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Skyfield is a Python package that calculates the positions of celestial objects such as stars, planets, and satellites in relation to the Earth. Its accuracy is within 0.0005 arcseconds of the data generated by the United States Naval Observatory and the Astronomical Almanac. It is written in pure Python and can be easily installed without […]
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This web content discusses the problems and progress of NASA’s space shuttle program. It begins with a story about the Spruce Goose, a prototype seaplane designed by Howard Hughes that ultimately failed to fly. It then transitions to the space shuttle program and its goals of being a reusable spacecraft for space exploration. However, the […]
This article discusses a method for generating multi-view optical illusions using pre-trained diffusion models. These illusions are images that appear as one thing but change appearance or identity when transformed. The method supports a wide range of transformations such as rotations, flips, color inversions, jigsaw rearrangements, and random permutations. The authors explain their approach, which […]
Marker is a tool that converts PDF, EPUB, and MOBI files to markdown. It boasts being 10 times faster than nougat and more accurate on most documents. It is designed to remove headers, footers, and other artifacts, convert equations to latex, format code blocks and tables, and support multiple languages. The tool relies on deep […]
Summary: Choosing good colors for charts can be challenging, but this article aims to make the process easier. The author provides tips for selecting colors for different categories of charts, such as line charts, pie charts, and bar charts. They emphasize the importance of considering saturation and lightness along with hue when choosing colors. The […]
In a bizarre incident, a U.K. woman found herself with three different poses in a photo taken while trying on wedding dresses. This unusual occurrence was not due to a glitch in the Matrix, but rather a simple mistake in Apple’s computational photography. The camera failed to recognize that it was capturing a mirror, and […]
KolibriOS is an impressively small yet powerful operating system that requires only minimal disk space and RAM to run. It offers a wide range of applications including a word processor, image viewer, graphical editor, web browser, and numerous games. It also supports various file systems and has drivers for popular sound, network, and graphics cards. […]
A recent discovery of a system of six planets orbiting a nearby Sun-like star has provided valuable insights into how planetary systems are formed. These planets, which range in size from Earth to Neptune, are arranged in a resonant chain configuration, a rare phenomenon in nature. The discovery was made using NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey […]
The European Parliament has officially adopted its position on the draft ‘Regulation laying down rules to prevent and combat child sexual abuse’ (CSAR), marking a positive development for human rights despite the controversial nature of the proposed law. EDRi, an advocacy organization, has long spoken out against the mass scanning and encryption-breaking measures proposed in […]
US Senator Ron Wyden is urging US Attorney General Merrick Garland to release more information about the controversial Hemisphere phone surveillance program. The program, which has been in operation since 1987, allows law enforcement agencies access to trillions of domestic phone records collected by AT&T. Wyden has raised concerns about the program, highlighting that it […]