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In this content, the author discusses how processors can use SIMD instructions to process 16 bytes at once and accelerate tasks like parsing HTML or JSON. The author highlights the simdjson parser’s success in utilizing SIMD instructions to achieve fast results, with Google Chrome’s engine adopting this approach. The author provides code examples for implementing […]
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Lost in Medieval London: Dive into the newly created map of medieval London showcasing astonishing detail of 13th-century city life. Discover lost buildings, churchyards, and city boundaries before the era of city maps. Learn about the Historic Towns Trust’s meticulous work in mapping Tudor and medieval London based on new archaeological findings. Uncover educated guesswork […]
Marine microbiologists from the Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research discovered the fungus Parengyodontium album living on plastic litter in the ocean can break down particles of polyethylene, the most common plastic found in the ocean. The fungus joins a short list of plastic-degrading marine fungi. Lead author Annika Vaksmaa is excited about their ability […]
On August 22, 2023, Microsoft introduced “Python in Excel,” aiming to provide an alternative to Excel’s formula language. The integration of Jupyter notebooks cells within the Excel grid has caused issues as it breaks the core spreadsheet concept. While Python in Excel offers some use cases like Monte Carlo simulations and advanced visualizations, it lacks […]
Tomás Vega SM ’19 discovered the power of technology and empathy through his experience with stuttering. This led him to a passion for human augmentation, which eventually led to co-founding Augmental. Augmental’s first product, the MouthPad, allows people with movement impairments to interact with personal devices using tongue and head movements. Users have reported increased […]
Designing a multiplayer game with a “digital land economy” can lead to a crisis similar to real-world housing crises. Games with virtual land assets often suffer from land shortages, leading to speculation and unequal access for players. The implementation of a Land Value Tax (LVT) in virtual worlds can help combat harmful speculation and redistribute […]
Andrew Harris, a former Microsoft employee, discovered a security flaw in a widely-used Microsoft product that could allow attackers to compromise sensitive data. Despite flagging the issue for years, Microsoft dismissed his warnings, prioritizing profit over security. The flaw was later exploited in the SolarWinds hack by state-sponsored Russian hackers, compromising data from federal agencies […]
AMD CEO Lisa Su discusses her career, including working on the PlayStation 3 at IBM and AMD, emphasizing the focus on parallelization. The PS3 was considered a complex and less successful console due to its architecture, but it led to visually stunning exclusive games. Su highlights the shift in console allegiances to AMD during the […]
Roulette Geometry, also known as Spirographs, involves drawing intricate cycloids, epicycloids, hypocycloids, trochoids, and involute curves. While it may be commonly known as a Spirograph, its origins date back much further. This art form showcases the beauty and complexity of mathematical patterns and shapes.
Summary: shpool is a service facilitating session persistence by creating named shell sessions owned by shpool to prevent session loss due to connection drops. It serves as a lighter alternative to tmux or GNU screen, focusing solely on persistent sessions without disrupting native scrollback or copy-paste functions. Users can install shpool on remote hosts for […]