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In the article, “Will the COVID-19 pandemic change the genes — and health — of future generations?” by Robert H. Shmerling, MD, the impact of pandemics on genetic changes is explored. Researchers have found that survivors of the Black Death in the 1300s had genes that helped fight off infection, leading to changes in the […]
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The content discusses how Vicky Zhao suggests getting to the point by following the framework of “the one thing you must know about this topic is …”. It also emphasizes the importance of using specific, boilerplate phrases, clever mental models, and story structure to articulate ideas clearly on the spot. A unique aspect is the […]
The author’s adventure into solving missing person cases began after reading a story on Hacker News in February 2019, sparking interest in the mysterious case of the Death Valley Germans. Inspired by the perseverance of one man solving the case, the author and their brother delved into discussions about solving missing person cases. An intriguing […]
Forsp is a unique hybrid language that combines Forth and Lisp, aptly named for its functionality. It features a simple syntax, minimal syntax special forms, and a core function called “compute”. Surprisingly, Forsp can express Lambda Calculus through simple re-write rules. It employs Call-By-Push-Value evaluation, offering both determinism and laziness. Forsp implements recursion using the […]
Summary: The author shares a tip for success in software development and personal projects: ship something every day. This could be a small task or even a minor update. Reasons to do this include receiving a dopamine rush, showing your team and manager your progress, avoiding isolation in remote work, improving your GitHub profile, and […]
Blackmagic Design is developing the URSA Cine Immersive camera, created to capture content for Apple Vision Pro with impressive resolution. The camera is anticipated to be based on the Blackmagic URSA Cine 17K platform, boasting a custom lens system. The Blackmagic RAW Immersive file format simplifies immersive video post-production by storing lens data per eye. […]
The rise of link fraud on major online platforms such as Google, Bing, and Twitter is eroding trust among users. Advertisers are exploiting unverified ‘vanity URLs’ to deceive users and perpetrate fraud, with platforms deflecting blame. Vanity URLs and link fraud are common tactics used to deceive users into clicking on harmful links. Examples of […]
Apple Security Engineering and Architecture, User Privacy, Core Operating Systems, Services Engineering, and Machine Learning and AI introduced Apple Intelligence, a personal intelligence system featuring generative models for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Private Cloud Compute (PCC) enhances Apple devices’ security and privacy in the cloud, ensuring personal user data is inaccessible to anyone but the […]
At the 2024 Worldwide Developers Conference, Apple introduced Apple Intelligence, a personal intelligence system integrated into iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS Sequoia. Apple Intelligence consists of specialized generative models fine-tuned for tasks like writing, summarizing notifications, creating images for conversations, and simplifying interactions across apps. The system is built with groundbreaking privacy innovations and […]
Welcome to Computer Graphics! We are all about teaching computer graphics programming in a way that regular folks can easily understand. Our original content is written by professionals with years of field experience, diving straight into code and dissecting equations without fancy jargon or external libraries. Our free beginner section carefully guides you from points […]