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Software is not only revolutionizing the world but is also contributing to climate change. COP28’s website, for instance, produced 3.69g of CO2 per page load, equal to the emissions of some flights. This scenario is due to factors like unused code and inefficient image sizes. Green software engineering is becoming a popular discipline to reduce […]
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Nuclear-energy officials faced disappointment in Brussels as bankers were hesitant to support their ambitions due to high costs. Despite public support, lenders were cautious about the financial implications of expanding atomic power. The International Atomic Energy Agency organized a summit to promote nuclear energy as a crucial tool in meeting climate targets. A group of […]
Defense technology has become a hot topic for venture capitalists and entrepreneurs, with $135 billion invested in the past five years compared to $40 billion in the previous five years. The Defense Ventures Program by Shift embedded Department of Defense members in venture capital firms and startups, revitalizing the defense technology movement. Shift’s influence led […]
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter to discover fascinating news about the universe. Humans lost their tails about 25 million years ago due to a genetic code called Alu element, previously dismissed as junk DNA. Scientists found that this element triggered the loss of tails, shedding light on the evolution of bipedalism. The […]
In a case study, a fifteen-year-old named Jonathan Lebed was able to make nearly $800,000 through stock trading, with a notable 27 trades. The SEC later investigated and found eleven of those trades to be illegal. Lebed was known for purchasing microcap stocks, hyping them on Yahoo! Finance message boards, and then selling them quickly […]
The author argues that fluency in a foreign language is rare because people don’t put in enough effort. They claim that successful individuals practice ten times more than the average language learner. The key to success is to multiply efforts by ten in whatever area is important to you. They challenge readers to prioritize their […]
tinysshd is a minimalist SSH server that prioritizes secure cryptography with state-of-the-art algorithms like ssh-ed25519 and chacha20-poly1305. It excludes older and unsafe crypto methods and features like password authentication, SSH1 protocol, and port forwarding. The project timeline shows a progression from experimental to beta releases, indicating readiness for production use. The current release includes post-quantum […]
Customize your site colours, code font, and explore popular documentation pages for TypeScript. Learn about creating and customizing different types, functions, objects, and variable declarations. Discover how TypeScript infers types based on runtime behavior and gain an overview of building a TypeScript web app in just 5 minutes. Explore TSConfig options, classes, primitives, built-in utility […]
The author discusses the creation of PSChess using PostScript with the motivation of executing code on a printer and implementing a chess engine. The project is broken down into five steps, four of which are completed. PSChess code is structured in three files, with pieces moved using PostScript instructions. The evaluation function assigns values to […]
In this post, the author discusses how to use std::condition_variable in C++ and the potential pitfalls that arise when mixing atomics with condition variables. The author provides code examples and explains the importance of ensuring clean termination of threads. They highlight a race condition that can occur when utilizing std::atomic and propose a solution by […]