Engineering for Slow Internet

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The user shares their experience working in Antarctica, where they had limited access to the internet through satellite links, and highlights the challenges faced by apps and software developers in handling slow and intermittent internet connections. They provide examples of how various apps and tools failed to adapt to these conditions, leading to frustrating experiences for users at the South Pole.

This Message Does Not Exist

A notification in Microsoft Outlook 365 states that a message cannot be saved because it no longer exists, but can only be discarded. The message's contents can be copied before discarding, but only if the message has not been discarded.

UI elements with a hand-drawn, sketchy look

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A set of common UI elements with a hand-drawn, sketchy look. These can be used for wireframes, mockups, or just the fun hand-drawn look. The elements are drawn with enough randomness that no two renderings will be exactly the same — just like two separate hand-drawn shapes. API of specific elements can be found on their respective page in the Docs. Here's the list.

Japan's push to make all research open access

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Japan's government plans to make publicly funded research output free to read by building infrastructure for universities, following a February announcement requiring researchers to share papers on institutional repositories. The move aims to enhance research traceability, facilitate collaboration, and promote open access (OA), with Japan being one of the first Asian countries and among the ...

Hacker confirms access through infostealer infection [withdrawn]

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Cavalier helps security professionals defend against ATO, ransomware, and corporate espionage by notifying them of compromised credentials. Bayonet provides sales professionals with access to vulnerable companies that can be converted into customers.

Repairing my mug with Kintsugi

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The author repaired their beloved coffee mug using the traditional Japanese art of Kintsugi, a process that celebrates the imperfections and history of an object. The author shares their journey, highlighting the challenges and lessons learned along the way, including the importance of patience, attention to detail, and the value of imperfection.

How to copy a file from a 30-year-old laptop

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A family member had an old PowerBook Duo 280c laptop from 1994 with audio recordings they wanted to preserve, but transferring the files was a challenge due to the laptop's outdated technology. The solution involved using the laptop's fax software to send the files to a modern laptop, then converting the received fax back into a binary file using a custom-built OCR program.

IRS Direct File to open to all 50 states and D.C. for 2025 tax season

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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.

A man ordered to hide his boat painted the boat on his fence

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A homeowner in Seaside, California, erected a fence to conceal his boat after being ordered by the town, but instead hired an artist to paint a realistic mural of the boat on the fence. The humorous and creative solution has gone viral and earned praise from local officials and art enthusiasts alike.

Recall: Stealing everything you've ever typed or viewed on your own Windows PC

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Microsoft's new Windows 11 feature, Copilot+ Recall, takes constant screenshots of a user's PC activity and stores them in a searchable database, raising serious privacy and security concerns. The feature has been met with overwhelmingly negative reactions, with critics arguing that it could be exploited by hackers and poses a significant risk to user privacy.

What we've learned from a year of building with LLMs

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The article discusses the importance of prompt engineering and guardrails in building reliable and accurate language models (LLMs). It highlights the need for careful prompt design, evaluation, and testing to ensure that LLMs produce high-quality outputs that are accurate, relevant, and free from hallucinations and factual inconsistencies.

Every mountain, building and tree shadow in the world simulated for any time

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Every mountain, building and tree shadow in the world simulated for any date and time

Standard Ebooks' 1,000th title: Ulysses

A fundraising drive has reached its goal of 25 Patrons Circle members and is now aiming for a stretch goal of 45 patrons to support free digital literature. James Joyce's novel "Ulysses" is a celebrated work of 20th-century literature, known for its innovative style and complex narrative structure.

Things you wish you didn't need to know about S3

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The author discusses various security risks and quirks in Amazon S3, including unauthorized access to buckets, anonymous API requests, and ways to make a bucket publicly accessible despite restrictions. The post highlights several examples of these issues, including using pre-signed URLs, listing unfinished multipart uploads, and exploiting storage class settings to manipulate object permissions.

Intel's anti-upgrade tricks defeated with Kapton tape

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Intel's Z170 and Z270 motherboards can support newer CPUs like Coffee Lake with modifications, including BIOS patches and Kapton tape fixes. However, this mod may not be possible on all boards and requires careful consideration of VRMs and other factors, highlighting Intel's limitations in supporting CPU upgrades.

What I think about Lua after shipping a project with 60k lines of code

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Ivan Trusov, lead programmer of Craftomation 101, discusses the game's development using Lua and Defold engine, highlighting the language's simplicity and flexibility, as well as the challenges of working with Lua's "everything is a table" approach. He also shares his thoughts on the potential integration of Luau, a typed Lua dialect, and the future of Defold's support for typed languages.

Debian KDE: Right Linux distribution for professional digital painting in 2024

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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.

Eye exercises for myopia prevention and control: comprehensive systematic review

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Research on myopia has shown that the prevalence of myopia and high myopia is increasing globally, with a significant burden on individuals and society. Various interventions, including outdoor activities, eye exercises, and educational programs, have been studied to prevent and control myopia, with some showing promising results.

Carpenter's AirTags help uncover 'massive' case of stolen tools in Maryland

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A Virginia carpenter used Apple AirTags to track his stolen tools, leading police to a storage unit with millions of dollars' worth of stolen tools. The investigation recovered around 15,000 stolen construction tools worth $3-5 million, with police working to reunite victims with their stolen tools.

Spotify won't open-source Car Thing, but starts refund process

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Spotify will refund owners of Car Thing, its car dashboard device, after announcing it would brick all devices on December 9. Some customers have received refunds by providing proof of purchase, but others remain frustrated with the scheduled obsolescence and lack of long-term support from Spotify.

In Colorado, an ambitious new highway policy is not building them

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Colorado's Department of Transportation cancelled a planned highway widening project, instead adopting a new vision for transportation planning focused on reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The decision was driven by climate change concerns and a state law requiring an 90% reduction in emissions within 30 years.

Man scammed after AI told him fake Facebook customer support number was real

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A Winnipeg man, Dave Gaudreau, was scammed out of hundreds of dollars after calling a fake Facebook customer support hotline, which he verified using Facebook's AI tool, Meta AI. The incident highlights the risks of relying on AI, which can provide incorrect information, and the importance of being cautious when dealing with online support services.

Stop Using Discord

You recently got your Amiga 600 up and running with the help of web searches. You urge others to stop sharing knowledge on Discord and instead use forums or the open web, as it's harder to find information there.

25 Years of Krita

Krita, a digital painting application, has been in development for 25 years, with its first seeds laid in 1998 and its name changing several times before settling on Krita. The application has undergone many changes and updates over the years, including multiple rewrites and ports to new versions of Qt, with a dedicated team working on it since 2003.

Bento: Open-source fork of the project formerly known as Benthos

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WarpStream is forking the Benthos project after Redpanda's acquisition, citing concerns over licensing changes and commercialization. The fork, called Bento, will remain a free, open-source, MIT-licensed project, and WarpStream invites other maintainers to collaborate on its development.
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A study tested the reliability of AI-powered legal research tools from LexisNexis and Thomson Reuters, finding that they still produce incorrect information over 17% of the time, despite claims of being "hallucination-free". The tools' retrieval-augmented generation process can introduce errors, and the lack of transparency and rigorous evaluation makes it difficult for lawyers to assess ...

EU countries must implement right to repair laws within two years

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Heroku Postgres is now based on AWS Aurora

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Heroku launches new Postgres Essential database plans with pgvector support, no row count limits, and up to 32 GB options, delivering exceptional transactional query performance with Amazon Aurora infrastructure. These plans offer a fully managed database service starting at $5/month, ideal for small-scale production apps, research, education, and prototyping.

Trial results for new lung cancer drug are 'off the charts'

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A new drug, lorlatinib, has shown unprecedented results in stopping lung cancer progression, with 60% of patients still alive and disease-free after five years. This is significantly better than the standard treatment, crizotinib, which had an 8% progression-free survival rate after five years.

Show HN: CommitAsync – $100K+ dev jobs 100% remote only

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De-googling, so far

Here is a 2-sentence summary of the user's experience trying to ditch Google products and services: The user has tried to find alternatives to Google's products, with varying degrees of success, and has found capable alternatives for email, file storage, and calendar services, but struggles with search, maps, and video platforms. Despite the challenges, the user believes it's worthwhile to ...

Vista Equity writes off PluralSight value, after $3.5B buyout

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Vista Equity Partners has written off its $3.5 billion investment in Pluralsight due to the company's inability to service its $1.3 billion debt. Despite improved financials, Pluralsight's future is uncertain due to automation of developer skills and negotiations with lenders are underway.

Go: Sentinel errors and errors.Is() slow your code down by 3000%

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The performance of error handling strategies in Go was benchmarked, revealing that using a boolean value to indicate the presence or absence of a value is the fastest approach, outperforming sentinel errors and other strategies. The use of sentinel errors can be expensive, especially when errors are wrapped, and should be avoided in favor of more performant and flexible error handling strategies.

How to Think Like a Computer Scientist: Interactive Edition

The Runestone Interactive Project, led by Brad Miller and David Ranum, created this interactive book with contributions from many individuals. The book's original work was based on a project funded by ACM-SIGCSE and arranged for the CMPS5P course at University of California, Santa Cruz.

Ask HN: How to transcribe 1000s of handwritten notes

The user has 10 years' worth of handwritten journals and wants to transcribe them without manually typing out each page, considering options like training a model to recognize handwriting or using speech-to-text technology. Various solutions are discussed, including using ChatGPT, outsourcing to a human transcriber, and building a custom system to recognize handwriting.

'It's better for humans in general': The 4-day workweek is closer than you think

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Civil society in Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland targeted with Pegasus spyware

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At least seven journalists and activists from Russia, Belarus, Latvia, and Israel were targeted with NSO Group's Pegasus spyware in the EU, with infections dating back to 2020. The victims, including journalists and civil society members, received Apple threat notifications, and an investigation by Access Now and the Citizen Lab confirmed the use of Pegasus spyware in these attacks.

Data allegedly stolen from 560M Ticketmaster users

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Hackers claim to have stolen personal data of 560 million Ticketmaster customers, including names, addresses, and partial credit card details, and are demanding a $500,000 ransom. Authorities in Australia and the FBI are investigating the alleged breach, but Ticketmaster has yet to confirm the incident.

YOLOv5 on FPGA with Hailo-8 and 4 Pi Cameras

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The author describes a multi-camera machine vision application using four Raspberry Pi cameras, Hailo-8 AI accelerator, and Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC, which can run YOLOv5 on four video streams simultaneously. The demo will be displayed live at Embedded World 2024 and the author provides instructions for building and running the design, including hardware setup and software build process.

Why does searching Google for random hex lead to car dealers? [video]

Maybe This Is Too Cool

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Amazon's senior executives are accused of hypocrisy and arrogance, as they squeeze employees for cost savings while spending lavishly on private concerts and parties. This behavior has created a toxic work culture at Amazon, where employees feel disrespected and untrusted by their leaders, leading to low morale, burnout, and potential strategic failure.

The Forgotten History of Chinese Keyboards

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The development of Chinese input systems in the 20th century was marked by a variety of innovative designs, including the IPX system developed by Chan-hui Yeh, which featured a 120-level "shift" system and a 160-key keyboard. However, these custom-built systems eventually gave way to the widespread adoption of QWERTY-based input methods mediated by software interfaces, marking a significant ...

The Scully Effect

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The X-Files' character Dana Scully inspired the author to pursue a career in biology and later biotechnology, as she admired Scully's intelligence, beauty, and adventurous spirit. The show's influence on women who watched it as teenagers is known as the Scully Effect, with many citing Scully as a major influence on their decision to study STEM fields.

Show HN: I built a directory about big life decisions/regrets

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Hi! Welcome to Did You Regret It, a directory about life decisions, why people made them, and whether they're satisfied with that decision. Search for an interest, click on a card to read people's reasoning behind their decision, and add your own! ✌️

Windrecorder – Personal Memory Search Engine

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Windrecorder is a Windows app that records everything on your screen, allowing you to rewind and search through your activity with OCR text and image description, all locally without internet connection. The app provides data summaries, supports multiple languages, and is open-source, with ongoing development and opportunities for contribution.

Apple Silicon MacBook batteries can't be replaced under warranty by third party

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The user's M1 MacBook Pro battery has degraded to 78% capacity after heavy usage, and they were shocked to learn that Apple requires mail-in repair for battery replacement, which would leave them without their main machine. The user discovered that Apple sells a "Top Case with Battery and Keyboard" for $615.12, suggesting that the high cost of replacement batteries is due to Apple's design ...

DataFusion Comet: Apache Spark Accelerator

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Apache DataFusion Comet is a high-performance accelerator for Apache Spark, enhancing performance while leveraging commodity hardware and seamlessly integrating with the Spark ecosystem. Comet delivers a 1.5x speedup for many queries, with a goal of achieving 2x-4x speedup in the future, and is compatible with all supported Spark versions.

I created the largest curated directory of cybersecurity tools and resources

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Explore the largest curated directory of cybersecurity tools and resources to enhance your security practices. Find the right solution for your cybersecurity domain.

Multi-Array Queue

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A new Queue data structure is designed to overcome the fixed size limitation of array-based Queues by using arrays with exponentially growing sizes. The code is still in its early stage and intended for academic interest only, not for production use.

Sam Altman-backed nuclear startup signs major data center contract

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Oklo, a nuclear startup backed by Sam Altman, signed a deal to supply 100MW of nuclear power to Wyoming Hyperscale, a data center company, sending Oklo's shares up over 30%. This partnership supports sustainable energy practices and efficient operations in the data center industry.

Show HN: Explore Websites by Chosen Color

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Show HN: Wadzilla. Play DOOM in Zork

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Wadzilla is a tool that converts DOOM WAD files to ZIL text output, allowing players to play DOOM on an Infocom Z-Machine, essentially playing DOOM in Zork. The project aims to combine the hackability and design principles of both games, showcasing their shared legacy as landmarks in computer gaming history.

Manifest V2 phase-out begins

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

Tesla Auto Wipers: Why They Don't Work and Why There Isn't an Easy Fix

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Tesla's Autowipers have been a long-standing issue due to lack of rain sensors and limited camera views, making it difficult for cameras to detect water on the windshield. The company is working on improving Autowipers through software updates and may introduce new hardware revisions, such as Hardware 5, to address this issue.

GNU Nano 8 comes with modern key bindings

GNU nano is a free and open-source text editor that has been updated with various features and bug fixes, including the ability to display line numbers, support for Unicode input, and improved key handling. The changelog highlights over 50 updates and bug fixes, including improvements to syntax highlighting, search and replace, and file handling.

Superconducting Computer: Imec's plan to shrink datacenters

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Scientists predict that by 2040, almost 50% of the world's electric power will be used in computing, and to manage this unsustainable energy requirement, superconductors could be used to drastically lower energy consumption. Imec has developed a superconducting processing unit that can be manufactured using standard CMOS tools, which would lead to a computer that fits a data-center's worth of ...

An accident of lighting uncovers origins of the astrolabe

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Federica Gigante, an art historian, discovered a 11th-century astrolabe with markings in Arabic, Hebrew, and Latin, revealing its history of ownership by Islamic, Christian, and Jewish communities. The instrument, likely crafted in Toledo, Spain, was used for timekeeping, navigation, and astronomical calculations, and its complex history reflects the cultural exchange and knowledge sharing ...

AI Overviews: About last week

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Google's AI Overviews have been receiving user feedback, showing higher satisfaction with search results and longer, more complex questions. Despite some errors and inaccuracies, Google has taken steps to improve AI Overviews' accuracy and address issues such as nonsensical queries, satire, and user-generated content.

Linear Clock (2021)

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The author describes their journey in creating a mechanical clock with a unique design, featuring a ball-and-coil mechanism and a solar-powered clock face. After several iterations and design changes, the author finally achieved a working prototype that meets their original design intent, with a focus on mechanical complexity and aesthetic appeal.

Moving Beyond Type Systems

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The author proposes a static effect system, which would allow programmers to define and handle various effects that may occur throughout an application, and argues that this system could be beneficial to future programming languages. The system would require explicit annotation of effects, allowing for better control and understanding of side effects in programming.

Myths about platform engineering: what it is and what it isn't

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Platform engineering is an approach to software delivery that considers the whole system lifecycle, abstracting away technical complexities and providing a consistent developer experience. It's not just advanced DevOps, but rather "shifting DevOps down" into the platform, allowing developers to follow some DevOps practices without having to be experts.

Spain fines budget airlines €150M over 'abusive' cabin bag and seat charges

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Spanish government fines easyJet, Ryanair, Vueling, and Volotea €150m for charging extra for cabin luggage and other practices deemed unfair. The airlines face being banned from charging for cabin luggage in the future, with the Spanish Airline Association calling the fines "disproportionate".

How many holes does the universe have?

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Cosmologists have long assumed the universe has a simple shape, but new research suggests it could be more complex, with possibilities including a torus shape with holes and loops. The shape of the universe remains unknown, but ongoing research aims to determine its topology, which could reveal more about the universe's origins and quantum processes.

Can confirm Indeed is selling user information

Here is a summary of the input in 2 concise sentences: To resolve the issue, register or sign in with developer credentials and ensure a unique and descriptive User-Agent. If blocked, try changing the User-Agent string to default or file a ticket to discuss the issue.

Testing sync at Dropbox (2020)

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The Dropbox sync engine, Nucleus, was rewritten to prioritize testability, resulting in the development of randomized testing systems like CanopyCheck and Trinity, which provide comprehensive coverage and determinism guarantees. These testing frameworks allowed the team to confidently deploy the rewritten sync engine, ensuring the stability and reliability of the Dropbox service.

Trinity keeps KDE 3 on life support

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The Trinity Desktop Environment (TDE) is a continuation of KDE 3 that maintains an old-school desktop experience with semi-regular releases since 2010, offering a usable retro desktop but with limitations on modern systems. While it has its nostalgic appeal and can be enjoyable for those who loved KDE 3, TDE's lack of support for newer protocols and hardware makes it less suitable for users ...

All Santander staff and 30M customers in Spain, Chile and Uruguay hacked

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Hackers claim to have stolen confidential information of Santander staff and customers, which the bank has confirmed, but says no transactional data or credentials were accessed. The hackers, known as ShinyHunters, are also selling data allegedly stolen from Ticketmaster and are linked to a larger hack of cloud storage company Snowflake.

Half-Ass It

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The author, an overachiever who has reformed, advises others to "half-ass" tasks by doing less than usual to break patterns and find joy in collaboration. By doing so, one can learn and potentially produce better results than those who put in more effort.

Cyber house of cards – Politicians' personal details exposed online

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A recent investigation found that 40% of government email addresses from the British Parliament, European Parliament, and French Parliament were leaked to dark web marketplaces, putting sensitive information at risk. The exposed emails, including those of senior politicians, were often used to sign up for third-party services, highlighting the need for improved cybersecurity practices among ...

Apple and OpenAI have signed a deal to partner on AI

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Apple has made a deal with OpenAI to integrate its conversational AI technology into Apple's products, potentially worth billions of dollars. The deal has faced opposition from Apple's head of machine learning and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, who is concerned about the impact on OpenAI's existing relationship with Microsoft.

NixOS 24.05 "Uakari" Released

NixOS 24.05 "Uakari" is released, featuring 17777 new packages, 16249 updated packages, and updates to GNOME and Plasma. The release was made possible by 2491 contributors and includes a new kernel package, updated modules, and other changes.

The Case Against Gmail (2020)

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Google offers Gmail for free, but the catch is that it uses email data to enrich ad profiles, tracking users and building profiles on them. Gmail's terms of service allow Google to handle user data as they see fit, posing a risk to personal freedom and democracy.

The messy quest to replace drugs with electricity

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The concept of "electroceuticals" has evolved to include a broader range of electrical interventions beyond just targeting the nervous system. Researchers are exploring new ways to use electricity to treat various diseases and conditions, including wound healing, cancer, and diabetes.

Mathematicians Attempt to Glimpse Past the Big Bang

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The Big Bang theory suggests that the universe began as a hot, dense ball of energy that suddenly exploded, with a brief period of rapid expansion called inflation. Researchers have been trying to understand what came before inflation, using mathematical models to explore the possibility of a singularity, where the laws of gravity break down, and whether it can be eliminated or is a real ...

Exercise rewires the brain, helping mice forget traumatic and addictive memories

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Researchers found that exercise or genetic manipulation can help mice forget traumatic memories by increasing neuron formation and rewiring neural circuits in the hippocampus. This could offer a new approach to treating mental health conditions like PTSD and drug addiction, with exercise showing the most powerful impact on reducing symptoms in mice.

BYD Launches Hybrids with 1,300-Mile Driving Range

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An Algorithmic Solution to Insomnia

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The writer struggled with insomnia for years, trying various methods until they found Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-i) which helped them overcome their sleep issues. The therapy involves setting a target sleep time, restricting sleep, and establishing a consistent routine to help the body find its optimal sleep schedule.

Global tourism is booming. These people would rather it wasn't

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Locals in popular tourist destinations like Palma, Ibiza, and the Canary Islands are feeling overwhelmed by the influx of tourists, leading to unaffordable rents and environmental concerns. To address overtourism, solutions include regulating visitor flow, encouraging off-peak travel, and promoting "high value, low volume" tourism that benefits local communities.

ChatGPT Edu

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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.

Google scales back AI search answers after it told users to eat glue

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Google has scaled back its use of AI-generated answers in search results after errors, including incorrect information on health topics and telling users to put glue on their pizza. The company made over a dozen technical changes to improve the system, pausing some answers on health-related topics and reducing reliance on social media posts as source material.

Small modular reactors: Still too expensive, too slow, and too risky [pdf]

Despite claims that small modular reactors (SMRs) will avoid cost overruns and delays, existing projects show significant construction delays and rising costs. A report by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis concludes that SMRs are too expensive, slow to build, and risky, and that renewables are a better near-term solution for the energy transition.

Mystery malware destroys 600k routers from a single ISP during 72-hour span

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A malware attack, known as Pumpkin Eclipse, affected over 600,000 routers of Windstream's Kinetic broadband service, causing them to become unresponsive and requiring replacement. The attack, which occurred in October, is believed to be a deliberate act by an unknown threat actor, and its motivations and methods are still unknown.

Taste the Plastic: How Coca Cola Is Poisoning the Planet for Profit [video]

Deno 1.44

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Deno 1.44 introduces support for private npm registries, gRPC connections, and improves Node.js compatibility, allowing users to use internal packages with Deno and connect to gRPC services like Google Cloud Platform. The release also includes various performance improvements, bug fixes, and new features such as a stable Deno.exitCode API and updated language server performance.

The largest stegosaurus fossil ever found heads to auction

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Jason Cooper, a commercial paleontologist, discovered a nearly complete Stegosaurus fossil, nicknamed "Apex", which will be auctioned off at Sotheby's for $4-6 million. The sale has sparked concerns among academic paleontologists about the private fossil trade, with many fossils being sold to wealthy collectors rather than research institutions.

What's New in C# 13: Enhanced Params, Performance Boosts and New Extension Types

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C# 13 introduces enhanced params, allowing methods to accept comma-separated lists of values, and performance boosts through System.Span and System.ReadOnlySpan. The update also adds extension types, allowing developers to add methods, properties, and members to underlying types, and enhances params support for interfaces.

Orion's mysterious free-floating planets

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Astronomers have discovered dozens of pairs of young, Jupiter-sized planets drifting through space in the Orion Nebula, defying conventional understanding of planetary formation. The discovery has sparked debate and further research is needed to determine the origin and nature of these "Jumbo" planets.

Thoughts on Skymont Slides

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Intel's Skymont slides show a potential 38-68% IPC gain, with the latter likely applying to floating point and vector execution, which could indicate another turning point in Intel's Atom strategy. The slides suggest Skymont will be implemented on both desktop and mobile, with improvements in process node potentially leading to increased performance without significant power or area increases.

Teacher Pay and per Student Spending

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Average teacher pay in the US has decreased by 5% over the past decade, failing to keep up with inflation. In 2022-23, the national average public school teacher salary was $69,544, with the highest salaries in California, New York, and Massachusetts.

Don't Worry about LLMs

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The speaker, Vicki, discussed how to cut away from the hype surrounding Large Language Models (LLMs) and focus on practical engineering problems. She shared a story about a team that successfully deployed an LLM-based application by identifying a single use-case, evaluating models, and focusing on small composable parts to build the system.

Satya Nadella is reportedly worried about an OpenAI deal with Apple

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Satya Nadella met with Sam Altman to discuss a potential deal between OpenAI and Apple, which could be worth billions. The deal would be a win for Altman, who has faced scrutiny after former employees and board members publicly criticized him.

Brave launches Search Ads in key markets after successful test phase

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Brave Search Ads have exited their beta phase and are now available globally, offering a privacy-preserving ad platform for leading brands to reach highly qualified audiences. The ads are sold on a cost-per-click basis, with up to 14 days of complimentary advertising available for eligible brands to evaluate Return On Ad Spend before initiating paid campaigns.

Hexadecimal Sucks

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Dan Kaminsky's talk inspired the creation of ASCII art fingerprints for SSH keys, which leverages human brain's pattern recognition ability to make fingerprints more memorable. The idea uses "chunking" to break down complex information into smaller, recognizable pieces, making it easier to identify SSH fingerprints.

The QR Backlash Has Won. Restaurants Are Ditching Them for Good.

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John Carmack's Review of Bullshit Jobs

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The book "Bullshit Jobs" argues that roughly half of jobs are meaningless and could be eliminated, allowing for a 20-hour workweek and reduced environmental impact. The author criticizes the existence of "bullshit jobs" as a luxury good, driven by wealth and ego, and argues that some jobs are necessary for societal functioning.

Lucid Boss Says Tesla Has Lost Its "Sense of Purpose"

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Lucid CEO Peter Rawlinson says Tesla has lost its focus and sense of purpose, becoming "distracted" by social media and politics. Rawlinson believes Lucid is now leading the way in electric vehicle technology, which is "many years ahead" of other manufacturers, including Tesla.

All of Microsoft's MacBook Air-beating benchmarks

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Microsoft claims its new Surface Laptop with Qualcomm's Snapdragon X Elite processor will outperform the MacBook Air M3 in terms of performance, price, and battery life. The company showcased benchmark results and simulated real-world tests demonstrating its laptop's advantages over Apple's bestselling laptop, including faster processing speeds and longer battery life.

Show HN: Chess Twist

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Chess Twist is a chess variant with procedurally generated boards, offering new strategies and opportunities. Players must adapt to unique board features and piece movements to outmaneuver opponents in this observation-based game.

Google Cloud error erases $135B pension fund

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Google's cloud platform accidentally deleted UniSuper's customer account, including all backups, due to an "inadvertent misconfiguration". Thankfully, UniSuper had backup data elsewhere and recovered its information, highlighting the importance of having multiple redundancies.

Cheap Third-Party 'Lightning' Headphones Are Often Cheap Bluetooth Headphones

Cheap "Lightning" headphones and accessories are flooding markets, made by unscrupulous Chinese manufacturers who bypass Apple's standard by using Bluetooth and a wired cable for power. These manufacturers avoid licensing fees and implementation difficulties by using Bluetooth, making cheap, unofficial "Lightning" products.

Supersharers of Fake News on Twitter

Supersharers, a small group of individuals, account for 80% of the fake news shared on Twitter during the 2020 US presidential election, with women, older adults, and Republicans being overrepresented among them. The study found that supersharers' influence is not due to automation, but rather their manual and persistent retweeting, highlighting the vulnerability of social media platforms to ...
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The New York Times is suing the creator of Worldle, a geography-based game, for allegedly copying its popular word game Wordle. The creator of Worldle argues that the name is not confusing and that there are many other games with similar titles.

Does anyone need a 1k Hz gaming display?

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TCL CSOT has showcased a 4K, 1,000 Hz prototype screen, which maintains its high frame rate without sacrificing resolution. The high refresh rate is expected to improve motion smoothness, with potential applications in virtual reality and gaming, but its impact on image quality remains to be seen.

Apple News+ subscription growth blows away major media sites

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Apple News+ subscription rate grows four times faster than major news sites like The New York Times and Wall Street Journal, according to Consumer Intelligence Research Partners. Apple's large user base and hardware sales advantage contribute to its rapid growth in subscriptions.

Meta caught an Israeli marketing firm running fake Facebook accounts

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Meta removed 510 Facebook accounts, 11 pages, 32 Instagram accounts, and 1 group linked to an Israeli marketing firm that ran a coordinated influence campaign targeting the US and Canada. The campaign, which used fake accounts and AI-generated comments, praised Israel's military actions and criticized the UNRWA and college protests.

Orion – From idea to launch in 45 days

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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.

'WebAssembly Is Finally Usable, Almost'

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WebAssembly (Wasm) has reached a milestone with the stable WASI 0.2 standard and component model, enabling developers to write software that can interoperate across languages. While Wasm still lags behind its vision, practical use cases are emerging, and experts believe it could soon experience a "Docker moment" where it becomes widely adopted.

How to parse config files with Bash

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Separating config files from code enables non-programmers to alter configurations without modifying program code, which is important for compiled languages and shell languages like Bash. Sourcing allows Bash programs to read and parse ASCII text configuration files, setting variable values as the program executes, providing a fast, easy, and flexible method for separating code from variable ...

Climate Change Added 26 Days of Extreme Heat over the Last Year

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Climate change has led to an average of 26 additional days of extreme heat globally over the past year, with countries near the equator being most affected. The hottest year on record, 2023, saw unprecedented weather patterns, with each of the last 11 months breaking a monthly heat record.

Thyratron

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Thyratrons are gas-filled tubes used as high-power electrical switches and controlled rectifiers, handling greater currents than vacuum tubes. They operate by ionizing gas, producing a Townsend discharge, and are used in various applications, including radio control receivers, machine tool motor controllers, and high-power pulse drivers.

What is the worst AWS service? I vote for Amplify

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The user attempted to deploy a React app on AWS using Amplify, but encountered issues with the service's UI components and unclear documentation. The user struggled to understand how to configure Amplify's CI/CD service and access Cognito user directory services, citing poor documentation and a confusing user interface.