A 3-hour coding workshop presentation on Large Language Models (LLMs) covers implementing, training, and using LLMs. The presentation has a table of contents and clickable chapter marks for easy navigation.

The user noticed wobbly lines in the binary display section of Apple's Calculator app on their Mac, which they captured in a screenshot. They suspect a rounding error in the UI coordinate system may be the cause, but since there's no feedback option, they're sharing the bug online instead.

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The user discusses a paper on unwanted hard drives and shares a YouTube video on exploring the IPv4 address space. They also offer a torrent for a related app and promote their music and entertainment system.

Brazilian users are flocking to Bluesky, an alternate social network, after X was banned in the country. Bluesky is experiencing unprecedented traffic, with 1,000 events per second, and may face outages and performance issues.

EU government representatives will resume work on a secret document next Wednesday. The document is back on the agenda, but the author has received no responses from EU representatives in their country.

Servo has updated several features, including the 'clip-path' property, WebXR, flexbox, and Web APIs, and has also improved performance and fixed crashes on real-world websites. Additionally, Servo has received donations and is now on thanks.dev, allowing users to sponsor the project and give back to the community.

Oakland Police Department is increasingly seeking out Tesla cars at crime scenes to obtain video footage, which can provide valuable evidence in investigations. The trend highlights the growing use of mass surveillance technology in crime-fighting, with police seeking to obtain video from bystander Teslas, even resorting to towing the cars to ensure they don't lose the footage.

The author reflects on the early days of the web, when it was a creative and open space where individuals could express themselves freely, and argues that this small web still exists today, albeit in a more hidden form. The author encourages readers to explore and join this small web, which can be done by learning basic HTML and CSS and setting up a website on a free host like Neocities.org.

Nvidia's second-quarter revenue more than doubled due to four anonymous customers, who accounted for 46% of the company's $30 billion turnover, with each customer responsible for over 10% of the revenue. The company's dependence on a handful of major customers raises concerns about the sustainability of its exponential growth, with some investors expressing skepticism about the industry's ...

blocks.md is a tool that converts Markdown files into customizable, accessible, and localizable forms and web pages. It offers various features, including conditional logic, progress tracking, and integrations with Google Sheets and more.

Version 2.0 of WatchYourLAN is released, but it's not compatible with v1.0; use the v2 tag for now, and set environment variables for time zone, network interface, and data path. The app can be run with Docker, specifying network mode, environment variables, and a notification service link, with optional arguments for arp-scan and log level.

Linux kernel API documentation is incomplete, making it difficult to use the API safely. Rust abstractions can help, but often require reading C source code to understand API usage, as function signatures and doc comments are insufficient.

The user packaged bcachefs-tools in Debian, but due to the project's reliance on specific Rust dependencies and the upstream author's opposition to supporting a range of dependencies, the package became impossible to maintain in Debian stable. The user ultimately decided to orphan the package and remove it from Debian unstable, advising others to consider the long-term supportability of ...

QRSVG is a JavaScript project that converts 2D bitmaps, such as QR codes, into customizable SVG files. The project combines a QR code generator library with its own tracing algorithm to produce efficient vector descriptions of QR code visualizations.

Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed a new technology for storing hydrogen safely and cheaply using iron, which could be used for seasonal energy storage. The technology uses a steam-iron process to extract oxygen from iron ore, resulting in elemental iron and water, and can store energy for long periods with almost no losses.

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The narrator, a young woman, recounts her experience working as a quality assurance analyst at a company called the Conglomerate, where she is tasked with documenting the company's Y2K preparedness efforts. As the millennium approaches, the narrator becomes disillusioned with the company's priorities and the fake job she was hired for, and she begins to question the value of her work and the ...

Tapedeck.org showcases the diverse designs of audio tape cassettes from the 1960s to the 1990s, highlighting their evolution and popularity. The compact audio cassette was introduced by Philips in 1963 and became a dominant format for music storage, remaining popular until the rise of newer technologies.

The author discusses the history of barbed wire fence phones, a cooperative, non-commercial form of telecommunications network used by farmers and ranchers in the US and Canada from the late 19th to the mid-20th century. The author also describes the installation of a modern version of this network, "Barbed Wire Fence Telephone II", on the CU Boulder campus, which was re-installed by artists ...

The author reflects on their past 5 years, during which they have made significant progress in various projects, including the Physics Project, the ruliad, and computational language, and have developed a deeper understanding of the connections between these concepts. They have also finished long-pending projects, including ones on the foundations of mathematics, the Second Law of ...

The Texas Department of Public Safety has signed a 5-year, $5.3 million contract with PenLink to use a surveillance tool called Tangles, which can track mobile devices' movements without a warrant or subpoena. Critics argue that the tool's ability to collect and sell personal data without consent raises significant privacy concerns and could lead to Fourth Amendment violations.

An Italian cultural heritage outfit recovered a Roman battering ram, or rostrum, from the Mediterranean Sea, which was used in the Battle of the Aegates in 241 BCE. The artifact, now on land, features an ornamental relief of a helmet and feathers and is one of 27 rostra found since the early 2000s.

Greece's new academic year will require students to keep their mobile phones in bags during lessons to reduce distractions and improve learning. Students who don't comply will face penalties, including exclusion from school or expulsion, to promote focus on education.

Percona Everest is an open-source cloud-native database platform for automated provisioning and management, supporting multiple database technologies on Kubernetes infrastructure. It enables private DBaaS deployment, eliminates vendor lock-in, and offers security features and support options for hosted databases.

The James Webb Space Telescope spotted "little red dots", extremely bright and dense galaxies with potentially more stars than any other known galaxies. The high density challenges current understanding of galaxy growth, as it's unclear how stars survive without colliding with neighbors.

Alexander Grothendieck, a renowned mathematician, spent his later years in solitude in a French village, where he wrote extensively on mathematics, mysticism, and the problem of evil, leaving behind a vast and complex body of work. His children, who had a complicated relationship with him, are now grappling with the legacy of his life and work, including the potential exploitation of his ...

Mike Stonebraker's new startup DBOS, a Database-Oriented Operating System, runs an operating system on top of a database, aiming to simplify system administration, improve security, and enable time travel debugging. DBOS is cloud-only for now, targeting governmental agencies, financial services, and West Coast startups, and may add on-prem and POSIX support if demanded by early adopters.

Freetube is a YouTube alternative that allows users to take control of their video watching experience by disabling comments, recommended videos, and other attention-grabbing features. The application also provides privacy benefits, such as storing watch history only on the user's computer, and offers features like importing YouTube subscriptions and watch history.

Developing on Linux provides a solid base for understanding computer systems and can improve problem-solving skills, despite initial challenges and breakages. Mastering Linux can also enhance development speed and tool usage, making it a valuable skill for software developers, even with the availability of Windows development environments.

Tesla's market value has been inflated due to accounting fraud, including stealing customer funds, booking used cars as new sales, and overstating deliveries, according to an amended complaint filed by Aaron Greenspan against Elon Musk and Tesla. The company's stock has dropped 6.4% this week, and its sales in China and Europe have declined, raising concerns about its profitability and valuation.

Claude.ai now offers Artifacts to all users, allowing for a more collaborative and creative experience across Free, Pro, and Team plans. Artifacts enable users to create, view, and build on work products, such as code snippets and graphics, and share them with others.

Lucee is a lightweight, open-source scripting language for the JVM, ideal for rapid web application development, with a low cost of ownership and a supportive community. The project relies on contributors, supporters, and members to grow and prosper, offering various ways to get involved and benefit from the association.

Regional Persistent Disk and Hyperdisk Balanced High Availability are storage options that provide high availability and synchronous replication of data between two zones in the same region, ensuring data availability and protection against zonal failures. These features are designed for workloads that require low Recovery Point Objective (RPO) and Recovery Time Objective (RTO), and provide ...

Sisk is a lightweight web framework that allows for fast and robust development with full control, ideal for creating quick or large projects with minimal code. It's open-source, sustainable, and inspired by .NET development methodologies, making it a great choice for building robust applications.

The Great Vic Gravel Route is a 1,728km route across Victoria, Australia, that minimizes paved roads and can be completed without riding on asphalt for more than 1km at a time. The route takes riders through the mallee, Murray River, and alps, and is the longest gravel route in Victoria, with only 30km of paved roads along the way.

The Boox Palma is a portable Android e-reader with a 6.1" e-ink screen, 1.8GHz octa-core CPU, and 6GB of RAM, which can run Android apps and has a dedicated GPU for smooth performance. However, its lack of mobile connectivity and SIM card slot limits its use as a phone replacement, making it suitable only for those who want a powerful e-reader with additional features.

Landlords face $1.5 trillion in debt due by 2024, with a quarter potentially hard to refinance due to lower property valuations. Higher interest rates have boosted funding costs, making it harder for landlords to borrow and forcing them to raise equity capital.

The user welcomes the new users and suggests translating posts within the app instead of using Google Translate. They also request video posting capabilities and express enthusiasm for sharing their edits and being a fan of series and films.

The user has been programming for 22 years and enjoys finding new tools and languages, preferring functional programming with immutable data and concise code. They are excited about Gleam, a language that checks many of their boxes, and have built a small project to demonstrate its features, including file parsing, concurrency, and HTTP usage.

The author argues that generative AI programs, such as ChatGPT, are not capable of creating original art or writing because they lack intention and are simply mimicking patterns they've learned from existing texts. The author believes that true creativity and artistry require human effort and intention, and that AI programs will never be able to replace human writers and artists.

The author, a writer in his 50s, learns to code to understand the impact of computer code on society and discovers that the values and assumptions in programming languages inform the software written with them and change the world accordingly. Through his journey, he finds a community of Python coders that is diverse and inclusive, but also notes that the code itself has a hidden wrinkle that ...

Neo and Nil are Matrix clients with advanced features like online GIF picker, Memoji stickers, and customizable notification sounds. They offer features like voice and video calls, message search, and local AI chat, as well as customization options for reactions and notification modes.

The Signals for Tailwind CSS plugin uses style queries to enable a custom state that can be consumed by descendants, simplifying styling based on ancestor states. It provides a declarative approach, eliminating complex selector chaining and improving code maintainability, but requires browser support for style queries.

The Las Vegas Police Protective Association is concerned about a new NFL policy requiring officers to share their photos for facial recognition purposes, citing potential risks of biometric data being misused. The union is urging officers to think twice before complying, and the Metropolitan Police Department is working with the NFL to reach a solution.

Farmers across America have been using sewage sludge as fertilizer for decades, but research shows it can contain "forever chemicals" linked to cancer and birth defects. Lawsuits are now being filed against fertilizer providers and the EPA, and some states are taking action to shut down contaminated farms and protect public health.

Meta has developed a Privacy Aware Infrastructure (PAI) to ensure user privacy, which includes Policy Zones that control data flows and enforce purpose limitation requirements. PAI has been integrated into Meta's major systems and has undergone significant development and refinement to ensure scalability, reliability, and ease of use.

The user took two days to fix a seemingly simple bug because the initial report was vague and required several hours to reproduce the issue. The user prioritizes thorough investigation, testing, and verification to ensure a reliable fix with minimal risk of introducing side-effects.

The 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals rejected arguments that cannabis consumers can be barred from owning firearms, citing the 2nd Amendment and lack of historical precedent for disarming sober citizens. The ruling is not binding nationwide and a separate legal challenge remains pending in the 11th Circuit, with NORML advocating for responsible cannabis consumers to have their 2nd Amendment ...

The Franco-Ottoman alliance in the 1530s was a diplomatic first between a Christian state and a Muslim empire, with the Ottoman Empire sending a fleet to support France against the Habsburg Holy Roman Empire. The Ottoman fleet wintered in Toulon, where thousands of Turkish soldiers and French craftsmen lived together, despite initial tensions, and the city's economy benefited from the ...

The University of British Columbia has developed a new treatment system that combines an activated carbon filter with a patented catalyst to trap and break down PFAS substances, also known as "forever chemicals", into harmless components. The system can remove up to 90% of PFAS in water in as little as three hours, making it a low-cost and sustainable solution for municipal water systems and ...

The traditional method for computing radiation fields in solar radiative transfer models is limited by high computational costs and angular resolution requirements. A new technique called radiance cascades is presented, which efficiently reuses calculated samples to provide high-resolution results at a fraction of the cost, enabling routine multidimensional radiative transfer calculations.

The author reflects on their 5-year-old Samsung Galaxy S10e phone, which has exceeded their expectations with its durability, performance, and battery life, and considers upgrading to the latest Samsung S24 model. However, they are hesitant to upgrade due to the lack of significant innovation in phone design and features, and instead choose to repair and maintain their current phone to extend ...

Amy, a young woman, cut ties with her parents and siblings due to their toxic behavior and inability to accept her as an individual. After years of estrangement, Amy has found a sense of peace and independence, but still struggles with the idea of reconciliation and forgiveness, and is now planning to start a family with her partner.

Oxide uses Requests for Discussion (RFDs) to discuss various topics, including technical design and culture, with over 500 RFDs in 5 years. The podcast discussed RFDs with Oxide colleagues, including Bryan Cantrill, Adam Leventhal, and others, and invites new speakers to join future episodes.

pg_easy_replicate now supports common DDLs, addressing a limitation of PostgreSQL's native logical replication, allowing for more flexible management of database schemas during replication. The new feature captures DDL events using PostgreSQL's event triggers and stores them in an audit table, enabling users to review and apply changes to the target database.

Equatic, a company, is developing a commercial-scale ocean-based carbon dioxide removal (CDR) plant that can remove CO2 at a rate 99,000 times faster than the oceans naturally do. The company uses seawater electrolysis to capture CO2 and produce clean hydrogen fuel, aiming to offset costs by selling the fuel and potentially removing hundreds of millions of tons of CO2 from the atmosphere.

A "safety first" company in the tech industry allows engineers to extend project deadlines without permission or consequence if they deem it necessary for safety, but this approach is unrealistic and would lead to constant delays. In reality, safety is always one of many factors that trade off against each other in organizational decision-making, and production pressure often takes priority ...

France has strict controls on encryption, requiring declaration or authorization before intra-EU transfers, import, or export, with varying requirements depending on technical functionalities and planned commercial operations. Failure to comply with these formalities can result in fines, confiscation of products, and even prison sentences, highlighting the importance of understanding national ...

The user joined Wonderland, a social network for nature journaling, and created a profile to share their nature photos and sketches. They're excited to start sketching and journaling again, and invite others in the NYC area to join them for a mini-meetup to stay motivated and inspired.

Amy, a young woman, cut ties with her parents and siblings due to their toxic behavior and inability to accept her as an individual. After years of estrangement, Amy has found a sense of peace and independence, but still struggles with the idea of reconciliation and forgiveness, and is now planning to start a family with her partner.