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On March 14, 2024, Ollama announced support for AMD graphics cards in preview on both Windows and Linux. This means that all the features of Ollama can now be accelerated by a variety of AMD graphics cards, including the Radeon RX and PRO series, as well as Instinct accelerators. Currently supported cards include the Radeon […]
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Georgetown University Medical Center neuroscientists found that the anterior neostriatum within the basal ganglia is abnormal in children with developmental language impairments, potentially improving diagnosis and treatment. The condition affects language development and is as common as ADHD and dyslexia, more prevalent than autism. The researchers’ analysis of brain abnormalities in people with the disorder […]
Physicists have discovered a new way to combine quantum physics with gravity after four decades, known as “Post-Quantum Gravity” by Johnathan Oppenheim. This theory reconciles quantum physics and gravity without needing dark matter or dark energy. Oppenheim’s approach involves combining randomness into gravity, leading to unique contributions similar to MOND and even dark energy. While […]
“Algorithms for Modern Hardware” by Sergey Slotin is a forthcoming book targeting everyone from performance engineers to undergraduate computer science students seeking practical ways to optimize programs beyond traditional algorithms. Available on GitHub, the book covers various topics including computer architecture, SIMD, and pipelining, offering case studies achieving significant speedups. The author highlights a shift […]
In this research, the authors investigate and mitigate Speculative Race Conditions (SRCs) on shared resources in operating systems, highlighting vulnerabilities like concurrent use-after-free due to synchronization primitives. They introduce GhostRace, focusing on speculatively executed code paths, revealing that common synchronization primitives can be bypassed using a Spectre-v1 attack, leading to information leakage. They also introduce […]
Roman numeral 4 is typically represented as IV, but did you know that on clock faces, it is often shown as IIII? One theory suggests that King Charles V of France found IV to be unlucky, as it reduced his title of 5 (V) by 1 (I). Another reason is that IIII is more visually […]
Microsoft is once again using pop-up ads to promote Bing within Google Chrome for Windows 10 and 11 users, prompting annoyance and confusion among users. The pop-ups have been compared to malware due to their intrusive nature, but Microsoft insists they are legitimate and should only appear once. Windows users have been frustrated by Microsoft’s […]
The book “Romeo and Julia, where Romeo is Basic Statistics” was completed in December 2023, with small changes still possible. It focuses on using the programming language Julia for basic statistics. The book, available in PDF, was created with Books.jl and is under a Creative Commons license. Written by a Julia enthusiast, it offers an […]
In the web art world, the use of fonts can be tricky due to inconsistency and file size concerns. To create a unique alphabet, the author crafted their own path-based letters using p5.js and JavaScript, resulting in a detailed process of defining each letter’s structure relative to font size and key locations. The paths were […]
The author introduces the new hyprcursor format, replacing XCursor, and explains how cursors work on Linux. They discuss the issues with resizing raster images, leading to the creation of hyprcursor as a more space-efficient and flexible option. The hyprcursor format allows for PNG or SVG images, metadata description, and simplified API. They touch on the […]