In a surprising turn of events following Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision, the tech giant now owns the rights to the classic Infocom games. While this may seem inconsequential from a corporate standpoint, for longtime fans like myself, it’s a significant development. Infocom, known for its text-based adventure games, has been in a state of legal […]

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Peter Molyneux, the renowned game designer, is making his return to game development with a new title called Project MOAT, which will be set in the world of Albion from the Fable series. In addition to this exciting news, Molyneux announced that he will be blogging about his career and reflecting on the development of […]

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Semihosting is a useful technology for communication between the host and the target. It allows for the use of standard I/O functions like printf() and the ability to read and write data on the host through the debug connection. This feature is particularly great for unit testing. To use semihosting with the Raspberry Pi Pico […]

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Apple’s Cyberdog was an ambitious web browser and Internet suite that aimed to allow developers to create their own components to run inside of it. It was based on Apple’s implementation of IBM’s System Object Model (SOM), which allowed for an object-oriented approach to document creation. OpenDoc, the underlying technology of Cyberdog, didn’t gain much […]

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8088 BIOS is an open-source BIOS project that supports Micro 8088, NuXT, and Xi 8088 systems. The project has received contributions from various individuals in the form of bug reports, code testing, and improvement ideas. The web content includes a list of BIOS image files for different versions of the supported systems. The release notes […]

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Cockpit is an easy-to-use, web-based graphical interface designed for server administration. It is suitable for Linux newcomers, familiar Linux users looking for a graphical way to manage their servers, or expert admins who want an overview of individual systems. Cockpit integrates with system APIs and commands, allowing admins to manage their systems in their preferred […]

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Authors Xi Chen, Xiao Wang, Lucas Beyer, Alexander Kolesnikov, Jialin Wu, Paul Voigtlaender, Basil Mustafa, Sebastian Goodman, Ibrahim Alabdulmohsin, Piotr Padlewski, Daniel Salz, Xi Xiong, Daniel Vlasic, Filip Pavetic, Keran Rong, Tianli Yu, Daniel Keysers, Xiaohua Zhai, and Radu Soricut present PaLI-3, a more efficient vision language model (VLM) that outperforms larger models. In their […]

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Purchase the BeagleV-Ahead, an open-source RISC-V single board computer (SBC) that is designed to enable the future of open source. It is in the form factor of BeagleBone Black and has compatible P8 & P9 cape header pins, allowing you to expand its capabilities by stacking your favorite BeagleBone cape on top. The BeagleV-Ahead features […]

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In the year 2033, Australia’s Great Barrier Reef faces a devastating heat wave that threatens to bleach and destroy its corals. However, a new tool called cloud brightening offers hope for the reef’s survival. The technique involves releasing sea mist over the reef, which scatters sunlight and reduces heat and light exposure to the corals. […]

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This website serves as a tool for English speakers to grasp the sound and essence of Italian poetry. The site offers audio recitations of poems and allows easy navigation between English and Italian translations. It also provides contextual information on vocabulary choices and highlights important technical aspects of the Italian language. While there is no […]

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