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Physicist Ranga Dias is facing an investigation by the University of Rochester following the retraction of a controversial paper claiming the discovery of a room-temperature superconductor. The retraction was requested by eight co-authors who stated that the published paper did not accurately represent the investigated materials and experimental measurements. This is the third high-profile retraction […]
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A research team led by Robert Charity from Washington University in St. Louis has discovered a new light isotope of nitrogen, Nitrogen-9. This is the first known instance of a nucleus decaying by emitting five protons from its ground state. Nitrogen-9 is an ephemeral nuclide located on the proton-rich edge of the Chart of Nuclides. […]
Welcome to Omnichord Heaven, the ultimate resource library for Suzuki Omnichord and Qchord lovers. Take a look at our favorite videos, download manuals and brochures, and get suggestions from our talented artists. We have everything you need to unleash the full potential of your Omnichord. In exciting news, Suzuki has announced the postponement of the […]
This repository contains the code for QUIK, a method for quantizing the majority of the weights and activations to 4bit post-training. QUIK is a technique described in a paper titled “QUIK: Towards End-to-end 4-Bit Inference on Generative Large Language Models”. To install the necessary dependencies and compile the code, follow the instructions provided. The repository […]
In 1959, Cary Grant underwent LSD psychotherapy sessions that changed his life. Grant, using the pseudonym “The Acrobat,” embraced the mind-altering effects of the drug as Dr. Mortimer Hartman guided him through his traumatic childhood memories. Grant’s sessions served as inspiration for Edward J. Delaney’s novel, The Acrobat, which explores the genre of LSD novels. […]
At PeerDB, we are dedicated to developing a Postgres-first data-movement platform that prioritizes speed and simplicity. In this blog post, we will delve into our recent shift from a pull-and-push model to a more efficient streaming approach using Go channels. This change has vastly improved performance by allowing for parallel pushing while pulling, resulting in […]
This image showcases the most distant black hole ever detected in X-rays, which could help explain the formation of early supermassive black holes. The image combines data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and James Webb Space Telescope. The black hole, located in the galaxy UHZ1 within the Abell 2744 galaxy cluster, is approximately 13.2 billion […]
The PDS has undergone a significant refactoring, now utilizing a single-tenant SQLite datastore. This means that each user has their own SQLite file to store both their repository and private account state. These user databases are organized hierarchically for easy management. Additionally, repo signing keys are now stored alongside the SQLite file. To interact with […]
Cabel, the author of the web content, shares his passion for the DAK catalog, a collection of gadget catalogs from the golden age of electronics and sales. He reveals that he has been collecting these catalogs for over 10 years and finds them to be a critically important story of electronics, gadgets, copywriting, and sales. […]
Inshellisense is a powerful tool that provides IDE-style autocomplete for shells. This terminal native runtime supports over 600 command line tools and is compatible with Windows, Linux, and MacOS. To get started, simply install it using npm and run “inshellisense –shell ” to initiate the autocomplete session for your preferred shell. You can also bind […]