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The Bevy Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to building a world-class free and open-source game engine. The foundation aims to formalize the leadership structure and ensure transparent operations for Bevy’s development. By establishing itself as a legal entity, the Bevy Foundation aims to attract funding and support from individuals and companies serious about game […]
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Weather forecasts have significantly improved over the years, with a four-day forecast now being as accurate as a one-day forecast 30 years ago. Accurate forecasts are essential for saving lives by providing early warnings of storms, heat waves, and disasters. They are crucial for farmers, grid operators, pilots, sailors, and communities in preparing for extreme […]
The Epson HX-20 is often called “the first laptop” but is actually a contradictory, compromised machine that never fully succeeded despite groundbreaking technology and unique design. Devised in 1980 by Suwa Seikosha, it featured a compact design with a mechanical keyboard, LCD display, printer, and microcassette drive. Despite portable capabilities, it lacked essential software support, […]
On October 19, 1989, a massive solar flare triggered an intense geomagnetic storm, causing auroras to light up the skies across many countries. Flying around the Moon at that time would have exposed you to a lethal dose of radiation. The Orion spacecraft for a Moon fly-by mission is equipped with a heavily shielded storm […]
Trangram is a user-friendly platform for creating, animating, and sharing motion graphics. The open editor features make it easy for users to explore and get inspired, with a gallery of examples to spark creativity. It’s a one-stop-shop for all your motion graphic needs, allowing you to bring your ideas to life in a unique and […]
The author recently set up a new laptop and was reluctant to go through the usual process of setting it up. Thanks to a colleague’s suggestion, they decided to copy the entire disk to the new laptop. By exporting the disk using NVME over TCP and connecting it over the network, they successfully copied the […]
MotherDuck introduces Differential Storage, a new solution extending DuckDB to operate as a collaborative data warehouse. This innovation allows for efficient data sharing, zero-copy clone, snapshots, branching, and time travel. Differential Storage solves scalability issues by providing a copy-on-write storage solution. By representing the database state as a series of immutable snapshot layer files, MotherDuck […]
Deterministic simulation testing, popularized by the FoundationDB team, is now considered the gold standard for testing mission critical software. FoundationDB’s success with deterministic simulation testing has set a high bar for reliability and correctness in distributed databases, with WarpStream and TigerBeetle following suit. WarpStream, a unique database system, leverages object storage for improved performance and […]
On March 12, 2024, we are introducing new flexibility for developers distributing apps in the EU, including the option to distribute apps directly from their own website. Developers who agree to the Alternative Terms Addendum for Apps in the EU will now have the option to utilize alternative app marketplaces. Additionally, when directing users to […]
Meta is investing in their AI future with two 24k GPU clusters for extracting high throughput and reliability. They use open compute and open source tools like Grand Teton, OpenRack, and PyTorch. Marking one step towards their ambitious infrastructure roadmap, Meta aims to have 350,000 NVIDIA H100 GPUs by 2024. With a focus on building […]