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In this guide to legibility for non-typographers and UX designers, Niko Kitsakis explains the importance of letter shapes in improving readability. He criticizes Apple’s “San Francisco” typeface for lacking personality and purpose in the context of user interfaces, advocating for alternatives like FF Unit with more distinct glyphs. Kitsakis emphasizes the significance of context in […]
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Interactive Viewer created by Alistair Cree, aka ZXGuesser, mimics the teletext concept with three-digit page numbers for navigation (e.g. “Sport Headlines 302”). Use number keys to go to a specific page or “channel up/down” to move through pages. View live Ceefax pages as seen on BBC2 overnight, news stories, and the history behind this re-creation. […]
Mercedes has started selling self-driving cars with hands-free technology in California and Nevada, offering drivers a luxurious autonomous experience. The cars can only be used on approved freeways in these states and require human intervention in certain circumstances. This move puts Mercedes ahead of other automakers like Tesla, which only offer level 2 autonomous technology. […]
The data reveals a shift in server and storage spending towards service providers like hyperscalers and cloud builders, with a predicted increase in their share by 2028. Enterprises, governments, and academic institutions may struggle to keep up as they lose importance in the market. The rise of AI servers running large language models is expected […]
This repository implements bit interleaving in C/C++ using the ISC license. A SWAR implementation is used by default, taking 2 nanoseconds. With -mbmi2 available, the functions morton() and unmorton() take less than one nanosecond. Without compiler optimizations, these functions take 10 nanoseconds, but the cost is constant as the implementation is fully branchless. Additional resources […]
For over 50 years, Deep Space Station 43 in Australia has been crucial in maintaining communication with space probes like the Voyagers and Mars Curiosity rover. DSS-43 is significant as the only remaining antenna capable of communicating with Voyager 2. Its precision and size make it indispensable in capturing faint signals from probes billions of […]
An emergency room doctor recounts an experience with a patient that highlights the importance of developing a “gestalt” or intuitive sense when diagnosing complex cases. The author discusses the flaws in medical education, particularly in training residents to think critically and deeply about patient care. There is a focus on the need for attendings to […]
Knowing your ABCs is crucial to academic success, but according to research from the University of Michigan, students with last names starting with A, B, or C may have an advantage due to sequential grading biases. The study analyzed over 30 million grading records and found that students with alphabetically lower-ranked names receive lower grades, […]
In this note, mathematician Paul Erdős discusses how problems are essential in his mathematical life, serving as benchmarks for progress and opportunities for new insights. He shares some of his favorite problems, acknowledging that they may not all lead to groundbreaking solutions but have challenged even the best mathematicians for decades. The cycle of problem-solving […]
Data from supply truthers suggests that homes per capita are at a record high, raising questions about a supply crisis. Despite resistance to the supply story, the evidence presented shows a decline in household size and a shortage of housing post-2008 due to lack of production. Vacant homes don’t affect average household size metrics, and […]