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Around a year and a half ago, the author encountered an issue with gdbserver’s debugging capabilities on a PowerPC32 architecture. After extensive investigation, the author discovered that a seemingly innocuous change in a patch had caused the problem. They spent several days researching and experimenting to find the root cause, eventually discovering a memory corruption […]
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This issue of Headlines discusses the decline of adult friendships in recent years and the importance of meaningful relationships for overall well-being. The article highlights the negative impact of hyperindividualism and modern self-care trends, which prioritize the self over connections with others. It also explores the benefits of living near friends and the efforts of […]
In a recent study titled “Usage and Attribution of Stack Overflow Code Snippets in GitHub Projects,” the author’s answer to a question about formatting byte counts was found to be the most copied snippet on Stack Overflow. The code was based on a loop, but the author realized that the suffixes used for byte counts […]
Deno aims to simplify the process of leveraging public cloud infrastructure by distilling intricate configurations and time-consuming tasks into user-friendly primitives. Deno KV, built on FoundationDB, offers a streamlined API for app persistence. Now, Deno Queues is being unveiled, which revolutionizes scalable messaging and background processing in applications. Deno Queues allows developers to offload parts […]
Be My Eyes is excited to announce that their new AI feature, Be My AI, is entering an open beta phase for iOS users. This feature was developed in collaboration with 19,000 blind and low-vision beta testers to ensure its functionality and design meet the needs of the blind community. Be My AI allows users […]
Introducing Mistral 7B, the latest language model from the Mistral AI team. This model boasts an impressive 7.3B parameters and outperforms other models like Llama 2 13B and Llama 1 34B on various benchmarks. It excels in code and reasoning tasks, thanks to its use of Grouped-query attention (GQA) and Sliding Window Attention (SWA) for […]
Magentic is a Python library that allows for easy integration of Large Language Models (LLMs) into Python code. By using the @prompt decorator, functions can be created that return structured output from the LLM. These prompts can be mixed with regular Python code to create complex logic. Magentic is compact, atomic, transparent, and compatible. It […]
In 1811, the Luddite movement emerged in response to the devastation caused by automated machinery in the stocking industry. The Luddites, led by figures like George Mellor, were not against technology itself but rather fought for the rights of workers against machines that brought profit to factory owners while leaving workers unemployed and impoverished. Factory […]
In this web content, the author describes their journey in automating string art using software and a machine. They initially created software that could generate an accurate representation of an image using string and nails. They faced challenges in physically aligning and dispensing nails, as they struggled to find nails that were thin enough and […]
The Slices package in Go includes a function called Clone, which makes a copy of a slice of any type. The function works by appending to a slice with zero capacity, which allocates a new backing array. The function signature is longer than the body because it needs to be able to handle named slice […]