Apple introduces changes for EU developers, enabling direct app distribution from websites and more autonomy in designing in-app promotions. These updates comply with the EU's Digital Markets Act, allowing for web downloads and third-party app store offerings.

Trangram is a free one-stop platform to create, animate and share motion graphics.

Meta announces two 24k GPU clusters to enhance AI research and support future AI models like Llama 3, with a commitment to open compute and open-source innovation. By end of 2024, Meta plans to expand infrastructure including 350,000 NVIDIA H100 GPUs, aiming for leadership in AI hardware investment.

Devin is the first fully autonomous AI software engineer capable of executing complex tasks and learning over time. It integrates common developer tools, collaborates with users, and has outperformed previous models in resolving coding issues.

The NYPD issued a warrantless subpoena for a police accountability group president's social media data but withdrew it after legal pushback. The legality of such NYPD subpoenas remains unclear due to their tendency to retract them when challenged.

The individual transferred their old laptop's disk to a new one using NVME over TCP, bypassing the need for physical tools and resizing issues. They saved setup time and learned a new disk exporting method.

Weather forecasts have vastly improved, becoming life-saving tools for various sectors, while global disparities in forecast accuracy persist, impacting poorer nations. Technological advancements and better dissemination are crucial to bridge this gap and enhance resilience to climate change.

OpenAI's Transformer Debugger (TDB) aids in understanding small language models by using interpretability techniques and sparse autoencoders. It allows intervention and exploration of model behaviors without preliminary coding.

Bluesky introduces Ozone, an open-source moderation tool to empower users with control over their online social spaces. The platform offers customizable moderation layers for a tailored experience, moving away from centralized corporate control.

Apple offers EU developers more flexibility, including direct app distribution from their websites and alternative marketplace options. They also allow external transaction links with optional Apple-designed templates.

The article discusses the importance of breaking down a project into detailed tasks for effective planning and estimation, using a personal streak tracker as an example. It emphasizes iterative task breakdown to achieve sufficient clarity for execution and delegation.

The article discusses a C++ program designed to compare Mandelbrot set images computed with different floating-point precisions, revealing how floating-point inaccuracies can affect the visual outcome. It offers a multi-threaded tool to visualize and analyze the impact of precision on the fractal's chaos.

A LATAM Airlines Boeing 787 from Australia to New Zealand experienced a sudden drop mid-flight due to instrument failure, causing injuries; this adds to Boeing's recent safety and quality issues. The pilot admitted to losing control momentarily, and about 50 people were injured, with Boeing and authorities investigating.

They switched from Android to iPhone and moved their Bitcoin to a new wallet app from the App Store. The app was a scam, previously reported, yet still ranked as the top search result.

The author reflects on their 40-year programming career, debunking myths about needing to be young and sleep-deprived to succeed in software development. They emphasize the importance of collaboration, communication, and considering the ethical implications of one's work in software.

Experts from Samotsvety, a top forecasting group, estimate low probabilities (5-24%) that China will control half of Taiwan by 2030. Their success in prediction is attributed to quantitative reasoning, practice, and attention to base rates.

The Bevy Foundation, a non-profit aiming to advance the Bevy open source game engine, has been formed with a focus on legal structure and fair funding distribution. It seeks to establish a transparent, accountable organization led by active maintainers, with immediate plans to hire key contributor Alice full-time.

The article presents a model-stealing attack that can extract the embedding layer of language models like ChatGPT, revealing their hidden dimensions. It also discusses affordable costs for the attack and potential defenses.

The article discusses the author's experience in using Swift to develop games for the Playdate handheld system, highlighting Swift's growth as a multi-platform language ideal for embedded systems. Two Swift games were created for Playdate, demonstrating Swift's potential for performance and ease of development on constrained devices.

The article discusses the potential issues with using cosine-similarity for semantic similarity in high-dimensional spaces, revealing it can sometimes provide arbitrary results due to regularization effects in linear models. It advises caution in its use and suggests considering alternatives.

UCI researchers found that up to 80% of particles emitted during vehicle braking are electrically charged, which may help reduce air pollution through electrostatic collection. The study highlights potential health risks and environmental justice issues due to non-tailpipe emissions in traffic-heavy areas.

Deterministic simulation testing is highlighted as a superior method for testing mission-critical software, with FoundationDB's robustness attributed to its early investment in this approach. WarpStream leverages similar technology, using Antithesis to simulate and test its entire SaaS platform, detecting bugs and ensuring reliability.

The Dutch Cyber Act grants intelligence agencies broad SIGINT powers on internet exchanges, reducing oversight while allowing data sharing with foreign agencies. It also extends powers to non-targets and permits expansive algorithmic analysis without regulatory approval.

A solar flare in 1989 demonstrated the lethal radiation levels in space, leading to the Orion spacecraft's shielded shelter for moon missions, which is inadequate for longer Mars flights. Earth's natural magnetic field and atmosphere provide much more effective radiation shielding than current spacecraft can achieve.

The article discusses advanced foliage rendering techniques using GPU instancing and indirect draw, alongside extensions like VK_EXT_buffer_device_address and VK_EXT_descriptor_indexing for easier buffer and texture management. It also details a compute shader process for grass blade info generation, frustum culling, LOD selection, and animation with vertex shaders, aiming for efficient ...

Astro DB scales automatically, offering cost-efficiency and a pre-configured TypeScript ORM. It simplifies database setup for Astro users, with easy data export options.

The author moved their Emacs projects to SourceHut but reverted due to user interface issues and email management problems. They now use GitLab and GitHub, with plans to phase out SourceHut and encourage other contact methods.

John Barnett, a whistleblower on Boeing's safety issues, was found dead from a suspected self-inflicted gunshot after testifying against the company. Police are investigating his death, which followed his claims of Boeing prioritizing profit over safety.

Agentic Labs is developing Glide, an AI editor for creating technical design docs to plan software changes efficiently. Glide streamlines the process from code indexing to AI-assisted planning and code generation, aiming for consensus on project goals.

John Barnett, a Boeing whistleblower, was found dead with his death ruled as self-inflicted. His allegations regarding safety and quality control issues at Boeing gained some support from an FAA investigation.

The article discusses simplifying font size adjustments across breakpoints using a single linear CSS function, `calc(1.0625rem + 0.2604vw)`, instead of piecewise definitions. It also clarifies that using `1rem` in this context is not circular reasoning, as it refers to the initial font size value.

The article discusses the mental health benefits of creativity, suggesting that focused creative activity reduces stress and enhances fulfillment, contrasting this with the emptiness of excessive consumption. It advocates for a life of creation over consumption, highlighting creativity as a duty that brings joy and a sense of purpose.

The team joined Amazon and launched Amazon CodeWhisperer for command line, with plans to sunset Fig on September 1, 2024, encouraging migration to CodeWhisperer. New features for CodeWhisperer are in development, but it won't include Fig's Scripts, Dotfiles, Plugins, or Servers.

The article emphasizes the necessity of enhancing software infrastructure security and safety, particularly in C++ programming, by enforcing known best practices and addressing misconceptions about programming language safety as the sole issue. It advocates for a 98% reduction in C++ vulnerabilities through standardizing safety rules without requiring extensive code changes.

The article criticizes modern search engines for prioritizing SEO-optimized content and ads over quality information, leading to a cluttered and homogenized internet. It laments the loss of a diverse and organic online space, predicting an AI-dominated future with less human interaction.

Chyrp Lite offers versatile blogging with customizable themes and a user-friendly admin console, ensuring accessibility and responsiveness. It provides a flexible content system with Feathers for multimedia posts and Pages for standalone articles.

The CISA white paper explores software identification for cybersecurity, emphasizing the need for trackable software to manage vulnerabilities effectively. Guix developers detail their approach to software identification, highlighting reproducibility, provenance tracking, and auditability as key elements.

The series educates programmers on CPU operations and code optimization techniques, featuring demonstrations, homework, and Q&A sessions. It progresses from basic CPU understanding to performance measurement and data movement analysis.

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The article discusses the YX problem in software where experts answer their own question Y instead of the asked question X, often due to overconfidence or misunderstanding. It advocates for patience and good faith, emphasizing that both parties are often busy experts with incomplete knowledge.

The article discusses the use of Large Language Models (LLMs) as symbolic reasoners in text-based games, proposing an LLM agent that can handle symbolic tasks and interact with game environments. Experimental results show the LLM agent performs effectively, with an 88% average across symbolic tasks.

George Stagg tackled exam server issues by using WebAssembly to run the R interpreter in browsers, enhancing accessibility and reliability. WebAssembly's adoption in scientific computing allows code to run in browsers without installation, but porting can be complex and limited by technical constraints.

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Bloomberg reports the conviction of Bitcoin Fog's founder for laundering millions from darknet sales. The service obscured crypto transactions to hide illegal proceeds.

The author reflects on their personal journey with software development, inspired by their father, and their recent work on Darklang, a programming language and environment. They detail their passion for software, the impact of their father's passing on their career, and their goals and experiences while working on Darklang.

MotherDuck introduces Differential Storage for DuckDB, enhancing it into a scalable, multi-tenant data warehouse with features like data sharing and time travel. This new storage solution maintains database efficiency and enables concurrent access without data duplication.

The author emphasizes the importance of communicating early when a project is behind schedule and not falling into the trap of wishful thinking. They share a personal experience of a delayed project to illustrate the consequences of not updating estimates and failing to admit lateness.

It's official. After 3 months of back and forth, a major medical provider has elected to drop me as a patient for not having a Google or Apple device. It is unclear if this is legal, but it is very clearly discriminatory and unethical. Any tech journalists or lawyers interested in this? I would like to do anything I can to ensure this never happens to anyone else.

An MIT study reveals polyglots' brains show less activity in language regions when processing their native language, indicating a unique ease of understanding. Despite proficiency in multiple languages, native language processing uniquely requires minimal brain effort.

The EU Digital Markets Act led to Apple reversing its decision on web apps and reinstating Epic Games' developer account. The European Data Protection Supervisor criticized the Commission for not complying with data protection laws in its use of Microsoft 365.

Programmers initially learn to write and execute code, then understand memory, pointers, and memory allocation. As they progress, they manage memory in batches for simplicity and performance, and tackle multi-threading to utilize modern multi-core processors efficiently.

The author experimented with self-hosted GitHub runners on a Raspberry Pi and found that while GitHub Actions are free for public repositories, private ones have limited free minutes. They also encountered issues with setting up runners for multiple repositories and managing Python dependencies on Raspbian.

The article presents a novel method for calculating screen space reflections with fewer iterations by precomputing a Hierarchical ZBuffer, and discusses the challenges of achieving accurate reflections at various distances and the importance of step size and depth comparison. It also details an advanced technique for reducing iterations and improving accuracy in DX11 shaders for Windows, ...

The Tor Project launches WebTunnel on World Day Against Cyber Censorship to help users bypass censorship, especially during the global election cycle. WebTunnel mimics HTTPS traffic, coexists with standard web traffic, and is more effective in restrictive networks.

The FAA audit of Boeing's 737 Max production revealed numerous quality-control failures at Boeing and supplier Spirit AeroSystems. Details include Boeing failing 33 of 89 product audits and unconventional practices like using a hotel key card for checks.

The article reflects on the author's childhood experience with Logo language and their ambitious creation of a programming language at age 9, which they recently rediscovered. It details the language's commands and structure, noting its simplicity and limitations.

GitHub, hosting over 420 million code repositories, faces copyright infringement issues, with a transparency report revealing over 2,000 takedown notices in 2023. Despite the growth in repositories, takedown numbers have not tripled since 2015.

The article suggests "The Aviator" film missed an opportunity to depict Howard Hughes's thrilling 1925 drive in a Doble E20 steam car, highlighting his love for speed. It details the Doble's advanced engineering, which provided exceptional performance and reliability, despite its commercial failure due to high costs and maintenance demands.

Ken Thompson, Unix co-creator and Plan 9 and Inferno OS developer, discusses his bottom-up approach to powerful abstractions and the creative, chaotic process at Bell Labs. His work emphasizes simplicity and collaboration, shaping the future of computer science.

President Biden's 2024 State of the Union Address and FY 2025 budget propose significant tax hikes on businesses and high earners, complicating the tax code. The budget claims deficit reduction but relies on unrealistic growth assumptions and omits costs of extended tax cuts.

This project is under the exploration phase of language design. If you have any idea, please open Issue. Unless you explicitly state otherwise, any contribution intentionally submitted for inclusion in the work by you, as defined in the Apache-2.0 license, shall be dual licensed as above, without any additional terms or conditions.

Quantum Soccer is played by manipulating a quantum "ball's" wave function to increase goal probability, using player movements to change the wave function's energy. Players control velocities and probability thresholds, with the wave function's contours and phases visualized, affecting scoring and game dynamics.

Knowledge graphs organize and structure data, revealing connections between entities and allowing for flexible, evolving data representations without fixed schemas. They enable complex domain mapping and inference, finding wide application in industries like e-commerce and finance for tasks like recommendation systems and fraud detection.

LegalAdviceUK subreddit provides guidance to those seeking legal aid in the UK, emphasizing the importance of consulting a qualified legal professional. A poster recounts being sabotaged by an IT employee, leading to personal and professional repercussions, and seeks advice on potential legal recourse.

The Epson HX-20, dubbed "the first laptop," was a pioneering yet ultimately unsuccessful device due to limited software support and unclear practical applications despite its advanced design. It catered to niche markets but didn't meet broader consumer needs or expectations, leading to its obscurity despite high-quality construction.

The article discusses the issue of unnoticed caps lock during password entry and suggests using the `getModifierState` method to alert users. It also explores other modifier keys detectable with this method.

The article discusses the IndieWeb movement's advocacy for a decentralized, user-owned web, contrasting it with the precarious nature of relying on corporate platforms. It highlights the community's tools, events, and principles that empower users to control their content and online identity.

Google paid $10 million to 632 researchers for reporting security flaws in 2023, less than in 2022, with the highest reward being $113,337. Chrome, Android, and other products saw significant community engagement in security, with increased bounty rewards and new protections like 'MiraclePtr'.

The article discusses the author's journey with programming languages, highlighting Python for AI model development, Go for production scalability, and Rust for speed in AI applications. It advocates for using Python and Go together to enhance AI application development and production.

Sandboxing Python using Win32 App Isolation creates a secure boundary at the OS level, preventing system compromise. It requires Windows Insider version >25357 and involves packaging Python with specific tools and settings for isolation.

The article criticizes modern economics for its overconfidence in market efficiency and underestimation of power dynamics, leading to a lack of foresight in financial crises and a disregard for social justice and ethical considerations. It suggests a need for humility, interdisciplinary engagement, and reevaluation of the impacts of globalization, technical change, and immigration on ...

Macphail's hypothesis that non-human vertebrates share equal intelligence levels has sparked debate and research, like studies on the spider Portia, which show complex problem-solving akin to intelligence. The article argues for a continuum view of intelligence and cognition, using Portia's advanced predatory strategies as evidence against a simplistic correlation between brain size and intelligence.

The author equates leadership in rapidly growing startups to endurance running, emphasizing pacing as the key skill for success. They stress the importance of balance, honesty, and adaptability to prevent team burnout and ensure the company's longevity.

Epic Games introduces a new $1,850 annual seat-based subscription for Unreal Engine 5.4, targeting non-game developers with over $1M revenue, while maintaining free access for smaller entities and unchanged royalty model for game developers. Unreal Engine 5.3 users and prior versions are unaffected by the pricing change, with additional tools Twinmotion and RealityCapture included in the subscription.

Haskell's lazy programming can elegantly solve problems recursively, but struggles with "too recursive" inputs, leading to non-productive code. The paper introduces modified data structures like RSet, using unsafePerformIO internally, to maintain a pure API and support recursive definitions effectively.

The article discusses the discovery and operation of a rare 32-bit version of Microsoft's OS/2, which offers a look at an alternative path the computing industry could have taken. Enthusiasts have successfully run the software, revealing its readiness in 1990 and its potential impact on the evolution of technology.

Elon Musk pledged $20M to Cameron County schools and $10M for Brownsville revitalization after a SpaceX incident. Critics say his charity appears self-serving, unlike peers focused on global issues.

Kickstarter's early success as a crowdfunding pioneer waned by 2021, with flat growth and a toxic culture. A surprise $100 million investment by Andreessen Horowitz's crypto fund aimed to pivot the company to blockchain, sparking backlash and further challenges.

The article discusses the educational method of using 'lies-to-children,' which are simplified explanations of complex subjects to aid initial understanding, with the intent to elaborate as learners progress. This technique is widespread across various academic fields and is a stepping stone in learning.

The article discusses pricing strategies for API usage in a SaaS web app, considering both the cost to provide the service and its value to customers. It suggests a balance between making it affordable for low and high volume users, with options like free initial usage, bulk discounts, or higher tier plan inclusion.

The article discusses the complexities of maintaining data consistency in IT, especially with microservices, which can lead to integrity and business continuity issues. It suggests that Promise Theory and data calibrators can engineer intentional consistency while scaling services.

The article suggests that traditional social media is declining, with platforms evolving to exploit user data for AI models, betraying their initial promise of community. It advocates for decentralized platforms like Mastodon, emphasizing user control and the potential for a healthier, open internet.

The article discusses 'Under New Management,' a tool that alerts users via a red badge when an installed Firefox extension's developer information changes on AMO, indicating a possible ownership change. It aims to protect users from compromised extensions by notifying them to make informed decisions.

The article discusses constants in software development such as the unchanging nature of math and physics, and the persistent issues like profit-driven releases over reliability. It also highlights the enduring role of open source software and the challenges in requirement analysis despite AI advancements.

Bebop v3 is touted as the world's fastest data serialization runtime, offering a new CLI, Python support, and improved VSCode extension. It features a standardized bebop.json, WASM-powered CLI, new RPC system, and enhanced documentation and performance.

The author discusses the elusive nature of the 'flow' state, suggesting that obsession with a problem is key to achieving it and that environmental factors play a minor role. They also mention personal experiences with flow occurring at night and the potential role of medication for some individuals.

DBOS offers a serverless SDK for building TypeScript apps with PostgreSQL, featuring local testing and quick deployment to its cloud. It ensures reliability with auto-resuming workflows, a time-travel debugger, and supports community engagement and contributions.

The article describes the role of "Judas Goat" aircraft in WWII, specifically a B-24J Liberator called "You Can't Take it With You," which led bombers to their targets with its distinctive paint. These assembly ships, often war-weary, were crucial for formation and navigation.

The author shares their experience creating two Python frameworks in 2023, focusing on the importance of solving specific problems and setting clear goals and anti-goals. They emphasize starting with a question, exploring existing solutions, and testing in real-world scenarios.

Truffle-1 is an AI inference engine designed to run opensource models on 60 Watts.It is built to be used as a home server, and can be connected to through BLE, WiFi and USB-CThis is local, personal AI.It is capable of running Mixtral 8x7B at 20+ tokens/s, and Mistral at 50+ tokens/s.We support a dozen different architectures, with more on the way, and models up to 100B parameters in size.

The Wow! signal, detected by Ohio State University's Big Ear telescope in 1977, is considered the strongest candidate for an alien radio transmission. Despite numerous attempts, the signal has not been observed again, and its origin remains unexplained.

The article discusses the aging of digital and physical media, noting that digital photos do not show their age as much as older formats, and that newsprint deteriorates due to its acidic, low-quality nature. It also covers the yellowing of objects over time, particularly due to UV light exposure, and methods to combat this decay.

LineageOS 21, based on Android 14, offers a sustainable alternative to extend the lifespan of older phones with regular updates and a clean, customizable interface. Despite some device-specific issues, the ROM provides enhanced performance on supported handsets without the need for hardware upgrades.

Rabbit Inc. has been exposed for faking a product demo, with a typo in the UI and mismatched audio revealing the deceit. The company's history of questionable practices and rapid development timelines further erode its credibility.

The article discusses a method to deter comment spam by using a hidden form field (honeypot) that bots fill out due to their inability to interpret CSS, which is then checked to ensure it's blank upon form submission. This approach, however, raises accessibility concerns for screen reader users.

Incognito Market is extorting its users, threatening to release transaction and chat records unless a fee is paid, following an "exit scam" that froze user funds. They plan to publish a dump of orders and transaction IDs unless users pay for confidentiality.

The article discusses pilots using post-it notes as reminders to turn off the anti-ice system on 737 Max jets, highlighting a lack of detailed alerts in the cockpit. Boeing faces pressure to improve safety and is developing a fix for the anti-ice issue, with certification timelines for Max 7 and 10 models uncertain.

Discord is launching an Embedded App SDK on March 18 to let developers create apps and games within chats, expanding the Activities feature. They're also reintroducing a funding program for app pitches and experimenting with technology for portable user apps.

The article analyzes 20 million tech job postings, revealing a significant increase in demand for AI and machine learning engineers but a decrease for other engineering roles. It also finds no evidence of layoffs being driven by a shift towards hiring AI talent.

The author has developed a low-code backend builder for creating backends through functions and seeks real-world problems to test its capabilities and limitations. They have yet to find suitable challenges and are inquiring about others' experiences or potential use-cases for evaluation.

Ultratec has pioneered communication technology for the hearing impaired, introducing TTYs with innovative features and expanding globally. They've also developed CapTel for captioned calls and received recognition for their contributions to technology and diversity.

Experts assert that AI devices should have built-in lifelong learning to autonomously acquire new knowledge in the field. They are developing prototypes with this capability, emphasizing the need for low-power chips and reconfigurable architectures.

The author's cinematic appreciation began with the PBS series 'Film Odyssey' and deepened through a film history class, where they learned about various film theories and the Italian neorealism movement. 'La Terra Trema' by Visconti, an influential neorealist film, is highlighted for its portrayal of Sicilian fishermen's struggles and its critique of social exploitation.

A technical issue caused a strong movement on a Chilean LATAM Airlines flight, resulting in about 50 people sustaining mostly mild injuries, with 12 hospitalized. The incident adds to a series of safety concerns for Boeing, including emergency landings and a fuselage panel loss.

The article discusses the relationship between mathematics and physical sciences, highlighting how mathematical structures like Lie groups are thought to have a reality beyond space and time. It also explores the historical and contemporary connections between pure mathematics and physics, suggesting that the self-similarity of physical laws dictates the usefulness of mathematics in science.