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RT64 is a cutting-edge N64 graphics renderer tailored for enhancing gameplay experiences in both emulators and native ports. With features like ubershaders to prevent pipeline stutters, options to reduce input latency, and support for widescreen and high frame rates, RT64 offers a unique and impressive gaming experience. Currently in development are a game script interpreter, […]
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Over 10,000 organizations use Obsidian for work. The Commercial license is now optional, allowing anyone to use Obsidian for free. No account, ads, tracking, or strings attached. Your data is stored locally in plain text. The change is for simplicity and aligns with the Obsidian Manifesto of providing tools for clear thinking. High-security sectors like […]
Lox is an evolving astrodynamics library designed for the modern space industry. With a focus on mission planning, analysis, and advanced tools, Lox offers a variety of crates such as lox-space, lox-time, and lox-earth to cater to different user needs. It also includes features like a space mission simulator backend, Python bindings, and tools for […]
In 2003, German graduate student Britta Späth embarked on a mathematical journey to tackle the McKay conjecture, a major problem in group theory. Alongside mathematician Marc Cabanes, the couple fell in love while working on the problem and eventually completed the proof, much to the awe of their colleagues. The conjecture focuses on the power […]
Introducing Helix, a groundbreaking Vision-Language-Action (VLA) model that revolutionizes robotics by unifying perception, language understanding, and learned control. Helix is packed with impressive features: it’s the first VLA model to offer full upper body control, enabling tasks like picking up any small household item with just a natural language prompt. With Helix, robots can collaborate […]
Spice86 is a PC emulator designed for real mode reverse engineering, allowing users to execute, reverse engineer, and rewrite real mode DOS programs without access to the source code. It runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux, requiring .NET 8 to operate. The emulator dumps runtime data after each run, which can be loaded into Ghidra […]
Subway Poker is a thrilling game that brings together poker and urban commuting. Players select rows of subway seats as their poker hands, with passengers represented as different card values. The goal is to have the highest-ranking hand by the time the train reaches the end station. Strategies include observing passenger patterns and choosing seats […]
EuroGPT Enterprise, an open-source platform based in Europe, prioritizes data privacy. UBICLOUD software engineers faced reliability issues with Hetzner’s AX162 server line, which crashed frequently post-deployment. Despite hardware checks and replacements, the team observed a 16x higher failure rate compared to the previous AX161 model. Investigations into system load, temperature, faulty components, and power consumption […]
New research from Purdue University reveals that using scented products indoor, such as flame-free candles, can generate air pollution comparable to car exhaust outside. These nanosized particles created from scented products can pose serious health risks, as they can penetrate deep into the lungs. The study, conducted in Purdue’s zEDGE lab, found that scented wax […]
The TI-99/4A platform guide explores the unique architecture of the Texas Instruments TI-99/4A in three parts. The TI-99/4A series competed with the Atari 800 and Commodore VIC-20 but ultimately failed in the market due to price wars and software restrictions. Despite this, the machine’s graphics and sound chips were influential in later consoles like the […]