👋 Hi, I’m Gina. This is a map of my life, where each week I’ve been alive is a little box. Tap a box to see what I was doing where that week. 🌱 This life and this map are a work in progress. I’ll update it as I go. 🍯 “I always get to where I am going by walking away from where I have been.” – Winnie the Pooh
Researchers found that switching to 100% renewable energy by 2050 would reduce energy needs and costs, improve air quality, and slow climate change. This approach is more cost-effective than investing in carbon capture and direct air capture technologies.
Jellyfin is a free-software entertainment system that allows you to collect, manage, and stream media. It's open-source, free to download, and doesn't collect user data.
Jane Street's fast-paced Figgie game simulates exciting elements of markets and trading. At Jane Street, Figgie is a game we teach and also one we really enjoy playing. Read our FAQs for more. If you have a question that isn’t answered there, we’d like to hear what’s missing and what would be helpful to know, and we’ll do our best to update FAQs along the way.
New research shows brake dust from car brakes causes more harm to human lung cells than car exhaust. Treating brake dust with a chemical can minimize its harm, and electric vehicles may curb pollution from brake pads.
The ARK Development team has released a custom Firmware update for the Sony PSP, allowing it to connect to WPA2 encrypted Wifi networks. This update, made possible by the wpa2psp plugin, brings a long requested feature to the PSP.
The NASA 10 rules for programming are overly restrictive and based on outdated ideas, such as banning recursion and function pointers, which can make code harder to understand and maintain. Many of the rules are based on the limitations of the C programming language and do not account for modern languages and tools that can provide better safety and maintainability.
Perplexity launches Deep Research, a free tool that conducts in-depth research and analysis, available on Web, iOS, Android, and Mac. It performs expert-level tasks in finance, marketing, and product research, with a 21.1% accuracy score on Humanity's Last Exam.
User experienced white noise from speakers due to Firefox's audio usage. Created extension to suspend AudioContext and resume when needed to fix issue.
Model: deepseek_r1_distill_llama_8b_q40 Version: 0.12.2 Evaluation Prediction 2 x Raspberry Pi 5 8GB 7.70 tok/s 3.54 tok/s 4 x Raspberry Pi 5 8GB 11.68 tok/s 6.43 tok/s 2 x Raspberry Pi 5 8GB ... 🔶...
A speedrunner named Groobo was accused of cheating after a team of investigators found inconsistencies in his record-breaking Diablo run. The team used automated tools to search through billions of possible game scenarios and found that Groobo's run was likely created by splicing together multiple legitimate runs.
Bookshop.org launched an e-reading platform allowing local independent bookstores to sell e-books, competing with Amazon. The platform offers nearly a million titles, discounts, and syncs with devices, with profits going to local bookstores.
Daniel Tsai, a former McKinsey employee, was appointed as San Francisco's Public Health chief despite his past role in marketing a powerful painkiller called tramadol. Critics say his appointment lacks transparency and expertise in addressing the opioid crisis.
Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh developed a biomarker test to detect early signs of Alzheimer's disease by spotting clumping tau protein in the brain and cerebrospinal fluid. This test can help identify the disease years in advance, enabling effective intervention and potentially more successful therapies.
Kreuzberg is a Python library for text extraction from various documents, providing a unified async interface for PDFs, images, office documents, and more. It offers both async and sync APIs for text extraction, including batch processing.
The author is excited about using LLM-driven development tools like Cursor and Semgrep to automate code generation and testing. They see a future where LLMs can write and test their own code, making development more efficient.
Volexity has observed multiple Russian threat actors conducting social-engineering and spear-phishing campaigns targeting organizations with the ultimate goal of compromising Microsoft 365 accounts via Device Code Authentication phishing. Device Code Authentication phishing follows an atypical workflow to that expected by users, meaning users may not recognize it as phishing. Recent campaigns ...
The Trump administration's "reciprocal" tariffs plan misinterprets the EU's value-added tax (VAT) system as a trade barrier. US states' poorly-designed sales taxes, not EU VATs, harm US businesses' competitiveness.
Schemesh is a Unix login shell that integrates a full Lisp REPL for scripting and programming. It seamlessly switches between shell and Lisp syntax, allowing users to mix command execution with Lisp control structures.
PAROL6 is a 3D-printed desktop robotic arm with open-source control software and GUI. It's designed for education, robotics enthusiasts, and small-scale automation, with instructions on Github and community support.
I've been working through Nand2Tetris, building a 16-bit computer from scratch using logic gates. This experience has given me a deeper understanding of abstraction and computer architecture, making me a better programmer at higher levels of abstraction.
NNSA officials struggled to notify employees who were mistakenly fired due to lack of contact information. The Trump administration's mass firings have resulted in complications, including rehiring employees who were let go.
US Senator Ron Wyden released a bill to reform the CLOUD Act and prevent foreign governments from weakening US technology security. The bill aims to maintain global trust in US firms and ensure Congressional oversight of CLOUD Act agreements.
A user criticized ChatGPT for providing incorrect information about the reassignment of Brachiosaurus brancai to Giraffatitan brancai. The user stated that the correct information involves multiple paleontologists including Riggs, Paul, Olshevsky, and the user themselves.
The user is concerned about the US government's potential attacks on education, research, and science, and the safety of platforms like arXiv and GitHub. They suggest moving to alternative platforms like Codeberg and mirroring data to ensure availability and independence.
Basketball has evolved into a game of calculated decision-making with data and analytics, favoring long-range shooting and specialized roles over traditional all-around players. The 3-and-D model and advanced technology have transformed the game, making every move predictable and measured.
Amazon is removing a feature allowing users to download purchased books to a computer and transfer them to a Kindle over USB starting February 26th, 2025. This feature is useful for backing up purchases or converting them to other formats, but users can still access new content through Wi-Fi enabled devices.
A community-driven platform that brings Reddit-style discussions to Bluesky. Join our growing community to discover, share, and engage with content in a familiar format.
Texas' electric grid is shifting towards more renewables, with solar and battery storage leading capacity growth. ERCOT added nearly 10,000 megawatts of battery storage and over 20,000 megawatts of solar power in 2024.
Jill is a functional programming language for Nand2Tetris, designed as a drop-in replacement for Jack with a more elegant and modern style. It features functions as first-class citizens, algebraic data types, and a lazily-generated standard library.
Three men claiming to be from DOGE, a task force led by Elon Musk, demanded records from San Francisco City Hall offices before fleeing. Authorities are investigating and reviewing surveillance footage, as DOGE's legitimacy and authority are disputed.
The US is producing massive amounts of plastic, with unknown health effects, as the industry continues to diversify despite regulatory efforts. The author argues that the responsibility for plastic waste lies not just with consumers, but also with the petrochemical industry, which must be held accountable for its impact on the environment and human health.
To create a gaming HVM, you need a dedicated secondary GPU from Nvidia or Amd, and a screen for the gaming environment. GPU passthrough requires patience and debugging time, and external GPUs via thunderbolt are also an option.
Poland's largest newspaper quits Twitter @wyborcza.pl 890K followers on X Leaves a beautiful header behind
The user, a food creator, has decided to stop producing YouTube videos due to unsustainable financial losses, despite having 231,503 subscribers and 18 million views, and will focus on other projects like her third book and podcast. She hopes to share her experience to help other creators understand the economics of YouTube and provide useful context for those deciding whether to launch or ...
Elon Musk claims Social Security has beneficiaries around 150 years old, but experts say it's likely due to outdated computer systems using an old COBOL programming language.
The US Energy Department is rehiring nuclear energy specialists after initially laying off hundreds of workers. Approximately 300-400 NNSA workers were initially terminated, sparking alarm from national security experts.
Nintendo is expanding its patent dispute with Pocketpair, securing a patent in the US for a gameplay system similar to Palworld's creature-capture mechanics. This move suggests Nintendo may take the legal battle global, but its chances of success are uncertain due to the US patent system's "prior art" clause.
The PHP development team announces the immediate availability of PHP 8.4.4. This is a bug fix release. For source downloads of PHP 8.4.4 please visit our downloads page, Windows source and binaries can be found on windows.php.net/download/. The list of changes is recorded in the ChangeLog.
The website is temporarily blocked due to security reasons after a suspicious action was detected. Please email the site owner with the Cloudflare Ray ID and details of the action that triggered the block.
San Francisco's Ewing Field opened in 1914 with great hype but proved to be a disaster due to harsh weather conditions. The stadium was eventually abandoned and destroyed in 1938 after hosting various events.
The MSXBOOK is a portable laptop version of the MSX2-compatible computer, featuring a 9.7-inch LCD screen and backlit keyboard. It does not come with firmware, but users can download it themselves to use the machine.
OmniParser is a method for parsing UI screenshots into structured elements, enhancing GPT-4V's ability to generate accurate actions. OmniTool controls Windows 11 VMs with OmniParser and large language models for various tasks.
The traditional unit testing approach can be too rigid and lead to false positive test cases, instead consider writing tests from a realistic user perspective and challenging the traditional testing pyramid. The key to good testing is finding a balance between quality assurance, refactor resistance, and a fast feedback loop, and deciding what trade-off to make based on your specific context ...
Karol Herbst resigned as Nouveau driver maintainer due to differences with the upstream Linux kernel community, citing a lack of inclusivity and respect. He expressed concerns over a maintainer's use of the phrase "thin blue line," which he believes is hurtful to marginalized people.
Synergetica is a powerful desktop application for genetic circuit design. It provides an end-to-end workflow that allows you to design circuits, run simulations, and generate DNA sequences—all within a single platform.
The EU's Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) may hold open-source software providers liable for security vulnerabilities, even if they're free and non-commercial. However, the CRA excludes non-commercial open-source projects and only applies to providers who receive payment or engage in commercial activities.
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Software engineers should prepare for AI by understanding language model principles and participating in AI work. They should focus on skills like legacy code maintenance, which may take longer for LLMs to develop.
Classical mechanics isn't perfectly deterministic due to cases where a unique outcome can't be predicted from the current state of the system. This is seen in examples like Norton's Dome and the Space Invader, where the system fails to be Lipschitz continuous.
People consider moving to countries like Norway, Canada, Ukraine, Spain, UK, Ireland, and Cyprus due to economic or political reasons. Some prefer low-tax EU states like Portugal or Switzerland for a better quality of life, while others consider the US for its innovation and freedom.
INTERVIEW | Linux is burdened with enterprise crap that makes it run poorly on desktop PCs, says kernel developer Con Kolivas who recently walked away from years of work on it. Con Kolivas is a prominent developer on the Linux kernel and strong proponent of Linux on the desktop. But recently, he left it all behind. Why? In this interview with APCMag.com, Con gives insightful answers exploring ...
Physicists at Fudan University and colleagues developed a technique to generate topological structures in surface water using gravity water waves. Their "water tweezers" system can manipulate small amounts of water and move objects on the surface.
The IRS is purchasing a state-of-the-art Nvidia SuperPod AI computing cluster for $7 million to support machine learning workloads. The purchase aims to automate tasks and potentially reduce the human workforce at the agency.
Argentinian President Javier Milei distanced himself from the failed Solana-based memecoin $LIBRA after its market cap collapsed from $4.5 billion to $200 million. Milei claimed he was unaware of the token's details, sparking scrutiny due to his past involvement in the Coinx World crypto scandal.
Karol Herbst is leaving the kernel community due to its lack of inclusivity and respect. He's removing his name from the MAINTAINERS file due to the tolerance of a maintainer's political statement that evokes harm to marginalized people.
Silicon Valley startups faced a reckoning in 2022 due to rising interest rates and decreased IPO market. Many unicorns, including Convoy and Bowery Farming, failed or were acquired for low prices.
JP Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon criticized employees for wanting to work from home, saying it slows down efficiency and creativity. He told employees who disagree to leave the company, stating JP Morgan will set its own standards and work in-person.
USDA conditionally approved a vaccine to protect US poultry from H5N1 virus, which may signal a shift in policy due to soaring egg prices. The vaccine's approval could lead to vaccination of US poultry, a decision that may be influenced by the Trump administration's concerns about egg prices.
California's FAIR Plan, a last-resort fire insurance provider, will impose a $1 billion charge on insurance companies due to increased wildfire claims. Insurance companies will pass the costs along to homeowners as a temporary fee added to their premiums.
Kleene is a container management platform for FreeBSD, leveraging native tools and philosophy to simplify application deployment and management. It provides a streamlined way to build, run, and manage containerized applications while maintaining transparency and control.
The Pocket386 is a retro computer with a 386SX-40Mhz processor, running DOS 6.22 and Windows 3.11. It was created to emulate a popular 1980s computer.
Thomas Orderud harvests giant blocks of lake ice from Hemnes Lake in Norway, using a six-axis robotic arm to cut sculptures and ice for drinks. He stores the ice in a temperature-controlled barn and ships it to bars in Norway, with plans to expand internationally due to its unique story and potential environmental benefits.
Taking time off from work can be invaluable for personal development and autonomy, but applying for jobs online is often a demoralizing experience with a near 0% response rate. Instead, tapping into your network and creating value publicly through tools like social media and personal blogs can lead to high-quality conversations and real job opportunities.
A fringe group known as the Zizians, linked to radical Bay Area rationalists, is accused of a series of violent crimes across America, including multiple homicides and a shootout. Four Zizians are in custody, while three, including leader Jack "Ziz" LaSota, are missing and wanted.
In a showdown of psychotherapists vs. ChatGPT, the latter wins, new study finds Couples therapy can be helpful—but so can an AI chatbot, researchers found.
The White House has indefinitely blocked Associated Press journalists from Oval Office and Air Force One access due to a naming dispute over the Gulf of Mexico. The move is seen as an attempt to punish the news agency for its refusal to change its style to "Gulf of America".
Airbnb is introducing AI to its customer support system this summer, allowing it to handle customer inquiries in multiple languages. The company plans to expand AI capabilities to search and eventually a travel concierge, but believes AI is still in its early stages.
What happens to a country without land? As rising sea levels threaten to submerge their home, Tuvalu has made a radical plan for the survival of their nation.
Researchers reviewed 100 studies on AI benchmarks, highlighting flaws in practices such as biased datasets and overemphasis on text-based models. This meta-review aims to improve accountability and relevance of AI benchmarks in real-world scenarios.
Gary Marcus, a cognitive scientist, is skeptical of generative AI due to technical and moral concerns. He argues that neural networks are good at interpolating but not extrapolating functions, and that integrating classical AI with neural networks could be a more effective approach.
A.I. is good at building basic apps, prototyping, and generating code, but lacks nuance and human intuition. It's not a replacement for web developers, but rather a tool to augment their work and free up time for more strategic tasks.
The text discusses the limitations of parsing localized strings in programming. It explains that localized strings are not interchangeable and can have different meanings in different regions and languages.
I feel sorry for billionaires.. I mean.. just leave them alone! Someone that wealthy is clearly better than you and deserves your respect! They should be able to spend their money and do whatever the hell they want! Without regard for humanity as a whole or the consequences! I mean the world is a rich man's playground after all! I mean c'mon just leave these poor billionaires alone! ...
Create React App is being deprecated for new apps, and users are encouraged to migrate to a framework. Frameworks provide solutions to problems users need to solve in real production apps, such as routing, data fetching, and code splitting.
The author discusses how the recent DeepSeek models have disrupted the AI industry, and compares it to Gordon Moore's 1990 talk on VLSI industry trends, where he worried about finding applications for rapidly advancing technology.
You can’t necessarily trust an AI chatbot with legal matters, as one B.C. couple learned during a dispute with their condo’s strata corporation.
The user is excited about building an iOS app in Swift and XCode, but misses the ease of prototyping with DevTools and the resilience of the web. They find the process of learning and building in Swift and XCode to be liberating and enjoyable, with a focus on making something cool and learning new things.