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The author discusses the relationship between effect systems and coroutines, highlighting the isomorphic nature of these concepts. They explore how coroutines yield control back to the caller, while effect handlers yield control to their handler, leading to discussions on the advantages and disadvantages of each. The post delves into the differences in user experience and […]
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The Ocean Cleanup’s Interceptor 006 in Guatemala has been a huge success, capturing an impressive amount of trash in just hours during the first flood of the year. The Interceptor is strategically located in the Rio Las Vacas, a tributary of the Rio Motagua, a major contributor to plastic pollution in the Caribbean Sea. This […]
In the mid-80s, Domino’s infamous 30-minute delivery guarantee led to reckless driving, lawsuits, and ultimately a change in company policy. Founder Thomas Monaghan’s focus on speed and delivery helped Domino’s grow rapidly, but it came at a cost. Despite claims that they didn’t encourage speeding, Domino’s drivers were involved in fatal crashes, leading to numerous […]
Python and Ruby differ significantly when it comes to the for loop. Python allows objects to dictate how the for loop operates, while Ruby treats for loop as a method of the Object, with the caller passing the loop’s body for processing. Python emphasizes conformity to language conventions for data processing, while Ruby empowers objects […]
Penzai is an ancient Chinese art of forming miniature trees and landscapes, closely related to the Japanese art of bonsai. In the modern context, Penzai is a JAX library focused on creating legible, functional pytree data structures for neural network models. It offers tools for visualization, modification, and analysis of models, making it ideal for […]
James Somers expresses frustration with the way biology is taught, emphasizing the lack of wonder and real-world applications presented in textbooks. He argues that the focus on rote memorization of facts rather than understanding the underlying questions and experiments obscures the true beauty of the subject. By delving into examples like the transformative experiment of […]
Pico services development requires using golang >= 1.22.0 and direnv to load environment variables. Initializing local env variables and booting up the database is done using docker-compose. All services are built in the ./build folder, and to start prose, execute the binaries. Image-based deployment is used, with all images uploaded to ghcr.io/picosh/pico. Once images are […]
Stepify offers step-by-step tutorials of YouTube videos through pure transcripts powered by AI, saving time and allowing viewers to follow along easily. Recent videos include fixing Z banding on a 3D printer, understanding zone 2 training for athletes, and delving into the lottery ticket hypothesis for neural networks. Surprising content includes making a DIY gaming […]
Author has created the project doom-htop, which uses htop to render the graphics of cult video games like Doom. The process involves downloading a WAD file, running a sed command, and executing the doom-htop code. The project is built on the foundation of another repository that did most of the work. The unique aspect is […]
Lunatik is a scripting framework that allows for Lua scripting within the Linux kernel. It includes a Lua interpreter modified for kernel use, a device driver written in Lua, and a command-line tool for managing runtime environments. Notable features include creating character device drivers to generate random ASCII characters and a Lua 5.4-based kernel version. […]