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Muhammad Imtiaz runs the 77-year-old Pen Hospital in Kolkata, dedicated to fixing and selling fountain pens. Despite the digital era, fountain pens hold sentimental value for customers. Imtiaz explains the intricacies of fountain pen care and repair, emphasizing their historical significance. The dwindling popularity of fountain pens is acknowledged, with Imtiaz attributing the decline to […]
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Databases have evolved to efficiently separate data storage from data access, with many modern databases not even containing any actual data. DuckDB is a prime example of this evolution, allowing users to create virtual datasets that can be accessed without downloading the entire dataset. By creating a database file with specific instructions on how to […]
In this study, three new attention mechanisms are introduced to enhance the performance of Transformer models. The first, Optimised Attention, reduces parameters and matrix multiplications while maintaining performance. Efficient Attention further reduces parameters and matrix multiplications, resulting in faster processing. Lastly, Super Attention significantly outperforms standard attention in both vision and natural language tasks while […]
Visit the Friends of OpenJDK Today DataStax Performance Tools page to learn about how Cohere released a dataset containing all of Wikipedia in vectors with their multilingual-v3 model. This dataset allows for the creation of a semantic, vector-based index of Wikipedia, a feat that was previously costly for individuals to achieve. The page details the […]
A year and a half ago, the dining hall had a fork shortage that led to using spoons for meals. In response, the author bought 180 forks and stamped them with initials before circulating them at the hall. Eventually, all forks were anonymously deposited into a fresh bucket at the silverware station. Despite no longer […]
Today we’re introducing Kino, a filmmaking app perfect for beginners and experts alike. With Instant Grade, aspiring filmmakers can achieve that desired “film look” with one tap, making grading Apple Log footage easier than ever before. AutoMotion ensures cinematic motion blur, and the user-friendly interface is designed for both casual users and professionals. Kino also […]
The web content introduces FrankenPHP, a production-grade PHP server that can be set up with just one command. Some unique features of FrankenPHP include native support for worker mode, Early Hints, Mercure hub, and modern compression formats such as Brotli, Zstandard, and Gzip. The server is designed to be easy to deploy and configure, with […]
Slipshow is a unique tool for technical presentations, offering slips instead of traditional slides, allowing for unlimited content length. It aims to address the issues with traditional slides by providing a more dynamic and interactive experience. Viewers can catch up if they join late, and presenters can easily showcase related information without erasing everything. Slipshow […]
The author discusses improving the performance of slow DELETE queries on PostgreSQL. They detail how foreign keys are not indexed by default, leading to triggers being run for every record being deleted, causing delays, especially with a large backlog. By adding necessary indexes to unindexed foreign keys, the queries ran significantly faster, clearing the backlog […]
The link between music and food is not just about ambiance, but potentially enhancing a meal by directly influencing taste and experience. Historical examples include medieval dishes with singing birds and avant-garde performances involving music and food. Recent research suggests a link between sound and taste, with subjects experiencing enhanced flavors when listening to specific […]