After a public vote, the Oxford Word of the Year for 2024 is ‘brain rot’. This term refers to the deterioration of mental or intellectual state due to overconsumption of trivial content, especially online. Its usage increased by 230% from 2023 to 2024, and it has gained traction on social media platforms like TikTok. ‘Brain […]
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Category Theory in Programming is a tutorial designed for Racket programmers interested in exploring the mathematical concepts that underlie computational systems. It delves into how category theory can reinterpret familiar programming concepts and directly influence programming language constructs. This resource provides insights into core category theory concepts like objects, morphisms, functors, and more, and illustrates […]
The capabilities and limitations of Large Language Models (LLMs) have been explored, revealing a mixed picture. While LLMs display problem-solving skills, they exhibit reasoning gaps compared to humans, raising concerns about their generalization abilities. Due to the massive amount of data used in LLM design, traditional methods for measuring generalization like train-test set separation are […]
Throughout the author’s career, they found git submodules to be frustrating due to a lack of understanding. However, after learning how git tracks submodules, they realized it’s not complex but merely different. In the article, they aim to explain critical information needed to work with submodules effectively. The content revolves around a dramatized experience of […]
Lawrence Neff Stout from Illinois Wesleyan University discusses strategies for studying college mathematics in this essay. Stout points out the key differences between high school and college math, emphasizing the importance of theory, definitions, and proofs in college. He provides tips on how to understand and memorize definitions and theorems and encourages students to develop […]
AC3, a secure managed services provider and Palo Alto Network partner, recently identified and resolved vulnerabilities in the Palo Alto product suite. When technical staff encountered issues with the GlobalProtect VPN, engineers dove into the SSL VPN service logs and uncovered a critical “nil pointer dereference” error. This finding shifted the focus from client frontend […]
Program the Commodore 64 on Mac, Windows, and Linux using Microsoft Visual Studio Code with the VS64 extension. Easily code in BASIC, Assembly, or C with syntax highlighting and project creation. VS64 supports ACME and Kick assemblers, CC65 and LLVM C compilers, and VICE Commodore 64 emulator for debugging. Unique features include Commodore BASIC V2 […]
Markwhen is a markdown-like language for creating logs, gantt charts, blogs, notes, and more over time. Meridiem is a collaborative editor that offers custom commands, snippets, visualizations, and event highlighting. The tool supports various features like autocomplete, making it versatile for multiple uses. You can download the macOS arm64 beta version 0.2.2 for Meridiem. There […]
The author details their experience building a CRUD app for reservations using both a low code platform and Ruby on Rails. The low code platform allows for quick setup but struggles with custom features, while Rails provides more flexibility and control at the cost of additional coding. The surprising twist comes when a unique feature […]
PHerc. 172 is an exciting new scroll dataset from the Herculaneum scrolls, with a unique past and promising future. The scroll, buried by Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD, was later given to George IV of England, allegedly in exchange for kangaroos. The scroll is currently housed at the Bodleian Library, where recent scanning has revealed […]