What Will Enter the Public Domain in 2025?
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At the start of each year, on January 1st, a new crop of works enter the public domain. Find our highlights of what lies in store for 2025 here.The Public Domain Review
Rails is better low code than low code
Link: radanskoric.com/articles/rails…
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“We need a very simple CRUD app for managing the reservations.” They1 said. “Don’t spend too much time on it.” They added. They are the stakeholders or the boss or maybe yourself. Whoever is asking for this application. ↩Radan Skorić’s website
Show HN: Markwhen: Markdown for Timelines
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Handwriting but not typewriting leads to widespread connectivity in brain
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Kubernetes on Hetzner: cutting my infra bill by 75%
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Hi, my name is Bill. I’m a software engineer based in London. This is a blog about software development.Bill Franklin
Procedural knowledge in pretraining drives reasoning in large language models
Link: arxiv.org/abs/2411.12580
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The capabilities and limitations of Large Language Models have been sketched out in great detail in recent years, providing an intriguing yet conflicting picture. On the one hand, LLMs demonstrate a general ability to solve problems.arXiv.org
Review of "Statistics" by Freedman, Pisani, and Purves (2017)
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DELETEs Are Difficult
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Deep dive into SQL & PostgreSQL to build reliable, rock-solid solutions with tips and tricks that keep business online. Data is everything. Explore, learn and innnovate to get them where you need faster and more efficiently.notso.boringsql.com
DynaSaur: Large Language Agents Beyond Predefined Actions
Link: arxiv.org/abs/2411.01747
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Existing LLM agent systems typically select actions from a fixed and predefined set at every step. While this approach is effective in closed, narrowly-scoped environments, we argue that it presents two major challenges when deploying LLM agents in r…arXiv.org
Make the most of your burl
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Elegant, Exquisite, Museum Quality Lidded Finial Vessels and Urns hand made by Woodturner and Artist, Cindy Drozda. Woodturning instruction, Demonstrations and Instructional DVDs.www.cindydrozda.com
The Rarest Mineral Is So Rare It's Only Ever Been Found Once
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There's a mineral so rare that only one specimen of it has ever been found in the entire world.Michelle Starr (ScienceAlert)
The Slang Shading Language
Link: shader-slang.com
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Empowering real-time graphics developers with advanced language features.shader-slang.com
Square Roots and Maxima
Link: leancrew.com/all-this/2024/11/…
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WinDepends – A Rewrite of the Dependency Walker
Link: github.com/hfiref0x/WinDepends
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Windows Dependencies. Contribute to hfiref0x/WinDepends development by creating an account on GitHub.GitHub
The Opposite of Documentation is Superstition (2020)
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Yes I know I'm technically on vacation but if I go too long without writing I die from a witch's curse and I don't want to work on longform projects For...Computer Things
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Gabriel Winslow-Yost wrote for Harper's Magazine - not an outlet typically known for their videogame coverage - about Elden Ring and the role of death and failure in games.
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Our weekly roundup of great writing about (mostly) videogames from across the web.Graham Smith (Rock Paper Shotgun)
In Südkorea verhandeln 170 Staaten über ein Abkommen, um Plastikmüll zu reduzieren. Eine Einigung ist aber auch am letzten Verhandlungstag nicht in Sicht.
Letzter Verhandlungstag für Plastikabkommen
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Advent of Code 2024
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Bei einem israelischen Luftangriff im Gazastreifen sind palästinensischen Angaben zufolge drei Mitarbeiter einer Hilfsorganisation getötet worden.
Gazastreifen - Drei Mitarbeiter einer Hilfsorganisation bei israelischem Angriff getötet
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Map UI – Ghost in the Shell
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Map UI (User Interface) for the film “Ghost in the Shell” Copyright Shirow Masamune / Kodansha • Bandai Visual • Manga Entertainment •INTERFACE LOVE.
OpenWRT One Released: First Router Designed Specifically for OpenWrt
Link: sfconservancy.org/news/2024/no…
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Today, we at SFC, along with our OpenWrt member project, announce the production release of the OpenWrt One. This is the first wireless Internet router designed and built with your software freedom and right to repair in mind.Software Freedom Conservancy
How to print your Guild Wars 2 character
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About a year and a half ago, I decided to 3D print my Guild Wars 2 character because I kinda got into mini painting.Tamius Han (Tamius' sacred texts)
Jeff Dean Responds to EDA Industry about AlphaChip
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Show HN: Open-source private home security camera system (end-to-end encryption)
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Contribute to privastead/privastead development by creating an account on GitHub.GitHub
A Brazilian CA trusted only by Microsoft has issued a certificate for google.com
Link: follow.agwa.name/notice/AoZSMI…
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A Brazilian certificate authority trusted only by Microsoft has issued a presumably-unauthorized certificate for google.com: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1934361 This can used to i...follow.agwa.name
AMD Disables Zen 4's Loop Buffer
Link: chipsandcheese.com/p/amd-disab…
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A loop buffer sits at a CPU's frontend, where it holds a small number of previously fetched instructions.Chester Lam (Chips and Cheese)
Ntfs2btrfs does in-place conversion of NTFS filesystem to the open-source Btrfs
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Making Screenshots of Test Equipment Old and New
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You must read at least one book to ride
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If not React, then what?
Link: infrequently.org/2024/11/if-no…
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Frameworkism is now the dominant creed of today's frontend discourse, and it's bullshit. We owe it to ourselves and to our users to reject dogma and embrace engineering as a discipline that strives to serve users first and foremost.Alex Russell
Everything You Never Wanted to Know About Linker Script (2021)
Link: mcyoung.xyz/2021/06/01/linker-…
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Neomacs: Structural Lisp IDE/browser/computing environment
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Structural Lisp IDE/browser/computing environment. Contribute to neomacs-project/neomacs development by creating an account on GitHub.GitHub
Rust-Query
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Safe relational database queries using the Rust type system Do you want to persist your data safely wit…blog.lucasholten.com
How Honeycrisp Apples Went from Marvel to Mediocre
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An investigation into the Honeycrisp apple and how a complex string of events led to a decline in the quality of a beloved apple variety.Genevieve Yam (Serious Eats)
German WWII Soldier Grave Found with Mesolithic Tools, Roman and Byzantine Coins
Link: labrujulaverde.com/en/2024/11/…
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The Tuchola Forest in northern Poland continues to reveal its secrets as archaeologists explore its vast woodsGuillermo Carvajal (La Brújula Verde)
DeepThought-8B: A small, capable reasoning model
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Institutional memory and reverse smuggling (2011)
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Sol-Ark manufacturer reportedly disables all Deye inverters in the US
Link: solarboi.com/2024/11/17/sol-ar…
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Seemingly, at the drop of a hat the morning of Friday, Nov 15th, Deye-branded inverters across the US were intentionally bricked.derek the solarboi
How to watch Fortnite’s big Juice WRLD, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, and Ice Spice concert - Image: Epic Games
If it feels like Fortnite just h... - theverge.com/2024/11/30/243083…
Fortnite’s next in-game concert, called Remix: The Finale, will featureJuice WRLD, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, and Ice Spice and take place on November 30th. It precedes the launch of Chapter 6: Season 1.Andrew Webster (The Verge)
Nodezator is a generalist Python node editor
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A generalist Python node editor. Contribute to IndiePython/nodezator development by creating an account on GitHub.GitHub
NASA's Europa Clipper: Miles Down, Instruments Deploying
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Headed to Jupiter’s moon Europa, the spacecraft is operating without a hitch and will reach Mars in just three months for a gravity assist.Anthony Greicius (NASA)
The UN Special Rapporteur on Palestine has rejected France's immunity claims regarding the ICC's arrest warrants for Israeli officials.admin (Palestine Chronicle)
If a tree falls in a forest with nobody around, does it make a noise? In the case of the rainforests equipped with the Rainforest Connection’s Guardian system someone most assuredly will. Ori…Hackaday
This Week in Plasma: Disable-able KWin Rules
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This week there was a flurry of UI polishing work and a nice new feature to go along with the usual background level of bug-fixing. Some of the changes are quite consequential, being minor pain points for years.This Week in Plasma: Disable-able KWin Rules
Lessons from 15 Years of Indie App Development
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Exactly 15 years ago on November 9th, 2009, I got my first MacBook and started learning how to build apps. I was fascinated with the idea that you can build something that other people will find useful and enjoy using.Lukáš Petr (Indie iOS developer's diaries)
Engineering Sleep
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Geometric line-art of Wacław Szpakowski (2017)
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A new exhibition proves that the Polish artist, who died in 1973, deserves a far wider reputation—and that his influence remains deeply felt.The Paris Review
Simple Sabotage for the 21st Century – Specific Suggestions
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The most potent tools for fighting injustice are the ones already in your hands.Specific Suggestions: Simple Sabotage for the 21st Century
The Influence of Bell Labs
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We’ve talked previously about Bell Labs’ long, storied history as an innovation engine and a generator of new technology.Brian Potter (Construction Physics)
The Deterioration of Google
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Web dev at the end of the world, from Hveragerði, Icelandwww.baldurbjarnason.com
Chinese pebble-bed nuclear reactor passes "meltdown" test
Link: ans.org/news/article-6241/chin…
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Brits are scrolling away from X and aren't that interested in AI
Link: theregister.com/2024/11/29/ofc…
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Ofcom's Online Nation report drills into the UK's internet habits for 2024Richard Speed (The Register)
Prioritize work at the task level
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Explains how app developers can reduce energy impact on computers running OS X.developer.apple.com
Breaking the 4Chan CAPTCHA
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In this blog post, I will talk about my successful experiment in machine learning using TensorFlow to automate solving the 4Chan CAPTCHA.www.nullpt.rs
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This is huge: The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear arguments on Tennessee’s ban on gender transitions for minors. Right now, 26 states have restrictions.
The Supreme Court needs to protect children against these harmful and irreversible treatments and surgeries!!
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Understanding SIMD: Infinite complexity of trivial problems
Link: modular.com/blog/understanding…
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A deep dive into the complexities of optimizing code for SIMD instruction sets across multiple platforms.www.modular.com
What does this button do? – My new car has a mysterious and undocumented switch
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Last week I bought a car. After twelve years of service, my old trusty Peugeot 107 in blue has had its best. Expensive repairs were coming at some point, and I did not feel like waiting around for them to come.Koen van Hove (Koen van Hove's personal writings)
US house prices in 1950 vs. 2024, accounting for inflation
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The map above shows how much houses cost in 1950 in each US state in 2024 inflation adjusted US dollars, compared to what the average cost actually is in 2024.Brilliant Maps
Buy Nothing Day
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Llama.cpp guide – Running LLMs locally on any hardware, from scratch
Link: steelph0enix.github.io/posts/l…
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Psst, kid, want some cheap and small LLMs?steelph0enix.github.io
Why pipes sometimes get "stuck": buffering
Link: jvns.ca/blog/2024/11/29/why-pi…
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Alibaba releases an 'open' challenger to OpenAI's O1 reasoning model
Link: techcrunch.com/2024/11/27/alib…
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A new, open "reasoning" AI model, QwQ-32B-Preview, has arrived on the scene, developed by Alibaba's Qwen team.Kyle Wiggers (TechCrunch)
Conscientious objectors Iddo Elam and Soul Behar Tsalik tell +972 why their wartime draft refusal is a stand for a better future for all in Israel-Palestine.Ben Reiff (+972 Magazine)
Core copyright violation moves ahead in The Intercept's lawsuit against OpenAI
Link: niemanlab.org/2024/11/copyrigh…
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The ruling comes after a judge dismissed similar claims filed by Raw Story and AlterNet earlier this month.Nieman Lab
Prometheus 3.0
Link: prometheus.io/blog/2024/11/14/…
Discussion: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4…
An open-source monitoring system with a dimensional data model, flexible query language, efficient time series database and modern alerting approach.prometheus.io
The great abandonment: what happens to the natural world when people disappear?
Link: theguardian.com/news/2024/nov/…
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The long read: Across the globe, vast swathes of land are being left to be reclaimed by nature. To see what could be coming, look to BulgariaTess McClure (The Guardian)
Rapid colonization of a space-returned Ryugu sample by terrestrial microorganism
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Don't Fuck with Scroll
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Borgo Programming Language
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Noisy shooter Selaco adds a new game mode, turns kitchenware into weaponry, and teases plans for chapter 2
You can now knock down enemy dirtbags using a dinner plate as a violent frisbee in Selaco. Wonderful. The first-person shooter, which is replete with satisfying explosions, gunfire, bullet ricochets, smashing glass, sparks, goo, blood spatters, dust, ice particles, smoke, flecks of plaster, and bad guys ...
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Selaco gets a new game mode called "Special Campaign" that lets the player run through the story again with random encounters and new goodies.Brendan Caldwell (Rock Paper Shotgun)
When the witty and wry English fantasy novelist Terry Pratchett interviewed Bill Gates for GQ in 1995, only 39% of Americans had access to a home computer. According to the Pew Research Center, the…Literary Hub
Show HN: Vince – A self hosted alternative to Google Analytics
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Self Hosted Alternative To Google Analytics. Contribute to vinceanalytics/vince development by creating an account on GitHub.GitHub
Gimp 3.0 – a milestone for open-source image editing
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Made from faux Martian and lunar soil, a new sulfur-based compound could also lead to faster construction on Earth.Jenna Ahart (MIT Technology Review)
Human cases in the US are on the rise and the virus is turning up in cows and dairy products. Luckily, we have some vaccines ready to go if needed.Jessica Hamzelou (MIT Technology Review)
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Show HN: Screen Sharing in the Browser
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Share your screen with one simple room code. No downloads or sign-ups required. - tonghohin/screen-sharingGitHub
BYD launches sodium-ion grid-scale BESS product
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BYD has launched what it claimed is the 'world's first high-performance' sodium-ion BESS product, using its Long Blade Battery cell.Cameron Murray (Energy-Storage.News)
Australian Parliament bans social media for under-16s
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The Australian Parliament has passed a social media ban for young children in a world-first law. The law will make platforms including TikTok, Facebook, Snapchat, Reddit, X and Instagram liable for fines for systemic failures to prevent children youn…ROD MCGUIRK (AP News)
Wegen der geplanten Haushaltskürzungen drohen Räume für queere junge Menschen berlinweit wegzubrechen. Dabei haben einige erst 2023 eröffnet.
Sparkurs in Berlin: Queere Kids allein gelassen
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A new start after 60: I became a 'hummingbird' for people with dementia
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When Ann Thomas-Carter retired, she lost her sense of purpose. Then she began volunteering in a care home and found six hours could fly past in six minutesAmmar Kalia (The Guardian)
Engineers do not get to make startup mistakes when they build ledgers
Link: news.alvaroduran.com/p/enginee…
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Practical accounting for fintech engineers, and also how not to repeat my silly mistakes.Alvaro Duran (The Payments Engineer Playbook)
How much memory do you need in 2024 to run 1M concurrent tasks?
Link: hez2010.github.io/async-runtim…
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Car tires shed a quarter of all microplastics in the environment
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Every year, billions of vehicles worldwide shed an estimated 6 million tons of tire fragments. These tiny flakes of plastic, generated by the wear and tear of normal driving, eventually accumulate in the soil, in rivers and lakes, and even in our foo…Henry Obanya (Phys.org)
The success and failure of Ninja (2020)
Link: neugierig.org/software/blog/20…
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Bootkitty: Analyzing the first UEFI bootkit for Linux
Link: welivesecurity.com/en/eset-res…
Discussion: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4…
ESET's discovery of the first UEFI bootkit designed for Linux sendss an important message: UEFI bootkits are no longer confined to Windows systems alone.www.welivesecurity.com
Goodbye, Rust. I wish you success but I'm back to C++ (sorry, it is a rant)
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TL,DR: Because jobs. In my 3 year run in Rust I did asynch/multithreaded code, FFI with bindgen, kernel programming without std. It was fun. But...reddit
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