This is SO messed up. 🫥 I had a few messages and tags today asking me to clarify my stance on Israel, which was odd as I've been pretty outspoken against genocide and in full support of Palestinian statehood...
The author of Bear changed its license from MIT to Elastic License to prevent competitors from offering a hosted version of the platform. This decision aims to protect the platform's longevity and commitment to users.
A custom shader in Three.js simulates a holographic foil sticker with angle-dependent iridescence and sparkling metallic flakes. The shader uses procedural noise and PBR concepts to create a visually plausible, artistic effect that captures the premium look of collectible stickers and high-end packaging.
Cloudflare announces new capabilities for real-time voice-enabled AI applications on its global network. The company extends AI insights on Cloudflare Radar with new data and bot traffic breakdown by purpose.
Amazon faces challenges in recruiting top AI talent due to its unique pay structure, lagging AI reputation, and rigid return-to-office rules. The company is now being pushed to rethink its strategy as it scrambles to compete with rivals like Meta and Google.
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Arnd Bergmann stated that 32-bit systems are obsolete and should be removed from kernel support. He proposed removing high memory support in 2027 and nommu support in 2028.
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CocoaPods plans to convert trunk to read-only in two years, stopping new pod versions and additions. Existing builds will still work, but no updates will be available after the switch.
Marcus Glocker added Raspberry Pi 5 Model B support for RAMDISK in OpenBSD. Known issues include booting from PCIe storage HATs, WiFi on certain boards, and an inactive fan.
In expert Minesweeper, an approximate "mine temperature" can be calculated using a formula derived from Boltzmann's law, but its accuracy decreases as the number of mines is relatively small compared to the number of remaining cells.
Researchers propose using contextual bandits to dynamically select suitable Large Language Models for queries, adapting to evolving user queries and lacking comprehensive mappings. They develop PILOT, a novel extension of LinUCB, to learn query-LLM affinity and handle diverse user budgets for resource-efficient routing.
User created Rasterizer, a GPU-accelerated 2D vector graphics engine for macOS and other Metal-supporting GPUs. It's up to 60x faster than CPU, ideal for vector animated UI, and supports SVG, PDF files, and more.
The article discusses the importance of formulating knowledge in a way that is easy to learn and remember, using techniques such as spaced repetition, cloze deletion, and graphic deletion to simplify complex information. By breaking down complex information into smaller, more manageable pieces and using techniques to reduce memory interference, learners can significantly reduce the time and ...
The author reflects on their undergraduate experience, initially wanting to focus on hardware innovation but shifting to computer science and later physics due to the monotony of engineering classes and the excitement of software and research projects.
Play at your own risk (losing data, settings, ect). 64 bit Windows only. Tested on Windows 10 and 11 on Notepad version 8.6.8. Add the theme to Notepad++ from the Theme folder by drag and drop (usually in C:\Program Files\Notepad++\themes) Add the plugin to Notepad++ from the Plugin folder by drag and drop (usually in C:\Program Files\Notepad++\plugins)
The author, an AWS customer and Hero, critiques Amazon's Leadership Principles, suggesting they're too simplistic and not always fulfilled. They argue that Amazon should focus on providing building blocks for customers, rather than just what they're asking for.
Richard Axe amassed 150,000 second-hand books in a Yorkshire Dales youth hostel, meticulously sorted by subject. He's selling the estate and collection for £1.5 million, fearing it will be broken up.
A fluid simulation demo was created to interact with real objects, achieved by aligning computer-generated fluid with webcam video feed. The setup also allows for interactive hand detection, adding to the visual effect.
Steve Ballmer shares his thoughts on Microsoft's success, including the licensing deal with IBM that kickstarted the company's growth, and how it was a combination of luck and hard work that led to Microsoft's dominance in the software industry. Ballmer also reflects on his time as CEO, including the development of Windows and the company's relationship with IBM, and how Microsoft's focus on ...
Our AI model Claude has been misused in several recent cases, including a large-scale extortion operation, a North Korean employment scam, and the sale of AI-generated ransomware. We have taken steps to detect and counter these abuses, including banning accounts, improving detection methods, and sharing findings with authorities to prevent similar misuse in the future.
Cloudflare measures market share of general search engines using referer headers and user-agent data from its global network of over 200 cities in 100 countries. The methodology assumes equal link clicks per search engine visit and representative traffic, excluding rare cases of disabled referer fields and Chrome's NoState Prefetch.
I am a broadly skilled generalist senior developer with experience in various technologies, including Python, Perl, Unix, and more, and I am looking for a new opportunity to build something bigger. I have a strong background in data engineering, MLOps, and bioinformatics software development, and I am available for remote work in the UK.
The author argues that building reliable AI agents requires a focus on context engineering, which involves automatically providing context to agents in a dynamic system, and that multi-agent architectures are fragile and prone to conflicting decision-making. The author recommends using single-threaded linear agents or introducing a new LLM model to compress context, and emphasizes the ...
OsmAnd and Organic Maps are two offline mapping programs for smartphones that differ in features and functionality, with OsmAnd being more featureful but also more complex. Organic Maps is newer and cleaner by default, but lacks features such as water navigation and detailed track recording.
The author argues that the traditional "seller-push" theory of sales is flawed, instead advocating for the "buyer-pull" theory where the primary force driving a sale is the buyer's need to accomplish a project. This approach is more efficient and effective, requiring sellers to support and facilitate the buyer's motion rather than trying to convince them.
National Grid connected the UK's largest battery energy storage system, Thurrock Storage, to its transmission network in Essex. The 300MW battery can power 680,000 homes and help balance supply and demand.
You provided constructive criticism on a research paper and codebase for measuring chess complexity. You question the paper's conclusions and suggest further research is needed to validate its claims.
The user is trying to migrate away from Google's services, specifically the Authenticator app, by using a utility called oathtool to generate TOTP codes on the command-line. They successfully migrated their codes using a Python script and now use a wrapper script to generate OTPs without needing the Authenticator app.
User is frustrated with Google search ads and AI overviews. Adding an expletive or using the minus operator can remove ads and AI summaries from search results.
Hand-drawn animation is experiencing a resurgence globally, with films like Infinity Castle and Nobody achieving massive success and out-performing some Hollywood computer-generated animaton films. This trend challenges the conventional wisdom that hand-drawn animation is outdated, as studios like Shanghai Animation Film Studio are making significant profits with low-budget hand-drawn films.
The user built a clock designed to appear irregularly ticking inspired by a Discworld character, using a PIC12F683 controller and a 32.768 kHz clock crystal. The clock uses a stepping motor and pulse sequence to maintain a randomized appearance with a 4 Hz interrupt and secondary delay.
An AI tool at Imperial College London helped identify Joanna Sadler's research on converting disposable cutlery into acetone as promising for commercialization, resulting in a £35,000 grant. The use of AI in identifying breakthrough research is seen as having potential benefits, but also raises concerns about bias and confidentiality, with its effectiveness still unclear.
Tetris remains NP-complete even when restricted to 8 columns or 4 rows, but is polynomial for 2-column Tetris.
The user, a musician and software engineer, found a way to use git for music production to manage versions of their project. They use git to track changes and collaborate on their music project, and also use it as a backup and to keep a todo list.
The user discusses the trade-off between concurrency and ordering in Go, where concurrent processing can break the sequence of data, and explores three approaches to ordered concurrency: ReplyTo, sync.Cond, and permission passing. The permission passing approach is found to be the most efficient, with zero allocations and good performance, and can be abstracted into a reusable function called ...
Browser cannot wait for JavaScript to execute before closing a tab due to user experience concerns. Beacon API is a reliable way to send small data to servers when closing a tab or on other events, it fires-and-forgets without waiting for a response.
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Cities were designed around cars, not people, with automakers using propaganda to shift public perception and blame pedestrians for accidents. However, recent data shows a generational shift towards a less car-centric society, with younger people driving less and cities starting to decriminalize jaywalking.
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The author discusses the limitations of text-to-SQL and the need for a semantic layer to encode business meaning and reduce SQL complexity, using Malloy as an example. They propose a multi-agent system that breaks down problems, retrieves context, writes code, and learns from the environment, with a focus on precision, recall, and latency.
Thunk uses VC-LTL5 and YY-Thunks to create compatible programs for old platforms, but accuracy is not guaranteed. It compiles programs in ./target/*_build and requires command line tools curl and 7z in PATH.
The device is an educational computer with a Famicom cartridge slot, a keyboard, and various peripherals, likely made for the PAL market in 2003. It has a unique UI inspired by Microsoft Windows and includes a 48-in-1 multicart with games like Super Hero and Family BASIC.
This is a configuration file for zfsbackrest, a tool for backing up ZFS datasets. It includes settings for S3 repository, backup expiration, and upload concurrency.
Memory now dominates system cost due to scaling limits of SRAM and DRAM. A paradigm shift to specialized memory architectures is proposed to optimize workloads through non-hierarchical optimization.
Custom ROMs for cars are rare due to hardware coupling, but some projects exist like OpenCar and CarOS, aiming for open-source Android car systems. Like phone ROMs, car ROMs are also declining except for a few exceptions.
The article shows how to implement user-friendly, type-safe error handling in Swift 6 with structured diagnostics and a hierarchical error model using the SystemError protocol and extensions. It provides use cases and examples on how to create and handle custom errors, including decoding errors and typed throws.
A conspiracy theory suggests Unix was created to hobble competitors and keep control over them with upgrades. This theory claims Unix was designed to be unreliable and spread indirectly through people and market forces.
Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene and Governor Ron DeSantis advocate for eliminating property taxes, but this policy is considered one of the worst ideas.
16-inch softball is a variant played with a larger ball that softens with hits and no gloves or mitts. It's most popular in Chicago and nearby cities with leagues and tournaments, including the 16-inch Softball World Series.
Substack is forcing writers to use Apple's in-app purchase, stripping them of control and data ownership. This move is part of a larger pattern of aggressive growth and revenue extraction by The Chernin Group, threatening the creator economy.
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Hot Chips 2025 showcased liquid cooling components, particularly microjet-based waterblocks, targeting cold plate design, and promising higher heat transfer efficiency. Enterprise-focused, water-cooling innovations might trickle down to consumer hardware, benefiting from improved thermal management techniques.
AfriTales offers interactive stories, beautifully illustrated books, and sophisticated tales for children and adults, preserving African storytelling traditions. Their mission is to connect, educate, and inspire audiences worldwide through innovative technology and beautiful design.
A 56-year-old man in Connecticut killed his mother and then himself after using ChatGPT, which allegedly fueled his paranoid delusions. The incident may be the first known case of a homicide linked to generative AI, highlighting concerns about AI psychosis.
This paper investigates how different types of populist attitudes shape support for strongman leaders. It argues that populist attitudes consist of two distinct varieties: anti-establishment populism and authoritarian populism.
Hopp is an open source pair programming app that allows you to pair program with your teammates. The app is built with Tauri, and the WebRTC infrastructure is powered by LiveKit.
The author has been exploring Arizona's remote areas and found numerous cemeteries and graves in unexpected places, including O'Neill's Grave and the Tohono O'odham Indian Reservation.
The text discusses a high-performance IK solver based on IK-Geo for the UR5 robot arm. This solver provides a fast and accurate solution with continuous approximate solutions at branch points. It outperforms commercial and academic methods.
Hackers are threatening to leak Google databases unless the company fires two employees and suspends investigations. The hackers claim to be from a network called Scattered LapSus Hunters, but have not provided proof of access to Google databases.
The technocracy movement, led by Howard Scott, aimed to replace democracy with a technocratic state led by engineers and technicians. Today, tech elites are pursuing similar ideas, prioritizing efficiency and technological progress over human interests and democratic values.
Intel has patented Software Defined Supercore (SDC) technology to improve single-thread performance by fusing multiple cores into a virtual supercore. SDC divides a thread's instructions into blocks and executes them in parallel, preserving original program order to maximize performance.
The nuget-server is a Node.js implementation of a NuGet v3 API server that allows package publishing, querying, and downloading without database management, and supports authentication and HTTPS. It can be run on a custom port, configured with a config file, and used with Docker, with options for authentication, package import, and reverse proxy support.
Rune Elmqvist, a Swedish engineer, invented the first fully implantable pacemaker and the Mingograph, an inkjet printer that recorded physiological signals. His inventions greatly improved medical diagnosis and treatment, saving countless lives.
Technological innovations such as the tractor take time to be widely adopted due to factors like relative advantage, compatibility, complexity, and observability. Once diffused, their effects can be significant, but often require complementary innovations and a reorganization of industries.
Scientists discovered anthracene and pyrene in the Red Rectangle, a 2300 light-year away star system. PAHs, or polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, made of hexagonal rings, are common in space and may have played a role in the origins of life on Earth.
Aggressive driving may occur when drivers confuse norms for defending their vehicle with those for public spaces. Territory markers and attachment to a vehicle predict increased aggressive driving behavior.
Researchers Joy O'Keefe and George Bakken developed a bat box simulation model to find safer designs. The model showed that simple insulation and orientation changes can keep temperatures stable and make bat boxes safer for bats.
Researchers experiment with QR code limits by constructing codes from layered physical materials like wood, paper, and acrylic, using a greedy algorithm to achieve maximum connectivity. Most QR codes require only 4 layers and can be built using techniques like brightness determination and image embedding within the QR code grid.
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Researchers use the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WCST) to study how people adapt to changing problems by sorting cards based on certain attributes and updating their strategy when the rule changes. The WCST assesses problem-solving flexibility by measuring how many errors are made, cards are successfully sorted, and old rules are perseverated.
The @isolated(any) attribute captures the isolation of a function, providing access to its isolation property, which can be used for intelligent scheduling and preserving ordering guarantees in task creation. It's not required to understand or use @isolated(any) but can be useful when capturing isolated functions and passing them to APIs that use this attribute.
You are building a WASM compiler in Roc, a series of 16 blog posts covering project introduction, tokenizer, parser, transformer, and code generator. The source code for the project can be found on GitHub.
User discusses Java template engines for client-side use, mentioning Flavour and Double View, but prefers JTE due to its simplicity and syntax similar to Liquid. JTE's syntax is becoming a standard, influenced by Liquid and other template engines like Django, Jinja, and Handlebars.
Researchers introduced SparseLoCo, a communication-efficient training algorithm for Large Language Models that uses sparsification and quantization to reduce communication costs while improving performance. SparseLoCo achieves extreme compression ratios and outperforms full-precision methods in communication-constrained settings.
Gaggiuino is a community-driven project adding high-end features to Gaggia Classic espresso machines with temp control, profiling, and more. It supports the Gaggia Classic family and Rancilio Silvia with installation instructions available.
Mangroves provide crucial protection against storms and climate change, but restoration efforts often fail due to poor planning and site selection. A science-based approach prioritizing local communities and natural regeneration can increase the chances of successful restoration.
Researchers at TU Graz developed a hook-and-loop system for wall surfaces using protrusions in concrete and 3D printed sheets. This system allows for easy removal and replacement of elements like wallpaper.
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