Some people have expressed concerns about Google trying to assert rights over user activity on Chrome due to certain terms in the Chrome Terms of Service that appear overly broad. However, after investigating, it was found that Google did not intend to claim rights over user content. Google clarified that the wording in the Terms […]
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After creating Git-Sim to visualize Git commands, the author embarked on building a more immersive and intuitive version called Devlands. Inspired by a voxel world project, Devlands allows users to navigate their Git repository in a game-like environment, making Git concepts tangible and interactive. The tool includes a character-guided Git tutorial for beginners and a […]
This summary describes the process of building a standalone audio player using the Raspberry Pi Pico. The audio quality is not perfect but is good enough for different settings. The setup includes various components like push buttons, resistors, capacitors, an SD card module, an OLED display, and more. The programming is done in MicroPython, and […]
OpenAI recently released GPT-4.5, a model that has sparked curiosity and confusion within the AI community. Despite being the largest model available to the general public, its capabilities do not show a significant jump from its predecessor, GPT-4. Features like reduced hallucinations and improved emotional intelligence are difficult to test objectively. The pricing model for […]
Sean Noah was fascinated by synesthesia and the impact drugs, including psychedelics, had on generating visual images for non-synesthetes. This led him to study psychology and neuroscience and eventually collaborate with Erowid to analyze a large dataset of trip reports to understand the visual effects of psychedelics. The goal of their model is to identify […]
AMD’s Zen 5 core is groundbreaking with its full-width AVX-512 datapaths and 512-bit vector execution units, allowing for high performance without fixed clock speed offsets. In contrast, Intel’s Skylake-X faced teething troubles with AVX-512 power demands. Zen 5 excels in handling AVX-512 workloads at 5.7 GHz, displaying no transition periods or clock speed drops, unlike […]
Certificate Transparency (CT) has been crucial for web security, combating threats like certificate fraud and man-in-the-middle attacks. Firefox is taking significant steps by enforcing CT on desktop platforms with version 135. This ensures only CT-compliant certificates are trusted, enhancing transparency standards. Website owners should ensure their CA supports CT logging and monitor certificates using monitoring […]
In today’s world, the importance of hereditary wealth is on the rise, posing a challenge for the notion of meritocracy. This shift in focus is highlighted in recent global events, such as Donald Trump’s power struggle and Germany’s debt rules. The article discusses how inheritance is becoming as crucial as hard work, emphasizing the increasing […]
Maestro is a user-friendly UI testing framework for Mobile and Web, inspired by previous tools like Appium and XCTest. It boasts built-in tolerance for flakiness and delays, making it a reliable option for testing mobile applications. One unique feature is its rapid iteration process, with tests being interpreted rather than compiled. The declarative yaml syntax […]
LLMs are excelling at deobfuscation, transpilation, and conversions, as discovered by the author during a Christmas project involving creating a Haskell audio library from a Rust implementation. Software assistants like Claude Code are now integral to daily tasks, offering coding support and workflow management. The post delves into the technicalities of transpilation and source code […]