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In a unanimous ruling, Utah’s state Supreme Court has stated that criminal suspects have the right to refuse to provide phone passcodes to the police under the Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination. The case involves Alfonso Valdez, who was arrested for kidnapping and assaulting his ex-girlfriend. The police obtained a search warrant for Valdez’s phone […]
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Photographer Martin Bond has concluded his project, A Cambridge Diary, after 5,000 photos and 13 years. Bond’s project aimed to showcase everyday moments in Cambridge, England, that tourists wouldn’t usually see, while also reminding locals of their love for the city. The final image features a full moon between the turrets of King’s College Chapel. […]
In this web content, the author discusses their experience with creating a small MIDI synthesizer using the CH32V003 microcontroller. They express surprise to find that another developer had already created a USB stack for the microcontroller, but decide to proceed with adding USB-MIDI functionality to their board. The author shares details about the construction and […]
In this web content, the author discusses CRDTs (Conflict-free Replicated Data Types) and specifically focuses on the Causal Tree design. CRDTs are algorithms that ensure eventual consistency in distributed systems by following specific mathematical properties. The author highlights that CRDTs are commonly used in text collaboration applications and do not require a central authority to […]
In this web content, the author shares their experience of reverse engineering Bluetooth LE LED light controllers to integrate them into their home automation system. They discuss connecting various LED light strips to Home Assistant and provide links to the code and controllers they used. The author then explains the process of examining the bytes […]
The City Council has passed a bill enabling tenants to report vacant apartments in their buildings to the city housing agency. The bill, called Intro 195, allows tenants to report maintenance code issues to the Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) department and have empty units inspected if they pose a hazard to neighboring units. Tenants […]
In this blog post, Phitchaya Mangpo Phothilimthana and Bryan Perozzi from Google DeepMind and Google Research discuss the advancements in machine learning (ML) for improving the efficiency of ML workloads. They introduce the concept of ML compilers, which convert user-written ML programs into executable instructions for hardware. The authors highlight the importance of optimizing ML […]
Leaders are often prone to cognitive distortions, which are errors in thinking that can hinder clear thought. These distortions can manifest when leaders are upset or in high-stress situations. It is important for leaders to recognize these distortions because they directly impact their performance and how they influence others. In this post, the author shares […]
In this article, the author discusses the concept of embeddings and their use in representing text such as words, sentences, or paragraphs. These embeddings are mathematical vectors that can be manipulated in various ways. The author highlights Lilian Weng’s project, which ranks the closest emojis to a search query based on their meaning-space. The author […]
Researchers from the University of Tokyo have made a breakthrough in charging quantum batteries using a novel quantum effect called indefinite causal order (ICO). In the classical world, batteries can only be charged in a specific sequence, limiting the options. However, with ICO, multiple chargers arranged in different orders can exist simultaneously, forming a quantum […]