GitHub is integrating AI models from Google and Anthropic into its coding assistant, allowing users to chat and generate code. The models will eventually be incorporated into GitHub Copilot, helping developers with code suggestions.

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The owner of botsin.space has decided to shut down the server due to increasing expenses and maintenance challenges. They will keep the site running in read-only mode until at least March 2025 to help users migrate their accounts.

Buying an 8K TV can be a better option than a multi-monitor setup for productivity work due to superior image quality and resolution. However, some 8K TVs may have quirks such as the "dirty screen effect" or "checkerboard" effect, and may require specific settings or driver updates to work properly with PCs.

Jump Trading and Virtu are mentioned in a story about a hidden optical fibre cable under an Ohio field. The Financial Times offers digital access with a 20% discount for a year upfront.

The user discovered PlantStudio, a 20-year-old botany simulator for creating 3D plant models, and successfully ran it on macOS after some setup. The app's unique interface and features, such as the Plant Wizard and Breeder, allowed the user to create and arrange plants, gaining a new perspective for their own design work.

Chris Ware reflects on Richard Scarry's impact on his childhood, particularly the book "Best Word Book Ever," which featured animal characters and everyday scenes. Scarry's work, including "Cars and Trucks and Things That Go," showcased a unique blend of humor, empathy, and visual storytelling.

Integuru is a tool that generates runnable Python code to perform actions on a platform by analyzing browser network requests and cookies. It creates a dependency graph of requests and converts each node to a runnable function, allowing users to input variables for graph generation and soon for code generation.

The author received an email about an abuse complaint due to a server sending SSH connections to the internet, but after investigation, no evidence of malware was found. The issue was later discovered to be a spoofed source IP address attack, where an attacker was using the author's IP to send TCP connection requests to port 22 on random internet machines.

Kasama is a tool to improve coding habits by tracking IDE activity, testing habits, and commit frequency. It provides insights into coding practices and suggests breaks to maintain focus.

This library provides an easy and efficient solution for embedding and vector search, suitable for small to medium-scale projects, and supports BERT models via llama.cpp. It's built to work with Go applications and offers GPU acceleration, but may face efficiency challenges with large datasets and complex query requirements.

A bug in Zscaler's VPN client was exploited using a 17-year-old version of SpiderMonkey. The bug allowed execution of arbitrary bytecode, leading to a full exploit and a shell.

Vector databases create unnecessary complexity by treating embeddings as independent data, rather than derived data. A new abstraction, called the "vectorizer," automatically keeps embeddings in sync with source data, eliminating maintenance costs and simplifying data management.

AgiBot X1 uses reinforcement learning for locomotion control and can be used with real-robot or simulated walking debugging. The trained model is saved in a specified folder with iteration details.

Mathematicians discussed the concept of "essential equality" of proofs, where two seemingly different proofs are actually the same, and explored examples of such proofs, including the irrationality of sqrt(2) and Fermat's little theorem. The discussion also touched on the idea of "homotopies" between proofs, the distinction between constructive and non-constructive proofs, and the challenge ...

Scythes increase productivity and reduce drudgery for small farmers and agroecologists worldwide. They offer a sustainable solution for harvesting and gathering fodder, especially in regions where sickles are traditionally used.

InspectMind AI is hiring a 5th engineer to automate building inspections using Multimodal AI, improving productivity by 100x. The ideal candidate will design and implement AI-enabled self-serve, utilizing strong technical expertise and a deep understanding of customer workflows.

Bees and other insects can sense and use static electricity to navigate and interact with their environment. This ability may have evolved to aid in pollination, predator avoidance, and other survival strategies.

UC Santa Cruz professor Benjamin Breen explores the history of Halloween and its possible origins in ancient Celtic festivals like Samhain. He draws on historical and archaeological evidence to link Halloween to a broader set of proto-Indo-European beliefs and rituals.

The paper discusses the problem of constructing a computing routine for a general purpose computer to play chess. The goal is to develop a strategy for selecting moves that would allow the machine to play a tolerably good game of chess.

Archaeologists discovered a huge Maya city called Valeriana in Mexico using Lidar technology, which was hidden under jungle canopy for centuries. The city, home to 30-50,000 people, was likely abandoned due to climate change and may have been a capital city with rich and complex cultures.

The author's startup Slight, a data switchboard, failed due to lack of traction and adoption despite a solid concept. Key mistakes included failing to solve the end-to-end adoption process and overcomplicating the product.

The user discovered Arroost, a node-based tool for live sampling, which reignited their music-making passion and led to a burst of creativity. Arroost's intuitive interface and live recording capabilities allowed the user to create complex sounds and experiment with vocals, resulting in 60 minutes of music in three weeks.

The Bluebird Cocktail Room in Baltimore discovered a human skeleton during renovations, which was likely buried by a fraternal organization in the 1920s. The skeleton, affectionately called "The Elder," remains in the bar, with its origins and identity still a mystery.

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Basis is a production-focused robotics development framework built on a pub-sub architecture for deterministic testing. It abstracts publishers and subscribers from developers, allowing for easy development and fast testing.

Omnivore is joining ElevenLabs to drive accessible reading and listening with the ElevenReader app. Users can export data by November 15, 2024, and the Omnivore codebase remains open-source.

Users have reported issues with RTranslator and 3PO on older smartphones due to their complexity and online requirements.

The US is falling behind in machine learning for weather prediction due to ineffective government bureaucracy, lack of cooperation, and divided resources among multiple agencies. To improve, the US should establish an independent national center for model development, consolidate forecast model development, and secure more computer resources.

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