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The Uxn ecosystem is a unique personal computing stack that allows users to create and share tools and games. One of its main focuses is on portable graphical applications, and distributing Uxn projects is similar to sharing game roms for classic console emulators. Users can download Uxn emulators for major operating systems, which come bundled […]
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Meredith Whittaker, the president of Signal, a popular encrypted chat service, strongly criticized the proposed British online safety legislation and declared that the company would leave the U.K. market if the law is enacted. Whittaker argued that the government’s requirement for a back door to access encrypted messages is “mathematically impossible” and undermines user privacy […]
Snakemake is a powerful tool for defining and executing data analysis workflows. It uses a specification language on top of Python to describe each step in an analysis, making it easy to read and adapt. The tool automatically determines dependencies between rules and deploys all software dependencies using the Conda package manager and container virtualization. […]
Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS), a startup that emerged from research at MIT, is using high-temperature superconducting tape to build its Sparc fusion reactor. This tape, made of yttrium barium copper oxide deposited on a steel substrate, allows for the creation of powerful electromagnets that shape and confine the plasma in the reactor. CFS believes this […]
Researchers have developed a surfactant spray that can effectively combat mosquitoes without the need for insecticides. The spray targets the mosquitoes’ natural water-resisting properties, immobilizing them and preventing them from spreading diseases such as dengue fever, malaria, and Zika virus. Traditional methods of mosquito control using insecticides have led to resistance and health issues in […]
In this web content, the author describes their project of remaking the game Another World (also known as Out of This World) on an FPGA hardware. They explain that the original game runs on a Virtual Machine (VM) that uses a blitter and rasterizer to produce the graphics. The author decided to create a hardware […]
Polyhedral Splines is an add-on for Blender that allows artists to convert quad-dominant meshes into B-spline patches. This allows for real-time editing of spline surfaces using Blender’s existing modeling capabilities. The add-on offers smooth surfaces without the need for subdividing the mesh, which can be computationally and storage-intensive. It also enables easy computation of moments […]
In order to stay motivated and ensure job security, it is important to constantly seek out new tasks and challenges. Balancing risk and reward is essential to personal growth and long-term success. The suggested approach is to spend 80% of your time on low-risk, high-reward work, 15% on high-risk, high-reward work, and 5% on personal […]
Sniffnet is a network monitoring tool that allows users to easily track their internet traffic. It is a cross-platform app written in Rust and is praised by GitHub for passing the Sniff Test. What sets Sniffnet apart is its focus on user experience, making it easy to use for everyone. It is also free, open-source, […]
In this post, the author argues that security is a broader term that encompasses both anonymity and privacy. They refute the notion that Tor only provides anonymity and highlight the benefits of Tor onion services that extend beyond anonymity. The author sets up two scenarios, one where a user visits a regular website using TLS […]