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We are excited to announce that we are implementing end-to-end encryption for all personal chats and calls on Messenger and Facebook. This means that your conversations will be even more private and secure. Our end-to-end encryption is built on strong cryptographic principles, such as the Signal Protocol, and our own innovative Labyrinth Protocol. We have […]
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Daniel Blade Olson has created a unique project called “Floppy RAID,” which combines five 3.5″ floppy drives into a redundant disk array. However, this setup does not offer any benefits in terms of speed or data security. The usable space is limited to just 3.9MB, and the transfer speed is quite slow. Nonetheless, Olson is […]
Jepsen is written in Clojure because it’s built for testing concurrent systems, especially databases. The language offers good support for concurrency with its immutable, persistent data structures and excellent concurrency support. Clojure’s Java interop also makes it compatible with most database clients. Additionally, Clojure’s concise and adaptable nature, along with its macro system, make it […]
The pursuit of elastic, auto-scaling applications has led to complicated solutions like Serverless/FaaS, which promises pay-what-you-use costs to avoid idle usage. However, these solutions end up requiring more complexity, additional queues, storage, and glue code. The FLAME pattern offers a better way to elastically scale applications without the need for rewriting code or dealing with […]
Hackerman, a skilled coder, is approached by a customer who wants an impressive 5×5 pixel icon of a rabbit for their website. Hackerman confidently assures the customer that he can code the image himself, without the need for a graphic program. After spending some time familiarizing himself with the GIF file format and the LZW […]
3D Gaussian Splatting is a cutting-edge method for digitizing and rendering real-world objects that has recently gained popularity. This technique allows users to easily digitize scenes from a few photos using services like Luma Labs or Polycam. Instead of using polygons and textures, Gaussian Splat Scenes are made up of individual particles called splats. These […]
Unidentified governments are using push notifications to surveil smartphone users, according to US Senator Ron Wyden. In a letter to the Department of Justice, Wyden expressed concern that foreign officials were demanding data from Google and Apple to track smartphones. He argued that the companies’ unique access to the traffic flowing from these notifications makes […]
Winglang is an open-source programming language designed specifically for cloud development. It allows developers to create distributed systems that seamlessly integrate with cloud services. Wing programs can be executed locally or deployed to any cloud provider, making them highly portable. The language aims to simplify cloud development by enabling developers to focus on business logic […]
Gold prices have reached record highs as bets on the Federal Reserve cutting rates early have boosted gains. The possibility that interest rates have peaked is driving the surge in gold prices, with December futures settling at $2,071 an ounce. This surpasses the previous high of $2,051.50 reached in August 2020. Gold has seen consistent […]
The Open-Source Copilot Platform offers two main features: CopilotTextarea, which is an AI-assisted text generation and editing tool that can replace a regular element, and Copilot Chatbot, which provides frontend and backend runtimes for in-app chatbots. The CopilotTextarea supports autocompletions, AI editing, and the ability to generate text from scratch based on given context. The […]