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macOS Catalina and later versions have a built-in anti-malware scanning service called XProtect Remediator (XPR). This service periodically checks for known malware on your Mac and attempts to remove it in a process known as remediation. However, XPR operates silently in the background and does not notify you when it scans or detects and removes […]
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In “Symmetry in Chaos, A Search for Pattern in Mathematics, Art, and Nature,” Field and Golubitsky explore the possibility of aperiodic chaotic attractors generating symmetric patterns. They present a formula and parameters for the attractors, with the degree of symmetry determined by an integer n. The images shown are generated by iterating the series multiple […]
I am one doctor sharing my personal experience with a bicuspid aortic valve and aortic stenosis. I was born in 1967 with a heart murmur, which was deemed not serious back then. At the age of 21, it was discovered that I had a bicuspid aortic valve. This condition affects 1% of the population and […]
In this web content, the author explores the functionality and applications of the “popcount” instruction found in CPU architectures. They explain that popcount counts the number of set bits in a machine word and note that it has been present in CPUs since at least 1961. The author mentions that popcount is also known as […]
I am in awe of the 2021 MacBook Pro M1. While there has been much discussion about its impressive performance and battery life, what truly sets it apart for me is its suitability for my unique needs. As someone who spends their time coding and writing articles, Linux is usually my go-to operating system. However, […]
CodeLite is a highly versatile IDE that caters to programmers working with diverse programming languages such as C, C++, Rust, Python, PHP, and JavaScript. Boasting compatibility with major platforms like OSX, Windows, and Linux, it is an open source and free option for developers. Surprisingly, CodeLite even offers support for Node.js backend development. Installing CodeLite […]
In this blog post, the author explores various HTML elements and their implementation on their website. They mention making changes to the website’s layout templates and adding elements such as , , and . The author also highlights some surprising findings, such as the multiple uses of the element for email addresses and links. They […]
Science relies on replicability and reproducibility to differentiate valuable insights from chance occurrences, fraud, or misconduct. The cost of irreproducible research alone is estimated to be $28 billion annually. A recent PNAS paper proposed using machine learning (ML) to identify non-replicable findings, potentially aiding in the decision of which studies to manually replicate. However, our […]
At Google, Jeff Dean created a document called “Numbers every Engineer should know.” Similarly, Anyscale shares important numbers for LLM developers to use in their calculations. One notable number is the cost savings of appending “Be Concise” to prompts, which can save 40-90% of the total cost. LLMs operate on tokens, with an average of […]
I recently encountered a problem involving the partitioning of a square into equal-area rectangles, also known as a “floorplan.” The problem asks for the area of the large square given the side length of the smaller rectangles. Instead of manually writing out the equations, I realized it would be more efficient to generate them. By […]