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The article delves into a geometric thought experiment involving n-balls in high dimensions, showcasing the complex nature of these shapes. Starting in 2D with a square holding four circles, the construct evolves into 3D and beyond, revealing surprising revelations. As dimensions increase, the red ball expands exponentially, eventually protruding outside the enclosing box. The volume […]
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Ralph apologizes for the lack of actual otters on the Otter Wiki website. The site is a minimalistic wiki powered by python, markdown, and git. It features a dark-mode editor with markdown support, a full changelog, user authentication, page attachments, and a cute otter logo drawn by Christy Presler. The website offers a demo for […]
The author compares two personal websites, one complex and requiring advanced technical knowledge, the other simpler with static HTML files. Surprisingly, it is mostly normal users who have the complex sites, while professional engineers opt for the simpler option. The author highlights the unnecessary complexity of many websites due to factors like hosting and domain […]
Teeth are a unique aspect of our body that connect us to the outside world. The ability to grow, lose, and grow teeth again links us to reptiles and sharks. However, teeth are what truly define us as mammals. Humans have a dental formula that balances aggressiveness with vegetarianism. The author shares personal experiences with […]
ESET researchers uncovered a series of attacks on a European government organization by cyberespionage group GoldenJackal targeting air-gapped systems from May 2022 to March 2024. GoldenJackal, active since 2019, utilizes a custom toolset including implants like JackalControl, JackalSteal, and JackalWorm. They have diverse capabilities, including file collection and exfiltration, and targeting high-profile, offline machines. The […]
The author stumbled upon old punched cards containing mysterious numbers, sparking a quest for answers. By examining related books, they discovered the cards were examples from a 1970s computer training course in Portugal. The cards detailed an employee named João A. Fernandes, his hourly wage, and hours worked. The author decoded the information, solving the […]
The author shares eight practices they adopted while building an in-memory cache, focusing on efficiency, simplicity, and reliability. They emphasize using off-the-shelf solutions whenever possible, prioritizing cost and reliability over features, moving quickly from idea to production to determine necessary features, utilizing simple data structures to avoid performance issues, reserving resources early to prevent late […]
How often do your prototypes or scripts turn into full applications? The simplicity of code growth can lead to maintenance issues, particularly with dicts as primary data structures. Modern Python offers alternatives to plain dicts, which can be problematic. Dicts create challenges in extending functions and manipulating data, leading to tech debt. To address this, […]
DigitalOcean offers cloud products for all stages of your journey, kicking things off with $200 in free credit. Lea Verou had a clever idea to use an emoji as a favicon, now possible with browser support for SVG. Chuck an emoji inside an SVG element and use it as your favicon with a simple one-liner […]
The author revisits coding from scratch like homemade pasta, recalling fond memories of toys built by their father. The game engine, written in C++17, and games in Lua, utilizes lazy asset prefetching to optimize performance. Resource management is crucial, with an object pool limit for bullets on the screen. The game, scripted in Lua, features […]