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You may be surprised to learn just how many companies are collecting, buying, and selling data about us. But fear not, because now you can take action to protect yourself. With Permission Slip, you can find out exactly what information these companies are collecting and request that they stop selling your personal data. And if […]
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If you were a Mac user before Sierra, you may have been familiar with browsing logs to check on things like Time Machine backups. However, with the introduction of the Unified log in Sierra, this became much more difficult. The Unified log records entries in a compressed binary format, making it inaccessible to the casual […]
MIT engineers have developed an implantable device that carries hundreds of thousands of insulin-producing pancreatic islet cells and also generates its own on-board oxygen. When implanted into diabetic mice, the device successfully regulated blood glucose levels for at least a month. The researchers hope to create a larger version of the device that could be […]
Neural networks are powerful tools that are trained on data rather than programmed with specific rules. However, despite our understanding of the math behind these networks, we still struggle to comprehend why they behave the way they do. This lack of understanding hinders our ability to identify and fix failures or ensure the safety of […]
Psychogeography is a radical method of moving through the world more intentionally, benefiting both individuals and society as a whole. It combines psychology and geography to understand how an environment affects behavior and emotions. Psychogeography has connections to various movements, such as Afro-futurism, eco-feminism, and Indigenous environmentalism, addressing injustices faced by marginalized communities. It has […]
Satellite imagery of North Korea’s Tumangang Rail Facility at the border with Russia reveals an unprecedented number of freight railcars, totaling approximately 73. This level of rail traffic is much higher than previous years, even before the pandemic. The use of tarps to cover the shipping crates and equipment makes it difficult to determine the […]
Approximately 1,000 birds tragically died in Chicago after colliding with a glass-covered building during their migration. This is the highest number of bird strikes recorded in a single day by the Chicago Bird Collision Monitors. The carcasses of various songbirds were found within a 1.5-mile radius of McCormick Place, a convention center covered with glass. […]
John Carmack, the renowned software engineer and founder of Keen Technologies, has announced a partnership with Dr. Richard Sutton, the Chief Scientific Advisor at Amii, to accelerate the development of artificial general intelligence (AGI). Keen Technologies, which recently received $20 million in funding, is dedicated to advancing AGI research priorities. Sutton, a leading figure in […]
This repository contains the fully documented source code for Elite on the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), including every single line of code with explanations. It is a companion to the bbcelite.com website. The source code allows you to build the fully functioning game from scratch, and two variants are supported: the NTSC version from Ian […]
In this web content, the author explains how IEEE-754 floating point subtraction is functionally complete, meaning that any binary circuit can be constructed using only floating point subtraction. The author dissects the IEEE 754-2019 standard to explain the rules regarding sign bits and zero values. They then demonstrate how subtraction of zero values can be […]