A bug that was randomly hanging nbdkit tests was fixed after an extensive and frustrating investigation. At first, developers suspected a QEMU bug, but it was eventually concluded that the problem was likely in the Linux guest kernel. However, tracking down the kernel bug required a slow process of bisecting the kernel with a large […]
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The author has noticed a troubling pattern among developers who tend to consume technical content without questioning or analyzing it, relying on authority and copy-pasting without skepticism. Much of the technical content on the internet is flawed and may contain conceptual mistakes or harmful patterns. The author emphasizes the need for skepticism, adapting solutions to […]
LIFT, a notable company for providing electric multi-rotor flying experience, has introduced its new product HEXA which facilitates personal, vertical flight without the usage of runway or pilot’s license. HEXA’s uniqueness lies in its creation of a brand new aircraft that provides an unparalleled flying sensation. LIFT aims to provide everyone with the pleasure and […]
This guide is designed for individuals who wish to self-learn Computer Science and offers additional resources for those who want to delve deeper into the subject. It also includes a discord server for community support. As these are university courses, they may not be available online forever, so it’s recommended to download backups using yt-dlp […]
This website explains how to turn a Sennheiser HD 555 pair of headphones into a HD 595 pair, which costs $150 more, using just a screwdriver. The only difference between the two headphones is an additional piece of foam in the cheaper version, reducing the vent’s size by 50%, which changes the frequency response’s character. […]
This website features a list of measured headphones, with new information and updates listed in chronological order in the “what’s new” section. Each entry provides measurements, evaluations, and modifications, as well as links to related articles and tutorials. The site also includes a forum for discussions, questions, and feedback. It covers a wide range of […]
Information Theory mathematically describes the concept of “information” by expressing “surprise” as the minimum amount of symbols required to communicate the outcome of a random process. To communicate samples drawn from a distribution, one needs at least as many symbols as the distribution’s entropy to unambiguously communicate those samples, according to Shannon’s Source Coding Theorem. […]
AzireVPN has launched a new feature, Port Forwarding, which is designed to let users direct incoming internet traffic to specific devices on their private network. The feature enables users to remotely access and control devices within their home or office network, including home security systems and IoT devices. Port Forwarding is also useful for smoother […]
Netflix has announced that it has successfully migrated its mobile applications to Federated GraphQL from a monolithic Falcor API, using a range of testing and migration strategies. In a blog post, the company discussed the three strategies it used to carry out the migration without any disruption to users: AB Testing, Replay Testing, and Sticky […]
The idea that modern high-performance x86 processors work by decoding x86 instructions into RISC-like instructions is a widespread but misleading myth. An analysis of how different x86 processors handle a simple loop shows that while the P6 microarchitecture of the late 1990s did indeed use RISC-like micro-operations, this is no longer the case for newer […]