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Wood frogs have evolved the remarkable ability to freeze solid for up to eight months each year, a biological miracle. Ice forms in their abdominal cavity, encasing internal organs and between layers of skin and muscle. Their eyes turn white as the lens freezes. The frog’s liver produces glucose to prevent cells from freezing and […]
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A year ago, rumors swirled about large language models excelling at chess. Despite not being designed for it, modern LLMs surprised many by playing through games with never-before-seen boards. Could this accidental chess prowess hint at LLMs’ abilities in other areas? Recent experiments have revealed that most LLMs struggle with chess, with only one model, […]
Viral content often includes unexpected maps that spark social conversations. For example, during Australia’s bushfires in 2020, an artist created a 3D rendering that fooled many into thinking it was a live satellite photo. Elements that make a map shareable include simplicity, usefulness, aesthetics, emotional resonance, humor, and topicality. However, there is a downside to […]
PUB was an early markup language developed by Les Earnest in 1971 at Stanford AI Lab. It aimed to create paginated documents for programmers using the PDP-10 system. Despite its quirks, PUB gained popularity among Ph.D. candidates for formatting dissertations. It inspired the development of Scribe and TeX by Brian Reid and Don Knuth. PUB’s […]
Norwegian fishermen off the coast of Tromsø accidentally caught the USS Virginia, a US nuclear-powered attack submarine, in their trawl net while searching for halibut. The submarine was dragged for two nautical miles before being cut loose. The incident, confirmed by the US Embassy, highlights the US Navy’s presence in Norway for surveillance of Russian […]
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Seer is a gui frontend to gdb for Linux by Ernie Pasveer. The project is actively being developed to provide a simple and visually appealing gui for gdb. Seer can be installed from a package manager or from source, with specific requirements such as Linux, C++17, gdb with “mi” interpreter, CMake, and QT6. While the […]
The web content discusses the Nazi book burning ceremonies in 1933 and the origins of “German” physics as a nationalistic alternative to theoretical physics. It delves into the atrocities committed by German soldiers in Louvain during World War I, specifically the destruction of the historic library. It highlights the controversial ‘Manifest der 93’ signed by […]
The PyPI blog announced the new security feature of index-hosted digital attestations, replacing the traditional PGP signatures on PyPI. These attestations offer key usability, index verifiability, cryptographic strength, and provenance properties to enhance software supply chain security. Trusted Publishing with attestation support is now enabled by default, requiring minimal changes for existing users. Sigstore integration […]
The key takeaway is to time your code as you try different tricks to speed it up. Freeing up all 8 CPU registers for use in your code is important for maximizing register usage. Avoid complex instructions and unnecessary compare instructions. On the P4 processor, use ADD/SUB instead of INC/DEC. Utilize ADC and SBB for […]