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In this blog article, we delve into the controversial debate surrounding whether accelerated backhopping (ABH) can provide a competitive advantage in the 100m dash. ABH is a bug in the Source engine movement code that allows players to move faster than intended. The code for ABH involves various calculations to determine the player’s speed boost. […]
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Sound ID is a new feature in the Merlin Bird ID app that allows users to listen to the birds around them and see live predictions of which species are singing. The app currently identifies 458 bird species in the U.S. and Canada based on their sounds, with more species and regions to come. Sound […]
The ESP32 is a popular microcontroller known for its low price and useful features such as dual-core CPU, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth connectivity. However, the wireless functionality of the ESP32 is distributed as precompiled closed-source libraries, which can limit customization and security auditing. In an effort to create an open-source alternative, the author aims to reverse […]
Claude 2.1 is a state-of-the-art model with a 200K token context window, making it excellent for retrieval tasks across longer contexts. It has been trained using real-world tasks and shows a reduction in incorrect answers compared to its predecessor. However, there is a slight reluctance on the part of Claude 2.1 to answer questions based […]
We are excited to announce that we are implementing end-to-end encryption for all personal chats and calls on Messenger and Facebook. This means that your conversations will be even more private and secure. Our end-to-end encryption is built on strong cryptographic principles, such as the Signal Protocol, and our own innovative Labyrinth Protocol. We have […]
Daniel Blade Olson has created a unique project called “Floppy RAID,” which combines five 3.5″ floppy drives into a redundant disk array. However, this setup does not offer any benefits in terms of speed or data security. The usable space is limited to just 3.9MB, and the transfer speed is quite slow. Nonetheless, Olson is […]
Jepsen is written in Clojure because it’s built for testing concurrent systems, especially databases. The language offers good support for concurrency with its immutable, persistent data structures and excellent concurrency support. Clojure’s Java interop also makes it compatible with most database clients. Additionally, Clojure’s concise and adaptable nature, along with its macro system, make it […]
The pursuit of elastic, auto-scaling applications has led to complicated solutions like Serverless/FaaS, which promises pay-what-you-use costs to avoid idle usage. However, these solutions end up requiring more complexity, additional queues, storage, and glue code. The FLAME pattern offers a better way to elastically scale applications without the need for rewriting code or dealing with […]
Hackerman, a skilled coder, is approached by a customer who wants an impressive 5×5 pixel icon of a rabbit for their website. Hackerman confidently assures the customer that he can code the image himself, without the need for a graphic program. After spending some time familiarizing himself with the GIF file format and the LZW […]
3D Gaussian Splatting is a cutting-edge method for digitizing and rendering real-world objects that has recently gained popularity. This technique allows users to easily digitize scenes from a few photos using services like Luma Labs or Polycam. Instead of using polygons and textures, Gaussian Splat Scenes are made up of individual particles called splats. These […]