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Gary Larson’s The Far Side, a comic strip known for its absurd humor, unexpectedly made the transition to an animated Halloween special for CBS in 1994, directed by Marv Newland. With no cohesive story or recurring characters, the special consisted of unrelated gags with minimal dialogue. Surprisingly, a sequel was produced in 1997, only airing […]
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We are revolutionizing system reliability investigations with our new AI-assisted root cause analysis system, utilizing a blend of heuristic-based retrieval and large language model-based ranking to accelerate root cause identification. Testing has shown a 42% accuracy in pinpointing root causes related to our web monorepo. Investigating issues in monolithic repositories can be challenging, making AI […]
In a series of rapid-fire questions, the author humorously tests your level of computer expertise and dedication. From missing important life events due to programming to understanding obscure computer trivia, this content is both entertaining and challenging for tech enthusiasts. The questions cover a wide range of topics, from programming languages to historical hardware, making […]
Surfer is the world’s first digital footprint exporter, aiming to centralize personal data from various online platforms into one convenient folder. By scraping data from websites, this app enables users to reclaim their scattered information. The process involves clicking “Export,” waiting for pages to load, signing in if necessary, scraping data, and saving it locally. […]
Instant is a client-side database designed to simplify the process of building real-time and collaborative apps like Notion or Figma. It handles data fetching, permission checking, and offline caching for you. Every query is multiplayer by default, supporting features like cursors and online status. Through minimal code, you can create a real-time chat app with […]
This post contains a Table of Contents for Ian Lance Taylor’s 20-part essay on linkers, compiled by the author for easy reference. The topics covered include dynamic linking, linker data types, shared libraries, symbol resolution, thread local storage optimization, and more. The author, Ian Lance Taylor, offers insights on various aspects of linkers and their […]
The web content delves into the controversial idea that “data” itself may be a bad idea, challenging conventional wisdom in technology. Renowned computer scientist Alan Kay sparked a conversation about the ethical dimensions of data and its potential negative impact on human identity. The discourse leads to exploring the political consequences of data automation and […]
The author has created a dataset called TFHQ that consists of 186 thousand high resolution face images extracted from movie trailers, aiming to address the lack of diversity in expressions in existing datasets like FFHQ. The process involved filtering out low-quality images, deduplicating similar frames, and associating different images of the same person. The dataset […]
Physiologists thought the human body’s limit for diving was 30 meters until Jacques Mayol dove to 70.4 meters in 1968, shattering this belief. Herbert Nitsch set a world record at 214 meters in 2007, challenging physiologists even further. Free diving involves descending and returning with one breath, facing extreme pressures and no access to oxygen. […]
The project aims to bring hardware virtualization to Haiku by porting NVMM, a hypervisor with QEMU support, from DragonFlyBSD. Completed objectives include porting NVMM frontend and VMX backend, adding EPT support to the kernel, and patching QEMU to support NVMM on Haiku. Unresolved issues include non-working SVM backend, OS compatibility problems, poor performance on real […]