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In this web content, the author shares their experience of creating an LED industrial piercing for their friend’s ear. They explain the process of designing the circuit, drilling holes in the hypodermic needle, and assembling the components. The author highlights the use of off-the-shelf earrings for the battery holder and the challenges they faced during […]
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In this web content, the author discusses the challenge of determining the size of YouTube and the limitations researchers face in obtaining accurate denominators for social media platforms. They highlight the use of undocumented APIs, such as YouTube’s “Inner Tube,” to guess random URLs and collect video data. The author also mentions the team’s effort […]
SOGo is a reliable and supported groupware server that prioritizes scalability and open standards. It is released under the GNU GPL/LGPL v2 and above. What sets SOGo apart is its robust AJAX-based Web interface and compatibility with various clients through protocols like CalDAV, CardDAV, GroupDAV, and Microsoft ActiveSync. Acting as a crucial link in your […]
The content of this web page provides specifications for creating mazes, including shape, style, width, height, inner width, inner height, and starting point options. The author emphasizes the need to clarify the terms of use, particularly for commercial purposes. It is disclosed that the mazes on this site are not free to use for commercial […]
Rough.js is a compact graphics library that allows users to draw in a hand-drawn style. With primitives for lines, curves, arcs, polygons, circles, and ellipses, the library supports both Canvas and SVG. Users can install Rough.js from npm and utilize it in their code. The library offers various options for filling shapes, including hachure, solid, […]
The author recounts their struggle to find a satisfactory way to listen to music with high-quality headphones. They tried various solutions, including using their phone, a portable CD player, and an old laptop, but encountered issues such as sound explosions, hissing, and poor sound quality. Frustrated by the lack of options, the author decided to […]
In 2019, nature documentarian Hank Schyma captured a mysterious sight while photographing a storm in Tornado Alley. He saw a faint green blob over a red flash, which he later named the “green ghost.” Schyma called up sprite chaser Paul Smith, and together they investigated the phenomenon. Astrophysicists became interested and spent four years trying […]
In this paper, the authors introduce TextDiffuser-2, a method that utilizes language models to improve text rendering. The previous methods in this field had limitations such as limited flexibility and automation, constrained layout prediction, and restricted style diversity. TextDiffuser-2 addresses these challenges by fine-tuning a large language model for layout planning and incorporating it within […]
In this blog post, the author describes their journey investigating a months-long issue with their network. They initially suspected the problem was with their ingress controller, but after further investigation, they discovered that the issue was actually caused by DNS. They experienced spikes in HTTP errors and noticed a correlation between errors in a fluent-bit […]
The author begins by discussing the issue of slow inference with autoregressive generate functions in large language models (LLMs). They explain that the slow performance is due to both algorithmic and hardware reasons. The algorithmic reason is that the model has to process an increasing number of tokens with each cycle, leading to a quadratic […]