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Gravitational wave researchers cast new light on Antikythera mechanism mystery

University of Glasgow astronomers have used gravitational wave analysis techniques to shed light on the function of the ancient Antikythera mechanism, believed to have been used to track the Greek lunar year. Contrary to its portrayal in the movie “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny,” the mechanism was not a time-travel device but a […]

Could the ‘flying piano’ help transform air cargo?

Aerolane is mimicking migrating birds to develop cargo gliders that surf air currents to reduce fuel costs. Their test aircraft, known as the “flying piano”, is equipped with twin engines that idle for electrical power while gliding. The plan is to use data to guide unmanned cargo planes through air wakes and turbulence without burning […]

Bone tissue reparation using coral and marine sponges

Bone tissue repair through bone grafting is a common but challenging procedure due to the difficulty of acquiring enough bone mass. A new method utilizing coral and marine sponges as scaffolds has emerged, mimicking bone structure and allowing for easier integration into existing bone. The scaffolds, along with marrow stromal cells or stem cells, are […]

The Snapdragon X Elite’s Adreno iGPU

Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X Elite moves into the laptop market with the powerful Adreno X1 GPU. The naming convention breaks away from the Adreno nxx tradition, possibly indicating a scaled out version of the Adreno 730. With larger vectors and thread level parallelism, the Adreno X1 competes against top-notch GPUs from Intel and AMD. Qualcomm enhances […]

SCIM: Ncurses based, Vim-like spreadsheet

sc-im, short for Spreadsheet Calculator Improvised, is an ncurses-based, vim-like spreadsheet calculator that supports features such as Vim movements commands, UNDO/REDO, 65,536 rows, and 702 columns. It allows for CSV, TAB delimited, and XLSX file import and export, as well as ODS import and Markdown export. Users can customize screen colors, colorize cells, and format […]

General Electric HTRE-3 Nuclear Jet Engine

In 1951, the U.S. military embarked on a groundbreaking project to develop a nuclear-powered aircraft with unlimited range. The program, involving institutions like Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the National Reactor Testing Station, focused on fluid-fueled and air-cooled solid-fueled reactors for aircraft engines. The ANP program aimed at creating nuclear-powered bombers for strategic dominance and […]

Finding near-duplicates with Jaccard similarity and MinHash

The author discusses approximate deduplication using Jaccard similarity and MinHash signatures. This method involves converting documents into feature sets and finding similarities between them. By using a small “signature” for each document, similarity can be approximated without examining the entire sets. The MinHash technique allows for efficient scaling and grouping of similar documents. The post […]

Twilio Confirms Data Breach After Hackers Leak 33M Authy User Phone Numbers

Twilio recently suffered a data breach exposing 33 million phone numbers linked to Authy. The hackers behind the leak, ShinyHunters, posted the information on BreachForums. Authy account IDs and non-personal data were also included in the leak. Twilio confirmed the breach but assured no access to sensitive data occurred. However, they advised users to update […]

Jeffrey Snover and the Making of PowerShell

Adam, the host of CoRecursive, is on the hunt for a new developer relations role after being laid off from Earthly. He excelled in combining coding with communication and is now seeking a DevRel role to continue flexing his software development and communication skills. In this podcast episode, Adam explores the fascinating creation of PowerShell […]

Shipt’s Algorithm Squeezed Gig Workers. They Fought Back

In early 2020, Shipt workers noticed their pay becoming unpredictable, despite doing the same work. Shipt had changed its payment rules without informing them, leaving workers puzzled. Dana Calacci, a data scientist, built a tool to collect and analyze data from workers, helping uncover that 40% experienced pay cuts due to a new algorithm. Shipt […]