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MusicBrainz is an open music encyclopedia that aims to be the ultimate source of music information by allowing anyone to contribute. Operating like Wikipedia, it is maintained by a global community of users and encourages everyone to participate. The site provides reliable and unambiguous music identification, making it the universal language for music. This data […]
facad is a modern directory listing tool for the command line with colorful emoji-based file icons and sorted output. It supports symlinks and executable files, and offers a compact grid display. Users can customize column width and benefit from Unicode-aware formatting. To build from source, clone the repository and run the setup. Contributions are welcome […]
Dockworkers at ports from Maine to Texas went on strike over wages and automation, fearing inflation and goods shortages. Talks between the 36 ports and 45,000 workers failed, leading to picket lines at midnight. The union seeks fairness and job protection against increasing automation. Despite moving wage offers, both sides remain far apart on demands, […]
Our newly launched torchao PyTorch native library offers techniques like low bit dtypes, quantization, and sparsity to make models faster and smaller. Surprisingly, our techniques show minimal drops in accuracy when benchmarked on popular GenAI models. From 97% speedup for Llama 3 to 50% reduction in model VRAM for CogVideoX, torchao provides impressive results. We […]
This web content is a QR code generator inspired by QRBTF and Anthony Fu’s QR Toolkit, offering creative possibilities with the ability to import external libraries and fetch external files. Users can customize data encoding mode, version, and error tolerance, as well as customize appearance using presets or creating new ones from scratch. The code […]
In August 2023, Libera.Chat made the difficult decision to shut down their Matrix bridge operated by Element Matrix Services (EMS). This decision was made due to ongoing stability issues, security vulnerabilities, privacy leaks, and communication deficits with EMS. Despite efforts to work with EMS to address these issues, ongoing problems with message drops and privacy […]
In the 1980s and 90s, Boris Vallejo’s epic fantasy paintings heavily influenced fantasy book covers, computer game art, and the demoscene, where pixel artists replicated his works. Jump to 2024, where an article features the history of fantasy art, demoscene drama, and fun pixel art, including creating a Boris Vallejo imitation using only four colors. […]
Bristol’s prosperity in the 18th century was built on the slave trade, a fact often overlooked today. The city’s involvement in exporting Africans to North America has left a lasting legacy, despite the lack of official monuments. Surprisingly, Bristol had a significant role in a slave trade that thrived in Britain centuries earlier, with merchants […]
Marginalia Search now properly supports phrase matching, allowing for more accurate search results when terms appear in the exact order as the query. This implementation represents 4 months of work, with funding from nlnet after the grant ended. Previously, search queries were stored in an approximate format, leading to issues with quoted queries. By switching […]