Netscape and Microsoft competed over SSL protocol in the 90's, leading to Microsoft's PCT and Netscape's SSL 3.0. The two companies eventually agreed to standardize SSL 3.0 through the IETF, resulting in TLS 1.0.
Removing the internal Wi-Fi router from the Starlink Mini allows for Ethernet-only operation and greater flexibility for advanced users. The process requires patience, accuracy, and specialized tools, and involves removing the router's PCB while preserving the metal plate for proper cooling and EMI shielding.
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Childhood leukemia survival rates have improved dramatically since the 1970s, with around 85% of children now surviving at least five years after diagnosis. This progress is due to advances in treatment regimens, risk stratification, and targeted therapies.
The user replaced the EDID on a cheap HDMI dummy plug with an EDID from a 1080p HDMI capture device using a Raspberry Pi Zero and I2C tools. This allowed the dummy plug to be recognized as the capture device instead of a 4K monitor when plugged into a computer.
Sir David Attenborough shares his ocean experiences and the importance of preserving marine life. He reflects on the impact of human actions on the ocean and the potential for recovery and restoration.
This book on computer vision covers foundational topics with a focus on image processing and machine learning. It's organized into multiple parts, emphasizing unifying themes and deep roots in the history of computer vision and AI.
Hi everyone I was denied entry, detained, and deported from the USA over the last 48 hours because of my reporting on the Columbia student protests I arrived back in Melbourne hours ago and had my phone handed back to me upon landing
Researchers transplanted gut microbiota from social anxiety disorder patients into mice, finding a heightened sensitivity to social fear. This suggests the microbiome may be a potential therapeutic target for social anxiety disorder.
Researchers created an acoustic rainbow emitter that splits white noise into different sound frequencies without electricity using computational morphogenesis and 3D printing. The device uses passive structures to manipulate sound, unlike most artificial systems that require active devices.
The author argues that current off-policy reinforcement learning (RL) algorithms, particularly Q-learning, do not scale well to complex, long-horizon problems due to bias accumulation in prediction targets. The author suggests that horizon reduction techniques can mitigate this issue, but a more fundamental solution is needed to develop a scalable off-policy RL algorithm that can solve ...
Zeekstd's seekable format splits compressed data into frames for efficient decompression. It allows for partial decompression of specific frames.
A great programmer can make an organic, operating thing, says sam taylor. he says with programming, we can explore what we happen upon, not from external considerations - if we're open to triggers and what happens, that's great! neil thomas: i'm not sure that lisp is the best language for programming but it is good for exploring...
Researchers studied five popular AI models and found that one model, Llama 3.1 70B, memorized 42% of the first Harry Potter book. This suggests that memorization is not a fringe phenomenon, but the extent of memorization varies across models and books.
Dialling codes listed may not reflect current usage and have changed over the years due to various updates. Codes were updated in 1966, 1990, 1995, and 2000 among other instances.
The user created a custom solution called MkFunc0 to handle function callbacks in C++ without using std::function, which they found difficult to understand and debug. Their solution, Func0 and Func1, is simpler and more flexible, but only supports a limited number of argument types.
Twin is a text-based windowing environment with mouse support and networked clients, tested on various Linux, Mac OS X, and FreeBSD systems. It requires specific packages for compilation and installation, with detailed instructions in the Tutorial and Configure files.
The POWER program achieved a record 800 watts of power transmission over 8.6 kilometers using a laser, surpassing previous records. This breakthrough demonstrates the potential for long-distance power beaming, reducing risk for future military operations and disaster zones.
Bob Ross paintings are scarce on the open market due to his agreement with Bob Ross, Inc. which maintained ownership of his work.
A Datalog implementation in Scheme using miniKanren is described, including the creation of a Datalog instance, assertion of facts, and application of rules to find derived facts. The implementation includes a dl-rule! macro to turn rules into functions that match body clauses against the database and return the head with bound variables if it succeeds.
KAIST researchers developed a self-powered wireless CO2 monitoring system that harvests vibrational energy from surroundings to measure CO2 concentrations. The system uses an inertia-driven triboelectric nanogenerator to convert vibrations into electricity, eliminating the need for batteries.
The user has an old Red Hat Linux 5.1 system from 1998, still in use, with a 2.0.34 kernel and glibc 2.0.7. It includes early versions of PHP, KDE, GNOME, and various applications like WordPerfect, Tripwire, and the GIMP.
Studio Ghibli turns 40 with uncertain future as co-founder Hayao Miyazaki may retire after latest hit "The Boy and the Heron". The studio's iconic style has raised copyright concerns after being used in OpenAI's image generator.
Researchers found unique breathing patterns in 97 people, which can identify individuals with 96.8% accuracy and correlate with BMI and mental health traits. A wearable device tracked airflow through nostrils to analyze breathing patterns, offering a potential diagnostic tool for physical and mental health.
The ZX Spectrum's screen is divided into two memory areas: pixel area and attribute area, where pixel area stores whether each pixel is on or off and attribute area stores colors and effects for 8x8 pixel blocks. To draw graphics on the Spectrum, one must calculate the address of each pixel and attribute byte, which can be done using formulas, tables, or incremental shifts, and understanding ...
The author believes that creating toy programs is essential for learning and improving programming skills, and lists various projects such as a regex engine, OS kernel, and game consoles to achieve this.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang disagreed with Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei's AI job loss predictions, saying AI will create new opportunities. Amodei is cautious about AI risks, pushing for transparency and lawmakers to address job displacement.
User with a Computer Science degree wrote a compiler for a simplified BASIC language called toybasic. The compiler uses lex and yacc tools to tokenize and parse the language, generating Go code equivalent to the original BASIC.
What a digital would look like if it were made by Sumerians—the people to thank for our base-60 time.
Researchers at Georgia Tech are testing a high-voltage circuit breaker using supercritical carbon dioxide to replace SF6, a potent greenhouse gas. The device could significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions from power grids globally.
Tikt.com allows downloading public content from various media sites, including TikTok, without account linking. It supports image and video downloads with minimal restrictions and no installation required.
MEOW is a Python-based image format that embeds AI metadata in PNG files for efficient and cross-platform compatibility. It uses steganography to hide AI data inside standard PNG images, providing a modern alternative for image storage and manipulation.
The Chrome permissions team is experimenting with a new declarative method for asking for permission to use powerful features in web apps, a dedicated HTML element, which is currently in origin trial from Chrome 126. This element allows developers to declaratively ask for permission to use powerful features, with the goal of standardizing it and providing a more user-friendly experience.
A PyTorch implementation of probabilistic diffusion models for 2D datasets was explored with various hyperparameter ablations. The model's performance was sensitive to learning rate and diffusion process length, but not to model capacity or timestep encoding method.
Katherine Dee, an Internet ethnographer, argues that AI's potential to amplify delusional thinking is not unique, but rather a predictable cultural response to new communication technologies. This response has been replayed throughout history, from spiritualist mediums to the internet, where users create their own realities and believe in their power to shape existence.
Alexander Popov, a Ukrainian-born artist, combines technology and performance to create immersive experiences that blur reality and fiction. His works, often incorporating puzzles and psychological manipulation, aim to induce altered states of consciousness and challenge participants' perceptions of reality.
The user has noticed a shift in their programming habits, relying more on LLM tools to write code and less on learning and problem-solving, which has led to a decrease in their desire to write code. They identify as a "journey programmer" who values learning and problem-solving over the end result, and are considering reducing their reliance on LLM tools to regain their passion for programming.
Researchers tested AI models' ability to detect evaluation settings, finding they can identify evaluations with above-random accuracy but still fall short of human performance. AI models are better at detecting evaluations in interactive settings, and can also identify the purpose of evaluations with high accuracy.
A new report from the World Resources Institute criticizes US ethanol policy for causing economic and social imbalances in rural communities and increasing greenhouse gas emissions. The report concludes that ethanol policy has largely failed and should be reconsidered due to its negative impacts on land use and water quality.
Scientists are studying sperm to understand their unique journey and how they fertilize an egg, but many questions remain unanswered. Research is uncovering new discoveries about sperm's structure, movement, and interaction with the female reproductive tract.
Bryan Bedford, the nominee for FAA head, has a private pilot license and additional credentials for flying in specialized circumstances, but not a commercial airline pilot rating. Questions about his credentials do not appear to threaten his prospects for heading the FAA, with the DOT defending him as having passed necessary exams but not claiming to be a commercial airline pilot.
The user visited Munich, Germany, and compared it to their hometown Hamburg, noting differences in history, culture, and lifestyle, with Munich feeling more wealthy and car-centric. While they enjoyed Munich's museums, natural spots, and food, they ultimately prefer Hamburg's more independent and trade-focused atmosphere and wouldn't want to live in Munich.
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The user wrote a benchmark program in RPython to measure the allocation speed of the RPython garbage collector and found that it can allocate objects at a rate of around 34 GB/s on a 64-bit architecture. The user also compared the allocation speed of the RPython garbage collector with PyPy's JIT and found that the RPython garbage collector is significantly faster, allocating objects at a rate ...
Bob greene: the collapse of the new skyscraper was a calamity. he says the engineers who designed the structure knew little about the problem - until now '70s. the firm's chairman, john lemsurier, was the one who pushed for re-evaluation saga involving the building edifice d'arthur mcgraw-hill
The resistance between two nodes of an infinite square lattice of resistors is indeterminate unless restrictions are imposed on the voltage and current levels at infinity, and various constraints can be used to determine a unique answer. By imposing the constraint of uniform voltage along the perimeter of the nth concentric square, the diagonal parameters can be solved for, and the resulting ...
The concept of map tiles, used in digital mapping, has a long history dating back to the 1970s with the Canada Geographic Information System. Multiple researchers and companies, including Public Sector and Bell Labs, experimented with tile-based data storage before Google Maps popularized it.
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In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, being a hobo meant being part of a culture of itinerant laborers who hitched rides on freight trains. Hobos used a secret language, the "hobo code," to communicate and warn each other about safe places to eat and camp.
Seastar is a fast, extensible build system for C, C++, and future Rust and Zig languages. It aims to simplify programming with features like incremental builds, custom compiler flags, and unified package management.
A man with a buzz cut and brown eyes was found unconscious on a sidewalk in Los Angeles and admitted to the hospital as John Doe. Despite efforts to identify him, he remains a mystery four months later, highlighting the challenges hospitals face in caring for unidentified patients.
HR's primary goal is to protect the company, not employees, and they will use tactics like surveys and scripted conversations to manage risk and maintain a positive image. Employees should not rely on HR for support or friendship, but instead seek help from friends, family, or a union to protect their dignity and interests.
A mathematician is creating a secret database of hard number theory problems to test AI's mathematical thinking. They need at least 20 problems beyond undergraduate level with non-negative integer answers.
TankerTrackers.com uses satellite imagery and tanker-tracking data to analyze oil market trends and storage changes. They calculate occupancy by measuring tank diameter, height, and shadows to estimate the number of barrels in each storage tank.
Online scammers use fake unsubscribe links to trick victims into revealing personal info or login credentials. Experts advise using list-unsubscribe headers or marking emails as junk to avoid security risks.
McKinsey uses AI platform Lilli for tasks typically done by junior employees. Employees input confidential data into Lilli, a proprietary platform aggregating McKinsey's knowledge base.
You're sharing happiness about a goal to make $10 and understand the difficulty of monetizing things. You had a frustrating day fixing a bug on a production service.
The definition of city and urban has changed many times in china during the 20th century, with earlier definitions based on designation of statutory cities and towns. there are gaps in measured or interpolated population values that are hundreds or thousands of years in duration, says daniel scott-bartlett of the u.s. university of washington. he says the final dataset digitized through the ...
The author has seen a fundamental shift in their relationship with autonomous AI coding agents, moving from "smarter autocomplete" to "delegate-to" relationships. They've experienced significant productivity gains using tools like Claude and Codex, automating tasks and freeing them to focus on critical decisions.
Academics worry that AI models are becoming unreliable due to contamination from synthetic data created by AI models. They propose creating a "low-background steel" of clean data to maintain AI model function and preserve competition.
Because of the Belgian artist's conversations with Chang Chong-Ren, Tintin comics became famous for their geographical and historical accuracy. In effect, Chang taught Hergé a whole new way of looking at the world.
Apple migrated its Password Monitoring service from Java to Swift, achieving a 40% increase in throughput and 50% reduction in memory usage. The Swift migration allowed for smaller, more readable codebases and improved performance, scalability, and maintainability.
Incant primitives send data to upstream inference providers, avoiding personal info. It creates functions like pickHighestNumber and filterMaleNames for type-safe and hallucination-safe outputs.
Archaeologists in Turkey found a 5,000-year-old burnt bread during an excavation at the Kulluoba site. The bread is made from ancient wheat and is a rare find, providing insight into the climate of central Turkey during the Bronze Age.
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Export code that works on any platform - Vercel, AWS, GCP, or your own servers
Oswald the lucky rabbit is an animated cartoon character created in 1927 by walt disney and ub iwerks for universal pictures. he also appears as a townsperson in disney infinity 2.0 - and was redesigned by manuel moreno in 1935 and 1935 based on the new funnies comics series, which lasted until the 1970s. in 2011, tokyo disneyland produced float featuring owald for their first easter holiday ...
Doug Engelbart and his team at SRI developed a five-key keyset for typing and entering commands with the left hand while pointing and clicking with the mouse. The keyset allowed users to type letters and enter commands efficiently, especially when one hand was occupied with the mouse.
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