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Roman numeral 4 is typically represented as IV, but did you know that on clock faces, it is often shown as IIII? One theory suggests that King Charles V of France found IV to be unlucky, as it reduced his title of 5 (V) by 1 (I). Another reason is that IIII is more visually […]
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Microsoft is once again using pop-up ads to promote Bing within Google Chrome for Windows 10 and 11 users, prompting annoyance and confusion among users. The pop-ups have been compared to malware due to their intrusive nature, but Microsoft insists they are legitimate and should only appear once. Windows users have been frustrated by Microsoft’s […]
The book “Romeo and Julia, where Romeo is Basic Statistics” was completed in December 2023, with small changes still possible. It focuses on using the programming language Julia for basic statistics. The book, available in PDF, was created with Books.jl and is under a Creative Commons license. Written by a Julia enthusiast, it offers an […]
In the web art world, the use of fonts can be tricky due to inconsistency and file size concerns. To create a unique alphabet, the author crafted their own path-based letters using p5.js and JavaScript, resulting in a detailed process of defining each letter’s structure relative to font size and key locations. The paths were […]
The author introduces the new hyprcursor format, replacing XCursor, and explains how cursors work on Linux. They discuss the issues with resizing raster images, leading to the creation of hyprcursor as a more space-efficient and flexible option. The hyprcursor format allows for PNG or SVG images, metadata description, and simplified API. They touch on the […]
In 1888, Swedish author Victoria Benedictsson tragically took her own life in a Copenhagen hotel room, sparking rumors and speculation among Nordic cultural elites. Her complex relationship with playwright August Strindberg, and her transformation from a struggling writer to a celebrated author under a male pen name, added layers to her story. Benedictsson’s unrequited love […]
Former Head of Oculus at Meta, Hugo Barra, shares his perspective on the Apple Vision Pro, praising its over-engineered “devkit” design, genius hardware decisions, and unparalleled user interface. He highlights the device’s exceptional passthrough experience, precise eye tracking, and hand gestures, comparing it to Apple’s revolutionary retina display and multi-touch gestures in the iPhone. Barra […]
The author discusses how reasoning is implicit in written text and conversation, using the Self-Taught Reasoner (STaR) model as an example. They introduce Quiet-STaR, where language models learn to generate rationales to explain future text, improving predictions. The article addresses challenges such as computational cost and the need to predict beyond individual tokens. Through continued […]
Florin Court, built in 1936, is famous for being Hercule Poirot’s residence in an 80s series. Between 1934 and 1939, over 56,000 flats were built in London within 300 blocks, marking a significant period of development. This boom was sudden after years of minimal flat construction and was influenced by the Garden City movement. Private […]
This repository offers source code for ML hardware architectures that utilize alternative inner-product algorithms to achieve the same performance with fewer multiplier units, enhancing theoretical throughput and compute efficiency limits of ML accelerators. The innovative Free-pipeline Fast Inner Product (FFIP) algorithm and architecture improve the classic Fast Inner-Product (FIP) algorithm proposed by Winograd while boosting […]