GrapheneOS is the only Android OS providing full security patches (grapheneos.social)
1 day ago
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Using LLMs at Oxide (rfd.shared.oxide.computer)
1 day ago
The guiding principles for using large language models (LLMs) center on core values: Responsibility, meaning human judgment remains paramount for all generated artifacts; Rigor, ensuring LLMs enhance, not replace, critical thinking; Empathy for the h...
The state of Schleswig-Holstein is consistently relying on open source (www.heise.de)
23 hours ago
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Kilauea erupts, destroying webcam [video] (www.youtube.com)
1 day ago
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Google Titans architecture, helping AI have long-term memory (research.google)
1 day ago
New architectures, Titans and MIRAS, are introduced to enable AI models to process massive contexts efficiently by updating memory during active runtime, combining the speed of recurrent networks with transformer accuracy. Titans uses a deep neural n...
Tiny Core Linux: a 23 MB Linux distro with graphical desktop (www.tinycorelinux.net)
1 day ago
The foundation of this modular system is a very small base comprising a Linux kernel, startup scripts, and essential kernel modules in a 11MB file. This core allows users to build custom desktops, servers, or appliances. A minimal graphical desktop e...
I failed to recreate the 1996 Space Jam website with Claude (j0nah.com)
19 hours ago
Attempts to recreate the 1996 Space Jam website using an AI model from a screenshot and assets repeatedly failed to achieve the required pixel-perfect accuracy, particularly concerning the elliptical arrangement of celestial bodies. Initial efforts s...
How I discovered a hidden microphone on a Chinese NanoKVM (telefoncek.si)
1 day ago
The device is a compact, low-cost hardware KVM switch enabling remote computer control via a web interface, functioning as a virtual monitor and peripheral emulator without requiring target software installation. It supports remote power control and ...
Screenshots from developers: 2002 vs. 2015 (2015) (anders.unix.se)
1 day ago
Developers' desktop environments from 2002 and 2015 were compared across several prominent figures in the Unix and open-source communities. A recurring theme is the continued heavy reliance on text-based interfaces, primarily xterm windows, even with...
The past was not that cute (juliawise.net)
1 day ago
There is a tendency, even among enthusiasts of retro aesthetics like cottagecore, to romanticize historical life as inherently charming. This idealized view often overlooks the harsh realities faced by past generations. Examples include the severe ha...
Dollar-stores overcharge customers while promising low prices (www.theguardian.com)
21 hours ago
An investigation reveals that dollar-store chains, specifically Dollar General and Family Dollar, frequently overcharge customers by not matching shelf prices to those scanned at checkout. This issue is widespread across numerous states, with many st...
Perl's decline was cultural (www.beatworm.co.uk)
1 day ago
The decline of the language was rooted primarily in its culture, which stemmed from its origins in conservative UNIX sysadmin communities. This culture fostered tribalism, knowledge hoarding, and a defensive attitude valuing difficulty as a badge of ...
Z2 – Lithographically fabricated IC in a garage fab (sam.zeloof.xyz)
1 day ago
The creator fabricated a second generation integrated circuit, the Z2, featuring a 10x10 array of 100 transistors, utilizing a 10µm polysilicon gate process. This represents a significant advancement from the previous 6-transistor metal gate chip, a...
I wasted years of my life in crypto (twitter.com)
23 hours ago
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The C++ standard for the F-35 Fighter Jet [video] (www.youtube.com)
18 hours ago
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HTML as an Accessible Format for Papers (2023) (info.arxiv.org)
1 day ago
The introduction of HTML versions for papers addresses urgent accessibility barriers in research dissemination. This is being rolled out iteratively, starting with a beta phase, for the extensive corpus, with the aim to improve conversion success ove...
Trains cancelled over fake bridge collapse image (www.bbc.com)
1 day ago
Rail services were halted across a bridge following the circulation of a suspected AI-generated image depicting significant damage after an earthquake was felt in the region. Network Rail stopped traffic on the Carlisle Bridge in Lancaster at 00:30 G...
The Anatomy of a macOS App (eclecticlight.co)
1 day ago
Early Mac OS applications relied on a resource fork to store separate components like resources and code. With Mac OS X, the structure shifted to a bundle, a directory hierarchy ending in ".app". Key elements within this bundle include the "Contents"...