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The Intel 8086 microprocessor, released in 1978, is a revolutionary chip that started the x86 architecture. This blog post focuses on a specific aspect of the chip’s design: the address and data pins that connect it to external memory and I/O devices. Due to limitations in the number of pins available for functionality, Intel had […]
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We are excited to announce our new partnership with the Flickr Foundation. This partnership will enhance the Flickr2Commons tool, making it easier to upload Creative Commons-licensed images from Flickr to Wikimedia Commons. Flickr has been a popular platform for photographers and amateurs to share their work since 2004, and it is also a significant source […]
ZeroVer is a versioning scheme that advocates for keeping the major version of software at zero. Unlike other versioning schemes, such as Semantic Versioning and Calendar Versioning, ZeroVer aims to simplify versioning by focusing on the first number in the version. The article highlights notable ZeroVer projects in various programming languages and industries. It also […]
In a shocking turn of events, the author of this web content discovered that their domain name had been transferred to another registrant without their authorization or knowledge. The domain name was now registered to a German criminal justice body called The Verden Public Prosecutor’s Office, which was involved in the takedown of the Avalanche […]
TypeScript users are pleading with the TypeScript team to address the lack of runtime type information in the language. The issue has been open on GitHub for seven years, and many projects have emerged as workarounds. Some of these projects, such as io-ts and zod, provide solutions for serialization and validation, but they require complex […]
The POP64 is a single-board computer that boasts impressive specifications. It is powered by an Allwinner A133 quad-core Cortex-A53 processor running at 1.6GHz and accompanied by a PowerVR GE8300 GPU. The board supports decoding and encoding of various video formats, including 4Kp30 H.265, H.264, and 720p30 VP9. It comes equipped with 1GB of LPDDR4 memory […]
Researchers using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have discovered the most distant active supermassive black hole known to date. The black hole is located within the galaxy CEERS 1019 and existed about 570 million years after the big bang. What makes this black hole unique is its relatively small size, weighing around 9 million […]
In this web content, the author explores the lives of the prostitutes in the ancient city of Pompeii. The author discusses the evidence of the existence and practices of prostitution in Pompeii, such as graffiti found in the Lupanar brothel and literary texts like The Satyricon. The author highlights the grim reality faced by these […]
In this web content, the author describes a dream-like experience where the protagonist is preparing for a job interview at a company called Techaro. The protagonist, named Palima Aethera, is a unique creature who has experience in crafting digital automatons and is looking to join a smaller company for a more personal experience. During the […]
In this paper submitted by Jeffrey Ullman, the focus is on matrix multiplication and its impact on machine-learning algorithms. The author highlights the need for accelerator chips that can perform matrix multiplication faster than traditional processors or even GPUs. The paper presents a unique approach to matrix multiplication, eliminating the need for a scalar multiplier […]