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In this web content, the author discusses their experience with TextKit 2 on macOS. They mention that in previous versions of macOS, TextKit 2 was unusable or rough, but on macOS 14 it appears to be improved. To test the performance of TextKit, the author created automated performance tests using XCTest’s UI testing system. They […]
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The swiotlb, an obscure part of the kernel’s DMA-support layer, has unexpectedly proven to be useful in various scenarios beyond its original purpose. It addresses the limitations of certain devices when it comes to DMA transfers by employing bounce buffers, which slow down operations but allow I/O to be performed. Despite the expectation that addressing […]
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Oceans cover a majority of the Earth’s surface and are filled with saltwater, which makes up about 97% of all water on Earth. The amount of salt in the ocean is so vast that if it were spread evenly on land, it would create a layer over 500 feet thick. The salt in the ocean […]
In a recent blog post, Microsoft announced that “Windows system components” would begin respecting the default web browser setting. However, in extensive testing, no changes were found in the new Windows Insider version. Tech media stories celebrating this change seem to have been based on a misunderstanding of a vague entry in the changelog for […]
RestGPT is a project that aims to create a large language model autonomous agent to control real-world applications like movie databases and music players. The project connects large language models with RESTful APIs and tackles challenges related to planning, API calling, and response parsing. To evaluate RestGPT’s performance, the team introduces RestBench, which is a […]
This article is a continuation of a previous one on bare metal programming on RISC-V. This time, the focus is on RISC-V SBI (Supervisor Binary Interface) with OpenSBI as the example. The article explores how SBI can be used to implement operating system kernel primitives and provides a practical example using the riscv64 virt machine. […]
We believe that you don’t have to spend a fortune on ham radio equipment to have a great time. Thanks to the rise of open source designs and affordable manufacturing, you can now get on the airwaves for less than ever before. If you want to communicate with people around the world, HF radios are […]
In this post, the author continues their Webassembly Game of Life series and focuses on optimizing the implementation to make it faster. They mention improvements such as bitpacking the board and switching to WebGL for drawing. The author shows off the new board, which is able to simulate and draw nine times as many cells […]
The article discusses a simplified version of the Make utility written in AWK code and featured in “The AWK Programming Language” book by Aho, Weinberger, and Kernighan. The second edition of the book, which includes updates and a new chapter on exploratory data analysis, is set to be released soon. AWK is still considered useful […]