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Permission-seeking behavior can breed conflict in collaborative environments. Asking for permission shifts responsibility to others, leading to resentment and undermining trust. On the other hand, seeking advice shows respect and allows for honest feedback without burdening others with decision-making. Those who provide advice feel more invested in the outcome, creating advocates for your approach. Ultimately, […]
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A recent federal court ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has limited how long law enforcement can retain property following an arrest, citing the Fourth Amendment’s protection against unreasonable searches and seizures. The ruling states that the continued retention of seized property must be reasonable, challenging the previous consensus […]
Surveillance Watch is an eye-opening interactive map that unveils the hidden connections between surveillance companies, their financial backers, and affiliations. It’s time to turn the tables and shine a light on who is watching you. The map provides a unique insight into the complex web of surveillance networks, making you rethink your privacy and security. […]
The OCaml type checker uses Didier Rémy’s efficient method of type generalization to avoid scanning the type environment and infer types accurately and quickly. Rémy’s algorithm views generalization as dependency tracking, similar to automated memory management techniques like regions and generational garbage collection. It is intriguing how the algorithm smoothly extends to various type-checking tasks, […]
The author delves into revisiting CP/M after 40 years, using real CP/M machines, and developing utilities in C for CP/M. They discuss the use of the 1982 Aztec C compiler, highlighting differences from modern C development, such as function declarations and data type sizes. Surprisingly, CP/M compilers lack full function prototypes and have limited standard […]
Dasel (short for data-selector) is a tool that allows users to query and modify data structures using selector strings, supporting JSON, YAML, TOML, XML, and CSV with no runtime dependencies. One tool to rule them all, Dasel uses a standard selector syntax across all data formats, eliminating the need to learn multiple tools. Available for […]
Introducing pg_duckdb, an open-source Postgres extension embedding DuckDB’s analytics engine for fast analytical queries within Postgres. Postgres, named 2023 DBMS of the Year, excels at transactions but falls short in analytics. DuckDB, with its vectorized query engine, is designed for processing analytical questions efficiently. The collaboration between DuckDB Labs, MotherDuck, Hydra, Neon, and Microsoft aims […]
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The author discusses the creation of the game Restricted Airspace, a third-person aerial shooter reminiscent of Star Fox but set in a Beirut-inspired city from the 1890s, where the focus was on aesthetics over mechanics, resulting in thick pixels. The content delves into achieving a pixelated look by emphasizing elements such as low resolution, pixel-perfect […]
The author began investigating ways to interpret multi-layer perceptron (MLP) neural networks by generating training data from simple equations. After failing to develop a lossless compression algorithm for Neuralink, the author turned a children’s toy into an EEG to collect data at home for neural network training. The Neurosky EEG chip was used to train […]