The code defines a function FindNames that filters a dataset based on user input and displays the results in a list. The function uses regular expressions to highlight matches in the input string and displays the number of matches found out of the total dataset size.

The 4th edition of "Discrete Mathematics: an Open Introduction" is now available, featuring improved organization, new content, and increased interactivity. The book is free and open-source, available online, and can be modified for non-commercial purposes with attribution to the author.

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Eric Schmidt discussed the rapid advancements in AI, including the development of large language models (LLMs) and their potential applications in various industries. He also touched on the need for regulation and the importance of understanding the implications of AI on the economy, jobs, and society, emphasizing the need for a balance between innovation and responsible development.

The article discusses the benefits of using CSS grid template areas, which provide a visualization of the grid layout in CSS and make it easier to position child items within the grid. The author explains how to use named grid areas, implicit line naming, and grid-template-areas to create responsive and flexible layouts.

PyScript brings together two of the most vibrant technical ecosystems on the planet. If the web and Python had a baby, you'd get PyScript. At the core of PyScript is a philosophy of digital empowerment. The web is the world's most ubiquitous computing platform, mature and familiar to billions of people. Python is one of the world's most popular programming languages.

The author argues that raising capital is a function of a business's cash flow characteristics, and that understanding cash flow is critical to any argument about capital. The author uses real-world examples, including John Malone's strategy at TCI and Nick Kokonas's approach at his restaurants, to illustrate the importance of cash flow in business and how it can be used to raise capital.

Asking for permission instead of advice can create conflict and undermine trust, as it implies others are responsible for your decision. Asking for advice, on the other hand, shows respect and allows others to contribute without taking responsibility, fostering a sense of ownership and collaboration.

Aristotle believes a good human has an excellent soul, revealed through a clear intellect and noble character, achieved through study and habit. Happiness is not just about feeling good, but a fulfilled life that suits human nature, resulting from virtuous activity of the soul.

The FM11RF08S chip, thought to be the most secure implementation of MIFARE Classic, has been found to have a hardware backdoor that allows for new attacks to dump and clone the cards, even if all keys are properly diversified. The backdoor key has been recovered and can be used to launch new attacks, raising questions about the security of these cards and the potential risks to consumers who use them.

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Curtis Eckerman, a biology professor, embarks on a mothing expedition in the Bauerle Ranch greenbelt, setting up a UV light to attract moths and photographing the species that emerge. The expedition is part of Eckerman's efforts to educate the public about biodiversity and conservation, and he uses the participatory science app iNaturalist to identify and learn about the moths he encounters.

Kohei Omori, an artist with OCD, struggled with everyday life due to his obsession with detail, but found solace in drawing and was convinced to display his work at a museum. His unique talent was likened to a "savant" syndrome, where individuals with developmental disorders exhibit exceptional skills.

The author, Frank Force, shares the story of his game "Space Huggers", a run-and-gun roguelike platformer made for the JS13K game jam, which he entered for the 10th time, using his own game engine LittleJS. The game features procedurally generated levels, pixel art, and a unique physics system, and although it didn't win the competition, it received positive feedback and was well-received on ...

The Apple IIGS was designed with a 2.8MHz clock speed due to various technical and business reasons, including yield problems with the 65816 CPU, issues with the REP and SEP opcodes, and the need for a reliable production run. The story also involves a cancelled final revision of the IIGS, code-named Mark Twain, which was planned to feature a faster CPU, but was ultimately cancelled due to ...

The author argues that PyTorch's design philosophy, which prioritizes flexibility and ease of use, has led to a fragmented and buggy ecosystem that is difficult to maintain and scale. In contrast, JAX's compiler-centric approach, which is designed around the XLA compiler, provides a more scalable and performant framework for scientific computing, and the author recommends rewriting PyTorch ...

A knowledge graph is an organized representation of real-world entities and their relationships, which can be used to surface new knowledge and insights by capturing the context and meaning of how entities are connected. Knowledge graphs can be used in various applications, including real-time applications, search and discovery, and grounding generative AI for question-answering, and can be ...

The author discusses creating a thick pixel aesthetic in 3D rendering, breaking it down into four elements: resolution, lines and points, flat shading, and palette constraint. They provide a step-by-step guide on how to achieve this effect using Three.js, including loading palettes and generating shaders.

The blog post describes seven basic rules that govern the relationship between causal mechanisms and associations/correlations in data, including rules for causal chains, forks, and colliders, as well as the effects of controlling for variables. The rules are illustrated with simple simulation R code and are essential building blocks of causal inference, which can be used to make predictions ...

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Researchers propose a framework to assess the ability of large language models to replicate real-world reasoning mechanisms using probabilistic concepts like probability of necessity and sufficiency. The framework aims to understand when LLMs can reason effectively, illustrated through mathematical examples.

Team Atlanta, a collaborative powerhouse of six leading institutions, competed in the AI-powered cybersecurity competition AIxCC, showcasing their innovative AI-driven cybersecurity solution, Skynet, which leveraged large language models (LLMs) to identify and patch bugs in the Linux kernel. Despite some challenges and pivots, the team's CRS successfully found and patched a bug, earning six ...

The input describes various keyboard shortcuts and mouse actions for rotating, aligning, and manipulating 3D objects in a scene. These shortcuts enable tasks such as object duplication, edge creation, face addition, and vertex deletion, as well as adjusting object modifiers and camera views.

Zngur is a tool that allows using Rust types, methods, and functions in C++ code while preserving their semantics and ergonomics. It enables storing Rust types by value in the C++ stack and calling Rust methods and functions, but does not bridge C++ types into Rust.

Major US banks, including Wells Fargo, Morgan Stanley, and Bank of America, are accused of defrauding customers out of billions of dollars in interest payments through "cash sweep" accounts. The banks are also preparing for millions of customers to default on loans and credit cards, increasing their capital reserves to cover potential losses and mitigate financial risks.

ThreadPlotter is a toolkit for designing and fabricating delicate punch needle embroidery using X-Y plotters, allowing users to convert their plotters into fabricators. The toolkit is open-source and available on GitHub, with documentation and tutorials provided for users to get started.

Banks and credit unions offer savings accounts and CDs with fixed rates, while brokers offer money market funds and Treasuries with market rates, making the latter a more transparent and fair option. By using money market funds and Treasuries, individuals can consistently earn market rates without having to monitor and switch accounts, unlike with bank savings accounts and CDs.

A remote maintenance software, installed at Verizon's request, was found to be vulnerable to spyware on millions of Pixel phones, but only if an attacker has physical access and the user's password. The software, no longer used, is still present in Pixel devices and can be removed with an upcoming update, but its presence raises concerns about transparency and third-party apps in the operating system.

OpenAI banned Iranian influence operation accounts using ChatGPT to generate content on various topics, including the US presidential campaign, with no indication of meaningful audience engagement. The operation, identified as Storm-2035, used ChatGPT to generate articles and social media comments, but was detected and taken down, with threat intelligence shared with government, campaign, and ...

The book discusses the importance of anonymity and privacy in the digital age, highlighting the need to protect personal data from companies, governments, and other entities that profit from it. The author emphasizes that privacy is a human right and provides guidance on how to achieve it through encryption, security, and anonymity, while also encouraging readers to support free and ...

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The LMAX trading platform uses a unique architecture that processes millions of trades per second with low latency, achieving this through a single-threaded business logic processor that runs entirely in-memory, using event sourcing and a custom concurrency component called the Disruptor. The architecture is designed to remove complexity and improve performance, and has been open-sourced, ...

Niels Henrik Abel was a Norwegian mathematician who made significant contributions to the fields of algebra, elliptic functions, and group theory, despite his short life of 26 years. He proved the impossibility of solving quintic equations by radicals, laid the foundation for group theory, and made important contributions to the theory of elliptic functions, earning him recognition as one of ...

MIT engineers have developed a tiny zinc-air battery, smaller than a grain of sand, that can power small robots and sensors, enabling autonomous devices for applications like drug delivery in the human body and leak detection in gas pipelines. The battery, which captures oxygen from air to oxidize zinc, can provide up to 1 volt of power and is a crucial step towards building autonomous, ...

The author automated their "now" page on their personal website using Golang and GitHub Actions, tracking various media consumption, travel, and fitness stats from third-party services like Letterboxd, NomadList, and Oku. The author learned Go scripting skills and created a functional script that updates their now page daily, but notes that there are still some manual tracking elements and ...

JPlag is a plagiarism detection tool that finds similarities among multiple programs, supporting various programming languages and providing local results without uploading data to the internet. It can be used via the CLI or Java API, with options for language-specific settings and report generation, and contributions are welcome through pull requests and bug reporting.

A new study by the Costs of War project at Brown University found that the official Pentagon tally of sexual assaults in the military undercounts the actual number by at least two to four times, with nearly 74,000 assaults in 2023 compared to the Defense Department's official tally of around 29,000. The study suggests that the prioritization of force readiness over addressing sexual assault ...

To implement soft-deletes with Ecto, add a deleted_at column to the table and create a PostgreSQL rule that converts deletes into updates, ensuring data integrity and preventing accidental deletion. Ecto can then be configured to use a view that filters out deleted records, and rules can be disabled to allow for actual deletion of data when necessary.

The cleed command allows users to manage RSS feeds, adding, removing, and displaying feeds from default or custom lists. Options include specifying a feed URL, list name, date, or period, as well as limiting the number of displayed feeds.

The user started a scraping job with 71 links for a Google search and 15 links for a New York Times article, and then indexed the scraped data. The user also configured the CLI with environment variables for Azure services, including OpenAI embeddings and search, and provided instructions for easily configuring the CLI with a .env file.

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Energy-Based Models (EBMs) are a type of generative model that learn to assign low energy to likely data configurations and high energy to unlikely ones, allowing for the generation of new samples that are indistinguishable from real data. EBMs can be trained using various methods, including maximum likelihood estimation, contrastive divergence, score matching, and noise contrastive ...

Richard Hipp, the creator of SQLite, shares his story of building a database engine that has become the most widely used in the world, and how he achieved success by taking control of his own destiny and doing things himself, rather than relying on others. He emphasizes the importance of freedom and self-sufficiency, and how it involves doing without and taking on challenges, but ultimately ...

The author, Daniel, describes his interview process for a developer role at his startup OneText, which involves a conversation-like approach and optional coding exercises. He recounts a bizarre interview with Adam, who was frank and forthright but ultimately didn't fit the company culture, and later received an aggressive email from Adam criticizing the interview process.

Evolutionary algorithms can be used to optimize game parameters, such as unit statistics, resource locations, and enemy compositions, to achieve balanced gameplay and diverse experiences. By simulating countless gameplay scenarios and evaluating them against defined criteria, evolutionary algorithms can efficiently explore vast parameter spaces and accelerate the balancing process, augmenting ...

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Disney is using an arbitration clause in a subscriber agreement to try to block a wrongful death lawsuit against the company, arguing that the clause covers any dispute, even if unrelated to the service. The issue of "infinite arbitration clauses" is likely to be addressed by the Supreme Court, as companies like Disney, Airbnb, and Walmart increasingly use these clauses to steer lawsuits into ...

Large language models (LLMs) were evaluated on their ability to understand symbolic graphics programs, which can be translated to graphics content, and their performance was found to distinguish between existing models. A new approach, Symbolic Instruction Tuning (SIT), was introduced to improve LLMs' ability to reason about visual scenes from programs by fine-tuning them with questions and ...

The author explores the Panasonic RD-9844, a low-end analog drum machine from the 1970s, and dissects its circuitry, highlighting its simplicity and cost-saving measures. The machine's functionality is limited, with only four built-in patterns and no user-defined rhythms, but its analog design and transistor-based logic make it an interesting example of early electronic music technology.

The US national debt is a growing concern, with the Congressional Budget Office projecting that debt held by private investors will rise from 75.7% of GDP to 93.7% in 10 years, and the government's spending on Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid driving the increase. To address the debt problem, policymakers should prioritize deficit reduction, take growth seriously, raise revenue, ...

AI-generated images often have a glossy, photorealistic look that can be easily identified as artificial. This can be changed by including specific prompts or styles, such as "flat vector art," and adjusting hyper-parameters to achieve a more realistic or desired aesthetic.

You can self-host Glow if you would like to run it yourself. I haven't written up a guide yet, but watch this space! (or just get stuck in and try it out yourself!)

kkrieger is a first-person shooter game developed by .theprodukkt, remaining in beta stage since 2002, using procedural generation methods to create assets. The game's small file size of 97,280 bytes is achieved through storing textures via creation history and generating meshes from basic solids, making it a unique and innovative game.

Fortnite returns to iPhones in the European Union as part of the Epic Games Store's launch, which is allowed by the EU's Digital Markets Act. The store's availability is limited, but Epic plans to expand its library and navigate Apple's new fee structure, which could double the charge for popular titles like Fortnite.

The article discusses the phenomenon of distraction in modern life, exploring its causes, effects, and implications. It argues that distraction is not just a personal problem, but a societal issue that reflects our values and priorities.

The Flywheel effect is a concept where gradual and consistent effort builds momentum, leading to breakthroughs, rather than a single defining action or event. This concept is illustrated by the analogy of pushing a heavy flywheel, where each push builds upon previous efforts, leading to increased speed and momentum.

T-Mobile was fined $60M by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the US (CFIUS) for failing to protect sensitive data and report unauthorized access. The fine is the largest issued by CFIUS and highlights the committee's commitment to enforcing data security obligations.

Microsoft is removing the 32GB size limit for FAT32 partitions in Windows 11, allowing users to create volumes up to 2TB. The change only affects the command line format command, leaving the existing format dialog box with the 32GB limit unchanged.

Fly.io, a public cloud, has lowered the prices of NVIDIA L40s GPUs to $1.25 per hour and found that the most popular GPU is the A10, an older generation with fewer cores and less memory, due to its suitability for random inference tasks and mid-sized generative AI workloads. The company is now offering the L40S, an AI-optimized GPU with comparable performance to the A100, at the same price as ...

Vaseline glass is a type of transparent yellow to yellow-green glass that contains uranium, which gives it its color and makes it glow under ultraviolet light. The glassware is generally considered safe, but it can still emit low levels of radiation, and the uranium content can leach into food and drinks if the glass is not properly cleaned and maintained.

The user is creating a GATT server with a custom service that includes a characteristic with a 128-bit UUID, which allows for read-only access and notifications. The characteristic also has a user description that can be read and written by any client, and the server includes a client configuration attribute that allows clients to configure notifications and indications for the characteristic.

Donald Trump suggested that college graduates should automatically receive a green card, implying that highly skilled foreigners can be beneficial. However, his record in office suggests he may not have meant it, and the slowing US economy is bad news for Kamala Harris.

G Herbo and five others are indicted for using stolen credit card information to fund lavish lifestyles, including private jets, exotic cars, and designer puppies. The defendants obtained the stolen information from the dark web and co-conspirators, and were charged with wire fraud, conspiracy, and identity theft.

IEEE TryEngineering partnered with Keysight Technologies to develop lesson plans on electronics and power simulation, covering various STEM topics and age ranges. The partnership aims to bring engineering lessons to 1 million students by 2024, with popular lesson plans like Series and Parallel Circuits and Light Up Name Badge already available.

Spine is a 2D skeletal animation software that provides an efficient workflow for creating and integrating animations into games. It offers various tools for animating and refining 2D animations, and allows for exporting and loading animation data into games using its runtime libraries.

The author discusses the differences between account-based and transaction-based blockchain models, highlighting the benefits and drawbacks of each. The transaction-based model, which resembles functional programming, offers local reasoning, reproducibility, and fewer unexpected interactions, but may be alien to most developers.

The author discusses old cookbooks from the 40s, 50s, and 60s that feature poorly photographed food and recipes, which were geared towards timid palates and lack spice. The books are now collector's items, but the author questions why people buy them, suggesting it's due to nostalgia for their parents' time and the "Mom factor".

The FBI and Australian Federal Police have been accused of targeting vulnerable individuals, including those with intellectual disabilities, and radicalizing them into committing terrorist acts, often using tactics that appear to be entrapment. The cases of Peyton Pruitt and Thomas Carrick, both with intellectual disabilities, highlight the misuse of resources and the potential harm caused by ...

Sweden confirmed its first case of the more contagious mpox variant, a person infected in Africa, marking the first time it has been found outside Africa. The World Health Organization declared mpox a global public health emergency for the second time, with over 14,000 cases and 524 deaths reported in Africa this year.

The author, an Apple fan, reflects on the changing dynamics between Apple and its enthusiast community, feeling that the company's growth and success have led to a decline in its relationship with creators and developers. The author wonders how to convince Apple that its reputation and relationship with fans matter, and that there are more ways to increase profits than by exploiting creators ...

Casey Harrell, a 45-year-old man with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), has regained the ability to speak with the help of a brain-computer interface (BCI) that translates his brain signals into synthetic speech. The device, developed by researchers at the University of California, Davis, is more accurate and easier to use than similar devices, and has the potential to revolutionize ...

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Tom Cruise has made several irresponsible statements about psychiatry and mental health, including claiming that postpartum depression cannot be treated pharmacologically and that psychiatrists are equivalent to drug dealers. His comments have been disputed by experts and have been criticized for promoting misinformation and potentially harming those in need of mental health treatment.

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Scientists warn that low-Earth orbit satellites could release chemicals that undermine ozone layer progress, with 29 tons of satellites re-entering the atmosphere daily at peak. The environmental impact of these satellites, including pollution and light pollution, is a concern, with Starlink's rapid growth and lack of regulation exacerbating the issue.

A popular Airbnb host, Ashley, implemented a new rule banning crypto-mining after guests racked up a $1,500 electric bill during their three-week stay. The guests had set up an improvised electric vehicle charging station and made over $100,000 mining cryptocurrency, prompting Ashley to add "no crypto-mining" to her house rules.

Fortnite is available as an iPhone app in Europe for the first time in four years due to EU law requiring Apple to allow third-party app stores. The game was removed from the App Store in 2020 due to a payments row between Apple and Epic, and users must install an alternative app store to download the game.

Halide's new Process Zero mode skips iPhone's image processing system, producing photos with more detail and control over lighting and exposure, similar to film. This feature is ideal for photo purists who want minimal processing and is available now in the Halide app's version 2.15 update.

Subway is holding a meeting with its North American franchisees to discuss faltering sales and profits, and plans to improve traffic and market share. The meeting comes as same-store sales are down 5-10% in recent weeks, with some franchisees barely breaking even due to discounts and promotions.

The article compares the performance of AMD Ryzen 9000 series processors on Windows 11 and Linux, testing 73 benchmarks on Ryzen 9 7950X (Zen 4) and Ryzen 9 9950X (Zen 5) systems. The goal is to determine if one operating system is better suited for the new CPUs, ruling out compiler and graphics driver differences.

The paper proposes an algorithm to synthesize reduced L-transformers for product domains using multiple DSLs, addressing the challenge of increased feature sets and cooperation between component transformers. The algorithm is implemented in a tool, Amurth2, which synthesizes more precise abstract transformers for four operations in the SAFEstr framework for JavaScript program analysis.

Bangladesh is losing $387 million annually due to tax evasion and profit shifting by multinational corporations and wealthy individuals, which is higher than the regional average. The government must enact stringent tax laws, improve tax administration, and close loopholes to curb tax evasion and promote a fairer international tax system.

The threat of Doomsday has evolved, with multiple nuclear foes posing a new nightmare, including simultaneous attacks from Russia, China, and North Korea. The US faces the challenge of handling multiple wars and nuclear crises, with the Democratic nominee set to navigate this complex terrain at the party convention.

Google detected unusual traffic from the user's computer network, possibly due to malicious software or automated requests. The user is asked to solve a CAPTCHA to continue using Google services, which will expire once the unusual traffic stops.

Network Rail has tested a video analytics system at London Bridge station, using AI to identify people, behavior, and objects, but without facial recognition, instead using "appearance" features like clothing and accessories to track individuals. The system, called "Tag and Track", was tested for a year and is now in routine use, but Network Rail has since confirmed it is not using facial ...

The author, Daniel, describes his interview process for a developer role at his startup OneText, which involves a conversation-like approach and optional coding exercises. He recounts a bizarre interview with Adam, who was frank and forthright but ultimately didn't fit the company culture, and later received an aggressive email from Adam criticizing the interview process.

Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav has been criticized for his disastrous decisions, including stonewalling writers and actors, tanking movies, and degrading media properties, resulting in a near-all-time-low stock value and loss of NBA broadcast rights. Zaslav's mismanagement has led to the erasure of beloved shows and films, including Cartoon Network's website, and has sparked concerns ...

The Tenth Man Rule, inspired by a concept from the movie World War Z, suggests that when a group of people agree on an issue, the tenth person should take a contrarian viewpoint to challenge the assumption that everyone else is wrong. This rule can be effective in promoting critical thinking and preventing groupthink, but it requires a specific type of personality and can be challenging to ...

James McClintock, a Confederate submarine inventor, was involved in a mysterious explosion in Boston Harbor in 1879, which led to his apparent death, but it is unclear whether he actually died or faked his own death. Later, a man claiming to be McClintock appeared in Philadelphia and offered to spy on Irish terrorists for the British, but it is uncertain whether this was the real McClintock ...

The Painting With Plotters course introduces a method for creating generative paintings using water-based paint and plotter renderings, with materials hosted on this repository. The course is open-source and free to use, modify, and distribute, with no warranty or liability for any claims or damages.

PiKVM is a DIY KVM over IP device that allows remote management of servers or workstations without soldering, with features like HDMI Full HD capture, mass storage drive, and ATX power management. It's a pre-assembled, reliable device that can be used for various purposes, with a low latency of ~100ms and a range of customization options.

Scientists in China have discovered that entangled photons can be generated within the myelin sheath that covers nerve fibers, which could explain rapid communication between neurons. This phenomenon could potentially transform into entanglement along potassium ion channels in the neuron, allowing for faster signaling and potentially shedding light on the mysteries of consciousness.

Bede's parable of the sparrow, which compares the life of a pagan to a sparrow's brief flight through a warm hall, has been reused and reinterpreted in various forms of literature and art throughout the centuries. The parable has been retold in sonnets, poems, and even comic books, with different authors and artists using the image to explore themes of mortality, the afterlife, and the human condition.

Researchers at Emory University have found that proteins accumulating around amyloid-beta deposits may play a crucial role in the progression of Alzheimer's disease, rather than the deposits themselves. This new discovery could lead to fresh approaches to discovering treatment targets for the disease and potentially other diseases as well.

Explore and understand consistent hashing with our interactive visualizer. Perfect for developers, students, and distributed systems enthusiasts. Simulate node addition, removal, and key distribution in real-time.

The user's paper studies the emergence of social division of labor (SDL) in two different ecological settings: the pre-Neolithic subsistence society and the Neolithic producer society. The model shows that SDL is more likely to appear in the producer society, where economic surplus allows for specialization, whereas in the subsistence society, individuals tend to remain generalists due to the ...

FusionAuth has released version 1.52.0, dubbed "The Passkey Platypus", which includes passkeys as a feature in its free Community Edition to provide safer and more secure login experiences. Passkeys offer a passwordless authentication method that reduces the risk of breaches and improves the user experience, and FusionAuth is committed to helping users eliminate the risks of traditional passwords.

Citizen scientists Tom Bickle, Martin Kabatnik, and Austin Rothermich discovered a celestial object moving at 1 million miles per hour through the Milky Way using NASA's WISE images. The object, named CWISE J1249, is likely a small star or brown dwarf with a unique trajectory and speed, and its characteristics suggest it may be a very old object dating back to the early days of the Milky Way.

Venix was a Unix-based operating system for low-end computers, developed by VenturCom, which was first demonstrated in 1983 and supported IBM PC and compatible systems. The system went through several versions, including Venix 2.0, 2.1, 3.0, and 4.2.1, with enhancements and updates, and was used in various applications, including real-time systems and workstation systems.