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Photon: Rust/WebAssembly image processing library

github.com
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Are .NET 4.x and JDK 8.x the "zombie" runtimes of enterprise software?

ycombinator.com
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Remembering John Conway's FRACTRAN, a ridiculous, yet surprisingly deep language

raganwald.com
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Linux on Samsung Chromebook Plus (Kevin) with Rockchip RK3399 ARM SoC (2024)

devkitsune.net
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The next generation of Bazel builds

substack.com

Today marks the 10th anniversary of Bazel’s public announcement so this is the perfect moment to...
Today marks the 10th anniversary of Bazel’s public announcement so this is the perfect moment to reflect on what the next generation of build systems in the Bazel ecosystem may look like.I write this with the inspiration that comes from attending the first ever conference on Buildbarn, one of the many remote executi...
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Native frame transposition coming to Emacs 31

bauherren.ovh
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Hacker News Hug of Deaf

susam.net
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Like cursor, but for blogging: a weekend project

maximepeabody.com

Recently, I've started writing a blog on my personal website, on topics related to AI. People...
Recently, I've started writing a blog on my personal website, on topics related to AI. People have questioned if blogs are still relevant in 2025 in the age of AI, and I'll refer to this recent post on hacker news which outlines why I think it's a good idea. Currently, I'm exploring different tools and ways to host ...

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DIY "Teensy" Bat Detector

zachpoff.com

Ultrasound has fascinated me for a long time (see my other pages about ultrasound recording and...
Ultrasound has fascinated me for a long time (see my other pages about ultrasound recording and microphones), and I’ve been observing urban bats in NYC for several years. I’m fascinated by the urban wildlife that coexists with humans and particularly interested in making unheard voices accessible by playing them bac...
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Nintendo explains why Switch 2 hardware and software cost so much

arstechnica.com

In justifying the $450 price of the Switch 2, Nintendo executives predictably pointed to the system's...
In justifying the $450 price of the Switch 2, Nintendo executives predictably pointed to the system's upgraded hardware specs, as well as new features like GameChat and mouse mode. "As you add more technology into a system, especially in this day and age, that drives additional cost," Nintendo Vice President of Play...
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MusiCoT, a chain-of-thought (CoT) prompting technique for music generation [pdf]

musicot.github.io
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Telli (YC F24) is hiring founding engineers in Berlin, Germany (on-site)

telli.com
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LLM Benchmark for 'Longform Creative Writing'

eqbench.com
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Hunt for Red October 1990

modelshipsinthecinema.com

Visual Effects Supervisor - Scott Squires Visual Effects Director of Photography - Patrick Sweeney The effects...
Visual Effects Supervisor - Scott Squires Visual Effects Director of Photography - Patrick Sweeney The effects for this movie were originally being done at Richard Edlund's Boss films and nearly five months of miniature submarine construction was undertaken under the supervision of Greg Jein. The original methodolog...
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Data centres will use twice as much energy by 2030 – driven by AI

nature.com

The electricity consumption of data centres is projected to more than double by 2030, according to...
The electricity consumption of data centres is projected to more than double by 2030, according to a report from the International Energy Agency published today. The primary culprit? Artificial Intelligence (AI).The report covers the current energy footprint for data centres and forecasts their future needs, which c...
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National Weather Service no longer translating products for non-English speakers

apnews.com

Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] The National Weather Service is no longer providing language...
Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] The National Weather Service is no longer providing language translations of its products, a change that experts say could put non-English speakers at risk of missing potentially life-saving warnings about extreme weather. The weather service has “...

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Hg-Git: Git back end for mercurial

heptapod.net
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France's new high-speed train has Americans asking: Why can't we have that?

grist.org

The spotlight Last month, France’s national railway operator released a glimpse of the designs for its...
The spotlight Last month, France’s national railway operator released a glimpse of the designs for its upcoming fifth-generation high-speed train, the TGV Inoui. (TGV stands for train à grande vitesse, or “train of great speed.”) The glossy, well-lit photos show brightly colored interiors, cushiony seats, and sleek ...
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Applying Pandas' Group_by on Videos

mixpeek.com
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Learning to Program with Haiku

haiku-os.org

Lessons by DarkWyrmISBN: 978-0-557-53969-7 (lulu.com)In January of 2010, I started publishing lessons on learning to program...
Lessons by DarkWyrmISBN: 978-0-557-53969-7 (lulu.com)In January of 2010, I started publishing lessons on learning to program for Haiku, aimed at people who want to be able to write simple programs to get stuff done, but never had anyone around teach them. Years ago, I started teaching myself and am an active develop...
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Design System Options for Rails

businessclasskit.com

You would think that picking a well-made design system for your application is a solved task...
You would think that picking a well-made design system for your application is a solved task in 2025. But not for Rails and therefore not for Business Class. When I started Business Class, there wasn't really a thing to adopt and somehow it still feels the same. Building design systems I am not a big designer, altho...
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NIH freezes all research grants to Columbia University

science.org
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Astrophotographers Help Scientists Solve Mystery of 'Sprite Fireworks'

petapixel.com

The photo taken by Angel An, titled ‘Cosmic Fireworks,’ won the Skyscapes category of the 2023...
The photo taken by Angel An, titled ‘Cosmic Fireworks,’ won the Skyscapes category of the 2023 Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition, hosted by the Royal Observatory Greenwich. A pair of astrophotographers teamed up with scientists to help them solve the mystery of “sprite fireworks.” On the night of May 19...
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No Pay, No Work; Early Career Lessons

danielsada.tech
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