Autonomous taxi company Cruise is advocating for the ability to charge for rides at all hours of the day in San Francisco, but city officials have concerns about incidents involving the vehicles. The Fire Department has reported a significant increase in the number of incidents involving driverless taxis, including instances in which the vehicles have […]
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The WordPress Playground allows users to quickly and easily set up their own private, in-browser WordPress. Users can build themes, create websites, test plugins, and more. The Playground works in various environments, including Node.js, mobile apps, and VS Code. It utilizes cutting-edge technologies to make WordPress dependencies work in JavaScript. The Playground API offers a […]
BrutmanLabs.Org is a unique form of retrocomputing performance art that is powered by a remarkable 39-year-old IBM PCjr. The hardware consists of a NEC V20 CPU running at 4.77Mhz, 736KB of RAM, a jrIDE sidecar for IDE adapter and memory, and a 240GB SATA SSD connected to a SATA/IDE bridge. Additionally, there is a Xircom […]
The Akan people of Ghana have a unique naming tradition where children are named after the day of the week they were born and the order in which they were born. These “day names” hold significance in relation to the person’s soul and character. Middle names have more variety and can indicate birth order, twin […]
The ZipLM language model is a unique and mildly interesting tool that utilizes compressors built into Python. One can train the model using training data or run it without any data to see patterns that gzip likes. The model can also provide the probability for a given sequence. Additionally, one can try using bz2 and […]
The author of this web content starts off by discussing their personal beliefs about the purpose and meaning of life. They express their acceptance of the idea that the universe is fundamentally meaningless, but they also adopt a playful and humorous attitude towards life. However, they admit that some writers have made them reconsider their […]
This content provides a comprehensive list of references related to ADHD and neurodiversity. It includes sources such as the ADHD Institute, the Java Chromium Embedded Framework, and the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5). The content also mentions various studies and concepts related to executive functioning, neurodiversity, and the advantages and challenges of […]
Meta, formerly known as Facebook, is preparing to release a commercial version of its open-source large language model (LLM) called LLaMA. LLaMA uses AI to generate text, images, and code, and was initially introduced as a small model available to researchers. This commercial release will allow developers and businesses to build applications using the LLaMA […]
In this web content, the author discusses their experience as the VP of Engineering at Honeycomb. They explain how little candid writing there is about the path to the VP of Engineering role and what the job entails. The author encourages others, especially those from underrepresented backgrounds, to consider this position. They highlight that VPs […]
FIDO2 is a solution to the problems associated with passwords by replacing them with secret keys stored on dedicated hardware security keys. However, these security keys can become a target for attackers. The author of this post implemented a safer FIDO2 security key called Plat for their Master’s thesis. Plat uses privilege separation to prevent […]