The author argues that wokeness is a form of moral purity that has been around for centuries, but its current manifestation is a result of the 1980s and the rise of social justice as a moral focus. To prevent future outbreaks of wokeness, the author suggests that we should treat it as a religion and use customs for dealing with religion, such as not forcing people to adopt a particular ...
Matt Mullenweg's actions have caused drama in the WordPress community, including restricting Automattic's contributions to the open source version of WordPress and deactivating accounts of users planning a fork. This has led to concerns about the future of WordPress and the need for a community-driven infrastructure, with some users considering alternative options and a possible fork of the software.
Malicious NPM packages targeting Cursor AI coding company were deployed by a Snyk user, collecting system data and sending it to an attacker-controlled web service. The packages were identified as malicious by OpenSSF and OSV, but have not been marked as such by NPM yet.
The book "Debugging: The 9 Indispensable Rules" by David J. Agan explains timeless debugging principles for software and hardware developers. It helps developers fix bugs by following nine rules and includes war stories to illustrate the principles.
The author created a handcrafted pendant with a real-time FLIP fluid simulation display, using a charlieplexed LED arrangement and a STM32L432KC microcontroller, and has a few pendants for sale. The pendant's design and development involved various challenges, including PCB design, metalworking, and software implementation, but ultimately resulted in a unique and functional piece of jewelry.
The article curates a list of "required reads" for AI engineers, focusing on practical knowledge and excluding well-known papers like "Attention is All You Need". The list covers various topics including AI models, benchmarks, RAG, vision, and multimodal work, with a goal of helping engineers stay up-to-date with the latest developments in the field.
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Cosmos is a keyboard design tool that uses phone camera scans to create custom keyboards with ergonomic layouts. It supports various switches, keycaps, and microcontrollers, and exports to 3D printable models.
Mastodon is transferring ownership to a new European non-profit entity to ensure independence and better reflect its ideals of a free and open social network. This change will allow Mastodon to focus on product strategy and community safety, and will require community support to reach its €5 million annual operating budget.
Webtop is a Docker container providing a full desktop environment accessible via any modern web browser. It supports various Linux distributions and can be customized with environment variables and run configurations for specific functionality.
Git operations were unavailable due to a configuration change from 23:35 UTC to 00:24 UTC on January 13, 2025. The issue was mitigated by rolling back the change and improvements are being made to monitoring and deployment practices.
The Binary Lambda Calculus is a tiny programming language that can be used to write small programs, and it has been implemented as a 383-byte executable that can run on Linux. The language is based on the Lambda Calculus and uses a binary format, allowing for very compact programs that can be used for tasks such as compression and data generation.
The user is concerned about managing their future children's exposure to social media and is considering methods such as limiting access, teaching media literacy, and encouraging offline activities to promote healthy digital habits. They believe that a balanced approach is necessary, allowing children to have some access to devices while also setting clear rules and guidelines to minimize ...
The car's demolition is achieved through a hinged box structure with a released mechanism, assisted by a sprung steering mechanism and loose bodywork. Keaton's safety is ensured by a hinged seat and planned exit route, with the car's design allowing for controlled demolition and minimal risk to the actor.
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Anexia, an Austrian cloud provider, moved 12,000 VMs from VMware to an open-source KVM system due to increased licensing costs after Broadcom's acquisition. The migration was successful and allowed Anexia to save costs and become more independent.
CYOA works use various design patterns, including Time Cave, Gauntlet, Branch and Bottleneck, Quest, Open Map, Sorting Hat, Floating Modules, and Loop and Grow. Each pattern has its own effects on gameplay and narrative, influencing player freedom, story progression, and replay value.
A Twitch streamer discovered a bug in the Oregon Trail game that allows the party to wait for conditions to improve at the final Snake River crossing, granting immortality. By reverse engineering the game's code, the user was able to understand how the game calculates the party's health and found a way to distort reality to get the party past the final fork at The Dalles.
User attended Science Hackday in London in 2010 and created a live tube map using TfL's open data. TfL recently asked the user to remove the map due to trademark concerns, prompting the user to shut it down.
Hotel booking sites like Expedia and Booking Holdings raise prices for Bay Area users compared to those from less affluent cities. Using a VPN to browse from another city can help avoid price discrimination, but experts warn this may not last as companies adapt to counter consumer tactics.
The author feels it's hard to build a genuine readership for a technical blog due to algorithmic feeds favoring short-form content and AI-generated hot takes. They wonder if writing for its own sake still has value and ask for advice on finding readers and sharing content.
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DevOps is a lean, agile development method that improves software delivery speed and quality by removing barriers and changing tooling, practices, and philosophies. It involves automation, Continuous Integration, and Continuous Delivery to positively impact DevOps metrics and deliver software efficiently.
High fructose corn syrup has been propped up by corporate welfare and government subsidies for decades. Despite declining US usage, the industry remains powerful due to tariffs and lobbying efforts.
Spain's prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, unveiled measures to tackle the country's housing crisis, including a 100% tax on non-EU real estate buyers. The plan aims to curb foreign speculation and increase social housing, with Sánchez calling it a "decisive challenge" to prevent a divided society.
The author is writing a series about memory management in software systems, starting with simple memory management in C and working up to more complicated systems. In this post, the author explains how memory is allocated and deallocated in C, including the use of malloc, free, and realloc, and discusses common pitfalls such as memory leaks and use-after-free bugs.
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Shopify has successfully migrated all apps to React Native, achieving sub-500ms screen loads and increased productivity. They continue to leverage native and React Native, valuing expertise in both technologies for building great mobile apps.
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You find recent AI developments unexciting and feel they're overhyped, with benefits lost on you. You're not alone in feeling this way, as some people share your skepticism about AI's significance.
The user criticizes literate programming, arguing that its early examples are flawed and that the focus on typesetting has overshadowed the importance of code organization and interactive feedback. The user proposes an alternative approach, where code is optimized for humans to read and interact with, rather than just for reading, and suggests that this can be achieved through simple ...
Google Play Support flagged Luck be a Landlord as containing gambling, prompting a questionnaire to avoid global ban. The game's developer has filled out the questionnaire in an attempt to resolve the issue.
A Canadian aerospace company ThothX refurbished a decommissioned Australian line chart structure for satellite tracking. The dish successfully locked onto a geo-stationary satellite, securing a proof-of-concept for ThothX's global satellite tracking network.
Developers, not architects, drove the shift to glass box skyscrapers due to economics, as they were cheaper to build and allowed for more rentable space. The style's popularity was also influenced by tenants' priorities, who cared more about interior finishes and views than exterior ornamentation.
New York's Affordable Broadband Act takes effect on January 15, requiring ISPs to offer $15-20/month plans to low-income households. ISPs must comply or face penalties, with exemptions available for small providers with fewer than 20,000 subscribers.
The US government has pension files for veterans from the American Revolution to World War I, but many later files are hidden in 1.1 million boxes at Federal Records Centers. Researchers can now access these files through the BIRLS database and submit FOIA requests to the VA for deceased veterans' claims files.
Voyage-code-3 outperforms OpenAI-v3-large and CodeSage-large by 13.80% and 16.81% on 32 code retrieval datasets. It reduces storage and search costs with minimal quality loss using Matryoshka learning and quantized formats.
A blog post I wrote debunking an anti-net neutrality study was removed from Google and Bing search results and LinkedIn, suggesting a deliberate request for removal. I should have been informed of such requests as the author, but I was not.
This computer graphics textbook, Physically Based Rendering, sets the industry standard for photorealistic rendering with its comprehensive update and practical implementation. It equips readers with leading-edge algorithms and software to create stunning imagery, earning an Academy Award for its impact on film production.
IRC Driven is a modern IRC indexing site and search engine evolving into a social media platform to modernize IRC and prove it's not dead. The platform has faced issues with its API and channel bots but is now available with new features and tools for network and channel owners.
The user's 2024 game development experience was marked by challenges in managing scope, learning multiplayer mechanics, and handling art requirements, but they gained valuable lessons and are ready to continue working in 2025. Key takeaways include starting small, focusing on a solid game loop, and polishing later, with the user excited to apply these learnings to their next project.
Billionaires Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg are competing to build large language models with massive computing power using thousands of graphics processing units. They hope this will transform their countries' economies, but it's unclear if their plan will work.
The author has been learning and re-learning programming languages and now uses software assistants as a core part of their work. They've had an "oh fuck" moment with Cursor/Windsurfer, creating a new Haskell library with autogenerated C bindings.
Sonos CEO Patrick Spence resigned due to last year's app debacle, which led to customer outrage, layoffs, and low employee morale. Interim CEO Tom Conrad will lead the company while a new CEO is found, with a focus on rebuilding trust and fixing the app.
Researchers discovered a massive underground aquifer in Oregon's Cascade Range, holding 81 cubic kilometers of water, nearly three times the size of Lake Mead. The aquifer's size and vulnerability to climate change impacts have significant implications for water management and volcanic activity in the region.
Earth's average temperature exceeded 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels for the first time in 2024, signaling a breach of the Paris climate accord's threshold. Climate scientists warn that this milestone marks a move into dangerous territory, with potentially severe consequences for the planet.
The user discusses the rapid evolution of Large Language Models (LLMs) and their potential to revolutionize software engineering, citing examples of how LLMs can generate working code and assist with coding tasks. The user introduces Sourcegraph's LLM-backed coding assistant, Cody, which has a chat interface and can understand a user's code base, and argues that Sourcegraph's data moat and ...
Thames garnets are rare, non-native gemstones found on the River Thames, with deep purplish red color and varied shapes. Their origins are unknown, with theories including industrial cleaning, nautical disasters, and smuggling, but their exact history remains a mystery.
New Yorkers take over a billion subway trips annually, with data showing how riders flow between stations at every hour. The city's economy is concentrated in central business districts like Midtown Manhattan and the Financial District.
The US is taking decisive action to lead the AI transition by ensuring US technology underpins global AI use and preventing adversaries from abusing advanced AI. The Biden-Harris Administration released an Interim Final Rule on Artificial Intelligence Diffusion to strengthen US security and economic strength.
Unix V6 and earlier used an external program /etc/glob for shell wildcard globbing. The V5 and V6 shell used a hack to avoid issues with quoted wildcards by marking them with the 8th bit.
A junior engineer X implemented two features A and B in the Bazel team. Feature A shipped quickly but had bugs, while Feature B took longer to ship but worked perfectly after one iteration.
NVIDIA's Project Digits offers at-home AI processing for $3,000, capable of running 200 billion-parameter models locally. It aims to provide unprecedented local AI compute at an affordable price point, targeting data scientists, researchers, and students.
This repository trains a 1.16 billion parameter sparse transformer on 37M images for $1,890, achieving an FID of 12.7 in zero-shot generation. It provides pre-trained models and code for generating images in various styles from a prompt.
Violent or sexual crimes in England and Wales went unsolved in nearly 89% of cases last year, with victims withdrawing from investigations due to lost faith in securing justice. The government has set a mission to halve violence against women and girls in a decade, with a new taskforce to coordinate specialist policing functions.
Suno AI's CEO Mikey Shulman believes music creation is not enjoyable for most people due to time and practice requirements. He thinks generative AI tools like Suno can make music more accessible and grow the industry.
Lorne Michaels, the creator of "Saturday Night Live," has maintained his show's success for 50 years by fine-tuning the process and adapting to shifting cultural winds. His unique approach to producing comedy involves a mix of creativity, precision, and calculated risk-taking, which has earned him a reputation as a master of his craft.
Mark Zuckerberg said Meta and other tech companies are working on AI that can write code like a midlevel engineer by 2025. This could replace human coders, but may initially be expensive, affecting jobs like midlevel software engineers.
Noise-induced hearing loss is a common problem caused by excessive noise levels, which can damage hair cells in the inner ear. The SkyTrain system in Vancouver has sound intensity levels that exceed medically safe limits, posing a health risk to frequent transit goers.
A set of books called "Project Russia" outlines a plan for Russia to establish a "supranational" state under a Prince-Monk leader, with the goal of subjugating the world and uniting it in a single religion. The plan, linked to the FSB and possibly Putin, is unfolding now, with Russia's hybrid warfare focused on critiquing democracy and promoting its unique role in the world.
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You can disable Apple Intelligence features on your iPhone, including AI notification summaries, Writing Tools, and Image Creation, by going to Settings and selecting Apple Intelligence & Siri. To completely disable Apple Intelligence, reset your iPhone and start again without enabling it during setup.
The algorithms that could automatically generate a layout like this include the Reingold-Tilford algorithm and the Sugiyama algorithm, both of which are designed for drawing rooted trees.
Ashburn, Virginia, is known as the Data Center Capital of the World due to its ideal location for data centers, low electricity costs, and skilled workforce. The region, known as Data Center Alley, hosts over 60 data centers and 3000 tech companies, with 70% of the world's internet traffic flowing through it daily.
The Sutton Hoo ship burial and other Anglo-Saxon graves contain objects from the eastern Mediterranean, suggesting that the men buried there may have served in the Byzantine army. This theory is supported by the presence of rare and unusual objects, such as a silver spoon and a copper-alloy flagon, which were likely acquired during military service.
Men rate women higher than women rate men, with a bell curve of ratings for women and a median rating of 2 out of 7 for men. Both men and women should try to be less disgusting and more understanding, as attraction is often based on psychological traits rather than physical appearance.
The UK government has announced a new AI Action Plan to boost productivity and economic growth, with £14 billion investment and 13,250 jobs committed by private tech firms. The plan aims to make the UK a global leader in AI, with a focus on adoption, skills, and responsible AI development.
The user successfully built a native GNAT compiler for macOS/aarch64 by using a virtualized copy of macOS/x86_64 and Alire to install the GNAT compiler, then used this compiler to build a native GCC compiler with Ada support. The user then combined the native GNAT compiler with the GDC compiler to create a single GCC package with all languages, including Ada, C, C++, D, Fortran, Modula-2, ...
People often respond with defensiveness and annoyance when faced with social changes, even if they are morally good. This is due to the "eyeroll heuristic," where people dismiss new norms as annoying and therefore not worth adopting.
This study investigates the impact of AI tool usage on critical thinking skills, finding a significant negative correlation between frequent AI tool usage and critical thinking abilities. The results suggest that cognitive offloading, where individuals delegate cognitive tasks to external aids, is a mediating factor in this relationship.
Apple asked shareholders to reject a proposal to end its diversity, equity and inclusion programmes due to existing compliance procedures. Tech rivals like Meta and Amazon have scaled back similar schemes citing changing US legal and policy landscapes.
Ohio's voucher program, started in the 1990s, has expanded to cover tens of thousands of families, with 90% of new recipients being white. The program has led to public schools suffering financially, with some private schools raising tuition and others seeking more funding.
The Chinese are at it again..(aliexpress) its an rj45 adapter, but with SPI flash memory chip acting as storage with .exe recognized as malware for windows, and of course sold over 10k times...
Birds have highly variable tongues adapted to their specific feeding habits, ranging from long and spiky to forked and frayed. Different bird species have unique tongue features, such as hummingbirds' forked tongues and woodpeckers' sharp, spiky tongues, to help them eat and manipulate food.
The TikTok ban has led to a massive migration of users to Xiaohongshu, a Chinese app, with many Americans embracing its strict moderation and cultural differences. This influx of Western internet behavior may change the Chinese internet's dynamics, creating a new era of cultural exchange and internet evolution.
California has increased CalFIRE personnel and budget to manage wildfires, with a focus on forest resilience and response. Claims of a water shortage in Southern California and delayed Oregon fire trucks are disputed as false, with sufficient water supplies and inspections in place.
The browser recognizes a DOM node by its mapping to a native Blink object, not by its JavaScript prototype or properties. JavaScript objects are handles to Blink DOM nodes, and the browser checks if an object is a handle by seeing if it's on a list, not by its state or prototype.
Tech billionaires like Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg have endorsed Donald Trump, with Musk even becoming Trump's "First Buddy." They're likely motivated by a desire for power and influence, rather than genuine support for Trump's policies.
Friends Alice, Eddie, Frida, and Dave are trapped in an abandoned mansion where they are being murdered one by one. They need to solve the mystery of Dave's murder in the bathroom between 2:00 and 4:30.
Robert F Kennedy Jr's nomination for a top health post has sparked concerns about vaccine skepticism and misinformation. To rebuild trust, scientists must humanize science, engage in local communities, and be humble in their communication.
JUring is a Java library that provides high-performance asynchronous I/O using Linux's io_uring interface. It achieves 33-78% better performance than Java NIO for local and remote file operations.