This device provides fresh air while recovering heat energy with high efficiency and low noise. It offers a high return on investment due to long-term design, low maintenance, and high energy recovery.
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The efficient markets hypothesis is often misapplied to argue that companies can't have major inefficiencies and survive, but real-world examples show that inefficiencies can persist for decades. Companies often struggle to find reliable products or services, leading to a cultural shift towards building in-house capabilities to achieve quality and reliability.
Veo creates realistic 4K videos with extensive camera controls and high accuracy. It outperforms other AI video models in detail, realism, and artifact reduction.
Xiaomi Home Integration is a Home Assistant component that supports Xiaomi IoT devices, allowing users to control and monitor their devices. It uses OAuth 2.0 login and subscribes to device messages on the MQTT Broker in MIoT Cloud for real-time updates.
The author's father taught her to always attend funerals, even when inconvenient, as a way to show respect and care for others. This lesson has become a personal philosophy for the author, guiding her to make small gestures of kindness in everyday life.
Software engineers are concerned about the impact of Large Language Models (LLMs) on their careers, with some predicting that junior to mid-level positions will disappear and senior engineers will transition to guiding LLMs. To future-proof their careers, engineers are advised to learn modeling languages, move to roles that require communication and people skills, and develop a T-shaped ...
Popeye and Tintin are among the classic comic characters entering the US public domain in 2025, allowing their use without permission or payment. This year's public domain additions also include works by famous authors like Faulkner, Hemingway, and Steinbeck, as well as early sound films by Hitchcock, Ford, and DeMille.
Ada Lovelace wrote the first computer program in 1843 for Charles Babbage's Analytical Engine, calculating Bernoulli numbers. Her program demonstrated a loop and branching, showcasing her prescience in computer science.
Researchers at the University of Helsinki and Cambridge improved SQLite's performance by up to 100x using asynchronous I/O with io_uring. They rewrote SQLite in Rust, decoupling query and storage engines for maximum resource usage.
A new survey by SellCell found that AI is a deciding factor for 47.6% of iPhone users and 23.7% of Samsung users when buying a new phone. However, most users are unsatisfied with existing AI features, with 73% of Apple Intelligence users and 87% of Galaxy AI users saying they add little to no value.
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Fall Modelica Association Newsletter published Modelica is an object oriented language to model cyber-physical systems. It supports acausal connection of reusable components governed by mathematical equations to facilitate modeling from first principles.
Google has released a new Opaque API for generated code in the Go Protobuf API, which improves performance and prevents bugs by hiding struct fields and using accessor methods. The new API is optional and will be the default in Protobuf Edition 2024, and users can migrate to it on their own schedule or use the Hybrid API to keep existing code working.
User reminisces about the indestructible Nokia 5110 and decides to bring it back to life by retrofitting a 4G module. The phone's design makes the process surprisingly easy, allowing for a seamless integration of new components.
A friend's sudden death in a foreign hotel led to thoughts about smart watches and health monitoring. I compromised on my goal of not buying an iPhone to use an Apple Watch with Android for health tracking and other functions.
Ofcom has published its first codes of practice and guidance on tackling illegal harms online in the UK. Tech firms are now required to take action to tackle criminal activity on their platforms and make them safer by design.
NVIDIA is so far ahead that all the 4090s are nerfed to half speed. There's an eFuse blown on the AD102 die to halve the perf of FP16 with FP32 accumulate. RTX 6000 Ada is the same die w/o the blown fuse. This is not binning, it's segmentation. Wish there was competition.
The user is writing a Rust program for the Nintendo DS, a system with limited memory and no existing ecosystem, as part of the Advent of Code 2024 challenge. They have successfully built and run a Rust binary on the DS, implemented a custom CRT, and added graphics capabilities using the embedded_graphics library, allowing them to display the solution to the first Advent of Code puzzle.
OpenAuth is a centralized auth server that runs on your own infrastructure, allowing you to authenticate multiple applications with OAuth 2.0 specifications. It doesn't handle user management, instead invoking a callback for custom logic and storing minimal data in a KV store.
The user speculates that as human civilization becomes more powerful, individual humans lose physical strength due to machines doing the labor, leading to a decline in biomechanical power output. This could eventually lead to humans becoming brain-in-a-jar entities, losing their physical bodies and capabilities, and becoming a more abstract concept of life.
Emacs developers are working on replacing Emacs Lisp with Guile, a Scheme implementation, to improve performance and expressiveness. The goal is to make Emacs more customizable and open to modification, with potential benefits including faster execution and easier extension.
PReQuaL is a load balancer that minimizes real-time request latency in distributed systems by actively probing server load and selecting servers based on estimated latency and active requests. It has been successfully used at YouTube to decrease tail latency, error rates, and resource use.
Droste's Lair is a visual programming environment that combines elements of game design and mathematical exploration, allowing users to manipulate and visualize mathematical structures through direct interactions and recursive procedures. The project was created by Elliot and Josh as a two-week experiment, drawing inspiration from prior projects such as Subsequently and Construct 'n' Count, ...
SeleniumBase is a Python framework for browser automation and testing. It uses Selenium/WebDriver APIs and incorporates test-runners such as pytest, pynose, and behave to provide organized structure, test discovery, test execution, test state, and command-line options for changing default settings.
The Internet's network stack is a complex system that enables reliable data transmission over unreliable networks, using protocols like TCP, IP, and Ethernet to route packets and ensure data integrity. The stack's independence and layered design allow it to accommodate the physical limitations of networking devices, such as buffer memory and voltage balancing, and influence the design of ...
Trey, a programmer, accidentally created a demo app that sent $100 test transactions every 5 minutes due to a programming error. The app was deployed, resulting in a large sum being credited to a test account before being reset to zero.
Charles de Gaulle's items, including letters from Winston Churchill, will be auctioned next week for about €1 million. The collection includes handwritten manuscripts, personal letters, and trinkets, offering a glimpse into de Gaulle's life and intellectual development.
Rust's Vec::drain method uses a technique called Drain to safely remove elements from a vector without allocating extra memory or copying elements. The Drain method uses a DropGuard to ensure that the original vector remains valid and memory-safe even if the iterator is dropped before being fully consumed.
Klarna CEO says AI can do all human jobs, leading to reduced hiring and workforce shrinkage. The company has stopped actively recruiting, instead backfilling essential roles in engineering.
Our project uses a novel approach to network defense, drawing inspiration from Tom Liston's LaBrea tarpit technique to trap malicious scans in a "sticky" environment and actively disrupt and deceive attackers. By creating a network teeming with imaginary machines, our solution forces attackers to waste time scanning and verifying false targets, buying valuable time for administrators to ...
Several companies have deployed LLM-based systems, but few publicly disclose their use due to concerns about backlash and worker replacement. Examples of live applications include customer support bots, scrapers, and personal assistants, but the definition of "agent" is unclear and may become less relevant as models improve.
User created a custom benchmark to test LLMs' ability to render an SVG of a pelican on a bicycle. They ran the test on 16 models using a Bash script.
The user's Debian and Kali Linux systems crashed into BIOS setup after updating GRUB due to a new feature in GRUB that checks for UEFI firmware support. The issue was caused by a stale efifwsetup module from an old GRUB version being used, which was triggered by a recent GRUB update and a unique setup on the user's laptop.
The user recalls learning partial derivatives in physics classes without proofs, but now seeks a more intuitive understanding. They discuss a proof using differential forms and a Twitter user's argument that provides a more symmetrical and conceptual explanation.
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The US, UK, and Australia are investing in advanced submarines to counter China's growing naval power, but AI and sensor technologies may soon render stealth obsolete. The AUKUS deal may face practical challenges, including cost, uranium shortages, and domestic opposition, as the game of hide-and-seek gives way to new asymmetric innovations.
Google's Threat Analysis Group discovered 6 vulnerabilities in the Qualcomm adsprpc driver, including one that was exploited in the wild, and the team was able to reverse-engineer the exploit strategy using kernel panic logs. The team found that the exploit likely used a heap spray of inotify_event_info objects to reclaim a UAF'd fastrpc_mmap struct and gain control of the underlying object.
The user has a custom NAS setup using Alpine Linux with a single initramfs containing the entire system. They've created a custom setup using alpine-make-rootfs to build a container image with a simple system configuration.
TSMC employees have a higher fertility rate than the general Taiwanese population due to the company's family-friendly policies and a positive peer culture. The combination of practical benefits and social influence makes it easier for TSMC workers to have children.
Matt Mullenweg added a checkbox to WordPress requiring users to agree "Pineapple is delicious on pizza" after a judge ordered him to remove a previous checkbox related to WP Engine. This move is seen as a protest against the court order and a security risk by some contributors.
Researchers discuss educational programming language design principles, citing Niklaus Wirth's simplicity, modularity, and readability. They argue that a common agreement on a suitable language for novice programming has not developed due to shifting interpretations and industry influences.
A recent international test, PIAAC, shows that many American adults struggle with moderately complex tasks involving reading and math, with the US scoring below the OECD average in literacy, numeracy, and problem-solving. The test results suggest that education could reduce disparities by building students' knowledge of specific topics and teaching them to write about those topics in a ...
We used Jupyter notebooks as end-to-end tests for our new library by making them parametrized and executable. This setup allows us to test both code and documentation integrity on each merge request.
McDonald's serves as a community center for many Americans, providing a welcoming space for social interaction and a sense of belonging. This phenomenon is often misunderstood by the educated elite, who view it as embarrassing and backward.
MIT Rocket team launched a rocket in Spring 2020, but the second stage crashed in the Mojave desert. Data was recovered from damaged avionics boards using a salt solution to make contact with missing pads.
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Canada's Federal Court initially approved a pirate site-blocking order in 2018 against GoldTV, but the order expired after two years and was not extended. The rightsholders, Bell, Rogers, and TVA, decided not to request further extensions, effectively ending the blocking measures.
Scientists have found that the Bering Land Bridge was a boggy ecosystem with rivers and small lakes, not an arid steppe grassland as previously assumed. This discovery complicates understanding of how the landmass facilitated or impeded species migration between Siberia and North America.
Researchers found a small link between increased video game time and boosted intelligence in children, contradicting the narrative that gaming is bad for young minds. The study of 9,855 US children found a 2.5 IQ point increase for those who spent more time gaming.
An international research team including UCLA observed a massive gamma-ray flare from the galaxy M87's supermassive black hole, offering insights into particle acceleration near black holes. The flare's energy was tens of millions of times larger than the event horizon, providing crucial data for understanding cosmic rays.
President Biden granted commutations to individuals including Conahan, who was convicted in a "kids-for-cash" scandal, citing second chances. Critics argue the move was a slap in the face for victims of the scandal, who feel it downplays the severity of Conahan's crimes.
TV brands in 2025 will focus on operating systems and delivering targeted ads, with some consumers willing to share data for lower prices. Walmart's acquisition of Vizio will fuel its ad business, potentially affecting other TV brands and streaming services.
Researchers at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory created a shape-shifting antenna using 3D printing and shape-memory alloy that can adapt to different communications requirements. The antenna can change shape in seconds to operate effectively at frequencies ranging from 4-11 gigahertz.
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HTTP/3 specs are in final edits and will be published soon, with HTTP/3 usage already high at 16.4% of top one-million sites. Major browsers have HTTP/3 implementations, but TLS library support is still a barrier for wider adoption.
Wikipedia's fund-raising drive has raised tens of millions of dollars annually, but the site's running costs are a tiny fraction of that amount. The money primarily goes to fund-raising and salaries of top-tier managers, not the volunteers who maintain the site.
We still use a 10-year-old ZFS fileserver for bulk storage due to its low cost and high disk capacity. The server's BMC requires an outdated Java environment for KVM-over-IP functionality, which we can no longer maintain.
The CIA created a bug-sized spy drone called the "insectothopter" in the 1970s, resembling a dragonfly, to eavesdrop on conversations using laser technology. The project was shut down due to difficulties in controlling the drone in windy conditions, but it laid the groundwork for future insect robotics advancements.
LocalThunk's game Balatro received an 18+ PEGI rating due to poker mechanics, while EA Sports FC 25 with microtransactions got a 3+ rating. LocalThunk argues this is hypocritical and outdated, given loot boxes' links to real-world gambling conditions.
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Scientists discovered a quasiparticle called semi-Dirac fermion with unique properties, varying its mass depending on direction of movement. This discovery could impact quantum physics and electronic sensors, but more research is needed to understand its implications.
The Sutton Hoo Ship's Company is building a 7th-century Anglo-Saxon ship by 2026, but struggles to find suitable British oak for the project. The charity is calling for donations to source the wood from the UK, rather than abroad.
nCompass built AI serving software to reduce costs by 50% and improve response times up to 4x. It provides an API with no rate limits for open source models on fewer GPUs.
Google is losing its spot as the top search engine due to its declining ad dominance and ad-infested search results. Perplexity offers a cleaner, more focused search experience with verifiable sources, making it a compelling alternative.
Meshtron is a data-driven mesh generator that produces artist-like meshes with up to 64K faces at 1024-level resolution. It uses an autoregressive model with Hourglass Transformer architecture and sliding window attention to achieve high efficiency and quality.
Rust's sanitizers and Miri interpreter can detect errors in unsafe code, including memory corruption, data races, and undefined behaviors, making it safer to write systems programming code. By using these tools, developers can ensure their code avoids serious operational consequences, such as malfunctions, security vulnerabilities, and human injury.
The author attempted to build an early version of the GNU C Compiler (gcc) on a Tektronix 4404 computer, but encountered difficulties due to the native C compiler's limitations and the complexity of the gcc source code. The author eventually decided to use the gcc cross assembler on a Mac to generate 68000 assembly listings, which were then converted to a form compatible with the Tek4404 ...
Health Canada has approved Apple's hearing aid and hearing test features for AirPods Pro 2, allowing them to launch in Canada soon. The features, which include a clinical-grade hearing aid and a five-minute hearing test, will be available through free software updates.
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Sweden's Energy Minister Ebba Busch blames Germany's nuclear phase-out for the country's soaring energy prices. The Swedish government is considering new measures to help households and businesses cope with rising energy bills.
The author, a nature writer with a genetic kidney disease, finds solace in books about shipwrecks, which help her cope with her own personal tragedy. Through these stories, she develops an emotional muscle to face darkness and find hope in the face of disaster.
Cosmologists suggest primordial black holes might be found in hollow celestial bodies or objects on Earth, and if they pass through solid objects, they would leave behind tiny tunnels. Researchers believe these tunnels could be visible with powerful microscopes, making it possible to investigate for evidence of primordial black holes.
A new study suggests Saturn's rings are likely around 4.5 billion years old, nearly as old as the planet itself. Researchers used computer models to simulate micrometeoroid impacts, finding the rings may be relatively clean due to a low rate of darkening.
Celina, Texas, is experiencing rapid growth due to its affordability and proximity to Dallas, with its population projected to reach over 100,000 by 2029. The growth has brought both opportunities and challenges, including a loss of rural character, higher costs, and threats to the livelihoods of long-time residents and farmers.
The author reflects on using code-yellows at Instacart to solve major problems but decides against them at Beacon, instead focusing on building a culture of "Sweating The Problem" to tackle challenges head-on. This approach involves relentless determination, a sharp focus, and willingness to look foolish.
Scientists warn that mirror bacteria, with reversed molecular structures, could pose serious risks to humans, animals, and the environment due to failed immune defenses. Their creation, while initially unlikely, will become increasingly feasible as science advances.
Canva's continuous integration (CI) build times were improved from hours to under 30 minutes through a series of experiments and optimizations, including using Bazel, caching, and hermetic tests. The team's incremental approach, collaboration, and focus on delivering value quickly allowed them to achieve significant improvements in CI build times and developer experience.
Adélie Linux's 1.0-BETA6 release is available for download on various platforms, including ARM, POWER, and x86. This beta release includes updates to GCC, Rust, and the kernel, along with bug fixes and new hardware support.
The tech industry has become a "Rot Economy" where growth is prioritized over user experience, leading to a toxic digital environment that is hostile, manipulative, and exploitative. This has resulted in a society where people are constantly bombarded with ads, notifications, and algorithm-driven content that is designed to keep them engaged, but often at the expense of their well-being and sanity.
A GitHub repository features anime girls with programming books, appealing to both anime fans and hobby programmers. The concept combines nostalgia with a retro aesthetic, targeting Gen-Z.
Railway crossed a significant revenue milestone, but initially struggled with sales due to developer impatience and conflicting goals with salespeople.
A project born from the music of Donkey Kong Country with the purpose of reinterpreting it.
Cooking with lard is healthier than sunflower oil due to its stability when heated. Lard produces fewer toxic compounds than sunflower oil when used for cooking.
The UK's Information Commissioner's Office will issue new guidance in 2025 on how smart device manufacturers can comply with data protection laws. The guidance aims to protect consumers from having their personal data collected and used without their consent.
In 19th-century Naples, macaroni was a popular street food eaten with bare hands, often in a single gulp. The dish became a tourist attraction, with locals and visitors alike competing to eat it quickly and efficiently.
A pack of Argentinian Patagonian maras has been spotted in the Al Qudra Lakes area of Dubai, UAE, where they have been thriving for several years. The maras' presence remains a mystery, but experts believe they escaped from captivity, possibly from a nearby farm or property owned by Dubai's elite.