Plasticlist Report – Data on plastic chemicals in Bay Area foods

613 jeff18 2024-12-27 20:15:44 UTC 186 plasticlist.org Llama Share

A team tested 775 food samples for 18 plastic chemicals and found most contained phthalates, bisphenols, or both, with some exceeding safety limits. Current safety limits may be outdated and incorrect, and more research is needed to understand the health effects of these chemicals.

They have not been trained for this

613 hacka22 2024-12-27 18:19:25 UTC 152 ccc.de Llama Share

CCC supports hackers who exposed Newag's manipulated trains, now facing lawsuits. The club is seeking donations to cover the hackers' costs, which have reached 30,000 euros.

Cable-cutting tanker seized by Finland 'was loaded with spying equipment'

571 nabla9 2024-12-27 17:36:50 UTC 577 lloydslist.com Llama Share

A Russia-linked tanker, Eagle S, was seized by Finland for damaging an undersea cable and found to have spy equipment installed. The equipment allowed it to monitor Nato naval and aircraft activities, and similar equipment was found on another related tanker, Swiftsea Rider.

Missiles are now the biggest killer of airline passengers

568 JumpCrisscross 2024-12-27 12:21:53 UTC 430 wsj.com Full Share

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Scale Model of Boeing 777-300ER, Made from Manila Folders

555 uticus 2024-12-27 16:53:33 UTC 99 lucaiaconistewart.com Llama Share

The project began as a high school architecture class using manila folders to model buildings, evolving into a highly detailed Boeing 777 model. It involves researching, designing, and printing intricate parts onto folders using Adobe Illustrator and assembling them with glue and precision tools.

Does current AI represent a dead end?

531 jnord 2024-12-27 13:24:17 UTC 1021 bcs.org Llama Share

Professor Eerke Boiten believes current AI systems are unmanageable and irresponsible for serious applications due to their emergent behavior and lack of internal structure. This makes them unverifiable and prone to faults, leading to a lack of confidence in their correctness.

TSMC's Arizona Plant to Start Making Advanced Chips

344 rbanffy 2024-12-27 19:43:23 UTC 169 spectrum.ieee.org Llama Share

TSMC is starting mass production at its advanced chip-manufacturing facility in Phoenix, Arizona in 2025, marking the arrival of US-based chip manufacturing. The facility will test the effectiveness of the 2022 CHIPS and Science Act in stabilizing the US semiconductor supply chain.

Quiver: A Modern Commutative Diagram Editor

333 peterkos 2024-12-27 05:27:41 UTC 35 github.com/varkor Llama Share

Quiver is a graphical editor for commutative and pasting diagrams that exports to LaTeX via tikz-cd. It features an efficient interface for creating complex diagrams and supports custom macro definitions.

Bench accounting services shutting down

296 knuckleheads 2024-12-27 15:43:09 UTC 302 bench.co Llama Share

Bench platform will no longer be accessible as of December 27, 2024. Customers will receive further information on their data access by December 30th and are recommended to use Kick accounting software.

Why OpenAI's Structure Must Evolve to Advance Our Mission

276 meetpateltech 2024-12-27 12:57:38 UTC 319 openai.com Llama Share

OpenAI's Board of Directors is evaluating its corporate structure to best support the mission of ensuring artificial general intelligence benefits all of humanity. They plan to transform the for-profit into a Delaware Public Benefit Corporation to raise necessary capital and make the non-profit sustainable.

VW breach exposes location of 800k electric vehicles

269 benwerner01 2024-12-27 18:03:47 UTC 287 cyberinsider.com Llama Share

A massive data leak exposed over 800,000 Volkswagen EV owners' location data and personal contact details on an unprotected Amazon Cloud server. VW's software subsidiary Cariad acknowledged the issue, stating it was promptly fixed, but highlights ongoing security shortcomings in the company's IT infrastructure.

Fake Nintendo lawyer is scaring YouTubers, and its not clear YouTube can stop it

256 tombot 2024-12-27 13:25:39 UTC 194 theverge.com Llama Share

A YouTube creator Domtendo received copyright strikes from a fake Nintendo lawyer named Tatsumi, who sent emails from a personal account. Domtendo's channel was at risk of being shut down due to the strikes.

Build a working game of Tetris in Conway's Game of Life (2014)

255 wxw 2024-12-27 07:04:21 UTC 28 codegolf.stackexchange.com Llama Share

The project involves building a cellular automaton using Conway's Game of Life rules to simulate a Tetris game, with the goal of minimizing the bounding box size and the number of manual adjustments required for interrupts. The team used abstraction and a series of steps to develop a computer that can play Tetris, including constructing a metapixel, designing a processor architecture, and ...

Show HN: I made a web app to bring children's drawings to life

232 vikmex 2024-12-27 18:50:15 UTC 78 doodledreams.cc Full Share

Watch as your child's imagination comes alive through the magic of AI animation. Upload any drawing and see it transform into a captivating animated video that preserves every creative detail. Take a photo or scan of your child's drawing and upload it to our platform Become one of the happy families who have already experienced the magic of Doodle Dreams.

Parents of OpenAI Whistleblower Don't Believe He Died by Suicide, Order Autopsy

227 miles 2024-12-27 17:38:32 UTC 149 sfist.com Llama Share

Former OpenAI researcher Suchir Balaji was found dead in his apartment, with the medical examiner ruling it a suicide, but his parents are demanding a thorough investigation. They claim he was happy and showed no signs of depression before his death, which occurred just days after being named in a legal filing against OpenAI.

Show HN: Instantly visualize any codebase as an interactive diagram

214 ahmedkhaleel 2024-12-27 13:04:17 UTC 62 gitdiagram.com Full Share

Turn any GitHub repository into an interactive diagram for visualization in seconds.

The new science of controlling lucid dreams

180 cainxinth 2024-12-27 13:11:40 UTC 112 scientificamerican.com Llama Share

Researchers at the Dream Engineering Lab at the University of Montreal are studying lucid dreaming, a state where people are aware they are dreaming, to improve sleep health and treat nightmares and other sleep disorders. By using wearable devices, sensory cues, and brain stimulation, scientists are learning to induce lucid dreams and control their content, which could lead to new treatments ...

The paper passport's days are numbered

174 ascorbic 2024-12-27 12:29:13 UTC 325 wired.com Llama Share

Face recognition technology and smartphones are being used to replace paper passports at airports worldwide, reducing waiting time and friction. However, this shift raises concerns about data protection, surveillance, and the potential for data breaches and misuse of personal information.

Building AI Products–Part I: Back-End Architecture

160 rafaelferreira 2024-12-27 10:42:03 UTC 15 philcalcado.com Llama Share

We built an AI-powered Chief of Staff for engineering leaders, but realized users wanted the underlying technology to power it, leading us to pivot to Outropy, a developer platform for building AI products. We learned valuable lessons about structuring GenAI systems for long-term evolution and operation, and developed a scalable architecture using object-oriented programming and Temporal workflows.

Show HN: I send myself automated emails to practice Dutch

156 tr97 2024-12-27 13:05:38 UTC 104 github.com/threinecke Llama Share

This project automates daily email delivery of C1-level Dutch words and translations using ChatGPT and AWS services. It triggers a Lambda function daily at 7:00 to retrieve and send new words to users via SES.

Spotify is full of AI music

145 segasaturn 2024-12-27 22:50:02 UTC 147 fastcompany.com Full Share

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The last Inca bridge master

144 andsoitis 2024-12-27 04:07:00 UTC 39 bbc.com Llama Share

A 60-year-old Inca bridge master, Victoriano Arizapana, rebuilds a 30m suspension bridge every year from grass in Peru's southern highlands. The Q'eswachaka bridge is part of the Inca Empire's 40,000km road system, considered one of the greatest engineering feats in the ancient world.

Homebrew Batteries

137 xanderlewis 2024-12-27 09:51:13 UTC 19 hanssummers.com Llama Share

The user experimented with various homemade battery cells using lemons, bleach, salt, and vinegar as electrolytes, achieving varying levels of success and power output. They eventually developed a reliable battery cell using bleach and copper wire, which powered a 40m QRSS transmitter for over a week and received reception reports from multiple stations.

Execution units are often pipelined

136 ingve 2024-12-27 09:02:47 UTC 66 blog.xoria.org Llama Share

Out-of-order microarchitectures don't always keep execution units occupied until µop completion. Execution units can process multiple µops concurrently, allowing for higher throughput and lower cycles/instruction.

Show HN: Minimal, self-hosted exercise tracker

125 DrPhish 2024-12-27 22:45:42 UTC 39 github.com/bmtwl Llama Share

The solution is a simple HTML file for tracking daily exercises with 7 fixed sets, storing data in browser local storage and displaying only today's workout and previous weight. It includes a timer for rest periods, instant saving, and no configuration interface, working in any modern browser on desktop or mobile.

PolyDye: Full color printer mod for Marlin 3D printers

122 utopcell 2024-12-27 18:18:17 UTC 32 github.com/cooljjj33 Llama Share

The PolyDye mod integrates inkjet printing into Marlin-based 3D printers for full-color printing. It's currently in beta with frequent updates and experimental features.

Demystifying Common Microcontroller Debug Protocols [video]

115 doener 2024-12-27 21:14:14 UTC 2 media.ccc.de Llama Share

The talk covers common debug protocols like JTAG and SWD, explaining how they work from physical signals to programming microcontrollers. It aims to bridge the gap between low-level protocols and debugging microcontrollers.

DivestOS ROM shuts after ten years

111 azalemeth 2024-12-27 20:26:11 UTC 76 divestos.org Llama Share

DivestOS projects are ending, but non-mobile Divested projects will continue. The DivestOS XMPP chat rooms will be turned off, and most forum threads will be closed.

Learning Solver Design: Automating Factorio Balancers

111 kolui 2024-12-27 17:32:56 UTC 14 gianlucaventurini.com Llama Share

The user solved a toy flow optimization problem with MIP and SAT solvers, specifically a belt balancer from the game Factorio, using various optimization techniques and solver strategies. They successfully found a solution for a 16x16 balancer after decomposing the problem into sub-problems and making a memory/CPU tradeoff.

Implementing SM-2 in Rust

108 Tomte 2024-12-27 08:04:40 UTC 22 borretti.me Llama Share

The user implemented the SuperMemo SM-2 algorithm in Rust to understand its workings, specifically the ease factor and interval calculation. The algorithm schedules flashcards based on their difficulty and the user's performance, with the goal of optimizing long-term memory retention.

Why did so many mid-century designers make children's books? (2022)

107 apollinaire 2024-12-27 03:47:07 UTC 45 eyeondesign.aiga.org Llama Share

Mid-century designers turned to children's books for creative freedom and a fresh challenge. They found inspiration in Modernist ideals and the simplicity of storytelling for young audiences.

How to Create HTML/ZIP/PNG Polyglot Files

106 gildas 2024-12-27 23:10:54 UTC 36 gildas-lormeau.github.io Llama Share

A tool called SingleFile stores web page resources as data URIs, but a more efficient solution combines ZIP format with HTML and encapsulates it in a PNG file. This polyglot file can be self-extracting and works in web browsers, overcoming same-origin policy limitations and encoding challenges.

Where is James Bond? Trapped in an ugly stalemate with Amazon

101 gnabgib 2024-12-27 01:11:08 UTC 193 wsj.com Full Share

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Breaking the Mirror – A Look at Apple's New iPhone Remote Control Feature [video]

94 doener 2024-12-27 21:12:57 UTC 16 media.ccc.de Llama Share

Researchers explore Apple's Continuity ecosystem security, specifically iPhone Mirroring, a feature that allows remote control of locked iPhones from Macs. They will demonstrate bypasses found in early iOS 18 beta versions and explain their implications.

NASA's Parker Solar Probe Reports Successful Closest Approach to Sun

94 divbzero 2024-12-27 19:06:59 UTC 17 blogs.nasa.gov Llama Share

Parker Solar Probe transmitted a beacon tone back to Earth after its record-breaking closest approach to the Sun on Dec 24. The spacecraft is in good health and will send detailed telemetry data on Jan 1.

Show HN: Kando – A cross-platform pie menu for your desktop

92 schneegans 2024-12-27 19:32:37 UTC 53 kando.menu Llama Share

Kando is a fast gesture recognition tool for Windows, macOS, and Linux that simplifies navigation. It's open source, free, and available for download on GitHub.

Complain and Propose (2014)

90 zdw 2024-12-27 17:12:56 UTC 31 tidyfirst.substack.com Llama Share

A young engineer was reprimanded by his boss for sending a confrontational email. He learned to bundle proposals with complaints and consider others' perspectives.

S Korean crypto-boss Do Kwon to be extradited to US

84 ceejayoz 2024-12-27 17:33:52 UTC 47 bbc.com Llama Share

Do Kwon, a South Korean cryptocurrency entrepreneur, will be extradited to the US from Montenegro over the collapse of TerraUSD and Luna tokens. Kwon faces charges of orchestrating a multi-billion dollar crypto asset securities fraud in the US.

Hello World on z/OS (2018)

83 haunter 2024-12-27 00:22:28 UTC 62 medium.com/the-technical-archaeologist Llama Share

The user had a frustrating experience learning IBM's z/OS operating system and COBOL programming, which required them to navigate a complex text-based interface and understand legacy paradigms. They documented their struggles and provided a step-by-step guide on how to create a COBOL program, compile it, and run it on z/OS using ISPF and TSO.

Show HN: Map with an LLM

76 ata_aman 2024-12-27 02:50:56 UTC 57 godview.ai Full Share

A.I. can make mistakes.

The Structure of Neural Embeddings

74 sean_pedersen 2024-12-27 17:55:43 UTC 4 seanpedersen.github.io Llama Share

Deep neural networks produce hierarchical embeddings with low-level features in early layers and abstract concepts in deeper layers. Embeddings have irregular geometric properties and can collapse into distinct, well-separated clusters after extensive training.

Denmark Offers to Buy USA (2019)

74 belter 2024-12-27 13:32:27 UTC 43 newyorker.com Llama Share

Denmark offered to buy the US, excluding its government, with Donald Trump to be relocated to another country. Denmark plans to transform the US into a great nation with an educational system and national healthcare.

What can strong engineers do that weak engineers can't?

74 gfysfm 2024-12-27 07:16:05 UTC 81 seangoedecke.com Llama Share

The author argues that engineering talent is not about speed or output, but rather the capability to do tasks that other engineers can't, and that strong engineers are stronger than people think while weak engineers are weaker. The author provides guidance on how to deal with weak engineers, including being nice but protecting one's time and making sure managers are aware of the situation.

PQConnect: Automated Post-Quantum End-to-End Tunnels

70 nabla9 2024-12-27 13:30:40 UTC 17 pqconnect.net Llama Share

PQConnect is a security layer that adds post-quantum cryptography to protect against quantum attacks. It automatically encrypts traffic between computers running PQConnect and servers that support it.

Rod Serling on Doomsday

64 ecliptik 2024-12-27 04:10:53 UTC 11 mubi.com Llama Share

Rod Serling was a writer and creator of the iconic TV series The Twilight Zone, known for his dark and thought-provoking stories that often explored the human condition and social issues. His work was influenced by his experiences in World War II and his observations of American society, particularly the suburbs and the home front.

87.4% of population experienced a decline in freedom from 2020 to 2022

62 madihaa 2024-12-27 12:48:34 UTC 24 fraserinstitute.org Llama Share

87.4% of the world's population experienced a decline in freedom from 2019 to 2022. The freest countries are Switzerland, New Zealand, and others, with freedom correlating to better outcomes.

Matt Mullenweg Asks What Drama to Create in 2025, Community Reacts

58 bookofjoe 2024-12-27 17:12:58 UTC 42 wptavern.com Llama Share

Matt Mullenweg sparked controversy on Reddit by asking for drama ideas for 2025, but the community responded negatively, urging him to step down or seek help. The discussion spilled over to Twitter, with many criticizing Matt's behavior as toxic and unprofessional.

Astronauts face unique visual challenges at lunar South Pole

54 pseudolus 2024-12-27 15:56:44 UTC 21 phys.org Llama Share

NASA is planning to send humans to the lunar south pole, but the harsh lighting environment poses a challenge to astronauts' vision. New functional vision support systems must be developed to enable crews to see well in bright and dark conditions.

Show HN: SkunkHTML – Markdown Blog with GitHub Pages

53 MaxGripe 2024-12-27 01:05:02 UTC 9 github.com/maxgripe Llama Share

A GitHub repository automatically builds and deploys a website from Markdown files using F# and GitHub Actions. The repository is ready to use directly on GitHub, with options to contribute or build locally.

Search ArXiv Fluidly

50 Exorust 2024-12-27 02:32:20 UTC 15 searchthearxiv.com Full Share

Insert an arXiv link to find similar papers or use natural language to describe what you are looking for.

Racket-embed-images-in-source-text

49 spdegabrielle 2024-12-27 12:00:02 UTC 9 github.com/shriram Llama Share

Racket's image-reader library embeds images in a single self-contained file using a reader extension. This allows images to be viewed in DrRacket while keeping the rest of the file readable by standard tools.

Unix Time and a Modest Proposal

48 tapan_jk 2024-12-27 18:17:38 UTC 39 johndcook.com Llama Share

Earth's orbit around the sun is not a simple multiple of its rotation period due to wobbling and slowing down. The ratio is around 365.2422, requiring adjustments like leap seconds or a revised calendar.

Topological Mechanics of Knots and Tangles

47 mmooss 2024-12-27 17:06:46 UTC 3 science.org Llama Share

Researchers developed a theory linking topological parameters to mechanical stability of knots, explaining why some knots hold tight while others slip apart. The theory was confirmed using simulations and experiments on color-changing fibers.

Invariants: Computation and Applications

46 crete 2024-12-27 12:51:44 UTC 1 arxiv.org Llama Share

Invariants represent the essence of objects or phenomena by withstanding transformations. Researchers study various types of invariants and design algorithms to compute them with applications in mathematics and geometry.

Show HN: Houseplant – Database Migrations for ClickHouse

45 vortex_ape 2024-12-27 18:11:12 UTC 15 houseplant.readthedocs.io Llama Share

Houseplant project initialized and migration added for events. Migrations applied and rolled back successfully with version tracking.

Against the Hydraulic Analogy

43 surprisetalk 2024-12-27 21:16:38 UTC 31 lcamtuf.substack.com Llama Share

The hydraulic analogy for electronics is flawed as it fails to accurately represent modern components like semiconductors and transistors. It leads to confusion and requires abandoning the model when it breaks down.

Confession: I Barely Use Web3

43 Peteris 2024-12-27 12:18:51 UTC 33 research.auditless.com Llama Share

The author, a crypto industry worker, feels the industry has failed to deliver on its promise of seamless use, instead focusing on enabling builders rather than end users. They believe the industry needs to prioritize mainstream adoption and replace legacy systems.

Tangled Physics: Knots Strain Intuitive Physical Reasoning

40 PaulHoule 2024-12-27 14:16:37 UTC 10 direct.mit.edu Llama Share

Researchers found that people struggle to accurately judge the strength of visually similar knots, despite being able to understand their topological structure, and this failure persists even when presented with various forms of visual information. This result challenges general-purpose theories of physical reasoning, such as the Intuitive Physics Engine hypothesis, and suggests that knots ...

Roaming Rocks

40 Vigier 2024-12-27 03:42:21 UTC 5 aeon.co Llama Share

A geologist takes students to a low-lying rock outcrop in Wisconsin to study metamorphic rocks, which have traveled from deep within the Earth's interior. These rocks, formed through heat and pressure, hold secrets about the planet's hidden nature and offer insights into the Earth's history and transformation.

Are we becoming a post-literate society?

37 belter 2024-12-27 22:34:25 UTC 46 ft.com Llama Share

Register for free trial with no card details required, then pay $75 per month for complete digital access. Cancel anytime or pay a year upfront to save 20% on the annual subscription.

The deadliest tsunami set off work to be ready for the next big wave

36 bookofjoe 2024-12-27 00:33:02 UTC 15 nytimes.com Full Share

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Coding Font Selection 'Tournament'

33 tosh 2024-12-27 07:51:30 UTC 28 daringfireball.net Llama Share

User discusses a font tournament on Typogram with 32 free monospaced coding font options. Their top choice is Adobe's Source Code Pro, followed by IBM Plex Mono.

Fatty acid amides present in Camembert cheese improved cognitive decline

32 gnabgib 2024-12-27 22:38:20 UTC 16 sciencedirect.com Full Share

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First demonstration of quantum teleportation over busy Internet cables

32 m-hodges 2024-12-27 12:30:37 UTC 23 news.northwestern.edu Llama Share

Northwestern University engineers successfully demonstrated quantum teleportation over a fiber optic cable carrying Internet traffic, simplifying infrastructure for advanced sensing and quantum computing. The breakthrough enables ultra-fast, secure information sharing between distant users without direct transmission.

MiB working set on a 64 GiB machine (2023)

30 fanf2 2024-12-27 18:42:03 UTC 5 randomascii.wordpress.com Llama Share

A Windows feature that limits a process's working set to 32 MiB can cause significant slowdowns, making operations take up to 250 times longer, due to excessive page faults and trimming of the working set. The issue is caused by the PROCESS_MODE_BACKGROUND_BEGIN flag, which is not well-documented and has been known for eight years, and can be avoided by using THREAD_MODE_BACKGROUND_BEGIN instead.

Ask HN: Which courses/classes are you excited about in 2025?

30 mofeeta 2024-12-27 01:07:53 UTC 25 news.ycombinator.com Llama Share

You're considering David's courses, looking for other classes in 2025, and planning to take a Japanese language course, Salsa dance class, and learn to play the piano.

Arcan as Operating System Design (2021)

29 Bluestein 2024-12-27 12:45:28 UTC 3 arcan-fe.com Llama Share

Arcan is an overlay operating system that provides users with autonomy over their computing devices, allowing them to move, wipe, replace, or alter the state of their devices without intermediaries. It achieves this through a shared memory interface (SHMIF) and a protocol (A12) that enables secure and efficient communication between devices, while also providing a framework for sandboxing and ...

Germany Opened Its Doors to Migrants. Now It's Struggling to Cope

29 impish9208 2024-12-27 08:04:24 UTC 30 wsj.com Full Share

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Show HN: Simple live calculator in Tree-sitter and cranelift JIT

29 jasonjmcghee 2024-12-27 04:12:32 UTC 5 github.com/jasonjmcghee Full Share

There's really one core file - I could break it up, but wanted it to be in one place for this basic example. If you modify the grammar, cargo build in the main project will update everything as needed.

RubyConf 2024: Cloud Native Buildpack Hackday (and other Ruby deploy tools, too)

28 mohdsyam 2024-12-27 07:11:54 UTC 3 schneems.com Llama Share

Richard, a Ruby Core Contributor, is hosting a hackday event at RubyConf 2024 to work on Ruby deployment or packaging tools, specifically Cloud Native Buildpacks. He's offering help and resources for those new to CNBs and Rust.

SBCL "user-guided optimization" notice

27 BoingBoomTschak 2024-12-27 22:24:07 UTC 11 github.com/sbcl Full Share

Mirror of Steel Bank Common Lisp (SBCL)'s official repository - Take a big shortcut when compiling (lambda () nil) · sbcl/sbcl@42fd0ce

$250 remaining of L&D budget – what to spend on?

26 czatt 2024-12-27 12:36:15 UTC 19 news.ycombinator.com Llama Share

Learning SQL on Code Academy and exploring business courses on Coursera. Seeking diverse learning methods and topics, including product development and strategy, with a focus on bite-sized learning for new hobbies.

An Evidence-Based Approach to Goal Setting and Behavior Change

25 yamrzou 2024-12-27 12:56:32 UTC 10 strongerbyscience.com Llama Share

New Year's resolutions can be successful if evidence-based strategies are used to support behavior change and goal achievement, such as establishing a goal hierarchy with superordinate, intermediate, and subordinate goals. By using strategies like mental contrasting, implementation intentions, and flexible restraint, individuals can increase their chances of success and make lasting changes ...

Programming Lewis Carroll's Memoria Technica

25 ingve 2024-12-27 08:01:13 UTC 1 ztoz.blog Llama Share

Lewis Carroll developed a cipher to remember numbers by embedding them in couplets or phrases. The cipher maps consonants to digits and ignores vowels, punctuation, and 'y'.

Reverse Video Search

19 Beefin 2024-12-27 20:55:49 UTC 7 blog.mixpeek.com Llama Share

Reverse video search uses video as a query to find similar videos like reverse image search uses images. It helps in e-commerce, intellectual property, real estate, media monitoring by identifying reused video content.

Wi-Fi and the Problem with Radar (DFS)

18 zeristor 2024-12-27 21:25:28 UTC 7 blog.iptel.com.au Llama Share

Wi-Fi can be affected by radar due to interference in the 5GHz spectrum. DFS (Dynamic Frequency Selection) helps by detecting radar and temporarily moving Wi-Fi devices to non-conflicting channels.

Evolution journal editors resign en masse to protest Elsevier changes

17 bookofjoe 2024-12-27 17:39:18 UTC 2 retractionwatch.com Llama Share

The editorial board of the Journal of Human Evolution resigned due to Elsevier's actions eroding the journal's infrastructure and undermining its core principles. The resigning editors cited issues with AI usage, article processing charges, and loss of control over the editorial board's structure.

Show HN: Asak – cross-platform audio recording/playback CLI tool written in Rust

16 chaosprint 2024-12-27 22:24:33 UTC 3 github.com/chaosprint Llama Share

The tool is a Rust-based CLI audio recorder/player with a TUI, aiming to be a versatile audio Swiss Army Knife like SoX. It prompts for output file name if not provided and offers a menu for .wav files in the current directory if no input is given.

OpenAI is Lehman Brothers: A crash is coming

16 NN88 2024-12-27 01:20:01 UTC 19 sherwood.news Llama Share

The 2007 subprime mortgage crisis and the current generative AI crisis share similarities in herd mentality and ignoring underlying problems. Both crises involve over-leveraging and eventual collapse, with the AI crisis potentially leading to an apocalypse for the tech industry.

The Anatomy of a Large-Scale Hypertextual Web Search Engine (1998)

16 gone35 2024-12-27 00:43:23 UTC 1 infolab.stanford.edu Llama Share

Sergey Brin and Lawrence Page created Google, a large-scale search engine that uses the structure of the web to provide high-quality search results, and developed a ranking system called PageRank to prioritize results. Google's architecture includes a distributed crawling system, a large repository of web pages, and a set of data structures optimized for fast and efficient access to provide ...

Popeye and Tintin will soon lose copyright protection

15 fortran77 2024-12-27 14:15:40 UTC 4 axios.com Llama Share

Thousands of comics, books, songs, and films will enter the public domain next week, including Popeye, Tintin, and Mickey Mouse. This means creators can use these iconic characters in new works as they see fit from January 1.

Show HN: NeatShift – Organize Windows files with symbolic links

13 BytexGrid 2024-12-27 21:21:30 UTC 17 github.com/bytexgrid Llama Share

NeatShift is a free Windows app that organizes files and folders with symbolic links, but requires admin rights. It's in testing phase, use with manual backups and follow GNU General Public License.

China turns members of its diaspora into spies

13 walterbell 2024-12-27 19:52:21 UTC 1 economist.com Llama Share

Tang Yuanjun, a Chinese dissident, defected to Taiwan and later settled in New York, leading pro-democracy groups. He was arrested in 2024 for spying on fellow activists for China to secure his parents' release.

AI Is Shattering Hope of a Net Zero Future [video]

12 caustic 2024-12-27 18:03:31 UTC 18 youtube.com Embed Share

Induced Demand Debunked

12 cscurmudgeon 2024-12-27 16:39:21 UTC 9 urbanreforminstitute.org Llama Share

Government should invest in infrastructure that people use, such as expanded highways, which can improve mobility and economic competitiveness. Induced demand is a false argument as it overlooks the benefits of expanded infrastructure, including better jobs, lower prices, and improved access to emergency services.