Wealthfolio is a simple, desktop-based investment tracker. Your financial data is stored safely on your own computer Ditch the spreadsheets, forget about those pesky subscription fees, and no more worries about SaaS services playing around with your data.

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.

A graphic from a 2007 presentation by Sandia National Laboratories appears to show a thermonuclear weapon design, which is unusual given the strict secrecy surrounding such information. The graphic has been used in multiple presentations and is part of a software package, leading to speculation about why it was approved for release despite the potential for political scandal.

Infinity AI has trained a video diffusion transformer model that generates realistic-looking characters that speak, driven by audio input, and allows creators to type out a script and get a video output. The model has limitations, including slow processing and failure modes such as handling animals, inserting hands, and distorting identities, but it can handle multiple languages, physics, and ...

The user and their dad tested various meats on an AM radio tower, measuring effects on signal and sound, and observed different reactions, including plasma arcs and heating. They also tested a vegan hot dog, corn dog, and breakfast sausage, and discussed safety precautions and potential improvements for future experiments.

A study analyzing three field experiments found that using GitHub Copilot, an AI-based coding assistant, increased software developer productivity by 26.08%. Less experienced developers showed higher adoption rates and greater productivity gains.

NGINX has moved its development repository from Mercurial to GitHub, accepting contributions, bug reports, and feature requests through Pull Requests and Issues. The community forums have also moved to GitHub Discussions, with a transition period until December 31st, 2024, for patches and community support via mailing lists.

The paper presents a survey of research efforts to accelerate transformer networks for Large Language Models using hardware accelerators, comparing frameworks on various platforms. The authors extrapolate results to a common technology to make a fair comparison, implementing part of the LLMs on FPGA chips to validate the findings.

Rust and Swift share similar features, such as ownership, reference counting, and functional programming concepts, but differ in their default memory models and syntax. Rust is a low-level systems language that provides tools for high-level programming, while Swift is a higher-level language that provides ease of use and convenience, making them suitable for different use cases.

Steve Ballmer's binary search interview question is flawed, as there are numbers that result in a loss, but a mixed strategy can be used to make every number "winning" with a positive expected value. The author found a winning strategy by using linear programming to combine different binary search patterns, resulting in a 60-line strategy that can be viewed on GitHub.

Researchers found that playing Dungeons & Dragons helped autistic players form healthy social connections, boost confidence, and feel a sense of belonging. The game's structured rules and imaginative environment provided a comfortable space for autistic players to relax and express themselves, leading to positive experiences and increased confidence.

lwIP is a lightweight TCP/IP implementation suitable for embedded systems with limited RAM and code space, featuring a range of protocols and APIs. It is freely available under a BSD license and is maintained by a worldwide network of developers, with documentation and resources available on the lwIP website and Savannah project page.

Safari rejects HTTP/2 push streams, while Chrome disabled it due to low use. Firefox still supports HTTP/2 push, but recent bugs have been found, and the feature will likely be removed before ESR 140.

Tech companies often struggle to retain engineers due to opaque compensation structures that prioritize saving money over employee growth. The author proposes a new approach at Ethena, where engineers are paid generously and in proportion to their impact, with a public compensation formula that prioritizes transparency and fairness.

Cosmopolitan Libc allows for "compile once, run everywhere" for C++ applications on Windows, Linux, and macOS by detecting the host machine at runtime. Qt Creator team member Cristian Adam presented a talk on using Cosmopolitan Libc, successfully building and running Qt applications on multiple platforms, but encountering issues on Windows due to POSIX implementation.

Godot founders Rémi Verschelde and Juan Linietsky were not prepared to handle a sudden influx of users after Unity's Runtime Fee announcement, but they were relieved to find that "Unity refugees" were willing to compromise with Godot's open-source model. Despite some limitations, Godot's community-first structure and open-source nature allowed developers to adapt and find workarounds, with ...

Inertia is a new approach to building classic server-driven web apps, allowing for fully client-side rendered, single-page apps without complexity, and works with any backend framework, fine-tuned for Laravel. It's not a framework, but rather a glue that connects server-side and client-side frameworks via adapters, currently supporting React, Vue, Svelte, Laravel, Rails, and Phoenix.

DevHub is an offline app for developers, aiming to provide a comprehensive collection of 100+ utilities with weekly updates. It integrates with other apps and workflows via URL Scheme, allowing for seamless activation of tools and commands.

Mathematics has evolved from concrete numbers to abstract structures, with group theory being a significant step in this journey. Group theory, which generalizes essential properties of whole numbers, has transformed various mathematical fields and is used in various applications, including physics, cryptography, and geometry.

Building a SQL database by writing JavaScript methods for common SQL operations like SELECT and JOIN will help learn how a SQL database works. The goal is to manually call these methods in the correct order to execute a complex query, such as the one shown, which retrieves data from multiple tables and performs various operations.

The author, a researcher at NIH, uses the Nim programming language for data processing tasks due to its ease of use, speed, and compatibility with Python. Nim's performance is significantly better than Python's, making it a suitable replacement for non-numerical data processing tasks, and its compilation process is fast enough to be used in place of an interpreted language.

Oxford PV has made a "world-first" commercial sale of its tandem solar panels, which produce 20% more energy than standard silicon panels, to a US utility customer. The panels have a 24.5% module efficiency and reduce the levelized cost of electricity, making them a breakthrough for the energy industry.

The "towel trick" for fixing Xbox 360 consoles is not related to solder joints, but rather the ceramic capacitors (MLCCs) in the console, which can be "reset" by heating them above their Curie temperature, allowing them to regain their original capacitance. This phenomenon is due to the spontaneous polarization reversal inhibition caused by DC bias, and the Curie temperature reset allows the ...

The author, who hasn't touched PHP in over a decade, decides to learn Laravel and is surprised by how easy it is to get started and how well it integrates with other tools. After building a simple video playback app with Laravel, the author is impressed by its ease of use, flexibility, and comprehensive features, and declares themselves a "newly-minted PHP Web Artisan".

The article discusses the importance of CEOs staying involved in business decisions, but argues that this "Founder Mode" approach can be detrimental if not done thoughtfully, as it can lead to damage to the organization and its people. The article suggests that CEOs should instead cultivate a sensitive sniffer for potential danger and only intervene when necessary, leveraging their unique ...

The website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks and has blocked the user's action. The user can email the site owner to report the block and include details of what they were doing when the page came up.

The author is developing a wrapper script to modify the behavior of a compiler, specifically to interfere with the compilation process and add custom tools. The script needs to be able to precisely scan command lines to identify options and input files, and to lift cc1 options to the driver's command-line language, making it a complex and challenging task.

Meta plans to comply with the Digital Markets Act by introducing third-party messaging services and apps in WhatsApp and Messenger. The company will also provide notifications and an onboarding flow to inform users about these integrations and ensure a safe and secure experience.

SAMA is an open-source chat server for secure, efficient, and real-time communication across mobile and web apps. It provides a robust platform with modern tech and comprehensive documentation for easy integration and feedback.

Swiss luxury watchmakers Girard-Perregaux and Ulysse Nardin are using a government program to retain jobs and avoid permanent cuts due to a downturn in demand, particularly in China. The industry is expected to see a partial recovery in 2025, but for now, many brands are struggling to maintain sales, with some even considering drastic measures to manage their growth.

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Firefox allows you to open multiple websites in a single window using tabs, which can be organized and managed using various keyboard shortcuts and mouse actions. You can also pin, bookmark, and mute tabs, as well as customize the New Tab page and set a different home page.

The author compared their 200-word article about a new coffee shop to one generated by ChatGPT, highlighting the AI's use of clichés and lack of understanding of human interests and word meanings. The author's article focused on the coffee shop's high-end credentials and unique selling points, while ChatGPT's article was more generic and lacked depth.

The author shares their frustrating experiences developing an audio synthesizer library in OCaml, highlighting issues with tooling, package management, and configuration, which led them to eventually rewrite the library in Rust. The author emphasizes the importance of setting realistic expectations when working with OCaml tools and encourages new users to normalize complaining about the ...

Oxygene allows compiling code for various platforms, including .NET, Cocoa, Android, Java, WebAssembly, Windows, and Linux, with access to native APIs and frameworks. The same language features are available on each platform, making it easy to share code and develop applications for different environments.

The author, a successful computer scientist, reflects on how her career has been defined by both technical excellence and misogyny, and how she has struggled to explain her experience to others. She highlights the fallacies that lead to women leaving tech, experiencing harassment, and being anxious in society, and calls for men to do better in being allies and preventing harassment.

Europe's EV charging network has experienced rapid growth, with an average YoY growth rate of 55.4% from 2021 to 2024, but still needs to reach its target of 8.8 million charge points by 2030. The continent's charging infrastructure is concentrated in a few key countries, with the Netherlands, Germany, and France accounting for nearly half of all charge points, and urban centers remaining the ...

Researchers have investigated the relationship between individual differences in baseline pupil size and cognitive abilities, with mixed findings across studies. The authors suggest that the small inter-individual variance in baseline pupil size values in some studies may contribute to the null findings, and propose that precise control of lighting conditions is essential when investigating ...

Nickel, a configuration language, recently introduced algebraic data types (ADTs) to improve its functionality and usability, allowing for more expressive and concise code. The introduction of ADTs in Nickel was a gradual process, involving the exploration of different solutions, including union types, before settling on a structural version of ADTs that is a natural extension of the language.

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.

Boeing's Starliner spacecraft has undocked from the International Space Station and is returning to Earth, but the astronauts it was meant to carry will instead return on a SpaceX Crew Dragon in February. The delay is due to technical issues with Starliner, which experienced leaks and thruster problems during its test flight, making it too risky to bring the astronauts home.

Visa plans to launch a dedicated service for account-to-account payments in Europe, allowing users to set up direct debits with a few clicks and monitor payments more easily. The service, which uses open banking technology, aims to provide consumers with more control and security over recurring payments, potentially reducing issues like unauthorized auto-renewals.

A leaked data from Disney suggests that Disney+ generated $2.4 billion in revenue in its fiscal quarter ending March 30, but the figure is not officially confirmed by Disney. The leak includes financial and strategy information, as well as login credentials and internal spreadsheets, but the accuracy of the figures is uncertain.

Dell and Palantir shares rose 7% in extended trading after being added to the S&P 500 index, replacing and respectively. The additions reflect a better representation of US stocks with high market capitalizations, with Palantir's market cap over $67 billion and Dell's over $72 billion.

The user is frustrated with the complexity of login security and wants a simple, user-friendly solution that meets basic security requirements, such as randomly generated usernames and passwords, without relying on email or SMS. They propose using the PasswordCredential API to generate and store passwords, and suggest a fallback plan using TOTP or HOTP, but are unsure about the feasibility ...

North Carolina's $100 million software upgrade, Odyssey, was plagued by 573 defects and user complaints after its introduction in four counties. The digital suite, meant to streamline court processes, was met with frustration and errors, including wrongful arrests, due to its transition from a paper-based system.

Simon Verity had distinctive grey hair that resembled corkscrews and was covered in stone dust, giving him a trampish appearance. He liked to think he looked like an apparition when walking down the street.

The author added a feature called "cursor party" to their website, allowing users to see and interact with each other's cursors in real-time. The feature aims to create a sense of co-presence and community, and is now open-source for others to install on their own websites.

Ubuntu Multipass is a tool for quickly launching and managing Linux virtual machines on any workstation, available for Linux, MacOS, and Windows, and is an alternative to Docker or VirtualBox for developers. It provides a simple and easy-to-use interface for creating and managing virtual machines, with features such as mounting directories and transferring files, making it a useful tool for ...

A locally hosted OpenStreetmap using sqlite3 for reverse geocoding allows easy address lookup by coordinates, but requires a large file (10GB with indexes) and takes 15 minutes to process. Indexes significantly speed up queries, and a pre-made database for Norway with indexes is available for testing.

NTT Corp. and Chunghwa Telecom activated the first all-photonics network between Taiwan and Japan, achieving low latency and stable communication with 100 Gbps bandwidth. The network will support data backup and replication services for disaster countermeasures and low-latency interactive entertainment, accelerating Japan-Taiwan industrial collaborations.

Researchers found that adding a strategic text sequence to a product's information page can increase its likelihood of being recommended as the top result by large language models. This manipulation can provide vendors with a competitive advantage, potentially disrupting fair market competition and revolutionizing content optimization for AI-driven search services.

Scientists have discovered distinct nerve cells in mice that trigger sneezes and coughs, which could lead to new treatments for allergies and chronic coughs. The study found that "sneeze neurons" in the nasal passages and "cough neurons" in the trachea respond to different stimuli, and researchers hope to identify similar neurons in humans to develop more effective treatments.

Alex, the maintainer of the Linux man-pages project, has been working voluntarily for 4 years but can no longer sustain the work economically and will temporarily stop working on the project. He welcomes sponsorship offers from companies interested in the project's future.

The course, CS631APUE, covers advanced programming in the Unix environment, focusing on system-level software development in C, with topics including the user/kernel interface, file systems, signals, process relationships, and interprocess communication. Students are expected to have a good working knowledge of C programming and Unix systems, and will work on various programming assignments ...

The Financial Times offers a free trial with limited access, including reading articles and newsletters, with a $75 monthly fee for full digital access. A yearly subscription saves 20% and includes access to the FT newspaper on any device.

The proposal suggests extending the C type system to include a type-and-effect system, which would track the side effects of expressions and statements at a finer level of granularity than usual, allowing for static verification of resource management and improved composability in metaprogramming. The system would use attributes to declare effect signatures, which would describe the effects ...

A Reddit2NNTP gateway server allows users to follow Reddit discussions using a newsreader, with features like post scoring, thread sorting, and ignoring. To set up, users must add subreddits to the server, configure their newsreader to connect to localhost, and customize their reading experience with features like scoring and sorting.

Tesla's Giga Train, a battery-electric train, transports 500 passengers daily from Erkner to Tesla's manufacturing facility in Berlin, with plans to expand to 4,500 employees. The train reduces carbon dioxide pollution by 50 tons and is a green transportation option, aligning with Tesla's mission to accelerate the transition to renewable energies.

The UK Information Commissioner's enforcement action requires publishers to ask subscribers to consent to advertising cookies or pay a monthly fee. Pay to Reject allows subscribers to opt out of personalized ads and pay a small monthly fee to support quality journalism.

Users can now migrate Google Podcasts subscriptions to YouTube Music or to another app that supports OPML import. Learn more here

Across 18 G20 countries, 72% of people support making it a criminal offence for government or leaders to approve actions causing serious damage to nature and climate. The majority of respondents (61%) fall into three groups advocating for strong action to protect the environment, marking a social tipping point where more people demand action to protect the planet than those who do not.

The monocle originated as a fashionable accessory for the wealthy in Europe in the 1820s and 1830s, symbolizing elegance and luxury. Its impractical design, requiring custom-fitting and attachment to a chain, ensured its status as a luxurious object, often ridiculed for its association with pretentiousness.

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Jane Richardson, a structural biologist, created the ribbon diagram, a visual representation of protein structures, to help scientists communicate and compare protein shapes. Her innovative design, which combines elegance and scientific accuracy, has become the ubiquitous face of proteins in scientific articles and textbooks, revolutionizing the field of protein science.

GeoPulse is a server application for real-time geolocation data processing, optimized for high performance and integrating with Laravel's queue system. It supports UDP protocol, JSON and MessagePack data formats, and can store location records in a database.

The author tested an AI chatbot for their company's documentation but ultimately decided not to use it due to its inaccuracies and lack of nuance, opting instead to improve their existing guides. The author believes that supervised AI services, like GitHub Copilot, are more effective because they are trained by humans and can be corrected, whereas unsupervised AI services still require ...

Venture capitalists are struggling to exit their investments in artificial intelligence startups due to the dominance of tech giants like Microsoft, Amazon, and Google, which are pouring billions of dollars into the industry. As a result, venture firms are having to get creative with fundraising, using special purpose vehicles and secondary transactions to generate returns, but IPOs remain ...

The production of diamonds has evolved from natural formation to laboratory synthesis, with the development of high-pressure and high-temperature methods and chemical vapor deposition techniques, allowing for the creation of high-quality diamonds with precise physical, mechanical, thermal, and optical properties. The use of lab-grown diamonds is becoming increasingly popular, not only for ...

The user discusses building a tool to index a codebase in Rust, using Swiftide, a library that allows for powerful indexing and querying pipelines, and explores the performance of using different LLMs, such as Ollama and Groq. The user notes that Rust's compile-time guarantees and Swiftide's parallelization and batching capabilities make it a great choice for building language tools, and that ...

TSMC's Arizona facility has achieved production yields similar to its established plants in Taiwan, indicating its US project is on track. The facility started engineering wafer production in April using advanced 4-nanometer process technology.

The US presidency is often blamed for things outside its control, and the public's unrealistic expectations of the office pose a greater danger. Americans want presidents to have more power, but this desire for a strong leader can lead to a concentration of power and a threat to social peace, rather than a more balanced system of governance.

The value of a college education is being reevaluated as fewer students are enrolling and staying in college, and even affluent liberals are questioning its worth, with some arguing that it's no longer essential to modern capitalist societies. The shift is partly due to the changing economy, where technical innovation and finance have become more important, and the rise of the asset economy, ...

Researchers identified a personality trait called "Need for Chaos" that drives individuals to spread malicious political lies and cause destruction. This trait is particularly damaging when combined with feelings of loneliness and a perceived loss of status, often manifesting in white men who feel threatened by social equality.