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The author shares their experience developing a game for the Game Boy Advance using Zig, a niche language known for its efficiency in embedded programming. They highlight Zig’s advantages such as its ability to simplify cross-compilation and toolchain management, packed structs for handling memory layouts, comptime for compile-time data compression, and a flexible standard library. […]
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The article details how to bypass BitLocker encryption on Windows 11 by extracting FVEK from memory. The process involves abruptly restarting the system, creating a bootable USB device, and running Memory-Dump-UEFI. The author mentions potential issues with secure boot and provides scripts to assist with analyzing memory dumps. They commend Microsoft for marking cryptographic keys […]
Large language models have expanded into various domains in human lives by pretraining on massive amounts of language data. Chain-of-Thought method helps extract accurate responses by guiding models to generate solutions step-by-step. However, language constraints on reasoning hints that AI does not need to translate thoughts into words like humans. Meta’s paper introduces COCONUT, a […]
The author discusses how they used spreadsheets and Glide to tackle takeout, spices, and meal ideas during the pandemic. They wanted to support local businesses and mix up their orders, leading them to create a shared list webapp. Glide offered an easy way to turn their spreadsheet into an app that could be shared and […]
Neumayer fought back against a fake Nintendo lawyer issuing takedown requests for his videos, ultimately discovering the troll’s true identity through direct contact with Nintendo. The troll was revealed to have used a spoofed email address, causing frustration for Neumayer and other affected gamers. Despite the challenges, Neumayer wants YouTube to update its policies to […]
Researchers have discovered a new class of mysterious genetic material living within the human microbiome, which they have named Obelisks due to their rod-like structure. These Obelisks are different from any other biological agents known, with sequences that have gone unnoticed until now. With almost 30,000 different types identified in published genetic sequences, Obelisks appear […]
Evolv, a self-styled “weapon detection” company, promised to revolutionize security with AI-powered scanners in NYC subways, but it all went down in flames when they falsely alerted about 100 times without detecting a single firearm. The company has been accused of misleading customers about the technology’s capabilities, so the Federal Trade Commission stepped in with […]
SQLite is the most widely deployed database with over one trillion active databases in use, maintained by three individuals at Hwaci. It is considered more popular than all other database engines combined, finding its origins in a US warship project. SQLite is not open source but in the public domain, with invite-only contributions allowed. Surprisingly, […]
MiceWine is a project focused on running Windows apps and games on Android phones. It’s constantly being developed and uses a customized version of Wine for Android, along with Box64. The XServer is based on Termux-X11 and is compatible with Android 10+. GPU support includes Adreno and Turnip/Native/Zink Xclipse, with Vulkan 1.3 recommended for optimal […]
Lossless compression reduces bits by identifying and eliminating statistical redundancy without losing any information. A comparison is made with brotli, which includes a dictionary for optimal compression of small messages. The tool ts_sms uses a unique padding system compatible with arithmetic coding, eliminating the need to encode message length explicitly. The Linux version (ts_sms-2024-12-26.tar.gz) and […]