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Terry O’Connor delves into the fascinating transformation of deceased bodies into blue-hued remains due to the formation of the mineral vivianite. This process occurs in specific conditions, where iron from the environment reacts with phosphate from decaying bodies, resulting in stunning blue crystals scattered over bones, teeth, skin, and even adipocere. Vivianite can complicate forensic […]
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Qualcomm’s Adreno 6xx architecture, specifically the Adreno 640 GPU in the Snapdragon 855, showcases the company’s innovative approach to maximizing compute throughput while working within power and area constraints. The Adreno 640 features wide shader processors, efficient cache and memory access, and impressive tiled rendering capabilities. With Qualcomm’s focus on execution units and resource sharing, […]
Get the latest US headlines straight to your inbox each weekday with our reporters across the country. A second Boeing whistleblower, Joshua Dean, has died suddenly after raising concerns about manufacturing defects in Boeing’s 737 MAX. Dean, 45, was a former quality auditor at Spirit AeroSystems, a Boeing supplier. His death is part of a […]
Teranoptia is a unique typeface inspired by the Bayeux Tapestry and medieval illustrations, allowing you to imagine chimeric creatures as you type. It is available for download under the Open Font License. Use it for border ornaments, daydreaming about monsters, or adding a touch of whimsy to your designs. Created without traditional letters, Teranoptia stands […]
Wiki Journey is a unique tool that visualizes your daily adventures on Wikipedia by creating a tree of the articles you visit. Each day, a new tree is generated, allowing you to see the path of your exploration. You can share your trees with others and view older trees as well. The developer, known as […]
Dan Boneh from Stanford University offers a free online cryptography course with lectures covering topics such as stream ciphers, block ciphers, message integrity, authenticated encryption, key exchange, public-key encryption, and digital signatures. The course includes a free textbook authored by Boneh and Shoup, providing in-depth explanations, security proofs, and exercises. Controversial information may arise regarding […]
HVIF format used by Haiku for icons aims to keep vector icon files as small as possible, allowing for the display of icons in various sizes while still fitting into file metadata. Unlike other OSes that use bitmaps, Haiku’s HVIF format is optimized for abstract, symbolic icons, not file previews. This format helps reduce disk […]
Shikhar Sachdev shares his personal experience with takehome assessments in the tech industry, revealing both advantages and controversies surrounding this hiring practice. He highlights the surprising fact that he began to prefer takehome assessments over traditional live coding interviews. Through extensive research and data analysis, he uncovers key insights such as the average assessment time, […]
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David Paul Gregg, a tenacious individual, revolutionized optical video and audio storage technology through his creation of the VIDEODISK in 1962. Despite facing termination from multiple companies for refusing to give up control of his invention, Gregg persisted and eventually sold his company, Gauss Electrophysics, to MCA. The collaboration with Philips led to the creation […]