Video Streaming Portal des Chaos Computer Clubs
A WebGL fluid simulation that works in mobile browsers.
Researchers analyzed trains breaking down after servicing, found code simulating failures, and presented findings at 37C3. Since then, they faced lawsuits, parliamentary sessions, and multiple investigations over their work.
User documents running LLMs locally on a Linux laptop with a powerful GPU and RAM. They use tools like Ollama, Open WebUI, and llamafile, and share their experience and model choices for those interested in running LLMs locally.
Mixbox is a pigment mixing tool for digital art that helps create natural gradients and vibrant colors. It's available for free under CC BY-NC 4.0 license and can be integrated into painting software.
OpenAI is facing a capital crisis as investors demand conventional equity, making it similar to Netscape's investment bubble in the 1990s. OpenAI's transition to a for-profit company may be unsustainable, raising concerns of a Ponzi scheme.
Iceland's new government has announced a referendum on continuing EU accession talks by 2027, with a majority of Icelanders now supporting EU membership due to concerns about Russia and the US. The outcome could have implications for EFTA and the EEA agreement, potentially leading to Norway also considering EU membership and changing the dynamics for the UK's potential EU membership.
The author initially dismissed the ethics crisis in computing but now believes it exists due to the adverse impacts of computing and the power of tech corporations. The author argues that working for Big Tech is not inherently unethical but depends on whether the company supports the public good, and that systemic issues drive the problems rather than individual tech workers.
A Toronto man, Ryan Donais, is building tiny mobile homes attached to bicycles to provide temporary relief to the unhoused. He has built three homes at a cost of $10,000 each, mostly funded by donations, to help people like Terra Sawler who have been living on the streets for years.
The author is moving to BlueSky and adopting a strategy to create value in their own spaces while using platforms like BlueSky to direct attention to those spaces. They assume platforms will go away in three years and aim to direct value off of them into controlled spaces.
The Zombocom Problem occurs when trying to create a platform that can be anything, but it needs to start with a specific problem for a specific user. To succeed, find a first best customer with a burning need that is related to your superpower.
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The Cody Computer is an 8-bit DIY home computer built with the 65C02 and Propeller microcontrollers, designed for simplicity and fun. It's open-source and released under the GPLv3 license, with design files and software available for free download.
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.
A benchmark was created to evaluate LLMs' ability to recall scripture word for word, with larger models performing better. Smaller models often mix up translations or hallucinate verses, while larger models like Llama 405B and GPT 4o achieved perfect scores.
A computer hardware professional noticed Dell's trend of not providing RST storage drivers for NVME SSDs, making it difficult to reinstall Windows from media. This is part of a larger effort to control user experience, similar to Apple's MacOS restrictions, limiting user choice and freedom.
People check their phones 205 times a day, with millennials being the fastest and most attached to their devices. They spend 6 hours and 2 minutes on their phones daily, with 80% reporting anxiety after losing their phones.
People are being forced to rely on institutions for health management, but making custom medicines is seen as a crime. The choice is to be a sick law-abider or a healthy self-manufacturer.
Belgium will ban disposable e-cigarettes from Jan 1 due to health and environmental concerns. The ban aims to prevent nicotine addiction in teens and reduce plastic waste.
Researchers found a fatal flaw in the HALFLOOP-24 encryption algorithm used by the US military and NATO. The flaw allows attackers to recover the secret key and break confidentiality in just two hours of intercepted radio traffic.
This is an alternative frontend to Reuters. It is intented to be lightweight, fast and was heavily inspired by Nitter. You can install libredirect or this browser extension to automatically forwards all reuters links to this site.
Chat with a bunch of AIs at once.
User sets up OpenBSD server on Vultr or OpenBSD.amsterdam, securing SSH and configuring DNS. User then fixes Dovecot max open files limit issue on the server.
The author discusses the kqueue vs epoll debate, arguing that epoll is a more flexible and composable design due to its ability to monitor any kernel handle. This allows epoll to automatically monitor various kernel resources without modification.
The author spent 2 weeks in China visiting various cities, observing the country's scale, infrastructure, and culture. They noted the inverse problem of America, where China subsidizes supply and restricts demand, and the country's rapid urbanization and construction.
Domain-Driven Design (DDD) is a software development approach that focuses on understanding the business domain and modeling it in software. It emphasizes the use of bounded contexts, ubiquitous language, and strategic and tactical design to create a shared understanding among developers and domain experts.
Stripe released a V2 API version in early October, which is separate from V1 and currently minimal, but includes changes like JSON request bodies and hypermedia-esque pagination. The new API aims to improve performance and idempotency, but lacks attention and has not followed modern REST conventions.
libsearch is a simple, index-free text search library for JavaScript that uses regular expressions to filter search results. It offers basic full-text search with reasonably good TF-IDF ranking of results.
Brave Care has permanently closed its doors, directing patients to contact Cariend for health records. They previously offered convenient pediatric care with on-site labs and services in Oregon and Texas.
The user, who had a heart attack 17 years ago, reflects on how stent technology has improved significantly since then, with modern stents being ultra-thin and highly sophisticated, and notes that GLP-1 drugs may reduce the need for stent procedures. The user, who has benefited from stent technology, is grateful for the innovators and tinkerers who are helping improve stents day by day, and ...
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Homelessness in America rose 18 percent overall, with families experiencing a 39 percent increase. Americans are expressing anger towards management, but elite officials are confused and scared, turning to security measures instead of addressing the root causes.
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Ethan Marcotte's book "You Deserve a Tech Union" guides tech workers on unionization, providing a history lesson and actionable steps for better workplaces. The book demystifies unions and offers practical guidance for planning and organizing in the tech industry.
Pete Buttigieg's association with McKinsey & Company has raised concerns about his candidacy due to the firm's role in fueling economic inequality and the destruction of the American middle class. Management consultants like McKinsey have concentrated management control in elite executives, leading to immense economic returns for top executives and a decline in unionization and job security ...
Poleana, a board game born in Mexico City's prisons, is gaining popularity as people from diverse backgrounds discover its appeal. The game, requiring mental dexterity, symbolizes prison life and aims to remove its stigma through family-friendly tournaments and creative boards.
Barbara Iweins is a Belgian photographer who classifies and archives her subjects according to strict criteria, focusing on human vulnerability. Her project KATALOG uses her private life as a case study, capturing 12,795 objects in her home.
The program is a portable .exe that moves windows between monitors but requires admin rights and doesn't support 32-bit systems. It has some limitations and bugs, especially with fullscreen apps and tray icon functionality.
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Abdullah Öcalan was quoted as saying he has the “necessary competence and determination to contribute positively to the new paradigm” in Turkey. Moscow has ramped up unconventional attacks against the West since it invaded Ukraine in 2022.
Youth mental health crisis is global and worsening, with young adults now the least happy people. Ill-being declines with age in 82 countries, reversing the traditional midlife crisis pattern.
We hired a private investigator and conducted a second autopsy to dispute the police's cause of death, revealing signs of struggle and potential foul play. We demand an FBI investigation into Suchir's murder, which authorities initially declared a cold-blooded suicide.
User is frustrated with Google's AI search results, which often provide false information. They recommend using alternative search engines like DuckDuckGo to avoid AI-generated content.
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Kary Mullis, a Nobel Prize-winning scientist, invented PCR, a technique that revolutionized molecular biology, but his erratic behavior and contrarian views often overshadowed his achievements. Despite his contributions, Mullis's personal life and behavior were marked by controversy and eccentricity.
The user uses a VM setup with NixOS on Ubuntu 24.04 as their development environment, allowing them to keep their host machine secure and stable. They use VMWare Fusion Pro, iTerm2, and Visual Studio Code to manage their development workflow, with a focus on security and stability benefits.
User is frustrated with Siri's incorrect response to a question about baby kangaroos, suggesting it's due to AI flaws or a joke being pulled into training data. User thinks Apple and Google are lowering AI standards by relying on large language models.
Memory training can improve cognitive function and delay dementia, and techniques such as memory palaces and physical exercise can enhance memory. Experts recommend combining lifestyle factors like social interaction, exercise, and cognitive stimulation to future-proof memories.
US Senator Rand Paul released his 2024 "Festivus" Report, highlighting $1 trillion in government waste. Examples include funding ice-skating drag queens and a $12 million Las Vegas Pickleball complex.
The Pirate Party is a political party in Iceland founded in 2012 based on pirate politics and direct democracy. It has had varying levels of success in elections, including winning 5.1% of the vote in 2013 and 22.6% in 2016.
Unix time is the number of non-leap seconds since January 1, 1970, due to the insertion of leap seconds. A second is defined as 9,192,631,770 periods of radiation from a cesium-133 atom, chosen for backward compatibility with the historical definition based on the tropical year for 1900.
SQLite is a powerful, reliable, and simple SQL database that's perfect for small to large projects. It's a single-file database that's fast, stable, and easy to use, making it a great choice for websites, apps, and IoT devices.