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In a one-act play set in an office meeting room, an engineering manager and tech lead discuss the “carefulness knob” used to allocate effort in software development. Exploring the efficiency-thoroughness trade-off, they realize balancing speed and caution is crucial. Surprisingly, turning up the carefulness knob can delay projects while turning it down may increase incident […]
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Hazel is a live functional programming environment that allows for typechecking, manipulation, and running of incomplete programs. Traditional programming languages do not provide feedback on incomplete programs, leading to gaps in service from tools like code completion. Hazel introduces a principled approach by modeling incomplete programs as programs with holes, representing missing or erroneous parts. […]
The author was intrigued by a unique piece of code that checks for prime numbers and breaks down a regular expression that filters out non-prime numbers in unary form. Both parts of the expression, ^.?$ and ^(..+?)1+$, must match the entire string to determine if the number is prime. The first part matches strings with […]
The author reflects on the inefficacy of traditional online conferences in replicating the community-building and information-sharing aspects of in-person events. Despite these shortcomings, they highlight the unique advantages of online conferences, such as enhanced coordination, distillation of knowledge, and potential for serendipity in cross-disciplinary collaboration. The author emphasizes curating a diverse selection of shorter talks […]
The author discusses their use of Emacs and Org mode for various tasks, highlighting its versatility in note-taking, document generation, and blog posts. Org mode, a powerful markup language, stands out for its standardized and informative syntax. A blog post by Org enthusiast Karl Voit exemplifies the potential of Org mode, demonstrating how much information […]
Published on October 31, 2024, the experts at Physical Intelligence Company explore the advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) and the need for AI systems to acquire physical intelligence to match human capabilities in the physical world. They introduce their model, π0, as a step towards developing artificial physical intelligence that can control various robots and […]
Alyssa Rosenzweig provided an update on the Apple M1 and M2 GPUs kernel graphics driver at the X.Org Developers Conference (XDC) 2024. She discussed the progress made in achieving various graphics standards, such as OpenGL 4.6 conformance and support for tessellation shaders. Controversially, she mentioned limitations in the hardware, making it less useful for OpenGL, […]
The author challenges the advice of pushing through tough times or always listening to your gut, finding them too simplistic. Instead, they introduce the concept of “the edge,” a balance between pushing oneself and staying within one’s comfort zone. The edge is a shifting zone of challenge that depends on the context and level of […]
The author warns against using black plastic kitchen utensils due to potential contamination with flame retardants from recycled electronic waste. These compounds can be harmful to human health, with risks of endocrine disruption, thyroid disease, diabetes, and cancer. Despite bans on certain flame retardant compounds, they still persist in consumer products due to the global […]
WASM Audio Decoders offers a collection of highly optimized Web Assembly audio decoder libraries for browser use, supporting both synchronous and asynchronous decoding. The decoders have been shown to match or even outperform browser implementations. The inlined WASM is encoded with yEnc and gzip compressed for smaller file sizes. Various decoders are available for formats […]