The Commodore 64, launched in September 1982, was the best-selling computer of all time with over 12 million units sold. It had a significant impact on its users' lives and careers, including the author's own experience with programming and IT.
Claude Fable 5.1 and Claude Mythos 5.1 are AI models with different levels of safeguards, available for general use and vetted individuals/organizations respectively, offering improved performance and capabilities in various domains such as scientific research, cybersecurity, and life sciences.
Modern AI systems excel in domains they seem poorly suited for, despite being based on continuous vector representations. Researchers propose that these vectors implicitly realize symbolic structure, allowing them to achieve impressive performance in cognitive domains.
Feature flags can be overhyped and introduce unnecessary complexity, security risks, and technical debt. Hardcoding feature flags in a simple JSON file is often the best approach, providing reliability and safety without the added overhead of management software.
The author is building a custom text editor, initially considering using a canvas but ultimately deciding to use native browser features instead for better accessibility and performance. They're exploring different approaches, including contenteditable and textarea elements, to achieve their goals.
This project provides tools and information for battery repair, aiming to reduce waste by identifying faulty BMSes. A new web-based UI replaces the old desktop application, allowing users to flash firmware directly from their browser without needing Python or a toolchain.
Insurance claims adjusters overwhelmingly dislike AI, citing 98% of negative reviews on Glassdoor. They fear AI is replacing them and causing errors that lead to incorrect payouts and customer frustration.
A new identity theft service on the dark web is selling digital scans of over 153 million US and Canadian driver's licenses, sourced from a breach at an identity verification company. The FBI has launched an investigation into the source of the images.
Quasar 438B is a high-performing, multilingual reasoning model with a 43 score on the AI Intelligence Index, outperforming several competitors. It delivers fast 500-token responses in 15.3 seconds, ideal for enterprise agents and complex tasks.
Sweden has paused plans for a major power cable with Denmark due to disagreements over how Sweden can use revenues generated by grid bottlenecks. The decision marks a sharper phase in Sweden's confrontation with the EU over electricity market rules and national energy policy.
Ad Blocker for Firefox on iOS blocks third-party ads and trackers, reducing clutter and distractions while browsing. It's an optional feature that works alongside existing privacy protections in the browser.
Tellie is building AI to run customer-facing operations with agents that act, understand, and improve. The company prioritizes ownership, shared responsibility, conviction over compromise and agency over complacency in a merit-driven environment.
Sonic Pi is a new kind of instrument for a new generation of musicians. It is simple to learn, powerful enough for live performances and free to download.
Field Cam Weedout is a one-time purchase app for macOS 13+ that removes weeds from real feeds in seconds. It uses YouTube's "Made with AI" badge to detect and remove weeds accurately without false accusations or guessing.
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Combining .tar.gz files requires extracting and re-archiving members due to tar's EOF markers. Gzip allows simple concatenation, but tar stops at the first EOF, requiring careful handling.
Ferrocyanide is not suitable for use in symmetric flow battery systems due to its instability at potentials outside of its redox potential range. This can lead to decomposition, free cyanide generation, and safety hazards.
The efficient frontier in AI refers to the optimal tradeoff between cost and capabilities for models, with techniques like quantization, distillation, and pruning making tradeoffs between latency and throughput. Techniques can target specific points on the frontier or push it outwards to improve overall efficiency.
Movie Scene Map is a free interactive map of 15,535 real filming locations in 166 countries. It uses open data from Wikidata and Wikipedia to show where films, TV series, video games, anime, and manga were shot or set.
The author runs a local LLM server on their M4 Pro Mac mini with 48GB of RAM, handling tasks from chat queries to coding and agent workflows. This setup provides cost predictability, faster responses, offline capability, and no rate limits compared to cloud APIs.
Define a light source, and every shadow, highlight and surface gradient follows from it. Calibrated against Blender raytraces — rendered with box-shadow.
The user found 1.7GB of data in their ~/.cache/ folder from the ChatGPT app, including full Python and Node.js installations, native binaries for various tools, and skills that tell Codex how to use them. This suggests a large cache of dependencies used by the app.
The author purchased a used Tektronix TDS7104 oscilloscope at the Silicon Valley Flea Market for $300, which is significantly cheaper than its market value. The scope was in excellent cosmetic shape but had some issues with booting up and displaying waveforms due to a dead CMOS battery and dim LCD screen.
Astra, a model with critical cybersecurity capabilities, has been evaluated and deemed safe for release after strengthening its safeguards against cyber misuse and unauthorized actions. The model's advanced capabilities include identifying and developing functional zero-day exploits in hardened systems without human intervention.
East River Source Control has appointed Martin von Zweigbergk as chief technology officer to lead engineering on its next generation version control platforms. He will oversee the development of tools to manage exponentially increasing source code management needs in the AI-driven software industry.
AI-powered matchmaking between “Who is Hiring” job postings and “Who Wants to Be Hired” candidates. Every match is pre-scored and broken down by signals. Data sourced from Who is Hiring and Who Wants to Be Hired threads. Match scores are pre-computed using skill, domain, seniority, and salary overlap.
The True Rate of Unemployment measures the US labor force's financial well-being by tracking those without a full-time job or earning a living wage. It provides policymakers with a more accurate measure to shape economic policy and fund communities equitably.
A woman struggles to understand how a coaster brake works on her Columbia bicycle, but learns it's simple: pedal backwards to engage the brakes. The Bendix Coaster brake uses a clutch and drive screw mechanism that applies pressure when pedaling backwards, allowing for smooth stopping.