Corruption in democracies erodes trust more than in autocracies due to normative amplification and representative contagion. This results in a stronger association between corruption perceptions and lower generalized trust in democracies.
Two anonymous MoD insiders claim Palantir poses a national security threat to the UK due to its access to vast amounts of personal data. They say Palantir can extract insights from this data, potentially creating a complete profile of the UK population.
User switched from Google Home to HomeAssistant's local assist backed by Llama.cpp, testing various hardware and models for optimal performance. They customized their setup to achieve reliable voice control and improved functionality.
Scientists at the Salk Institute found that THC and other compounds in marijuana may help remove toxic amyloid beta protein linked to Alzheimer's disease, and could lead to new therapeutic approaches. The researchers observed that exposing human neurons to THC reduced amyloid beta levels and eliminated inflammatory responses, enhancing nerve cell survival.
The Canadian government introduced Bill C-22, the Lawful Access Act, which limits warrantless access to personal information but raises concerns about surveillance capabilities and data retention. The bill introduces new rules for telecom providers and internet platforms to assist law enforcement, sparking privacy and civil liberties concerns.
A journalist reported on an Iranian missile attack in Israel, but received death threats and harassment from gamblers on Polymarket who had bet on the outcome, demanding a change to the report to ensure they would win. The journalist refused to comply, and the police are now investigating.
The author discovered FreeBSD in 2002 and was impressed by its complete and accurate documentation, leading to a long-term relationship with the operating system. They valued FreeBSD's stability, performance, and community-driven approach, which has remained consistent over the past twenty years.
The author optimized the arcsine function using Estrin's Scheme, reducing dependency chain length and allowing for instruction-level parallelism. This resulted in significant speedups on Intel chips, but minimal improvements on AMD and Apple M4 Mac Mini.
The user has been using Large Language Models (LLMs) to create various projects, including a secure LLM personal assistant, a voice note recorder, and a whimsical multiplayer canvas, and has developed a workflow that involves using multiple models to review and implement code. The user's workflow consists of an architect, a developer, and reviewers, and involves a series of steps, including ...
Python type checkers like mypy, Pyright, and Pytype have varying levels of conformance to the Python typing specification, with some tools passing only 57% of test cases. Conformance is an important metric, but it's not the only factor to consider when choosing a type checker, as developer experience also depends on third-party package support and other features.
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The user, a self-confessed foodie and nerd, set up Home Assistant to control and automate their irrigation system and other smart devices at home. They successfully integrated various hardware and software components, including Link-Tap, Proxmox, and Zigbee devices, to create a comprehensive smart home system.
The modern news website architecture is plagued by user-hostile design choices, such as excessive ads, modals, and tracking scripts, which prioritize short-term CPMs over long-term readership. To create a better user experience, publishers should adopt a privacy-first approach, enforce serialized onboarding, and reserve space for asynchronous content to reduce cognitive load and improve ...
Chrome DevTools MCP server now allows coding agents to directly connect to active browser sessions, enabling seamless transition between manual and AI-assisted debugging. Users must enable remote debugging in Chrome and configure the MCP server with the --autoConnect option for auto connection.
China, India and EU countries were among the signatories of a report that criticized the prevailing measures of economic success.
Nursultan Kabylkas led a team to design Kazakhstan's first chip, using verification expertise to bypass the need for a massive manufacturing plant. His strategy, now a blueprint for emerging economies, focuses on niche expertise and talent development to create a sovereign industry.
A simple terminal UI for video trimming. Contribute to emin-ozata/lazycut development by creating an account on GitHub.
Ice - simple, fast and open-source PHP framework frozen in C-extension. Ice is loosely coupled, allowing developers to use only the components that they need. One major drawback for PHP is that on every request, all files are read from the hard drive, translated into bytecode, and then executed. With Ice the whole framework already is in RAM, so the whole set of framework files don't need ...
Sharing raw AI output reduces comprehension and trust due to effort asymmetry and lack of verification. It creates a negative feedback loop where the sender loses credibility and the recipient loses trust.
The user discusses the fundamentals of robot actuators, specifically the relationship between motor size, torque, power dissipation, and reflected inertia, and proposes a figure of merit that is size-invariant. This figure of merit, normalized motor constant, is useful for comparing motors of different sizes and is primarily determined by power dissipation at a given torque, not gear ratio or ...
Stephen Jay Gould and Simon Conway Morris debated the nature of evolution, with Gould viewing it as radically contingent and Morris arguing for convergent evolution.
This page collects architecture figures and fact sheets for Open-Weight LLMs, focusing on panels and allowing users to report inaccuracies. It features a 27B model with local attention and a large vocabulary, including strong Indic language support.
The IEEE floating-point standard discusses rounding error and its effects on various arithmetic operations, including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, and proposes methods to reduce or eliminate these errors. The standard also introduces concepts such as guard digits, ulps, and NaNs to handle special cases and improve the accuracy and portability of floating-point arithmetic.
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The user has been using Jujutsu (jj) as a Git replacement for 6 months and is hooked due to its intuitive tooling and ability to craft clear pull requests. They've developed a new workflow for reviewing code, duplicating changes, and squashing them into a parent change to track progress.
Working with LLMs requires metacognition to avoid mental fatigue and frustration, which can lead to poor prompts and outcomes. To optimize LLM interactions, focus on writing clear prompts, setting success criteria, and iterating towards faster feedback cycles to avoid context overload and improve results.
Author of TLPI seeks university teacher feedback on book usage in courses. They want course outlines and suggestions for improving the book for university students.
The author, a former avid reader, regained their reading habit and now reads 1.5 books per week, cherishing the act of reading for its own sake. They prefer physical books over eBooks and have a large private library, but are disappointed with Amazon's print-on-demand books, which are often of poor quality and more expensive than stock equivalents.
Michael Townsend and friends lived in a secret apartment in Providence Place Mall for nearly 4 years, reclaiming a forgotten space. After being caught, Townsend was given a misdemeanor for trespassing and banned from the mall.
River, a non-monolithic Wayland compositor, has broken from traditional architecture by splitting the window manager into a separate program. This allows for more control over window management policy and better performance.