining features of functional and logic programming with non-deterministic pattern matching and lazy evaluation. It supports strong typing, immutable bindings, and automatic type inference for a flexible and expressive programming style.
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GCC 15 is a major release with new features and improvements over 14.x, supporting multiple languages. The GCC developers thank contributors and volunteers for making GCC successful.
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Gym Class, a leading social VR game, is hiring an Animation Engineer to drive character movement and interaction in its evolving game world. The ideal candidate will have Unity and C# expertise, animation engineering focus, and experience with mobile performance optimization.
Original source code, written in Fortran, from the very first text adventure game in the videogames history (1976). I collected some other goodies from around the internet (maps, walkthroughs...). Even executables for Windows & Mac OS ! I heard about the game in the Halt & Catch Fire TV series. Googled it a bit and found the original src. This repository is for educational purposes only.
The user is discussing a debugging technique that uses differential coverage to identify code blocks involved in a failing test. This technique compares the code coverage of successful tests with the failing test to pinpoint the relevant code.
A new study finds that employers are more likely to encourage their workers to use chatbots. the results suggest that productivity–wage pass-through rates are within the range of standard estimates in the literature. authors: employers should be aware of the potential negative effects of ai on productivity if they do not encourage it proactively - and act accordingly. they say that the data ...
Communications of the ACM (CACM) is seeking articles for its new Practice section, focusing on computing practitioners' understanding and job performance. Articles should offer lasting insights into ideas, tools, and techniques to stay current in the rapidly evolving profession.
The author reflects on the power of enthusiasm and being a fan, crediting people who believed in her and inspired her to be bold.
GS-Calc handles large data sets with up to 32 million rows and 16,384 columns, and supports unlimited worksheets and subfolders. It offers fast performance, optimized for large files, and supports various file formats and functions.
Mathematicians Yu Deng, Zaher Hani, and Xiao Ma have made a breakthrough in unifying three physical theories that explain fluid motion. Their work, which justifies the equations governing fluid dynamics, is a major stride toward grounding physics in math.
Researchers at HiddenLayer developed a universal and transferable prompt injection technique that bypasses safety guardrails in major AI models, allowing harmful content generation. This technique, called Policy Puppetry, exploits a systemic weakness in LLM training and is difficult to patch.
Cnn's john sutter builds a precomputer-style computer. the socrates is built of thick plastic, and has an oddly-shaped video amp and keyboard holder. to power the system, he adds an unregulated 5-volt surface-mount ldo to the motherboard jack. and tries to get his own code running in the emulator. if you're interested in building your own cartridge, check out