Every year, students across the U.S. participate in competitive debate, eager to learn about politics and think critically about government and policy. However, debate has strayed from its original purpose and has become dominated by critical theory arguments known as kritiks. Instead of engaging in topic-focused debates, debaters now ignore assigned topics and propose unrelated […]
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The author, David Banks, from Carnegie Mellon University, highlights the lack of attention given to the question of why certain periods and places in history are more productive than others. He mentions that the topic has only been addressed directly in a few articles and books, but argues that it has significant implications for education, […]
Call to action buttons (CTAs) are commonly used in interface design to direct users towards a specific goal. These buttons usually present options from the perspective of the user or the system. However, a new style of button labeling has emerged that aims to reconfigure the user’s state rather than change the system’s state. These […]
In July 2023, the author compares a small Python program, pygit, to its Go counterpart, gogit, in terms of performance and ease of scripting. The author notes that while Go is generally better for writing quick ‘n’ dirty scripts, Python’s terser syntax and exception handling make it more suitable for throwaway scripts. However, for more […]
ASML, a leading manufacturer of lithography machines, is developing the next generation of lithography called high-numerical-aperture EUV lithography. This technology is essential for keeping pace with Moore’s Law, which requires continual improvement in resolution of photolithography. Photolithography resolution has improved 10,000-fold in the last four decades by reducing wavelength, increasing numerical aperture, and improving processing […]
Snowflake is a system that helps users access censored websites and applications by disguising their internet activity. It operates similarly to VPNs but uses different techniques to transform internet traffic. By redirecting or scrambling internet traffic, it becomes difficult for censors to block access to these circumvention tools without blocking large parts of the internet. […]
Welcome to Wikifunctions, a free library of functions that anyone can edit. Our goal is to create and maintain a library of code functions to support Wikimedia projects and beyond, in various programming languages. Functions are sequences of programming instructions that perform calculations based on the data you provide. They can answer questions like calculating […]
Sukbae Lee, one of the scientists behind the alleged superconductor LK-99, revealed that the claims were being peer-reviewed. The team’s lead researcher, Professor Kwon, was accused of publishing the viral papers without permission from the other authors. Dr Hyun-Tak Kim also criticized the papers, stating they had flaws and were published without permission. Skepticism arose […]
The author breaks their silence to address the fork of Libreboot called GNU Boot. The author, who is not a member of the GNU Boot project but wants to see it succeed, created an unofficial fork of Libreboot, called non-GeNUine Boot, for the GNU Boot project to use. The fork was created due to disagreement […]
In this web content, the author discusses the concept of invisible asymptotes and the importance of identifying them in order to sustain growth in business. The author uses Amazon as an example, highlighting how the company discovered that shipping fees were a major obstacle for customers and implemented strategies like Amazon Prime to overcome this […]