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After facing a series of personal and professional challenges, including divorce, war, and starting a new life in a new country, the author decided to leave their job as a CEO. Despite their impressive credentials, including scaling a fintech company to a $250 million valuation, they struggled to find new employment. They applied for over […]
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Extensible programs like Obsidian have achieved a Holy Grail of software architecture by following the mantra “Do One Thing And Do It Well” as outlined by Brian Kernighan and Rob Pike in their seminal paper on program design in the UNIX environment. This concept of chaining together simple programs to create complex behaviors has been […]
The C# Application Markup Language (CSAML) is a merging of C# and XML that represents an important leap for both standards. CSAML is an alternative syntax for C# based on XML and XAML, and it makes use of the XAML property element syntax. The old syntax of C# is criticized for its lack of clarity […]
WebAssembly (Wasm) is gaining importance in Cloud and Edge computing due to its efficiency, security, compactness, and open standard. However, its full potential remains untapped. Moonbit aims to be the solution to the challenges faced with existing low and high-level Wasm languages. Led by Hongbo Zhang and his experienced team, Moonbit combines the simplicity of […]
In an ongoing controversy surrounding Western Digital’s portable SanDisk Extreme SSDs, the company has been accused of remaining silent about potential data loss issues. Despite inquiries from various sources, Western Digital has continued to sell these drives due to discounts, fake reviews, and favorable Google search rankings. The head of PR, Robin Schultz, responded to […]
Hidden in a nondescript building in Rome, there is a wooden tablet from Easter Island covered in strange hieroglyphs. Known as Tahua, the tablet is part of the rongorongo script used by the Rapa Nui people. Rongorongo is unusual in that it consists of pictographic characters arranged in horizontal lines, with every other line written […]
Rivet offers a range of services to support game developers, including managed game servers, matchmaking, and DDoS mitigation. One unique feature is the serverless lobbies, which automatically scale game lobbies to accommodate players without any wait times. Rivet also provides a CDN for hosting assets and webpages with a custom domain or provided subdomain. They […]
To use this stable-diffusion.cpp program, clone the repository and update it with the latest changes. Then, use the cmake command to build the project with optional arguments such as enabling OpenBLAS and setting the number of threads to use. The program can be executed with various arguments, including the generation mode (txt2img or img2img), the […]
Old books have a distinctive scent that can transport us to another time. This smell is caused by a combination of chemical compounds released as the book slowly decays. Scientists are now using these volatile organic compounds (VOCs) to learn more about a book’s age, condition, and history. Paper is made of cellulose fibers bound […]
In this web content, the author discusses the importance of understanding product-market fit (PMF) before investing in marketing. They provide various definitions of PMF, including one by Sean Ellis which states that if at least 40% of users would be very disappointed if a product was no longer available, then PMF has been achieved. The […]