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Simon Tatham tackles the challenge of structuring large programs by exploring the relationship between data-producing and data-consuming code. He presents an elegant solution using Knuth’s coroutine concept to create a cooperative relationship between two functions. By leveraging a combination of the C preprocessor and switch statement, Tatham creates macros that allow for implicit state machines […]
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The author provides detailed instructions on how to view and extract netlist data from a Nintendo Switch Lite logic board using OpenBoardView. The process involves creating panoramic images of the PCB, desoldering components, probing connections, and extracting a complete mapping of hidden connections. The author mentions limitations such as the large file sizes of the […]
Perched in northern Ethiopia, Gondar is renowned as a historic capital with impressive architectural monuments and cultural achievements. Established in 1636, Gondar served as a symbol of Ethiopian cultural revival, marked by artistic developments and the construction of churches, palaces, and fortresses. The city’s urban population included various communities such as Christians, Muslims, Egyptians, Greeks, […]
MUD Pi is a simple text-based Multi-User Dungeon (MUD) game written in Python. It can be run on a Raspberry Pi or other low-end servers. The game allows players to connect remotely using a telnet client. Telnet, a text-based network communication protocol invented in 1969, is still popular for specific uses like MUD games. MUD […]
David Hahn, known as the ‘Radioactive Boy Scout,’ made headlines in the mid-1990s when he attempted to build a nuclear reactor in his Michigan backyard shed. Despite his successful creation of a homemade neutron source and near irradiation of his neighborhood, Hahn refused medical evaluation and faced difficulties post-experiment. Following his experiment’s dismantling, he served […]
Amazon has recently made a controversial change to Fire TV, blocking a basic Android capability present since 2014 that no other manufacturer has issues with. This change has left popular Fire TV apps useless without warning to the affected developers, all under the guise of enhanced security. This update prevents Fire TV apps from establishing […]
Large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT are making waves in the medical field, with one in 10 doctors using them in their practices and even patients turning to them for diagnoses. This rapid adoption comes despite concerns about the safety and effectiveness of generative AI (GenAI), with even the FDA struggling to regulate these technologies. […]
Utility-first CSS has become increasingly popular, sparking polarized opinions and healthy debates. Critics challenge the concept, with common misconceptions like comparing utility classes to inline styles, a notion debunked due to differences in inheritance and complexity. Unlike inline styles, utility classes reside in style sheets, allowing for powerful features like pseudo-classes, media queries, and complex […]
The Amiga, known for its impressive graphics and sound, presents unique challenges when incorporating colorful images into a game engine. Magicore Anomala tackles these challenges, utilizing asset compression and creative memory allocation techniques to optimize RAM usage. The screen split effect, enabled by the copper’s capabilities, adds a visually appealing transition. Motion lines are achieved […]
Architecture.md is urging open-source project maintainers to include an ARCHITECTURE document alongside README and CONTRIBUTING files for projects between 10k-200k lines of code. The document should describe the high-level project architecture in a concise manner. This document helps contributors understand the project structure, reducing the time it takes to make a patch. It emphasizes not […]