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New evidence suggests that the world’s largest known asteroid impact structure is buried near the New South Wales town of Deniliquin, according to research conducted by Andrew Glikson and Tony Yeates. The structure, known as the Deniliquin structure, is believed to be up to 520 kilometers in diameter, surpassing the previous record held by the […]
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A while ago, the author built a gaming PC with specific components. However, after months of use, the PC froze mid-game and went into a BIOS loop, only detecting one of the Seagate Firecuda 530 SSDs. After some troubleshooting, the author realized that the failure might be temperature-related. They experimented by leaving the SSD in […]
These posters served as warnings about potential hazards on the railway during the years 1965-1968. They were displayed at various stations to inform passengers and the public. The full collection of posters can be seen at the Railway Museum in Bangkok. The warnings include reminders not to ride on the roof of trains, not to […]
Turmoil, a new framework for developing and testing distributed systems, has been released. Testing distributed systems can be challenging due to non-determinism in various factors such as the network, time, and threads. This makes it difficult to achieve reproducible results and slows down development. Turmoil aims to address these issues by simulating hosts, time, and […]
Platelet factor 4 (PF4), a protein involved in wound healing, has been found to potentially have anti-ageing effects and improve learning and memory in ageing mice. This has led researchers to explore whether PF4 could be used to treat age-related cognitive disorders like Alzheimer’s disease. Injecting PF4 into aged mice resulted in shifts in immune […]
Chrome was successfully developed without any sprints, with the team adhering to regular work hours and no disruptive drama. Surprisingly, the key to this achievement was having senior technical leaders actively involved in the coding and code reviewing process. In the software industry, it is common for experienced individuals to transition into management roles, leaving […]
John Clifton Davies, a convicted fraudster, is back at it again with two new scam companies called Equity-Invest[.]ch and Diligere[.]co.uk. Davies, who previously swindled struggling businesses in the UK out of millions through fake insolvency services, now poses as “John Bernard,” a billionaire Swiss investor. He promises to invest millions in hi-tech startups but requires […]
The author shares photos and details about the computers used to train TorToiSe. They mention that the servers were built over a period of several years, starting with the purchase of six RTX 3090s at launch. The author claims to have bought all 16 GPUs at MSRP. They maintain two servers, one of which is […]
Modern CSV 2.0 has been released, and it brings several improvements and useful features that users will love. The updated user interface (UI) focuses on enhancing the usability of the Preferences and File Metadata areas, with added themes to make it look and feel better. The performance of the software has also been significantly improved, […]
After a decade-long journey, Oryx, a project that began as a remedy for teenage boredom, is coming to an end. The blog, started by a high school student with an interest in the Arab Spring and the Syrian Revolution, grew into a platform with a daily average of 250,000 views. The author’s passion for challenging […]