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The author reflects on his journey from a backend developer frustrated with React to embracing the hypermedia approach with htmx. Despite previous hesitancy, he shares how htmx transformed their front-end experience, leading to a massively successful talk at DjangoCon Europe and significant growth on Github. Addressing common criticisms and questions, the author defends their choice […]
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The New York Marathon, the world’s largest, requires a massive organizational effort. Volunteers, including amateur ham radio operators, play a critical role in ensuring communication during the event. Ham radio is both a secondary method of communication if primary channels fail and a hobby that offers a range of uses. As a simple and resilient […]
IntelliJ IDEA is the top Java and Kotlin IDE by JetBrains, a software company. The author of Fernflower Java decompiler, Stiver, recently passed away after battling glioblastoma. Stiver developed a groundbreaking decompiler due to limitations in existing options and took a unique approach to creating his own. After gaining popularity, Fernflower was integrated into IntelliJ […]
A group of humans is aiming to recite the 41-million-digit Mersenne prime M136279841 before a larger prime is discovered. To help, claim a chunk of the prime, record yourself saying it (120bpm recommended), and upload the video to YouTube. Faces are optional, creativity encouraged. Mistakes are fine, just correct them. The project is led by […]
Scientists have developed a new type of insulin that can automatically adjust its activity based on blood glucose levels in animals. This “smart” insulin effectively lowers high blood sugar while preventing it from dropping too low. This discovery could revolutionize diabetes treatment. Surprisingly, stem cells reversed a woman’s diabetes in a world-first, while different weight-loss […]
Liyam Chitayat explores the contentious idea of mitochondria being living entities in his opinion essay. Despite early ridicule, American biologist Lynn Margulis argued that mitochondria are products of an ancient endosymbiosis event, challenging traditional views of organelles. Mitochondria exhibit characteristics of life, from energy production to information processing, and evolutionary adaptation. The potential niche of […]
Delta is a highly customizable tool that enhances the layout and styling of diffs in Git. Features include language syntax highlighting, word-level diff highlighting, side-by-side view, line numbering, improved merge conflict and git blame display, syntax highlighting for grep output, support for Git’s –color-moved feature, and more. Delta also allows for styling elements such as […]
The tech world is currently experiencing a familiar cycle of disruption, reminiscent of the shifts seen in 2004. Back then, complaints about Hotmail, Yahoo, Mapquest, AOL, and Internet Explorer were common. Today, Google search is declining, Twitter is losing users, and the term “enshittification” warns of worsening online experiences. Despite the malaise among big tech […]
In the pursuit of understanding artificial neural networks, this paper delves into the complex concept of superposition, where models store additional features beyond their dimensions by tolerating interference. Using toy models, the authors discovered that superposition allows for compression while requiring nonlinear filtering. They explore how superposition leads to phase changes, complex geometric structures, and […]
The author explores a technique from a Defensive Security course that hides processes from the Linux process list using the bind mount operation. They experiment with a post-exploitation framework called Sliver, showcasing its capabilities and discussing how it can be used to interact with compromised systems. By mounting a directory over the /proc directory associated […]