You've been struggling with depression and burnout, affecting your cognitive abilities and daily life. You've noticed a significant decline in your ability to learn, work, and solve problems, even for simple tasks.

The author has implemented a Nanite-like system in a web browser using WebGPU, featuring meshlet LOD hierarchy, software rasterizer, and billboard impostors, with a focus on simplicity and ease of use, and provides a demo scene with 1.7 billion triangles. The system is designed to be scalable and efficient, but still has limitations, such as the need for simplification and error metric ...

Clojure 1.12 updates Java bytecode to Java 8, adds virtual threads support, and improves serialization, library resolution, and process control. It also introduces qualified methods, array classes, functional interfaces, and stream interop, as well as various bug fixes and performance optimizations.

Researchers at Stanford University have discovered a food dye that can temporarily make skin, muscle, and connective tissues transparent, allowing for non-invasive imaging of internal organs and blood vessels. The dye, tartrazine, reduces light scattering in tissues, making it possible to see internal structures without invasive biopsies or surgical removal.

AnythingLLM is a full-stack application that enables users to turn any document into context for AI models, with features like multi-user management, permissions, and support for commercial and open-source LLMs. The application collects anonymous usage data to improve performance and stability, with options to opt out of telemetry and verify event data in the output log.

Phind-405B, a new flagship model, offers state-of-the-art performance for programming and technical tasks, while Phind Instant provides lightning-fast search speeds. The new models are trained on large datasets and utilize optimized hardware and software to deliver improved performance and latency.

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AlphaProteo is an AI system that designs novel, high-strength protein binders to accelerate biological and health research, with the potential to accelerate drug development, disease understanding, and crop resistance. The system has achieved high experimental success rates and binding affinities, and has been tested on various target proteins, including those involved in cancer, ...

Monica Harrington, a marketing expert, played a crucial role in the success of Valve Corporation, a video game development company, by helping to launch Half-Life, a game that won numerous Game of the Year awards, and negotiating a deal with Amazon to create a new online entertainment platform. Despite her significant contributions, Harrington's role in Valve's history was largely erased, and ...

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TinyStatus is a customizable status page generator that allows you to monitor services and display their status on a web page. You can edit configuration files and customize the look and feel, then serve the generated HTML files using a web server.

You want to build the Hacker League project on non-Debian x86_64 platforms and need help with installation. The provided commands are for Debian-based systems and include installing dependencies, cloning the repository, and building the project.

The author has completed a new port of systemd to musl, targeting more current releases and focusing on writing patches that can be sent for upstream inclusion. The port is surprisingly reliable and fast to boot, with the author excited to see it nearing public release and honored to be part of creating more choice in the Linux world.

Manfred Macx, a pronoiac meme-broker, attends a party in Amsterdam where he meets Annette Dimarcos from Arianespace and Bob Franklin, a Research Triangle startup monkey, and discusses the economic exploitation of space travel and the potential for uploading human consciousness. However, his evening is disrupted by a mysterious package containing a decerebrated kitten, which raises concerns ...

The author has been working on a World of Warcraft private server project called Thistle Tea, focusing on implementing authentication, character creation, and game mechanics, including player movement, mob spawning, and spellcasting. After a month of development, the author has made significant progress, but still faces challenges such as guid collisions and decryption issues, and plans to ...

The user shares a story about their grandfather, a 13-year-old glider builder, and reflects on how predictions about technology have often been wrong, with a focus on the importance of understanding structural changes in computing and software.

Researchers found that Turkish high school students who used ChatGPT to practice math problems performed worse on a test compared to those who didn't use it, despite solving more practice problems correctly. The study suggests that students may be relying too heavily on AI chatbots, rather than building problem-solving skills, and that even fine-tuned versions of these chatbots may not ...

The R2 registry supports pushing and pulling workflows with username/password and public key JWT authentication, and requires setup of credentials as secrets. It also allows fallback to another registry and has limitations on push size, which can be circumvented by manual layer addition or chunked uploads.

Desed is a command-line tool with a TUI debugger for stepping through complex sed scripts, providing a comfortable interface and practical debugging features. The tool was created to fill the gap in sed tooling, allowing users to debug and program in sed with ease, and has been successfully used to debug complex scripts like Tetris.

Kalmia is FOSS under the AGPL-3 license 🔓. Free to use, modify, and share. Written in Go and uses Rust-based RsPress for markdown processing, delivering exceptional speed in both execution and build times.

Maitai is an LLM platform that optimizes request routing, autocorrects bad responses, and fine-tunes application-specific models with incremental improvements, aiming to make LLMs more reliable and scalable for production use. The platform sits between clients and LLMs, analyzing traffic to build expectations, intercepting and correcting responses, and fine-tuning models for improved ...

You created a custom dotfile management system by adding comments to files that need symlinking, specifying the link name and delimiter. This approach allows for easy removal of old links and doesn't require a separate record of symlinks.

Passing raw text to GPT-4o instead of HTML data reduces cost with little to no performance degradation. For structured questions, GPT-4o outperforms its mini version, but pre-processing has little effect on accuracy, making it a good option for tasks that require structured data extraction.

The author participated in an experiment where they spent hours in an MRI machine looking at random images and trying to imagine various things, which led to unusual reflections and insights about their own brain and mental processes. The experience allowed the author to gain a deeper understanding of their own mind and behavior, and they discovered new things about themselves, such as their ...

Shanice Sharpe, a tenant in a Weston apartment, is struggling to pay her rent due to annual increases of nearly 10% since 2022, with her landlord using AI software YieldStar to calculate rent hikes. The software, used by many large corporate landlords in Canada and the US, is accused of enabling landlords to artificially inflate rents and harm millions of Americans, sparking concerns among ...

Qustar is a query builder for SQL databases, supporting PostgreSQL, SQLite, MySQL, and MariaDB, with TypeScript support and codegen-free queries. It allows for complex queries, joins, and aggregations, with support for raw SQL and navigation properties.

The author created Libations, a cocktail recipe app that uses Tailscale's tsnet library to allow access to recipes over a local network. The app uses JSON to represent recipes, Go's standard library for parsing and serving, and Vanilla Framework for styling, with a simple web interface for browsing and searching recipes.

The article describes how to wrap the C++ std::regex library in a C interface, hiding the C++ machinery and making it usable from C code. The approach involves creating a C++ library with its own arena allocation and thread-local variables to manage memory, and then providing a C interface that calls into the C++ library.

The code evaluates a flag "ui-color" for a user "user-123" with a context of "web" platform. If the variant key is "dark", it shows the dark UI.

Cron jobs are scheduled tasks that run commands or scripts on Linux, with common use cases including backups, updates, and health checks. Cron jobs can be added using the crontab command, and can be customized with various options to specify timing, user context, and environment variables.

Softguard Systems' Superlok copy protection method was used by several game developers, including Sierra, but was ultimately cracked by enthusiasts due to its weaknesses, including the use of a fixed offset for the encryption key and the reuse of the same Superlok track across multiple titles. The company's struggles with copy protection led to a decline in profits and ultimately, the company ...

Warren Hazelby, a former Concorde flight engineer, recalls his first supersonic flight from London to New York in 2002, describing the complex controls and high-pressure job of ensuring the aircraft's safe operation. Despite the challenges, Hazelby found the experience thrilling and satisfying, and he remains proud of his role as one of the last flight engineers in British Airways.

The article discusses the challenges of running an email server, including the need to filter out spam and the limitations of relying on third-party services like SpamAssassin and Validity. The conversation also touches on the history of email, the importance of proper email address validation, and the difficulties of scaling email infrastructure to handle large volumes of traffic.

The author, a long-time Tesla fan and investor, has sold all their shares due to the company's shift away from its original mission to accelerate the advent of sustainable transport and renewable energy, as well as concerns about Elon Musk's leadership and the company's lack of transparency. The author also cites the company's poor performance in self-driving technology and the lack of trust ...

In 1924, the US Navy imposed radio silence nationwide for five minutes once an hour to allow observatories to listen for signals from Mars, and a dirigible was launched to relay signals back to a laboratory. The experiment produced a photographic record of "a crudely drawn face" which was later attributed to radio frequency interference, sparking public imagination and interest in the ...

OpenStack, a cloud operating system, is experiencing a resurgence in interest and adoption, with companies switching from public hyper-clouds to private clouds for data security and cost savings. OpenStack and its related projects, such as Kata Containers, are gaining traction in various industries, including telecom, finance, and artificial intelligence, due to their ability to provide ...

Claude Memory is a Chrome extension that enhances interactions with Claude by storing and retrieving conversation memories, making conversations more personalized and context-aware. The extension requires an API key and user ID, which are stored locally in the browser, to connect to the Mem0 API and extract memories from conversations.

The Fraud Rules Service (FRS) experienced a memory leak caused by the Clojure core(std) library function eval, which loads a new classloader every time, leading to increased memory usage and eventual OOMKilled pods. The issue was resolved by removing the usage of eval and stabilizing the classes loaded, resulting in a significant drop in memory usage and improved overall SLA.

Hackers are being targeted with a fake OnlyFans tool that claims to help steal accounts but instead infects them with the Lumma stealer malware, which steals sensitive information. The operation is an example of the blurred lines between predator and prey in cybercrime, where ironic twists and backstabs are common.

The Battlestar Galactica Tech-Manual aims to apply real science to the 1979 TV series, correcting scientific inaccuracies common in 70's and 80's science fiction. The site provides rational explanations for how the show's science and technology would work in the real world.

Toyota confirmed a data breach, but claims it was a third-party entity and not their own systems, with 240GB of data stolen including employee and customer information. The company has not disclosed the name of the breached third-party entity, but says it is engaged with those impacted and will provide assistance if needed.

The Arduino PLC IDE allows programming Portenta Machine Control and Arduino Opta using IEC 61131-3 languages, with mixed PLC and Arduino programming and variable sharing. It features a unified programming environment, fieldbus configurators, and debugging tools, requiring a lifetime license key for IEC 61131-3 programming.

The US has nearly twice the road fatality rate of the average rich-world country, with larger vehicles increasing the risk to others. The issue is an "ethics class on wheels" where the lives saved by heavy vehicles are outweighed by the lives lost in smaller vehicles.

The author discusses Qt Widgets' layout management, explaining how it handles positioning and resizing of widgets, and how developers can use layouts to abstract away manual positioning and sizing. The author also explains the two-phase process of layout recalculation, which involves determining size hints and policies, and then positioning and resizing child items.

The author laments the decline of usability and standardization in desktop UI design, citing examples of confusing and inconsistent design choices in modern applications, including Slack, Google Chrome, and Gnome. The author argues that these changes are unnecessary and that designers should strive to improve the user experience by adhering to fundamental UI concepts and standards.

The user explains the different states of a file in Git, including staged, working directory, staging area, and committed files, and describes the concept of Git objects, including blob, tree, and commit objects. The user then demonstrates how to create a Git commit using low-level plumbing commands, including git hash-object, git update-index, write-tree, and git commit-tree, without using ...

Michael Smith, a 52-year-old North Carolina musician, was charged with defrauding streaming services of $10 million through an elaborate scheme involving AI-generated music and fake listener accounts. Smith allegedly used AI to create fake songs and streamed them using bots to collect royalties, potentially earning millions of dollars over seven years.

The V8 snapshot feature in Electron can significantly speed up the startup time of an application by preloading the dependencies and reducing the time spent on require() calls. To use V8 snapshots, the dependencies must be modified to be snapshottable, which involves patching the code to remove any references to Node.js or Electron builtins that are not part of the JavaScript language.

Beehive is a project focused on local-first access control, aiming to provide a decentralized and secure system for managing access to data without relying on a central authorization server. The system uses convergent capabilities, E2EE with causal keys, and other cryptographic techniques to ensure data security and integrity, while also addressing challenges such as concurrent access control ...

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AT&T is suing Broadcom, alleging that the chipmaker is trying to breach its VMware contracts and put critical government services and national security at risk. AT&T claims Broadcom is refusing to honor its renewal option for support services, which would cause "disastrous" consequences for AT&T's customers and the public.

A 45-year study of Finnish twins found that excessive physical activity may not extend lifespan and could even accelerate aging, with no additional benefits for those engaging in high levels of activity. The study suggests that overall healthier lifestyles, rather than exercise itself, may contribute to longevity, and that moderate exercise is a recommended benchmark for healthy living.

The "uvtrick" code executes a Python function in a fresh virtual environment using uv, ensuring the rich package is available. It generates a temporary Python file, executes the program, and saves its output to a pickle file, all within 127 lines of code.

The author argues that symbolic logic should be taught in high schools to develop critical thinking skills, improve problem-solving, and combat conspiracy theories and disinformation. The author suggests that a standalone course on symbolic logic is necessary to provide rigorous training in logical reasoning, which is essential for intellectual excellence, responsible citizenship, and mental ...

Government employees, including a former US Ambassador and senior enlisted crew members of the USS Manchester, have used unauthorized solutions to access the internet, including using a Starlink terminal on a warship's deck. The schemes were discovered, leading to investigations, court-martials, and punishments, serving as object lessons in poor decision-making and the importance of following ...

The US government's Office of the National Cyber Director has released a roadmap to improve internet routing security by promoting the adoption of Resource Public Key Infrastructure (RPKI) to prevent route hijacking and leaks. The ONCD is urging all network types to adopt RPKI, especially critical infrastructure operators, to ensure secure BGP announcements and route updates.

Researchers at the University of Bonn have discovered that strength training activates a mechanism for clearing cellular waste, which could lead to new therapies for heart failure and nerve diseases. The study found that the protein BAG3 plays a critical role in eliminating damaged cellular components, and that strength training activates BAG3 to promote cellular waste disposal.

The author identifies five social fallacies common among geeks, including the tendency to avoid excluding others, prioritize friendships over all else, and assume all friends should get along. These fallacies can lead to social drama, conflict, and stress, and understanding them can help individuals navigate their social lives more effectively.

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Workers renovating the Smithsonian Castle in Washington, D.C. discovered a hidden 9x30 foot brick cistern built in 1847 to store rainwater, sealed for over 120 years. The Castle Revitalization Project, which includes restoring the building's windows, roof, and utilities, has brought new discoveries to the iconic building, including the hidden cistern.

To securely back up data from a high-security machine to another sensitive machine, use rsync's daemon mode on the backup host with SSH for authentication and encryption, and restrict the rsync module's permissions and access using a configuration file. This approach provides a confined transfer protocol and ensures encryption and authentication, while also limiting the high-security ...

Researchers found that Chlamydia pneumoniae bacteria can travel through the olfactory nerve in the nose and into the brain, where it creates markers of Alzheimer's disease in mice. The study suggests that this pathway may also exist in humans, and that simple steps like avoiding nose picking and plucking can help lower the risk of developing late-onset Alzheimer's disease.

Susan Katz Keating, a journalist, purchased Soldier of Fortune magazine and is now its publisher and editor-in-chief, aiming to revitalize the publication. Keating's fascination with mercenaries began as a child, and she has written about various topics, including political violence, and has made predictions about potential unrest during the Presidential election.

Blue light filtering apps and glasses were popularized in the early 2010s as a solution to improve sleep quality, but research has since been inconclusive and some studies have found no benefit. Instead, experts recommend dimming all lights and putting phones away an hour before bed to improve sleep quality, as any illumination can suppress melatonin production.

A novel exercise was developed to strengthen the lower esophageal sphincter (LES) by swallowing food while kneeling with the head bowed lower than the stomach, providing resistance against gravity. After daily repetitions for several months, symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux ceased, and the exercise was discontinued without relapse, indicating the LES had been strengthened.

The Dat project is a decentralized data storage and sharing system that aims to solve the problem of "link rot and content drift" by providing a peer-to-peer network for sharing and publishing content, with features such as content-addressable naming, Merkle trees, and end-to-end correctness checks. However, the project faces challenges such as limited adoption, lack of solutions for dynamic ...

Download watdat for Firefox. Highlight text on the web page and press Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+X for an AI explanation. The add-on requires your own Groq API key. It simplifies getting AI explanations by eliminating the need to copy and paste text.

The author discusses the Unix shell's abstraction power, citing examples of higher-order programming and composition, and argues that it has a Forth-like quality. They also compare the shell to systemd and daemontools, highlighting the modularity and design tradeoffs of each.

Toyota's hybrid sales rose 49% in August, helping Hyundai and Kia post record sales. Meanwhile, BMW plans to sell hydrogen-powered vehicles in 2028, partnering with Toyota to develop the technology.

The user believes that adding native dark mode support to operating systems is a mistake, as it forces developers to create multiple color palettes with no evidence of improved eye health. They argue that a product's UI should be designed to work for its audience, and dark mode should only be added if it significantly impacts the user experience.

The US government should consider increasing child tax credits and exploring more creative solutions to address the looming demographic crisis, as the socially optimal fertility rate is 2.4, well above the current 1.7, and the country should be willing to spend the equivalent of 3.8% of its GDP ($290K per birth) to achieve this. The value of an additional birth is estimated to be $1.03mn, and ...

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You believe the software industry should abandon imaginary metrics like story points and focus on delivering results efficiently and effectively, prioritizing simplicity and stakeholder needs. Radical Simplicity is about cutting through complexity, focusing on what matters, and delivering results that are effective, efficient, and user-friendly.

Akuity Platform introduces KubeVision, a new feature providing better visibility and insights into Kubernetes clusters, enhancing Argo CD's observability capabilities. The feature offers dashboards for images, containers, and AI-assisted troubleshooting, with plans to integrate with vulnerability scanning tools and metrics servers.

American Transit Insurance Co., a 52-year-old family-owned firm, has posted a $700 million net loss, threatening the insurance of 60% of New York City's commercial taxis and rideshare vehicles. If the company fails, it could lead to a significant increase in insurance premiums for taxi drivers and a void in the city's transportation insurance market.

The author discusses the importance of extending the life of scarfing tools used in tube manufacturing, citing factors such as poor manufacturing quality, improper handling, and inadequate maintenance. The author also explains the sudden failure of scarfing tools due to temperature changes after weld power shutdown, leading to increased load on the tool.

Calm is the default state of mind, and aiming for calm can help break the cycle of seeking happiness and avoiding pain. Authenticity, being quick to action, and making decisions with excitement and purpose can lead to a more fulfilling life, free from ego and external expectations.

The Internet Archive has 44 million books, but only 4.4 million are relevant to an English reader, and only 220,000 are "Damned Good Books" that can change one's life.

You wrote an answer to a C programming question 13 years ago, which was later criticized for being incorrect and only applicable to C++. The answer became part of a StackOverflow Meta discussion on how to deal with bad answers, and you're advocating for kindness and understanding on the internet.

Sam Leith's book "The Haunted Wood" explores the history and complexities of children's literature, covering its evolution, influences, and controversies. The book offers a charming and engaging history of children's literature, while also presenting a spirited defense of its importance and relevance in today's world.

Bluesky is a social media platform that prioritizes user control and allows users to choose their own experience, with over 2.6 million users registered, mostly from Brazil. The platform is open-source, allowing developers to modify it and create new feeds, and prioritizes promoting healthy discussions by not incentivizing engagement schemes or fake news.

California becomes the first US state to require intelligent speed assistance in all new cars starting 2030, aiming to reduce traffic deaths. The bill, SB 961, builds on EU requirements and NTSB recommendations, and is supported by various organizations, including the American Academy of Pediatrics and AAA.

Keyutil merges multi-part PEM files and Java keystores into new or existing JKS files, syncing with Redhat's ca-bundle.crt. It can combine system and custom cert files, but not PEM files with headers due to keytool errors.

Element is shifting its development to the Affero GNU Public License (AGPLv3) for Matrix 2.0, encouraging proprietary forks to contribute code improvements or support development costs, while maintaining client SDKs under Apache 2.0.

The author argues that the hype surrounding large language models (LLMs) and generative AI is unwarranted, as they are still in their toddler phase and lack practical applications, with limitations including hallucinations, biases, and energy consumption. While LLMs can be useful for specific tasks, they do not merit a multi-trillion-dollar re-evaluation of humanity, and their benefits should ...

Exercism, a coding platform, has reached 2 million users and 45 million exercise submissions, but faces financial struggles and has lost faith in the nonprofit business model. The platform's founder is taking a break, but plans to launch a new educational product and for-profit company to support Exercism's growth.

Leon is an open-source personal assistant that can live on your server, allowing you to automate tasks and control your data. The project is built on a modular architecture and is designed to be highly customizable, with a focus on empowering users through AI concepts like NLP and TTS.