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The microbiome has a profound impact on health, with research aiming to reconstruct healthy microbiomes to combat various diseases. However, the field is facing a reproducibility crisis, with factors like circadian rhythms impacting research outcomes. A study found that the microbiome changes drastically in just a few hours, with circadian rhythms potentially having a bigger […]
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TL;DR: YouTube Embeds are unnecessarily large and inefficient, not sharing resources between multiple embeds. Lite-youtube Web Component provides a smaller alternative, maintaining functionality while reducing size and improving performance. You can easily embed YouTube videos on any website. YouTube’s current embed code is bloated and inefficient. The solution is using Lite YouTube Embed Web Component […]
Dr. Drang summarized a recent post by Ian Brown about numeronyms in a playful and clever way. Brown created an Emacs extension for easily using numeronyms like “a11y,” but Drang preferred a Keyboard Maestro macro for the task. He explained the Perl code behind the macro, highlighting its evaluation feature for creating numeronyms. Drang accounted […]
BeaconDB is a new platform for opt-in only, privacy-friendly data collection that is ethically sourced and abuse-resistant. Users can contribute by submitting data through apps like NeoStumbler and Tower Collector. The data is aggregated and shared under a public domain license, with information handled according to a privacy notice. BeaconDB is experimental and should not […]
The web content explores the French Werewolf Epidemic of the 18th century, where a mysterious creature known as ‘The Beast’ terrorized the Gévaudan region, leading to the death of nearly 300 people. The story captured the nation’s attention, with King Louis XV offering a large reward for its capture. The accounts of the Beast’s appearance […]
The LivePortrait project by Kuaishou Technology, University of Science and Technology of China, and Fudan University offers efficient portrait animation with stitching and retargeting control. Continuous updates and an official PyTorch implementation are available for download. To get started, clone the code, set up the environment, and download pretrained weights. The provided inference script generates […]
QuickJS is a TypeScript package that allows safe execution of JavaScript code in a WebAssembly sandbox using the QuickJS engine. It provides security by isolating untrusted code and offers features like a virtual file system, custom node modules, fetch client, test runner, and chai based expect. The package is lightweight and efficient, making it versatile […]
Pongo is a powerful tool that uses PostgreSQL as a Document Database with JSONB support for faster read and write operations. JSONB’s binary format improves performance and storage efficiency, offering advanced indexing options like GIN and GiST for quicker searches. Contrary to common belief, JSON document data is structured and flexible, allowing easy schema extensions […]
The author recounts the disappointing history of tech meetups filled with startup pitches and irrelevant content. Surprisingly, a resurgence of high-quality systems programming meetups in various cities has sparked interest in creating new ones. The author shares guidance and encouragement for those interested in organizing their own events. Highlighting the challenges faced and the importance […]
TypeScript’s new isolated declaration feature is a game changer for packaging and distributing JavaScript code. It eliminates the need to manually create *.d.ts files, making the process significantly faster and simpler. By allowing tools other than the TypeScript compiler to generate .d.ts files from TypeScript source code, developers can now easily publish their code without […]