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Anniversaries are easy to overlook, but not this tin anniversary of Stratechery launching its subscription option a decade ago, marking the start of a paid newsletter model in tech. A TED Talk introduced the wearable AI Pin promising a screenless future but received terrible reviews last week. The subsequent critique by MKBHD, despite backlash, highlighted […]
Raymond Chen recounts the story of buying an entire Egghead Software store, with a focus on the tax implications of letting employees keep software as compensation for testing programs. He explains that since it was a one-time event, the value of the software was low, and there was no way to track who took what, […]
usbredir is a network protocol for sending USB device traffic over a network connection, along with a software package containing parsing and host libraries. Created for use with Spice, it can redirect USB devices over a network to a QEMU virtual machine. USB controller support for redirection in Qemu must be set up properly, with […]
Visitors at Salone del Mobile 2024 are in for a treat with a new cinematic experience thanks to acclaimed director David Lynch. Lynch, known for cult classics like Mulholland Drive and Twin Peaks, has ventured into designing furniture with his exhibition ‘Interiors by David Lynch. A Thinking Room.’ Antonio Monda, the curator, explains that Lynch’s […]
The latest cryptography bombshell involves a new quantum algorithm that could potentially break modern public-key encryption schemes. While quantum computers are not yet powerful enough to execute this attack, the mere threat has spurred collaborative efforts to address the issue through initiatives like NIST’s Post-Quantum Cryptography competition. This competition focuses on standardizing “post-quantum” cryptographic schemes […]
Ryan Marcus, an assistant professor at the University of Pennsylvania set out to analyze PostgreSQL’s database query optimizer performance over the last decade. Running the join order benchmark on versions 8 through 16, he found PostgreSQL’s tail latency improved significantly, with a 15% performance improvement on average for each new major version. Not all improvements […]
Version 125.0.1 of Firefox, released on April 16, 2024, introduces support for the AV1 codec for Encrypted Media Extensions, enhancing video streaming quality. The PDF viewer now allows text highlighting, with features rolling out gradually to users. Key additions include displaying pinned tabs in the Open tabs section, tab indicators for media-playing tabs, bookmarks, and […]
ImgCatr is a CLI application for displaying images. You can install it from Crate.io, and then follow simple steps to set it up on MacOS, Linux, or Windows. Once installed, you can customize the display format, size, and image ratio. Unique features include the ability to display images in ASCII format and force the program […]
In this web content, the author discusses a new framework designed to help B2B founders achieve product-market fit by distilling key tactics from successful enterprise founders. The content challenges the idea that PMF is purely luck-based, providing a structured approach to increase success rates for B2B startups. The framework breaks down PMF into levels, dimensions, […]