The Mothbox 4.0 is a low-cost, high-performance insect monitor designed for field biologists in the jungle. It is also accessible for studying biodiversity at home. With open-source designs for physical components, electronics schematics, Pi Scripts, and insect-IDing AI, users can build, share, and enhance the Mothbox. Insects, particularly moths, are hyperdiverse and provide ultra high-resolution […]
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In November, mathematician Hector Pasten solved a problem by procrastinating. The sequence 2, 5, 10, 17, 26, etc., generated by n² + 1, highlights the complex relationship between addition and multiplication. Pasten’s groundbreaking work showed that numbers in the sequence must have at least one large prime factor, challenging previous beliefs. His innovative technique shed […]
Lillian Schwartz, legendary artist and computer animation pioneer, revolutionized the art world by exploring the intersection of film, computers, and music. Her collaborations with prominent computer musicians led to groundbreaking works showcased at prestigious venues worldwide. Schwartz’s innovative techniques, such as pixel-editing, extended the boundaries of perception and earned her prestigious Emmy awards. Her films, […]
Pumpkin Pumpkin is a Minecraft server made in Rust, focused on speed, efficiency, and customization. It prioritizes performance, security, and compatibility with the latest Minecraft version while offering flexibility and extensibility. It won’t be a drop-in replacement for vanilla servers or be compatible with other plugins or mods. The server is currently in heavy development, […]
Web Browser Engineering, a forthcoming book by Pavel Panchekha and Chris Harrelson, delves into the inner workings of web browsers. In just a couple thousand lines of Python, the book covers everything from networking to JavaScript, providing a detailed look at how browsers function. With sections on loading pages, viewing documents, running applications, and modern […]
Adaline Gateway is a powerful, fully local SDK that allows for seamless integration with over 200 LLMs. It is production-ready, versatile, and does not act as a proxy. Features include batching, retries, caching, OpenTelemetry support, and customizable plugins. Notably, it supports plug-and-play providers for maximum flexibility. The SDK is strongly typed in TypeScript, works isomorphically, […]
Zyphra is proud to introduce Zamba2-7B, a cutting-edge language model that surpasses Mistral, Google’s Gemma, and Meta’s Llama3 series in both quality and performance. This model is ideal for on-device, consumer GPUs, and enterprise applications due to its efficiency. The team behind Zamba2-7B includes experts from Sequoia Capital, MIT, Meta FAIR, and Cisco. Notably, Zamba2-7B […]
In 1963, philosopher Edmund Gettier challenged the definition of knowledge as justified true belief with his “Gettier cases.” A surprising example involves a papier-mâché cow next to a real one. The term “gettiers” became popular among software developers, referring to situations where a belief is justified, true, but incorrect due to unexpected factors. For example, […]
The author recounts their experience in Silicon Valley, feeling like they had found their tribe of people who understood software development. However, they were shocked to discover that many influential analysts and executives in the tech industry had little understanding of the fundamentals of software. Despite this, the author continued to push the boundaries of […]
high loads without loss of availability. This was a risky move, but we needed to make sure we could handle the incoming traffic. At midnight UK time, we opened the floodgates and the app went live. The response was overwhelming, with thousands of users signing up within minutes. We had successfully capitalized on the opportunity, […]