The photographer took a 27-year series of "leaving and waving" photos of their parents in Sioux City, Iowa, capturing family, aging, and goodbyes. The series ended with the photographer's mother passing away in 2017, leaving an empty driveway.

Lagrange Point, a guild in Bengaluru, enabled the Hearing Aid feature on AirPods Pro 2 for a family member by building a Faraday cage and spoofing location. They then decided to unlock the feature for others in Bengaluru who could benefit from it, creating a small camp to provide access to this technology.

The user tested the M4 Mac mini and found it to be the most efficient CPU they've ever tested, with a 32% efficiency gain over previous models. It achieves 283 Gflops at 42W and idles at 3-4W.

The user shares their experience working with Postgres databases and provides tips on how to effectively use them, including database normalization, denormalization, and using indexes to improve query performance. They also discuss locking mechanisms, transactions, and using JSONB columns, highlighting common pitfalls and best practices for working with Postgres databases.

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The widespread adoption of digital devices in classrooms has not delivered the academic benefits once promised, with many studies showing that students who use computers frequently at school do worse in most learning outcomes. The primary reason for this is that digital devices are often used for multitasking, which impairs learning and performance, and educators should consider alternative ...

Small teams struggle with shared inboxes due to login issues and overpriced tools. Jelly offers a simple, affordable solution with individual logins, private discussions, and a robust notification system.

The Watermark Anything paper presents a method to embed localized watermarks into images using a model trained on the COCO dataset with safety filters and face blurring. The model can be used to detect and extract watermarks from images, and can also be fine-tuned for multiple watermark detection using DBSCAN clustering.

The author has released v0.5 of their book, marking the end of the alpha phase, and is now focusing on copyediting, proofreading, and formatting. They've also been learning Raku and appreciate its unique features, such as junctions, whatevers, and hyperoperators.

The user created a map of the BlueSky social network, which has 13 million users and 500 million edges, using a force-directed graph layout and a multithreaded engine in Zig. They also used UMAP for dimensionality reduction and added color to the map using k-means clustering and the hsluv color space to highlight local structure and community.

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MIT engineers found that exercise can stimulate nerve growth through biochemical signals called myokines and physical impacts. Regular exercise may help repair damaged nerves and restore mobility in people with neurodegenerative diseases.

Bufstream is a drop-in replacement for Kafka that prioritizes data governance and cost efficiency in cloud environments. However, it still exhibits issues such as aborted reads, lost writes, and torn transactions due to the design of the Kafka transaction protocol.

Brittany Patterson was arrested and jailed for letting her 11-year-old son walk to town without her knowledge. She is refusing to sign a safety plan that would require her to track her son's location.

Waymo One now offers fully autonomous rides 24/7 in Los Angeles, covering 80 sq miles. Riders have highly rated the service at 4.7/5 stars, with 98% satisfaction and 96% finding it useful.

Ecosia and Qwant are teaming up to develop a European search index, allowing them to serve results tailored to their eco-friendly missions. The joint venture, European Search Perspective, aims to reduce reliance on Google and Bing and provide more relevant results for European users.

The author tried to overclock a Raspberry Pi 5 to 4 GHz but achieved a maximum frequency of 3.6 GHz. They used various methods including changing the operating system, cooling, and power circuitry.

AI-assisted researchers discover 44% more materials, leading to a 39% increase in patent filings and 17% rise in product innovation. However, AI has disparate effects across productivity distribution, benefiting top researchers but not the bottom third.

You're recalling the Fuel Rats in Elite:Dangerous, a space sim game where running out of fuel can be disastrous. The Fuel Rats are a group that helps stranded players refuel in emergency situations.

Spin 3.0 is a major release of Spin, an open source developer tool for building serverless WebAssembly applications. It introduces a workflow for component development, allowing developers to write libraries in one language and use them in another.

The OpenFlexure project aims to make high precision mechanical positioning available to anyone with a 3D printer - for use in microscopes, micromanipulators, and more.

A family of Old Believers, the Lykovs, lived in the Siberian Taiga for over 50 years, isolated from the modern world. They survived on their own resources, but their lives were marked by hardship and famine, and they eventually re-established contact with the outside world.

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Bluesky gained 700,000 new users, reaching 14.5 million total, with most from the US seeking an alternative to X. The platform's growth is attributed to X's issues and Bluesky's added features.

The user discusses a paper on the von Neumann Architecture, a fundamental concept in computing that describes a general-purpose computer's components and operations, and how it has evolved over time to become more complex and efficient. The user highlights the importance of understanding the underlying components of modern hardware to truly utilize its capabilities, and notes that the ...

Sentry allocated $750,000 to Open Source maintainers in 2024, with $5,813 per developer. They launched the Open Source Pledge with other companies to pay maintainers at least $2,000 per year per dev on staff.

Reducing defensiveness in communication involves creating a supportive climate where individuals feel valued and respected. This can be achieved by using descriptive speech, avoiding evaluative language, and showing genuine interest in others.

Abram Kameraz, a potato specialist, risked his life to save the world's largest potato collection from the advancing German army in Leningrad. He succeeded in saving at least one specimen of every variety, but the city's botanists, including his colleagues, eventually succumbed to starvation while protecting the collection.

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Spotify's Car Thing, a $100 music device, was discontinued due to low demand and supply chain issues. Firmware hackers have now repurposed the device with alternative software, such as DeskThing and GlanceThing, to make it useful for desktop music control.

Dr Edmund Harriss combines mathematics and art in his work, seeing no distinction between the two. He uses mathematical ideas to create art and vice versa, highlighting connections between the two fields.

HyperDX is an open-source observability platform that helps engineers quickly solve production issues by searching and visualizing logs and traces on top of Clickhouse clusters. It's available as a cloud service and has SDKs for various languages and platforms.

Fei-Fei Li created the ImageNet dataset, a massive collection of 14 million labeled images, which was initially met with skepticism but later proved essential for training neural networks to achieve unprecedented performance in image recognition. The success of the ImageNet dataset and the AlexNet model, which was trained on it, marked a turning point in the history of computer vision and AI, ...

A neuro-intensive care nurse in San Diego expresses concerns that artificial intelligence is taking away nurses' decision-making power and intuition, potentially harming patient care. The nurse believes AI is being used to speed up the healthcare process, rather than improve patient outcomes.

Spanish police arrested top officer Oscar Sánchez Gil and his partner over a €20m cocaine bust. They are charged with drug trafficking, money laundering, corruption and membership of a criminal organisation.

A full voice acting version of Space Quest V has been created with bug fixes and installation instructions provided. The voice acting process involves decompiling game code, collecting voice datasets, fine-tuning voice models, and quality control to ensure accurate and high-quality voice acting.

Executives are investing heavily in AI, but adoption rates are plateauing among desk workers due to concerns about being seen as less competent or lazy. Employees want to use AI to focus on meaningful activities, but fear it will lead to more busy work and increased workload.

Steve Jobs' vision for NeXTSTEP, a software development environment, was to make developers 5-10 times more productive by using object-oriented programming and libraries. This vision eventually became the basis for Apple's iOS and OS X development, revolutionizing the software industry.

The US Senate is set to vote on the PERA Bill on November 14, 2024, which could revive software patents and empower patent trolls. This could lead to vague and overbroad patents being used to extort small businesses and individuals.

The user encountered a scenario at work where they needed to add a new test to ensure a new parsing component worked correctly in a legacy codebase, and they used Git to stash their changes, write the test, and rebase their branch to insert the test before a specific commit. The user found Git's process more complicated than their version control system, jj, which allowed them to simply ...

Large language models offer benefits in national security such as automating tasks and enhancing data analysis but also pose risks like hallucinations and data privacy concerns. LLMs can improve decision-making with decision-theoretic principles but require rigorous safeguards for accuracy and reliability.

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The author discovered a connection between image montages and electrical resistance through "dimension-preserving ratio joining." This concept allows for the composition of ratios while matching one dimension, described by equations for series and parallel circuits.

Intel reinstates free coffee and tea at its facilities to boost employee morale after cost-cutting measures and layoffs. The move is a small step in supporting workplace culture, but no other perks will be reinstated soon.

The incoming Trump administration may expand government surveillance, so it's crucial to upgrade data security and use end-to-end encryption to protect personal communications and data. Experts recommend using tools like Signal, Tor Browser, and VPNs, as well as practices like compartmentalization and using cash, to resist surveillance and maintain digital privacy.

Researchers found that corruption scandals increased dishonesty in consumers by 16-30% in Italy. Corruption is contagious and influenced by environment, not just individual personality.

The author started writing due to despair over waste in the tech sector, but now feels a sense of purpose after quitting their job to start a consultancy. They aim to improve software engineering and tackle systemic issues.

Secret Service officials debated whether a warrant was needed to use location data from smartphone apps, with some arguing citizens agreed to be tracked by accepting app terms. The agency is no longer using Locate X, a powerful surveillance tool, after being found to have used it illegally.

Using SQL_ASCII can lead to encoding issues and is generally not recommended unless you have a mixture of unlabelled encodings. Instead, use bytea, autodetect UTF8, or specify a specific encoding like WIN1252 for better results.

Steam has dropped Windows 7 and 8 compatibility with its latest update, requiring users to upgrade to Windows 10 or 11, or switch to Linux or Mac. Around 350,000 users still use Windows 7, but can continue gaming by switching to Linux or Mac.

An AI-powered email management system automates email processing and sends notifications through Telegram. It analyzes emails, suggests actions, and allows control via Telegram with customizable settings.

Customer disputed $210 Stripe charge claiming unauthorized transaction, but provided no proof of benefit. Stripe says bank's decision is final and they can't influence outcome due to dispute process rules.

The user discusses the importance of language specifications for systems programming and safety-critical software, citing examples from C, C++, and Rust. They argue that Rust needs an official language specification to achieve EAL5 and improve interoperability with other languages, and that a specification team is currently working on this.

The writer found it cheaper to rent a 3 bed flat in Barcelona and commute to London 4 days a week than a 1 bed flat in London. This is due to lower rent and travel costs, leaving 387€ free each month.

Meta's FBDetect system detects tiny performance regressions in noisy production environments by monitoring 800,000 time series and employing advanced techniques to filter out false positives and deduplicate regressions. FBDetect's robustness is proven by seven years of production use, catching regressions that would have wasted millions of servers if left undetected.

The author seeks roles that fill gaps between design and engineering, focusing on accessibility, UI design, and UI development. They carve out their own space by highlighting these gaps in job descriptions and interviews.

Voyager 2 observed Uranus's magnetosphere in an unusually compressed state, which is not representative of average conditions. This compression may have affected magnetospheric dynamics, explaining intense electron radiation belts and a "vacuum" magnetosphere.

Bill, a 60-year-old man, was denied long-term-care insurance due to a genetic mutation that increases his risk of ALS, despite not having the disease. Gaps in US genetic-nondiscrimination law allow insurers to deny coverage based on genetic risk factors, raising concerns about genetic discrimination and its unintended consequences.

Journalist Alden Wicker's book "To Dye For" exposes the toxic chemicals used in everyday clothing, including synthetic fabrics, dyes, and finishes, which can cause health problems in consumers. Wicker provides practical tips for consumers to avoid toxic chemicals in clothing, such as avoiding cheap brands, looking for third-party labels, and choosing natural fibers.

Feral pigs in Hawaii are causing significant damage to the island's ecosystems, but their populations are also managed for recreation and subsistence, making it a complex issue. Conservationists and hunters are working together to find a balance between controlling pig populations and preserving native habitats, with some suggesting that a moderate level of grazing pressure from pigs can ...

A viral AI reading list attributed to Ilya Sutskever in 2020 was incomplete and missing 13 items, which may have included meta-learning papers and competitive self-play concepts. Researchers are attempting to identify the lost items based on clues from the viral list, Ilya Sutskever's presentations, and OpenAI resources.

The Black Death and other plagues had a significant impact on human history, leading to population decline and economic growth in Europe. This growth, in turn, contributed to the rise of European expansion and the development of capitalism, trade, and technology.

Inferit is a visual tool for comparing LLM inference outputs from different models, prompts, and settings. It allows unlimited side-by-side generations and can be used locally or as a browser extension.

The Broadband Phone was a VOIP phone project started in 1999 with Andy Fisher, combining a thin client with a custom Linux ARM-based board and a Dell PC server. It was a high-profile project within AT&T, running about 100 phones and featuring a unique GUI toolkit for snappy graphics.

GIMP 3.0 release candidate is out for testing, with a final release expected by the end of 2024 or early 2025. The new version features a smoother interface, scalable icons, and improved color management.

emiT is a language with parallel timelines where variables can be sent back in time to change the past. It features living variables, time warping, and paradoxes that can collapse the timeline.

The new MacBook Pros have boosted RAM capacities, a nano-texture display option, and a new webcam. They offer solid year-over-year upgrades, especially for those who bought Intel-era MacBook Pros.

Researchers developed a method to create tough and sustainable polyurethane (PU) resources using bulky cyclodextrin-based movable crosslinks. This approach facilitates enzymatic degradation, making it easier to recycle and upcycle PU materials.

User created a TIL section on their site for short posts about useful things they've learned. This section is inspired by Simon Willison's TIL blog and is intended for personal use, helping them remember useful links and tools.

Horse is a browser that helps professionals stay focused and efficient by organizing work seamlessly and reducing daily stress. It features a hierarchical tab system called Trails that allows users to navigate tasks quickly and manage their workflow effectively.

The West's dominance is ending due to its crumbling shared values and rising right-wing tensions. Liberal democracies failed to address social decline, climate change, and immigration concerns, creating an opening for authoritarian voices like Donald Trump.

Cane Toads: An Unnatural History is a documentary about the invasive cane toad species in Australia, which causes ecological disaster. The film, directed by Mark Lewis, is a mix of science, horror, and comedy that explores the toad's bizarre behavior and impact on the environment.

The author tested Thunderbolt 5 hardware and experienced various issues including power delivery problems, display lag, and poor SSD performance. The ecosystem is still in its early stages with limited hardware availability.

Umberto Eco's essay "Eternal Fascism" outlines 14 key elements of fascism, including the cult of tradition and rejection of modernism. These traits create a recognizable pattern in fascist movements, which often exploit fear of difference and appeal to a frustrated middle class.

Microsoft's GitHub Copilot and other AI code-generation startups are competing for developer mindshare, with the winner potentially commanding a large market share and generating hundreds of billions of dollars in revenue. The current crop of AI copilots, including Codeium, Cursor, and GitHub Copilot, offer varying degrees of functionality and user experience, but still have limitations and ...

The user criticizes the use of "magic words" in nutrition and health discussions, such as "clean," "healthy," "fattening," "excess," and "nutrient density," which often imply assumptions that are under discussion and distract from actual topics. The user argues that these terms are often used by people with little knowledge or success in dieting and that they can lead to circular reasoning ...

The YouTube app offers video browsing, subscriptions, and content creation on Android devices. It features personalized recommendations, live streaming, and exclusive perks for channel members and YouTube Premium subscribers.

You are an IT architect tasked with building a team and creating cloud-native applications while managing on-premises infrastructure. You can use AWS BuilderCards to learn and strategize with your team in 30 minutes or less.

Apple's M4 chip generation has been released in updated MacBooks with improved performance and efficiency. The M4 Pro offers 14 or 16 CPU cores and up to 20 GPU cores, outperforming competitors in CPU and GPU benchmarks.

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In 1924, the US Government and astronomers searched for radio signals from Mars, hoping to find alien life, but found none. The search was an early attempt to find extraterrestrial life, which has continued to the present day.

The rapid adoption of digital devices in schools has led to a decline in academic outcomes, increased distraction, and negative effects on students' mental health and social-emotional development, making it essential to adopt a research-based approach to technology use in education. To achieve digital wellness, schools should prioritize transformative technology, limit or eliminate ...

Xfer is a data-serialization language designed to be more flexible and strictly-typed than JSON. It uses angle brackets and marker characters for element delimiting and nesting.

North Korean threat actors used trojanized apps signed with a legitimate Apple developer ID to target macOS systems. The apps, built with Flutter, were designed to bypass security checks and execute malicious code.

Undergraduate students tend to show more enthusiasm for practical projects and direct action, whereas graduate students often prioritize abstraction and research. A "can do" attitude is more valuable than intelligence or education in achieving real-world results.