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This web content tells the story of H. Armstrong Roberts, a British mathematician who unintentionally inspired the jungle gym, which has just turned 100. Roberts, who was intrigued by the fourth dimension, used his experience to create a climbing apparatus in his backyard for his children. His son Sebastian, who later became a patent lawyer, […]
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Today, we are excited to introduce our new library, automerge-repo, which simplifies the development of local-first applications with Automerge. Local-first applications combine real-time collaboration and offline working by storing user data locally and syncing it with collaborators. To address the challenge of merging independently made edits on different devices, we have developed CRDTs and implemented […]
When a customer switched from using std::map to std::unordered_map in their code, they noticed that the rate of crashes increased significantly. Upon investigation, they discovered that the issue stemmed from unsafe multithreaded access to the collection. While it is important to note that unsafe multithreaded access to C++ standard library containers is undefined behavior, the […]
The sad clown paradox is a phenomenon that explores the association between comedy and mental disorders such as depression and anxiety. Comedic performers often have early life experiences characterized by deprivation and isolation, and comedy becomes a release for their tension and suppressed emotions. While comedy can serve as a coping mechanism to hide trauma, […]
The new Swift 5.9 release includes several useful features for debugging code. One notable feature is the out-of-process, interactive crash handler that allows developers to inspect crashes in real-time. Additionally, the release includes the ability to trigger the debugger for just-in-time debugging and concurrency-aware backtracing, which helps to understand control flow in a program using […]
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak was reportedly hospitalized in Mexico City on Wednesday, with Mexican media outlets initially speculating that he had suffered a possible stroke. However, TMZ sources suggest that the illness may have been a less serious bout of vertigo. Wozniak was due to speak at a World Business Forum event in the city […]
ESLint v8.14.0 introduces the new core rule called no-constant-binary-expression, which has proven to be effective in detecting subtle and interesting bugs. The rule checks for comparisons and logical expressions that always or never result in a specific outcome. Examples of bugs that the rule has found include confusing operator precedence, misunderstanding the use of ?? […]
Python 3.12 has been released with a lot of interesting features. While it may seem ordinary for key packages like pandas and matplotlib to have releases compatible with the new Python version, there is actually an extraordinary story behind it. The story involves the use of Fortran programming language, the struggles of NumPy/SciPy with Python […]
vimGPT is a project that aims to give multimodal models a way to browse the web. The project explores the possibility of using GPT-4V’s vision capabilities for web browsing. One challenge is determining the model’s preferences without the browser DOM as text. To address this, the project considers using Vimium, a Chrome extension that allows […]
Using a sample of adults with type 2 diabetes (T2D), a randomized clinical trial sought to determine whether time-restricted eating (TRE) is more effective than daily calorie restriction (CR) or a control condition for weight reduction and glycemic control. The 6-month trial found that the group practicing TRE without calorie counting experienced significant weight loss […]