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The amount of weight-based motor vehicle tax you have to pay depends on the weight, number of axles, and suspension system of the vehicle. This means that the tax can vary greatly depending on the vehicle. Additionally, diesel vehicles have to pay an environmentally differentiated tax. The tax rates are provided in the table, with […]
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The recent collapse of the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico has been attributed to failures in the zinc-filled sockets that held the cable wires in place. Neutron imaging revealed that the zinc material experienced significant flow under stress, causing the wires to slip and ultimately leading to the collapse. While the report by forensic engineers […]
Google is announcing the availability of Duet AI for Google Workspace, offering a no-cost trial for users. With Duet AI, collaboration becomes easier and more efficient, as it functions as an intelligent collaborator. Thousands of companies and millions of trusted testers have already utilized Duet AI as a powerful collaboration partner. It can assist with […]
In the Rails community, there is a saying that “duplication is cheaper than the wrong abstraction,” but the author of this post disagrees with this idea. They argue that creating new abstractions to eliminate duplication can lead to confusing and messy code. They agree that it’s important to avoid adding conditional logic to abstractions, as […]
C.R. Rao, who recently celebrated his 100th birthday, has had a remarkable career in statistics. He stumbled into the field by chance, as it was relatively new in India at the time. After obtaining his Ph.D. from Cambridge University, he worked at the Indian Statistical Institute in Calcutta before moving to several universities in the […]
MagicEdit is a video editing tool developed by ByteDance Inc. that focuses on achieving high-fidelity and temporally coherent video editing. It offers various editing applications such as video stylization, local editing, video-MagicMix, and video outpainting. Video stylization allows users to transform the source video into a new video with a different style or create a […]
The retirement system in many developed countries is in dire need of a solution that is both attractive to voters and beneficial for the economy. Increasing the retirement age has been met with massive unrest and reversal, making it widely unpopular. This article explores the idea of sabbaticals as an alternative to traditional retirement age. […]
Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) is crucial for the functioning of the internet, but flaws in BGP software have caused disruptions in the past. One concerning issue is a BGP bug that can spread like a computer worm. Recently, a small Brazilian network announced a route with a corrupted attribute, causing Juniper routers to shut down […]
FairPlay is an algorithm created by Apple for digital rights management (DRM) to secure iOS applications during installation on Apple devices. It uses encryption and decryption methods to protect the content of IPAs (application archives) from unauthorized access and sharing. Apple encrypts the IPA file with a public key and decrypts it using a private […]
Microsoft conducted a customer survey in 2006 and found that many users were unaware of existing features in Microsoft Office. To address this issue, they developed the Ribbon UI. Similarly, many users are unaware of lesser-known features in PostgreSQL. For example, the “INSERT ON CONFLICT” command, also known as “upsert,” is useful in ETL processes. […]