Can LLMs write better code if you keep asking them to “write better code”?

791 rcarmo 2025-01-03 10:30:44 UTC 437 minimaxir.com Llama Share

The user experimented with iterative prompting to improve code generated by the LLM Claude 3.5 Sonnet, achieving significant performance improvements but also introducing subtle bugs and overengineering. The user found that prompt engineering and providing explicit guidance to the LLM resulted in better performance and fewer issues, but also highlighted the limitations of LLMs in generating ...

Show HN: I completed shipping my desktop app

521 anshrathodfr 2025-01-03 12:20:27 UTC 290 pimosa.app Llama Share

Pimosa is a versatile app that allows users to convert, edit, and enhance various file types, including video, photos, and music, with batch processing for faster work. It offers a simple and user-friendly interface, making it a convenient tool for quick compression and editing needs.

Phase behavior of Cacio and Pepe sauce

372 rev13013 2025-01-03 13:59:49 UTC 187 arxiv.org Llama Share

Researchers studied the phase behavior of Cacio e pepe sauce, finding starch concentration key to its stability. They developed a recipe for a consistently flawless execution of the classic Italian dish.

SpaceSim

363 Luc 2025-01-03 17:05:17 UTC 46 pavelsevecek.github.io Llama Share

A new OpenSPH graphical application is under development with an interactive and intuitive user interface. Users can support development by becoming a Patron or reporting issues on the Discord server.

VoxelSpace: Terrain rendering algorithm in less than 20 lines of code (2020)

331 lnyan 2025-01-03 20:01:29 UTC 85 github.com/s-macke Llama Share

The Voxel Space engine is a 2.5D rendering technique used in the 1992 game Comanche, which uses height and color maps to render terrain with shading and shadows. The engine's algorithm is simple and efficient, but has limitations such as not supporting complex geometries and requiring periodic maps.

Be a property owner and not a renter on the internet

327 dend 2025-01-03 01:21:57 UTC 255 den.dev Llama Share

The author argues that owning your own internet property is crucial in today's centralized online landscape where platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and Discord dominate, and users are often treated as products rather than customers. To achieve this, the author recommends buying a domain, hosting your own website, and using open formats to ensure portability and flexibility, while also ...

B-Trees: More Than I Thought I'd Want to Know

315 hochmartinez 2025-01-03 09:04:50 UTC 16 benjamincongdon.me Llama Share

The user explains why B-Trees are useful for storing large amounts of data on disk, citing their ability to co-locate data and reduce the number of disk seeks required for lookups. They discuss various optimizations for B-Trees, including slotted pages, separator key truncation, and sibling pointers, which can improve performance and storage efficiency in real-world database systems.

The Evolution of SRE at Google

289 r4um 2025-01-03 11:38:49 UTC 137 usenix.org Full Share

Why Canada Should Join the EU

289 gpi 2025-01-03 07:07:14 UTC 755 economist.com Llama Share

Canada and Denmark disputed a one-square-kilometre Arctic island for 38 years. The unusual conflict ended in 2022 with a peaceful agreement to divide the island.

BlogScroll – An open directory of personal sites and blogs

275 mahirsaid 2025-01-03 06:23:51 UTC 80 blogscroll.com Llama Share

Den Delimarsky created a project to highlight personal digital spaces outside big tech platforms. Contributions can be made through GitHub or by emailing [email protected] for review and publication.

What we learned copying all the best code assistants

273 stevekrouse 2025-01-03 14:45:52 UTC 81 blog.val.town Llama Share

Val Town has been trying to keep up with state-of-the-art LLM code generation, fast-following innovations like GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, and Claude. We've had some successes and false-starts, but are now focusing on integrating with AI editors like VSCode and Bolt.

In Memoriam: Noah Gibbs

248 schwad 2025-01-03 16:17:22 UTC 37 blog.schwad.org Full Share

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Perplexity got ads

233 amrrs 2025-01-03 21:54:42 UTC 355 twitter.com/damengchen Full Share

Spotted something fresh in Perplexity!

Yemeni Coffee Shops in Texas

233 Geekette 2025-01-03 11:11:39 UTC 194 texasmonthly.com Llama Share

Yemeni coffee shops are booming in Texas, particularly in Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston, offering a family-friendly atmosphere and halal options. These shops cater to the growing Muslim population and attract a diverse crowd with their unique coffee blends and spices.

DeepFace: A lightweight deep face recognition library for Python

231 serengil 2025-01-03 12:03:04 UTC 43 github.com/serengil Llama Share

DeepFace is a lightweight face recognition and facial attribute analysis framework for Python that wraps state-of-the-art models for face recognition and facial attribute analysis. It can be installed from PyPI or its source code and provides a simple interface for face verification, face recognition, facial attribute analysis, and vector representation.

F-Droid Fake Signer PoC

229 pabs3 2025-01-03 22:47:11 UTC 88 github.com/obfusk Llama Share

F-Droid's APK signing verification has several vulnerabilities allowing attackers to bypass certificate pinning. The issues include incorrect implementation of signature verification, handling of duplicate signing blocks, and regex flaws.

I still don't think companies serve you ads based on your microphone

202 paulcapewell 2025-01-03 00:25:57 UTC 330 simonwillison.net Llama Share

A person with a hobby of debunking conspiracy theories about companies listening through phone microphones is now faced with a new challenge due to Apple's proposed $95M settlement over Siri recording private conversations. They argue that targeted ads are likely due to app data sharing rather than microphone eavesdropping.

Mandelbrot deep zoom theory and practice (2021)

182 fanf2 2025-01-03 15:42:02 UTC 60 mathr.co.uk Llama Share

Perturbation techniques for fractal rendering, such as those used in SuperFractalThing, accelerate computation by iterating a reference orbit at high precision and computing differences for each pixel in low precision. Rescaling and series approximation further reduce the number of high-precision iterations needed, providing a vast speedup over classical algorithms, but some challenges remain ...

Laser mapping reveals oldest Amazonian cities, built 2500 years ago (2024)

178 indus 2025-01-03 06:36:35 UTC 95 science.org Llama Share

Archaeologists have discovered a 2500-year-old network of interconnected cities in Ecuador's Upano Valley using lidar technology. The ancient urban network is the oldest known complex Amazonian society, highlighting the region's long-unrecognized cultural diversity.

UK ICO response to Google's policy change on device fingerprinting

158 walterbell 2025-01-03 08:28:55 UTC 96 ico.org.uk Llama Share

Google will no longer prohibit organisations from using fingerprinting techniques from 16 February 2025. The ICO warns that fingerprinting is not a fair means of tracking users online and businesses must comply with data protection law.

Court strikes down US net neutrality rules

155 rmason 2025-01-03 11:14:30 UTC 146 bbc.com Llama Share

A US court rejected the Biden administration's bid to restore net neutrality rules, finding the federal government lacks authority to regulate internet providers. The decision likely ends the long-running legal battle over the issue, leaving state-level net neutrality laws as the primary protections.

Parasitic worms 'manipulate' mantises onto asphalt roads, say researchers

154 anigbrowl 2025-01-03 22:18:12 UTC 106 mainichi.jp Llama Share

Researchers found that infected mantises are attracted to asphalt due to its polarized light, similar to water surfaces. This leads them to jump into water, where the parasites exit and lay eggs, but human activity may be harming the parasites' survival.

The DIY Multideck

145 vlugorilla 2025-01-03 09:13:29 UTC 50 diymultideck.mauri.app Llama Share

The DIY multideck is a deck of 162 cards that allows playing hundreds of games, including classic and modern games, with components like boards or coins. It's ideal for traveling, prototyping new games, and trying games before buying.

OnlyFangs has made 'World of Warcraft' into Twitch's best soap opera

138 GeoAtreides 2025-01-03 17:50:50 UTC 97 rollingstone.com Llama Share

World of Warcraft's Hardcore mode has become a soap opera-like experience for streamers, with high-stakes gameplay and roleplaying that creates emergent drama and rivalries among players. The game's renewed popularity has led to a surge in viewership on Twitch, with online celebrity-filled guilds like OnlyFangs creating a unique and addictive experience for fans of the game and casual viewers alike.

Zebrafish protein unlocks dormant genes for heart repair

134 manmal 2025-01-03 18:24:41 UTC 60 hubrecht.eu Llama Share

Researchers from the Bakkers group at the Hubrecht Institute successfully repaired damaged mouse hearts using a protein from zebrafish, Hmga1, which activates dormant repair genes without side effects. This study marks an important step toward regenerative therapies to prevent heart failure in humans.

A path to O1 open source

133 bchelli 2025-01-03 22:49:08 UTC 80 arxiv.org Llama Share

OpenAI's o1 achieves expert-level performance through reinforcement learning, with four key components: policy initialization, reward design, search, and learning. These components enable effective exploration, guidance, and improvement of policy, driving o1's advancement in LLM development.

Kuvasz-streamer: open-source CDC for Postgres for low latency replication

126 thunderbong 2025-01-03 03:52:42 UTC 40 streamer.kuvasz.io Llama Share

Kuvasz-streamer is an open source CDC project for Postgres with high performance and low latency replication. It consolidates data from multiple services into a single data warehouse with flexible schema.

System76 built the fastest Windows Arm PC

125 speckx 2025-01-03 15:10:47 UTC 62 jeffgeerling.com Llama Share

System76's Thelio Astra workstation-class Arm PC is a powerful machine that outperforms other Arm PCs, including those based on Snapdragon's X Elite chips, and can run full Windows 11 with native arm64 support. However, it has some quirks, such as imperfect video card support and limited GPU acceleration in Windows, but overall it is a great option for those who want to run Linux or Windows on Arm.

Wildcard: Customize HN using a spreadsheet view (2020)

113 vortex_ape 2025-01-03 13:26:54 UTC 11 geoffreylitt.com Llama Share

Wildcard is a browser extension that allows users to modify websites using a spreadsheet view. It's a research project at MIT with a beta available for sign up and a dev build for early testing.

Using watermarks to coordinate change data capture in Postgres

96 misonic 2025-01-03 03:28:26 UTC 0 blog.sequinstream.com Llama Share

Sequin is a change data capture tool that captures changes from Postgres to destinations like Kafka, SQS, and webhooks in real-time. It also performs table state capture by rematerializing all Postgres data in the destination.

Show HN: AI that generates 3blue1brown-style explainer videos

90 zan2434 2025-01-03 22:44:47 UTC 47 tma.live Full Share

A live educational video show with your friendly AI hosts, and you!

Apple auto-opts everyone into having their photos analyzed by AI for landmarks

89 pseudolus 2025-01-03 11:55:55 UTC 54 theregister.com Llama Share

Apple enabled Enhanced Visual Search in Photos by default on iOS and macOS devices without explicit consent, analyzing images for landmarks and places of interest. Users can turn off the feature, but it uploads metadata about photos before use, raising concerns about privacy and lack of transparency.

How saffron became an American cash crop

87 Thevet 2025-01-03 04:14:38 UTC 58 nytimes.com Llama Share

Tara and Chad Philipp grew saffron on their Mojave Desert plot after tasting it on a camping trip and now sell it for $100 per gram. They are part of a resurgence of American small farmers growing saffron in various states.

How to triangulate a polyline with thickness

82 jvernay 2025-01-03 20:12:59 UTC 10 jvernay.fr Llama Share

The user implemented a polyline rendering algorithm using WebGL and WASM, handling joins and miter limits for interactive geometry drawings. The algorithm iterates through consecutive points to generate triangles for each segment, considering edge cases and variable output triangle counts.

What Is To Be Done? The book that helped spark the Russian Revolution

79 drcwpl 2025-01-03 15:07:42 UTC 153 onepercentrule.substack.com Llama Share

The author discusses Nikolai Chernyshevsky's novel "What Is to Be Done?" which had a significant impact on Russian history and continues to influence leaders today. The novel's themes of social transformation, individual self-realization, and collective action are still relevant in modern geopolitics.

Einsum in Depth

76 joelburget 2025-01-03 16:34:33 UTC 24 einsum.joelburget.com Llama Share

Einsum notation is a compact way to write linear algebra operations, using a string of characters to specify the axes involved in an operation. It can perform various operations such as matrix multiplication, transpose, trace, and more, and can also handle complex operations and tensor contractions.

Don't Clobber the Frame Pointer

76 felixge 2025-01-03 06:57:26 UTC 41 nsrip.com Llama Share

The author fixed two frame pointer unwinding crashes in Go, caused by buggy assembly code clobbering the frame pointer register. They recommend using assembly generators like Avo to avoid such issues.

The Recursive Book of Recursion

76 auraham 2025-01-03 06:43:59 UTC 46 inventwithpython.com Llama Share

The book "The Recursive Book of Recursion" teaches recursion basics and common algorithms in Python and JavaScript. It offers a free ebook and a print copy for an honest Amazon review.

China reduced sulphur dioxide emissions by more than two-thirds in past 15 years

75 therabbithole 2025-01-03 11:12:25 UTC 58 ourworldindata.org Llama Share

Norway leads in foreign aid, giving $1,160 per person, thanks to its large sovereign wealth fund. The US and Japan give much less, at $190 and $155 per person, respectively.

Covid 5 years later: Learning from a pandemic many are forgetting

74 Anon84 2025-01-03 06:26:21 UTC 156 science.org Llama Share

Scientists at a recent conference discussed the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and its impact, with over 20 million lives lost and $16 trillion in costs.

Why Canada should join the EU

73 janandonly 2025-01-03 21:43:30 UTC 4 economist.com Llama Share

Canada and Denmark disputed a one-square-kilometre Arctic island for 38 years. The unusual conflict ended in 2022 with a peaceful agreement to divide the island.

Dark Energy May Not Exist: Something Stranger Might Explain the Universe

71 NelsonMinar 2025-01-03 17:50:38 UTC 75 sciencealert.com Llama Share

Two new studies suggest that the expansion of the Universe may not be accelerating due to dark energy, but rather due to time-warping bubbles where time passes at different rates. This theory, called timescape cosmology, could resolve the mystery of the Universe's expansion and the need for dark energy.

Surveillance and the suppression of civil society in Serbia

71 walterbell 2025-01-03 10:00:15 UTC 43 amnesty.org Llama Share

Serbian authorities use spyware and digital tools to control and repress civil society. They misuse tools like Pegasus and UFED to target activists and protest leaders.

Swc4j: SWC for Java

68 stefankuehnel 2025-01-03 23:52:00 UTC 17 github.com/caoccao Llama Share

SWC4J is a Java tool for compiling and bundling JavaScript and TypeScript code. It can transpile TypeScript code and check for sanitizer statements like const and var.

Her Treatment Was Helping. That's Why Insurance Cut Off Her Coverage

68 impish9208 2025-01-03 21:03:44 UTC 45 propublica.org Llama Share

Progress-based insurance denials harm patients by cutting off mental health coverage at key moments, leading to devastating harm. Insurers use proprietary guidelines to justify denials, often citing patients' improvement as a reason to end treatment.

"AI" on a Calculator (2023)

68 mariuz 2025-01-03 11:57:08 UTC 17 z80.me Llama Share

The user successfully ported a CNN to a TI-84 Plus CE graphing calculator, achieving over 95% accuracy in handwritten digit classification, and demonstrated the feasibility of running a nontrivial machine learning algorithm on a calculator. The project required solving various embedded systems programming challenges, including memory allocation and optimization, to fit the program on the ...

Ireland has lost almost all its native forests

66 dnetesn 2025-01-03 14:59:45 UTC 17 worldsensorium.com Llama Share

Ireland has very little forest cover, just 11%, despite having over 80% forested in the past. To bring back native forests, the government should provide long-term financial subsidies for landowners to plant and maintain native woodlands.

Two Turntables and a Microphone (2006)

62 mellosouls 2025-01-03 17:56:00 UTC 44 goodfuzzysounds.com Llama Share

The author's dissertation explores the history of the Electrical Reproducer, a 1920s record player used in cinemas, and its impact on the film industry. The device, known as the Panatrope, was initially seen as a gimmick but eventually led to the development of new musical presentation techniques.

Transcendental Syntax

57 4ad 2025-01-03 21:24:44 UTC 20 github.com/engboris Llama Share

The transcendental syntax is a method of constructing logical abstractions from a low-level language called stellar resolution. It uses constellations as elementary objects and Stellogen as a metaprogramming language for constellations.

Oral history of Caroline Rose, writer of Inside Macintosh (2023) [video]

57 msephton 2025-01-03 13:08:08 UTC 11 youtube.com Embed Share

I basically announced Minecraft 2

54 haunter 2025-01-03 22:36:49 UTC 40 twitter.com/notch Llama Share

You're considering making a Minecraft spiritual successor, acknowledging the risks of being seen as a copycat, but willing to try and be honest about it to gain support and funding. You aim to respect Mojang and Microsoft's work while creating something unique.

42 - Spacecraft Simulation

50 Stevvo 2025-01-03 18:36:10 UTC 6 github.com/ericstoneking Llama Share

42 is a simulation tool for spacecraft attitude and orbit dynamics, supporting design and validation of attitude control systems. It models multi-body spacecraft dynamics and simulates multiple spacecraft concurrently.

My approach to running a link blog

50 prawn 2025-01-03 12:51:48 UTC 17 simonwillison.net Llama Share

The author upgraded their link blog to support Markdown and now uses it to log interesting things they've found, including links with commentary and context. They aim to provide value by summarizing and adding insights to the original content.

My takeaways from 12 months of therapy

46 whitefang 2025-01-03 10:25:09 UTC 87 cauldron.life Llama Share

The author learned valuable lessons through therapy, including the importance of self-reflection and expressing emotions in a kind manner. They encourage others to face their fears and doubts, and to practice self-awareness and growth through real-life experiences.

The Dome (2005)

45 Tomte 2025-01-03 08:20:44 UTC 38 sites.pitt.edu Llama Share

John D. Norton argues that Newtonian mechanics can lead to uncaused events and ones for which the theory cannot supply probabilities. A simple Newtonian system, such as a mass on a dome, can spontaneously move without any external cause.

Kids can't use computers and this is why it should worry you (2013)

44 ColinWright 2025-01-03 23:21:14 UTC 82 coding2learn.org Llama Share

The author argues that despite widespread access to technology, many people, especially younger generations, lack basic technical skills and are unable to use computers effectively. The author believes that this is a result of a lack of education and hands-on experience, and calls for a change in the way technology is taught and used, to create a more technically literate society.

Rohlang3: A point-free, homoiconic, and dependently typed "SK calculus"

43 ocean_moist 2025-01-03 01:16:40 UTC 9 rohan.ga Llama Share

The user created rohlang3, a minimalistic language with expressive power, combining SK calculus with reflection, partial evaluation, and dependent types. It's a personal playground to explore concepts like homoiconicity, type theory, and meta-programming, not a production-ready language.

HORNET: RNA structure visualization method correlates sequence and 3D topology

41 bryanrasmussen 2025-01-03 19:45:48 UTC 8 phys.org Llama Share

Scientists developed HORNET, a method to analyze 3D RNA structures using atomic force microscopy and deep neural networks. HORNET accurately reconstructs individual RNA conformations with high accuracy, addressing a significant challenge in RNA research.

PWCT2: Programming Without Coding Technology

41 thunderbong 2025-01-03 16:23:49 UTC 50 github.com/pwct Llama Share

PWCT is a visual programming language written in Ring that introduces innovative concepts like Graphical Code Replacement and Time Dimension. It integrates features from various projects and allows program visualization as a movie.

Show HN: I'm tired of sharing code using PasteBin and Slack, so I made this

41 moeen-mahmud 2025-01-03 15:35:47 UTC 66 turbogist.dev Full Share

TurboGist is a code sharing platform that focuses on simplicity and speed. We've designed it to be quick and easy to use, with no unnecessary features to get in your way.

Party Squasher: guest occupancy counter for homes

39 teractiveodular 2025-01-03 01:57:07 UTC 62 partysquasher.com Llama Share

Party Squasher is a low-cost solution for short-term rental managers to monitor guest occupancy and prevent parties. It counts mobile phones and sends alerts when the occupancy exceeds a set threshold.

Starship's Seventh Flight Test

38 grecy 2025-01-03 22:52:19 UTC 11 spacex.com Llama Share

Dragon performs a series of burns to position itself near the International Space Station. It then docks, pressurizes, and opens the hatch for crew entry.

Visually Compare Retry Algorithms

38 subomi 2025-01-03 01:39:43 UTC 5 compareretries.com Full Share

A tool to compare retry strategies. It includes configuration for linear, exponential backoff, and capped exponential retries.

Adaptation to a Viscous Snowball Earth Ocean as Path to Complex Multicellularity (2021)

37 rbanffy 2025-01-03 17:08:35 UTC 40 journals.uchicago.edu Llama Share

The origin of complex multicellularity in eukaryotes is linked to the Snowball Earth glaciations, which caused high-viscosity seawater that hindered unicellular life. Multicellularity emerged as an adaptation to this environment, allowing eukaryotes to increase size and speed to access nutrients.

200Bn Weights of Responsibility

37 danjc 2025-01-03 09:27:31 UTC 9 docs.google.com Llama Share

AI researchers face unique stresses due to the boom in popular interest, including constant pressure to innovate and the impact of their work on stock prices. This stress can lead to anxiety, depression, and feelings of being overwhelmed, making it essential to start a candid conversation about stress in the AI community.

Savoy Style vs. Hollywood Style: A Fight to the Death (Hopefully?) (2011)

36 Tomte 2025-01-03 16:31:00 UTC 31 swungover.wordpress.com Llama Share

The article discusses the origins and misconceptions of "Hollywood style" and "Savoy style" in Lindy Hop dance, highlighting how the terms were originally used to describe regional styles but have since been misinterpreted and oversimplified. The author argues that the original dancers from both regions had unique characteristics and styles that cannot be reduced to simple rules or labels, ...

A free, unlimited online PDF converter with Privacy focus

32 nicbars 2025-01-03 12:03:42 UTC 43 quicklypdf.com Full Share

Use QuicklyPDF's 20+ free, secure online PDF tools. Convert, edit, compress, merge, and split PDFs with confidence. We don't store your data or documents. Your privacy is our top priority. No registration required.

My approach to running a link blog

29 robenkleene 2025-01-03 02:26:07 UTC 10 simonwillison.net Llama Share

The author upgraded their link blog to support Markdown and now uses it to log interesting things they've found, including links with commentary and context. They aim to provide value by summarizing and adding insights to the original content.

5G NR-U: Bringing the power of 5G to unlicensed spectrum globally

28 ksec 2025-01-03 12:15:17 UTC 24 qualcomm.com Llama Share

Qualcomm's 5G NR-U enables high-performance cellular networking in unlicensed spectrum, alleviating spectrum constraints and delivering better 5G experiences. It combines unlicensed and licensed spectrum for higher speeds and new deployment scenarios.

Chip-8 Emulation Introduction

28 thunderbong 2025-01-03 06:48:59 UTC 6 emulationonline.com Llama Share

We're building a Chip-8 emulator, a simple system with basic parts like a CPU. The Chip-8 executes programs with instructions represented as numbers, similar to a calculator.

Ask HN: Real name vs. anonymous username – which do you use online and why?

27 Jaedon_Proctor 2025-01-03 19:35:52 UTC 74 news.ycombinator.com Llama Share

Users have different approaches to online anonymity, using real names, pseudonyms, or anonymous usernames on various platforms. Some prefer to keep their identities separate for professional and personal online activities.

Time to check if you ran any of these malicious Chrome extensions

27 mentalgear 2025-01-03 13:15:22 UTC 12 arstechnica.com Llama Share

33 Chrome extensions stole sensitive data from 2.6 million devices, with 20 extensions having 1.46 million downloads. The attacks were carried out through spear phishing emails that tricked developers into granting attackers permission to upload malicious extensions.

Overcoming Resistance to Extreme Programming

26 kiyanwang 2025-01-03 18:38:52 UTC 28 benjiweber.co.uk Llama Share

Resistance to Extreme Programming (XP) comes from developers and managers due to misconceptions and lack of understanding of its practices. Helping teams discover XP's benefits requires offering support as a gift, not a mandate, and creating an environment that allows them to take control of their ways of working.

TiDB – cloud-native, distributed SQL database written in Go

26 philonoist 2025-01-03 12:23:22 UTC 12 github.com/pingcap Llama Share

TiDB is an open-source, cloud-native, distributed SQL database offering high availability, scalability, and strong consistency. It supports horizontal and vertical scaling, hybrid transactional/analytical processing, and MySQL compatibility.

A Note on the Changing Faces of (D)ARPA – By Eric Gilliam

24 rbanffy 2025-01-03 13:20:35 UTC 5 freaktakes.com Llama Share

DARPA's operations changed significantly in the 1970s and 1980s due to increased bureaucracy and procurement rules, which impacted the agency's ability to fund and manage projects. The changes, including the Competition in Contracting Act, made it harder for PMs to interact with performers and led to a shift from a more flexible and entrepreneurial approach to a more formal and bureaucratic one.

Mars Exploration: How the CIA's Project Stargate Went to Mars [pdf]

24 kimi 2025-01-03 07:42:31 UTC 31 cia.gov Full Share

Tomatoes Were Considered Sinful – Until the Salem Tomato Trial of 1820 (2019)

21 austinallegro 2025-01-03 21:17:12 UTC 5 thevintagenews.com Llama Share

Tomatoes were once considered poisonous and sinful due to misconceptions and lack of understanding about their properties. A 1820 event in Salem, New Jersey, where Colonel Robert Gibbon Johnson ate tomatoes in public, helped to finally redeem the fruit's reputation.

Why we invested in Silicon Box and the advanced chiplet packaging

19 kome 2025-01-03 13:26:06 UTC 6 medium.com/@heng.huang Llama Share

Dr. Sehat Sutardja introduced chiplet architecture in 2015, anticipating the need for a new paradigm in IC design. Chiplets offer increased design flexibility, cost-effectiveness, and enhanced performance, revolutionizing the semiconductor industry.

The Autumn of the Middle Ages

19 diodorus 2025-01-03 04:59:47 UTC 0 en.wikipedia.org Llama Share

Johan Huizinga's book "The Waning of the Middle Ages" argues that late medieval society was marked by pessimism, cultural exhaustion, and nostalgia due to its inability to modernize and adapt to changing times. The book's ideas have been influential in understanding the rise of individualism, humanism, and scientific progress during the Renaissance.

Digital Homeownership

15 erlend_sh 2025-01-03 12:37:43 UTC 3 blog.muni.town Llama Share

The user discusses the concept of digital agency and the importance of owning one's online presence, citing the limitations of platforms like Facebook and the benefits of having a personal website on a custom domain. They introduce Weird, a platform that offers free website hosting on subdomains and encourages users to create their own websites as a means of taking control of their digital identity.

Rain Programming Language by nikeedev

15 nikeedev 2025-01-03 10:13:15 UTC 5 r.nikee.dev Llama Share

You're creating a game programming language to improve game development efficiency. The language will have a syntax defined in the language_syntax file, with a lexer already implemented and a parser to follow.

Factories in Space

13 yearesadpeople 2025-01-03 21:10:42 UTC 21 factoriesinspace.com Llama Share

In-space manufacturing is a key driver for the emerging in-space economy, enabling unique profitable materials and products. It could be a $10 trillion business, driving a multi-planet civilization and transforming Earth's technology.

Video review: Ubuntu on RISC-V HiFive P550 board

13 fork-bomber 2025-01-03 15:47:26 UTC 0 youtube.com Embed Share

"Life Without Stars? Request for feedback on a chapter of a non-fiction book

11 JulianPGough 2025-01-03 20:17:26 UTC 6 theeggandtherock.com Llama Share

The author argues that life in the universe may not require stars, but rather exist on icy moons orbiting free-standing planets, which could vastly outnumber planets orbiting stars. This theory is based on the discovery of Jupiter-sized planets forming without stars and the possibility of life existing in the liquid water oceans of these moons.

Harnessing 3200 Gbps Network: A Journey with RDMA, EFA, and Libfabric

11 abcdabcd987 2025-01-03 16:52:26 UTC 0 le.qun.ch Llama Share

User joined Perplexity AI and utilized 97% of 3200 Gbps bandwidth with a proof-of-concept program. They share their experience and knowledge on RDMA, EFA, and high-performance networking in a series of articles.

Building an Agentic AI System at Doctolib

11 malkins 2025-01-03 11:04:27 UTC 9 medium.com/doctolib Llama Share

Doctolib is building an AI-powered support system called Alfred to enhance customer satisfaction and free human support teams to focus on complex cases. Alfred uses a network of specialized AI agents to handle routine queries and provide a digital butler-like service with a clear, actionable solution.