Move if conditions up to reduce control flow complexity and bugs. Centralizing control flow in a single function can improve performance and expressiveness by avoiding repeated checks and enabling vectorization.
Switzerland is considering a surveillance law amendment that could force VPNs and messaging apps to identify and retain user data. Companies like Proton and NymVPN are fighting against the proposal and may leave the country if it's enforced.
The user created a programming language called Mystical that resembles magical circles, using rings with circular bands of text and sigils to represent PostScript code. Mystical has its own syntax and layout rules, including sigils for operators, variables, and keywords, and can be used to create visual representations of PostScript programs.
AniSora is an open-source AI model for generating anime-style videos from images or text prompts. It enables one-click video creation across various anime styles, including series episodes and manga adaptations.
The author is frustrated with social media's scattered information and lack of curation, making it hard to stay on top of music and film releases. They long for the old days of relying on professional curators and critics to guide them.
O2 customers' locations are exposed to call initiators without their knowledge due to a VoLTE implementation issue. This allows attackers to geolocate recipients using publicly available data and O2 must remove sensitive headers from IMS messages to protect customer privacy.
The Explicit Resource Management proposal introduces deterministic resource management with using and await using declarations, and DisposableStack for coordinated cleanup. It simplifies resource disposal and prevents leaks.
The contrast-color() function in CSS helps choose text color based on background color for better contrast, but it's not a guarantee of accessibility and requires human judgment. The APCA algorithm provides better results than WCAG 2, but the choice of algorithm is still debated and more complex tools are expected in the future.
Three physicists claim a dead star emits Hawking radiation, but experts say this violates baryon conservation and contradicts established quantum field theory. Their papers have been widely debunked due to a flawed approximation.
Meta's Python Language Tooling Team has released Pyrefly, an open source Python type checker and IDE extension in Rust, to improve type consistency and developer experience. Pyrefly is available as an alpha version, with a goal to remove the alpha label this Summer, and the team invites feedback and collaboration from the community.
The user developed a technique for real-time shading on the N64 using texture-space shading and palette textures, which provides instant savings and decent results with diffuse directional lights. However, the technique has limitations such as faceted lighting, no support for point lights or greyscale textures, and shading discontinuities, which need to be addressed for further improvement.
xtool is a cross-platform Xcode replacement for building and deploying iOS apps on Linux, Windows, and macOS. It includes a library called XKit for interacting with Apple services and devices from SwiftPM projects.
The Wow@Home Radio Telescope system is a network of small radio telescopes designed to emulate the Ohio SETI project's Big Ear setup, scanning the sky for transient events and RFI. It operates autonomously, 24/7, with software capable of analyzing data from single or multiple stations for signal validation and RFI discrimination.
Home automation niche is far from being "fully filled", even home assistant is not yet "fullfilled" gt; i can't see the value of "home automation" except in very limited circumstances. if you want a robo vacuum cleaner, you need to rearrange your furniture and lifestyle, he says - but it can't keep floors clean in 5 minutes with my old-fashioned manual vacuum. home assistant isn'
People are reviving the spirit of building unique operating systems, reminiscent of the past with AmigaOS and others. Examples include UXN/Varvara, Interim, and ChrysaLisp, which are constructed with Lisp for simplicity and flexibility.
directory for Awesome MCP Servers. Contribute to chatmcp/mcpso development by creating an account on GitHub.
The author found a rare 256 KB ROM for the Macintosh Plus, which includes Japanese fonts, and successfully dumped and tested it. The Japanese ROM saves around 15 seconds during startup and frees 113 KB of RAM compared to a standard ROM.
Browse our comprehensive collection of knife steel comparisons. We currently have 150 detailed comparisons available, with 147 featuring detailed comparison charts.
Procolored inkjet printer users should check for malware, especially if they downloaded software within the past six months. Users may need to reformat drives and reinstall their operating system due to potential file infectors like Floxif and SnipVex.
A large language model outperformed human persuaders in a real-time quiz, achieving higher compliance and increasing quiz takers' accuracy when steering towards correct answers. This suggests AI's persuasion capabilities already exceed those of humans with real-money bonuses, highlighting the need for emerging alignment and governance frameworks.
Home automation niche is far from being "fully filled", even home assistant is not yet "fullfilled" gt; i can't see the value of "home automation" except in very limited circumstances. if you want a robo vacuum cleaner, you need to rearrange your furniture and lifestyle, he says - but it can't keep floors clean in 5 minutes with my old-fashioned manual vacuum. home assistant isn'
Researchers used simple N-gram rules to approximate transformer predictions, discovering methods to detect overfitting and measure transformer complexity. N-gram rulesets accurately predicted 79% and 68% of transformer next-token distributions on TinyStories and Wikipedia, respectively.
Torbjørn Pedersen, a Danish adventurer, spent 10 years traveling to every country without flying, setting a world record. He faced numerous challenges, including trauma, burnout, and self-doubt, but persevered due to his strong will and trust in his relationship.
The US government has terminated $450 million in research grants to Harvard, citing antisemitic incidents and insufficient efforts to address the issue. Harvard will no longer receive federal funding, totaling $2.2 billion in cuts, affecting all research at the university.
John avlon: the gop is trying to ban states from passing laws that govern ai. he says it's unclear whether the plan is based on the belief that we're losing the ai race to china - or if it is just blaming the tech industry for the problems u.s. faces, like e-mails from execs to the president, are to blame, vance says
FreeBASIC is a high-level programming language compatible with QuickBASIC, supporting various paradigms and platforms. It provides a powerful development tool with cross-platform support and bindings to popular libraries.
To implement a Linux integration in Starina, a RISC-V H-extension based hypervisor was chosen and successfully emulated using QEMU with the -cpu rv64,h=true command line option. The hypervisor was then used to run a Linux kernel, providing devices such as an interrupt controller and a virtual filesystem, and allowing for debugging using GDB.
Wacom drawing tablets track the name of every application opened, sending data to Google Analytics without user consent. The user was able to disable this tracking by disabling the "Wacom Experience Program" in the Wacom Desktop Center.
A new high-speed Laos-China Railway connects Vientiane to Boten in 3.5 hours, part of the world's longest possible train journey from Lagos to Singapore. The journey spans 11,654 miles, crossing 13 countries and eight time zones, but has several issues including multiple train changes and route diversions.
The project records open problems in computational geometry and related fields, initially with 30 problems in 2001 and now over 75. It encourages updates to existing problems, especially solved ones, through Github Pull Requests.
The user compiled an OCaml program to run on a TI-84+ CE calculator using Js_of_ocaml, a tool that optimizes OCaml bytecode and lifts it into C. The generated C code includes a runtime with a garbage collector and native functions for printing and reading files.
The Miyawaki method is a forestation technique that creates fast-growing, biodiverse native forests in urban areas, using a high-density planting style that accelerates growth and requires minimal maintenance. This method has been replicated in various countries and is now being implemented in Nezahualcóyotl, Mexico, to combat environmental challenges and promote ecological restoration.
The blog post identifies leverage and sanctions in coworker interactions, supervisor roles, and team dynamics to improve effectiveness and create a positive working environment. It suggests intentional choices to build positive relationships, share resources, and contribute to the organization's mission and bottom line.
Merliot Hub is a web app that lets users control and interact with custom-built devices using natural language. It uses a distributed architecture, eliminating third-party access to device data, and is packaged as a Docker image for easy deployment.
A simplified transformer model called SingleAttentionNet can compute Conway's Game of Life perfectly after being trained on examples of the game. It learns to use its attention mechanism to compute 3x3 convolutions, which is a common way to implement the Game of Life.
OBNC is a compiler for Oberon that translates source code to C, then compiles and links it using the host operating system's C compiler and linker. It's released under the GNU GPL and can be used with various operating systems and text editors.
Sam Altman's goal of making intelligence "too cheap to meter" is being achieved with free access to language models like ChatGPT. However, users may not be seeking smarter models but rather their superhuman patience for tasks like therapy and advice.
The author tried NixOS for a year but found it too complex and difficult to use for everyday tasks. They switched to Fedora Silverblue, which offers a more user-friendly experience.
Gail P. Wellington, 85, passed away on May 14, 2025, after a career in technology and community service. A Celebration of Life will be held on May 21, 2025, at The Carousel at Pottstown.
The book "Programming in Martin-Löf's Type Theory" is an introduction to the subject by Nordström, Petersson, and Smith, published in 1990 by Oxford University Press. It is now available online from www.cs.chalmers.se/Cs/Research/Logic/book.
MinorMiner is a platform that allows school-age children to monetize their math homework by using it to mine Bitcoin through a centralised system that decomposes complex calculations into simple arithmetic questions. The company plans to scale up its operations through parallelisation, curriculum optimisation, and teacher incentive alignment, and eventually pivot to AI and cloud computing ...
Dezyne is a programming language and set of tools to specify, validate, verify, simulate, document, and implement concurrent control software for embedded and cyber-physical systems. it is for applications where one encounters the problems that the operating system does not solve. to use the code that is generated by dezynes, including running the regression test: omitting this line would ...
A Lufthansa flight was flown by autopilot for 10 minutes after the co-pilot fainted in the cockpit. The captain regained control after entering an emergency code to open the door.
A parent-led group in Westport, Connecticut, organized an "Alternative Device Fair" to showcase phones with limited functionality and parental controls to help kids avoid social media and online harm. The event reflected the growing concern among parents about the impact of smartphones on their children's mental health and the desire for alternative devices that balance connectivity with safety.
A preprint by MIT's Aidan Toner-Rodgers on AI's impact on materials research was found to be fraudulent after MIT conducted an internal review. The paper's suspiciously perfect results and lack of domain expertise in materials science suggest the data was likely fabricated.
Setting up production tests can help ensure near-perfect uptime by giving immediate warnings of failures and allowing for early fixes, making it easier to debug production issues and reducing time to recovery. Production tests should be simple, reliable, and cover critical functionality, with a balance between detecting serious problems and avoiding false alerts, and can be used in ...
The new drracket-core package reduces dependencies and improves performance in Racket. New features include improved numeric functions, better TCP port handling, and enhanced JSON support.
The author reflects on the beauty of Ireland's Mary McAleese bridge and argues that aesthetics matter in infrastructure, citing examples of how beauty can ease transitions and inspire hope. The author believes that prioritizing cost efficiency over vision has led to a culture of ugliness in infrastructure.
The ISO/IEC 14977:1996 specification for Extended Backus-Naur form (EBNF) has several technical problems, including inability to represent Unicode characters and character ranges, and a complex notation that is hard to read. It is recommended to avoid using this specification and instead use alternative EBNF notations, such as the W3C's notation, which is more intuitive and widely used.
Fahmatrix is a lightweight Java library for tabular data inspired by Pandas, offering easy data understanding and manipulation. It includes features like CSV reading, filtering, and aggregations.
Xata is relaunching as a Postgres platform with Copy-on-Write branching, data masking, and separation of storage from compute. It addresses organizational challenges of using Postgres at scale with a BYOC deployment model and cost savings.
The author explores seven high-quality free fonts for LaTeX documents, including Bembo, Palatino, Crimson, Libertine, STIX, Charter, and Utopia. Each font is described, and samples are provided to compare and contrast their styles and math support.
Robert Gaskins, who helped invent PowerPoint, discussed the challenges of running a startup in the 1980s without the internet. He described how his team had to plan ahead, travel to meet editors, and maintain physical records due to the lack of digital tools.
The user discusses the evolution of the internet from Web1 to Web3, comparing it to military logistics and strategy, particularly the Rapid Deployment Force. They also mention the potential of SpaceX's Starship to revolutionize military transportation and strategy.
The author reflects on how their professional preferences were shaped by their early childhood experiences, leading to a preference for compiled languages and a disdain for mistakes. They conclude that understanding and accepting one's core beliefs and feelings is crucial for career satisfaction.
Fortran is a programming language with two source forms, fixed-form and free-form, that supports implicit typing, intrinsic functions, and modules for separate compilation and namespace management. It has features like ALLOCATABLE data, input/output operations, and type-bound procedures, but lacks some C++ features like member functions and pointers to pointers.
A new study suggests taurine in energy drinks may fuel leukaemia cells, making the disease more aggressive. Researchers warn consumers to be cautious about taurine's potential risks, especially in leukaemia patients.
The Gray-Scott equations produce various patterns in reaction-diffusion systems. Users can experiment with different parameters and presets on the Xmorphia Gray-Scott page to create unique patterns.
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You recreated the original ELIZA chatbot in C++ using a script file for pattern matching, demonstrating how easily people can be fooled into thinking it understands user input. Your work, along with others, is contributing to a book about ELIZA at findingeliza.org.
A bipartisan bill, the Supersonic Aviation Modernization Act, aims to allow supersonic flights over the US for the first time in 52 years, as long as they're quiet. The bill would give the FAA a year to comply and allow next-gen supersonic aircraft into US skies.
The author defends MCP, a protocol for building and connecting tools, arguing that its problems are not due to a lack of WebSockets but rather rapid adoption and the danger of shaving off useful features. MCP's value lies in its ability to promote LLMs from content printers to agents that can affect the real world.
Texture is both a collection of public MCP servers and a platform for creating your own. Each server is a wrapper around an API, allowing you to chat with it using natural language. Start by providing a name an description. On creation, you will be redirected to page on which you can specify the tools to be used in the server.
Games are user interfaces, world simulations and pieces of art all at once. a language for gamedev should spend innovation points elsewhere, says daniel schmidt. "i do not conceive programming without something at least as half as that anymore," he says. the problem with "casey's dll trick" is that it works for any language, but not for non-c languages - the dynamic library barrier
Researchers propose SteepGS to improve 3D Gaussian Splatting efficiency by minimizing redundant points and reducing memory usage. SteepGS achieves a 50% reduction in Gaussian points without compromising rendering quality.
OCaml is a suitable language for web development due to its functional programming features and compatibility with JavaScript and WebAssembly. Various libraries and frameworks such as Ocsigen, Dream, and Melange support web development in OCaml.
Fake health information spreads quickly online, often appearing true by mixing facts with misleading claims. To combat this, verify health information by cross-checking sources and evaluating credibility before sharing.
The author uses Wi-Charge's wireless power technology to keep their smart lock's battery at 100 percent, and they want this for all their smart home devices. The technology uses infrared lasers to beam power from a transmitter to a receiver, but it may not be practical for widespread use due to infrastructure limitations.
Publisher is an open-source language for modeling data that provides a robust framework to encode business context and run queries against databases. It enables consistent, interpretable, and AI-ready data access across tools.
Jamie Lee Curtis reported a scam ad on Facebook and Instagram using AI-manipulated video to promote a product. Meta removed the video after Curtis asked Mark Zuckerberg to intervene.
The US can save thousands of lives by making low-dose statins available over-the-counter. This simple deregulation can prevent 14,000 heart attacks and strokes.
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The user explores how a disk-backed file is represented on disk, specifically an inode, which stores metadata like file size and owner. They use Linux tools to find and parse the raw inode bits on disk and in memory, reducing the mystery of computers.
The essay discusses how novices struggle to make progress in a field due to their inefficient decision-making and lack of understanding of the underlying patterns, whereas experts can navigate complex problems with ease. To overcome this, novices need to find a sympathetic expert to guide them, engage in "just talking" interactions, and explore the field through independent study, while also ...
The text describes various methods for identifying different types of CPUs, including 8086, 286, 386, 486, and others, using techniques such as shift register testing, flag testing, and CPUID instructions. It also provides information on how to identify specific CPU models, including Intel, AMD, Cyrix, and others, using various methods such as checking for SMM instructions, cache size, and ...
A Google Chrome vulnerability allowing OAuth code leak was added to the CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-4664, was fixed in Chrome version 136.0.7103.113.
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GitHub Models API allows programmatically exploring and running inference with hosted models. It supports streaming and non-streaming completions with advanced options.
A GPU method sorts translucent faces independently of camera position, but is more expensive and only suitable for static faces. It works by splitting faces into two sides and sorting them separately, then checking for overlap and intersection constraints.
The Nanosats Database tracks launched, planned, and cancelled nanosatellites since 1998 with updates every 3-4 months. It aims to provide a comprehensive insight into trends and forecasting, while crediting original authors and sources.
New Zealand's Powelliphanta augusta snail, a threatened species, has been filmed laying an egg from its neck for the first time. The snail, a carnivorous hermaphrodite, takes eight years to reach maturity and lays about five eggs a year.
You're researching your book The Lost Art of Logarithms, focusing on John Napier's invention of logarithms within historical, cultural, and social contexts. Your research led you to create a 3D simulation of a 1580 anamorphosis painting of Mary Queen of Scots.