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David R. MacIver emphasizes the importance of identifying constraints to overcome plateaus. The author shares a personal anecdote about meeting his wife, Johanna, and her unique blend of curiosity and ignorance. Johanna’s journey of self-improvement is highlighted through her pursuit of education and gardening knowledge. She utilizes massive input learning to deeply understand garden design […]
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DoorDash transitioned from Aurora PostgreSQL to CockroachDB, uncovering a rare “one-in-a-million” bug autofiled by Sentry’s crash reporting module. Nondeterminism’s double-edged nature in Computer Science is explored, with demonic nondeterminism making distributed systems debugging difficult due to near-impossible bug reproduction. The innovative Antithesis platform, inspired by FoundationDB, simulates deterministic failures to reproduce bugs autonomously and efficiently. […]
The Atari ST computers made their debut in 1985, marking a significant shift in the computer market landscape of the 80s. As the era progressed, the competition dwindled down to just a few major players, including Atari ST. The Falcon030, introduced in 1992, boasted impressive innovations such as the VIDEL video chip and Motorola 56001 […]
A simple, no-frills text-based bookmarking website offers users the ability to organize their bookmarks with multiple tags, keeping them private by default. Users can easily share bookmarks with friends by tagging them using @username. With one-click bookmarking and the option to import and export bookmarks from other services or browsers, this site is convenient and […]
Airports play a crucial role in global economies, contributing 8% to GDP and supporting businesses that rely on air transport. Despite their importance, building new airports is extremely difficult due to opposition from various interest groups. Noise pollution from jet engines was a major obstacle to airport expansion, sparking significant complaints and lawsuits. Technological innovations […]
The author presents the first-ever map of Australian law, created by projecting every law, regulation, and case onto a two-dimensional map based on their similarity in meaning. The map reveals hidden connections and divisions within Australian law, showing an invisible barrier between cases and legislation, as well as the absence of borders between different jurisdictions. […]
Leaping Leaping’s pytest debugger is a simple, fast, and lightweight tool for Python tests. It traces code execution, allowing retroactive inspection of program states using a natural language debugger. By tracking variable changes and non-deterministic sources, Leaping provides valuable insights during testing. To install, use pip install leaping, and set OPENAI_API_KEY environment variable to your […]
Approximately 2,000 earthquakes were recorded off the coast of Vancouver Island in a single day earlier this month, sparking interest in the birth of new oceanic crust. The quakes, though relatively small and non-threatening, revealed the process of how the ocean floor pulls apart to create new crust. The Endeavour site, part of the Juan […]
Tunnelmole is a free, open-source alternative to ngrok, allowing software developers to make applications publicly accessible from their local machines without the need for SSH port forwarding or server configurations. Installation is easy with a universal installer or npm, and usage involves running the application port number through Tunnelmole. Additionally, developers can use Tunnelmole as […]
In the 1970s, two types of seismometers were installed on the Moon – Long-Period (LP) and Short-Period (SP). While LP data already revealed over 13,000 seismic events, most of the SP data remained unanalyzed due to noise. A recent study analyzed the SP data, uncovering 22,000 new seismic events, including thermal moonquakes and shallow moonquakes. […]