The company is dedicated to building a safe superintelligence, with a singular focus on solving the technical problem of creating a safe and capable AI. The company is assembling a team of top engineers and researchers to work on this mission, with offices in Palo Alto and Tel Aviv.

The user is frustrated with the hype surrounding AI and generative AI, claiming that most companies are not prepared to implement AI effectively and that the technology is being oversold. They argue that companies should focus on improving their operations and culture before investing in AI, and that those who are promoting AI without a clear understanding of its capabilities are "abhorrent" ...

This is a long-form article about the rise and fall of Lambda School, a coding bootcamp that promised to teach students how to code and get high-paying jobs in the tech industry. The article is written in a conversational style and provides a detailed account of the company's history, from its founding to its eventual collapse.

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The author created a functional Cray-1 CPU core in System Verilog and implemented it on an FPGA board, building a wristwatch-sized Cray supercomputer with a circular OLED display. The wristwatch runs a Jupiter and 63 moon n-body gravity simulation, demonstrating the vector processing power of the Cray CPU core.

Robert Scheifler introduces X, a new window system for the VS100, with improved performance and a solid codebase. He invites others to try X, demo it, or contribute to its development.

The EU Commission's proposal for mandatory chat control, which would require all email and messaging providers to scan all private communications for suspicious content, has been criticized by privacy advocates and experts, who argue that it would violate fundamental rights to privacy and data protection, and would not effectively combat child sexual abuse. The proposal has also been ...

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has taken its first new images since switching to a new operating mode using one gyro. The new image features a nearby galaxy, NGC 1546, with dust lanes and active star formation.

EasyOS is a Linux distribution with unique features, including EasyShare for network file and printer sharing, and BluePup for Bluetooth management. The OS offers various installation options, including frugal installation, and provides tools for debugging, updating, and upgrading.

Arvind Mithal, a renowned computer scientist and academic leader, passed away at 77, leaving a lasting impact on the MIT community and the field of computer architecture and parallel computing. He was a prolific researcher, dedicated teacher, and exceptional academic leader who made significant contributions to dataflow computing, parallel computing, and digital design.

The rise of PHP enabled dynamic web applications for the masses, allowing for mildly dynamic websites with features like style selectors, random quotes, and comments. The shift away from PHP and towards static site generators and JavaScript has led to a "dynamicity gap," where mildly dynamic functionality is often outsourced to third-party services rather than being implemented on the server-side.

A simpler approach to building applications on the Web and beyond with htmx and Hyperview For web developers frustrated with the complexity of modern practice, those looking to brush up on web fundamentals, web development shops looking to bring their apps to mobile, and any workaday programmer looking for an introduction to hypermedia and REST.

The Fern Hollow Bridge in Pittsburgh collapsed in 2022, injuring several people, and an investigation revealed systemic flaws in bridge inspection and maintenance. The incident led to changes in bridge inspection and maintenance practices, but the author questions whether these changes will truly address the underlying issues.

ExectOS is a modular, general-purpose OS written from scratch, designed for stability, flexibility, and compatibility with existing software. It features a new XT architecture, native app interface, and supports multiple architectures, including x86 and x86_64.

Astronomers have observed a massive black hole at the center of a distant galaxy, SDSS1335+0728, suddenly awakening and becoming brighter than ever before, a phenomenon never seen before. The team used data from various observatories to track the galaxy's brightness and conclude that the massive black hole is likely the cause of the sudden awakening, which could also happen to the black hole ...

Amphi is a Python-based ETL tool for extracting, preparing, and cleaning data from various sources and formats. It allows for efficient file integration, data extraction, and preparation, with a graphical user interface and native Python code generation for deployment anywhere.

Software design is an exercise in human relationships, and improving design requires understanding the "Trough of Despair" where things get worse before they get better. The key to successful design is "succession," choosing small, incremental changes that achieve first value in an acceptable time and align with the organization's needs.

A new study used satellite images to map and track plastic litter in the Mediterranean Sea, identifying thousands of "litter windrows" and providing the most complete map of marine litter pollution to date. The research demonstrates the potential for satellite monitoring to track plastic pollution and could be applied to other regions and types of pollution, such as oil spills or search and ...

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Pricing for enterprise plans is often customized based on specific customer requirements, involving discussions and negotiations to determine the final price. The pricing process can be complex, involving legal and security reviews, and may include features like SSO, which are often locked behind enterprise plans to differentiate them from lower-tier plans.

Mathematics education typically passes through three stages: pre-rigorous, rigorous, and post-rigorous, each emphasizing different aspects of mathematical thinking. The transition between stages can be challenging, and it's essential to balance rigorous formalism with intuition to effectively tackle complex mathematical problems.

The author describes the process of repairing a broken Agilent 2000a/3000a oscilloscope by reflashing the firmware and updating the NAND memory drivers to fix a corruption issue. The repair process involves using a UART cable to upload a new firmware image and then booting the scope using a USB flash drive.

The article discusses the importance of considering higher-order derivatives of motion, such as jerk and snap, in the design of roller coasters and other amusement park rides, as well as in everyday experiences like driving or riding a trampoline. The authors argue that minimizing jerk and snap can improve passenger comfort and reduce the risk of injury or discomfort in these types of rides.

Slack's frontend development team converted over 15,000 Enzyme tests to React Testing Library (RTL) using a custom AI-powered codemod tool, achieving an 80% conversion success rate. The tool integrated Abstract Syntax Tree (AST) transformations, Large Language Model (LLM) capabilities, and human expertise to automate the conversion process.

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I'm glad to see that my analysis resonated with you and sparked a deeper understanding of the issues surrounding corporate control of culture. It's essential to recognize that the decay of culture is a global phenomenon, and it's not limited to a specific country or region.

F is a pure functional concatenative language that extends the language False and has a unique syntax and semantics. It supports various data types, including integers, floats, and symbolic data, and has a rich set of primitives and combinators for manipulating data and executing programs.

Pneumatic tubes were once touted as a revolutionary technology, used in various industries including retail, banking, and healthcare, but their use declined with the advent of digital technology and automation. Today, pneumatic tube systems remain in use in some hospitals and healthcare facilities, where they efficiently transport lab specimens, pharmaceuticals, and blood products, improving ...

You built a simple light sensor logger using an Arduino Leonardo, LED, and resistors to measure light levels and debug a movement sensor. The logger uses the photovoltaic effect to generate a voltage based on light intensity, and can also use a reverse-biased LED as a capacitor to measure discharge time for brighter light.

Unique3D generates high-quality 3D meshes from single-view images in 30 seconds, but is sensitive to image direction and occlusions. The model is available for free trial on aiuni.ai and has borrowed code from other repositories, inviting collaboration and partnerships.

Willie Mays, the legendary baseball player, died at 93 after a heart failure. He was a 24-time All-Star, 12-time Gold Glove winner, and is widely considered the greatest player in baseball history.

The user wants to relaunch a successful progressive web app (PWA) and is seeking advice from someone who has achieved success with a PWA. The user warns that Apple may randomly erase local data in a PWA without warning, making it difficult to make workarounds on iPhone.

The user, a programmer, wrote an algorithm to optimize packing candies in a 23x17x4cm parcel, considering various combinations and rotations to fit the candies within the parcel's volume. The algorithm involves testing alignments of the candies, eliminating "islands" and unnecessary combinations, and using heuristics to speed up the process, with the goal of finding the optimal sequence of ...

SiFive offers custom chips for under $100,000, allowing businesses to get customized chips for a lower cost than licensing most CPUs. The process involves giving SiFive $100,000 and potentially additional requirements, such as a schematic, with steps in between to receive physical chips.

NodeSwift allows Swift code to interact with Node.js libraries and vice versa, enabling interactions with NPM APIs and native OS APIs. It provides a safe, simple, and idiomatic way to write Swift code that can be used in Node.js applications, with support for cross-platform development on macOS, Linux, Windows, and iOS.

You're interested in simulating sound using software, specifically simulating sounds like howling wind and musical instruments. You're looking for resources and theories on the field, which is related to acoustics and physics, and you'd like to create a software tool for audio simulation.

The author reflects on their experience as a solo entrepreneur, funded by a grant to develop a search engine, and discusses the challenges and rewards of working independently. They highlight the need to balance work and personal life, and look forward to taking a break and "winging it" to spark new ideas.

Researchers induced jamais vu by having participants copy words until they felt peculiar, finding it related to real-world experiences of unfamiliarity. The phenomenon was linked to déjà vu, with frequent déjà vu experience also associated with frequent jamais vu experience in daily life.

Arcom's 2023 report shows a mixed bag of results for France's graduated response system, with a decrease in referrals from rightsholders and a significant increase in detection rates, but also a lack of progress in reducing piracy. Despite this, the system continues to issue warnings and refer cases to the public prosecutor, with a small percentage of cases resulting in financial penalties.

The paper discusses the importance of openness in AI research, arguing that proprietary models like ChatGPT are unfit for responsible use and that open alternatives provide reproducible workflows and accountability. The authors propose tools to track openness, transparency, and accountability in instruction-tuned text generators, highlighting the need for critical computational literacy and ...

The user collaborated with Prefix.dev to fix a bug in their SAT-based dependency solver, resolvo, which unexpectedly panicked upon hitting unreachable code. A community member, Sumanth, contributed a minimal reproducible example and unit test, making it easier for the user to debug and fix the issue in just a few hours.

The founder of "Linux China" has decided to shut down the community due to financial difficulties and the decline of its influence, citing the increasing competition from other communities and the lack of a clear direction for the community's future. The founder expresses gratitude to the community's contributors and apologizes for any disappointment caused by the decision.

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Perplexity, an AI search startup, has been accused of scraping websites without permission, ignoring robots.txt files, and generating inaccurate summaries of articles. The company's chatbot has also been found to "hallucinate" or "bullshit" by generating text that is not based on actual articles, but rather on approximations and digital detritus gathered from search engines.

Apple modified App Store guidelines to allow retro game emulators, but still prohibits use of Just-In-Time (JIT) recompilers, necessary for Dolphin emulator's good performance. OatmealDome submitted a request for JIT support, but was denied, citing security concerns and exceptions for Safari and Swift Playgrounds.

Pomoglorbo is a Pomodoro Technique timer that runs in the terminal over SSH, ringing a bell when the session is over. It's an open-source project that can be installed as a Nix flake on NixOS or Home Manager, with contributions welcome.

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The user is concerned about the systemd-tmpfiles command, which can delete important directories like /home and /srv, and is frustrated with the Debian maintainer's reaction to their bug report. They are considering moving away from systemd and are unhappy with the systemd community's attitude towards alternative init systems.

Chat control is a new form of mass surveillance that weakens IT security and introduces a surveillance infrastructure on apps and devices, allowing authoritarian states to abuse it. Proponents claim it's harmless and compatible with fundamental rights, but critics argue it's a frontal attack on end-to-end encryption and a threat to private communication.

Nintendo Power was a flash memory cartridge service for the SNES and Game Boy that allowed users to download and add games to their cartridges, reducing manufacturing and distribution costs. Although innovative for its time, the service was only released in Japan and discontinued in 2007, becoming a collector's item for Nintendo enthusiasts.

Vannevar Bush argues that the end of war is in sight, but it's crucial to maintain individual opportunities and struggles to keep the vitality of the human race, rather than resorting to petty bickering and strife. He suggests that scientific research and collaboration can provide a noble and worthy outlet for human energies, replacing the unifying bond of war with a more genuine and strong bond.

Trealla is a small, easily portable Prolog core that uses tree-walking, structure-sharing, and deep-binding, with a focus on being a small, easily ported Prolog core. It supports various features, including UTF-8, DCGs, mmap'd files, and foreign function interfaces, as well as cooperative multi-tasking and multi-threading.

Monte Lee-Wen, a real estate finfluencer, sold a portfolio of five Dallas-area apartment complexes to a consortium of investors for $201 million, despite the properties generating only 79 cents in revenue for every dollar in debt service. The sale was facilitated by RealPage, a software company that uses algorithms to manipulate rent prices and has been accused of fixing rent prices ...

Dell has introduced a return-to-office mandate, requiring remote workers to classify as hybrid or remote, with those opting for remote work ineligible for promotion or role changes. Many employees have opted to stay remote, citing personal and financial benefits, and some are considering leaving the company due to the new policy.

The US Environmental Protection Agency has lowered the recommended screening level for lead in residential soils from 400 to 200 parts per million, which means nearly one quarter of households may contain soil lead hazards. A more feasible and cheaper strategy to mitigate soil lead hazards is capping current soils with clean soils and/or mulch, which can provide immediate and potentially ...

The author proposes four stages of sophistication in argumentation: Stage 1 (assertion without argument), Stage 2 (one-sided argument), Stage 3 (two-sided argument), and Stage 4 (responsive argument). The author argues that Stage 4 is the most serious and effective form of argumentation, as it involves anticipating and responding to objections and criticisms.

Safe Superintelligence Inc. aims to develop a safe superintelligence through revolutionary engineering and scientific breakthroughs. The company is assembling a team of top engineers and researchers to focus solely on this mission.

California Governor Gavin Newsom announced a compromise to modify the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) law, which allows workers to sue employers for workplace violations, aiming to reduce frivolous litigation and increase penalties for non-compliant employers. The compromise aims to maintain strong protections for workers while providing incentives for businesses to comply with labor ...

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BBCode is a lightweight markup language used to format messages in Internet forums, introduced in 1998. It uses square brackets to indicate tags and is typically implemented by applying regular expression string-replace operations.

A UNESCO report published today warns that unless decisive action is taken to integrate ethical principles, AI could distort the historical record of the Holocaust and fuel antisemitism. The report cautions that not only can Generative AI enable malicious actors to seed disinformation and hate-fueled narratives, but it can also inadvertently invent false or misleading content about the Holocaust.

Apple has been tracking software support for Intel Macs, finding that mid-to-late 2010s models receive fewer updates than older models, but still more than old PowerPC Macs. The latest macOS 15 Sequoia release drops support for some Intel Mac models, including the 2018 MacBook Air, with uncertainty around when Apple will fully remove Intel support from macOS.

Instruct-MusicGen is a novel approach for text-to-music editing that finetunes a pretrained MusicGen model to modify music using text queries. The AI Music Generator by HeyMusic.ai allows users to create original songs with no prior musical experience, blending passion for music and technology.

Researchers discovered that regulatory T cells, which shut down the immune response, are present in all body tissues and can be targeted to specific areas for treatment. This breakthrough could lead to more effective treatments for various diseases and injuries by allowing for targeted immune suppression and tissue regeneration.

There is no single "best" book on Linux, as recommendations vary depending on background knowledge and specific interests. Instead, the user suggests gaining hands-on experience by daily driving Linux, using online resources, and working on personal projects to learn the most important concepts.

Thousands of people protested against the Formula 1 exhibition in Barcelona, opposing the "conversion of the city into a theme park" and demanding Mayor Jaume Collboni's resignation. The protest, with over 500 participants, was met with a police cordon, but remained peaceful, with chants and slogans against the exhibition and police brutality.

The user is concerned that Namecheap is selling their personal information, despite having privacy protection turned on for their .com domains, and is receiving unwanted calls. The user suggests using a disposable phone number, such as a Google Voice Number, to protect their real phone number.

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The text discusses the problem of finding the smallest number of squares that can be used to tile a square of a given size, known as the Mrs. Perkins' Quilt problem. The author presents a list of optimal quilts, including the number of squares, side of the quilt, and size of the corners, and discusses the methods used to generate the list, including the use of planar graphs and electrical networks.

The article discusses the development of a holographic data storage technology that aims to provide high-capacity and high-access-rate storage solutions for cloud data centers. The technology uses a photorefractive crystal, Fe:LiNbO3, and an end-to-end optimizer to optimize energy efficiency and density, achieving a record number of reads and a high density of 9.6 GB/cm³.

The author argues that wrapping Nginx with Docker is a disadvantage due to the added complexity and potential for errors, outweighing the benefits of Docker's dependency isolation and fixation. The author prefers to keep their Nginx setup simple and reliable, without the added layer of Docker, which they believe is unnecessary for their situation.

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The use of programming languages has evolved over time, with COBOL being replaced by Java and now more modern languages, as the use cases and tools have changed. The choice of programming language is crucial in building payments, with Python being a better fit for its speed, flexibility, and open-source nature, making it a dominant choice for hackers and engineers.

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Sarah Perry, a veterinary nurse, cares for a goose named Comma with a rare foot and mouth disease. She administers treatment and eventually cures the goose with the help of its owner, millionaire lawyer Mrs. Harrison.

Noam Chomsky's ideas on foreign policy have had a lasting impact on American thought, but the author argues that his views have been largely negative, harming global stability and human rights. Chomsky's criticisms of US foreign policy are often based on a fixed belief that America is an "Evil Empire" bent on world domination.

The p9fs driver is a 9P file system protocol implementation for FreeBSD, allowing for file sharing between a guest OS and a host OS. The driver provides various functions for file operations, including file creation, deletion, and modification, as well as support for directory operations and file system management.

Scientists at MIT have developed a polymer that can preserve DNA at room temperature, potentially revolutionizing data storage by allowing massive amounts of information to be stored in a small space. The "T-REX" method can encode and recover data without damage, making it a promising technology for the future of data storage.

Smart TVs that track viewer habits provide political campaigns with a new source of data to exploit, with little transparency on how it's happening. Data firms like MiQ harvest data from streaming TV to help campaigns target specific voters with ads, raising concerns about privacy and the lack of regulation in the industry.

The author has created an executable file that is only 45 bytes long, which is the smallest possible size for an ELF executable file. The file is a highly optimized and mangled version of the ELF header and program header table, with many fields set to arbitrary values and some fields overlapping each other.

The user discusses the pros and cons of React, Vue, and Angular, concluding that Vue is a good choice for its simplicity and ease of use, while React is more popular but has a steeper learning curve. The user also mentions Solid.js as an alternative to React, and notes that Angular is a mature and stable option, but may have a more complex architecture.

Two climate protesters were arrested for spraying orange paint on Stonehenge, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, in southern England. The incident was condemned by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and English Heritage, with the protesters citing the need to phase out fossil fuels by 2030.

North Macedonia's capital, Skopje, is filled with statues of historical figures, but most are claimed by other countries, including Greece and Bulgaria. The country's archaeological museum director, Slavica Babamova, believes her country has its own rich history to focus on, rather than trying to claim others' legacies.

A new study analyzed 37,000 accidents involving autonomous and human-driven vehicles, finding AVs generally less prone to accidents but underperforming in specific situations. AVs struggled with turns and low-light conditions, highlighting challenges in AI and sensor technology.

The Linux kernel's CVE Numbering Authority (CNA) team clarifies its process for assigning CVE numbers to kernel security fixes, addressing concerns about overzealousness and lack of understanding. The team manually reviews each patch, considering potential security implications, and encourages feedback and suggestions for improvement.

Vannevar Bush was a pioneering scientist and engineer who played a crucial role in shaping the development of computing, information technology, and government funding of science and engineering. Despite his significant contributions, Bush's legacy is often overshadowed by that of J. Robert Oppenheimer, but his ideas about networked information and technological innovation continue to ...

Vortex is an open-source Rust library for compressed Arrow arrays, featuring state-of-the-art codecs and a portable way to write high-performance compression codecs.

This is a long-form article about the rise and fall of Lambda School, a coding bootcamp that promised to teach students how to code and get high-paying jobs in the tech industry. The article is written in a conversational style and provides a detailed account of the company's history, from its founding to its eventual collapse.