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The best way to overclock your Athlon and Duron CPU is through changing the CPU clock multiplier, not the FSB. The “Pencil Trick” involves reconnecting the L1 bridges on the processor to unlock its full potential, a safe and easy process using a mechanical pencil. Overclocking an Intel CPU involves tweaking the FSB on the […]
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Researchers have developed a groundbreaking unified theory of “bog physics” that calculates the amount of carbon stored in peatlands worldwide. This discovery is crucial in the fight against climate change, as peatlands store more carbon than all of the Earth’s trees combined. By using a mathematical model to predict the shape and carbon storage of […]
Introducing Milvus Lite, a lightweight vector database designed to run locally within Python applications, making it ideal for environments with limited computing resources. Unlike its predecessor, Milvus Lite focuses on compactness and efficiency, perfect for laptops, Jupyter Notebooks, and mobile devices. Integrated with various AI development stacks, it simplifies vector similarity search for unstructured data […]
TCL’s latest 4K LCD prototype with a stunning 1,000 Hz frame rate has gamers and tech enthusiasts buzzing about the future of monitor technology. This innovative display, showcased at DisplayWeek 2024, stands out for delivering remarkable smoothness without sacrificing resolution, unlike current 480 Hz monitors. While some may question the necessity of such high frame […]
The United States Government is warning about memory-unsafe programming languages like C and C++, which leave critical infrastructure vulnerable to exploits. Industry research backs up the government’s concerns, with Microsoft reporting that 70% of vulnerabilities could be prevented by memory-safe languages. Google’s research shows that 68% of exploits are related to memory corruption. Rust is […]
Haoran Xu presents a groundbreaking compilation technique called copy-and-patch that rapidly compiles high-level languages and bytecode programs to binary code by leveraging a library of binary implementation variants known as stencils. This technique is used in compilers for a C-like language and WebAssembly, showing significantly faster code generation than traditional compilation methods like LLVM. The […]
Seeking a faster alternative to the buspirate, the author created a dedicated SPI flash reader using a Teensy 2 or 3 and an 8-SOIC chip-clip. This reader can quickly read/write multi-megabit ROMs in just a minute. Pinout information for various chip packages is provided for easy attachment using a buspirate or dedicated chip clip. The […]
Hotwire offers a unique way to build modern web applications by sending HTML instead of JSON, resulting in faster first-load times and a simpler development experience without sacrificing speed or responsiveness. Turbo, the core of Hotwire, speeds up page changes and form submissions without writing any JavaScript and integrates seamlessly with native hybrid applications. Stimulus […]
A nuclear reactor involves heavy elements splitting apart efficiently in the nuclear core using special materials to allow chain reactions. Neutrons are crucial for splitting atoms, with U-235 releasing more than U-238. Critical systems balance neutron births and deaths, while sub-critical systems decline and super-critical systems grow exponentially. Building a core involves seeding neutrons and […]
The article discusses a pattern for distributing Postgres databases across multiple regions or clouds using a standard Postgres installation. It suggests separating per-tenant data tables from control plane tables, placing per-tenant data in the region closest to users, and creating a global view with Postgres Foreign Data Wrappers. Reasons for data distribution include lower latencies, […]