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NVTOP is a Neat Videocard TOP, similar to htop but for GPUs and accelerators, supporting multiple vendors like AMD, Apple, Huawei, Intel, NVIDIA, Qualcomm Adreno, among others. The interactive setup window allows customization, saving preferences is possible, and command line options are available. Notable support for AMD requires kernel version 5.14 or newer, Intel needs […]
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Late spring and early summer in the forests of the eastern U.S. have been eerily quiet for the past two years, with the absence of long-lived periodical cicadas. But this year, they are roaring back with two separate batches of cicadas emerging across the region. These cicadas have an unusual lifecycle, only emerging for mating […]
A passenger on a LATAM Airlines flight from Australia to New Zealand described a harrowing experience after the plane suddenly dropped 500 feet. The pilot admitted to temporarily losing control of the jet due to instrument failure, leaving passengers injured and in a state of panic. The incident raises concerns about the safety of Boeing […]
The content discusses streaming data from databases to users using named pipes, specifically with DuckDB and JSON-formatted results. A bug in how Go handles reading data from pipes was discovered during the process. The bug caused the code to block on pipe.Read() on M1 Macs, but strangely worked on Linux without time.Sleep() in the writer. […]
The Bevy Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to building a world-class free and open-source game engine. The foundation aims to formalize the leadership structure and ensure transparent operations for Bevy’s development. By establishing itself as a legal entity, the Bevy Foundation aims to attract funding and support from individuals and companies serious about game […]
Weather forecasts have significantly improved over the years, with a four-day forecast now being as accurate as a one-day forecast 30 years ago. Accurate forecasts are essential for saving lives by providing early warnings of storms, heat waves, and disasters. They are crucial for farmers, grid operators, pilots, sailors, and communities in preparing for extreme […]
The Epson HX-20 is often called “the first laptop” but is actually a contradictory, compromised machine that never fully succeeded despite groundbreaking technology and unique design. Devised in 1980 by Suwa Seikosha, it featured a compact design with a mechanical keyboard, LCD display, printer, and microcassette drive. Despite portable capabilities, it lacked essential software support, […]
On October 19, 1989, a massive solar flare triggered an intense geomagnetic storm, causing auroras to light up the skies across many countries. Flying around the Moon at that time would have exposed you to a lethal dose of radiation. The Orion spacecraft for a Moon fly-by mission is equipped with a heavily shielded storm […]
Trangram is a user-friendly platform for creating, animating, and sharing motion graphics. The open editor features make it easy for users to explore and get inspired, with a gallery of examples to spark creativity. It’s a one-stop-shop for all your motion graphic needs, allowing you to bring your ideas to life in a unique and […]
The author recently set up a new laptop and was reluctant to go through the usual process of setting it up. Thanks to a colleague’s suggestion, they decided to copy the entire disk to the new laptop. By exporting the disk using NVME over TCP and connecting it over the network, they successfully copied the […]