PostgreSQL, a popular database platform launched in 1986, is a key choice for modern software development. The core development community of Postgres is aging, with the average age of contributors being around 50. However, the community is still active and dedicated to maintaining the platform. The CEO of Neon, a managed Postgres database, emphasizes the […]
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At the 2023 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), a Disney Research team unveiled a new robotic character that is both adorable and expressive. Unlike other small bipedal robots, this robot is programmed to walk in an emotive way, giving it a unique sense of personality and liveliness. Disney Research has developed […]
The Intermediate Graphics Library (IGL) is a versatile cross-platform library that controls the GPU and provides a common interface for multiple graphics APIs such as OpenGL, Metal, and Vulkan. IGL prioritizes a low-level, forward-looking API that allows for more control than OpenGL’s state machine API. It also boasts minimal overhead for C++ and has been […]
Google recently faced a large-scale DDoS attack that targeted its services and customers. These attacks, which utilized the HTTP/2 protocol, were larger than any previously-reported Layer 7 attacks, with the largest peak reaching 398 million requests per second. Thankfully, Google’s global load balancing infrastructure was able to stop most of the attacks at the network […]
In this web content, the author continues the exploration of Conflict-free Replicated Data Types (CRDTs) by demonstrating how to build a collaborative pixel art editor using CRDTs. The author provides a class called PixelData that acts as a wrapper over a Last Write Wins Map (LWW Map), which stores the pixel colors as tuples of […]
Google’s DDoS Response Team has noticed a significant increase in the size of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. Last year, they blocked the largest DDoS attack on record, and this August, they stopped an even larger attack that reached a peak of 398 million requests per second. These attacks have targeted major infrastructure providers, including Google […]
CRT shaders are a popular category of shaders used in emulators to replicate the appearance of CRT displays. Modern CRT shaders are much more advanced than older attempts, offering sharp images and strong scanlines. The shaders can simulate different types of CRT displays, such as aperture grille CRTs and slot mask-style CRTs. It is best […]
In this article, the author dives into the challenges faced by video streaming sites and explores how they can architect their infrastructure to manage the load. They discuss technical subjects like Kubernetes, RabbitMQ, and load balancers, providing a basic knowledge of these topics to understand the article. The author takes the reader on a journey, […]
In this paper, the authors explore the challenge of getting robots to perform parkour, a highly dynamic and complex task that humans can accomplish with their precise coordination and movement. Unlike humans, robots have traditionally been limited to controlled settings like labs, where perception, actuation, and control systems are carefully engineered to strict tolerances. However, […]
Charles “Chuck” Feeney, the retail entrepreneur and philanthropist who gave away his entire multibillion-dollar fortune, has passed away at the age of 92. Feeney co-founded Duty Free Shoppers and later sold his shares to LVMH, accumulating great wealth. However, he believed in “Giving While Living” and established the Atlantic Philanthropies in 1982. The foundation closed […]