The author discusses their project in their Computer Vision class where they explore extracting frames from comic books. They highlight an algorithm that uses Canny to detect frames but has limitations with irregular polygons and negative frames. The author then describes creating a synthetic dataset of comic books and fine-tuning SAM to detect frame corners. […]

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Rapier is a cutting-edge physics engine created with Rust, perfect for real-time applications like gaming and robotics. It boasts rigid-body collisions, joint constraints, contact events, and more. Surprisingly, Rapier offers optional cross-platform determinism and JavaScript bindings. Developed by Dimforge as open-source under the Apache 2.0 license, users can support the project on GitHub sponsor.

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Introducing Mistral Large, our latest cutting-edge language model available on la Plateforme and Azure. With top-tier reasoning capabilities, Mistral Large excels in complex multilingual tasks, coding, and math. It boasts fluency in English, French, Spanish, German, and Italian, along with a 32K tokens context window for precise information recall. Partnering with Microsoft, we’re bringing our […]

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Billing and revenue systems are essential for any business looking to monetize. These systems are often compared to an octopus due to their complexity and interconnected nature, touching various aspects of the business. There are three common patterns for billing systems: home-grown, full 3rd party, or a hybrid of both. Home-grown systems provide full control […]

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The author has created a free service that monitors the expiration of TLS certificates via RSS feed, without requiring any sign-up. Notifications are sent out 30 days, 7 days, and 1 day in advance of the expiration date. The service only checks the “Not After” field of certificates, so even self-signed certificates will work. There […]

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Ken Tegnell, who grew up on Alcatraz, now works as a space-weather forecaster. He stares at real-time images of the sun for ten hours a day, trying to predict the impact of space weather on our planet. A severe solar storm could potentially cripple our infrastructure, causing trillions of dollars in damage and taking up […]

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R2R offers production-ready RAG systems with a semi-opinionated framework that prioritizes simplicity and practicality. It aims to set a new industry benchmark for ease of use and effectiveness in deploying, adapting, and maintaining RAG pipelines. The project includes basic examples for application deployment and interaction, as well as a web application for visual intelligence. Key […]

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The author discusses tinkering with the vanilla source code of Wolfenstein 3D from 1992, showcasing how to compile it by recreating the environment through DosBox and Borland C++ 3.1. The process includes setting up the filesystem, installing the compiler and source code, and compiling the game. Upon running the game, the author identifies issues related […]

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A remarkable photo from the Imperial War Museum collection shows a seaplane stuck 300 feet up a 350-foot tall radio mast, with the pilot unconscious. Three brave men climbed up to rescue him, securing a rope and lowering him to safety despite the imminent danger of collapse. The crash occurred in 1917 at Horsea Island […]

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The author shared thoughts on “The Problem of Human Specialness in the Age of AI” at MindFest in Florida. They pondered the potential of AI surpassing human capabilities, highlighted the surprising development of Large Language Models like GPT-4, and discussed distinctions between humans and AI. The discussion raised questions about the future of humanity in […]

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