Clusters is a particle microworld that moves quickly in the Chrome browser. The unique algorithm behind Clusters, inspired by biologist Lynn Margulis, creates life-like behaviors in particle systems. These particles are attracted to and repelled by different colored particles, forming social pods or scattering and fleeing like biological organisms. They shapeshift and exchange identities, resembling […]

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The author of the web content discusses creating an OpenBSD Desktop setup that is minimal and efficient, using tools like cwm, termbar, aerc, Firefox, and various others. They also share their custom color schemes and configurations for xterm, termbar, and cwm. Their setup includes scripts for cleanup, font loading, resolution adjustments, and other customizations. They […]

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The web content provides information about a tool called Superfile, which allows users to perform common operations. The content includes installation instructions for Homebrew, Linux, and other supported systems. Users can choose existing themes or create their own, as well as customize hotkeys. For installation on Linux, users can download the binary file and follow […]

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The Simons Foundation mourns the passing of co-founder and chair emeritus James Harris Simons, a renowned mathematician, innovative investor, and dedicated philanthropist. Together with his wife, Marilyn Simons, they generously supported numerous math and science causes through the Simons Foundation. Simons’ legacy includes breakthroughs in mathematics and science, as well as the establishment of Renaissance […]

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Ellipsis is an AI devtool that helps you ship faster by reviewing pull requests and converting GitHub comments into working, tested code. It goes beyond just reviewing code – it can answer questions, generate code, and support over 20 languages. With a free 7 day trial, you get unlimited code reviews, summaries, and generations. Importantly, […]

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This is an online master’s course in Natural Language Processing (NLP) at UT that covers various topics such as sentiment analysis, neural networks, word embeddings, transformers, large language models, question answering, dialogue systems, machine translation, and summarization. The course includes lectures available on YouTube and assignments on linear sentiment classification, neural networks, transformer language modeling, […]

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wprs is a remote desktop application for Wayland, written in Rust and implementing rootless access for Wayland and X11 apps. The setup involves enabling wprsd on the remote host and using wprs commands on the local host to start, stop, and attach to remote sessions. The project aims to support various protocols but currently only […]

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This web content is about a DIY DRUM SYNTH LOFI MACHINE created by the author. The synth engine is a wavetable synthesizer based on the DZL Arduino library “The Synth,” allowing for 16 sound polyphony and various sound parameters. The machine also features a 16-step/pattern sequencer editor with random generators. The hardware includes a Lolin […]

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In the early 14th century, a lady is depicted playing with a pet squirrel in the Luttrell Psalter. Recent research from archaeological sites in Winchester reveals that English red squirrels were hosts for leprosy strains that affected humans during the Medieval Period. The study identified red squirrels as the first ancient animal host of leprosy, […]

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In “Weapons in Space,” Aaron Bateman provides a fresh perspective on the once-secret history of the Cold War’s superpower space race and the controversial Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) established by Ronald Reagan in 1983. Drawing from newly declassified documents, Bateman sheds light on the role of military space technologies in late-Cold War US defense strategy […]

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