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Traefik has gained popularity among home-lab YouTubers for its comparable features to HAProxy, such as forwarding requests and modifying headers. Despite being known for microservices in containerized environments, Traefik can also run without container engines. It can be configured via configuration files instead of container labels, with a straightforward setup process as a single executable […]
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The economic advantages of portability in the computer industry are immense, with C being hailed as the programming language that will last forever since its introduction in 1978. The C programming language, championed by stalwarts like Dennis Ritchie and Stephen Johnson, has remained essential for 40 years, leading to the development of compilers such as […]
In May 2024, Ken Liu delves into the fascinating world of machine unlearning, where techniques are explored to edit out undesirable content from ML models without the need for retraining from scratch. From removing private data to erasing toxic content, the concept of unlearning raises questions about evaluation, verification, and the effectiveness of such processes […]
For over three decades, State Farm sends deteriorating insurance cards twice a year, despite increasing premiums. In a world of small things mattering most, personal touches like knowing names, hot towels, and quality amenities make all the difference. People remember acts of generosity, and companies should focus on surprising and delighting customers rather than bombarding […]
Ancestry has been removing databases they added without permission, causing controversy over data theft. They claim to offer free access to records from various sources through Ancestry Web Records, crediting the original content creators and providing easy links to the source websites. Despite their good intentions, taking content without permission raises concerns about trust and […]
Researchers at Kyoto University Hospital are set to begin clinical trials for the world’s first “tooth regrowth medicine” in September. The medication, once proven safe, aims to help those born without a full set of teeth. Lead by Katsu Takahashi, the team hopes to have the medicine available for sale by 2030. The treatment deactivates […]
Renters in the U.S. are claiming that landlords are using software to inflate rent prices, with one tenant alleging that the software removes empathy from the equation. The 527-unit building in Jersey City, New Jersey, has tenants involved in a class-action lawsuit against RealPage and other landlords, with accusations of violating the Sherman Antitrust Act. […]
Stein’s paradox in statistics is a surprising result that challenges the idea of making guesses about means in Gaussian distributions. While in one or two dimensions, guessing the mean as the sample is reasonable, in three dimensions or more, the James-Stein estimator provides a better guess. This estimator scales the sample towards the origin, correcting […]
Sequoia is a revolutionary speculative decoding framework that allows serving massive LLMs with low latency on consumer GPUs without approximation. This framework, developed by Carnegie Mellon University, Together AI, Yandex, and Meta AI, outperforms other systems like DeepSpeed-Zero Offloading. By using dynamic programming and sampling without replacement algorithms, Sequoia achieves scalability and robustness in serving […]
Semiconductors have revolutionized technology over the past few decades by enabling the creation of electronic devices like PCs, the internet, and mobile phones. The cost of semiconductors has steadily fallen, with the number of components on an integrated circuit doubling every two years, as per Moore’s Law. However, the facilities needed to manufacture semiconductors have […]