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Airbnb is committed to improving web accessibility, specifically focusing on Resize Text guidelines for users with low vision. The challenges of implementing these changes for mobile web are highlighted, as browser zoom can lead to layout issues. The use of rem units for font scaling is explored, offering a more consistent and predictable approach compared […]
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In this blog post, the author discusses the concept of “enlightenmentware” in software tools that transcend mere utility and capture our imagination. The author highlights UNIX as the software that had the most significant impact on their enlightenment, introducing them to the magical world of operating systems. They also discuss the transformative experiences with Git […]
Chameleon is a groundbreaking early-fusion token-based mixed-modal model that excels in understanding and generating both images and text in any order. The model’s stable training approach, alignment recipe, and tailored architectural parameterization make it stand out in tasks like visual question answering, image captioning, and text generation. Surprisingly, Chameleon outperforms Llama-2 in text-only tasks and […]
Announcing the Modos Paper Monitor pre-launch on Crowd Supply! This 13.3-inch e-ink monitor offers a fast refresh rate, low latency, and multiple image modes with HDMI and USB-C connectivity. The Modos Development Kit comes with a choice of 6-inch or 13.3-inch e-ink screens. The idea behind this project stemmed from long hours in front of […]
In 1997, David Karger et al. introduced consistent hashing, now widely used in systems like Apache Cassandra. This technique minimizes data movement between machines when cluster sizes change, using two hash functions to distribute data items among servers. M.V. Ramakrishna’s 1987 “urn” problem addresses overflow probabilities in multi-server setups, offering surprising results that challenge intuitive […]
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AntennaPod has come a long way since its inception in 2011. The app has seen significant growth and improvement over the years, thanks to the contributions of many developers in the open-source community. However, the app’s code structure had become a tangled mess with interdependencies and cycles that made it difficult to maintain and test. […]
Conrad Bassett-Bouchard, a 24-year old graduate student, stunned the competitive SCRABBLE world last summer by winning the National SCRABBLE Championship and ending Nigel Richards’ reign of four titles. Richards, considered the best SCRABBLE player ever, was dethroned. The game, popular for decades, serves as a model for research on expertise, shedding light on the complex […]
The demoscene involves creating real-time demos, with intros being smaller demos around 64 kilobytes. This article details the creation of the 64k intro Guberniya, touching on various techniques used in its development. Guberniya was released at Revision 2017 demo party, created by a team of six individuals. The article discusses the design, storyboarding, and development […]
In a clinical trial, duct tape was found to be more effective than cryotherapy in the treatment of common warts in children, with 85% of patients in the duct tape group experiencing complete resolution compared to 60% in the cryotherapy group. This surprising finding challenges conventional treatment methods for warts. Future studies are recommended to […]