Google must open its Google Play app store to rival third-party stores for three years, allowing them access to the full catalog of apps. Google will also have to change its payment system and allow developers to link to alternative payment methods.

The user created a low-budget electromagnetic fault injection (EMFI) tool using a piezo-electric lighter and an antenna wire to induce memory errors in a laptop's DDR bus, then used this tool to write a local-privilege-escalation exploit for CPython. The user then used a similar EMFI tool to create a reliable exploit for Linux, allowing them to gain root access by corrupting page tables and ...

Rails 8 beta has been released with new features, bug fixes, and improvements, including Kamal 2 for hassle-free deployments and Propshaft as the new default asset pipeline. It also enhances ActiveRecord and makes SQLite a viable option for production use.

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Emmanuel Akatire, an 18-year-old from Ghana, works in Accra's e-waste processing site to provide for his family after losing his parents. He earns about 60 US dollars a week sifting through discarded electronics.

User found Google's NotebookLLM podcast AI can be tricked with fake producer show notes. This can lead to biased AI responses when searching the web for answers.

This commit improves DNS resolution for filtering by allowing early IP address availability. It now blocks root documents using the `ipaddress=` option, but with a best guess approach due to browser uncertainty.

Katie Porter, a US Representative, lost her primary election after a pro-crypto group, Fairshake, spent $10 million attacking her. The group's goal was to terrify politicians into supporting the crypto industry, and it has since spent over $100 million on US elections.

The HTTP protocol has a simple text-based structure with a request line, headers, and a message body, and it uses chunked transfer encoding to efficiently transfer unknown lengths of data. In Go, the net/http package automatically handles implicit header writing and Content-Type sniffing, but it's still important to understand the underlying mechanisms to write efficient and effective HTTP handlers.

The author compared the performance of hashmaps and ordered data-structures like b-trees, finding that hashmaps benefit from speculative execution and are generally faster but have disadvantages like non-deterministic iteration order. The author concludes that hashmaps are a better choice than b-trees for most use cases, despite b-trees having some advantages like avoiding performance edge cases.

ARIA DevTools helps identify accessibility issues in web applications by presenting them as screen readers do. It displays ARIA roles, nesting, and focus management for web technologies.

Python 3.13 has been released with several new features including a new interactive shell, improved error messages, and experimental support for running in a free-threaded mode. The release also includes various improvements to the asyncio, importlib, and tkinter modules, as well as the removal of several deprecated modules and features.

The user discusses two design philosophies: the MIT approach, which prioritizes correctness, consistency, and completeness, and the New Jersey approach, which prioritizes simplicity and ease of implementation. The user argues that the New Jersey approach, exemplified by Unix and C, is more effective in spreading and improving software due to its simplicity and portability.

Charlie Kelly, a 56-year-old hillwalker, went missing on September 6, 2023, while climbing Creise in Scotland. His body was found six weeks later using a new drone software developed by Dan Roach and David Binks.

A developer built a single-page app using htmx and service workers, demonstrating a fully client-side app without a remote server. However, the author concludes that this approach may not be the best choice for most apps due to added complexity and indirection.

Zod is a TypeScript-first schema declaration and validation library that helps eliminate duplicative type declarations and provides developer-friendly features for composing complex data structures. It supports various validation methods, including string validation, enum validation, and function schema validation, and can be used to validate inputs and outputs of functions without ...

Chinese hacking group Salt Typhoon breached US broadband providers Verizon, AT&T, and Lumen Technologies for intelligence collection. The attack may have lasted months, compromising network infrastructure used for US court-authorized wiretapping requests.

A family found 22 old film cans in their father's garden shed, containing unseen footage of the 1960s TV show Thunderbirds. The footage includes an alternative version of an episode and a previously unseen scene, which may be shown to the public in 2025.

Automation is often more difficult than people imagine due to the complexity of handling exceptions and uncertain inputs. The best way to automate is to focus on understanding the inputs to a system and how to handle exceptions, rather than just automating standard cases.

Attack helicopters are vulnerable to enemy drones and MANPADS systems, leading to significant losses in Ukraine. Effective countermeasures and air superiority are necessary for successful helicopter anti-armour missions.

Warm Handoffs are a procedure to improve communication and collaboration in Slack by moving questions to the right team and channel while supporting the requester. It involves taking the conversation to the right team and providing context on why the handoff is being made.

Wasmer's newest release allows running clang in any environment where Wasmer runs, including browsers and JavaScript projects. This enables compiling C programs from anywhere with no toolchains or installations needed.

California banned "sell-by" dates and requires standardized date labels on food products, starting July 1, 2026. This change aims to reduce food waste and save consumers money by using "Best if Used By" and "Use By" labels.

A tragic love story about a lord's daughter falling in love with a servant is written. The story revolves around Eliza Ashwood and Thomas, a servant at the Ashwood estate. They fall in love despite the societal norms and expectations that prohibit their relationship.

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2023 was awarded jointly to Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun for the discovery of microRNA. The award was announced on October 7, 2024.

QoS: Quality of Signal is a metric based on the number of observations and observers [Full-screen Graph] [2 Years only Graph] Mouse-over graphs to interact with data. Select a range to zoom in, double click to zoom back out. Modify the number in the corner to smooth over multiple days. Full-screen graphs available!

The user proposes creating a long-lasting computer, called the ForeverComputer, that can last 50 years and be repaired and maintained by users, using open-source designs and easily replaceable parts. The ForeverComputer would be designed for written communication, with a focus on simplicity, durability, and minimal electricity consumption, and would be an alternative to modern computers that ...

TEPCO is close to extracting melted fuel from Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant using a special telescopic robotic device. The device aims to retrieve a small amount of fuel debris to analyze its properties and aid in the plant's decommissioning.

ByteDance's parent company of TikTok has released a bot called Bytespider that scrapes online content at a rate much higher than its rivals. The aggressive scraping comes despite the possibility of TikTok being banned in the US and is likely to train ByteDance's new generative AI model.

The user created a Go wrapper called Iterator to simplify chaining operations like JavaScript, using the iter and slices packages. The wrapper provides methods like ForEach, Map, and Filter to create a streaming API similar to JavaScript.

A Comparison of Prices for Protein Powder. Every Serving is Normalized to a Serving Size of 25 grams of Protein.

Julius Gustavsson, a software architect at Volvo, successfully implemented Rust for the low-power processor ECU in electric cars. He found Rust to be an excellent choice for reliability and availability requirements.

Sam Altman, founder of OpenAI, initially presented himself as humble and cooperative, but his actions suggest he's using his power to push the AI industry towards a potentially dangerous course of accelerationism. He may have been playing a long game to gain influence and wealth, as evidenced by his company's shift from non-profit to for-profit status.

A new report by Cybernews found that a Google Pixel 9 Pro XL phone sends data to Google every 15 minutes, including location, email, and phone number, without user consent. This data collection raises concerns about privacy and security risks, particularly with location data and potential third-party code execution.

E.F. Codd's 1970 paper "A Relational Model of Data for Large Shared Data Banks" defined the relational database industry and its concepts are still widely used today. The development of relational databases led to the creation of SQL, a standard query language that has become the most widely used language for managing data.

Private intelligence companies now compete with state agencies, turning everyone into potential spies and transforming espionage into a high-stakes technological arms race. The open nature of the private sector can be an advantage, allowing for the creation of a community of learning and tradecraft, but it also has its limits and raises legal and ethical challenges.

Download ebook-convert, often bundled with calibre, and add it to PATH. Configure QuickPiperAudiobook with default model and output path in ~/.config/QuickPiperAudiobook/config.yml.

A software update caused issues for users who relied on holding down the spacebar for a specific function. Users are requesting an option to reenable this feature.

AWS status shows all green but users report internal server errors from S3. Issues are isolated to us-east-2, with no errors in us-east-1 or ap-south-1.

trap is an APL implementation of autoregressive transformers like GPT2, supporting backpropagation and training with Adam. It combines the advantages of high-level libraries and low-level implementations in a succinct, self-contained, and portable way.

The user attended EuroBSDCon 2024 in Dublin, Ireland, after missing several previous conferences. They enjoyed talks on various BSD-related topics, including memory errors, GPIO, and confidential computing.

Build 26 A type boards, 26 B type boards, and 1 USB board for a Gboard double-sided keyboard. Program the A type boards with prebuilt firmware and assemble the keyboard with paired modules and case parts.

User built Audioscrape, a podcast platform in Rust, to challenge themselves and reduce costs. The platform aggregates podcast feeds, transcribes episodes, and provides an interactive interface, with a goal to add paid features and scale efficiently.

A natural gas compressor station plays a vital role in the oil and gas industry by compressing gas to continue flowing downstream to its final destination. The station uses various equipment such as compressors, scrubbers, filters, and gas cooling systems to clean and pressurize the gas before sending it to the next station or gas processing plant.

The author discusses the challenges of scaling a company and the importance of leaders staying connected to the details of their product. They share their own experiences and insights on how to balance leadership with delegation, and the need for CEOs to stay connected to the company's product and customers.

Unix daemons daemonize to detach from their environment and avoid inheriting issues like stray file descriptors or controlling terminals. This behavior originated from restarting daemons manually, not during system boot.

The user was unhappy with their work laptop's performance and battery life after a software update, leading them to explore a portable Linux distribution. They chose Puppy Linux, a lightweight and easy-to-use distro, and were pleasantly surprised by its speed and features.

ServerlessAI provides an OpenAI-compatible API for client-side use, supporting authentication via OpenID Connect and guest users. It offers scalable AI applications with full cost visibility and quota management.

An unboxing video for an unannounced 14-inch MacBook Pro with M4 chip was leaked on YouTube, suggesting 25% faster performance, 16GB RAM, three Thunderbolt 4 ports, and Space Black color option. Apple is expected to announce M4 Macs in late October and release some on November 1.

Gunter's Space Page is a leading online resource for space missions, satellites, and rockets. It was established in 1996 and provides comprehensive updates.

Octothorpes are links between domains that allow for hashtag-like functionality across the web, enabling communities to manage their own networks. They allow verified domains to endorse links, index pages, and moderate content through a decentralized system.

The program parses SQL queries into an Abstract Syntax Tree (AST) and executes them against CSV files. CSV files are expected to be in the same directory as the program, named after the table they represent.

Storing secrets in environment variables is not secure due to poor management, lack of rotation, and difficulty in auditing, making it a significant security risk. A better approach is to use a secrets management service that securely stores and retrieves secrets, providing a more secure and scalable solution for production-grade applications.

The user conducted a self-experiment with L-theanine to determine its effects on sleep and found that it may lengthen REM sleep duration by around 4 minutes. However, the overall effects of L-theanine on sleep and relaxation were found to be very small.

The SQLite library is combined into a single large file named "sqlite3.c" called the amalgamation, which contains everything needed to embed SQLite and makes it easier to deploy and compile. The amalgamation results in a 5-10% performance improvement due to better compiler optimizations, but it can be inconvenient for debugging due to its large size.

Italian Senators passed amendments targeting IPTV piracy, requiring VPNs and DNS services to block pirate sites worldwide. ISPs may face prison for failing to report infringements, sparking concerns over fairness and the digital transition in Italy.

To successfully execute developer relations, focus on getting developers to their "aha" moment by delivering swift value and creating an exceptional developer experience. By co-creating products with developers, prioritizing their needs, and optimizing for quick wins, you can build a community of champions who will propel your product forward and drive sustainable growth.

The user sandboxed Windows Defender using a Rust-based framework called AppJailLauncher-rs, which contains untrustworthy apps in AppContainers and allows for additional isolation. The user's accomplishment is both great and shameful, as it exposes Windows' robust sandboxing mechanism but also highlights Microsoft's failure to sandbox their own flagship anti-virus product, Windows Defender.

The article compares various distance functions for vector comparison, including cosine similarity, Euclidean distance, Manhattan distance, and Chebyshev distance. Cosine similarity is recommended for LLM embeddings due to its focus on directionality.

Private equity firms harm open source communities by prioritizing short-term profits over long-term sustainability and reinvestment. This can lead to destabilization, reduced contributions, and decline in market share, as seen in the Drupal community after Acquia's acquisition.

PTXdist is an easy-to-use Linux distribution build tool that allows you to compose your embedded Linux out of a huge set of standard components with a simple kernel-like configuration interface. Despite being rather simple in the basic configuration PTXdist also allows you to perform truly complex and very fine-grained customization of the packages and system configuration you need.

Nintendo has shut down Ryujinx, a popular Switch emulator, after its lead developer agreed to stop the project following a proposal from the company. This move marks another victory in Nintendo's aggressive legal strategy against emulation, raising concerns about game preservation and the future of emulators.

Royalty-free, copyright-free gallery of images generated by AI that look almost real. Download and use however you like. More images added every week.

Researchers have developed a new type of electrostatic motor that can operate at low voltage and provide high torque, making it suitable for use in robotics and other applications. The motor uses a layered structure and electrowetting to achieve precise and high-power actuation, and its design allows for a wide range of speed and force profiles without the need for gears.

The author explores an alternative history where the English won the Battle of Hastings, leading to a distinct English language without French influence. This "Anglish" language has unique terms, but the author ultimately appreciates the richness of English due to its blend of Germanic and Latin influences.

Researchers introduced Sorbet, a transformer-based spiking language model for edge devices, which replaces energy-intensive operations with PTsoftmax and BSPN. Sorbet achieves competitive performance while reducing energy consumption through knowledge distillation and model quantization.

16-year-old Michael "dogplayingtetris" Artiaga achieved a record 4,216 lines and 29.4 million points in NES Tetris, looping past Level 255 and rolling the game back to Level 0. He used a modified version of the game to avoid crashes and became the first person to achieve a "rebirth" in the game.

Kaspersky software removed from Google Play due to US ban, affecting global users. Kaspersky claims Google overreacted, software still available on alternative stores and Kaspersky website.

GEICO removed Tesla Cybertruck owner Robert Stevenson's vehicle from his insurance policy citing underwriting guidelines. The exact reason is unclear but may be due to the Cybertruck's mechanical issues and high repair costs.

An abacus machine copies Register m into Register n without destroying m by repeatedly subtracting 1 from n and copying m to n when n is 0. The machine for copying m to n is defined as if n = 0 then { goto 99 } else { n-; goto 0 }.

TermiChess is a terminal app for playing Chess built using Python with the amazing Textual library. Play chess in your terminal with a minimalistic interface and Stockfish integration for chess engine. Please use Python 3.10 within your favourite venv. I have only tested currently only on python 3.10 This project is licensed under the Apache License - see the LICENSE file for details.

User stopped collecting die-cast cars but now wants to convert them into remote-controlled drift cars using DKE Builds kits. They must decide which of their cars to convert, including a Hot Wheels Mitsubishi Pajero Evolution, a Pikes Peak Honda Odyssey, or a Matchbox woodie wagon.

The author discusses the trade-offs between CISC and RISC instruction sets and how the size of addresses in a program's code affects code density, which can impact memory and disk space usage. The author also explores the impact of the LP64 programming model on code and data density, finding that while 64-bit code may be more compact than 32-bit code on Intel x86, the real performance penalty ...

Decoding Bitcoin provides straightforward explanations on bitcoin concepts, including wallet types and best practices. Join their Discord community for help and connections with other learners.

Source code for some classic titles, published by the original authors. (All links go to external sites.) Beneath Apple Manor by Don Worth. The source code is on disk images in a ZIP archive.

The idea of witches is a universal constant across cultures, representing evil people who harm others by supernatural means. The concept of witches is rooted in pan-human psychology, with common traits such as invisibility, cannibalism, and inversion, and is linked to human emotions and evolutionary psychology.

Target specific areas with filters by income, home value, rental status, and more on a map. Build a mailing list with flexible column mapping and send postcards with simple pricing and fast delivery.

The Federal Reserve's Jay Powell is accused of consolidating financial power into large banks, depriving smaller businesses of capital and favoring the wealthy. Rohit Chopra, a populist regulator, is single-handedly holding up the Basel III reforms that would make big banks less profitable and safer.

The author learned to prioritize by focusing on purpose rather than traditional management tools and frameworks. This approach helps Product Managers make decisions based on why they exist, rather than just using numbers and scorecards.

I'm unable to summarize the input as it appears to be a random collection of characters.

The paper studies the performance of hash tables under various dimensions, including hashing schemes, hash functions, dataset sizes, read/write ratios, and table memory layouts. The authors conclude that picking the right combination of hashing scheme and hash function can have a significant impact on performance.

Generative AI tools like ChatGPT and Midjourney use artificial neural networks, which are inspired by biological brains and can seem "impossibly simple" relative to their achievements. The perceptron, a simple artificial neuron, is the key building block powering generative AI, and it can learn basic logical functions like AND, OR, and NOT, but is limited when it comes to non-linearly ...

I was missing turboc, so I wanted to recreate and modernise the color scheme - ikouchiha47/turboc.nvim

The expression ++[[]][0] in JavaScript is equivalent to 1 because the inner array is converted to 0 and then incremented by 1. The prefix operator ++ requires a reference to an object property or variable to update, which is why ++[] throws an error.

The user implemented SSOReady's SAML solution in an afternoon, finding it a fair approximation of effort despite not being fully production-ready. They found SSOReady's solution to be a good in-between option for adding SAML login to an application without switching to a full IdP.

The author argues that server-side rendering JavaScript is not like PHP, but rather a step forward with modern frameworks like Next.js and Remix. These frameworks allow for a unified stack with JavaScript, closing the gap between frontend and backend developers.

Eleanor Arnason, born 1942, grew up in a futuristic house near a contemporary art museum, influencing her science fiction writing. She drew inspiration from her avant-garde upbringing and feminist mother, leading to her career as a science fiction writer.

The content-visibility property in CSS enables browsers to skip rendering work on off-screen content, improving page load performance and interactions. It relies on the CSS Containment Spec and can be used with the auto value to gain layout, style, and paint containment, or with the hidden value to keep content unrendered regardless of visibility.

The author compares HTMX to traditional AJAX frameworks, highlighting its unique approach of returning HTML fragments instead of JSON, which simplifies client-side development. HTMX complements Thymeleaf by allowing developers to split pages into fragments and reuse them on both sides, eliminating the need for JavaScript code.

Julius Gustavsson, a software architect at Volvo, successfully implemented Rust for the low-power processor ECU in electric cars. He found Rust to be an excellent choice for reliability and availability requirements.

Google's Android platform has poor Unicode support, missing many modern characters and languages. Android's Noto font project is outdated, with many fonts stuck on versions from 2013 and earlier.

A Maltese named Cherry was buried in a garden in London's Hyde Park in 1881, marking the first known urban pet cemetery. This event sparked a movement, leading to the creation of pet cemeteries worldwide, affirming the idea that pets deserve a dignified death.

This project is a documentation of the AmigaDOS subsystem of AmigaOs, the dos.library, its handlers, file-systems and structures. It is available under the THOR-Software License v3.

Improve physical and digital security, organize finances, break habits, and explore new online communities. Analyze personal health data, create a document of personal beliefs, and celebrate unique interests by creating new holidays.

The user created an automated pipeline to clean data using the Minipile method, which prunes large datasets to achieve comparable results with less data. They experimented with different approaches, including using an LLM with few-shot prompting and the elbow method to determine the optimal number of clusters.

Providing estimated incident resolution times can damage customer trust and cause unnecessary stress for responders. Instead, be transparent and empathetic, and avoid giving customers estimated times to fix, as it can lead to missed expectations and resentment.

The user wants to understand how an interpreter is called when specified using a hashbang in the first line of a script, and they dive into user and kernel space to answer this question. They use tools like strace, objdump, and the kernel source code to follow the execution of the script and see how the kernel handles the hashbang line.

Raspberry Pi announced two new products: high-quality, low-cost SD cards and a silicone bumper base for the Raspberry Pi 5. The SD cards offer exceptional performance and the bumper provides protection and grip for the Raspberry Pi 5.