Kreuzberg is a Python library designed for text extraction from a variety of document formats like PDFs, images, and office documents. It boasts a clean and hassle-free API, local processing without external dependencies, and lightweight efficiency. It supports a wide range of formats and is optimized for modern async applications, serverless functions, and dockerized setups. […]
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Pollution from cars goes beyond just exhaust, also coming from road wear and brake dust. New research shows that brake dust may be more harmful than car exhaust, causing more damage to human lung cells in lab experiments. Surprisingly, newer brake pads without asbestos were found to be more harmful due to high levels of […]
Jane Street offers a fun and fast-paced game called Figgie that simulates market trading. The game is not only taught at Jane Street but also enjoyed by employees. Players can learn the rules and practice in learning mode before diving in. FAQs are available for more information, but if there are unanswered questions, feedback is […]
The study in Environmental Science & Technology suggests that switching entirely to wind, solar, geothermal, and hydropower by 2050 can reduce energy needs and costs, improve air quality, and slow climate change at a fraction of the cost of carbon capture technologies. Lead author Mark Jacobson argues that investing in renewables over carbon capture is […]
The web content showcases the performance of deepseek_r1_distill_llama_8b_q40 model on different configurations of Raspberry Pi 5 8GB. Surprisingly, the evaluation prediction for 2 x Raspberry Pi is 7.70 tok/s, while for 4 x Raspberry Pi it is 11.68 tok/s. The unique aspect of this content is the detailed breakdown of processing and memory usage for […]
The author delves into the comparison between TeX and Typst’s layout models, highlighting the differences and limitations of each. While TeX prioritizes movability for optimal positioning and spacing, Typst focuses on element placement for tables to break over pages correctly. This creates a fundamental difference between the two designs. Despite TeX’s efficiency and excellent typography, […]
Captive loggerhead sea turtles do a cute dance when anticipating food, a behavior that led researchers at UNC-Chapel Hill to a significant discovery published in Nature. Lead author, Kayla Goforth, found that sea turtles use Earth’s magnetic field to memorize feeding sites. Through conditioning, the team found that turtles associated specific magnetic signatures with food, […]
The MSXBOOK is an MSX2-compatible computer based on the One Chip MSX (OCM) designed by 8086YES! in China. Priced at $195.00, it features a 9.7-inch LCD screen, mechanical keyboard, and vintage computing capabilities. Users must download firmware themselves, and schematics and manuals are available on www.8086cpu.com. The MSX platform was known for iconic game series […]
Geoffrey Huntley discusses the success rate of LLM-driven development agents like Cursor in building projects that meet acceptance criteria. He explores how to utilize Cursor’s rules feature to have it organize and write its own rules. Huntley cleverly made Cursor write a rule to eliminate Bazel as a build system. The article also highlights the […]
Mathematicians have recently solved the moving sofa problem, a puzzle that has intrigued them since 1966. Any sofa bigger than a certain shape will get stuck in a hallway corner, challenging the assumption that larger objects can move more easily. Joseph Gerver proposed a clever curved shape as a potential solution in 1992, leading to […]