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The author discusses the evolution of chess notation from descriptive to Standard Algebraic Notation, highlighting the inefficiency of textual representation in terms of storage space. The article proposes a more efficient encoding method, breaking down the bits needed for different components of a move in chess. By optimizing the encoding process, the author estimates a […]
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Let’s Encrypt has launched Sunlight, a new Certificate Transparency log created in collaboration with various teams like Google and TrustFabric. With the increasing challenges of handling vast volumes of certificates, Sunlight aims to improve the performance and reliability of Let’s Encrypt’s logs by introducing a unique tile-based API. This innovative approach eliminates the need for […]
Richard Liebowitz had a successful operation sending threatening letters to companies claiming copyright infringements on behalf of his photographer clients, although his tactics drew ire from federal judges. New York has finally disbarred him. He was a part of the copyright trolling practice, targeting images that were often already licensed but attempting to extract settlements […]
Navigating software ownership with your employer can be tricky and depends on various factors. The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act penalizes unauthorized data destruction, even if you initially input the data. Copyright ownership typically lies with the creator, unless under a “work for hire” agreement. Employers may have implied licenses to use your software based […]
Onerep.com presents itself as a Virginia-based service that helps individuals remove their personal information from over 200 people-search websites for a monthly fee. However, an investigation reveals that the company is actually operating out of Belarus and Cyprus, with links to numerous people-search services. Founder Dimitri Shelest is associated with multiple email addresses and phone […]
The modern furniture industry has taken a hit in quality over the past 15 years as manufacturing processes shifted. Sofas today are often made with subpar materials and construction, resulting in poor quality products that fall apart quickly. This decline in quality has led to a rise in direct-to-consumer brands that dominate the market, pushing […]
The runtime/trace package in Go provides a powerful tool for understanding and troubleshooting programs by producing execution traces of each goroutine. These traces can reveal hard-to-spot issues, such as concurrency bottlenecks, and can be visualized and explored using tools like gotraceui. Historically, there have been challenges with trace overhead, scalability, and ease of analysis. However, […]
Four years after analyzing the open-source ML ecosystem, I revisited the topic focusing on foundation models. The updated list of open-source AI repositories is hosted at llama-police, updated every 6 hours. With 118K results for GPT alone, I limited my search to repos with 500+ stars, resulting in 896 repositories. Highlighting AI stack layers – […]
The J. Paul Getty Museum’s Open Content program offers 88,000 free images for download, allowing users to creatively use them for commercial purposes without permission. The expansive digital archive includes art from various civilizations and eras, such as Greek and Roman sculptures, medieval books, and works by famous painters. Users can search the collection by […]
Figma went from a single Postgres database in 2020 to a distributed architecture with vertical partitioning, read replicas, and a dozen vertically partitioned databases by the end of 2022. Scaling from vertical to horizontal sharding was a complex but necessary step to ensure continued growth. Instead of migrating to alternative databases or NoSQL solutions, Figma […]