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In recent research, smaller models have been enhanced through imitation learning, drawing on outputs generated by larger foundation models (LFMs). These smaller models often struggle with limited imitation signals and a lack of rigorous evaluation, leading to overestimation of their capabilities as they learn to imitate the style but not the reasoning process of LFMs. […]
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Anchor Brewing Company, a historic California brewery with roots dating back to the Gold Rush era, has announced that it will no longer be selling its portfolio of beers outside of California, and expects to discontinue its iconic holiday beer, Christmas Ale, which has been a brewing tradition since 1975. The decision is due to […]
Browsers are once again supporting the ability to style the scrollbar with CSS, but the author of this article argues that this is a mistake due to accessibility considerations. When you modify the scrollbar, you break external consistency, which for those with lower levels of digital literacy can make them feel like they have broken […]
Researchers at the University of Mainz in Germany have discovered that the current model of nuclear forces is – surprisingly – inadequate. Francesco Pederiva and Petra Riegle-VanGilder, nuclear physicists from the University of Trento, Italy, said the findings showed that physicists “are at a turning point” in terms of understanding atomic nuclei. The current model, […]
This blog post discusses the authors’ second Spring Lisp Game Jam entry, wasm4-wireworld, which is an implementation of Wireworld on top of Hoot’s lower-level assembly tools. Wireworld is a cellular automata similar to Conway’s Game of Life that flows electrons on copper wires. They used WASM-4, a “fantasy console” that uses low-level WebAssembly constructs, to […]
This header file attempts to abstract the underlying operating system for the SQLite library to work on both POSIX and Windows systems. The file includes macros necessary for the SQLite library to work, such as the maximum pathname length and the default size of a disk sector. It also contains information on file locking in […]
SnapFusion has presented a novel approach that allows for running text-to-image diffusion models on mobile devices in less than two seconds. Traditional text-to-image models are computationally expensive, requiring high-end GPUs and cloud-based inference for scale. SnapFusion’s approach involves introducing an efficient UNet and improving step distillation, allowing for user-friendly content creation while protecting user data […]
A group of researchers recently investigated the security of ccTLD/TLD registries globally, and succeeded in controlling the DNS zones of 20 ccTLDs by taking advantage of vulnerabilities in the underlying protocols and web applications that run registries on the internet. The registry is responsible for managing all the domains registered within its zone and facilitates […]
This research article discusses the development of an unsupervised object detection system using LiDAR point clouds. The authors, Zhang et al., present their findings on the use of a deep learning model to detect and classify objects in real-world environments without the need for manual labeling. The study demonstrates the potential of unsupervised learning in […]
BBEdit was created 32 years ago by Rich Siegel, who needed an editor that could handle large files, over 32 KB. The app has since gained a cult following amongst developers, scientists, web designers, and writers for its sheer power and speed. It’s great for large written works such as novels and theses but has […]