The user develops software by repeatedly clicking through the UI to test and refine the interface, likening this process to woodworking. In this process, they discovered a dead zone in a radio option UI and solved the issue by adding padding to the label instead of the containing flexbox, ensuring a smooth user experience.

Researchers are using local language models (LLMs) on their laptops or mobile devices for tasks such as writing, summarizing, and generating text, as well as for applications in science, medicine, and industry. These local LLMs offer advantages such as cost-effectiveness, privacy, and reproducibility, and are expected to become increasingly popular as computing power and model efficiency improve.

A high-resolution image of The Night Watch was created using a 100-megapixel camera, capturing 717 gigapixels with a resolution of 5 µm. The image allows researchers to examine the painting's condition and technique in detail, enabling informed conservation decisions and a better understanding of Rembrandt's work.

The FCC wants to require US carriers to unlock phones within 60 days of activation, but AT&T and T-Mobile are opposed, citing potential negative impacts on their business. Verizon, which already unlocks phones within 60 days, supports the effort, while the FCC continues to push for the change despite opposition.

A visualization of the passage of time using flies. Written in JavaScript with some HTML & CSS in one index.html. Feel free to reuse the code and create your own version.

The user likes using makefiles because they provide a consistent set of commands to build and set up projects, making it easy to get started even with unfamiliar projects. They use makefiles to orchestrate various tools and commands, including Docker and gulp, and appreciate their simplicity and ubiquity, making them a reliable choice for personal projects.

Omega-3 fatty acids were found to effectively counteract depressive and anxiety-like behaviors in mice exposed to stress, and also lowered anxiety levels in unstressed mice. The study suggests that omega-3s may have protective mental health benefits, potentially alleviating symptoms of depression and anxiety through their anti-inflammatory properties and role in maintaining brain health.

Japanese computer platforms like NEC's PC-98, Fujitsu's FM Towns, and Sharp's X68000 were popular in the 16-bit era but eventually faded away as Windows became the dominant operating system. The platforms' unique hardware and software became less relevant as Windows allowed for compatibility across different hardware, leading to a consolidation of the market towards standard Windows PCs.

Kamal Proxy is a tiny HTTP proxy that enables zero-downtime deployments by routing traffic to new instances once they're healthy and draining traffic from old instances before removing them. It can be used standalone or as part of Kamal, and supports features like host-based routing, TLS certificate renewal, and environment variable options.

Google Research and MIT researchers developed a new linear programming solver called PDLP, which uses a primal-dual hybrid gradient method to efficiently solve large-scale LP problems. PDLP is open-sourced and has been used to solve real-world problems such as data center network traffic engineering, container shipping optimization, and the traveling salesman problem, and has received several ...

Infineon's PASCO2V15 sensor uses photoacoustic spectroscopy to accurately detect carbon dioxide levels in a compact package, suitable for indoor air quality monitoring in buildings. The sensor features high precision, pressure compensation, and automatic baseline offset correction, making it suitable for real-time air quality monitoring and automation of ventilation systems.

The author reflects on the impact of technology and capitalism on their creative work and personal life, feeling pressured to quantify and monetize their inner world, and struggling to maintain a sense of autonomy and self-worth. Ultimately, the author comes to understand that their creative work is a renewable resource, and that they can manage the external pressures by embracing their inner ...

Apple has released repair manuals for the iPhone 16 models, providing technical instructions for replacing genuine Apple parts, but the tools required are expensive and may not be available for individual consumers. The manuals also reveal changes to the iPhone's internal structure, including a new metal casing for the battery and improved heat dissipation in the Pro models.

The input appears to be a Microsoft Word document with various styles, formatting, and exceptions defined, including font styles, paragraph formatting, and shading options. The document also includes a list of exceptions with specific properties such as priority, semi-hidden, and unhide when used.

Physicists have long struggled to define what particles are, with some considering them as point-like objects with distinct traits, while others see them as representations of symmetry groups or as holograms encoded in quantum bits of information. Despite the uncertainty, researchers continue to explore new theories and approaches, including the "it-from-qubit" hypothesis that suggests ...

Porsche has patented a six-stroke combustion engine that adds two new strokes between the traditional power and exhaust stroke, aiming to generate more power with better efficiency. The design features a unique crankshaft and piston movement, but its complexity and potential benefits remain to be seen.

Amazon has become the latest firm to end working from home in the name of company culture—a PwC reports suggests it could have the opposite effect.

The author explores the OpenAPI Specification (OAS) tooling ecosystem, identifying three main purposes: parsing libraries, OAD-specific tools, and API tools. The author proposes an idealized architecture, breaking down into three main areas: parsing libraries, OAD-specific tools, and API tools, to better understand how OAS-based tools work.

Scientists have observed quantum entanglement between top quarks and their antimatter counterparts at the Large Hadron Collider for the first time, confirming predictions made by John Bell. The discovery opens up new avenues for exploring quantum physics and testing the Standard Model of particle physics, potentially revealing signs of new physics beyond it.

Jen Easterly, head of the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, argues that software developers are responsible for building insecure products that allow cybercriminals to attack, and that the industry should prioritize secure code over security products. Easterly urges technology buyers to use their purchasing power to demand secure-by-design products from vendors and to hold ...

The Palletrone is a flying cart designed for human-robot interaction-based aerial cargo transportation, which uses an IMU to respond to human touch and control its movements. It can transport up to 3 kg of cargo and has potential uses beyond logistics, such as serving as a flying tripod or dolly for flexible camera movements.

Flow Computing proposes a new CPU architecture that combines 4 standard CPU cores with 64 parallel processing unit (PPU) cores to achieve up to 100 times better performance. The PPU is designed to handle parallelizable tasks efficiently, tolerating memory latency, optimizing communication, and providing low-level parallelism, making it suitable for energy-efficient and high-performance computing.

The user shares their experience as an engineer, emphasizing the importance of simplicity, unique responsibility, and refactoring in software development. They also stress the value of unit testing, Husky, and coding with love, rather than just for money.

Researchers at Uppsala University found that playing the video game Tetris can reduce symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) by disrupting the brain's ability to replay intrusive memories. The study showed that a single session of guided Tetris treatment can significantly reduce the frequency and severity of flashbacks, with benefits persisting for months.

The author defines differential forms as "area/volume/measure measuring devices" and introduces the concept of wedge products to decompose forms into lower-dimensional forms. The author then discusses the properties of wedge products, including dimension, linearity, and associativity, and provides examples to illustrate these concepts.

The author argues that using containers to run tests against a modern glibc is not necessary, as it is possible to load a different glibc at runtime by using the dynamic linker. The author proposes an alternative solution, using a versioned sysroot concept, to ensure that binaries are validated against a specific version of glibc and can be easily upgraded across separate production and ...

Annapurna Interactive's entire staff of 25 resigned due to disagreements over direction, chaotic departures, and a perceived lack of leadership transparency. The company's leadership structure and communication breakdowns led to the sudden resignation of key leaders, causing uncertainty for partner developers and the future of the company.

Starting a conversation with a stranger can be challenging, but it's an important skill to practice, especially in situations where you need to make a good impression, such as at work or in social settings. By following tips such as making eye contact, using casual comments, and being aware of body language, you can increase your chances of having a successful and enjoyable conversation with ...

The user is storing the result of a command in a file or variable for later use, and then processing the output using various tools such as grep, sed, and awk to extract specific information. The user is also using Lisp code to collect and manipulate the output, including using regular expressions and collecting matches into a list.

V. A. Antonov's simulations showed that gravitating systems can violate thermodynamics, with stars in a sphere getting hotter and hotter due to gravitational collapse. The only way to stop this runaway temperature increase is to shrink the sphere, fighting against the pressure exerted by the gas of stars within.

OpenSSH 9.9 was released, disabling DSA by default and planning to remove support for it in early 2025. The release includes new features, bugfixes, and security improvements, with a focus on post-quantum key exchange and hybrid algorithms.

The author reflects on the evolution of programming, from machine code to modern software, and encourages developers to adapt to changes while still enjoying the process. The author concludes that AI may not replace all developers, and they will continue to write code for fun while adapting to changes for work.

ESS is an Emacs package that supports editing and interaction with various statistical analysis programs, providing a unified text editor interface for scripting languages like R, S-Plus, and SAS. It offers features like file management, multiple clipboards, and syntax highlighting, making it a useful tool for advanced users and professionals working with statistical analysis scripts.

I spoke extensively with someone who worked on Concord, and it's so much worse than you think. It was internally referred to as "The Future of PlayStation" with Star Wars-like potential, and a dev culture of "toxic positivity" halted any negative feedback. Making it cost $400m.

The user encountered issues with an application shutting down incorrectly, and used runtime instrumentation provided by GCC to log destructors and identify the root cause of the problem. The solution involved adding a logging function to log destructor calls, filtering out standard library functions, and using the -finstrument-functions flag to link the program to dl and add performance impact.

Elon Musk's social media site X agreed to abide by Brazilian court orders, including removing accounts deemed threatening to democracy and paying fines. This move is a reversal from Musk's previous stance on defending "free speech" in Brazil, and X has five days to comply with the court order.

Kubed provides interactive lists of resources for each type, accessible with commands like kubed-list-pods, which can be filtered by column values and operators. The list buffers have their own major modes with type-specific commands and operations, and can be bookmarked and updated with the kubed-list-update command.

The ozone layer is recovering, with the Antarctic hole expected to fully recover by 2066 and the Arctic by 2045, thanks to the Montreal Protocol's ban on ozone-depleting substances. However, the current small size of the Antarctic hole is linked to sudden stratospheric warming, which resulted in freakishly hot temperatures across the continent.

As a showrunner, it is essential to define a clear vision, communicate effectively with your staff, and empower them to execute your creative direction. By delegating tasks, providing constructive feedback, and addressing negative behaviors, you can create a productive and successful writers' room that brings your show to life.

Kamal is replacing Traefik with a new custom proxy, kamal-proxy, to simplify zero-downtime deployments and automatic TLS certificates for hosting multiple apps on the same system. The new proxy uses a hostname:port target to deploy services and can pause requests, enter maintenance mode, and perform gradual rollouts.

SSHFS-Win is a minimal port of SSHFS to Windows that allows mapping network drives to SSHFS hosts using Windows Explorer or the net use command. It uses Cygwin for the POSIX environment and WinFsp for the FUSE functionality, and supports various options for authentication and key management.

Busy Beaver champions, despite initial expectations of complex behavior, often simulate simple Collatz-like functions. This unexpected simplicity suggests these trajectories might be optimal for maximizing runtime within their size constraints.

The article discusses the importance of effective learning techniques, highlighting the flaws in common intuitive learning models and the benefits of spaced learning, interleaving, and retrieval practice. By adopting a growth mindset and recognizing the value of mistakes, forgetting, and effort, learners can improve their metacognitive skills and become more sophisticated, independent, and ...

PeepDB is an open-source command-line tool and Python library for inspecting database tables without writing SQL queries, supporting MySQL, PostgreSQL, and MariaDB. It uses a command-based structure, stores connection details locally, and has a GNU General Public License, but users should exercise caution and follow security best practices.

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 976, prohibiting online platforms from knowingly providing addictive feeds to minors without parental consent and restricting notifications during school hours and late at night. The bill aims to protect children's well-being and mental health by regulating social media platforms and holding them accountable for their products.

The ReadME Project highlights open source contributors, emphasizing the satisfaction of finishing projects despite challenges. It encourages embracing the grind, finding personal strategies to complete work, and overcoming fear of criticism to release and be proud of one's accomplishments.

Despite Aadhaar being optional, it's widely mandated for various services, causing issues for those without it. Kiran Jonnalagadda, a digital rights activist, shares his and others' struggles against this coercion, highlighting its impracticalities and the legal battles fought against such mandates.

The blog post discusses the author's experience with exploiting a stack buffer overflow vulnerability in the wappd daemon, a network daemon used in various embedded devices. The author provides a detailed walkthrough of the exploit development process, including the discovery of the vulnerability, the creation of four different exploits to bypass various mitigations, and the final exploit ...

OWASP Juice Shop is a modern and sophisticated insecure web application that can be used for security training, awareness demos, CTFs, and testing security tools, featuring vulnerabilities from the entire OWASP Top Ten. The application is open-source and available for download, with documentation and a companion guide eBook providing an overview of its vulnerabilities and how to exploit them.

Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley have developed a method to recycle polypropylene and polyethylene, two of the most difficult plastics to recycle, by breaking their bonds into propylene and isobutylene gases. The process, called isomerizing ethenolysis, uses a catalyst to break down the polymer chains and can be scaled up to produce new plastics, potentially reducing ...

AI companions can alleviate loneliness, with studies showing they are as effective as interacting with another person and more effective than other activities. Consumers underestimate the benefits of AI companions, which consistently reduce loneliness over time and are more effective when they make users feel heard.

The Second District Court of New York ruled in favor of Hachette, upholding the lower court's decision, which may limit fair use in digital lending. The decision does not address all scenarios of digital lending, and librarians are concerned about the implications for library choice and open access to knowledge.

Researchers have discovered a new class of shapes, called "soft cells," which have rounded corners and can fill 2D and 3D space without gaps. These soft cells are found in nature, such as in the chambers of spiral shells and the layers of onions, and can be used to create unique structures with minimal corners.

Archaeologists uncovered an ancient Egyptian army barracks and artifacts, including a bronze sword with King Ramses II's name, in the northwest of Egypt. The site, dating back to Ramses II's reign (1279-1213 BC), contained personal items, weapons, and a burial site of a sacred cow, providing insights into daily life and Egyptian culture.

Tesla is rumored to unveil its autonomous robotaxi, the Cybercab, on October 10, but its public relations department was eliminated four years ago, making it unclear if the event will occur. The brand's popularity has plummeted in Hollywood due to CEO Elon Musk's controversial political views and online antics, leading to a decline in sales and a potential exodus of customers in the next few years.

Ruby on Rails is a mature and battle-tested framework that has proven itself in high-stakes environments, offering stability, simplicity, and scalability, making it a popular choice for startups and large-scale companies. Despite being around since 2005, Rails continues to evolve, adapting to modern development trends, and remains a powerful tool in the web developer's arsenal, offering a ...

Large Language Models (LLMs) excel in formal linguistic competence, but struggle with functional linguistic competence, requiring specialized fine-tuning and external modules. To master human-like language use, LLMs may need to develop distinct mechanisms for formal and functional competence.

Redis users are considering alternatives after the company shifted to a less permissive open source license, with 63% aware of Valkey, a Redis fork, and 8% already using it. The move away from the BSD 3-clause license has prompted a shift towards Valkey, which is backed by AWS, Google, and Oracle, and offers better results while keeping users in control.

Qualcomm has approached Intel to discuss a potential acquisition, which could be one of the biggest-ever M&A deals. The proposal is for a friendly takeover of all of Intel, although Qualcomm hasn't ruled out buying or selling parts of the chipmaker.

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Astronomers detected a powerful and distant radio burst, FRB 20220610A, which traveled 8 billion years through space and is one of the most energetic signals ever observed. The discovery of FRBs could help scientists "weigh" the universe by measuring the missing matter between galaxies, potentially revealing new insights into the fundamental workings of the cosmos.

The pluck position on a string instrument affects its timbre, with a slider adjusting the position and a button plucking the string to demonstrate the effect. The model simulates the sound of a plucked string instrument, with the initial spectrum and decay of frequency components determining the tone quality.

Zdotenv is a simple .env parser that imports an absolute path to the .env file and adjusts environment variables. It uses a C call to store parsed env variables and can be used with Zig by importing it and accessing variables as needed using std.process.EnvMap.

The House of Representatives has adopted a new AI policy emphasizing data privacy and protection, with a focus on modernizing and increasing efficiency. The policy introduces guardrails for AI use in the House and tasks the chief administrative officer with reviewing AI tools for specific use cases, with flexibility built in for future changes.

DOOM Retro is a classic DOOM source port for Windows PC that maintains the nostalgic experience while adding unique features. It is free software under the GNU General Public License, not affiliated with id Software, and available for redistribution and modification.

The US is set to execute three men despite new evidence of their innocence, with flawed convictions based on false testimony, junk science, and tainted evidence. The executions highlight the country's continued reliance on capital punishment, which is often driven by primitive impulses rather than justice and mercy.

In the late 1960s, Busicom developed advanced calculators using cutting-edge semiconductor technology, leading to reduced size and cost. They contracted Intel to create integrated circuits for their calculators, resulting in the creation of the groundbreaking 4004 microprocessor by Intel engineers, with significant contributions from Busicom's Masatoshi Shima and Intel's Federico Faggin.

Qualcomm could gain significant advantages by acquiring Intel, including fabs, x86 IP, system integrator expertise, and networking capabilities. This could help Qualcomm with its VMware side, potentially leading to a hardware-software bundle similar to HP's Green Lake or Sun Microsystems' approach.

The Trachtenberg system is a rapid mental calculation method developed by Jakow Trachtenberg, which allows for multiplication, division, and addition of numbers up to four digits. The system involves a series of algorithms and techniques, including the use of "UT pairs" and "NT pairs" to perform calculations, and the concept of "halving" to simplify calculations.

Glaciers in Glacier National Park and globally are shrinking due to climate change, with some expected to disappear in decades. The park is updating its signs to reflect this, while globally, glaciers are losing mass at unprecedented rates, threatening water supplies for millions of people.

Sync.Cond is a synchronization primitive in Go that allows goroutines to wait for specific conditions to occur, and it provides more fine-grained control than channels, but it is less commonly used due to its complexity. The article explains the technical details of sync.Cond, including its implementation, locking mechanism, and notifyList, and warns about the potential pitfalls of misusing it.