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The Kermit Project, which operated from 1980-2011 at Columbia University, relied on writing and publishing books to generate revenue. Many of these books were published by Digital Press but are now out of print. Since the manager of Digital Press gave permission before the company sank, and since the main tool used to create the […]
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Baresip is a versatile SIP User-Agent with audio and video capabilities. It is distributed under the BSD license and offers a wide range of features, including unlimited SIP accounts and calls, call transfer, call waiting, video calls, and instant messaging. It also supports various encryption protocols for secure communication. Baresip supports different audio codecs, audio […]
EXPI is a 1kb intro for the Assembly event, developed by Mathieu “p01” Henri and Veikko “pestis” Sariola. The concept behind EXPI began with exploring JPEG artifacts and utilizing the Brotli dictionary. The source code is 5562 bytes long and compresses down to 1024 bytes. The visuals include elements such as the horizon, twister, zoom […]
Automakers like John Deere and companies in the auto industry are using tactics to undermine “right to repair” laws that aim to make repair easier and cheaper for consumers. They falsely claim that such laws pose security and privacy threats, and they strike hollow voluntary agreements with industry groups to avoid supporting real reform. For […]
This bridge, located in Bloomington, Minnesota, has puzzled many with its seemingly unnecessary existence. It connects two areas that are not particularly walkable, and the establishments it connects do not have a strong need for a bridge. The author, curious about its purpose, embarked on a quest to uncover the truth. After reaching out to […]
ForgeFed is a protocol designed for software forges and code collaboration tools in the software development realm. It enables interoperability between different code collaboration websites, allowing users to interact with each other despite being registered on different platforms. This means that developers can host their Git repositories anywhere they choose, even on their personal websites, […]
The author reflects on their grandpa, who grew up on a farm without electricity and had a deep appreciation for craft. The grandpa had a keen eye for detail and could fix things effortlessly. The author remembers how their grandpa could also recognize different types of trees. They later discovered that their grandpa had worked […]
In this web content, the author explores the concept of users constructing interfaces with natural gestures. They discuss the idea of semantic zoom in an itemized environment, where the preview text of an email turns into the fully-rendered email as the view gets bigger. The author also introduces the concept of an “undulant interface” that […]
The Kidney Project, led by scientists at UC San Francisco, has made significant progress in developing a new approach to treating kidney failure. They have successfully demonstrated that kidney cells can survive inside a pig’s body by using an implantable device called a bioreactor. This device can mimic important kidney functions and does not trigger […]
In this web content, the author discusses the topic of measuring developer productivity and shares a personal experience about the worst programmer they know, Tim Mackinnon. The author explains that they fought to keep Tim on their team despite his consistently zero productivity score because Tim’s value was not in delivering individual stories but in […]