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React Geiger is a unique tool designed to “audiolize” React performance issues by generating clicks to draw attention to slow component rerenders. Simply wrap the desired component in the component and any rerenders that exceed the set threshold (default: 50ms) will trigger a click sound. This tool can be applied to your entire app or […]
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Japanese scientists created replicas of Stone Age tools to understand how they were used in the Early Upper Paleolithic era. By conducting hands-on experiments, they were able to identify new criteria for identifying the likely functions of ancient tools. The tools used for woodworking purposes evolved from simple to sophisticated over time, with evidence suggesting […]
Browsers can use audio files to identify web visitors, a technique known as audio fingerprinting. Apple introduced advanced fingerprinting protection in Safari 17 to combat this, adding noise to audio samples to prevent identification. This protection affects the Screen API and Canvas API, but in this article, we focus on the Audio API. By adding […]
A groundbreaking new treatment called Trikafta has revolutionized the lives of patients with cystic fibrosis, a disease that once guaranteed an early death. Trikafta thins mucus in the lungs and has allowed patients to live longer than ever before. Patients experience a dramatic improvement in lung function, coughing up years of accumulated mucus in a […]
pipexec allows you to create a network of processes with connecting pipes that act like a single process. It provides advanced information on handling pipes between processes and the hidden universe of file descriptors, processes, and pipes. With pipexec, you can build complex directed graphs of processes and pipes to handle a bunch of processes […]
Bruno is a new Opensource API client that challenges tools like Postman and Insomnia by storing collections directly on your filesystem using a plain text markup language, Bru. This unique feature allows collaboration using git or other version control systems. Bruno prioritizes data privacy and will always remain offline-only, with no plans for cloud-sync. This […]
The article delves into Marshall Sahlins’s exploration of metapersons across cultures and their impact on human societies. By challenging traditional theories of religion and politics, Sahlins suggests that metapersons are more than just beliefs but fundamental to human existence. His final book, “The New Science of the Enchanted Universe,” delves into these concepts, displaying his […]
Generative artificial intelligence is booming, creating text, code, images, and music accessible to the average person and taking over the Internet, with “large language models” filling numerous websites. However, AI-generated content may introduce errors when used as training data for new models, leading to a phenomenon called “model collapse.” This process could result in models […]
In this groundbreaking study, the authors propose an alternative approach to quantum gravity where the spacetime metric is considered classical while matter fields remain quantum. They demonstrate that the stochastic evolution of the metric leads to a modification of general relativity at low accelerations, introducing an entropic force that deviates from Einstein’s theory. Surprisingly, this […]
During the long months of Antarctic winter, early explorers passed the time by creating the South Polar Times, filled with fantastical stories, poems, and parody. These tales, originally lighthearted and humorous, gradually revealed the harsh realities faced by the crews. Shackleton even printed the first book in Antarctica, the Aurora Australis, with makeshift materials to […]