Larry Finger, a Linux developer, passed away on June 21st at the age of 84, leaving behind a legacy of 1,464 kernel commits and contributions to 94 Linux releases. Finger, a scientist with no formal computer training, devoted himself to fixing Wi-Fi issues on Linux devices and mentoring others, making a significant impact on the Linux community.

Google Sheets has migrated its calculation engine from Java to WasmGC, a technology that brings garbage-collected languages to the web at near-native speed, with the goal of improving performance and correctness. The migration involved developing a Java-to-WasmGC compiler, optimizing the code, and validating the correctness of the Wasm calculation engine, resulting in a roughly 2x slower ...

ComedyCentral.com has been shut down, removing access to clips from The Daily Show, The Colbert Report, and other late-night shows. The content is no longer available on the site or on Paramount+, but some clips can still be found on YouTube.

AU10TIX, an Israel-based identity verification company, exposed administrative credentials online for over a year, potentially allowing hackers to access sensitive data. The breach highlights the risk of identity services being targeted by hackers, as more social networks and pornography sites move towards age verification models.

The Justice Department charged nearly 200 people, including 76 doctors and nurse practitioners, in a nationwide crackdown on healthcare fraud schemes with false claims totaling $2.7 billion. The schemes included a $900 million Arizona case where wound care companies submitted bogus claims for amniotic wound grafts, and authorities seized over $230 million in assets.

The Valve.Computer is an 8-bit computer built using 1950s thermionic valves, requiring high voltages and careful handling. The project took 18 months to complete, with the author using a unique approach to project management and overcoming numerous challenges along the way.

The US Supreme Court blocked a bankruptcy plan that would have shielded the Sackler family from future opioid lawsuits in exchange for paying $6 billion over 18 years. The court ruled that the plan was invalid because it did not consult all affected parties, and the Sackler family cannot be shielded from lawsuits without their consent.

Gian-Carlo Rota shares his thoughts on giving lectures, including the importance of relating to the audience, giving them something to take home, and avoiding mistakes. He also shares personal anecdotes and advice on writing, including the value of expository work, acknowledging others' contributions, and using the Feynman method to stay mentally active.

Conor Niland, a former professional tennis player, recounts his experiences on the lower tiers of the professional tennis tour, including the Futures and Challenger circuits, where he struggled to make a living and find a sense of belonging. Despite his talent and determination, Niland's journey was marked by loneliness, uncertainty, and the constant need to adapt to new environments and opponents.

The Gemma 2 models are a new addition to the Gemma family of lightweight, state-of-the-art open models, with the 9B and 27B models available for release, and the 2B model to be released shortly. The models have been trained using knowledge distillation and have shown improvements in performance on various benchmarks, including question answering, commonsense reasoning, and code vulnerability ...

The authors describe the process of setting up and maintaining a large-scale GPU cluster for training large language models, including the challenges they faced and the solutions they developed to overcome them. They highlight the importance of reproducibility, automation, and tooling in ensuring the smooth operation of the cluster and the success of their training runs.

Anthropic's Claude 3.5 Sonnet is a new AI model that has improved reasoning and coding capabilities, with a 64% success rate in solving coding tasks, and is being used by developers to write code and fix bugs. The model's speed and accuracy have raised concerns about the potential for recursive self-improvement and the possibility of AI surpassing human intelligence, but its limitations in ...

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CriticGPT, a model based on GPT-4, helps human trainers spot mistakes in ChatGPT responses by writing critiques, which improves accuracy and reduces hallucinated bugs. The model was trained on ChatGPT answers and can catch inserted and naturally occurring bugs, with human trainers preferring its critiques over ChatGPT's in 63% of cases.

The user has been searching for an easy way to create simple plots in Emacs and has created their own charting library, eplot, which allows for interactive plotting and customization. The user has implemented many features, including gradients and headers, and has made the code available on Microsoft Github, but notes that it is still a work in progress and may require further refinement.

An upgrade from Python 3.11 to 3.12 has led to some Python apps being rejected by Apple's app stores due to the presence of the string "itms-services", which is used by apps that want to install another app from the iTunes Store. Python developers have discussed possible solutions, including obfuscation, patching, and configuration options, and a pull request has been submitted to implement a ...

Hatchet is a modern task queue alternative to Celery and BullMQ, offering a self-serve cloud and open-source repo with PostgreSQL-based architecture. The platform has addressed common feedback from its previous Show HN, adding features like fanout workflows, HTTP-based triggers, and a lightweight Docker image for local development.

A former tech PR agency owner quit his job to write honestly about the tech industry, leaving behind a life of spinning stories and lies. He now writes about the human cost of tech, refusing to conform to the industry's prevailing narrative and prioritizing his integrity over financial gain.

The user is opening the source code for the kinopio-client app, allowing users to run it on their own computer, make changes, and share improvements. The user hopes that open-sourcing the code will allow them to share the work that goes into Kinopio and potentially receive contributions, while also acknowledging the potential for counterfeiting and the importance of community moderation.

The ancient port city of Berenike, located on the Red Sea coast of Egypt, has yielded a wealth of archaeological finds that are challenging traditional views of the Roman Empire's connections to India and the Indian Ocean trade. The discoveries, including a Buddha statue and inscriptions in Sanskrit, suggest that Indian merchants and sailors played a significant role in the trade and cultural ...

John Moltz, an iPhone mini superfan, wanted a small e-reader and found the Xiaomi Moaan InkPalm Plus, a phone-sized e-reader with physical navigation buttons, for $124, which is a more affordable option compared to the Boox Palma. Despite some language issues and a glossy screen, Moltz found the InkPalm Plus to be a good option for reading, with decent battery life and adjustable settings, ...

A restaurateur friend of the author discovered that Doordash was listing his restaurant's menu items at incorrect prices, allowing him to make a profit by ordering pizzas through Doordash and selling them at the correct price. The author and his friend realized that Doordash's business model is flawed, with the company losing money and causing problems for restaurants and delivery drivers, ...

Lawyers for the Post Office secretly met with a judge to withhold evidence from defence solicitors in a criminal trial, potentially affecting the outcome of the case. The lawyers also discussed redacting or withholding investigation reports to avoid disclosure, citing concerns about potential appeals and reputational damage.

Positron IDE, a next-generation IDE for R and Python, has been launched in public beta by Posit PBC, formerly RStudio, and is based on Microsoft's Visual Studio Code. The IDE offers a familiar interface with built-in functionality for R and Python, including a data and variable explorer, and is available for macOS, Windows, and Linux.

The FCC proposes a rule to allow phone unlocking 60 days after activation, aiming for consistency and transparency. The rule may face challenges from carriers' installment plans and two-year contracts, but would offer users more freedom to switch carriers.

Loop analysis is a crucial component of static analysis tools, but rare edge cases can occur, leading to significant algorithmic bugs. Various approaches have been proposed to analyze loops for tasks such as compiler optimizations, worst-case execution time estimation, and safety verification.

The CSS Anchor Positioning API allows for complex positioning use cases, including creating flow charts and diagrams. By using anchor names and positioning elements relative to each other, a flow chart can be created with just CSS, and can be expanded upon by adding more nodes and chaining anchors.

Craigslist, despite being criticized for its simplicity and lack of development, has remained a household name and a profitable platform, with an estimated 180 million visits in May 2024. The site's success challenges the conventional wisdom of growth, disruption, and innovation in the tech industry, and its unique approach to user interaction and community building has inspired a sense of ...

The US Supreme Court ruled that the bankruptcy reorganization of Purdue Pharma, an opioid maker, is invalid due to the inclusion of legal protections for the Sackler family, threatening billions of dollars secured for victims. The ruling means settlement talks will restart, with the possibility of no deal being reached, and potentially leaving victims without compensation.

The author is evaluating the performance of fine-tuned LLMs on a dataset of press releases, focusing on accuracy and edge cases, including handling out-of-domain data and ambiguous language. The author aims to identify areas where the models struggle and improve their performance through manual parsing and logic.

Nine astronauts on the International Space Station briefly moved to their docked return spacecraft as a satellite broke up in low Earth orbit, releasing over 100 pieces of trackable debris. The precautionary measure was taken as a safety measure, and the astronauts were cleared to exit their spacecraft after about an hour, with normal operations resuming on the space station.

AU10TIX, an identity verification firm, left administrative login credentials exposed online for over a year, potentially allowing access to sensitive user information, including driver's license images. The company claims to have investigated and decommissioned the system, but a security researcher says the credentials still worked as of this month, raising concerns about potential data exploitation.

Lithium, a lightweight and reactive metal, has played a crucial role in the development of modern technology, from electric vehicles and smartphones to psychiatric treatments, and its demand is expected to increase significantly in the coming years. However, the rapid growth of lithium mining and extraction raises concerns about environmental and social impacts, including water usage, ...

The user is trying to run Photoshop 2024 on Linux using Wine, and has successfully installed it by copying files from a Windows VM and adding DLL overrides. However, they have encountered several issues, including a GPU problem that was solved by creating a PSUserConfig.txt file, and a CameraRaw issue that displays a "CameraRaw not found" popup prompt.

You can generate videos using the open-sora.ipynb notebook, choosing prompts like a bustling city street or an art museum tour, with options for diverse pedestrians, vehicles, and weather conditions. Generation takes around 30-60 seconds for 2-4 second videos, with limitations on resolution and length due to memory constraints.

The author, Rory Sutherland, argues that while behavioral science is essential in solving many problems, it is not sufficient on its own and must be combined with creativity and other approaches to achieve optimal solutions. He also emphasizes the importance of acknowledging that everything is influenced by psychological and behavioral factors, but that these factors are not always ...

On June 26, 2024, TeamViewer detected an irregularity in its internal IT environment and activated its response team and procedures. Investigations are ongoing, and the company is prioritizing system integrity, with no evidence of product environment or customer data being affected.

Google DeepMind's AlphaFold2 algorithm has solved the protein folding problem, accurately predicting the structure of a protein from its amino acid sequence, marking a significant breakthrough in the field of biology. The algorithm's success has raised questions about the future of protein science, with some structural biologists fearing their jobs may become obsolete and others seeing ...

The author argues that developers should take control of defining productivity and create their own mental models of how they work, rather than relying on external experts and acronyms. The author proposes a new framework for understanding developer productivity, focusing on the inner loop of coding, flow state, and iteration frequency, and suggests that teams should prioritize individual ...

Engineers at Princeton created a new cement composite inspired by oyster and abalone shells, which is 17 times more crack-resistant and 19 times more ductile than standard cement. The composite, made by alternating layers of cement paste and polymer, mimics the structure of nacre, a natural material found in shells, and could lead to stronger and more durable construction materials.

Japan plans to connect major cities with automated logistics links to reduce emissions and alleviate labor shortages, with the first link between Tokyo and Osaka expected to be completed by 2034. The project aims to move small cargo items without human interference, potentially using conveyor belts or autonomous electric carts, to address the country's logistics crisis and reduce greenhouse ...

Boeing is being sanctioned by the National Transportation Safety Board for sharing non-public information about a federal investigation into a door plug blowout on a 737 Max 9. The NTSB will keep Boeing as a party to the investigation but will not allow it to ask questions of other participants and may subpoena relevant records and Boeing executives to appear at a hearing.

Slack will delete free workspace content older than a year, keeping only the past 90 days of message history and file storage. This highlights the importance of anticipating changes and considering FOSS alternatives to avoid being locked into proprietary services.

Kvrocks is a NoSQL database that aims to balance NoSQL and NewSQL paradigms, supporting transaction guarantees and complex queries. It is developing a SQL query language, KQIR, which integrates with RediSearch and supports various field types, including vector search and full-text search.

Gosax is a Go library for efficient and memory-conscious XML parsing, providing a read-only SAX parser that streams and processes XML documents without loading the entire document into memory. It includes utility functions to bridge gosax types with encoding/xml types, making it easy to integrate with existing code that uses the standard library.

The author laments the loss of valuable online content, citing the example of MTV News' website being taken down, and argues that archiving and preserving information is crucial. The author also shares their personal experience of relying on online archives for research and encourages readers to support creators and small businesses.

Jakob Fugger, a German merchant, founded the Fuggerei, the world's first social settlement, in 1521, providing low-cost housing to poor Catholic families in Augsburg, Germany. The settlement has continued to evolve, with residents expected to work and contribute to the community, and today, around 150 people live in the 142 apartments, with the core philosophy of assisting those in need ...

The text discusses various aspects of language, including its evolution, structure, and processing, as well as its relationship with cognition, culture, and the brain. It presents a range of findings and theories from fields such as linguistics, cognitive science, neuroscience, and anthropology, highlighting the complex and multifaceted nature of language.

A whistleblower, Richard Cuevas, filed complaints with the FAA and OSHA alleging substandard manufacturing and maintenance processes on Boeing 787 bulkheads, which could compromise power and air pressure, posing a serious public safety risk. Cuevas was fired after reporting his concerns, and his allegations include improper drilling and sealant issues, which may affect multiple planes.

Setting up a PostgreSQL database server can be easy, especially for short-lived test environments or CI/CD pipelines, by using the -D option to specify the data directory. Cloning a stable instance using pg_basebackup or creating a new database from a template can quickly set up a temporary PostgreSQL instance for testing or development.

Researchers at Heidelberg University discovered a metal ring made solely of bismuth atoms, stabilized by a negatively charged molecular shell. This breakthrough could lead to a new concept in aromaticity and potentially impact charge transport in metals.

The C Committee is responsible for maintaining and evolving the C programming language, ensuring its portability, interoperability, efficiency, and stability, while balancing competing goals and principles. The Committee aims to create a standard language that is widely implementable, flexible, and analyzable, with a focus on safety, reliability, and compatibility with various systems and languages.

Michel Foucault's philosophy, which emphasizes the power dynamics of institutions and the production of knowledge, has had a significant impact on various fields, including higher education, medicine, and sexuality studies. However, his nominalist approach, which rejects the idea of universal truths and instead focuses on the power struggles between institutions, has also been criticized for ...

The user, an embedded C++ developer, set up a basic Kubernetes cluster using Orange Pi Zero 3 boards and explored Kubernetes, including installing a Hello World app and testing failover. They encountered some issues, such as using ARM64 images and fixing a redis-slave version difference, but were able to successfully deploy the Guestbook application and access the Kubernetes dashboard.

Discover the features and benefits of Node-RED Dashboard 2.0, designed to streamline and enhance your Node-RED experience.

Chase offers various digital wallets, including PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay, and Samsung Pay, for secure and convenient online and in-store payments. Chase cards can also be used to make purchases with Ultimate Rewards and at merchants that accept digital wallets.

Zulip is a team chat tool designed to organize conversations with labeled topics, making communication efficient and easy to manage. It provides a clear overview of ongoing conversations and allows leaders to quickly identify where attention is needed.

Companies may not set up their own IRC servers due to user familiarity with modern chat apps and the need for a more user-friendly interface. Despite IRC being a solved problem, its outdated UI/UX may not be enough to overcome the familiarity and convenience of modern chat apps.

Cloudflare offers a feature to block AI crawlers, but it may not be effective as it relies on honest identification from AI companies and doesn't address robots.txt issues. The feature could be improved by transforming crawled pages into garbage, such as replacing text with nonsensical content.

Construction crews have been working on a project to install new water pipes and sewers on the Upper East Side for over eight years, with delays attributed to inefficient management and unexpected discoveries of Con Edison gas and steam lines. City officials are calling for contracting reforms to expedite public works projects, including the ability to use design-build contracting methods, to ...

The user explains how to configure Git using the .gitconfig file, which has three priority levels: system, user, and repository-specific, and discusses the importance of using GPG to sign commits. The user also shares their own Git configuration and aliases, including a custom command to simplify Git operations and a solution to automatically create upstream branches.

The ketogenic diet has been found to improve memory in older mice by modifying the synaptic cortical proteome via the PKA signaling pathway, providing a new direction for targeting memory effects on a molecular level. The study suggests that the diet's benefits on brain function can be achieved without requiring a ketogenic diet or its byproducts, offering a potential strategy for maintaining ...

The complexity of software systems is often a result of a combination of factors, including the pursuit of perfection, the need to address various needs and requirements, and the lack of standards and simplicity in programming languages and frameworks. Additionally, the industry's focus on speed and short-term results over long-term maintainability and simplicity, as well as the lack of ...

The Tesla Model 3 is now cheaper to lease than the Toyota Camry, with a monthly lease price of $299 compared to the Camry's $359. The Model 3 offers a range of 272 miles on a full charge and access to Tesla's Supercharger network, while the Camry hybrid has a combined output of 225 horsepower and an efficiency of up to 53 miles per gallon.

The author reflects on how the IT industry has changed since they started working, noting the increasing specialization of roles and the decline of generalist developers who know SQL. They express surprise at how few people currently in IT understand data programming and management, and lament the lack of SQL skills among younger developers.

The Medical Research Council's Laboratory of Molecular Biology (LMB) in Cambridge, UK, has achieved success through its unique management model, which prioritizes culture, incentives, and management oversight to foster a feedback loop between science and technology. The LMB's approach, which emphasizes long-term goals, diversity, and collaboration, has led to numerous breakthroughs and Nobel ...

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Molecular interactions, including hydrogen bonds, electrostatic interactions, dipole-dipole interactions, and dispersive interactions, play a crucial role in the structure and function of biological molecules, such as proteins, nucleic acids, and carbohydrates. These interactions are responsible for the stability and specificity of molecular associations, and are essential for the proper ...

A Hawaii judge has ordered the demolition of a house built on the wrong lot of land, which was mistakenly built on Anne Reynolds' acre of land in Hawaii Paradise Park. The ruling also dismissed the developer's counterclaim and may allow Reynolds to seek further damages, after the developer failed to survey the land and built the house on the wrong side of a telephone pole.

The author's 79-year-old mother-in-law, Hulvia, easily used Ubuntu Linux without instruction, despite being a Windows user and speaking little English. She spent three weeks using the computer, experiencing only one minor issue with sound, and enjoyed using LibreOffice, Firefox, and watching telenovelas.

Syncd enables real-time data integration and seamless connectivity for developers and businesses, allowing for easy tunneling of webhooks to unlimited endpoints. It provides a centralized platform for managing webhooks from multiple APIs, enabling real-time reactions and insights to stay ahead of the competition.

Robert Sutton's book "The No Asshole Rule" discusses the negative impact of workplace bullying and proposes a "no asshole rule" to screen out toxic staff, citing examples of famous bosses who have weakened their position through bad behavior. The book also explores the costs of having an "asshole" in the workplace, including lost productivity, turnover, and legal costs, and provides guidance ...

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Italian tax authorities are challenging Google for alleged tax evasion worth approximately 1 billion euros, a significant increase from the 306 million euros paid in 2017. The dispute centers around the existence of a stable immaterial organization, similar to the one contested by Netflix, and royalties paid by Google's Irish company with a permanent establishment in Italy.

Netflix is revisiting its "keeper test" policy, which asks managers to consider whether they would fight to keep an employee if they wanted to leave, and has clarified that job security is not solely based on individual performance. The company's culture emphasizes individual autonomy, experimentation, and resilience, and is not suitable for everyone, as it requires employees to be "unusually ...

Cybersecurity threats are increasingly using cloud services to store and distribute malware, making it harder to detect and prevent attacks. Organizations must bolster their cloud security defenses and implement multi-layered security measures, including regular patching and updates, to combat these sophisticated attacks.

The user experimented with different Transformer configurations, finding that a balanced model with 4 layers and an embedding dimension of 1024 (Config 2) achieved the lowest final validation loss. The results suggest that adding too many layers or increasing the embedding dimension too much can lead to diminishing returns and higher computational costs without significant improvement.

CATL, the world's largest EV maker, plans to launch an electric commercial airplane with a 2,000-3,000 km range by 2027 or 2028. The company is also developing a new generation of sodium-ion batteries, expected to be released next year, with improved cost, lifespan, and low-temperature performance.

The author, a former editor of the Harvard Law Review, reflects on the journal's decision to censor an article on the legality of Israel's response to Hamas's attacks, citing concerns about safety and harm, and argues that this decision is part of a broader trend of progressive students silencing conservative voices on campus. The author calls for a renewed commitment to academic freedom and ...

The user debugged a communications problem between two main chips in their Pickup device, finding that the STM32 UART was glitchy and causing errors, which were eventually traced to the auto-calibration of the MSI clock. By disabling the auto-calibration, the user was able to resolve the issue and achieve a high success rate in their UART transfers.

Geisinger healthcare provider claims a former Nuance Communications employee, now arrested and facing federal charges, stole personal data on over a million patients. The breach occurred after the employee was fired, and Geisinger is cooperating with law enforcement to investigate the incident.

Large Language Models (LLMs) are not suitable replacements for search engines, as they rely on compressing text associations and making predictions rather than describing facts. The hallucinations they produce are a result of their design, and attempts to constrain them may not be effective, as they are shaped by social bias and lack critical thinking.

Rimac, the electric-hypercar maker, has launched a new autonomous-driving venture called Verne, which will debut a fully autonomous pod with seating for two in Zagreb, Croatia, in 2026. The Verne robotaxi uses Mobileye's self-driving tech and features a unique design, with a focus on comfort and entertainment for passengers, and will be available in Europe and the Middle East after its initial launch.

To write good Go programs, one must unlearn habits from other languages and adopt a new way of thinking, focusing on interfaces that expose behavior rather than defining types. Common mistakes when writing Go interfaces include creating interfaces with too many methods, using interfaces to mock implementations, and not considering the cost of abstraction, which can lead to interface pollution ...

Cloudflare is aware of, and investigating, an issue which potentially impacts multiple users in multiple locations that use 1.1.1.1 public resolver. Further detail will be provided as more information becomes available.

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The study found that individuals who play "First Person Shooter" (FPS) games, which require flexible mindset and rapid reaction to visual and auditory stimuli, show better cognitive flexibility and smaller switching costs compared to those with little to no videogame experience. The results suggest that playing FPS games may enhance cognitive flexibility, a skill that is essential for ...

NASA has awarded SpaceX an $843 million contract to build a spacecraft to guide the International Space Station's controlled reentry into the Earth's atmosphere after its retirement in 2030. The spacecraft, called the U.S. Deorbit Vehicle, will ensure the station's safe destruction and avoid risk to populated areas.

Licensing negotiations come as industry wrestles with legal and creative impact of artificial intelligence

NBC is using AI software to recreate Al Michaels' voice for daily Olympic recaps on its Peacock streaming platform, a milestone for AI use in media. The AI-powered tool will create personalized 10-minute highlights packages from 5,000 hours of live coverage, with human editors reviewing content for accuracy.

Claude Sonnet 3.5 is a groundbreaking AI model that offers unmatched speed, cost efficiency, and collaborative features, making it a compelling choice for developers and businesses. With its superior performance, strong privacy commitments, and low API costs, Claude Sonnet 3.5 is poised to attract a larger market share and set a high bar for future AI developments.

As a Lead iOS Engineer, I share techniques to achieve a 4.8* app review score by designing review requests alongside wow moments that deliver value to users. By placing requests on the critical path, you can maximize positive reviews and minimize negative ones, ensuring a stellar app store rating.

Lambda is an open-source social media app prioritizing privacy and well-being, collecting only email addresses and featuring an organic feed without AI-generated content or targeted ads. The app is still in its early stages, and the developer is seeking feedback and contributions from the HN community to improve and expand its features.

Adult neurogenesis is linked to mood disorders and psychedelic compounds have been found to increase adult neurogenesis, with studies suggesting a therapeutic potential for neuropsychiatric disorders. This systematic review analyzed 68 studies on the effects of different psychedelics on neurogenesis and brain plasticity, providing insights into their potential therapeutic applications.

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