Human beings can only solve complex problems over a very long period of time, such as scientific experiments or building projects. Institutions can be built to solve these problems by establishing long-term goals and continuous processes of renewal and improvement.
The 7th Universal Pictures logo, used from 1936, features a rotating globe with stars and was created by Art Director Alexander Golitzen using plexiglass and phosphor. It took half a year to complete, with multiple passes and special effects to achieve the desired reflection and light patterns.
The author argues that the antitrust left's claims about homebuilding monopolies are unfounded and based on misapplied economic theories. The author finds that the largest homebuilding markets are not concentrated, contradicting the claims of antitrust advocates.
User had MacBook Pro M1 Max battery drain issue overnight. Enabling "Wake for maintenance" setting in Sleep Aid resolved the problem.
Countries that previously rejected chat control in 2024 are now undecided, including Germany. The vote is in October, with Austria still opposing but with a government open to surveillance.
Ubiquiti released UniFi OS Server in Early Access, allowing self-hosting of the UniFi network stack on own hardware. It supports UniFi Network, InnerSpace, and UniFi Identity, with remote management and cloud backup options.
AI has made learning more accessible by meeting learners at their skill level, but mastery remains difficult due to limitations in training data. AI's impact varies widely depending on the task, with significant benefits for knowledge work but less impact in areas with specialized apps.
We released FLUX.1 Krea, an image model with superior aesthetic control and image quality, trained with Black Forest Labs to fit our specific aesthetic preferences. The model's post-training pipeline involves supervised finetuning and reinforcement learning from human feedback to achieve high-quality images with a desired aesthetic.
SpongeBob's 1999 prophecy "Everything is chrome in the future" came true with Google Chrome's dominance. Most browsers now use Chromium code, but Servo, a new engine, aims to change this with its Rust-based design and multi-threaded operations.
Developers should focus on code quality, consistency, and long-term effects rather than speed. LLMs can aid in development, but they should be used to follow established principles, not replace them.
LWN.net is asking for support to keep the publication going by buying a subscription. The QUIC transport-layer network protocol is being added to the Linux kernel to address TCP's problems with latency, head-of-line blocking, and protocol ossification.
The user has been using Claude Code and found it to be a transformative tool that has significantly increased their productivity and ability to tackle complex tasks, allowing them to focus on higher-level thinking and creativity. With Claude Code, the user can now complete tasks that would have taken weeks or months in a matter of hours or days, and has been able to explore new ideas and ...
Denver's average rent fell 3.7 percent in the second quarter, with prices similar to three years ago. Landlords are offering concessions to attract tenants due to a glut of space and low vacancy rates.
Sally kohn: tipped workers are vulnerable to exploitation and mistreatment. she says the n.r.a.'s most effective tactic is persuading workers to vote against them. a recent study estimated that in the denver-aurora metropolitan area, forty-five thousand workers were paid below the minimum wage. the u.s. labor department has been unable to find measurable progress on the issue.
Developers are rapidly adopting the Gemini Embedding text model to build advanced AI applications, leveraging its ability to efficiently identify and integrate vital information. The model has been used in various industries to power sophisticated systems, achieving significant performance gains and improvements in recall and precision.
The Introduction to Computer Music e-book is a free online resource for composers and musicians, covering topics in computer music since 2004. It was written by Jeffrey Hass, a composer and educator with nearly 40 years of experience in electronic music.
US Senators Tillis, Coons, Blackburn, and Schiff introduced the Block BEARD bill to block foreign pirate sites. The bill allows rightsholders to request site blocking orders from federal courts, with a year-long order that can be extended if necessary.
As a first-time manager, you'll face new challenges and responsibilities, but it's okay to make mistakes and learn from them. Your goal is to empower your team, provide clear expectations, and create a supportive environment where they can thrive.
User had Microsoft account blocked for violating service agreement, but couldn't find any rule broken. Microsoft support was unhelpful and repetitive.
Republican Sen Josh Hawley introduced a bill to ban Congress members from buying or owning individual stocks. The bill passed a Senate committee 8-7, but its fate in the Republican-controlled Senate is uncertain.
PixiEditor 2.0 is a Universal 2D Editor with a configurable raster/vector render pipeline and Node Graph for full control over image rendering. It supports various workflows, including thumbnail creation, SVG editing, and pixel-art animation.
MCP-Use is an open-source library that connects any Large Language Model (LLM) to any Model Context Protocol (MCP) server, allowing developers to build custom MCP agents with tool access. It supports various LLM providers and enables real-time updates through asynchronous streaming.
Carbon is a successor language to C++ designed for seamless interoperability and large-scale adoption. It aims to address C++'s technical debt and provide a modern, safe, and easy-to-use language.
Linux systems rely on Microsoft certificates to secure boot, but these certificates are set to expire in 2026, causing concern about potential system failures. However, due to the way secure boot works and the lack of enforcement of certificate expiry dates, systems will likely continue to work even after the certificates expire.
The Common Desktop Environment (CDE) is being added to the OpenBSD ports collection. It's an old X Windows desktop environment that was used on commercial UNIX variants.
gVisor is a security tool that isolates containers from the host system by acting as a middleman between the container and the kernel, intercepting system calls and handling them in a controlled environment. This reduces the attack surface of the host kernel and offers a smaller, more auditable attack surface, but comes with a performance overhead and additional complexity.
Kaleidos is a compact nuclear reactor providing electricity and thermal power in a transportable package for remote villages, hospitals, and military installations. It operates efficiently with zero on-site water use and can be refueled and reused for 20 years.
Orion is a user-funded browser with no ads or third-party deals, offering a fast and private browsing experience. It supports native extensions and has anti-tracking technology, available for macOS, iPadOS, and iOS.
Hidden costs and dark patterns in business tactics can trick consumers into making unwanted purchases or sharing personal info. Examples include pre-selected extras, auto-renewing subscriptions, and misleading advertisements designed to create a sense of urgency or scarcity.
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The article discusses OpenAI's Study Mode, a new educational feature that uses AI to engage in Socratic questioning and dynamic quizzing. However, it raises concerns about the potential for AI to prioritize flattery over learning.
OpenAI is launching Stargate Norway, its first AI data center in Europe, to deliver large-scale compute capacity and boost AI adoption. The facility will run on renewable power and provide access to Norway's AI ecosystem, serving regional demand and accelerating Europe's AI development.
Chrome's Speculation Rules API helps make navigation feel instant by preloading and prerendering linked pages. It allows developers to use 'prefetch', 'prerender', and 'eagerness' to optimize page loading.
The unified protocol supports message queuing and data streaming with flexible subscriptions and multi-tenancy. It enables real-time and batch processing with fine-grained access control and scalability.
A professor mentioned that random eviction policy for caches isn't bad, and a 2-random policy (choosing between two random choices and then using LRU) performs similarly to LRU.
Researchers introduced GEPA, a novel algorithm for optimizing prompts in complex AI systems. GEPA uses a language-driven, evolutionary approach to learn from detailed feedback and outperforms traditional reinforcement learning methods.
Sierra Remote Observatories (SRO) provides hosting services for 174 telescopes in the Sierra Nevada Mountains with excellent seeing conditions and infrastructure. SRO offers telescope hosting in shared, private, and custom observatories with full-time support and backup internet services.
The article discusses the AGI bubble and how it's distracting from the real revolution happening in AI, which is making it boring and accessible as infrastructure. The author argues that the focus on AGI is a fantasy that's capturing everyone's attention, while the actual transformation is happening at ground level.
The article discusses the limitations of using type systems to model business domains, arguing that they create premature crystallization of domain understanding and demand expensive refactoring when domains evolve. It suggests using runtime flexibility for business logic and compile-time guarantees for low-level concerns.
The author tried to survive on an IPv6-only network but encountered many issues with various services and devices not supporting IPv6. The experiment highlighted the slow adoption of IPv6 and the reliance on IPv4.
A user proposes a simple alternative to BusKill by creating a udev rule to power off a laptop when disconnected from power, useful for public areas to protect against theft. The rule can be created on Linux using a trigger on the power_supply subsystem or on OpenBSD using apmd.
MIT physicists performed an idealized double-slit experiment using single atoms and photons, confirming that light behaves as both a particle and a wave, but not simultaneously. Their findings demonstrate the validity of quantum theory, showing that the more information obtained about the path of light, the lower the visibility of the interference pattern.
Britain's most tattooed man, King of Ink Land, is having trouble accessing adult content due to age-checks mistaking his facial tattoos for a mask. He's considering using a VPN to bypass the issue.
Helion, a Microsoft-backed nuclear fusion company, is building its first power plant in Washington state to deliver power to Microsoft data centers by 2028. The plant will help Microsoft achieve its goal of being carbon negative by 2030 and support a new clean energy source.
Nova is a new Erlang web framework for simpler, faster web development. It leverages Erlang's concurrency and reliability for building robust web applications.
The US is losing its scientific edge due to the Trump administration's policies, which are driving away top researchers and hindering funding. This decline may lead to a shift in global scientific power, potentially to China, but existing knowledge will not be lost.
JJ, Co-Founder of Gecko Security, is building a static analysis tool using LLMs to find complex business logic and multi-step vulnerabilities that current scanners miss. Gecko Security's tool uses a custom indexer and LLM to perform threat modeling, reducing false positives and finding vulnerabilities that traditional SAST tools cannot detect.
The Hadley telescope is a DIY project that uses a spherical primary mirror and can be assembled with $100 in materials, offering good performance for visual and photographic astronomy on planets and the moon. It requires a mount and proper handling to avoid damage, and users can find support and modifications on the project's collection and Discord server.
If we assume the upper bound on the computational power needed to simulate the human brain, then we will have to wait until about 2015 or 2024. the computer industry invests huge sums in the next generation of hardware and software, and it will continue to do so as long as there is a competitive pressure and profits to be made, says daniel saunders. he says that the future of artificial ...
The author criticizes modern AI systems as "Everything Machines" that create a frictionless world where individuals never have to acknowledge others or their limitations. This narrative promotes isolation and narcissism, exacerbating the loneliness epidemic.
The author argues that age verification laws for adult content are stupid, wrong, and harmful, increasing sexual aggression and violating user privacy. They propose using zero-knowledge proofs to verify age without revealing personal info.
Kevin Buzzard leads an open source project formalizing Fermat's Last Theorem in Lean theorem prover at Imperial College London. The project is funded by EPSRC grant EP/Y022904/1 until September 2029.
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Matrix poses significant risks under EU data privacy law due to its reliance on Element, a UK-based company with weakened data protection safeguards. Matrix's open federation model and outdated encryption protocols also leak metadata, exposing users to surveillance and potential GDPR non-compliance.
AgentGuard is added to an AI project to track real-time costs and stop it when a $50 budget limit is exceeded. It provides protection against expensive mistakes and surprise bills.
Atherton shares surveillance data with police departments, violating California law and its own policies. The town's license plate reader network is searched millions of times annually by outside agencies, including those on behalf of federal authorities.
A new Futhark release improved profiling by adding human-readable reports and machine-readable profiling data. The profiler now tracks provenance, or the origin of generated code, to help programmers understand performance issues.
The author is working on a mutation testing framework for assembly in Go 1.26 to improve code coverage and security. This framework will help identify untested assembly code paths.
You gave a talk at the DBX conference called The Future of Programming, inspired by Alan Kay, discussing the evolution of programming and the need for new ways of thinking.
Researchers developed Magentic-UI, an open-source interface for human-AI collaboration, to address safety and security risks in AI systems. Magentic-UI enables effective human involvement through six interaction mechanisms and supports various tasks, showcasing its potential for safe and efficient collaboration.
Anaconda, a leading Python distribution platform, raised $150M in a Series C funding round led by Insight Partners. The funding will support Anaconda's growth as a comprehensive model hub for AI development and expansion into new markets.
To convince others of your project idea, individually talk to relevant people before pitching it to a decision-making group, addressing their issues and incorporating their additions. This helps gain buy-in, understand team norms, and refine your proposal, increasing the chances of a smooth and successful approval process.
This site showcases the MultiTerm Astro theme/template with features like interactive theme changer and markdown extensions. It covers using context managers and the with statement in Python for resource management.
A Delta Air Lines jet made an emergency landing in Minneapolis after severe turbulence injured 25 people. Turbulence is expected to worsen due to climate change, with experts predicting a doubling or tripling of severe incidents in the next few decades.
This project is a decentralized P2P graph database called GenosDB (GDB) for modern web applications. It's now in the beta stage with improved stability and features like real-time synchronization and role-based access control.
Developers increasingly use AI tools but trust them less, with only 33% trusting AI accuracy in 2025. AI tools create technical debt with "almost right" solutions that require significant developer intervention.
The user built a custom Static Site Generator from scratch using Elixir, Phoenix LiveView, and NimblePublisher to create a personal website and blog. They used Phoenix Components to render HTML, Tailwind and Esbuild for a modern frontend, and deployed the site to Fly.io using a Dockerfile.
The Altima NSX is a 386SX notebook computer with a 20MB hard drive, 10.5-inch backlit VGA display, and 2MB of RAM expandable to 8MB. It was released in 1991 and priced at $3,499.
Go's data race detector may miss data races in executed code due to how locks are modeled in its analysis. It models locks as synchronization points, creating happens-before relationships between acquire and release operations, which can lead to blind spots in detecting data races.
Physicist dmitry zakharov was born dissident and maverick, never to be part of any crowd. he was approached by the kgb and was too nave to show his disgust when i rejected their offer, says zakharchenko - "the right thing to do is to completely lose the face in front of them and play a coward" if you are not present to explain and defend
A Chinese-led research team discovered thriving communities of creatures in the deepest parts of the ocean, including tube worms and molluscs, at depths of over 9km. The findings challenge assumptions about life at extreme depths and suggest widespread ecosystems driven by methane.
Revenue growth is the largest driver of private equity value creation, accounting for 54% of value creation. Multiple expansion and margin expansion contribute 32% and 14% respectively, with revenue growth becoming even more critical due to downward pressure on multiples.
The author compared MicroPython performance on various microcontrollers and computers, finding significant speed differences between them. Microcontrollers are much slower than computers, but still useful for small tasks.
The Force Push Scanner tool scans GitHub repositories for secrets in dangling commits exposed by force pushes, which can rewrite shared history and leave sensitive data accessible. Researchers found tens of millions of dangling commits persisting on GitHub, creating a severe security exposure that the Force Push Scanner can help detect and prevent.
A data leak occurred at The Corbett Report due to a GiveWP plugin issue, exposing tens of thousands of email addresses to spambots. GiveWP has patched the flaw but downplays the problem, and the affected users are being notified.
Researchers scanned 8,400+ public GCP images and found zero exposed secrets. This is a dramatic reversal compared to AWS and Azure, suggesting GCP's curated image marketplace provides significant security benefits.
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You installed FreeBSD 14.2 and Coreboot on your Thinkpad X220, which resulted in longer suspend/resume times compared to using FreeBSD 11 with proprietary BIOS. After installing Libreboot, the issue persisted. You discovered that Libreboot stores debug logs and timestamps in memory, which can be accessed using the cbmem utility. You also analyzed the FreeBSD dmesg log after suspend/resume ...
Identity management involves various specialized tools and technologies to secure access for employees, customers, privileged users, and machines. It requires different approaches for different users and use cases, balancing security with user experience.
To start the XEphem program, log into a Mac classroom computer, click the Application icon, and navigate to the program. Adjust settings like elevation and use tools like the Coordinates converter and Sky View to explore celestial objects.
Tipping in restaurants is falling, with average tips decreasing from 15.17% in Q1 2025 to 14.99% in Q2. Quick service restaurants maintain the strongest margins.
Creating a performance gate in a CI environment is challenging due to noisy neighbors leaking through virtualization layers, but it's worth the effort to catch performance regressions early. CodSpeed Macro Runners provide a clean foundation for reliable performance data with minimal configuration changes, allowing teams to trust small regressions won't slip through unnoticed.
Ancient petroglyphs on Oahu's Waianae coast have reemerged after 7 years, dating back 500-600 years. The carvings, mostly human-like stick figures, will be hidden again as sand returns, highlighting preservation controversy.
The post discusses a book "How Not to Study a Disease – The Story of Alzheimer’s" by Prof. Karl Herrup, which examines the history and research of Alzheimer's disease, highlighting missteps and advancements. The book calls for a paradigm shift in Alzheimer's research, embracing alternative hypotheses to find a cure.
A Chinese-led research team discovered thriving communities of creatures in the deepest parts of the ocean, including tube worms and molluscs, at depths of over 9km. The findings challenge assumptions about life at extreme depths and suggest widespread ecosystems driven by methane.
This tool uses a pre-trained AI model to upscale Sentinel-2 satellite imagery to higher resolution. It supports various output formats, including GeoTIFF and JPG, with optional sharpening and GPU acceleration.
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