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The article marks the 50th year of translating Andrey Platonov’s work. Platonov, born in 1899, was a writer who couldn’t conform to Soviet authorities, resulting in half of his work being unpublished during his lifetime. Despite Soviet censorship, his tales had a profound impact on the author, who translated them and made lasting friendships as […]
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The author explains how automated test-case reduction tools can help identify bugs faster than manual methods, using the C-Reduce mold. They outline the three main steps of the reduction process that entail human judgment and provide tips and tricks for writing effective interestingness tests. The demonstration follows the author using the Shrinkray reducer to debug […]
Exo by exo labs allows you to create your AI cluster using everyday devices like iPhones, iPads, Android devices, and more. It optimally splits models across devices, allowing you to run larger models than on a single device. Exo connects devices peer-to-peer, enabling any connected device to run models. The software is experimental, with bugs […]
In the 1462 Kräuterbuch by Johannes Hartlieb, the first fully illustrated herbal from the incunabula period of German history, the author includes 160 illustrations alongside descriptions of plants’ medicinal uses. Derived from earlier works, the book follows a traditional system of botanical classification and includes chapters on drugs from both plants and animals. Hartlieb’s text […]
Ly is a lightweight TUI display manager for Linux and BSD. It does not require systemd and was designed to work with a variety of desktop environments, including Wayland support. To install, clone the repository, compile, test, and enable the systemd service. The name “Ly” is a tribute to the fairy from Rayman. You can […]
“The cool kids in AI are using RAG, or Retrieval-Augmented Generation, to include helpful information in LLM prompts. While building a RAG pipeline can be complex, recent improvements in data warehouse providers like BigQuery offer features to simplify the process. By using text embeddings, search functionality, and vector indexes within BigQuery, you can eliminate the […]
Gunung Padang, a megalithic site in western Java, was built around 2,000 years ago and features terraces, stone structures, and a mysterious stone that makes a loud sound when hit. Local Muslims and Hindus visit for rituals, while followers of the martial art pencak silat practice on the mountain. The site’s construction date has been […]
Codestral Mamba is the latest addition to our architecture research efforts, providing a free, customizable model designed by Albert Gu and Tri Dao. Unlike Transformer models, Mamba models offer linear time inference and can theoretically model sequences of infinite length, making it highly efficient for code productivity tasks. Tested on in-context retrieval capabilities up to […]
Several organizations with domain names at Squarespace had their websites hijacked due to a vulnerability that allowed malicious hackers to gain access by using an email address tied to an existing domain. Most of the affected websites were related to cryptocurrency businesses, with some of them being redirected to phishing sites. Security experts found that […]
Peter Buxtun, who exposed the unethical Tuskegee study where hundreds of Black men were purposely untreated for syphilis, passed away at 86 from Alzheimer’s. His actions led to an end of the study in 1972 after agency officials dismissed his concerns. Buxtun’s courage was recognized by President Bill Clinton and the families of the study […]