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A zero-day vulnerability in WinRAR, tracked as CVE-2023-38831, has been actively exploited since April 2023. Hackers have been using this vulnerability to install malware by tricking users into opening seemingly harmless files in an archive. The flaw allowed threat actors to create malicious .RAR and .ZIP archives that appeared to contain innocuous files like JPG […]
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zrepl is a powerful tool that provides a comprehensive solution for ZFS replication. With its pull and push modes, it offers flexibility in replication, along with multiple transport modes such as TCP and SSH. It boasts advanced features like automatic retries for network errors, resumable send and receive, and ZFS holds during the process. The […]
404 Media is a digital media company created by four journalists from VICE’s Motherboard. The company aims to provide society-shifting technology journalism and build a sustainable, responsible, reader-supported business. They promise to report on unique stories that can’t be found elsewhere, exposing bad actors and pointing out the absurd. They will cover serious topics while […]
Researchers at the University of Ottawa have developed a groundbreaking technique that allows for real-time visualization of the wave function of two entangled photons. The wave function provides essential information about a particle’s quantum state, enabling scientists to predict the outcomes of measurements on a quantum entity. Traditional approaches to quantum tomography, which involves characterizing […]
The hype surrounding the vagus nerve and its potential benefits is on the rise, with people turning to various techniques and devices to stimulate this nerve. The vagus nerve serves as a vital communication channel between the brain and organs, controlling involuntary processes like heart rate and digestion. Scientific interest in vagus nerve stimulation has […]
In this article, the author argues that server-side rendering is often a better choice for many applications, despite the prevalent trend of client-side rendering. They believe that server-side rendering is cheaper to implement, easier to make correct, and often just as fast as client-side rendering. The author points out instances where client-side rendering can lead […]
Introducing MacWhisper 4.0, a transcription software powered by OpenAI’s Whisper technology. This latest update brings significant improvements in performance, making it easier and faster to transcribe audio files into text. MacWhisper offers convenient features such as drag-and-drop functionality, high-quality transcription from various input devices, and the ability to save and export transcripts in multiple formats. […]
In this web content, the author reflects on their struggle to understand the distinction between their own world and the world outside of the United States. They mention receiving requests to add right to left language support in Standard Notes and the difficulty they faced in finding a solution. The common suggestions they received involved […]
The Fast Vector Similarity Library is a highly efficient tool designed for tasks like data analysis, machine learning, and statistics that require measuring the relationship between vectors. Written in Rust, it offers high-performance computing and can be easily integrated with Python. The library implements several popular similarity measures, such as Spearman’s Rank-Order Correlation and Hoeffding’s […]
Many years ago, I discovered a short and clear Python code for a prime sieve function that generates an infinite sequence of prime numbers. The code is based on the Sieve of Eratosthenes, an ancient Greek algorithm for finding primes efficiently. The key to this algorithm is a map called D, which keeps track of […]