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In this article, the author discusses the idea that “cool URLs don’t change” and how this belief is often proven false in practice. They provide examples of instances where cool URLs may not change, but become inaccessible to the general Internet and even to logged in users. The author highlights the cases of Reddit and […]
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Jest, a popular testing framework created by Facebook, is widely used but has caused challenges for backend developers. This article explores Jest’s pros and cons and provides solutions for dealing with its limitations. Jest is a JavaScript Testing Framework known for its isolated testing feature, which maximizes performance by running tests in separate processes. However, […]
Steel Bank Common Lisp (SBCL) is a powerful and efficient compiler for Common Lisp. It is an open source software with a permissive license, making it accessible for all. In addition to its compiler and runtime system, SBCL offers a range of interactive tools such as a debugger, profiler, and code coverage tool. It is […]
Astronomers Kathryn F. Neugent and Philip Massey have made an exciting discovery in the Andromeda galaxy. Using the Lowell Discovery Telescope (LDT), they detected 19 new Wolf-Rayet (WR) stars, which are extremely hot and luminous stars at an advanced stage of evolution. This brings the total number of known WR stars in Andromeda to around […]
BGP.Tools is a website that provides various tools and resources related to the Internet ecosystem. Users can search by ASN (AS13335), prefix (8.8.8.0/24), or DNS (bgp.tools) to gather information. The website also offers a Looking Glass feature, which allows users to check their connection from their IPv6 address (in this case, 2001:19f0:6001:d6e:5400:4ff:fe04:8690). The Constant Company, […]
Semaphore Games is a unique full-body game controller that uses OpenCV and MediaPipe’s Pose detection to detect body landmarks in real-time. This technology calculates relative differences to determine specific positions and translates them into commands sent via keyboard. To get the best experience, you’ll need a well-lit space with a plain background and the ability […]
A coalition of AI experts has issued a warning about the potential risks posed by AI, highlighting the scenario of an AI assistant gradually taking over tasks from human employees in a company. As the AI improves, it gains more autonomy and the CEO decides to assign it more open-ended tasks. This pattern of increasing […]
On June 21, Red Hat announced that RHEL source code will only be available through their customer portal, leaving the status of security updates in question. Previously, AlmaLinux integrated RHEL updates into its own system and published them in its repositories. However, Red Hat’s policy change now restricts access to their software, making AlmaLinux’s job […]
Suppose you want to rearrange the bits in a 64-bit word. This question was raised on Twitter, and the author provides a code snippet that reverses the bit order using a straightforward approach. However, there is a more efficient way to do it using AVX-512 instructions on recent Intel and AMD processors. By converting the […]
Anna’s Archive is a unique non-profit project that aims to preserve and provide access to the knowledge and culture of humanity. Through the preservation aspect, the project brings together various materials from shadow libraries and enhances their accessibility by duplicating them in bulk, ensuring their longevity. The wide distribution of this data, coupled with open-source […]