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Li-ion batteries have a unique charging pattern that greatly affects their longevity. Similar to how running for shorter distances at a faster pace covers less ground than running at a marathon pace, charging Li-ion batteries to a lower percentage can actually extend their lifespan. By charging the battery to 80% instead of 100%, the battery […]
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In the past, there were two popular methods of encoding 8-bit data as human-readable ASCII: uuencode and Base64. Uuencode was widely used in USENET ‘binaries’ groups and was known for its robustness and user-friendliness. However, it was sensitive to line breaks and formatting, and some people didn’t have decoders for base64-encoded binaries. Eventually, Base64 became […]
During a meeting, OpenAI’s Ilya Sutskever gave explanations for the removal of CEO Sam Altman, but the employees were not convinced. The rest of the staff staged a walk-out when former Twitch CEO Emmett Shear was introduced as the new interim CEO, replacing Mira Murati. Staff had expected Altman to be reinstated as CEO. The […]
RSS is a standard that I really like because of its established and mature nature, simplicity, widespread understanding, strong support, and ability to be extended via namespaces. However, I believe that RSS has so much potential beyond just updating websites. When combined with rssCloud, it allows for virtually instant updates. According to Wikipedia, RSS is […]
OpenAI has undergone major changes with the core research team joining Microsoft. Sam Altman and Greg Brockman, along with their colleagues, will lead a new advanced AI research team at Microsoft. Altman, who was the CEO of OpenAI, was fired by the board without consulting investors like Microsoft. The board has yet to explain their […]
In a surprising revelation, it has been discovered that the trench run in the original Star Wars movie is not located in the equatorial trench of the Death Star, as many fans had believed. Instead, it is a north-south trench that was shown in a scene of General Dodonna briefing the rebel troops. The confusion […]
Generative AI for Krita is a plugin that allows users to generate images within the Krita software effortlessly. By simply selecting an area and pushing a button, new content that matches the image will be generated. Users can also expand their canvas and seamlessly fill new areas with generated content. The plugin offers features such […]
Roc is a fast, friendly, and functional language that is still in its early stages. It doesn’t even have a numbered release yet, only nightly builds. However, it is already being used for various purposes by early adopters, despite the bugs and missing features that come with it. Some examples of what Roc can be […]
A former executive at Mozilla has accused Google of intentionally sabotaging Firefox over the past ten years in order to promote its own browser, Chrome. Other members from the Firefox team have also come forward with similar allegations. The sabotage allegedly involved introducing small bugs on Google sites that only affected Firefox users. The former […]
In an unexpected turn of events, OpenAI is facing internal turmoil as over 600 employees have signed an open letter calling for the resignation of the current board and the reinstatement of former CEO Sam Altman and former president Greg Brockman. The letter accuses the board of jeopardizing the company’s mission and undermining its work […]