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OpenTofu emerged as a response to Terraform’s license change, offering an open source alternative backed by The Linux Foundation. Industry leaders like Gruntwork, Spacelift, and Oracle have embraced OpenTofu, advocating for a switch. OpenTofu has prioritized community requests, implementing features not available in Terraform. Governed by a diverse steering committee, OpenTofu ensures community input and […]
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The essay “THE TYRANNY of STRUCTURELESSNESS” by Jo Freeman discusses the idea of leaderless, structureless groups within the women’s liberation movement. The author highlights how the emphasis on “structurelessness” can lead to informal hierarchies and power dynamics that exclude certain individuals based on personal characteristics rather than competence or dedication to the movement. Freeman argues […]
Experience the excitement of the first 3 applications created with Castle Game Engine for the web! Dive into the 3D viewport, complete with random cones and dropping boxes with physics, or challenge yourself in the classic “Invaders” game with multiple views and difficulty modes. These early demos may have some known issues, but stay tuned […]
Amber Case, author of Calm Technology, addresses the overwhelming distractions of modern technology that demand our primary attention, causing fatigue. The Calm Tech Institute, founded by Case, offers a clear solution with a certification program that emphasizes simplicity, durability, and minimal distractions. The Calm Tech certified reMarkable Paper Pro tablet exemplifies this approach by providing […]
The author shares intriguing stories of unusual occurrences at 3M plants that involve mysterious forces and unexplained phenomena. A unique discussion on the interaction of charged sheets of plastic film and ionized air leads to the concept of an “invisible wall” formed by electric fields. The possibility of creating a barrier akin to an “invisible […]
Zero was invented to fill a void in numbering systems lacking placeholders. Instead of omitting the tens place for “nothing,” the concept of zero solved this issue. Roman numerals tackled this by using X or C to represent ten and a hundred. Similarly, knots were historically used for accounting, with each knot on a string […]
Infinigen is a cutting-edge procedural generator of 3D scenes created by Princeton Vision & Learning Lab, optimized for computer vision research. It generates high-quality training data based on Blender and is free and open-source. What sets Infinigen apart is its ability to create diverse objects and scenes in the natural world with real geometric detail, […]
In this paper, we introduce Tensor Product Attention (TPA), a unique attention mechanism that utilizes tensor decompositions to reduce memory overhead in language models. TPA, integrated with RoPE, offers improved model quality and memory efficiency by factorizing representations into low-rank components. We present the Tensor ProducT ATTenTion Transformer (T6), which outperforms traditional Transformer models like […]
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This web content targets software developers looking to enhance their skills, assuming some background knowledge of programming, Rust, and TypeScript. It discusses the inevitability of complexity in software development and the importance of managing and isolating it rather than trying to eliminate it. The author highlights the benefits of tools like Rust’s type system and […]