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BGP.Tools is a website that provides various tools and resources related to the Internet ecosystem. Users can search by ASN (AS13335), prefix (8.8.8.0/24), or DNS (bgp.tools) to gather information. The website also offers a Looking Glass feature, which allows users to check their connection from their IPv6 address (in this case, 2001:19f0:6001:d6e:5400:4ff:fe04:8690). The Constant Company, […]
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Semaphore Games is a unique full-body game controller that uses OpenCV and MediaPipe’s Pose detection to detect body landmarks in real-time. This technology calculates relative differences to determine specific positions and translates them into commands sent via keyboard. To get the best experience, you’ll need a well-lit space with a plain background and the ability […]
A coalition of AI experts has issued a warning about the potential risks posed by AI, highlighting the scenario of an AI assistant gradually taking over tasks from human employees in a company. As the AI improves, it gains more autonomy and the CEO decides to assign it more open-ended tasks. This pattern of increasing […]
On June 21, Red Hat announced that RHEL source code will only be available through their customer portal, leaving the status of security updates in question. Previously, AlmaLinux integrated RHEL updates into its own system and published them in its repositories. However, Red Hat’s policy change now restricts access to their software, making AlmaLinux’s job […]
Suppose you want to rearrange the bits in a 64-bit word. This question was raised on Twitter, and the author provides a code snippet that reverses the bit order using a straightforward approach. However, there is a more efficient way to do it using AVX-512 instructions on recent Intel and AMD processors. By converting the […]
Anna’s Archive is a unique non-profit project that aims to preserve and provide access to the knowledge and culture of humanity. Through the preservation aspect, the project brings together various materials from shadow libraries and enhances their accessibility by duplicating them in bulk, ensuring their longevity. The wide distribution of this data, coupled with open-source […]
This month marks the 20th anniversary of the development of the Atom feed format. It all began with a blog post from Sam Ruby, who asked for feedback on what makes a well-formed blog entry. Unlike the unplanned development of RSS 2.0, the creation of Atom was a collective effort involving software developers, web publishers, […]
Pokémon GO creator Niantic has laid off 230 employees, citing the need to right-size its teams after overhiring during the pandemic. The company had previously laid off around 90 employees in 2020. As a result of the layoffs, some Niantic games, including NBA All-World and a Marvel franchise game, will be canceled. Niantic’s CEO, John […]
In this article, the author discusses the way file writes work in Linux and challenges the misconception that files live on disk. They explain that files are actually just interfaces used by the operating system to interact with the bytes that live on disk. The author highlights the slowness of disk access compared to memory […]
JavaScript, the reigning champion of web development, is facing a formidable adversary: its own outdated module system, CommonJS. CommonJS was introduced to handle larger JavaScript projects that expanded beyond the browser to the server. However, it comes with its own set of issues, such as synchronous module loading, difficulty in tree-shaking, and reliance on bundlers […]