Do you love Number Theory and math competitions? Have an affinity for numbers? You may want to dive into perfect square numbers: numbers of the form ( x^2 ) where ( x ) is a positive integer. Memorizing squares can assist with mental multiplication, factoring expressions, and even calculating square roots. While some may prefer […]
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Get context-aware assistance with PR-Agent’s chat feature, offering auto-generated PR descriptions, reviews, and code suggestions directly on GitHub. Integrate AI-powered tools to analyze pull requests, automate reviews, highlight changes, and suggest improvements for code adherence. Enjoy secure and private chat sessions and export streamlined configurations effortlessly. Key features include AI-powered chat in PRs, automated code […]
In their article, Jim Waldo and Soline Boussard delve into the phenomenon of large language models (LLMs) hallucinating responses in their text generation. Despite GPTs’ impressive capabilities in answering questions and engaging in conversations, they tend to produce nonfactual or nonsensical responses that can disseminate false information. The authors highlight a case where a lawyer […]
In the last article, we discussed enhancing typography in apps and now we delve into high-quality fonts. These fonts offer various weights, italics, and more packed into a single file thanks to OpenType features. You can manipulate fonts using specific CSS properties or the font-variation-settings property. Working around inheritance issues with CSS variables is key. […]
Tomato64 is a significant advancement for Tomato Firmware, specifically optimized for x86_64 architecture. The latest version features exciting updates such as support for up to 8 networks and 9 Ethernet ports, Gigabit+ speeds, Deep Packet Inspection powered by nDPI, and a robust range of features like Bandwidth monitoring, IP Traffic Monitor, and more. It stands […]
Multispectral imaging has been key in unlocking the secrets of faded text in medieval manuscripts, including the infamous Voynich Manuscript. A recent release of previously unseen images taken at Yale University’s Beinecke Library sheds new light on the manuscript. Of particular interest is folio 1r, which reveals a Roman alphabet and Voynichese characters, possibly linked […]
Our Notebooks integration, initially an experiment, became a core part of our Portal experience due to its exponential growth. Complaints about slow load times were common, especially from those far from our infrastructure. Surprisingly, note that we managed to reduce load times to less than a second in some cases. We had to optimize the […]
Summary: Discovering bugs and outages just got easier with the introduction of a time machine for customers. This time machine, Antithesis, allows users to rewind time and analyze past events, including network traffic, server crashes, and performance issues. It simulates a deterministic universe to quickly find and reproduce bugs. Users can even travel to the […]
Sapling is a new Git-compatible source control client that prioritizes usability and scalability, even for the largest repositories. Meta has invested heavily in building a world-class source control experience over the past 10 years, resulting in the creation of Sapling. This user-friendly system provides unique features such as the smartlog command, which simplifies the understanding […]
In 2008, I created software to generate optimal walking mechanisms, which eventually led to the creation of the Carpentopod, a wireless walking wooden coffee table. The Carpentopod leg linkage was evolved through thousands of virtual generations to optimize walking speed, clearance, and material use. The design process involved careful consideration of leg tip movement to […]