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In 1888, Swedish author Victoria Benedictsson tragically took her own life in a Copenhagen hotel room, sparking rumors and speculation among Nordic cultural elites. Her complex relationship with playwright August Strindberg, and her transformation from a struggling writer to a celebrated author under a male pen name, added layers to her story. Benedictsson’s unrequited love […]
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Former Head of Oculus at Meta, Hugo Barra, shares his perspective on the Apple Vision Pro, praising its over-engineered “devkit” design, genius hardware decisions, and unparalleled user interface. He highlights the device’s exceptional passthrough experience, precise eye tracking, and hand gestures, comparing it to Apple’s revolutionary retina display and multi-touch gestures in the iPhone. Barra […]
The author discusses how reasoning is implicit in written text and conversation, using the Self-Taught Reasoner (STaR) model as an example. They introduce Quiet-STaR, where language models learn to generate rationales to explain future text, improving predictions. The article addresses challenges such as computational cost and the need to predict beyond individual tokens. Through continued […]
Florin Court, built in 1936, is famous for being Hercule Poirot’s residence in an 80s series. Between 1934 and 1939, over 56,000 flats were built in London within 300 blocks, marking a significant period of development. This boom was sudden after years of minimal flat construction and was influenced by the Garden City movement. Private […]
This repository offers source code for ML hardware architectures that utilize alternative inner-product algorithms to achieve the same performance with fewer multiplier units, enhancing theoretical throughput and compute efficiency limits of ML accelerators. The innovative Free-pipeline Fast Inner Product (FFIP) algorithm and architecture improve the classic Fast Inner-Product (FIP) algorithm proposed by Winograd while boosting […]
The author discusses the evolution of chess notation from descriptive to Standard Algebraic Notation, highlighting the inefficiency of textual representation in terms of storage space. The article proposes a more efficient encoding method, breaking down the bits needed for different components of a move in chess. By optimizing the encoding process, the author estimates a […]
Let’s Encrypt has launched Sunlight, a new Certificate Transparency log created in collaboration with various teams like Google and TrustFabric. With the increasing challenges of handling vast volumes of certificates, Sunlight aims to improve the performance and reliability of Let’s Encrypt’s logs by introducing a unique tile-based API. This innovative approach eliminates the need for […]
Richard Liebowitz had a successful operation sending threatening letters to companies claiming copyright infringements on behalf of his photographer clients, although his tactics drew ire from federal judges. New York has finally disbarred him. He was a part of the copyright trolling practice, targeting images that were often already licensed but attempting to extract settlements […]
Navigating software ownership with your employer can be tricky and depends on various factors. The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act penalizes unauthorized data destruction, even if you initially input the data. Copyright ownership typically lies with the creator, unless under a “work for hire” agreement. Employers may have implied licenses to use your software based […]
Onerep.com presents itself as a Virginia-based service that helps individuals remove their personal information from over 200 people-search websites for a monthly fee. However, an investigation reveals that the company is actually operating out of Belarus and Cyprus, with links to numerous people-search services. Founder Dimitri Shelest is associated with multiple email addresses and phone […]