In 1811, the Luddite movement emerged in response to the devastation caused by automated machinery in the stocking industry. The Luddites, led by figures like George Mellor, were not against technology itself but rather fought for the rights of workers against machines that brought profit to factory owners while leaving workers unemployed and impoverished. Factory […]
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In this web content, the author describes their journey in automating string art using software and a machine. They initially created software that could generate an accurate representation of an image using string and nails. They faced challenges in physically aligning and dispensing nails, as they struggled to find nails that were thin enough and […]
The Slices package in Go includes a function called Clone, which makes a copy of a slice of any type. The function works by appending to a slice with zero capacity, which allocates a new backing array. The function signature is longer than the body because it needs to be able to handle named slice […]
The author starts by acknowledging the success of Philips Hue devices in the home automation market, praising their reliability and integration with the Apple Homekit ecosystem. However, they highlight the negative changes that have occurred due to the management’s decisions. These changes include requiring upgrades and accepting new End User License Agreements (EULAs) to access […]
Radar offers industry-leading geofencing solutions with unlimited geofences and polygon geofences, among other features. Their product also includes trip tracking, live ETAs, arrival detection, and routing for pickups and deliveries. They have a comprehensive points-of-interest (POI) dataset with chains and categories to detect visits to millions of places. Radar’s Maps Platform is a cost-effective alternative […]
Luciano Pollastri, a devoted Zwift user, stumbled upon a cheating discrepancy while comparing power recordings on the platform with another cycling app. He found that the power recording on Zwift was significantly higher. This discovery led Pollastri to investigate further and he uncovered a variety of cheating methods being used within the Zwift community. When […]
Prophet is a powerful procedure for forecasting time series data developed by Facebook’s Core Data Science team. It uses an additive model to fit non-linear trends with yearly, weekly, and daily seasonality, as well as holiday effects. Prophet excels with time series data that have strong seasonal effects and multiple seasons of historical data. One […]
On Google’s 25th birthday, the company is celebrating the journey of answering people’s questions and satisfying their curiosity. From its humble beginnings of simple search queries, Google has evolved to become a technology giant that has shaped the way we find information. The company recognizes that its success is thanks to its employees, partners, and […]
TL;DR: OpenTofu is an insurance policy and having options is a smart strategy. The author appreciates the overwhelming support and criticism they have received for their project. They address criticism that questions why people should care about the license change. While it may not directly affect individuals, the existence of the project positively affects everyone. […]
The DuckDB team is excited to announce the release of DuckDB version 0.9.0, named Undulata after the Yellow-billed duck from Africa. This release includes several exciting new features, such as Out-Of-Core Hash Aggregate Storage Improvements, Index Improvements, DuckDB-WASM Extensions, and more. One notable improvement is the support for disk-spilling techniques in out-of-core hash aggregates, allowing […]