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Samsung’s repair program has been called into question recently, revealing troubling practices. The company has cut ties with iFixit and required repair shops to disclose customer information. Samsung has been accused of overcharging for repairs and limiting the availability of first-party parts. A leaked contract shows that repair shops must report customers and dismantle devices […]
Elizabeth Clare Prophet, the leader of the Church Universal and Triumphant, was known for her prophecies and teachings about impending apocalypse. Despite her claims of past embodiments as figures like Guinevere and Marie Antoinette, she was more relatable than mystical and had a sincere, ordinary demeanor. The church, headquartered in Montana, reached its peak membership […]
Dr. Howard Johnson discusses the innovative design of Broadcom’s T4 chip, showcasing its ability to transmit data through four pairs of old, rusty barbed wire with impressive results. The use of digital adaptive equalization at high speeds on poor quality cables revolutionized the industry, with the Broadcom T4 design proving its capability to work effectively […]
This repository contains Goodix Fingerprint Drivers for Linux, specifically Debian. The goal is to maintain the functionality of these devices while respecting the intellectual property rights of Goodix. To install, choose a path listed in the guide, such as using precompiled .deb packages or extracted data folders. Supported devices include various models. Contributions and feedback […]
The author discovered an unusual case in Go’s checksum database involving non-Go repositories, like Github repositories with Ruby or Rust code. Through experimentation, the author found that arbitrary data can be pushed to the checksum database, potentially leading to abuse. This could allow for attacks like bypassing download restrictions, storing malware payloads, or even initiating […]
Steve Blackstock explains the Lempel-Ziv Welch (LZW) compression algorithm used in GIF files. LZW compresses data by recognizing repeated strings. In compression, the charstream becomes the input, and the codestream is the output. In decompression, the reverse happens. The GIF variation introduces special codes like clear code and end-of-information for efficiency. The compression size changes […]
This article delves into the differences between tail recursion and regular recursion, exploring concepts such as continuations, CPS, and trampolines with examples in Python and Clojure. Tail recursion involves the recursive call being in the last position before returning the result. Mutual recursion, like determining odd or even numbers, can be implemented using tail calls. […]
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Spot Spot is a reactive and cross-platform GUI toolkit for Go that uses native widgets. It offers a simple API, making it easy to build UIs without additional tools or code generation steps. Spot automatically updates the UI in response to application state changes, reducing the need for manual UI updates. The library includes a […]