ETH Zurich researchers have developed an innovative method to construct dry stone walls using an autonomous excavator. Traditionally, dry stone wall construction has required significant manual labor, but this new approach utilizes an excavator called HEAP to build walls that are six meters high and sixty-five meters long. The excavator uses sensors to map the […]
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The author introduces their first manager, a talented data engineer who is also a passionate cook. They highlight how cooking plays a significant role in his life, from sharing analytics on the heat distribution of chicken in his oven to advising the author on meal preparation. Surprisingly, the manager expresses admiration for the complexity of […]
Subtitle is an open-source AI-powered caption generation project that aims to break down language barriers in the realm of software development. By utilizing cutting-edge machine learning algorithms and natural language processing techniques, Subtitle can generate accurate and natural-sounding captions for videos in various languages. Developers can easily integrate Subtitle into their projects, enhancing the accessibility […]
In a research article published in PLoS ONE, Barry Molloy and his team present new survey data from the southern Carpathian Basin that challenges previous assumptions about the late Bronze Age in Europe. They argue that instead of a diminished Late Bronze Age, there was actually an increase in scale, complexity, and density in settlement […]
Senescent cells, which accumulate in tissues as we age, are known to play a role in organ aging and the overall aging process. These cells cause a halt in the proliferation of functional cells and induce chronic inflammation. However, researchers have hypothesized the existence of a subset of cells in an intermediate stage of cellular […]
MirageOS is a programming framework that allows for the creation of type-safe, modular systems. It constructs unikernels, which are specialized operating systems, for secure and high-performance network applications on various cloud computing and mobile platforms. With MirageOS, code can be developed on a regular operating system like Linux or macOS, and then compiled into a […]
Apple’s Pro Display XDR pushes Thunderbolt 3 to its limits. While Thunderbolt is appreciated for its simplicity compared to USB, the Pro Display XDR’s requirements seem confusing. The monitor boasts impressive features, including 1600 nits brightness, 6K resolution, and P3 wide gamut. However, the inclusion of USB 2 ports from 2000 is unexpected. When doing […]
Neural systems in the brain have to find a balance between growth and optimizing information processing. A study by researchers at the University of Cambridge created an artificial system that modeled a simplified version of the brain and applied physical constraints. The system developed characteristics and tactics similar to those found in human brains when […]
Lua Carousel is a lightweight environment that allows users to write small Lua and LÖVE programs. It has been tested on various platforms such as Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, and Android. Currently, programs cannot be saved, but the developers are working on implementing that feature. To use Lua Carousel, users need to download LÖVE (a […]
This blog post is part of a series discussing controversial syntax elements introduced in recent Ruby versions. In this particular post, the author focuses on a set of shortcuts for argument forwarding, which haven’t received much pushback from the community. The syntax allows developers to pass all positional, named, and block arguments to another method […]