Supreme Court overturns 40-year-old "Chevron deference" doctrine

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The US Supreme Court has limited the executive branch's ability to interpret laws, giving the judiciary more say in what federal agencies can do. The landmark 6-3 ruling overturns the 40-year-old "Chevron deference" doctrine, which allowed agencies to interpret laws without judicial review.

Software galaxies

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Code galaxies visualization allows you to explore huge graphs of software package managers (npm, go, ruby gems, composer, etc.)

Ask HN: What is the best code base you ever worked on?

The user values familiarity with a codebase and constant evolution, allowing for easier changes and refactoring. They highlight the importance of good practices, such as code review, unit testing, and feature flagging, and praise their current employer's codebase for its quality, organization, and scalability.

The story, as best I can remember, of the origin of Mosaic and Netscape [video]

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The user shares a personal anecdote about being unaware of venture capital, then introduces a podcast episode about the origin of the web browser and its invention. The web browser is explained as a crucial tool for accessing the internet, with examples of popular browsers like Chrome.

Is Clear Air Turbulence becoming more common?

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Clear Air Turbulence (CAT) events are becoming more common, with a significant increase in frequency and intensity over the past few decades linked to climate change. The intensification of jet streams, driven by global warming, is a primary reason for the increase in CAT events, posing challenges for the aviation industry and estimated to cost around $200 million annually.

Meta LLM Compiler: neural optimizer and disassembler

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Meta LLM Compiler is a family of AI models that can optimize code size, disassemble code, and predict compiler passes. The models achieve state-of-the-art results and are released under a permissive license for research and commercial use.

A Eulogy for DevOps

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The concept of DevOps, which aimed to simplify software development and deployment, ultimately failed to deliver its promised benefits due to a lack of understanding of the underlying technical issues and a focus on rapid transformation over stability and simplicity. The industry is now shifting towards a more practical approach, abandoning complex technologies like Kubernetes and adopting ...

New ways to catch gravitational waves

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The detection of gravitational waves has opened a new window into the universe, allowing scientists to "hear" cosmic events and explore the laws of nature and the history of the universe. Researchers are now working on new techniques to detect gravitational waves at different frequencies, including in space and on the Moon.

Open source 'Eclipse Theia IDE' exits beta to challenge Visual Studio Code

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The Eclipse Foundation's Theia IDE is now generally available, offering a true open-source alternative to Microsoft's Visual Studio Code editor, with differences in licensing and governance. Theia IDE is built on the same Monaco editor as VS Code, supports the same protocols, and has a similar extension ecosystem, but with a focus on customization, flexibility, and community-driven development.

Butterflies flew 2,600 miles across the Atlantic without stopping

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Entomologists have discovered that painted lady butterflies likely crossed the Atlantic Ocean from West Africa to French Guiana with the help of favorable wind conditions, a feat never recorded before. The researchers used a combination of techniques, including genome sequencing, isotope analysis, and pollen DNA sequencing, to piece together the butterflies' migratory route and determine that ...

Frame.work laptop now available in Denmark, Finland, and Sweden

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Framework products are now available for shipment to Denmark, Finland, and Sweden, including laptops and modules. New keyboards in Danish and Swedish/Finnish languages are also available for Framework Laptops 13 and 16.

That Editor

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The author, a YouTube video producer, created a DOS-based programming editor as a placeholder for a real editor, Joe, due to hardware limitations in the past. The editor is a 16-bit DOS program written from scratch using Borland C++ 3.1, with a 32-bit DJGPP port available, and is not recommended for use due to its limitations and bugs.

The Death of NYC Congestion Pricing

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The cancellation of New York City's congestion pricing scheme, which would have charged drivers to enter Manhattan, is a setback for American urban infrastructure and highlights the country's struggles with public transportation funding and cost control. The issue is emblematic of broader problems with US infrastructure spending, including high costs, inefficiencies, and a lack of investment ...

Klára Dán von Neumann

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Klára Dán von Neumann was a Hungarian-American mathematician and computer scientist who made significant contributions to the field of programming, including work on the Monte Carlo method, ENIAC, and MANIAC I. She was the first woman to execute modern-style code on a computer and designed new controls for ENIAC, trained a group of people to store programs as binary code, and wrote the code ...

Apple II graphics: More than you wanted to know

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The Apple II's graphics system, designed by Steve Wozniak, uses a unique combination of discrete logic and memory access to create a 40x48 pixel resolution LORES mode, which can display 16 colors, and a 280x192 pixel resolution HIRES mode, which can display 6 colors. The system's use of a two-phase clock and clever pixel timing allows for the creation of color artifacts, such as pink and ...

Aeon: OpenSUSE for Lazy Developers

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The openSUSE project has released the second release candidate of its Aeon Desktop, a minimal, immutable Linux distribution that provides automated system updates and a read-only image-based system. Aeon uses transactional-update and Btrfs subvolumes to create and update system snapshots, and users can install additional software using Flatpak or Distrobox, with automatic updates available ...
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Researchers found a link between gut microbes, decreased B vitamins, and Parkinson's disease, suggesting supplementation with riboflavin and biotin may be beneficial for some patients. The study proposes that ensuring healthy gut microbiomes and reducing environmental toxins may also be protective, and individual assessments could identify patients who would benefit from oral supplements.

Computational Life: How self-replicating programs emerge from simple interaction

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Researchers studied computational substrates to understand how self-replicators emerge, finding that random programs can evolve into self-replicators in environments without explicit fitness landscapes. The study demonstrates how self-replication arises through random interactions and self-modification, and shows that complex dynamics can emerge following the rise of self-replicators.

The Rhisotope Project: Insertion of radioisotopes into live rhinoceros

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The Rhisotope Project at Wits University has successfully inserted low doses of radioisotopes into 20 live rhinoceros to create long-lasting and detectable horn markers that can be picked up by radiation detection portal monitors at international borders. The project aims to deter poaching, increase detection capabilities, and ultimately devalue rhinoceros horn in the eyes of end-users, while ...

Microsoft informs customers that Russian hackers spied on emails

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US Supreme Court allows cities to ban homeless camps

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The US Supreme Court has ruled that cities can ban homeless people from sleeping rough, allowing local governments to enforce rules against public sleeping without worrying about constitutional limits on cruel and unusual punishment. The decision has sparked concerns that it will lead to more severe measures against homelessness, rather than addressing the root causes of the issue, such as ...

Two million checkboxes (written in Elixir)

Hang in there while we get back on track

Llama-agents: an async-first framework for building production ready agents

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Llama-agents is an async-first framework for building multi-agent systems, allowing for multi-agent communication, distributed tool execution, and human-in-the-loop processing. The framework consists of agents, services, control planes, message queues, and orchestrators, which can be launched and configured to create a scalable and reliable system.

Understanding React Compiler

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React Compiler is a tool that analyzes React code and generates new code that automatically caches values and memoizes function calls, improving performance by reducing the need for repeated computations. By understanding how React Compiler works, developers can debug the generated code more effectively and improve their overall development experience.

Discovered June 16th, large asteroid to pass between Earth and moon on Saturday

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A large asteroid, 2024 MK, will pass close to Earth on Saturday, coming within 290,000 km, and is expected to be visible from the southern hemisphere, but not to the unaided eye. The asteroid is sizeable, ranging from 120 to 260 meters in diameter, and its closest approach is a rare event, with the last similar occurrence being in 2001.

Everything I Knew About Stretching Was Wrong

The author, who had neglected flexibility and mobility while strength training, experienced severe pain and stiffness after a year of intense weightlifting, but was able to recover through a combination of long holds, smashing, and training their nervous system. The author shares their journey and key takeaways, including the importance of holding stretches for 2 minutes, smashing muscles ...

Supreme Court overrules Chevron deference [pdf]

The Supreme Court has held that the Chevron doctrine, which defers to agency interpretations of statutes, is fundamentally misguided and unworkable, and has decided to overrule it. The Court has instead reaffirmed the traditional understanding that courts must exercise independent judgment in interpreting statutes, and that agencies have no special competence in resolving statutory ambiguities.

Quaternion Differentiation (2012)

The user aims to provide a concise explanation of integrating quaternion-valued functions, specifically for unit quaternions representing rotations in rigid-body dynamics. They derive the equation for the behavior of quaternion-valued functions over time, showing that the derivative of a quaternion can be written as the exponential of a pure imaginary quaternion, leading to the oft-cited ...

Einstein and his peers were resistant to black holes

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The discovery of black holes was resisted by prominent physicists, including Albert Einstein and Sir Arthur Eddington, who were uncomfortable with the idea of singularities and the infinite, reflecting a long cultural history of fear and awe towards the infinite. Despite this resistance, the concept of black holes was eventually accepted, and today they are recognized as a fundamental aspect ...

James Joyce was a complicated man

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James Joyce's novel Ulysses is a complex and fragmented work that explores the human experience, love, and the search for identity, set against the backdrop of Dublin and Ireland's struggle for independence. Despite being an Irish writer, Joyce's work was often met with controversy and censorship, and his ambivalent relationship with his homeland is reflected in his writing, which is both ...

Surprising Phosphate Finding in NASA's Osiris-Rex Asteroid Sample

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The OSIRIS-REx mission's sample analysis revealed that asteroid Bennu's dust is rich in carbon, nitrogen, and organic compounds, essential for life, and contains magnesium-sodium phosphate, a surprise discovery. The sample's composition mirrors mid-ocean ridge rocks on Earth and hints at a watery past for the asteroid, providing clues about its historic conditions and the origin of life on Earth.

The Dream of an Alpine Waterway

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Pietro Caminada, a Swiss-Italian engineer, proposed a plan to create a navigable waterway over the Alps, which he believed would revolutionize transportation between the Mediterranean and Central Europe. Despite initial enthusiasm and support from prominent figures, the project ultimately failed to materialize due to economic and social challenges in Italy and the rise of alternative ...

What Happened to People Magazine?

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The author reflects on the evolution of People Magazine, from its founding in 1974 to its current state as a subsidiary of Dotdash Meredith, which prioritizes SEO and affiliate marketing over in-depth reporting. The author argues that People's decline is a symptom of a broader shift in the media landscape, where aggregating content and promoting affiliate links has become more profitable than ...

Category theory using string diagrams (2014)

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Fokkinga and Meertens' calculational approach to category theory sacrifices type information, while traditional proofs by diagram pasting retain type information but poorly express reasoning. The proposed use of string diagrams combines strengths by retaining type information and providing a topological perspective on categorical proofs, allowing for explicit proof of standard results.

Windows: Insecure by Design

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The user criticizes Microsoft's Windows operating system for its numerous security bugs and flaws, including recent vulnerabilities that allow remote code execution and data theft. The user also expresses concerns about Microsoft's new features, such as Recall, which could compromise user privacy, and the company's push to use OneDrive for automatic backups without user consent.

The History of "The Rule of Thirds"

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The "rule of thirds" originated in the 19th century as a tip for photographers to move subjects out of the center of the frame, but it was later conflated with the Golden Mean and became a widely accepted principle of composition, despite being unrelated to the actual way photographers compose their images. The rule's popularity was fueled by its adoption by the US military and its inclusion ...

WA man set up fake free WiFi at airports and on flights, police allege

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A 42-year-old Western Australian man has been charged with nine cybercrime charges for allegedly setting up fake Wi-Fi networks at airports and on domestic flights to steal personal data. The man's fake networks tricked users into entering their personal details, which were then saved to his devices and could be used to access other personal information.

Pompeii fixed potholes with molten iron (2019)

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The ancient Pompeiians used molten iron to fill wheel ruts and holes on their stone streets, a unique quick-fix solution to repair roads without disrupting traffic. The iron was likely sourced from Roman iron production and was carried to the repair sites by slaves, who poured the molten metal into the road to create durable patches.

Conway's Game of Life, in checkboxes for some reason

Source code

The Dinner Party That Served Up 50k-Year-Old Bison Stew (2018)

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In 1984, paleontologist Dale Guthrie hosted a dinner party featuring stew made from the neck meat of an ancient bison, nicknamed Blue Babe, which was discovered frozen in Alaska and dated to be around 36,000 years old. The guests, including Guthrie and his team, enjoyed the stew, which was flavored with garlic, onions, carrots, and potatoes, and despite being thousands of years old, was ...

Paramount Wipes South Park, Daily Show Clips, and More from Websites

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Paramount has removed content from its official websites, including Comedy Central, MTV, and more, citing cost savings measures. The move has sparked concerns about the loss of entertainment history, with some advocating for the archives to be made publicly available rather than sold to a new owner.

The Origins of Yiddish (2014)

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The field of Yiddish linguistics is plagued by intense debates, personal attacks, and ideological biases, with scholars like Dovid Katz and Paul Wexler proposing alternative theories about the origins of Yiddish, while others like Erika Timm and Max Weinreich defend the traditional view. The field is also struggling with a lack of academic rigor, with some scholars tolerating or even ...

Google begs court for relief from Epic Games' Play Store demands

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Google has asked a California judge to deny Epic Games' requested remedies, arguing that implementing changes would be too costly and create new security risks for Android users. The changes include providing third-party app stores with access to Google Play's catalog, library porting, and distributing third-party app stores, which Google claims would harm user security and the Android ecosystem.

Hack Your Way to Scientific Glory (2016)

A social scientist investigates whether the US economy is affected by Republican or Democratic rule, using data from 1948. The results suggest that the economy performs better under Democratic rule, with a statistically significant p-value of 0.05 or less.

Elixir Anti-Patterns

The text discusses various anti-patterns in Elixir programming, including overusing comments, complex error handling, dynamic atom creation, and unclear function interfaces, and provides suggestions for refactoring code to improve readability and maintainability. Additionally, it highlights the importance of using pattern matching, guards, and structs to write assertive and defensive code, ...

T-Mobile users enraged as "Un-carrier" breaks promise to never raise prices

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T-Mobile's "Un-contract" promise in 2017 guaranteed no price increases for customers, but the company recently announced a $5-per-line price hike for customers like 70-year-old Kathleen Odean, who switched from Verizon. Odean and others are upset because the promise was not clearly stated, and T-Mobile's FAQ page contradicts the initial announcement.

Hardware FPGA DPS-8M Mainframe and FNP Project

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Dean S. Anderson and Charles Anthony are working on a long-term project to implement the DPS-8/M mainframe architecture using FPGAs, aiming to run the full Multics operating system. They have started by implementing the FNP component, using a DE10-Lite board, and plan to simulate two complete DPS-8/M CPUs using one DE10-Nano board.

Microsoft forgot to renew their Office CDN certificate

Register or sign in with developer credentials and ensure a unique and descriptive User-Agent to access the script or application. If blocked, try changing back to default or file a ticket to discuss alternative access methods.

Investigating SSMEC's (State Micro) 486s with the UCA

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The SM486DX33 and SM486DX266 CPUs, produced by Shenzhen State Microelectronics Co. Ltd. (SSMEC), are clones of Intel's 486DX33 and 486DX2-66 CPUs, respectively, with identical microarchitectures and performance, but with a more advanced process node and a different JTAG identifier. The exact purpose and application of these CPUs remain unclear, but they may have been designed for test ...

Mourning Daniel Bristot de Oliveira

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Daniel Bristot de Oliveira, a renowned computer scientist and expert in real-time systems and scheduling theory, passed away at 37. He made significant contributions to the Linux kernel community, including the development of the SCHED_DEADLINE scheduling policy and the RTLA and RV tools, and was known for his passion, creativity, and exceptional social skills.

Mapping the Red Planet with the Power of Open Science

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JPL-developed tools combine images from orbit and surface to create detailed maps of Mars, allowing researchers to zoom in on individual boulders and out to see the entire planet. The open-source software, MMGIS, enables researchers to easily visualize data and has been used to map Earth and other planetary bodies, promoting open science and collaboration.

Canonical's 'distroless' Linux images are a game-changer for enterprises

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Canonical is offering customized Docker container Long Term Support (LTS) Linux images with 12 years of security support, targeting enterprises and ISVs with complex open-source stacks. The "distroless" images, built on Ubuntu, will be supported on various platforms, including RHEL, VMware, and public cloud Kubernetes offerings, with a focus on security and regulatory compliance.

The NSA Wants Carte Blanche for Warrantless Surveillance

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NSA director Timothy Haugh has a commanding view of his secret world, where the agency collects vast amounts of private data on Americans without a warrant, sparking concerns about chilling effects on journalist-source and attorney-client relationships. The House of Representatives has passed Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, allowing the NSA to collect communications ...

I would have shit in that alley, too

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The user shares their personal experiences living in a major US city, interacting with homeless individuals, and observing the struggles they face, including lack of access to basic amenities like restrooms. They also discuss the concept of public goods, arguing that public bathrooms are not public goods and that the market can provide them, and share their thoughts on the pros and cons of ...

you should probably have a kid

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The author's perspective on having a child has changed from a sense of obligation to a sense of wonder and joy, describing the unique experience of raising a child as "nothing in the world like this". They urge the reader to try having a child, as it brings a sense of love, fellowship, and oneness that is hard to find elsewhere.

Show HN: Thermion, an open source 3D rendering toolkit for Flutter and/or Dart

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Thermion packages separate Dart and Flutter components for clean rendering, allowing use in both Flutter and non-Flutter applications. The ThermionViewer class provides an API for creating and interacting with 3D scenes, while the ThermionFlutterPlugin class handles platform-specific initialization and texture management for embedding in Flutter widgets.

Bébé Bibliophile

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You developed an insatiable appetite for reading from a young age, devouring books from various sources, including Le Journal de Mickey, Le Centre Culturel Français, and the local public library. Your love for reading led you to explore different genres, including comics, fantasy, and non-fiction, and you even named your cat after a character from one of your favorite books.

Notes on implementing dark mode

The author implemented dark mode on their site using Tailwind CSS and local storage, covering common mistakes such as bi-state settings and page flicker on load. The implementation includes refinements like tri-state settings, instant theme changes across tabs, and automatic OS-level theme changes, showcasing the power of JavaScript browser APIs.
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ChatGPT, a language model developed by OpenAI, is currently unable to reliably link out to the websites of its partner publications, including major news outlets such as The Atlantic, The Wall Street Journal, and Politico, often producing fake URLs instead. This issue has been documented across multiple publications and may impact the return on editorial investments for digital publishers, as ...

Our great database migration

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Shepherd's pricing engine, Alchemist, was migrated from SQLite to Postgres and streamlined with a one-click ETL solution, resulting in improved performance and scalability. The migration also introduced a new solution using Neon, which enabled asynchronous data processing, connection pooling, and caching, leading to a 723.66% increase in latency and improved overall performance.

What actual purpose do accent characters in ISO-8859-1 and Windows 1252 serve?

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The ISO-8859-1 and Win1252 character sets have characters that are normally associated with accented letters, but they are mostly useless on their own and were likely included for compatibility with previous character sets. There is no evidence of a real operating system that used these character sets and supported multibyte character-composition, and the concept of combining characters was ...

Show HN: Focal, a Pomodoro App

Your tasks

Six Degrees of Reform UK – Mapping the UK's Entrepreneurial Far Right

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Richard Tice, CEO of Quidnet REIT Limited, has been involved in various business ventures, including real estate, and has loaned over £1.4M to Reform, a political party founded by Nigel Farage. Tice's business activities have been linked to several other individuals and companies, including Roger Tempest, Arron Banks, and Nigel Farage, who have all been involved in various political and ...

I rebuilt my algorithmic trading platform in Rust. I'm filled with regret

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The user initially had high hopes for Rust, but after working with it, they found it to be flawed, with poor error handling, verbose syntax, and a steep learning curve. They criticize the Rust community for being cult-like and ignoring the language's flaws, and conclude that while Rust has some pros, such as speed and safety, it is not worth the development time and frustration it causes.

Space Ghost: Coast to Coast and the Birth of the Weird (2016)

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Space Ghost: Coast to Coast, a talk show that aired on Cartoon Network from 1994 to 2004, was a groundbreaking show that influenced modern comedy and paved the way for Adult Swim. The show's unique blend of absurdity, editing, and animation created a sense of unpredictability and freedom that allowed it to push boundaries and inspire future comedians and shows.

El Niño forecasts extended to 18 months with physics-based model

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Researchers from the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa have developed a new model that can forecast El Niño events up to 18 months in advance, significantly improving conventional climate model forecasting. The model, called the extended nonlinear recharge oscillator (XRO) model, incorporates the fundamental physics of El Niño and its interactions with other climate patterns, offering a ...

Advanced Bash-Scripting Guide

Make Something With Your Hands (Even if It’s Hideous)

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People often have strong attachments to things they make, even if they're imperfect, because they see their creations as part of their identity and a reflection of their skills. Making something with your hands can also be rewarding and beneficial for your brain, boosting happiness and lowering stress.

Orbital Mechanics and Astrodynamics

The reference material covers orbital mechanics and astrodynamics, with a focus on Mechanical or Aerospace engineering undergraduate students, and includes multiple textbooks and resources. The materials are available online and can be accessed through GitHub or by contacting the author at [email protected].

Perplexity's grand theft AI

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Perplexity, an "answer engine" startup, is accused of scraping content from high-quality sources without permission, plagiarizing articles, and ignoring robots.txt codes to gather data. The company's CEO has been criticized for his company's unethical practices, including lying to investors and ignoring established principles that hold up the web.

Our Underground Future (2012)

The underground space beneath our cities is being reevaluated as a potential solution to urban growth and sustainability, with engineers and designers exploring new ways to utilize the space for infrastructure, housing, and public spaces. While there are challenges to overcome, including cost and psychological barriers, proponents of underground development believe that it could be a key ...

Zuckerberg disses closed-source AI competitors as trying to 'create God'

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Mark Zuckerberg discussed AI technology, saying it's not about building a single "one true AI" but rather multiple AIs that cater to different interests. He also talked about Meta's AI Studio software and its plans for smart glasses and neural interfaces.

Entrust certificates will not be trusted in Chrome 127+

Chrome is removing Entrust's CA certificates from its Root Store due to Entrust's failure to meet expectations and demonstrate meaningful change after repeated incidents. Entrust's lack of accountability, failure to adopt industry standards, and lack of tangible progress led to Chrome's decision, which aims to preserve the integrity of the Web PKI ecosystem.

Microsoft says that it's okay to steal web content because it's 'freeware.'

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Microsoft's AI CEO claims that web content is "freeware" for AI training unless explicitly stated otherwise, sparking controversy over content ownership and AI training. The CEO's remarks have raised questions about the use of preexisting content for AI training and potential copyright infringement.

Ryanair Boeing 737 MAX plunges 2,000ft in 17 seconds

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A Ryanair Boeing 737 Max experienced an "unstable approach" during its final descent to London Stansted Airport, dropping 2,000ft in 17 seconds, but landed safely without injuries. The incident is under investigation by the UK's Air Accidents Investigation Branch, with potential factors including aircraft design issues, pilot error, or air traffic control problems.

The CIDR trie data structure

The CIDR trie is a data structure used to efficiently search for IP addresses in a given range, allowing for fast lookup and insertion of IP addresses. It is implemented in Rust using a specialized trie data structure, which distributes the value of each key across the data structure, making it suitable for large datasets.

Surprise the Latest 'Comprehensive' US Privacy Bill Is Doomed

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The American Privacy Rights Act, a comprehensive privacy package, was pulled from consideration by federal lawmakers due to its lack of hope in protecting Americans' privacy. The bill's removal has saved Democrats from having to support a bill that was stripped of crucial civil rights protections, allowing corporations to continue monitoring Americans' private data without accountability.

Microsoft a national security threat says ex-White House cyber policy director

The user expresses frustration with Microsoft's dominance in the government and enterprise sectors, citing security concerns and the company's lack of innovation. They suggest that Linux and other open-source alternatives could be viable options, but are hindered by a lack of polish and interoperability with existing systems.

Japan's mini kei-truck sales surge in US despite safety concerns

Bloomberg delivers business and financial information worldwide. A group of people gathered on a blueberry farm to showcase their shared passion for aging Japanese minitrucks, which have gained a cult following due to their compact size, fuel efficiency, and affordability.

Apple crippled watchOS to corner heart-tracking market, doctors say

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Four heart doctors argue that Apple's changes to the Apple Watch, including the introduction of Irregular Rhythm Notifications, resulted in a loss of access to a potentially life-saving product and worsened heart health monitoring. The doctors, in an amicus brief, support AliveCor's antitrust lawsuit against Apple, claiming that the changes were anticompetitive and reduced the ability of ...

Gwern comments on Ilya Sutskever depature from OpenAI, among other topics

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Real Chaos, Today – Randomised controlled trials in economics

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The Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) movement in economics has been a topic of debate, with some arguing that it is the "gold standard" of research, while others criticize its limitations, ethics, and applicability to real-world policy. A recent study on Twitter found that getting endorsed by a prominent economist can benefit job market outcomes, but the study was met with backlash due to ...

Supreme Court Upholds Ban on Sleeping Outdoors in Homelessness Case

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The US Supreme Court upheld an Oregon city's ban on homeless residents sleeping outdoors, ruling that the ordinances do not violate the Constitution's prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment. The decision, which split along ideological lines, has sparked concerns that it will leave society's most vulnerable individuals with fewer protections.

Milk-V Reveals Technical Specs of Milk-V Jupiter RISC-V Mini-ITX PC

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Today, Milk-V released additional technical details about the Milk-V Jupiter, based on the SpacemiT K1/M1 SoC. This product is noted for being one of the first Mini ITX devices to support both RVA22 and RVV1.0 standards, marking a significant development in RISC-V based computing. The Milk-V Jupiter features the SpacemiT K1/M1 SoC, which includes an octa-core X60 processor (RV64GCVB), capable of

Stars Reach – new social sandbox MMO by Raph Koster announced

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Stars Reach is a massively multiplayer sandbox RPG where players can explore, settle, and rule a vast galaxy with friends, with a focus on immersion and flexibility. The game is developed by Playable Worlds, led by Raph Koster, and invites players to sign up for early testing and provide feedback to shape the game's design.

Pulsar – A Community-Led Hyper-Hackable Text Editor

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Pulsar is a code editor that allows browsing and opening files, projects, and multiple projects in one window, with features like text search and replacement. The editor is constantly updated, with notifications for new versions and support for package repository searching and publishing, with community support available for any issues or problems.

Migrating from Java 8 to Java 17 II: Notable API Changes Since Java 8

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Java 8 to 17 has seen significant enhancements and quality-of-life improvements, including new API features like Stream API methods and switch expressions. Java 9 introduced the module system, while Java 10 and 14 added features like var keyword, multi-case labels, and arrow syntax for switch statements, and Java 17 provided utilities for presenting binary data in hexadecimal form.
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The CDC recommends that all Americans aged 6 months and older receive a new Covid-19 vaccine this fall to boost immunity against the evolving virus. The recommendation comes as the US faces a summer wave of Covid-19 infections, with most Americans who were hospitalized not having received a vaccine.

Google cuts ties with Entrust in Chrome over trust issues

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Google is ending its trust in Entrust, a certificate authority, due to a pattern of compliance failures and unmet improvement commitments. From November 1, Entrust certificates will not be trusted by default in Chrome, and website owners will need to choose a new CA owner to avoid Chrome's warning page designating the connection as unsafe.

Exploring Randomness in JavaScript

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The user explored the difference between using Math.random() and crypto.getRandomValues() for generating random colors in an Alpine.js color palette utility, finding that the Crypto module was slower but not noticeably more random. Ultimately, the user concluded that Math.random() was sufficient for their use case and recommended sticking with it for its speed and perceived randomness.

CPS in Hoot

Hoot, a Scheme-to-Wasm compiler, uses a continuation-passing-style (CPS) transformation to implement push calls, which are a challenge in WebAssembly due to its lack of stack management. The CPS transformation breaks functions into multiple parts, allowing for stack allocation and slicing, and enables the implementation of delimited continuations and Fibers, while also providing good ...

I tried to finish a dead man's novel

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The narrator is given a briefcase containing a novel written by a surveyor, Jim, who died before completing it, and the narrator struggles to come to terms with the weight of the unfinished work and the responsibility of completing it. Through his journey, the narrator learns about the importance of writing and the power of storytelling, and ultimately decides to keep the briefcase and the ...

SEC vs. Consensys

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Writing generic collection types in Go: the missing documentation

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The author describes their experience trying to implement a generic collection in Go, including two false starts and the eventual solution, which involved using a self-referential type constraint and a type set to define the type constraints for the collection. The author shares their key takeaways for creating generic collection types in Go, including the importance of using self-referential ...

Supercomputer-on-a-chip goes live: single PCIe card packs more than 6k cores

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InspireSemi has successfully taped out the Thunderbird I chip, a "supercomputer cluster-on-a-chip" with 1,536 RISC-V CPU cores for high-level scientific computing and complex data processing. The chip features a high-speed mesh network fabric and is designed for energy efficiency, with a server PCIe add-in card hosting four Thunderbird chips expected to begin customer deliveries in Q4.

New York governor signs bill regulating social media algorithms, in a US first

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New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed two bills into law regulating social media algorithms and use of children's data, making it the first state to do so. The laws require social media platforms to display content chronologically for kids under 18 and restrict data collection and sharing without consent, aiming to protect young users from addictive forces and potential harm.

Microsoft informs customers that Russian hackers spied on emails

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Are rainy days ahead for cloud computing?

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37signals, a software firm, saved over $1m by moving away from cloud computing and hosting its own data centre, citing security concerns and unexpected costs. Many companies are repatriating their workloads from the cloud, citing benefits such as control, security, and cost savings, while still using the cloud for specific purposes like experimentation and scalability.

Australia's giant lizards help save sheep from being eaten alive

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Heath goannas, giant lizards in Australia, can help reduce blowfly numbers and save sheep farmers millions of dollars by clearing carcasses and preventing fly strike. Conservation efforts should prioritize boosting heath goanna populations to restore Australia's ecosystem and support native wildlife, as they are more effective than introduced European mammals in controlling blowflies.

AMD MI300x GPUs with GEMM tuning improves throughput and latency by up to 7.2x

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GEMM tuning is a technique for enhancing the performance of matrix-multiplication operations in AI and machine learning models, which involves selecting the most efficient algorithm and adjusting parameters to maximize efficiency and throughput. By optimizing GEMM operations using libraries like rocBLAS and hipBLASlt, developers can unlock the full potential of their hardware and achieve ...

Geely releases new LFP battery with fast charging and energy density of 192Wh/kg

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Geely Auto Group has developed the Aegis Short Blade Battery, a next-generation lithium iron phosphate battery with best-in-class battery life, charging speed, and safety. The battery will first be used in the Galaxy E5 all-electric SUV, offering a service life of up to 50 years and a charging time of 17 minutes for 10-80% capacity.

Unesco sounds alarm over artificial intelligence-fuelled Holocaust denial

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Relational Algebra Primer

Relational algebra is a mathematical framework for data management that underlies relational databases, but they deviate from it internally and externally. Bmg is a Ruby implementation of relational algebra for querying and transforming in-memory datasets, which can be used alone or as an interface to an external SQL database.
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Microsoft AI boss Mustafa Suleyman incorrectly believes that publishing content on the open web makes it "freeware" and anyone can copy it. However, copyright law protects works automatically, and fair use is a legal defense that requires a court's approval, not a "social contract".

Former IT employee accessed data of over 1M US patients

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Geisinger healthcare system announced a data breach involving a former Nuance employee who accessed patient records after being terminated. The breach did not expose financial data, but potentially impacted individuals are advised to remain vigilant and review their statements for unauthorized entries.

The Hyundai Inster is a cool, small EV – so of course it's not coming to the US

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The Hyundai Inster is a small electric vehicle with over 200 miles of range, an affordable price tag below $26,000, and a retro-inspired interior, but it will not be available in North America. The Inster will launch in Korea, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific, leaving US consumers without access to this affordable EV option.

Satisfaction with Democracy Has Declined in Recent Years in High-Income Nations

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A new Pew Research Center survey finds that many people around the world are dissatisfied with the way democracy is working, with a median of 54% saying they are dissatisfied across 31 countries. The survey also finds that dissatisfaction is linked to negative views of the economy and party affiliation, with supporters of governing parties generally more satisfied with democracy.

Why I Resigned From The Anthropic Board

The user resigned from Anthropic due to conflicting roles, as they were also a grantmaker at Open Philanthropy supporting AI policy organizations. The resignation was not safety-related, and the user wishes Anthropic well, acknowledging the leadership's commitment to AI safety and public benefit.

Bipartisan consensus in favor of renewable power is ending

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Renewable energy has boomed in US states governed by Republicans, despite low acceptance of climate change among Republicans, due to bipartisan consensus until 2020 and investments driven by the Inflation Reduction Act. However, support for renewables has dropped among Republicans, particularly among those over 50, due to negative partisanship and misinformation spread by conservative groups.

The Simplest Way to Control Nvidia GPU Fan Speed in Linux

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The script is a fan control program for an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti GPU, displaying temperature and fan speed information, and allowing for user adjustment. The program also includes a fan curve graph and logs temperature and fan speed data.