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Blazer allows users to explore data through SQL, create charts and dashboards, and share them with teams. It is tested at Instacart and supports multiple data sources like PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redshift, and more. Users can run queries with different values, set up checks and alerts for bad data, and track all queries for security. Blazer […]
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The author reflects on their journey with open-source software, starting with a radical approach of only using permissive licenses, rejecting donations, and later realizing the financial implications of their decisions. They shifted to using copyleft licenses, implementing CLAs, and transitioning to commercial licenses. Despite initial struggles with monetization, the author successfully shifted to a paid […]
Swiss humor is a rare find, but evidence of it can be discovered in the hidden Easter eggs found in the maps created by the Swiss Federal Office of National Topography, Swisstopo. Over the years, mischievous cartographers have managed to sneak in drawings of an airplane, a fish, a marmot, a mountaineer, a face, a […]
This web content delves into the fascinating world of global ant societies, highlighting their unique structure and behavior. The story of ants traveling to new places, adapting, and reshaping ecosystems is likened to the expansion of human societies. Global ant societies, particularly unicolonial species, are described as something entirely new and complex, operating on shared […]
The author delves into the physics of flight, focusing on the forces generated by the flow of air around an aircraft’s wings, specifically the shape of an airfoil. Through interactive demonstrations, the article explains how different properties of air affect the motion of flowing matter, using arrows to represent the velocity of airflow. By examining […]
The author reflects on the challenges of using Garbage Collection (GC) with explicit ownership, using the example of creating a Guile binding for Harfbuzz. The issue arises with handling refcounted sequences of bytes (blobs) and ensuring their memory is not accessed after being collected. The author points out the pitfalls of relying on finalizers in […]
This web content dives into the world of mixing paints and numerical optimization using a virtual paint mixing tool for creating unique colors. The author, with a background in real-time graphics engineering, found similarities between light behavior in video games and miniature painting, leading to the creation of the tool. The tool helps in understanding […]
The ASUS ROG Ally, provided by Asus, comes in two configurations: the Ryzen Z1 Extreme and the Ryzen Z1. The Extreme model uses high-end APU configuration with eight Zen 4 cores and six RDNA 3 WGPs, while the non-extreme version has a hybrid two Zen 4 + four Zen 4c CPU configuration and a smaller […]
Cactus is a versatile tool created by Jonathan Vasquez that serves as a modern version switcher, character isolator, and mod manager specifically designed for the original version of Diablo II (not Resurrected). With a focus on preserving every single Diablo II version, Cactus offers an ecosystem for mod developers to distribute their mods safely. This […]
In 1985, being an entrepreneur was a dream with almost any dot com name up for grabs for free. But today, the internet feels saturated with apps and content. However, looking ahead to 2044, we will realize that the greatest online inventions are yet to come. The future will bring holodecks, wearable virtual reality contact […]