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In their paper titled “Asynchronous Consensus without Trusted Setup or Public-Key Cryptography,” Sourav Das and colleagues present a novel protocol, ACS, for Byzantine consensus that eliminates the need for trusted setup and public-key cryptography, relying solely on cryptographic hash functions. This approach ensures post-quantum security and practicality with minimal use of cryptography and fast expected […]
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In the heart of New York City, a Midwesterner is revolutionizing the concept of convenience – dropping hats onto the heads of busy New Yorkers using AI outside their window. The innovative DropofaHat.zone allows customers to book a 5-minute slot, stand under the window, and have a stylish propellor hat gently placed on their head. […]
Farm is a lightning-fast tool written in Rust that allows you to start React or Vue projects in milliseconds. With Incremental Building, only modules that have changed are recompiled, saving time. Farm supports a variety of file types and has rich features like lazy compiling and partial bundling. Fully pluggable and Vite compatible, Farm can […]
The ancient Incas used a mysterious calculating device called the Yupana, which was used for mathematical calculations and urban planning. Very little is known about the Yupana due to its rarity and lack of historical literature. There are only a few surviving Yupanas, with examples found in various museums around the world. The Yupana was […]
The author discusses the challenges of trying to write down dance moves and diagrams, highlighting the difficulties in accurately capturing movement on paper. The author describes their journey of using Blender and 3D modeling software to create visual representations of dance positions, leading to the discovery of the 15 unique ways two dancers can connect […]
In the world of programming languages, Forth stands out as a unique system that learns from its programmer, just like human knowledge grows. Unlike popular languages such as Basic, Forth is both an interpreter and compiler, creating efficient, compact code through a hierarchical structure. Forth’s flexibility allows for the creation of new words, making it […]
The author discusses improving texture atlas allocation in WebRender, focusing on the atlas allocation algorithms. They delve into the guillotine algorithm and its implementation in the guillotiere crate. Visualizing the program state using SVG is highlighted as a powerful tool. They explain the methodology used to test algorithms and optimizations outside of Firefox, such as […]
The web content discusses the complicated relationship between Spotify and artists, revealing a corporate history that explains the low per-stream rates received by musicians. The Big Three labels – Universal, Warner, and Sony – control the majority of music recordings and disproportionally benefit from licensing payments. Artists are left underpaid due to the structure of […]
The author explores the intriguing world of cryptographic schemes, focusing on the recovery of public keys from signatures. ECDSA allows for the recovery of a public key from a single signature, while RSA requires two signatures. The discussion then delves into Schnorr signatures and Dilithium, highlighting their unique properties that make public key recovery challenging. […]
envelope is a modern environment variables manager written in Rust. It leverages an SQLite database to easily switch between different configurations. Users can pretty print .env files, import and export variables, add and delete environments, and check current exports. Envelope allows for soft deletes of environment variables, preserving history, and also offers hard deletes. An […]