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CNET, a technology news outlet, has reportedly deleted thousands of older articles from its website in an effort to improve its Google Search ranking. In an internal memo, CNET explained that this “content pruning” signals to Google that their site is fresh and relevant, ultimately leading to higher placement in search results. The deleted articles […]
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Nintendo has made a splash in the gaming industry by releasing a multitude of patents, many of which are related to their highly anticipated game, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. While some critics argue that Nintendo is being too aggressive with their patents, calling them “too general,” a closer look reveals unique […]
arpchat is a chat app built on the concept of ARP, the protocol used by computers to find MAC addresses on a network. The app was created in just two days out of boredom. Despite its seemingly useless nature, there is a potential use case for being on a client isolated network and wanting to […]
The J-CIA is an FPGA-based replacement for the MOS 6526 and 8521 CIA chips used in Commodore computers. It has been tested and found to be compatible with various hardware and software, including demos and games. The J-CIA is about the same size as the original CIAs and can be installed using IC sockets, although […]
In this web content, the author shares their experience implementing a paper and provides tips for doing so. They discuss implementing a scaled-down version of Llama, a transformer-based model for language modeling, by breaking down the paper and implementing its components one by one. They emphasize the importance of testing and evaluating the model as […]
Qalculate! is a powerful desktop calculator that offers versatility and simplicity. It goes beyond basic calculations, providing functions like currency conversion and percent calculation. The calculator comes with customizable functions, unit calculations, physical constants, symbolic calculations, and more. The latest version, 4.7, introduces various improvements such as support for custom default angle units, addition of […]
In this web content, the author reflects on their pursuit of understanding the inner workings of computers and the process of running programs on them. They mention their previous gaps in knowledge and their desire to connect the different pieces of information together. The author admits to facing challenges in finding reliable sources of information […]
ToS Notify is a service that keeps you informed whenever websites make changes to their terms of service. With an affordable price of $5 per year, you can have unlimited notifications for an unlimited number of websites. We diligently check for updates on a daily basis, ensuring that you stay up to date with any […]
Welcome to The Novelty Archives! We have an extensive collection of funny telephone answering machine recordings that are no longer in print. However, we have recently received a request from M&I Recording Studios to remove the Crazy Calls Classics recordings from our archives. They are in the process of bringing back Crazy Calls, so we […]
In this web content, the author announces that the Netherlands-based security firm Radically Open Security (RoS) has completed the third audit of their VPN infrastructure. The focus of the audit was on VPN servers that run from RAM, specifically an OpenVPN server and a WireGuard server. The final report of the audit, which was concluded […]