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The US Supreme Court ruled that former presidents have broad immunity from prosecution, delaying the criminal case against Donald Trump and potentially ending his chances of being tried before the November election. The court's 6-3 decision, with three justices appointed by Trump, narrowed the case against him and returned it to the trial court to determine what is left of the special ...

The Qualys Security Advisory reports a remote code execution vulnerability in OpenSSH's server (sshd) on glibc-based Linux systems, allowing an unauthenticated remote attacker to execute arbitrary code as root. The vulnerability is caused by a signal handler race condition in the SIGALRM handler, which can be exploited by interrupting a call to free() and later exploiting it during another ...

Linus Torvalds created Git as a replacement for BitKeeper, a version control system he was using for the Linux kernel, and it quickly gained popularity in the Ruby community through GitHub. Git's success can be attributed to its simplicity, flexibility, and the efforts of its maintainers, including Junio Hamano, who took over as maintainer from Linus, and Scott Chacon, who helped popularize ...

Various companies are hiring for various roles, including software engineers, product managers, and data scientists, with some offering remote work options and others requiring on-site presence. Companies include Beautiful.ai, VIVA Finance, Tracebit, Quatt.io, Aha!, Beacon AI, PlantingSpace, Meaningful Gigs, Hudson River Trading, Eigen, SmarterDx, Powertools Technologies, and Temporal Technologies.

Pipes is a visual programming editor that allows users to create custom feeds by connecting blocks that fetch, filter, and manipulate data from various sources, including RSS, Atom, JSON, and HTML. The platform supports a range of blocks, including filters, sorters, extractors, and repeaters, which can be combined to create complex data pipelines and workflows.

The author has evaluated the performance of several finetuned models and OpenAI models on a structured data extraction task from press releases, with the finetuned models generally outperforming the OpenAI models. The author has calculated accuracy scores for various properties, including event type, province, target group, and leader killed/captured, with the finetuned models achieving ...

Support Doggo's development by becoming a GitHub sponsor, helping maintain and improve the open-source project. Every contribution, no matter how small, is appreciated and keeps the project alive and growing.

The author discusses how to detect code in messages sent during code review, using a recurrent neural network (RNN) to improve upon a hand-written algorithm that struggles with complexity and false negatives. The RNN is trained to classify messages as containing code or not, using a binary indicator function and a rectified linear unit (ReLU) activation function to overcome the limitations of ...

This Math block evaluates lines as math expressions and displays results below. JavaScript functions can be run on block content, transforming it in various ways, such as sorting, hashing, or converting to uppercase.

Ladybird aims to release its first Alpha version in Summer 2026 for Linux and macOS, focusing on building a new browser engine from scratch with a growing team of engineers. The project is open to sponsorships, but emphasizes independence and will not adopt another browser engine or compromise on its goals.

Johannesburg's tree-planting efforts aimed to mitigate dust and heat, resulting in a city with significant shade, reduced noise, and increased biodiversity. The city's tree-lined streets have a positive impact on residents' quality of life, making walking and outdoor activities more enjoyable and pleasant.

The author describes their journey to break the world record in HATETRIS, a version of Tetris that hates the player, by developing a custom emulator and implementing a graph theory heuristic to evaluate the quality of a well. The heuristic combines the knownjade heuristic, which assesses the quality of a well based on its shape, with a graph theory approach that considers specific lines and ...

The Kowloon Walled City was a densely populated area in Hong Kong with approximately 35,000 inhabitants living in a 6.4-acre area, making it the most densely populated living arrangement in human history. A Japanese research team documented the city's architecture and inhabitants before its demolition, and a high-resolution panorama of the city has been made available online.

Shipt workers, who deliver groceries and other items, noticed unpredictable paychecks in 2020 and banded together to gather data and create a tool to analyze their pay, finding that 40% of workers received substantial pay cuts. The project highlighted the importance of transparency and agency in the gig economy and sparked a movement for workers' rights, with implications for all workers ...

Code reviews are effective in finding defects and learning the codebase, with one defect found per 10 minutes of reviewing, and reviewers' experience positively correlates with the usefulness of their comments. However, the Microsoft paper's findings are contradicted by other research, and the authors' experience may be due to poor review turnaround time, which can be improved by following ...

Abstractions in programming can be both helpful and treacherous, hiding complexity and making it seem like we know more than we do. To mitigate the risk of abstraction failures, programmers should strive for a deeper understanding of the abstractions they work with and be willing to verify and learn more than they need to.

A diverse group of 34 software engineers, developers, and professionals from various backgrounds and locations are seeking full-time, part-time, or freelance opportunities in various technologies, including Python, JavaScript, Go, Rust, C++, and more. They have experience in web development, machine learning, data science, DevOps, and other areas, and are open to remote work or relocation.

The FreeDOS Project, an open-source version of the DOS operating system, will celebrate its 30th anniversary in 2024, marking three decades of community-driven development and innovation. The project's coordinator shares lessons learned from maintaining an open-source community, including the importance of community engagement, maintaining a website, sharing great news, and keeping open lines ...

A TCP service can take more time than a TLS service due to a specific code difference, specifically a Linux-only field and ioctl system call in the TCP implementation that was not present in the TLS implementation. Removing this code fixed the issue, as it was only necessary for local domain sockets and caused the TCP service to bounce between writability and readability until the kernel ...

Investigate Europe finds 15 of the world’s biggest drugmakers operate more than 1,300 subsidiaries in tax havens, as they amassed over €580 billion in global profits over the past five years. Meanwhile, patients face life-threatening delays for medicines due to high drug prices.

The author discusses the complexities of property ownership and title insurance in the United States, highlighting the lack of a centralized database and the importance of title insurance in protecting buyers and lenders from potential title defects. The author also critiques the title insurance industry, arguing that it is a cartel that extracts a high price from consumers due to a lack of ...

A database can achieve durability without a write-ahead log (WAL) by writing its long-term data structure durably to disk before returning to a client, but this approach is not crash-safe and requires fsync to ensure data is written to disk. A write-ahead log is a critical component of durability, providing a cheap way to ensure data is written to disk and allowing for features like logical ...

bgammon.org has reached 10,000 games played, with community members like f-a and EGYT contributing to its development. The site's client and server have undergone optimization, and a standard protocol called UBEI has been implemented to facilitate communication between backgammon engines.

The user is frustrated with using a static site generator, citing difficulties with setup and debugging, and is considering switching to writing HTML by hand. They believe that maintaining static data in a validated format is easier and more reliable than using dynamic code, which can change and break.

The author proposes a mind model that accounts for various aspects of human cognition, including agency, learning, thinking, and introspection, by using a data flow diagram between modules that continuously act in parallel. The model can capture complex thinking styles, such as prediction, creativity, and problem-solving, and can even simulate internal mental conversations, but the author ...

RAND Corporation, a research organization founded in 1945, was once the world's most productive research organization, making significant breakthroughs in science and technology, and influencing US military strategy and policy. However, over time, RAND's focus shifted from basic research to policy analysis, and its innovative culture and groundbreaking research declined, despite remaining a ...

Timothy Treadwell, a bear enthusiast, lived among grizzly bears in Katmai National Park, but his actions were misguided and ultimately led to his death. His documentary, Grizzly Man, was critically acclaimed, but experts agree that his methods were harmful and self-serving, and that he was unnecessary in the park, where the bears were already thriving in a protected environment.

The author discusses the benefits of using Jujutsu, a new Version Control System (VCS) tool, to manage multiple branches of code and merge commits, making it easier to work on separate features and test them together. The author shares a workflow, called "The Austin Mega Merge Strategy", which allows users to merge multiple branches together and keep the combined merge commit in their working ...

Switzerland's "public money public code" law requires public sector bodies to use open source software and disclose source code, promoting transparency, security, and efficiency. The law, championed by Professor Dr. Matthias Stürmer, aims to reduce vendor lock-in, increase competition, and foster innovation in government operations.

The evolution of data models and query languages has led to the dominance of relational databases, with most NoSQL systems converging towards SQL. New architectures, such as columnar systems, cloud databases, data lakes, and hardware accelerators, have emerged to support changing application and hardware characteristics.

Most people want to work for a company for financial reasons, such as paying bills, debt, and providing for their family. It's okay to be motivated by money, as companies are also motivated by profit, and a person can still do great work even if their primary motivation is financial.

The author discusses the concept of proof by infinite descent, which is a technique used to prove that a statement is false by assuming it is true and showing that it leads to a contradiction. The author argues that this technique is often misunderstood and that a more general and abstract understanding of well-founded induction is necessary to fully appreciate its power and limitations.

Rust's SIMD features enable parallelism within a single core, accelerating data-intensive operations. The compiler's auto-vectorization and platform-specific intrinsics offer performance gains, but require careful consideration of complexity, portability, and resource constraints.

The Humboldt Glacier in Venezuela's Sierra Nevada mountains has disappeared, making Venezuela the first country in the Americas and modern history to lose all its glaciers due to climate change. The glacier's melting is part of a larger trend of global warming, which is causing glaciers around the world to shrink and disappear at an alarming rate.

OpenSSH 9.8 has been released, which includes fixes for two security problems, one critical and one minor, and disables DSA signature algorithm by default. The release also introduces new features, such as penalizing client addresses that repeatedly fail authentication, and improves portability and build processes.

Post-quantum cryptography is not just about preparing for the potential threat of quantum computers, but also about creating safer, more resilient, and more flexible cryptographic algorithms that are less prone to implementation errors and subtle failures. The development of post-quantum standards, such as CRYSTALS-KYBER and SPHINCS+, offers a diverse set of cryptographic problems and ...

Conway's Game of Life is a famous cellular automaton that can produce complex patterns, and Stephan Rafler has generalized it to a smooth version called SmoothLife, which replaces the discrete grid with a continuous field and uses differential equations to update the state of the cells. The smooth version can be implemented using various methods, including the Galerkin method and the ...

The LLVM MC project has undergone significant changes to improve performance, readability, and efficiency, including optimizations to fragment management, symbol handling, and section creation. These changes have resulted in notable performance gains, reduced memory usage, and a more streamlined codebase, paving the way for future improvements.

The Tegra X1 SoC's video engine has different characteristics compared to desktop Maxwell's, with a focus on hardware HEVC decode and a custom ffmpeg build required for video offload. While it trails desktop Maxwell in H264 encoding and decode speed, it offers better HEVC support and compression efficiency, with a unique video engine that is not a reused version of the Maxwell video engine.

The system uses open-source AI models for computer vision, speech-to-text, and large language models to create a seamless editing experience that bridges the gap between spoken language and visual transformation. It extracts objects, actions, and prompts from natural language instructions and generates masks for text-to-image inpainting, with features like facial landmark detection and ...

Quaternions are often misunderstood as an "exotic" signal representation, but they have practical utility in signal and image processing. This article aims to demystify quaternion algebra by providing a comprehensive overview of key aspects, models, and methods, and highlighting flagship applications.

The author, a PhD student, is working on optimizing the performance of the SOM language interpreter written in Rust, focusing on improving the performance of loops, which are a common operation in the language. The author describes their journey of implementing a primitive function to optimize loop operations, which involved creating modified blocks at runtime and dealing with the ...

The US Justice Department is nearing a deal with Boeing that would include a fine and corporate monitor in exchange for a guilty plea to criminal charges, but lawyers representing the families of 737 Max crash victims are rebuking the offer as a "sweetheart deal". The deal would not hold individual Boeing employees accountable and would not acknowledge the company's role in the deaths of 346 people.

You're wondering why there are many open source alternatives to popular SaaS apps and whether any have succeeded as projects or businesses. You're looking for examples of breakout hits, defined as either big revenue or big user base, among these open source alternatives.

The author critiques "positivity culture" for its tendency to dismiss and deny the reality of suffering, and argues that embracing the uncomfortable and acknowledging the complexity of human experience is a more authentic and meaningful way to connect with others. The author also reflects on their own experiences with cancer and the importance of honesty and vulnerability in relationships, ...

The Zig language server (ZLS) is a community effort that can keep up with language changes but has a flaw in resolving complex comptime expressions, limiting its diagnostic capabilities. The Zig project is working on improving the developer experience, including removing LLVM from debug builds and implementing incremental compilation, with ZLS filling the void until then.

Rivers in Alaska's Brooks Range have turned orange due to the release of metals and acids from melting permafrost, a consequence of climate change. The phenomenon, known as Acid Rock Drainage, contaminates drinking water, degrades aquatic ecosystems, and threatens fisheries, with no easy solution to reverse the damage.

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0Patch, a micropatch provider, offers an alternative to Microsoft's Extended Security Update (ESU) for Windows 10 users, providing security updates until 2030 with a free and paid option. The service is more affordable than ESU, with yearly subscription prices starting at €25, making it a popular choice for those opposed to upgrading to Windows 11.

The Richat Structure in Mauritania is a 45km-wide, uplifted dome-shaped geological feature formed by erosion, with older rocks in the center and younger rocks in the outer rings. Astronauts have been fascinated by this feature since NASA's early space missions, and it was captured in a photograph taken by the International Space Center in 2011.

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has decided to pursue a plea deal with Boeing, accused of violating a 2021 agreement to improve manufacturing processes, with a fine and third-party monitoring, but families of crash victims are disappointed and accuse the agency of giving Boeing a "sweetheart deal". Critics argue the penalties are inadequate and will not ensure a change in Boeing's ...

Google's source control system, Perforce, was used by over 12,000 users daily and had been in operation for 11 years, despite being stretched thin and experiencing TCP connection failures. Google eventually developed a new system called Piper, which was deployed and migrated Google's entire monorepo, reducing operational risk and unblocking new systems.

Ben, the creator of Sonatino, designed a compact audio development board to simplify audio projects, featuring a custom PCB with HD-capable DAC and ADC chips. The latest revision improves speaker amp, adds an RGB LED, and enhances power circuitry, available for feedback and priced higher due to low-volume manufacturing.

Archaeologists have a "legacy data backlog" of millions of records from excavations, including handwritten notes and spatial data, which are difficult to access and analyze. Digital public archaeology, which combines digital archaeology and public archaeology, is a new approach to analyzing and sharing this data, and can help bring new life to old excavations and connect with today's communities.

Flexitarians face a dilemma when choosing between reducing their environmental impact and improving animal welfare, as different types of meat have varying effects on both. For example, swapping beef for chicken reduces carbon footprint but increases animal suffering, while choosing organic pork may improve animal welfare but increase environmental impact.

Researchers in China have found that a desert moss, Syntrichia caninervis, can survive and regenerate in Mars-like conditions, including drought, radiation, and extreme cold, making it a potential pioneer plant for establishing life on Mars. The moss's ability to withstand extreme conditions and regenerate under normal growth conditions makes it a promising candidate for future space ...

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Product Hunt is no longer a viable platform for acquiring real customers, as most users are looking for ideas rather than products. Instead, focus on targeted marketing efforts, such as cold emails, direct messages, and social media outreach, to reach potential customers who have the same problem your business can solve.

This pull request introduces basic support for the Sixel graphics protocol in conhost, limited to the GDI renderer, and includes a parser and renderer for painting image slices. The implementation is designed to match the behavior of the original DEC hardware and has been tested with modern Sixel libraries, but does not include proprietary Xterm query sequences.

Neuromancer is a 1984 science fiction novel by William Gibson that explores the intersection of technology and humanity in a dystopian future, following the story of Henry Case, a washed-up hacker who is hired by a mysterious employer to pull off a seemingly impossible task. The novel won numerous awards, including the Nebula, Hugo, and Philip K. Dick Awards, and has been widely influential ...

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Japan proposes a 310-mile conveyor belt to deliver cargo between Tokyo and Osaka, aiming to reduce truck driver shortage and congestion. The project, estimated to cost $23 billion, could shift the same amount of cargo as 25,000 truck drivers daily, but autonomous trucks may be a more advanced solution by the time it's completed.

A special issue of Annals of Operations Research was retracted due to concerns over compromised peer review and editorial handling, with 23 papers retracted. The investigation is ongoing, and the guest editor, Abbas Mardani, has not commented on the retraction, while some co-authors disagree with the decision.

A Christian man in Pakistan was sentenced to death for sharing content deemed hateful against Muslims on social media, despite not being involved in the Quran desecration. The sentence has sparked criticism, with some questioning the severity of the punishment when those linked to the attacks remain unpunished.

Meta has been formally charged by the European Union with violating the Digital Markets Act (DMA) due to its "pay or consent" advertising model, which does not provide users with a third option for ad targeting. If found in violation, Meta could face fines of up to 10% of its total worldwide revenue, which could be as much as $13.4 billion.

Astrophysicist Susan Clark is working to understand the role of magnetism in the formation of stars and galaxies, using novel observational techniques and simulations to study the galactic magnetic field. Clark's research aims to uncover the details of how the magnetic field affects the evolution of gas and dust in the interstellar medium, and how it influences the formation of stars and galaxies.

The Racket Plot Cookbook is a collection of recipes for creating plots with the Racket Plot library, and contributions are welcome. Contributions should include an image, code, and short description, and must be licensed under MIT or Apache 2 terms.

Theories of consciousness range from physicalist to nonphysicalist, categorized into materialism, non-reductive physicalism, quantum theories, and more, each with subcategories. The implications of these theories are assessed through four questions: meaning, AI consciousness, virtual immortality, and survival beyond death.

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Researchers have proposed various cache replacement algorithms, including ARC, Cliquemap, CACHEUS, and FIFO-based methods, to optimize cache performance. Studies have analyzed the effectiveness of these algorithms in real-world scenarios, such as Twitter's in-memory cache clusters and web caches, highlighting their advantages and limitations.

A userland rootkit injects a library into every process using LD_PRELOAD to hide information, but can be easily detected and evaded by using statically linked binaries like busybox and examining memory mappings and environment variables. The rootkit's attempts to hide its presence are ultimately futile, as it can be detected using simple techniques such as comparing file lists and examining ...

Researchers in Canberra used AI and machine learning to design artificial tree structures that mimic the features of large old trees, incorporating bird preferences and behavior to create better habitat for birds. This participatory design approach, which includes non-human stakeholders like birds and trees, can lead to more inclusive and resilient environments for multiple species and has ...

Boeing agreed to buy Spirit AeroSystems, a major supplier, for $4.7 billion to improve quality and regain control over production. The deal, valued at $8.3 billion including debt, aims to stem quality issues and align production and safety systems with Boeing's workforce.

The author, a father and technologist, shares his experience navigating YouTube with his kids, highlighting the benefits and drawbacks of the platform and providing tips on how to use the YouTube Kids app to control content. He also recommends various YouTube channels and videos that he has shared with his kids, including educational and entertaining content on science, technology, and art.

Andrew, an IBM customer engineer, fixed a cracked printer frame at a stock exchange, but his colleague repeated the same process years later, causing a system failure. Andrew was blamed for the mess, despite leaving the portable welder onsite years earlier, as his colleague assumed welding was easily acquired.

Neko is a chase-the-mouse game that can be played by clicking on the Neko image, and it can be added to a web page by copying and pasting a script code. The game has a history dating back to X-Windows, and its original concept has been passed down through various computer programs over the years.

Comanche, a 30.5m supermaxi yacht, broke the transatlantic record for monohulls, completing the 2,880-mile course from Ambrose Light, New York to The Lizard Point in Cornwall in 5d 14h 21m, beating the previous record by over a day. The crew, led by navigator Stan Honey, successfully navigated a rare weather pattern, reaching speeds of over 550 miles per day and averaging 21.44 knots to set ...

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A cohort study of 390,124 US adults without a history of major chronic diseases found that daily multivitamin use was not associated with a mortality benefit, and was actually associated with a 4% higher risk of all-cause mortality. The study, which pooled data from three large cohorts, found no evidence of effect modification by demographic or lifestyle factors, and suggests that the use of ...

Apple's AAA games, such as Resident Evil Village and Assassin's Creed Mirage, have low demand on iOS, with few users willing to pay for the full game. The games' poor performance is attributed to factors such as poor touch controls, high prices, and limited compatibility with older devices.

WhoDB is a lightweight and user-friendly database management tool written in GoLang, featuring interactive graphs for visualizing database schema and supporting lazy loading for efficient query results. It can run on minimal resources and supports various databases, including PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite3, MongoDB, and Redis, with easy deployment options using Docker or Docker Compose.

The user has 200 cables to organize and is looking for a space-efficient and easy-to-retrieve solution, considering options such as velcro ties, labeled bins, and cable ties made from bicycle inner tubes. The user has tried various methods, including clearing out duplicates, using reusable cable ties, and organizing by type, and is seeking advice on how to manage their cable collection effectively.

John Deere, one of America's oldest companies, laid off over 600 workers in Iowa and Illinois as it shifts production to Mexico to reduce costs. The layoffs come after the company reported a 12% decrease in worldwide net sales and revenue, citing declining market demand and rising operational costs.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul has signed two laws aimed at protecting children from the dangers of social media, including the Stop Addictive Feeds Exploitation (SAFE) Act, which requires parental consent for children under 18 to use apps with addictive feeds. The laws are part of growing concerns over the effects of social media on the mental health of young people, but experts question the ...

Vintage computers like Commodore 64s can be sold through local enthusiast groups, eBay, or vintage computer festivals, but prices are often lower than their original value. It's essential to research prices on eBay sold listings and consider the time and effort required to sell, as the market for vintage computers can be tight and disappointing.

The paper provides a survey of various polyhedral compiler implementations and schedulers, comparing their robustness and performance on the PolyBench/C benchmarks. The survey covers a wide range of topics, including polyhedral compilation, loop optimization, and machine learning-based compiler optimization techniques.

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The Stonehenge Archer, a 30-year-old local man, was buried in the outer ditch of Stonehenge around 2300 BCE, with a stone wrist-guard and flint arrowheads, suggesting he was killed by arrows. His remains were excavated in 1978 and are now housed in the Salisbury Museum, providing insights into the life and death of a Bronze Age individual.

Ohden Co. Ltd. introduced the Puncher P30, an electric device that drills four holes through hard drives and SSDs with 12 tons of pressure, designed for businesses and individuals to permanently destroy storage drives. The device features swappable drill bits, attachments for various media, and a cycle time of around eight seconds, with a limited three-year warranty or 50,000 destructions.

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.

Fisker electric vehicle owners are worried about the future of their cars after the company filed for bankruptcy, with concerns about servicing and spare parts. A nonprofit organization, the Fisker Owners Association, has formed to represent owners' interests and is working to address their practical questions and potential legal issues.

Rust lacks behavior inheritance, making it difficult to build a GUI toolkit. A solution was found by using a pattern similar to P-Impl, where a trait provides default implementation and a field to access the base object, allowing for easy extension and override.

The Internet's technical architecture has evolved through multistakeholder processes, with the IETF and W3C being open, consensus-based, and voluntary standards bodies. The authors urge governments to ensure that proposals for digital governance remain consistent with the successful multistakeholder Internet governance practice, rather than introducing a hierarchical model that could erode ...

Microsoft's new Outlook app is too curious, transferring IMAP and SMTP credentials and emails to Microsoft servers, allowing the company to read emails, and storing data even if users switch back to the old app. The app's behavior has raised concerns, with the German Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information calling for a report on the issue.

The article provides a step-by-step process to organize and manage scripts by converting a folder into a Git repository and saving it in GitHub, ensuring version control and collaboration among team members. The process involves copying scripts to one place, converting the folder to a Git repository, committing and pushing changes to GitHub, and setting up branch protection to prevent ...

Wind and solar power are growing faster than any other source of electricity, with renewables meeting a record 30% of global electricity demand in 2023. The growth of clean electricity sources needs to accelerate to meet the global goal of tripling renewables by 2030, which would almost halve power sector emissions and put the world on a pathway aligned with the 1.5C climate target.

The user created a DIY K'nex keyboard to alleviate wrist pain from typing, using rods and double-sided tape to press Ctrl, Shift, and Alt keys with their thumbs. They also received feedback and suggestions from other users, including recommendations for ergonomic keyboards and typing techniques.

The user created a DIY K'nex keyboard to alleviate wrist pain from typing, using rods and double-sided tape to press Ctrl, Shift, and Alt keys with their thumbs. They also received feedback and suggestions from other users, including recommendations for ergonomic keyboards and typing techniques.

The author argues that regulation alone will not prevent the risks of corporate-owned AI and instead proposes open source, user-owned AI as a solution to ensure transparency, safety, and accountability. This approach would allow users to customize and personalize their digital experiences, optimize for their well-being, and benefit from their data, rather than being exploited by profit-driven ...

Amazon and Microsoft are using a "reverse acquihire" strategy to acquire AI startups without triggering antitrust scrutiny, hiring most of the team and licensing their technology. This pattern is emerging as Big Tech companies seek to dominate the AI industry, which is extremely costly to build and requires significant funding.

The author and her partner, Einar, have a satisfying sex life due to their efficient division of childcare duties and open communication about their desires. They have learned to prioritize their own pleasure and needs, and their equal division of household responsibilities has created a sense of power-play in the bedroom.

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The user is using the cookie package in Go to set and get cookies, including signed cookies for secure data storage. They can customize cookie options, such as domain, expiration, and signing key, to suit their application's needs.

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The author is frustrated with the increasing reliance on apps for various services, citing issues with airline and hotel apps, as well as the lack of analog options and the potential for apps to break or be discontinued. The author argues that this app-based reality is not only inconvenient but also inaccessible for those without smartphones or technical skills, and that companies have no ...

Event-driven systems can range from simple queues to complex clusters, but common mistakes can cause toil or incidents in production. A checklist for design and code review should consider misconceptions about event-driven architectures, such as handling multiple error categories.

The Internet's technical architecture has evolved through multistakeholder processes, with the IETF and W3C being open, consensus-based, and voluntary standards bodies. The authors urge governments to ensure that proposals for digital governance remain consistent with the successful multistakeholder Internet governance practice, rather than introducing a hierarchical model that could erode ...

Electrifly offers emission-free flights between Maastricht, Liège, and Aachen, with cost-sharing options available. The service includes electric transportation from door-to-door, using a NIO ET7 car and Pipistrel Velis Electro plane.

In South Korea, a widening gender divide has led to a surge in online vitriol and violence against women, with young men increasingly identifying as anti-feminist and politicians exploiting these sentiments for political gain. The trend is a cautionary tale for the US, where similar partisan gender gaps are emerging, with some politicians catering to angry young men and using gender as a wedge issue.

Robert Dennard's scaling law, which drove transistor density and chip performance, is no longer viable, prompting chipmakers to explore exotic solutions like EUV lithography and particle accelerators. Researchers are working on innovative solutions, such as stacking chips and using particle accelerators as light sources, to keep scaling and meet the demands of the booming AI sector.

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Researchers at the University of Queensland have discovered the venom of the electric caterpillar, a painful insect found in north-east Queensland, contains complex molecules that could lead to new insecticides and therapeutics. The venom library, which includes over 500 species, allows scientists to screen hundreds of venoms at once and rapidly identify promising candidate molecules for ...