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The automatic tests fail at 00:30 due to an Easter egg in the man command that prints "gimme gimme gimme" to stderr at 00:30. The Easter egg was removed in man-db 2.8.0 after six years of being triggered by some users.

The user built a custom "front page" printer using a Raspberry Pi, a dot matrix printer, and PHP to print out news, stocks, and Reddit posts every morning. The project was a fun way to integrate old hardware with new technology and reduce screen time, and the user is now using it as a daily habit to stay informed.

Cartographist is a research-focused web browser with a tree-structured outline of browsing history. It saves and loads "trails" for long-term research, with features like editable history and persisting scroll position.

One is a new React framework built on Vite, simplifying routing and data management. It partners with Zero for a default data solution, working on server and client integration.

The user achieved intermediate fluency in Mandarin Chinese in less than a year with 1500 total hours of study, significantly less than the estimated 4000 hours. They attribute their rapid progress to spaced repetition, personalized tutoring, consistent practice, and immersion through travel and daily conversations.

mitmproxy 11 introduces full HTTP/3 support and DNS improvements. It now supports HTTP/3 in reverse proxy mode and has a new DNS implementation using Hickory DNS for better query handling.

A statewide emergency alert was sent to 30 million Texans at 4:50am, alerting them to a minor incident in Lubbock, 400 miles away. This misuse of emergency alert systems may lead to people turning off alerts, potentially putting lives at risk in real emergencies.

Python programs, usually short, of considerable difficulty, to perfect particular skills. - pytudes/ipynb/CherylMind.ipynb at main · norvig/pytudes

A web app that generates code for efficiently approximating mathematical functions of one variable.

Automattic offered buyout packages to employees, with 159 taking the deal, mostly from the Ecosystem/WordPress division. The company is now involved in a lawsuit with WP Engine over trademark use and abuse of power claims.

We're partnering with OpenAI to create a MultimodalAgent API in the Agents framework, which enables AI-driven server programs to see, hear, and speak in real-time. The framework provides a low-latency transport and various plugins for processing input and generating output.

Researchers have found significant flaws in data about the world's oldest people in Blue Zones, areas supposedly promoting long, healthy lives. The claims about these regions are largely unsupported by empirical data and often based on incorrect or manipulated information.

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The user reverse-engineered the Kekz Headphones, discovering a Jieli Chip and an SD card with encrypted files, and found a way to decrypt and clone cookies, ultimately revealing the encryption method and creating a tool to read and write cookies. The user also discovered that the Kekz App uploads ID3 tags and geolocation data to an Azure Cosmos database, and found a connection string in the ...

YC backed PearAI faced criticism for its open source approach, particularly forking Continue. The issue was resolved after PearAI apologized and corrected its mistakes with help from Continue's founders.

Aqua Nautilus researchers discovered a Linux malware called "perfctl" that targets and exploits Linux servers by seeking over 20,000 types of misconfigurations, and it uses sophisticated techniques to evade detection and maintain persistence. The malware can be detected by looking for unusual spikes in CPU usage, inspecting suspicious binaries in /tmp, /usr, and /root directories, and ...

The user experimented with the BOLT tool from the LLVM project to optimize binaries and achieved unexpectedly good results, with some cases showing up to 40% improvement. They used BOLT to optimize PostgreSQL builds and ran benchmarks to measure the impact, finding significant improvements in throughput, but also noting that the profile used for optimization matters and there are open ...

Depth Pro is a zero-shot metric monocular depth estimation model that produces high-resolution depth maps with sharpness and high-frequency details in 0.3 seconds. It uses a multi-scale vision transformer and combines real and synthetic datasets for high metric accuracy and fine boundary tracing.

The user created a message board project using an ESP32 and a SSD1306 display, which evolved into a complex system with a simulator, demoscene tracker integration, and a web server for remote message updates. The project also involved experimenting with WebAssembly, Lua, and other languages, as well as learning CAD and laser-cutting techniques to create a custom front panel.

Chord Chart Memo is a tool for musicians that lets them input chords quickly and easily, with features like offline saving and transposition. It's built using Godot Game Engine and took 1.5 years to develop, with feedback from 20 musicians helping to improve its design.

To install kew, use the following commands:

ffmpeg-over-ip allows connecting to remote ffmpeg servers using Node.js and a shared filesystem. It consists of a server and client, configured with JSONC files, and can be used in docker containers with a Node.js installation.

The speed of light in empty space, c, is the cosmic speed limit, and it's the maximum rate at which information can travel from one place to another, making it the universal limit on the relative speed of all physical objects. The energy stored in an object is related to its mass by c2 because any relation between energy and mass must involve the square of a speed, and c is the only inherent ...

The EU's top court ruled that Meta can't use public info about a user's sexual orientation for ads under strict data privacy rules. The decision is a victory for Austrian activist Max Schrems who complained about Facebook targeting him with ads based on his sexual orientation.

Waymo and Hyundai Motor Company partnered to integrate Waymo's autonomous technology into Hyundai's IONIQ 5 SUV. The vehicles will be assembled in Georgia and added to Waymo's fleet for on-road testing starting in late 2025.

The user is using an ESP to transmit NTSC TV signals at 80 MHz using the I2S bus and DMA buffers, mirroring frequencies around the 40 MHz sample rate. The system uses premodulated tables to encode bitstreams for various signals, including sync, colorburst, and visual colors, and can be controlled through a web interface with custom commands and demo screens.

Computer scientists have developed new proof methods, including zero-knowledge proofs and probabilistically checkable proofs, to verify complex problems. Researchers have now combined the ideal versions of these two proofs for an important class of problems.

A female grizzly bear and her two cubs have been spotted on Vancouver Island, the first known female grizzly on the island in 12,500 years. The sighting could mark the beginning of a new, self-sustaining grizzly population on the island.

The author discusses the contrast between "Founder mode" and "Bureaucrat mode" in companies, where the former involves making decisions and taking risks, while the latter involves consensus and process. Bureaucrat mode can be driven by good intentions but can lead to slow decision-making and an overemphasis on internal politics.

IR-2024-258, Oct. 3, 2024 WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service announced today that Direct File will be available for the 2025 tax filing season in double the number of states than last year’s pilot, and it will cover a wider range of tax situations, greatly expanding the number of taxpayers eligible to use the free e-filing service.

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Jordan Seidhom, a volunteer pilot, helped rescue people stranded in North Carolina due to floods. He was ordered to leave by a Lake Lure fire official, but later returned to help after a Temporary Flight Restriction was lifted.

The author argues that the proliferation of apps has become overwhelming and unnecessary, turning everyday activities into bureaucratic processes. The sheer number of apps has led to frustration and confusion.

The user is working with Wikidata, a database of structured data, to create a crosswalk table for geographic entities using DuckDB and a Ruby script. They process a large JSON extract of Wikidata, filter out unnecessary metadata, and use the UNNEST function in DuckDB to create a crosswalk table with over 23 million ID pairs.

The author describes feeling overwhelmed by complex systems and technologies, but eventually gains understanding through hands-on experience and learning about underlying mechanics. This process demystifies seemingly magical concepts and builds fundamental knowledge.

Researchers develop a deployable tubular structure that achieves high stiffness in its deployed state using a self-locking mechanism combining curved-crease origami and elastic shell buckling. The structure exhibits direction-dependent structural performance, ranging from elastic response to crushing, and can be used to create diverse structural designs, including metamaterials, adaptive ...

Missouri detected a case of H5N1 bird flu in a person with no apparent exposure to infected animals. Wastewater sequencing could help track and stifle the dairy outbreak by detecting the virus and its mutations.

Most oncologists remain generalists despite knowledge growth, while some specialists become even more specialized and provide higher quality care. Specialization increases in large markets, leading to geographic inequality and economies of scale in specialized healthcare.

Firaxis Games announced PC requirements for Civilization VII including minimum, recommended and ultra requirements for different resolutions and settings. The requirements include 20 GB free SSD space, 8 GB minimum RAM, and various CPU and GPU requirements.

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C64 OS is an operating system add-on for the Commodore 64, augmenting its low-level features with modern technologies. It provides a framework for building Applications, Utilities, drivers, and libraries.

I FINALLY got everything off the cloud I'm now paying 10x LESS money for BETTER infrastructure My AWS bill was ~$1,400/mo I got it down to less than $120/mo for literally better, beefier servers Fear of managing servers has a price: 10x your monthly infra bill

Swayam Singh and Nathan Goldbaum developed numpy_quaddtype, a cross-platform quadruple precision datatype for NumPy, to address floating-point precision limitations. This project provides a consistent, high-precision floating-point type across different platforms, improving numerical computing in Python.

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Oura Ring 4 features a breakthrough Smart Sensing technology with recessed sensors and a titanium coating for accurate and continuous health data. It comes in a wider size range and offers upgrades to features like Daytime Stress and Cycle Insights, starting at $349.

User found AgainstData effective in cleaning up email accounts and saving time. It helped them unsubscribe from hundreds of newsletters and streamline their inbox.

The tool audits websites for imperfections and non-optimized parts, generates a static offline version, and allows easy sharing of reports. It can be used through a desktop application or command-line interface with various features and options.

A Go program is experiencing a panic due to a closed channel, caused by a goroutine being cancelled when the main function terminates. This issue can be fixed by using WaitGroups to wait for all goroutines to complete before exiting the main function.

Replacing floating-point operations with fixed-point arithmetic in embedded systems can provide a significant speed improvement and binary size reduction without sacrificing correctness. Clang supports fixed-point types according to ISO TR 18037, and llvm-libc provides necessary math functions for fixed-point types, allowing for a seamless transition from floating-point to fixed-point arithmetic.

A hardware timer was read using a method to avoid a race condition by repeatedly reading until values match. Compiler optimization caused a bug in the code, which was fixed in a later compiler upgrade.

Game developers face harsh realities, including crunch time, layoffs, and exploitation, despite their passion for creating games. Their work often reflects and refracts the conditions of their production, serving the ideological and reproductive needs of late capitalism.

The Neural Cellular Automata model is a swarm intelligence system that can solve maze problems by learning from the interaction between cells and their surroundings, and it can adapt to changing circumstances. The model uses a 3-layer fully connected neural network to update cell states and can learn to solve mazes with high accuracy and stability through end-to-end learning.

The user tried to track changes in a SQLite database using an update hook but failed due to C boundary issues. They then decided to use triggers to create an audit table to track changes in the Grafana database.

Mozilla is entering digital advertising to build a better internet by respecting individuals' rights and balancing commercial value with public interest. They aim to achieve this through product and infrastructure development, prioritizing privacy, openness, and choice.

Here is a two-sentence summary of the text in 200 characters or less: A fast food restaurant chain called Burger-G introduced a software called Manna to manage its stores, replacing middle management and improving employee performance. The software's success led to widespread adoption across the US, raising concerns about the impact on human workers.

Vaccines have greatly reduced diseases such as smallpox and polio, saving countless lives and preventing disability. Recent advancements in vaccine technology, including mRNA vaccines, are accelerating progress in treating infectious diseases and potentially cancer.

The user created a physical product called The Touch Tool, a brass keychain hook, to avoid germs during COVID lockdowns. The product generated $1,036,175 in 67 days with 80% gross margins, helping the company thrive during the pandemic.

The author reminisces about his time as a student of physics in the 1920s, particularly his experiences with Werner Heisenberg, Erwin Schrodinger, and Peter Debye, who laid the foundations of quantum mechanics. The author credits Heisenberg with teaching him the spirit of research and encouraging him to make his own contributions, and he recalls their informal conversations on physics and life.

You've completed phase 1 of a beta model, a fine-tuned version of FLUX.1-schnell, now licensed under Apache 2.0. It uses classic CFG and requires a different pipeline found in open_flux_pipeline.py.

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Add a file to the dropzone area to start converting. Press the blue CONVERT button to process the file and download the CSV result.

Microsoft LISP is a licensed version of muLISP omitting the compiler, offering an interpreter, editor, and symbolic debugger. It was initially sold as part of muLISP but later offered as an add-on for USD 149.

The author started meditating 10 years ago using the Headspace app and saw benefits after a year of irregular practice, including reduced anxiety. They've recently adopted a new 20-minute, twice-a-day meditation routine inspired by Jerry Seinfeld, which has improved their energy and sleep.

The current trend of labeling every tool as an "AI Agent for X" is misleading and often based on hype, with many tools not actually automating industry functions but rather just regurgitating knowledge. This trend is driven by VCs and company leaders who prioritize short-term gains and company valuations over actual innovation and effectiveness.

Several platforms offer software marketplaces, including AppSumo, Serchen, and BufferApps, providing deals and discovery tools for entrepreneurs and businesses. Other platforms like SideProjectors and StartupInspire focus on showcasing and promoting startups, offering visibility and growth opportunities.

Experts are now warning about a potential population collapse due to falling birth rates, but their predictions are based on flawed assumptions and lack consideration for future technological advancements and societal changes. A shrinking population could actually be beneficial for the planet, providing breathing room for more sustainable and efficient practices, and it's unlikely to lead to ...

A randomized controlled trial found that phase-locked auditory stimulation at alpha oscillations significantly reduced sleep onset latency in individuals with insomnia. The results suggest that this approach may be a viable alternative to pharmaceuticals for accelerating sleep onset.

You're looking to transition to embedded software development and want to know if it's in demand and if it's interesting work. You have experience with Arduino, Raspberry Pi, and ESP8266, but struggle to get paid for similar work.

New features in io_uring 6.11 and 6.12 include improved messaging, bind and listen operations, huge page buffer support, discard operations, and provided buffers with incremental consumption. These features improve performance, efficiency, and flexibility for applications using io_uring, with some changes transparent to applications and others requiring specific setup and configuration.

Paul Milgrom, a Stanford economist, is revolutionizing the field of auctions with his company Auctionomics, which uses complex mathematics and software algorithms to create the right incentives for smooth auctions. Milgrom's work has been recognized with a Nobel Prize and an Emmy, and he is now working on solving California's water shortage and the US's water scarcity.

Seabirds like black-legged kittiwakes carry PFAS from polluted southern waters to Arctic breeding grounds. The chemicals are then shed into the environment through droppings and eggs, affecting Arctic predators.

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OpenAI's CEO Sam Altman predicts a future where AI fixes climate issues and establishes space colonies, but critics argue his approach is based on mythmaking and unrealistic expectations. Despite raising $6.6 billion, OpenAI's technology appears to have plateaued and its products feel like mundane chatbots.

Engineers should make product decisions, not just follow orders from Product Owners. They are software architects who provide expertise in efficiency, helping customers save time and money.

User needs to register or sign in with developer credentials and ensure a unique User-Agent string to access the application. Alternatively, they can try resetting to default User-Agent or file a ticket for assistance.

User recommends setting Dark Reader to disabled by default and manually enabling it for websites that need it. They prefer normal mode during the day and dark mode at night due to display limitations.

Mozilla is entering digital advertising to build a better internet by respecting individuals' rights and balancing commercial value with public interest. They aim to achieve this through product and infrastructure development, prioritizing privacy, openness, and choice.

GHC's source code lives in various places including the User's Guide, release notes, and build system. The code includes functions like pprType and pprTyThing to convert to Iface syntax and pretty-print.

Starmoon is a compact AI-enabled device for emotional support and learning assistance. It's open-source, voice-enabled, and can be deployed locally for private data.