Isaac Asimov noted that communication through speech also introduced lies. WinterBreak is a jailbreak released by HackerDude on New Year's Day 2025 for Kindle devices.
Elon Musk's X platform is blocking links to Signal.me, citing potential harm, while allowing other Signal links. Users can still post their Signal handle on X, but direct links to Signal.me are being blocked.
I have made several homebuilt radars and done some synthetic aperture imaging testing with them on the ground. I have wanted for a long time to put a radar on a drone and capture synthetic aperture images from air. When I last looked at this few years ago, medium sized drones with payload capability were around 1,000 EUR and up. For example in Low-Cost, High-Resolution, Drone-Borne SAR ...
A plane crashed at Toronto's Pearson International Airport, injuring 15 passengers and closing the airport's runways temporarily. All 80 people on board were accounted for, with some critically injured and transported to hospitals.
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Amanda Barrows, a park ranger, helped Kaine, a homeless man living in Golden Gate Park, get permanent supportive housing after 20 years. Barrows' approach focused on building trust and helping Kaine navigate the complex process of obtaining housing.
The user is trying to bypass anti-debugging protections in a widget app, which includes a function called ptrace that prevents debuggers from attaching. By setting a breakpoint on the ptrace function and using thread return to skip its execution, the user can bypass this protection and attach a debugger to the app.
R1 describes how a bicycle works by analyzing thought patterns in a chat interface. The process involves a search phase, a thinking phase, and a concluding phase with varying step sizes.
Researchers study infantile amnesia, where most adults forget early childhood memories before age 3. Memories formed during this period are stored in the brain, but may not be consciously recalled due to brain development and critical periods.
SOMEHOW MY FATHER CONVINCED MY mother to squander a date night and watch David Lynch’s Dune when it was in the theaters in 1984. I was seven; my sister, five. When we asked about the movie, my mother or my father or both—they may’ve coordinated their anecdote—told me they knew they were in trouble when the theater manager handed out to everyone in the audience a one-sheet that attempted to ...
The user's website searchcode.com has a 6.4 TB SQLite database, one of the largest public databases, and has switched from MySQL to SQLite for a single binary deploy. The migration was challenging but successful, with the new setup showing improved performance and the user planning to expand searchcode.com this year.
The author, Matthew Plant, loves Rust but finds async Rust's debugging experience frustrating due to slow compile times and poor error messages. He proposes using Scheme-rs, a Scheme implementation for Rust, as a glue language to improve the experience, and is working on a new language, Gouki, built on Scheme with a stronger type system.
ESPARGOS provides real-time CSI and supports channel bonding up to 40 MHz, controlled over Ethernet with a simple web interface. It enables WiFi device localization in indoor environments without device changes, using triangulation and channel charting.
To query a complex social network in Postgresql, a recursive CTE can be used to follow arbitrary paths of friendships. This allows for parameterized queries that can be reused with different root nodes and paths, making it easier to find nodes at any level of friendship.
The blog post discusses the connection between word embeddings and traditional distributional semantics models, highlighting the factors that contribute to the success of word2vec and how these can be transferred to DSMs. The author presents experimental results showing that with the right hyperparameters, no approach has a consistent advantage over another, indicating that word embeddings ...
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The user reminisces about their time as a postdoc at MIT's Computer Science department, where they worked with Professor Nancy Lynch and were surrounded by a vibrant academic community, but now regrets not making more friends and connections. The user shares their thoughts on designing distributed systems, the importance of foundational knowledge, and summarizes various papers on topics such ...
The apparent leader of the cultlike group Zizians, Jack Lasota, and another member, Michelle Zajko, were arrested in Maryland on multiple charges. They are tied to several homicides and have been linked to violent online writings and anarchist beliefs.
Ugandan athlete Jacob Kiplimo broke the men's half marathon world record with a time of 56:42, beating the previous record by 48 seconds. Kiplimo will now focus on the marathon, making his debut at the London Marathon in April.
Two damaging discourses in the privacy community are the abdication mindset, which gives up on protecting personal data, and the perfectionist mindset, which discourages people from using imperfect but better privacy tools.
The NLRB Acting General Counsel rescinded memoranda that deemed non-compete and stay-or-pay agreements as NLRA violations. This change gives employers more leeway to implement and enforce non-compete clauses, but state law still governs restrictive covenants for non-supervisory employees.
The user has dealt with chronic pain in their shoulders, arms, and wrists for years, trying various solutions with minimal impact, but found that wearing long sleeves in air conditioning and addressing referred pain in their shoulders helped alleviate their wrist pain. The user also believes that mental state has a notable impact on pain perception and suggests trying not to stress or focus ...
The user admires small companies like Hwaci, Pinboard, and tarsnap that prioritize sustainability and independence over growth and profit. These companies offer alternative definitions of success and demonstrate that staying small can provide advantages in marketing, customer relationships, and long-term stability.
We'll discuss how to make sure that your access to TLS (thread-local storage) is fast. If you’re interested strictly in TLS performance guidelines and don't care about the details, skip right to the end — but be aware that you’ll be missing out on assembly listings of profound emotional depth, which can shake even a cynical, battle-hardened programmer. If you don’t want to miss out on ...
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The Trump administration's mass firings at the National Nuclear Security Administration were paused after chaotic terminations of hundreds of employees. The firings were part of a broader effort to slash the federal workforce and reduce government spending.
The author seeks out people who energize them, calling them 2%ers, and aims to cultivate relationships with them. They suggest prioritizing time with these special individuals to avoid loneliness and make life more enjoyable.
Mistral Saba is a 24B parameter model trained on Middle East and South Asia datasets for regional language understanding. It provides accurate and relevant responses, supports Arabic and Indian-origin languages, and can be deployed locally for enhanced security.
To create a secure self-signed TLS certificate, you need to generate a private key and a certificate for your certificate authority and then sign your certificates using your CA. After signing your certificates, you must add your CA to the operating system's or browser's list of trusted certificate authorities to make it secure.
Writing a custom setup program for Windows 95 would require creating a miniature operating system with graphics, window management, and input methods. Microsoft already had a fully debugged operating system, Windows, that could have been used instead of creating a custom setup program.
NES86 is an IBM PC emulator for the NES that runs ELKS and other x86 software. It can be downloaded or built from source, with modifications needed for non-ELKS software.
The author of a 2021 article on tail calls in C is excited to see recent developments in the field, including a tail calling interpreter being merged into Python 3.14 and a project called Deegen that automatically generates interpreters and JIT compilers. The author also discusses the limitations of the current musttail attribute and proposes a new attribute called nonportable_musttail to ...
Yosemite National Park is facing severe staffing shortages due to President Trump's hiring freeze and potential layoffs, threatening the park's ecosystems and visitor experience. The park's day-use reservation system, which was meant to mitigate crowding, is unlikely to return this year.
Companies can sell SBOM fragments with correct licensing info to reduce scanning effort. This model could be sponsored by open source projects on platforms like GitHub.
New devs are relying heavily on AI tools like Copilot and GPT, shipping code quickly but lacking deep understanding of their work. This is causing a loss of foundational knowledge and critical thinking skills, and it's essential to find a balance between AI convenience and deep understanding.
I've been writing tech content lately and needed a way to animate ideas for my blog. I'm a big fan of Excalidraw and Keynote, so this is an attempt to combine their UX together for creating slides and stop motion animations. Export as GIF or iframe and embed anywhere you want. Enjoy!
Researchers in Brazil are investigating vast burrows cut into solid sandstone, suspecting extinct ice age beasts like giant ground sloths as the culprits. The burrows, found in southern Brazil, are the largest known caves of their type in the world and may hold secrets about ancient creatures and their behavior.
Ruby on Rails can now run fully in a browser using WebAssembly, blurring the boundaries of classic web development. This is made possible by the wasmify-rails library and the ruby.wasm project, which allows Ruby to be compiled to Wasm and run in the browser.
hk is a new git hook manager written in Rust, offering faster performance and unique features like parallel execution and "check" vs "fix" steps. It aims to replace existing tools like pre-commit and lefthook with better ergonomics and configuration options.
Argentine President Javier Milei is facing impeachment calls and a fraud lawsuit over promoting cryptocurrency on social media. Milei's deleted post caused the cryptocurrency's price to surge and then plummet, losing investors their money.
The user reminisces about their university days in the early 1990s at a polytechnic in South Wales, where they used a DEC Vax minicomputer system with email, DEC$PHONE, and DEC$NOTES, which were precursors to modern social networks. They compare their experience to the Unix systems of the time, which had more varied software and easier access to the internet, and lament the loss of the ...
FAA probationary employees were fired without cause or performance issues, affecting hundreds of workers including military veterans. The decision is criticized for prioritizing staffing needs over public safety, especially after recent deadly aircraft accidents.
Gary Marcus warns that Elon Musk's Large Language Model, Grok, can spread propaganda and subtly influence people's attitudes without them realizing it. Marcus fears Musk's AI will be unreliable and biased, causing harm to citizens while Musk profits.
The new CSS Color 4 specification introduces the oklch() notation for declaring colors, which is better for color modifications and palette generation due to its perceptual lightness and human-readable values. OKLCH is a new color space that supports wide-gamut P3 colors and has a predictable lightness, making it suitable for design systems and accessibility.
The Internet's online debates have devolved into a system that makes us dumber, rewarding conflict over clarity and dunks over discourse. We need to escape this system by reading more, writing more, and finding better spaces for genuine discussion.
The f8 architecture is designed for 8-bit devices, optimized for low-level programming and minimal memory usage. It's based on experience with Small Device C Compiler and aims to fill a niche between simple 8-bit processors and more powerful RISC-V architectures.
R.E.M. was a groundbreaking alternative rock band that rose to fame in the 1980s with their unique sound and anti-establishment ethos. The band's journey to ubiquity was marked by their hard work, honest gumption, and anti-establishment stubbornness.
User finds ChatGPT autocomplete annoying because it disrupts their thought process while chatting, which is more like regular talking than searching. This is frustrating because it's distracting and derails their train of thought.
A 25-year-old woman named Sophie was diagnosed with auditory processing disorder (APD) after struggling to identify sounds in noisy environments. Her audiologist suspects that overuse of noise-cancelling headphones may have contributed to her condition.
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James and Daniel, co-founders of Roark, built a tool to replay real production calls against Voice AI changes for efficient testing and debugging. Roark preserves user interactions and sentiment, providing analytics to track failures and improve customer experiences.
Whether it’s to track working hours, a client call, or a study session, TimeRetain has your back. Made with ❤️ by @thinkbuildnext
The user is developing a game called kartoffels where players implement firmware for a potato, with new features including cave generation and bot tracking. The game now has improved world generation, bot tracking, and local build support, with a switch to 32-bit RISC-V architecture for better performance.
Working on small ideas like a utility or game can lead to a successful asset generating $10K-$30K in MRR. However, others argue that aiming for big ideas may require similar effort, making it worth starting with ambitious projects.
Open source maintainers face burnout and pressure from demanding users, with many quitting or considering it. Financial support is not a guaranteed solution, and awareness about the issue needs to be raised to prevent project failures.
The author, Hannah, aims to educate readers on protecting their online privacy through actionable advice and practical tips. She shares her own journey of learning about digital footprints and data usage, and now wants to help others take control of their online presence.
An IRS employee affiliated with the Department of Government Efficiency is expected to seek access to the Integrated Data Retrieval System containing taxpayer information. The employee's access is part of DOGE's efforts to identify and cut wasteful spending in the federal government.
Argentine President Javier Milei faces impeachment calls after endorsing a cryptocurrency project that collapsed in a massive insider scam. Milei claims he was unaware of the project's details and has requested an investigation into government members for potential misconduct.
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The author visited a quiet London park feeling sad, but a lone dad's playtime with his boys lifted his spirits, showing that green spaces can inspire life when intentionally designed.
MOS6502 in pure Lua Check out the source code on GitHub.
User wants to customize browser appearance and reduce screen flashes at night without using Chrome extensions, which are limited on mobile browsers. They're an Android user interested in AI Startup School in San Francisco.
Louis Armstrong's 1956 visit to Accra, Ghana, marked a pivotal moment in the country's music scene, introducing highlife and jazz to a global audience. Armstrong's collaboration with E.T. Mensah helped establish Ghana's national identity and paved the way for the country's thriving music scene today.
“Think about the knife tip. That is where you are. Now feel with it, very gently. You’re looking for a gap so small you could never see it with your eyes, but the knife tip will find it, if you put your mind there. Feel along the air till you sense the smallest little gap in the world…” The modern era of mathematics began on November 24, 1858, when mathematician Richard Dedekind proposed the ...
The FT offers a digital subscription for $319 for the first year, then $75 per month, with a 20% discount for paying upfront. The offer includes complete digital access to quality journalism, but excludes access to ft.com and the FT App.
The user has experienced abuse on the VOGONS forum, affecting their mental health, and has stopped contributing to their project, a Raspberry Pi MIDI synthesizer called mt32-pi. The project still exists and can be used by others, with documentation and support available.
Palmer, a mainframe techie, improved weekly IT meetings by suggesting a 30-minute format and one-to-one sessions. His efforts were appreciated by the team but led to a negative performance review from his poor manager.
Apple's Image Playground app generates cartoon images from descriptions, but it's limited to prevent deepfakes and bias. However, the app still exhibits biases, such as changing skin tone, and can amplify demographic stereotypes with certain prompts.
The user discusses various algorithms for solving dynamic optimization problems, including Bellman's principle, Dijkstra's algorithm, Monte Carlo tree search, and Pontryagin's maximum principle, and compares their performance on a specific problem. The user implements and benchmarks these algorithms, finding that Pontryagin's maximum principle is the most efficient on the smooth original ...
Step-Video-T2V is a state-of-the-art text-to-video model with 30B parameters, generating high-quality videos up to 204 frames. It outperforms other models on a novel benchmark, demonstrating its potential for video content creation.
LLMs don't ask for calculators because their training data lacks examples of humans asking for calculators for math problems. This highlights a gap in LLM reasoning and understanding.
A soft landing for America 40 years from now? Don't bet on it. The demise of the United States as the global superpower could come far more quickly than anyone imagines. If Washington is dreaming of 2040 or 2050 as the end of the American Century, a more realistic assessment of domestic and global trends suggests that in 2025, just 15 years from now, it could all be over except for the ...
South Korea banned new downloads of China's DeepSeek AI chatbot due to privacy and national security concerns. Existing users can continue to use it, but improvements are needed to comply with South Korea's personal data protection laws.
You're a software engineer stuck in a salary plateau, seeking autonomy and higher income through self-employment or consultancy. You need to scale your SaaS or acquire new skills to increase earning potential.
A friend shared a post about the dangers of a "broligarchy" where power is held by a group with little consideration for others, leading to division and harm. True freedom and a healthy society require equality and care for all, not just those with power and wealth.
User shares alternatives to mainstream services for better privacy, including search engines, video platforms, translation tools, maps, email services, and operating systems. They also discuss software and addons for improved security and usability.
Automakers are working with NASA to develop devices that convert waste heat from cars into electricity, potentially improving gas mileage by 5-10 percent. This technology uses thermoelectric materials that generate electricity from temperature differences, and could also be applied to other industries with waste heat.
Browsers decide when to load resources based on signals like render/parsing blocking, resource hints, and loading modifiers. This complex process varies across browsers, requiring a deep understanding to optimize resource loading and address common issues.
User resigned from xAI after being asked to delete a harmless personal opinion about Grok 3, citing company's inconsistent stance on acknowledging the model's existence. User chose to stand by their opinion and dignity, deciding to leave the company.
To add a directory to your PATH, first find the correct directory by running the program and checking its location, then update your shell's config file, which is usually ~/.bashrc for bash, ~/.config/fish/config.fish for fish, or ~/.zshrc for zsh.
The user implemented a ring buffer in Rust to store recent MIDI messages without unbounded memory usage, and discovered the standard library has a VecDeque implementation. Ring buffers are useful for streaming data and performance-critical applications, and can be implemented with or without resizing, depending on the specific use case.
Researchers created EnigmaEval, a dataset of 1184 puzzles to test language models' reasoning capabilities. State-of-the-art models struggle with these puzzles, revealing their limitations in unstructured and lateral thinking.
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OpenArc is a lightweight inference API backend for Optimum-Intel that leverages hardware acceleration on Intel devices. It decouples machine learning code from application logic with a strongly typed fastAPI implementation.
To set up a Python environment, run commands to create a virtual environment, install requirements, and upgrade migrations. Then, start the server with python main.py to access the dashboard at http://localhost:8000.