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Pharus is a software that allows users to build a “liturgical lightbulb” that changes color according to the Calendar of the Anglican Church of Australia. This project came about when the author, a theological student training to become an Anglican priest, noticed the changing lighting in a cathedral and decided to bring that concept into […]
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Libwebsockets is a versatile C library that provides client and server support for various protocols, including http/1, http/2, websockets, and MQTT. It offers a lightweight, scalable, and flexible solution, making it suitable for applications ranging from embedded RTOS to mass cloud serving. The library supports popular implementations such as JSON, CBOR, JOSE, and COSE, and […]
Our adorable segregation sim is an homage to the groundbreaking work of Nobel Prize-winning game theorist, Thomas Schelling, and his 1971 paper on Dynamic Models of Segregation. We took Schelling’s model and added a twist, demonstrating how a simple demand for diversity can actually lead to neighborhood desegregation. While Schelling’s model captures the essence of […]
The Rue de l’Avenir, or Street of the Future, was an electric moving walkway that was installed at the 1900 Exposition Universelle in Paris. This innovative attraction ran along the edge of the Exposition site and consisted of a fixed platform and two mobile platforms on a viaduct. Passengers could board at one of the […]
This tutorial introduces Angluin’s L-star algorithm with PAC learning for inferring input grammars of blackbox programs in Python. The algorithm allows us to learn the input specification of a blackbox program, where the program indicates if the input was accepted or not. The tutorial explains the concept of observation tables and how they can be […]
Viberary is a side project created by the author to find books based on “vibe”. The project uses a semantic search engine and a two-tower semantic retrieval model to encode user search queries and book corpus. The author explains the process of building Viberary, mentioning the challenges and decisions made along the way. The architecture […]
In the past, computers had blinking LED lights, noisy disks, and loud fans, which were considered “features” that helped developers identify performance issues. However, modern computers, like Macs, have become quieter and no longer have indicators, making it harder for developers to spot inefficiencies. The author gives examples of real-life situations where indicators would have […]
This web content provides a collection of information related to Emacs, an extensible and customizable text editor. The content includes upcoming events, Emacs configurations and themes, navigation tips, Org Mode tips, coding enhancements, multimedia features, AI integration, community discussions, and other miscellaneous Emacs-related topics. There is no controversial or surprising information mentioned in the content.
In this article, the author discusses their personal reading choices and why they prefer history over fiction. They argue that history contains more surprises than fiction because it encompasses real events and human experiences that may seem implausible but are actually true. The author also highlights how our everyday lives and limited experiences shape our […]
BBN, the contractor that played a major role in bringing the ARPAnet to life, had a unique structure that made it the ideal candidate for the project. BBN embodied the “middle ground between academia and the commercial world” and had a team of top researchers and engineers. The firm prioritized interesting and ambitious projects over […]