In the 1990s, an American teacher in London noticed the rise of British terms in American language after the Iraq war. This sparked the creation of the blog “Not One-Off Britishisms” in 2011, chronicling the phenomenon. Examples include the adoption of “run-up” and “bits”. “Bits” refers to “part” in the US and was popularized in […]
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AgentsJS is a new JavaScript/TypeScript library with OpenAI Realtime API support, enabling ultra-low latency WebRTC communication between GPT-4o and user devices in the Agents framework. This framework allows building AI-driven server programs that process text, audio, images, and video in real-time. It offers high-level abstractions, plugin support for various services like transcription and text-to-speech, and […]
NotebookLM Detector is a tool designed to detect whether an audio file has been generated by NotebookLM, created in response to an influx of fake podcasts on the Listen Notes platform. Despite unsuccessful attempts to collaborate with the NotebookLM team on this issue, a detection script was developed and found to be effective. Users can […]
The development of classic video games like Pong involved avoiding traditional computing concepts and focusing on mechanical elements, such as timers. By calibrating these timers to match the screen’s refresh rate, they were able to create the iconic white dot representing the ball and paddles. The Atari 2600, with its unconventional approach to sprites and […]
The release of mitmproxy 11 brings full support for HTTP/3 in both transparent and reverse proxy modes, alongside DNS improvements. Developed during the Google Summer of Code program, HTTP/3 now “just works” for reverse proxies and transparent proxy modes, although Chrome’s distrust of user-added Certificate Authorities for QUIC poses a limitation. The improved DNS support […]
Kashikishi, a text editor developed using Rust & WebGPU (wgpu), allows editing text in a three-dimensional space. The software is still in development, and frequent disruptive changes can be expected. The motivation behind Kashikishi is to offer a more dynamic and engaging text editing experience compared to traditional two-dimensional layouts. Unique features include smooth document […]
Hurricane Helene caused record flooding and damage in North Carolina, dumping extraordinary amounts of rain at high elevations in the Appalachian Mountains. The storm took the lives of over 100 people and hit rural, lower-income communities the hardest. The storm’s severity points to the necessity of stronger infrastructure and building codes to protect against future […]
In this treatise on scope-creep and rabbit holes, the author details their journey of creating a small message board for their girlfriend using an ESP32 and a SSD1306 display. What started as a simple project quickly spiraled into integrating a demoscene tracker, custom tools for palette cycling effects, learning CAD for laser-cutting, and more. The […]
The channel3 ESP8266 Analog Broadcast Television Interface allows users to connect an antenna to GPIO3/RX, tune their analog TV to Channel 3, and power on the ESP to broadcast signals. By utilizing the I2S bus and setting the output baud to 80 MHz, the ESP can transmit frequencies at 60 MHz on an 80 MHz […]