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In the “X.Org on NetBSD – the state of things” post, author Nia Alarie discusses the unique approach NetBSD takes with X11. The distribution ships X.Org as a monolithic package, including all drivers, ensuring seamless fallbacks and efficient driver selection. The “xsrc” repository functions as a fork of X.Org, allowing for development as part of […]
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The river Thames in London holds a treasure trove of historical artifacts, including the lost Doves typeface, dumped by printer T.J. Cobden-Sanderson in a fit of revenge against his business partner. Robert Green’s relentless search and recovery of pieces from the river led to the digitization of the unique typeface. Mudlarks like Jason Sandy have […]
Deep Reinforcement Learning: Zero to Hero is an engaging hands-on course covering foundational deep reinforcement learning algorithms. By the end, you’ll have implemented algorithms like DQN, SAC, and PPO while understanding the theory behind them. You’ll even train an AI to play Atari games and land on the Moon! The course makes the environment setup […]
Recent cyberattacks targeting the XZ Utils and JavaScript projects have raised concerns about potential takeover attempts in the open-source community. The OpenJS Foundation and Open Source Security Foundation have intercepted suspicious emails requesting the designation of new maintainers with limited prior involvement, reminiscent of previous backdoor incidents. Social engineering tactics have been used to exploit […]
Cylon.js is a JavaScript framework designed for robotics, physical computing, and IoT projects. It allows for simple yet powerful solutions that can incorporate a variety of hardware devices simultaneously. Whether you want to use Node.js, Ruby, or Golang for different robots and devices, Cylon.js has you covered. With support for various platforms and drivers, as […]
Support the Xmake project by becoming a sponsor, which allows your logo to be featured with a link to your website. Xmake is a lightweight, cross-platform build utility based on Lua that offers simple and readable syntax using xmake.lua files. It can be used for direct code building or generating project source files, similar to […]
The author explores using time ticks for CSS animations instead of keyframes, now that CSS supports Math functions like mod(), round(), and trigonometric functions. This approach allows for more complex animation effects and better control over frame rate. The author introduces methods to transform time values, control the animation duration, and create custom easing functions […]
Author updates the post Typing the Technical Interview with seed files of OO notation and Algol syntax, adding an object-oriented language macro in Clojure. The story describes the life cycle of a tree from sprouting to surviving challenges over decades. The narrative transitions to a technical interview where you are asked to solve a coding […]
Traefik has gained popularity among home-lab YouTubers for its comparable features to HAProxy, such as forwarding requests and modifying headers. Despite being known for microservices in containerized environments, Traefik can also run without container engines. It can be configured via configuration files instead of container labels, with a straightforward setup process as a single executable […]
The economic advantages of portability in the computer industry are immense, with C being hailed as the programming language that will last forever since its introduction in 1978. The C programming language, championed by stalwarts like Dennis Ritchie and Stephen Johnson, has remained essential for 40 years, leading to the development of compilers such as […]