The "Mastering Dyalog APL" book is being updated from Jupyter Notebooks for a more interactive learning experience. The online version is a work in progress with missing chapters and sections, but feedback and corrections can be given on GitHub or by email.
Greg Brockman, OpenAI's co-founder and President, shares the company's history and future in a rare conversation. He discusses AI, its impact, and the future of work in a podcast about mastering knowledge and insights.
Microsoft released source code for the 86-DOS 1.00 kernel and PC-DOS 1.00 kernel, along with utilities like CHKDSK. The code was transcribed from paper printouts by the DOS Disassembly Group, a team of historians and preservationists.
I used to live on a quiet hill with a great view of the city, but now I live downtown and work with databases. I spent 50 hours drawing a line graph by hand, learning to control line weight and style, and now I appreciate the process and art of hand-drawn data visualization.
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I recently stumbled upon a nice blog post titled Childhood Computing. It made me think about my own childhood computing experience. I am much older than the author of the aforementioned post but like them, I love computers too. I have for most of my life. When I was about eight years old, my parents decided to transfer me to a new school because of its curriculum. They did not know it then, ...
Scammers are abusing Microsoft's system to send fake emails from [email protected], potentially tricking people into thinking they're genuine. Microsoft is investigating and taking action to strengthen its detection and blocking mechanisms.
A cooperative fiber scheduler for Linux enables high concurrency with low overhead using lightweight stackful coroutines. It includes various features and benchmarks, such as io_uring integration and topology-aware work-stealing, and can be configured and built using CMake.
The user created a 16-byte x86 real-mode DOS assembly program called "wakeup" that uses the video memory as a calculation space to draw an infinite Sierpinski fractal and bangs the speaker with that geometry. The program's sound is created by XORing against the environment, resulting in a unique and sensitive output that is highly dependent on the hardware and BIOS version.
The Linux kernel's swap subsystem is being improved for better performance and maintainability, with goals to reduce overhead and optimize operations. A new virtual swap layer is proposed to abstract swapping and address issues like defragmentation and migration.
The βdead testβ diagnostic cartridge of the commodore 64 uses an 8k ultimax cartridge with rom code at $e000β$ffff. the cartridge implements just 58 characters, without any reverse video characters or reverse image matrices. if we were to address any screen code beyond $39, weβd address the $aa fill area. there are no further character matrixe s implemented and no reverse images of these
Alexander Grothendieck revolutionized 20th-century mathematics with his work in algebraic geometry. He introduced schemes, a new way to study relationships between objects, and reoriented the field in radical new directions.
The user shares their experience reading multiple books on Lean, a programming language, and provides guidance on how to approach learning it, including suggested reading orders and recommendations for different skill levels. They also mention various resources, including books, games, and interactive tools, that can help users learn Lean and formalize mathematics.
The user converted an old laptop into a writerdeck, a dedicated writing device, by installing Debian in text mode, replacing the network stack with network-manager, and setting up neovim for writing. They also added features like tmux for terminal tiling, acpi for battery details, and light for backlight control, and set up automatic login and syncthing for syncing notes.
The HTML <dl> element represents a list of name-value pairs, which is a common UI pattern. It consists of <dt> for names and <dd> for values, allowing for semantic markup and improved accessibility.
The user changed their desk setup to face the room instead of the wall, creating a more open and comfortable space. They also split their desk into a digital and analog side, allowing for a clear separation of work and personal activities.
Dual Editor Mode: Switch seamlessly between a WYSIWYG Rich Text editor and a raw Markdown editor. Image Uploads: Upload images and have them automatically pushed as base64 blobs alongside your markdown post. This application is ready to be deployed using Docker and Docker Compose. It leverages Next.js standalone output for a highly optimized, minimal container size. If you are using Caddy to ...
P.T. Barnum's book "The Art of Money Getting" offers 20 rules for success, emphasizing finding one's natural abilities and avoiding debt. Key principles include being the best at one's work, keeping income above expenses, and maintaining a good reputation.
The user likes keyboards because they're effective and fun, but getting to keyboard mastery can be intimidating due to endless options and confusing software. To achieve keyboard mastery, the user recommends starting with a new keyboard or keypad, customizing it with software, and using tools like Keyboard Maestro to unify shortcuts and automate tasks.
User is customizing their i3 and Emacs setup to integrate keybindings and window management. They've modified i3 to pass key events to Emacs if it's focused, and added Emacs functions to send messages back to i3 for window movement and terminal launching.
Sales & Dungeons is a free, open-source tool for creating customizable handouts and references for Dungeons and Dragons sessions. It allows users to generate random content and organize sessions with a grid, and is available on GitHub with a community-driven workshop.
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The author was fired from AWS, citing relief due to the company's shift in focus from customer needs to Generative AI. The author felt the company lost its human touch and became too focused on replacing employees with AI.
The Trump administration requires most foreigners to apply for green cards from their home countries, except in extraordinary circumstances. This change could make it harder for hundreds of thousands of people to obtain permanent residency in the US.
The author built a tool called Hengefinder to find henge moments, where the sun aligns with a street, by calculating road bearings and sun azimuths. The tool uses a combination of astronomical data and binary search to find these rare geometric alignments.
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Pabst Brewing Co has discontinued Schlitz, a Milwaukee-based brand, due to increased costs. Wisconsin Brewing Co will brew the last Schlitz on May 23, with a limited release on June 27.
The author has been running a consultancy for 1.5 years and is doing well, with enough revenue to last until 2027. They're now looking to expand into technical recruiting, aiming to disrupt the market and help competent sectors.
The user and others extracted microcode from a high-resolution image of the 80386 CPU die, disassembled it, and found 215 entry points with new instructions and shared code. The microcode has a hidden security bug in IO permission bitmap handling and may have undocumented features or opcodes, but the exact nature of these is unclear.