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Justine mastered 42 programming languages to develop a syntax highlighter for llamafile. Surprising insights include tackling C’s trigraphs, Haskell’s nested comments, and Tcl’s use of quotes in identifiers. Notable expectations subverted are JavaScript’s regex syntax, and FORTH’s simplicity that stumps humans. Delving into COBOL and FORTRAN, one can envision an AI interpreter writing punch card […]
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Someday is a free and open-source alternative to Calendly, specifically designed for Gmail users using Google App Scripts. It offers premium scheduling features at no cost and integrates seamlessly with Gmail for easy schedule management. Built with modern technologies like React and TypeScript, Someday is customizable and developer-friendly. Users can set their availability, and booking […]
Notepad++ is celebrating its 21st anniversary as an indispensable tool for developers and writers alike. Built by developer Don Ho in 2003, this lightweight yet powerful text editor continues to impress with features like syntax highlighting, multi-document tabbing, and support for numerous programming languages. Despite facing challenges from fancy IDEs, Notepad++ remains beloved for its […]
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang recently announced the launch of the Gefion supercomputer in partnership with EIFO and NVIDIA in Denmark. Nvidia is replacing Intel in the Dow Jones Industrial Average, highlighting the rise of AI and the shifting semiconductor industry. Nvidia’s market cap is now $3.3 trillion, second only to Apple. Companies like Microsoft and […]
Oliver Sacks, a young doctor from London, immigrated to the US in the 60s for freedom and artistic inspiration, leaving behind a family rift due to his sexuality. His time in San Francisco marked the start of his writing career, driven by a desire to meet his idol, poet Thom Gunn. Sacks’s letters, edited by […]
Asahi Linux is a bold project aiming to bring Linux to Apple Silicon chips, a challenging endeavor due to the lack of documentation on the platform. Alyssa Rosenzweig, a graphics developer at Valve, is a key contributor to the project, focusing on reverse-engineering the Apple M1 GPU. Sean, currently Head of Marketing at Skyflow, hosts […]
If you have a blog, you’ve likely received emails asking to collaborate on a “guest post” which often translates to posting sketchy links for SEO. Recently, I received such an email that was surprisingly different. The result was fascinating, yet disappointing, as it exposed bad ethics and offered a paltry payment for unethical behavior. The […]
Summary: qBittorrent ignored SSL certificate validation errors for 14 years until a recent update. The software downloads Python executable files and database binaries without verifying the source, opening up potential security vulnerabilities. If users accept prompts, malicious software can be executed. Update checks involve parsing RSS feeds from hardcoded URLs, potentially leading to arbitrary URL […]
The focus on sleep regularity, rather than just duration, has been gaining traction in health research. A study of over 60,000 participants found that those with more consistent sleep patterns had a significantly lower risk of all-cause mortality, cancer mortality, and cardiometabolic mortality. This association held true even after adjusting for age, sex, ethnicity, lifestyle, […]
Oasis is the groundbreaking first playable AI-generated open-world video game, paving the way for more complex interactive worlds. By using fast transformer inference technology, Oasis can produce real-time gameplay without a game engine. The model understands intricate game mechanics and can output a wide variety of settings, locations, and objects. With impressive technical achievements, Oasis […]