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The author discusses the challenges faced by reverse engineers in patching apps, often requiring low-level understanding and reverse engineering of unknown packers. The tutorial focuses on Thread Local Storage (TLS) callbacks, explaining how threads access shared memory and the benefits of concurrency in applications. The tutorial includes analysis of binaries with TLS directories, demonstrating how […]
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This content compares the 1912 eighth-grade exam to the curriculum for eighth graders in 2024, highlighting a shift from rote memorization to critical thinking. The 1912 exam focused on specific facts and practical tasks relevant to a rural society, while modern education emphasizes skills like data analysis and abstract reasoning. The evolution reflects changes in […]
This Flatpak build of NewPipe, a privacy-preserving YouTube frontend, is an unofficial and experimental version based on Android Translation Layer. It does not rely on Google framework libraries or the YouTube API, parsing the website for information instead. This allows it to be used on devices without Google Services and without needing a YouTube account. […]
Physicist Zachary Lindsey conducted a disc golf study focusing on thumb position’s impact of spin rate, launch speed, and torque. The optimal thumb placement for improved performance was about 3 cm from the outer edge of the disc, regardless of player skill level. The linear correlation between spin rate and launch speed surprised researchers but […]
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter to explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries and scientific advancements. In a groundbreaking discovery, a hoard of Norman-era silver coins found in southwestern England has become Britain’s most valuable treasure ever, purchased for £4.3 million. Dating back to around 1066-1068, during the Norman Conquest, the […]
NotebookLlama is an Open Source project offering guided tutorials to build a PDF to Podcast workflow. The tutorials cover using Text to Speech Models and assume zero prior knowledge. Steps include pre-processing PDF, writing podcast transcripts, adding drama to the transcript, and generating a podcast using Text-to-Speech models. It recommends using specific models for each […]
Typeset is an HTML pre-processor that brings typographic features to webpages that are typically only seen in fine printing. It offers real hanging punctuation, optical margin alignment, small caps detection, soft hyphen insertion, and punctuation substitution. Surprisingly, Typeset does not require client-side JavaScript and uses less than a kilobyte of CSS, working even in Internet […]
Physicist Erdong Wang and his team at Brookhaven National Laboratory have designed and tested the world’s highest-voltage polarized electron gun for the future Electron-Ion Collider (EIC). The EIC, a cutting-edge nuclear physics facility, will accelerate and collide polarized electrons with protons and ions to delve into the fundamental building blocks of matter. The project, a […]
Summary: This post discusses the importance of agency in young people’s lives, highlighting the early experiences of successful individuals like Leonardo da Vinci and Andrew Carnegie. It criticizes modern schooling for stifling agency and limiting opportunities for meaningful work. The author suggests that parents should encourage children to pursue mastery through practical tasks, such as […]
William Gibson was born in 1948 in South Carolina and found solace in science fiction after a tumultuous childhood. He hitchhiked around North America and Europe before ending up in Vancouver. A series of fortunate events led to his first short story publication in 1977. His ground-breaking 1984 novel “Neuromancer” introduced the terms “cyberspace” and […]