The author discusses how to approach reading the Iliad and Odyssey, emphasizing the importance of understanding the historical context of the poems. They describe the process of oral performance of the epics and how they were eventually written down. The author suggests familiarizing oneself with Greek mythology before reading and provides advice on selecting a […]

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Giovanni Tomaselli and collaborators explore the potential presence of “gravitational atoms” surrounding black holes, formed by clouds of axions or other light bosons. These gravitational atoms could impact the evolution of black hole binaries, affecting their orbital motion through complex interactions. The researchers have identified various evolutionary paths these binaries could take, considering factors such […]

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This post covers hardware diagnostics, firmware reverse engineering, and coincidental similar datasheets from Taiwanese chip manufacturers. The author ventures into fixing a broken Elgato Game Capture HD60 S USB 3.0 device by identifying and replacing faulty chips. Despite successfully replacing the regulators, issues persist with the LED lights. After a thorough investigation, the culprit turns […]

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Johann Carl Friedrich Gauss, a renowned mathematician, set his sights on achieving a mathematical feat: a regular heptadecagon. This 17-sided shape, symbolizing one of Gauss’s greatest contributions to math, was used to solve a longstanding problem in math when Gauss was just 18 years old. Despite the challenge, Gauss demonstrated that this complex shape was […]

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Finic is a cloud platform that simplifies the deployment and management of browser-based automation agents, focusing on fault-tolerant execution. It allows for the quick launch of bots, scrapers, RPA integrations, and more that rely on authenticated web services. Utilizing Playwright for DOM interaction and recommending BeautifulSoup for HTML parsing, Finic offers features like cloud deployment […]

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Rio is a user-friendly framework for building websites and apps entirely with Python, removing the need for HTML, CSS, or JavaScript. It offers React-style components, with over 50 built-in options, allowing users to create custom components and full apps. Rio apps can run locally or on the web. Developers can enjoy modern, declarative UI design […]

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rga is a powerful search tool that builds on ripgrep to allow searching in various file types such as PDFs, E-Books, Office documents, zip files, and more. It can search recursively into archives and match text in multiple formats. By integrating with fzf, rga enhances search efficiency. Installation instructions are provided for Linux, macOS, and […]

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The Importance of Stupidity in Scientific Research is an eye-opening essay that challenges the traditional idea of intelligence. Martin Schwartz argues that feeling stupid is essential for truly understanding complex concepts, especially in mathematics. The article highlights the unique nature of math, where new ideas can seem impossible until they suddenly click. The process of […]

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Developing games for PC involves dealing with user input from mouse, keyboard, and gamepads, especially on Windows. Popular games often have mouse input issues with high-end mice due to legacy input cluttering message queues. Using the Raw Input API is key for unaltered input. Input handling can be complex, especially with high polling rate mice. […]

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In the 1950s, Raymond Chandler, known for his hardboiled detective fiction, penned a humorous passage parodying science fiction writing. This passage included the word “Google” long before the company was founded. The term “Google” referred to an entity providing information, though its exact meaning was unclear. This has sparked speculation and interest in how Chandler […]

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