Pagination widows, or, Why I'm embarrassed about my eBook (2023)

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The author's self-published book on Web Typography sold out in print but did well as an ebook, which they hand-coded with advanced features. They're frustrated with ebook rendering issues, particularly in Apple Books, and are advocating for better support for CSS properties like break-after and break-inside.

Diagram as Code

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Diagram as Code is a tool for prototyping and visualizing system architecture without design tools. It supports various cloud providers and frameworks, tracking changes in version control systems.

Triple Density Floppy, Anyone?

The NEC PC-88 VA3 in 1988 introduced the "Triple" or "2TD" format, a 13MB unformatted, 9MB formatted capacity floppy drive that reused ED barium ferrite magnetic media with tripled track density. The format was not widely known outside of Japan and had potential for practical use, but its high price and lack of standardization led to its limited adoption and eventual obsolescence.

Nvidia and its partners built a system to bypass U.S. export restrictions

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Nvidia built a system to bypass US export restrictions by routing AI chips through Singapore and India for China, Russia, and the Middle East. The system allowed Nvidia to exceed Wall Street expectations but may not be fully compliant with restrictions.

How the British Airways' breach kickstarted today's web security challenge

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British Airways suffered a 2018 cyberattack exposing 300,000-500,000 customers' data, with attackers using a compromised third-party script to steal payment info. The airline faced a £183 million fine and class-action lawsuits, highlighting the importance of monitoring third-party scripts for security risks.

Alonzo Church: Architect of computer intelligence

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Alonzo Church was a quiet logician who profoundly influenced Alan Turing's work and the development of the Turing Test. His λ-calculus and Church-Turing thesis laid the foundation for computer science and artificial intelligence.

Writing secure Go code

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To keep security in mind when writing Go code, subscribe to the Go mailing list for critical security information and keep Go versions in projects current to ensure security patches and compatibility. Employ static code analysers like go vet, staticcheck, and golangci-lint to identify potential issues and vulnerabilities, and use tools like govulncheck and gosec to scan for known ...

Machines of Loving Grace

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The author reflects on her experiences with technology, pregnancy, and loss, highlighting the importance of responsible use and human connection. She shares stories of her son Henry's birth and death, and her journey to cope with grief and find hope.

The Backrooms Wiki

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The author discusses the Backrooms, a popular internet concept, and its wiki, which contains extensive lore and worldbuilding. The author finds the wiki's absurd degree of telling, rather than showing, to be both humorous and thought-provoking.

Aldebaran 1959 Spacecraft Concept (2010)

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Engineer Dandridge Cole proposed the Aldebaran concept, a nuclear-powered launch vehicle that could carry 27,000 tonnes to low Earth orbit in the 1980s. The vehicle would use small nuclear devices to heat air, creating a hot and radioactive exhaust.

Blog Writing for Developers (2023)

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The author is a developer who writes to share information, learn, and establish credibility. They recommend writing clearly, considering the audience and purpose, and finding a balance between personality and standardization.

Facebook building subsea cable that will encompass the world

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META plans a new 16 fibre pair cable to connect the US East and West Coasts via the Atlantic, Indian Ocean, and Pacific, aiming for network resiliency. The cable will likely go from the US East Coast to Mumbai, then Singapore, with possible branches to Australia and Japan, and a direct line to the Californian coast.

DB48X: High Performance Scientific Calculator, Reinvented

DB48X is a modern scientific calculator with RPL programming language, initially designed for SwissMicros DM32 and DM42 calculators. It also has an iPhone version and a browser-based demo.

Show HN: Convert any website into a React component

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The HTML to React/Figma extension by Magic Patterns allows users to convert web pages to editable React code or Figma designs with AI customization. It has a good record and is constantly updated with new features.

Forest Service decision to halt prescribed burns California is history repeating

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The US Forest Service has stopped prescribed burning in California due to staff and equipment concerns, but state and tribal authorities have continued with their burns. This decision may undo mitigation work and increase wildfire risks in California.

Low-poly image generation using evolutionary algorithms in Ruby

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Evolutionary algorithms are optimization algorithms that model the patterns of multi-generational evolution to find unique ideas by generating potential solutions and pitting them against each other in a process akin to natural selection. In this post, we used the petri_dish_lab gem to create a low-poly version of the Ruby logo using evolutionary algorithms, defining the objective, decision ...

New York Times Tech Guild goes on strike

Quincy Jones has died

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Quincy Jones, a renowned music producer and composer, has died at 91. He left a vast legacy in music, film, and television, collaborating with numerous artists including Michael Jackson and Frank Sinatra.

Unfortunate things about performance reviews (2021)

The performance review process at big companies is often subjective and influenced by managers, who can use their power to make an employee's work seem good or bad. To avoid being a pawn in this process, it's best to focus on objective facts and avoid providing any information that could be used against a coworker in their performance review.

The Roots of Fear: Understanding the Amygdala

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Scientists at UC Davis identified new cell clusters in the amygdala with differing gene expression patterns in humans and non-human primates. This discovery could lead to targeted treatments for anxiety and other disorders affecting tens of millions of people.

What should a logo for NeXT look like? (1986)

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Seeing Like a Programmer: Resiliency, Limits, and Moral Hazards

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To make good software, we need to consider not just the code itself but also the system it interacts with and the people it affects, and be aware of the limitations of our craft and the complexity of the real world. We should strive to build software that is flexible, adaptable, and empowering, rather than trying to impose a rigid structure on the world, and prioritize the needs and goals of ...

Designing a Home Radio Telescope for 21 Cm Emission

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Researchers created a cost-efficient radio telescope to detect 21 cm emissions and study neutral hydrogen in the Milky Way. The setup uses a 1-meter dish and can be used by amateurs to measure hydrogen cloud velocities and galaxy dynamics.

The average age of U.S. homebuyers jumps to 56

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The average age of US homebuyers has risen to 56, a historic high, due to escalating ownership costs. Younger Americans are being priced out of the market, with first-time buyers dropping to 24% of all buyers.

Is the Q source the origin of the Gospels?

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The Q source hypothesis proposes a hypothetical written source, "Q," containing Jesus' sayings shared by Matthew and Luke but absent in Mark. Scholars believe Q existed due to similarities between Matthew and Luke, but its absence of narrative and lack of textual evidence make it a speculative theory.

We're Leaving Kubernetes

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Gitpod spent 6 years trying to make Kubernetes work for development environments but found it too complex and security-challenged. They created Gitpod Flex, a new platform that simplifies development environment orchestration and prioritizes zero-trust security.

Servicing a iRobot Roomba from 2011

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The user has a 2011 iRobot Roomba 555 robot vacuum cleaner that has been maintained regularly. The user provides step-by-step instructions for maintenance, including cleaning sensors, wheels, brushes, and the dust bin and filter.

What Every Developer Should Know About GPU Computing (2023)

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GPUs are designed for massive parallelism and high throughput, with a focus on reducing instruction latency and increasing compute power. Their architecture consists of streaming multiprocessors, registers, shared memory, and global memory, which enable efficient execution of kernels and high occupancy rates.

Data Commons

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Data Commons aggregates and harmonizes global data, allowing users to uncover insights with natural language questions. Organizations can create private instances with tailored data contributions, such as the UN for their Sustainable Development Goals.

DataChain: DBT for Unstructured Data

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DataChain is a Pythonic data-frame library for AI that organizes and wrangles data at scale. It integrates AI models and API calls into the postmodern data stack.