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Author’s voice: The content emphasizes the importance of surprise in text files, measuring it using an equation. Surprising information includes the concept of calculating surprise at the word level and compressing text to improve readability. The script mentioned calculates frequencies at the word-level and suggests identifying frequent sequences of words for compression. Surprising content involves […]
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With Linux 6.8, the kernel’s Rust code was updated to Rust 1.75, and new patches are being developed to transition to Rust 1.76 and eventually Rust 1.77. The latest patch series on Saturday focuses on making the kernel’s Rust infrastructure compatible with Rust 1.76. Additionally, Rust 1.77 introduces a stabilized single-field feature called “offset_of” used […]
Technology has brought miracles like a phone torch, a TV that remembers where you left off, and tracking your pizza’s journey home. But with these benefits come downsides. The author discusses technology’s negative impact on attention span, posture, and the ability to hold debates. They express frustration with the reliance on technology for basic tasks […]
In the realm of PostgreSQL database management, schema modifications are key. Enter pg_osc, a game-changer for executing schema changes without major downtime or database locks. This tool is perfect for crucial structural adjustments, from adding columns to altering data types. The process involves creating a shadow table mirroring the main table, copying data, and seamlessly […]
The file contains bidirectional Unicode text that may be compiled differently when opened. Created by Robert Nystrom with usernames, @munificentbob and for Ginny. Defines return and loops for generating random cave structures. The function creates caves with different sizes and characters, including ‘@’, ‘$’, and 65+g(62). The code generates random cave structures with varying shapes […]
Emacs version 26 introduced basic thread support, paving the way for future concurrent Emacs. Concurrency in Emacs Lisp allows for interweaving execution lines to make progress on multiple programs at once, useful for IO bound applications. The library enables switching between concurrent programs at designated points. The post discusses the potential for fine-grained concurrency and […]
The author shares their struggle with using sqlite databases for prototyping projects, opting for a filesystem approach instead for ease of use. To bridge the gap, they introduce wddbfs, a utility that exposes a sqlite database as a filesystem accessible to terminals, file managers, and text editors through mounting. With simple commands like ls, tail, […]
The content explains how instructions are encoded in byte form, with opcodes representing each instruction’s immediate arguments. Structured control instructions have different encodings and block types are encoded in a compressed form. The content also covers reference instructions, parametric instructions, variable instructions, and table instructions, each with their specific encoding methods. The encoding of block […]
SPAD method synthesizes 3D views of objects from text prompts, generating images from various camera angles after training on only four views. The model uses a pipeline to fine-tune a pre-trained text-to-image model, denoise multi-view images, apply 3D self-attention, and add Plücker Embeddings for camera control. The method achieves competitive results on 3D consistency and […]
The author demonstrates generating random numbers from a normal distribution in R, showing the numbers and calculating their likelihood. Despite being from the correct distribution, the likelihood is extremely small, making it unlikely that these numbers came from that specific distribution. Even when compared to an incorrect distribution, the likelihood remains tiny. The author questions […]