The author, who was initially enthusiastic about GraphQL, has changed their perspective due to concerns over security, performance, and maintainability issues that arise from exposing query languages to untrusted clients. Instead, they recommend using OpenAPI 3.0+ compliant JSON REST APIs or specification-first tooling to generate typed client code without the complexity of GraphQL.

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Actors learn lines by focusing on their character's meaning and associations, rather than rote repetition, which enhances long-lasting memories. This deep understanding promotes retention by creating meaningful associations that serve as cues for later remembering, demonstrating an important truth about memory: deep understanding promotes long-lasting memories.

Richard Feynman was a renowned physicist who made significant contributions to quantum electrodynamics and was part of the Rogers Commission that investigated the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster. He wrote a heartfelt love letter to his late wife Arline in 1946, which remained unopened until after his death in 1988.

FrankenPHP is a simple, cloud-native PHP solution that combines one service and binary, eliminating the need for PHP-FPM. It features Early Hints support, built-in Mercure hub, and can be packaged as a Docker image or standalone static binary for fast boot times and improved website load speeds.

Will Larson, CTO at Carta, discusses common anti-patterns in engineering leadership, including micromanaging and relying too heavily on metrics. He shares his own experiences and strategies for effective leadership, such as cultivating a culture that rewards good judgment and empowering teams to make decisions.

A destructive event occurred on October 25-27, where over 600,000 small office/home office (SOHO) routers were taken offline due to a malware attack using the Chalubo RAT, which was first identified in 2018 and employed sophisticated tradecraft to evade detection. The attack was confined to a single internet service provider's network and affected only two specific router models, with no ...

Phil Eaton has been running software book clubs for about a year, reading books like Designing Data-Intensive Applications and Understanding Software Dynamics, and shares his experience to help others start their own book clubs. He uses Google Groups and email to facilitate discussions, with volunteers leading chapters and setting expectations for everyone involved.

Researchers are developing ways to shrink large language models (LLMs) to run on devices like cellphones by reducing precision from 16 bits to a single bit, with methods like post-training quantization and quantization-aware training. These compressed LLMs can achieve better performance while using less memory and energy, opening up possibilities for custom hardware and systems optimized for ...

Assembled's issue resolution engine uses Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) to suggest answers to support queries, but encountered issues with vector search returning irrelevant results. To address this, they integrated keyword search and developed a hybrid store abstraction that combines both vector and keyword search for optimal performance.

You have many sensitive PDFs, mostly scans and non-scans, stored on iCloud and want a local-first AI solution for Mac that can search and retrieve documents using natural language queries without tagging. You prioritize recall over precision, allowing for some false positives in search results.

Mozilla shares updates on Firefox improvements, including productivity boosters, customizable new tab wallpapers, and streamlined menus. The company prioritizes user privacy and choice, using local AI models to enhance browsing experience while keeping data secure and respecting users' autonomy.

The Dendra armor, a full-body bronze plate suit from 1450 BCE, was initially thought to be ceremonial due to its cumbersome design, but research proved it was surprisingly effective in battle. The armor, worn by Mycenaean warriors, made them one of the best-equipped forces in the Eastern Mediterranean during the Late Bronze Age.

Many corporate engineering blogs are uninteresting and lack technical depth, despite companies having more resources and expertise than personal bloggers. Successful corporate engineering blogs, like Cloudflare and Segment, have streamlined approval processes, high-level support, and a focus on in-depth technical writing, which helps with recruiting and company morale.

The author has developed a system to generate "meaningful nonsense" sentences using sentence structures, curated word lists, and rules for combining words. The system can be used to create titles, notes on diagrams, and "truths," with the goal of exploring the boundaries between sincerity and irony.

Abdul Nasser Saleh, a Syrian engineer, was abandoned by his shipowner at a Saudi Arabian port for nearly a decade without pay, highlighting the global problem of crew abandonment. The United Nations has logged over 2,000 seafarers on 150 ships being abandoned annually, with many countries failing to assist or respond to cases.

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You use pipx to install Python programs with automatic virtual environments, and recently discovered that all your pipx-installed packages on Ubuntu servers are running under PyPy instead of CPython. You've been using PyPy for years without noticing any issues, and it's nice to see that PyPy has been successful in replacing CPython for you.

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SVG Gobbler is a browser extension that optimizes, downloads, copies, edits, or exports SVG content from current tabs. It's an open-source project that can be built locally and loaded as a developer extension for testing changes without requiring a server.

The book "Geometry for Entertainment" aims to inspire readers to study geometry by applying it to everyday life situations. The translation includes illustrations and examples from various fields, such as astronomy, navigation, and engineering.

Bill Walton, former NBA player and TV sportscaster, died at 71. He credited his bicycle as essential to his life, praising its efficiency and versatility, saying it's his gym, church, and wheelchair.

Lightcube is a pixel art editing tool for game developers and artists, offering features like multiple layers, animation frames, and various drawing tools. It provides an intuitive interface for creating stunning pixel art with customizable brushes, layer management, and color selection options.

The leaked methodology for regulating child sexual abuse online prioritizes services that allow user tracking and monitoring, penalizing those using pseudonyms, VPNs, encryption, or cryptocurrencies. This approach has been criticized by digital freedom advocates as promoting mass surveillance and undermining essential privacy tools like Signal and ProtonMail.

Scientists used NASA's James Webb Space Telescope to observe a galaxy, JADES-GS-z14-0, which is the most distant galaxy ever recorded at a redshift of 14.32. The galaxy's unique properties suggest it is intrinsically very luminous and massive, with multiple generations of stars already formed, challenging current theoretical models and simulations of early universe galaxies.

I bought several pairs of wired iPhone headphones at an airport in Chile, but they didn't work until I turned Bluetooth on, which was confusing because I thought wired headphones didn't need Bluetooth. The issue was that the headphones used Bluetooth to receive audio while powering the chip via a wired cable, a technique used by unscrupulous manufacturers to avoid Apple's specifications and ...

Cybercriminals are spreading malware by answering Stack Overflow questions and promoting a malicious PyPi package, "pytoileur", which installs Windows information-stealing malware. The package was uploaded to PyPi over the weekend and has been promoted through answers on Stack Overflow, exploiting trust in the coding community.

Law enforcement agencies in the US and Europe launched Operation Endgame, a coordinated effort to disrupt cybercrime platforms delivering ransomware and data-stealing malware. The operation targeted individuals developing and maintaining dropper services, arresting four suspects, seizing over 2,000 domain names, and disrupting or taking down over 100 internet servers across multiple countries.

Thales' theorem states that a triangle inside a semicircle always forms a right angle, regardless of its position. A proof by Paul Lockhart shows that this is true because rotating the triangle creates a parallelogram and rectangle with equal diagonals, ensuring the corner remains a right angle.

You installed XP on a ThinkPad X120e, using legacyupdate.net to apply updates and Supermium browser for older Windows versions. Despite concerns about connecting XP to the internet, an MBAM scan showed no viruses, and the laptop runs smoothly for gaming Diablo II.

NASA's TEMPO instrument provides near real-time air pollution observations at unprecedented resolutions, down to individual neighborhoods, to improve life on Earth. The data will help researchers and policymakers track air quality, identify sources of pollution, and understand its impact on health issues and underserved communities.

Bullseye Deals, an eBay account with 137,000 followers and over 2.6 million items sold, has been selling Target products at discounted prices since 2013. The account is run by a reverse logistics company that buys salvage merchandise from Target and resells it online, allowing the retailer to control the liquidation of its private-label brands and excess inventory.

The author describes the implementation of a progress reporting system in the Zig programming language, which allows parent processes to aggregate progress information from child processes and display it in a terminal. The system uses a new API and a lock-free, thread-safe node allocator to efficiently manage progress reporting and aggregation.

A nuclear reactor is a system that uses a controlled chain reaction of nuclear fission to generate heat, which is then used to produce electricity. The reactor core is designed to achieve a critical state, where the number of neutrons produced by fission reactions equals the number of neutrons absorbed or lost, allowing the reaction to sustain itself and generate a steady supply of energy.

The International Maritime Organization's (IMO) 2020 regulation, which reduced sulfur dioxide emissions from international shipping by about 80%, has led to a radiative forcing of +0.2±0.11 W/m² averaged over the global ocean, potentially accelerating global warming and altering precipitation patterns. The regulation has also created an inadvertent geoengineering event that could have ...

The author implemented constant folding, propagation, and dead-code elimination in their compiler to optimize code and reduce runtime operations, resulting in faster execution and smaller code size. The optimizations are applied after parsing and before code generation, and the author also wrote tests to ensure the compiler's correctness.

Scientists have developed an antibiotic, lolamicin, that kills pathogenic Gram-negative bacteria without harming beneficial gut bacteria, showing promise in mice. However, there are concerns about long-term resistance and the lengthy process from discovery to FDA approval for novel antibiotics.

In the early 20th century, steam-powered cars were a viable alternative to gasoline-powered cars, but they ultimately lost out due to their complexity and impracticality. The failure of steam cars was not due to any individual or conspiracy, but rather because they were unable to compete with the convenience and efficiency of gasoline-powered cars as mass production and consumer demand grew.

Kirill Markin and Nikolay Amiantov, co-founders of a CRM/ERP product, are open-sourcing their codebase (38k LoC F# and 35k LoC TypeScript + Vue.js) to attract a community and pivot towards LLMs. They seek advice on launching the large codebase on GitHub for maximum visibility, building a community, and organizing further work.

Researchers have discovered a new effect in electrons, where they form quasiparticles with fractional amounts of charge without the influence of a magnetic field, which could lead to breakthroughs in quantum computing. The discovery was made possible by the creation of moiré materials, which are extremely customizable and can produce dramatic changes in electron behavior when tiny variations ...

Asqi is a codebase explorer that helps navigate and understand Git projects, offering free and paid plans with features like tree visualization, instant preview, and markdown rendering. The platform does not log user data, has no idea who uses it aside from traffic metrics, and will likely maintain its privacy policy with minimal changes.

The New York Times is replacing its 17-year-old public art installation "Moveable Type" in its lobby as part of an update. The artwork, which blends art, technology, and journalism, will remain on view until mid-August before being returned to its creators.

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Helen Toner, former OpenAI board member, accused CEO Sam Altman of creating a toxic culture through constant lying. The board fired and rehired Altman after receiving allegations and screenshots showing his manipulation and dishonesty.

OpenAI has disrupted five covert influence operations that used AI models to generate content, including comments, articles, and social media posts, but none of these operations significantly increased their audience engagement or reach. The company has identified trends in how threat actors use AI models, including content generation, mixing old and new content, faking engagement, and ...

The project aims to create a hardware/software system to read RFID tags implanted in animals using the FDX-B protocol, generating a 134.2kHz carrier frequency and extracting transmitted data through envelope detection and filtering. The system involves generating a square wave, tuning an LC resonator, and amplifying the signal to the logic level of the Arduino.

The user wants to stop Windows from restarting during long-running simulations, and has tried various workarounds including setting AUOptions to 4, disconnecting internet, and using Airplane Mode. Other users suggest running simulations on Linux or using virtual machines with frozen states, while some propose blocking shutdowns using APIs or small programs like ShutdownBlocker.

The author and their team developed an app called Orion, which allows users to turn their iPad into an HDMI monitor for cameras, consoles, and other devices. The app was designed with a retro aesthetic and features a unique unboxing experience, custom typefaces, and fun details that paid homage to the 1980s.

Stripe closed our account without notice, citing our dating app business as high-risk, and refuses to export card data despite previous commitments to portability. We're now at risk of losing half our revenue due to Stripe's failure to honor their own extension and lack of transparency in their decision-making process.

A nationwide study in Finland found that having classmates diagnosed with mental disorders during adolescence was associated with an increased risk of later developing mental disorders, even after adjusting for various confounders. The study suggests that mental disorders may be transmitted within adolescent peer networks, highlighting the importance of considering peer influences on ...

YouTuber Albino ranted about YouTube's Content ID system, which he claims is "completely broken" and unfairly demonetized his video due to a Samsung washing machine chime being misidentified as a song. The issue highlights concerns over abuse of the system, with some creators feeling pressured not to dispute claims out of fear of channel termination.

SBCL has released new versions with various bug fixes, enhancements, and minor incompatible changes. The updates include improvements to type inference, compiler warnings, and error handling, as well as support for new features such as perfect hash functions and SIMD instructions.

The National Rifle Association (NRA) sued Maria Vullo, former superintendent of the New York Department of Financial Services, alleging that she used her authority to coerce regulated entities into disassociating with the NRA and suppressing its gun-promotion advocacy. The court ruled that Vullo's actions violated the First Amendment by threatening adverse government action against those who ...

You attempted to publish your first mobile app on the Play Store, but found the process frustrating and user-unfriendly, particularly with the requirement of 20 testers for closed testing. This experience has left you feeling discouraged and hesitant to continue making mobile apps due to the perceived barriers and arbitrary requirements.

KeePassXC, an open-source password manager, has sparked controversy after Debian developer Julian Klode removed network features from the default package to improve security. The change was met with criticism from users and upstream maintainers, who argue that it reduces the product's usability and functionality without providing sufficient security benefits.

The author argues that Rust's associated functions should be referred to as "methods" specifically when they are object-safe and can be used in an object-oriented way. The author suggests that the term "method" should be reserved for associated functions that take a receiver like `&self` and can be used dynamically.

Donald Trump, the former US president, has been convicted on all 34 counts of falsifying business records to cover up a sex scandal that threatened his 2016 presidential campaign. The conviction comes after a jury deliberated for roughly 10 hours and found that Trump had faked records to conceal payments made to his fixer Michael Cohen to silence Stormy Daniels about an alleged sexual ...

Microsoft has announced updates to Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL), including automatic memory reclaim and DNS tunneling by default, as well as experimental features like disk reclaim and mirrored networking. The company is also rolling out a WSL Settings GUI and enhancing enterprise support with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Intune, and Microsoft Extra Id integration.

Researchers propose Neural Parametric Gaussian Avatars (NPGA) to create high-fidelity, controllable avatars from multi-view video recordings. NPGA outperforms previous state-of-the-art avatars on self-reenactment tasks and demonstrates accurate animation capabilities from real-world monocular videos.

The Chandy-Lamport distributed snapshot protocol solves the problem of taking a consistent snapshot of a distributed system by using marker messages to coordinate the snapshot process and ensure consistency. The protocol has been implemented in real-world systems such as Hazelcast Jet and Apache Flink, and has been used for fault tolerance and deadlock detection.

The user wants to learn programming fundamentals for real-world projects and needs suggestions on books and resources. They already can read code but struggle to apply it effectively, seeking advice on how to start writing their own code.

A leaked 2,500-page document reveals Google Search's ranking features, which include factors such as website authority, size, and clicks, contradicting Google's previous denials. The leak has sparked concerns among SEO experts that Google's algorithms may favor large publishers over smaller ones and prioritize mainstream media over alternative sources.

Milvus Lite is a lightweight vector database that runs locally within Python applications, ideal for environments with limited computing resources. It integrates with various AI development stacks and supports basic operations, with plans for advanced features and scalability to large-scale deployments.

A Pew Research Center survey found that most K-12 teachers are uncertain or see downsides to using AI tools in education, with 35% of elementary school teachers unsure about their impact. Only 6% of teachers believe AI tools do more good than harm, while high school teachers are more likely to hold negative views on AI use in education.

The Signals API allows you to create and manage events that will trigger webhooks when certain conditions are met. We are processing the world's news, financial data, and other sources to provide low-latency hooks about any event you are interested in. You can create and manage signalshere

The text discusses the potential influence of Toxoplasma gondii infection on human behavior, including entrepreneurship, risk-taking, and political beliefs, as well as its association with various diseases and disorders. It also explores the concept of Cognitive Warfare and proposes a framework for understanding how adversaries can manipulate targets' cognition through various means, ...

Mesh is a spreadsheet-like application that allows users to create and edit sheets, with features such as formula evaluation, data storage in external files, and headless calculations. The application uses the ngn/k language and has a simple and stable syntax, making it easy to modify the Abstract Syntax Tree (AST) and parse/unparse data.

Lisbon's historic neighborhoods are being gentrified, with many locals forced to leave due to rising rents and tourist apartments, while foreign investors and tourists flock to the city. The city's cultural institutions, such as traditional stores and music schools, are struggling to survive amidst the influx of international brands and souvenir shops catering to tourists.

The author, an experienced programmer, has been exploring Elixir and finds it to be a promising language that combines the best features of Ruby and Erlang. He highlights its non-scary syntax, pattern matching, higher-order functions, and "let it crash" philosophy as key advantages over other languages.

Anthropic, an AI lab, has a unique corporate structure designed to prioritize safety over profits, unlike its competitor OpenAI which recently faced controversy after firing its CEO. While Anthropic's structure is seen as more robust than OpenAI's, experts question whether it can withstand pressure from big tech companies and ultimately ensure the safe development of powerful AI.

The IRS will continue and expand its free tax filing program, Direct File, to all states and Washington D.C. next year, after successfully piloting it with over 140,000 users this year, who reported an "excellent" or "above average" experience with the system.

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Microkernels have lower performance than monolithic kernels due to protection barriers between components, making them less suitable for consumer OSes where performance matters. However, microkernels are still used in embedded systems and new OSes like Fuchsia and SeL4 prioritize reliability and security over raw performance.

The Evening Standard newspaper is dropping its daily print edition to go weekly due to declining circulation and financial losses. The paper will focus on its digital platforms, which attract 12 million users monthly, and introduce a new commercial approach to reach a broader readership.

Ticketmaster's personal and credit card data of over 560 million users has been reportedly hacked, with sensitive information including names, addresses, and payment details being sold on the dark web. The incident is under investigation by Australian authorities and Live Nation, with cybersecurity experts warning of high risk for identity fraud and phishing attacks.

Apple's Wallet app will support Japan's national My Number Card IDs starting next spring, allowing users to access various services with their digital ID. The move marks the first expansion of digital IDs in Apple Wallet beyond the United States, with concerns over user privacy and security seemingly addressed.

The text discusses various programming languages and concepts, including Prolog, Erlang, and SWI-Prolog, covering topics such as syntax, data types, control structures, and built-in functions. It also touches on logic programming principles and features specific to each language.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul plans to introduce a bill banning smartphones in schools, citing concerns over addictive algorithms and online child safety. The bill would allow students to carry simple phones that can only send texts, and follows two other bills aimed at safeguarding children's privacy online and limiting their access to certain social media features.

AMD, Intel, and Broadcom formed Ultra Accelerator Link (UALink) as an open standard to rival NVIDIA's NVLink interface for linking GPUs/accelerators. UALink aims to enable scaling of tens to hundreds of GPUs/accelerators within pods with low-latency and high-bandwidth connections, with the initial specification expected in Q3 2024.

The Atlantic has partnered with OpenAI, allowing its editorial content to be referenced in ChatGPT responses, with citations and links to original sources. However, critics argue that this partnership may compromise the integrity of journalism and perpetuate the spread of misinformation through generative AI technology.

NASA and its partners are working to create a new time scale for the moon, which will account for the fact that seconds tick by faster on the lunar surface due to its weaker gravitational pull. The goal is to establish a framework for accurate timekeeping on the moon, which will be crucial for future human missions and scientific research, and could potentially pave the way for similar ...

Looking at interim data in an A/B test is not statistically wrong, but depends on the statistical approach taken, with Frequentists advising against it and Bayesians allowing it. The choice of approach depends on the experiment's goals, with Frequentists suitable for publishing results and Bayesians for maximizing expected profit.

Offshore aquifers, giant undersea bodies of rock or sediment, hold freshwater and may provide relief from water scarcity. Researchers are studying the Continental Shelf Aquifer off the US East Coast to understand how it was formed, which could help locate other hidden aquifers.

Electric eel and apps have made progress in SCALE, integrating Kubernetes and building a catalog system for easy app management. However, Docker Compose scripts are still missing for importing applications.

The author created a Tic-Tac-Toe game using only HTML and CSS, with a CPU opponent that plays randomly, and also added a feature to play audio with JavaScript disabled. The post also discusses the author's experience overcoming challenges and exploring the limits of CSS, including adding trigonometric functions and a modulo function.

JavaScript developers prioritize flexibility and modularity, making it challenging to create a comprehensive, opinionated framework like Laravel or Rails. Despite this, efforts like ZenStack, Blitz.js, and AdonisJS aim to provide a more unified development experience, potentially leading to a Laravel/Rails-like moment for JavaScript.

Add to Sheets is a Chrome extension that allows users to save content from anywhere on the web directly to Google Sheets, saving time and increasing productivity. The extension is privacy-focused, storing data locally in the browser and not sharing it with third parties, ensuring user security and control.

Australian workers are demanding that their employers compensate them for commuting costs, home internet bills, and other work-related expenses due to the cost-of-living crisis. Many companies are pushing for employees to return to physical offices, but workers want support beyond salaries, including contributions to daily costs associated with work.

Linux kernel developers may ignore bug reports due to various reasons, including the complexity of the report, the lack of information, or the fact that the bug may not be a regression in the mainline kernel. To increase the chances of getting help, it is recommended to create a clear and concise report, offer to help with debugging and testing patches, and use a fresh, vanilla, and ...

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As a software engineer, you build web apps and landing pages with basic forms to collect feedback, but struggle with third-party form backends' limitations. You're considering writing your own server in Go to hook up to a third-party email service, seeking advice on how other developers approach this problem.

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The article discusses a technique for dynamic growth in an arena-based paradigm, using a generic "concatenate anything to anything" approach. This technique is efficient, extensible, and useful for path handling, with examples in C-style C++.

The Vulkan API has been released since 2015, with over 200 apps using it, but its adoption rate has decreased since 2019 and it lags behind DirectX 12 in terms of game releases. Despite its promise for cross-platform development, most Vulkan apps target only Windows or Linux platforms, with Android being a distant third, due to driver support issues and complexity barriers.

Gary Marcus, an impartial advocate, criticizes OpenAI's board for their misleading attacks on Helen Toner and Sam Altman. The board's failure to address trust issues with Altman and their misdirection about safety concerns raises questions about their ability to uphold OpenAI's nonprofit mission.

The doctor attends to various patients, including Mr. Berry and his son, and becomes increasingly entangled in their stories. Ultimately, he meets a tragic end at the hands of a mysterious woman who seeks revenge for her child's death.

GraalVM is a high-performance Java Development Kit that allows for Ahead-of-Time (AOT) compilation of Java code into native executables, offering faster startup times and lower memory usage. It also supports running code written in other programming languages, such as JavaScript, Python, Ruby, or R, making it a versatile tool for building complex applications.

The paper NeVerMore analyzes security vulnerabilities in InfiniBand and NVMe-over-Fabrics protocols, revealing attack vectors on RDMA-enabled applications and NVMe-oF. The authors propose multiple mitigation mechanisms to address discovered attacks on RDMA and NVMe-oF protocols, verified on popular implementations SPDK and Linux kernel.

SpaceX's Starlink satellites have military and commercial purposes, but its recent contract for spy satellites and agreements with the Space Development Agency suggest further ambitions. The concept of large satellite constellations in low Earth orbit has roots in the Strategic Defense Initiative, which aimed to eliminate nuclear threats through space-based interceptors.

Sony reports that both PS4 and PS5 have around 49 million monthly active users, with the older console still seeing significant software support. The user remains unconvinced to upgrade to the PS5 due to its high price and prefers their current setup, but may consider it if a black slim version becomes available at a reasonable price.

Panasonic has apologized for using images taken with rival cameras, including Nikon and Canon, on its website to promote its Lumix S9 and GH5S cameras. The company removed one offending image but others remain on the website, raising questions about the authenticity of other product demonstrations.

Researchers have discovered a new effect in electrons, where they form quasiparticles with fractional amounts of charge without the influence of a magnetic field, which could lead to breakthroughs in quantum computing. The discovery was made possible by the creation of moiré materials, which are extremely customizable and can produce dramatic changes in electron behavior when tiny variations ...

The IRS' Direct File program, a free online tax filing service, will be made permanent for the 2025 tax season, allowing Americans to file taxes without spending money. The program, which was piloted in 12 states, aims to save Americans time and money, and could impact private tax filing services like TurboTax.

Greta, a 17-year-old high school student, was one of the few teenagers who didn't have a phone until her junior year due to her parents' decision to delay smartphone use. Despite missing out on social media and group chats, Greta developed other interests and skills, such as making fun for herself and being curious about the real world.

Newlyweds Donna and Delbert Eszlinger in North Dakota used an onion to predict the weather for their farm, a tradition dating back to the Middle Ages. The onion's layers, treated with salt, were believed to foretell the coming month's precipitation, with dry salt indicating dry weather and briny liquid indicating heavy rain.

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Google is phasing out Manifest V2, which could impact ad blockers, and will begin disabling extensions on Chrome Beta, Dev, and Canary channels starting June 3rd. The transition to Manifest V3 aims to improve security by removing support for remotely hosted code and has already seen many popular ad blockers update their versions.

You're experiencing burnout and struggling to maintain performance in various areas, including your job, which has inconsistent reviews. As a mid-level dev with 12 years of experience and being autistic, you're seeking guidance on finding a job that leverages your strengths.

Older gamers (55+) are a growing demographic, accounting for 23% of monthly PC gamers and 11% of console gamers, yet they are underserved by game publishers who focus on younger players. To capitalize on this opportunity, game makers should cater to older gamers' preferences for single-player games, strategic elements, and accessibility features to increase engagement and revenue.

You want to create "digital graffiti" on a picture of a colored wall to promote your partner's upcoming show. You've developed a code to modify a binary mask to follow the original wall texture, making the result look more realistic.

Windows 11 24H2 will no longer include the AC-3 codec, also known as Dolby Digital, but some devices may still have it if the manufacturer includes it. Users can still play AC-3 files using third-party media players or by manually adding the codec.

Gradient's Mark Huang discusses scaling Llama3 beyond 1M context window, comparing ALiBi and RoPE positional encoding approaches, and using GPT-4 to create synthetic data for context extension fine-tunes. He also shares insights on customer interest in context size, pre-training data sets, and diversity of training data.

The emergence of artificial intelligence (AI) has sparked both excitement and concern, with some seeing it as a tool for efficiency and innovation while others worry about its potential to displace human workers, perpetuate biases, and pose an existential risk. As AI continues to evolve, it is essential to consider not only its technical capabilities but also its social and ethical ...

The author argues that large language models (LLMs) are not necessarily intelligent, but rather excel at processing and generating human-like text due to their architecture and training data. The author also discusses the limitations of LLMs, including their inability to reason or think deeply about complex problems, and suggests ways to improve their performance through modifications to ...

UiPath co-founder Daniel Dines will replace CEO Rob Enslin, who resigned effective June 1, after just months on the job. The company's shares plunged over 30% following the announcement, citing elongating sales cycles and increased deal scrutiny as factors contributing to its lowered full-year guidance.

A joint staff report by Rep. Jamie Raskin and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse reveals new documents exposing the fossil fuel industry's role in spreading climate disinformation and preventing action on climate change, including internal emails showing companies knew about the harm of their products for decades but prioritized profits over addressing the crisis. The report highlights Big Oil's ...

Ukrainian pilots have begun training on F-16s, with some already completing their training and expected to be operational soon. During President Zelensky's visit to Brussels, he observed the F-16s and met with Ukrainian pilots and trainers, before being escorted by them in a demonstration of the aircraft's capabilities.

The code defines a search query builder function `build_search_query` that constructs SQL queries and bindings for searching repositories and npm packages based on various parameters such as host, username, name, language, and description. The function also includes logic for handling negative keywords with hyphen prefixes and combining multiple keywords with "and" or "or" operators.

The study investigates the functionality of the Dendra armour, a 3,500-year-old bronze armor found in Greece, by recreating a 11-hour combat simulation protocol based on Homer's Iliad. The results show that the armor was compatible with use in combat for different environmental conditions and fighting intensities, providing new insights into the ancient world and the functionality of the armor.

In November 2023, we shared a timeline for the phasing out of Manifest V2 extensions in Chrome. Based on the progress and feedback we...

Luke Van Seters discusses building Zelma, an AI-powered assessment data repository, and shares technical details on handling accuracy and speed issues. He shares optimization techniques, such as query planning and parallelization, and discusses potential database migrations and open-source model hosting.

Register or sign in with developer credentials and ensure a unique, descriptive User-Agent to access scripts or applications. If blocked, try changing back to default User-Agent or file a ticket for assistance.

Airbyte has released new features, including Connector Builder AI that can create custom connectors in minutes, and improvements to Connector Builder with flexible APIs and record filters. Additionally, PyAirbyte now supports Airbyte Cloud orchestration and local docker-based orchestration for running custom connectors on any Python environment.

Ella Fitzgerald, a renowned jazz singer, faced criticism from critics who questioned her intelligence and ability to interpret lyrics, despite her innovative scat singing and harmonic risk-taking. Her music was often pitted against that of Billie Holiday, with some critics arguing that Fitzgerald's performances lacked emotional depth and sophistication.

The user installed Debian 12 and customized their system to meet their specific needs, including setting up their graphics tablet, color management, and software applications. They also encountered some issues, such as the need to reset their folder customizations and set up their Python executable, but overall they found the system to be polished and productive.

The author defends their code, which enables type-safe and recursive type expressions for CopilotKit, an open-source platform for building app-aware AI chatbots. The code may be complex but provides a significant boost to the developer experience and showcases human-AI collaboration capabilities.

ChatGPT Edu is a version of ChatGPT designed for universities to responsibly deploy AI across campus, with advanced tools and enterprise-level security. It enables innovative applications such as personalized tutoring, grant writing assistance, and language learning, with examples from partner universities like Oxford, Wharton, and ASU.

Microsoft has tightened security in Windows 11 24H2, requiring SMB signing and disabling guest fallback, which may cause issues with some NAS devices and USB drives. Users can turn off the changes for access, but Microsoft recommends upgrading or replacing devices that don't support SMB signing.