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The network stack is a complex system that performs various tasks to ensure reliable transmission and smooth operation of the internet. It handles addressing of billions of active nodes, routes packets through the network, and reassembles them correctly even if they arrive out of order. The network routing process involves bucket-brigading or passing the data […]
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If you’re a nerdy old-timer like me, you might remember hacking in the BASIC computer language during your grade school days. One of the features of this mostly hated language was that each statement required a line number. Surprisingly, you could actually use line numbers to run your program from any random point, similar to […]
Researchers have found that mobile malware developers are exploiting a bug in the Google Android platform to insert malicious code into mobile apps without detection. The bug allows attackers to corrupt components of an app so that mobile security scanning tools ignore the new malicious code, while the app as a whole appears valid and […]
We are thrilled to announce the launch of our company, which will revolve around Polars and its ability to process data at any scale. The journey started three years ago, with the initial commit of Polars, a pet project aimed at exploring query engines, Apache arrow, and the Rust programming language. However, it has grown […]
Briefcase is a versatile tool that can convert a Python project into a standalone native application. It offers support for various platforms such as macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android, and even the web. With Briefcase, you can easily produce binaries like .app files for macOS, MSI installers for Windows, and AppImage files for Linux. Surprisingly, […]
In this web content, the author explains how Tailscale overcomes NATs (Network Address Translators) to establish peer-to-peer connections between devices. The author highlights that the techniques used are applicable to many protocols, such as WebRTC. The article discusses the importance of using UDP as the base protocol for NAT traversal and the need for direct […]
I recently embarked on a journey to find the original Netscape Navigator “meteors” animation, which holds a special place in my heart as it reminds me of my childhood web discoveries. After numerous web searches, I came across various versions, but they were either too large or had distorted pixels. I was about to give […]
Sweep is an AI junior developer that can convert bug reports and feature requests into actual code changes. By describing issues in a way that a junior developer would understand, Sweep is able to read codebases, plan changes, and write pull requests with code. Unlike other AI solutions like Copilot and ChatGPT, Sweep handles the […]
Welcome to the official website of Pegasus Mail and Mercury Mail Transport System. Pegasus Mail is a long-standing PC e-mail system that is available for free, providing dedicated service to all users. On the other hand, Mercury is a semi-commercial system that comes at a modest price, but offers free use for private and non-profit […]
Pynecone has been renamed to Reflex, and this web content provides instructions on how to install Reflex and create your first app. The content also provides an example of creating an image generation UI using the OpenAI API. It explains the UI components, the state variables, event handlers, and routing in Reflex. The content mentions […]