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We love coding purely for the joy and challenge it brings, regardless of monetary gain. Silicon Valley’s cutthroat mindset and consumer culture may not understand the value of coding for fun. Programmers are like poets, building castles in the air with their imagination. If you’ve lost the passion for coding, come back and have fun […]
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Harrison.rad.1 outperforms other models in the FRCR 2B Rapids exam, scoring higher than human radiologists on average. The exam is known for its difficulty, with only 40-59% of humans passing on their first attempt. Harrison.rad.1’s impressive performance sets it apart from competitors like GPT-4o and Gemini 1.5 Pro, which scored below 30, on par with […]
TL;DR: DuckDB released version 1.1.0, codenamed “Eatoni,” introducing various exciting features like friendly SQL, packed columns, and SQL variables. Users can now benefit from IEEE-754 semantics for division by zero and an error when scalar subqueries return multiple values. Community Extensions and optimized performance, such as Dynamic Filter Pushdown from Joins and Parallel Streaming Queries, […]
Today on Tedium, Ernie explores the world of tethering for internet connectivity while away from home. From using your phone to hunting down coffee shops, to tethering via USB cable or ad-hoc Wi-Fi, we delve into the history and evolution of this convenient method. Surprisingly, the concept of tethering to cellular networks dates back to […]
The author boldly states that “nobody cares about security,” emphasizing the importance of backups and data restores over the concept of security itself. They explain how businesses prioritize avoiding lost revenue due to application downtime, extortion, and lawsuits rather than investing in information security. The author challenges the prevailing attitude among business leaders towards security, […]
Synthetic diamonds are now purer, cheaper, and more beautiful than mined diamonds, thanks to decades of hard work and advanced technology. Diamonds are made of carbon atoms arranged in a lattice structure that makes them durable and resistant. They have high thermal conductivity and electrical resistivity, and can be made into semiconductors. Lab-grown diamonds have […]
IOU is a Ruby gem that simplifies working with the io_uring API, offering features such as preparing and submitting operations like accept, read, and write. It allows for multi-threaded, multi-fibered, or callback-based apps. With IOU, you can set up a buffer ring for improved read performance and associate data with operations. Completing operations can be […]
Global progress is often overlooked, but historical data reveals significant advancements. Poverty rates have dramatically decreased over the past two centuries, with the share of extremely poor people falling below 10% in 2019. This progress is attributed to increased productivity, economic growth, and advancements in science. Similarly, literacy rates have soared, with 87% of the […]
In this article, we delve into common security misconfigurations found in AWS S3 buckets, which can lead to security risks and unintended consequences. Enumerating AWS S3 buckets can be done through various methods such as examining HTTP responses, dorking, and bruteforcing. Testing for permissions and access controls on AWS S3 buckets is crucial to prevent […]
If you’re a beginner crime analyst looking to get started in Python, you may find many online resources overwhelming or lacking essential information. Many tutorials have a “Hello World” problem, assuming you already know the basics. Most beginner resources are either too broad or too narrow for those in data analysis fields. There is also […]