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86Box: A Journey Back to the x86 Era

2024-12-30

86Box: A Journey Back to the x86 Era

86Box is a powerful x86 emulator capable of running older operating systems and software designed for IBM PC compatible systems from 1981 through the PCI bus era. Featuring a user-friendly interface and high customizability, it allows users to run MS-DOS, older Windows versions, OS/2, and other vintage systems and applications. It supports a wide range of peripherals, including video cards, sound cards, and network adapters. Several manager applications simplify handling multiple virtual machines. Whether you're nostalgic or interested in retro computing, 86Box provides a fascinating glimpse into the past.

(github.com)

Development x86 emulator

AI Boom Fuels Unexpected Tech Job Growth

2025-02-23

AI Boom Fuels Unexpected Tech Job Growth

Contrary to fears, the rise of artificial intelligence is projected to significantly boost tech sector employment. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics forecasts a more than 10% increase in jobs within professional, scientific, and technical services—more than double the national average—between 2023 and 2033. This growth is driven by the increasing complexity of AI systems, demanding more skilled professionals for development and management. Data scientists, information security analysts, and computer research scientists are expected to experience some of the fastest job growth, exceeding 30% in many cases.

(www.investopedia.com)

Tech Job Growth

Reliable Data Replication from PostgreSQL to ClickHouse using PeerDB

2025-02-22

Reliable Data Replication from PostgreSQL to ClickHouse using PeerDB

This article demonstrates how to reliably replicate data from PostgreSQL to ClickHouse using PeerDB, a change data capture (CDC) solution specializing in PostgreSQL. It compares self-hosted open-source PeerDB with a fully managed version integrated into ClickHouse Cloud (via ClickPipes). Core concepts like creating peers, mirrors, and data transformations are explained, along with a step-by-step deployment and configuration guide. Whether using the open-source or managed route, PeerDB offers a highly performant and reliable data replication solution for PostgreSQL and ClickHouse users.

(benjaminwootton.com)

Development data replication

A Surprisingly Effective Cure? The Case for More Academic Fraud in AI

2025-02-21

A Surprisingly Effective Cure? The Case for More Academic Fraud in AI

This blog post argues that widespread, subtle academic fraud in AI research – cherry-picked results, manipulated datasets, etc. – has normalized low standards, resulting in publications lacking scientific merit. The author provocatively suggests that a recent, highly publicized case of explicit academic fraud could be a turning point. By forcing a reckoning with the community's blind spot, the scandal may ironically lead to increased scrutiny of all research, ultimately fostering higher standards and more truthful publications. The author believes this harsh, even self-destructive, approach might be the best way to cure the cancer of low standards in AI research.

(jacobbuckman.com)

AI Academic Fraud Scientific Integrity

CSS Zoom vs. Scale: Understanding the Difference

2025-02-21

CSS Zoom vs. Scale: Understanding the Difference

This article explores the key difference between the `zoom` and `scale` properties in CSS. While both can scale elements, `zoom` recalculates the page layout, unlike `scale`. This means using `zoom` affects the layout of other elements, whereas `scale` only changes the element's size. A CodePen example demonstrates the difference, encouraging further exploration.

(css-tip.com)

Development

Open-Source High-Performance 3D-Printed 6-Axis Robotic Arm: PAROL6

2025-02-15

Open-Source High-Performance 3D-Printed 6-Axis Robotic Arm: PAROL6

PAROL6 is a high-performance 3D-printed desktop 6-axis robotic arm designed to mimic industrial robots in mechanical design, control software, and usability. Its control software, GUI, and robot STL files are open-source, allowing users to build their own PAROL6 using instructions found on Github. This project aims to provide a practical tool for educational institutions, robotics enthusiasts, and small-scale automation applications for learning, exploration, and robotics implementation.

(source-robotics.github.io)

Hardware robotic arm

Is Online Debate Making Us Dumber?

2025-02-17

Is Online Debate Making Us Dumber?

The internet promised a renaissance of discourse, but instead, we find ourselves engaged in low-quality arguments amplified by social media algorithms. These platforms reward conflict, making it difficult to change minds and fostering a Dunning-Kruger effect where confidence outweighs understanding. The author argues that online debate actively harms our thinking, suggesting we shift towards deep reading, writing, and more conducive environments for genuine learning, rather than focusing on winning arguments.

(www.joanwestenberg.com)

Misc online debate cognitive bias

The Generative AI Bubble: A Con Built on Hype and Lies?

2025-02-18

The Generative AI Bubble: A Con Built on Hype and Lies?

Over two years since ChatGPT's launch, Large Language Models (LLMs) have gone from novelty to one of the 21st century's biggest cons. While ChatGPT boasts 300 million weekly users, the author argues this doesn't validate generative AI as a sustainable trillion-dollar industry. The article critiques OpenAI and Anthropic's money-burning, profitless models and the media's hype, highlighting how new products like Deep Research fail to deliver breakthroughs, instead revealing low quality and high costs. The author predicts the generative AI bubble will burst, causing significant damage to the tech industry and society.

(www.wheresyoured.at)

Tech Tech Bubble

Conquering Steam Deck's Immutable Filesystem with Nix and Home Manager

2025-02-09

Conquering Steam Deck's Immutable Filesystem with Nix and Home Manager

The Steam Deck's immutable filesystem makes installing packages that persist across system upgrades tricky. This guide shows how to use Nix and Home Manager to elegantly solve this. Nix is a declarative package manager; simply list your desired packages in a configuration file, and it handles the installation. Home Manager simplifies using Nix. The guide details installing Nix and Home Manager on your Steam Deck, managing packages (installation, removal), and offers tips like creating desktop shortcuts and running garbage collection.

(chrastecky.dev)

Development

2024 Rust Survey Results: Thriving Community, but Compilation Speed Remains a Hurdle

2025-02-22

2024 Rust Survey Results: Thriving Community, but Compilation Speed Remains a Hurdle

The 2024 Rust survey results are in! While participation was slightly lower than last year, the community remains vibrant, and Rust usage continues to grow, especially in professional settings. The survey reveals high satisfaction with Rust's performance and safety, but compilation speed remains a key challenge, followed by debugging support and disk space usage. Encouragingly, many developers are optimistic about Rust's future and look forward to the stabilization of more features, such as async closures.

(blog.rust-lang.org)

Development community survey

Apple Kills Home Button, Unveils iPhone 16E with A18 Chip & Apple Intelligence

2025-02-19

Apple Kills Home Button, Unveils iPhone 16E with A18 Chip & Apple Intelligence

Apple has officially launched the iPhone 16E, ditching the iconic home button for Face ID and packing in the latest A18 chip and Apple Intelligence AI suite. Starting at $599.99, the 16E boasts a 6.06-inch OLED display, similar in size to the standard iPhone 16, and adopts a design based on the iPhone 14. While foregoing MagSafe and fast wireless charging, it offers USB-C and Qi wireless charging. A single 48MP rear camera and a customizable Action button are included, though the new Camera Control features of the iPhone 16 series are absent. Significantly, the 16E is Apple's first phone with a self-developed modem. Preorders begin Friday, with shipping on February 28th.

(www.theverge.com)

Tech A18 Chip

From Inheritance to Innovation: The Shifting Sands of American Wealth

2025-02-22

This article analyzes the dramatic shift in the composition of America's wealthiest individuals from 1982 to 2020. In 1982, inherited wealth dominated, while by 2020, only about a quarter of the top 100 fortunes were inherited, with most stemming from founding tech companies or successful investment management. This change isn't due to increased inheritance taxes but to a surge in wealth creation through entrepreneurship. Tech companies have become the dominant source of new wealth, succeeding not solely through deal-making but technological prowess. This contrasts sharply with the 1982 landscape dominated by oil and real estate. The article argues that mid-20th-century oligopolies and high taxes stifled entrepreneurship, while technological advancements and deregulation from the 1970s onward fueled its resurgence, making entrepreneurship the primary route to wealth accumulation.

(paulgraham.com)

Startup wealth creation tech entrepreneurship economic transformation

Game-Changing Biomarker Test Detects Early-Stage Alzheimer's

2025-02-15

Game-Changing Biomarker Test Detects Early-Stage Alzheimer's

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have developed a biomarker test that can detect minute amounts of clumped tau protein in the brain and cerebrospinal fluid, a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease. This breakthrough allows for early detection—up to a decade before noticeable symptoms or brain scan abnormalities—opening the door for potentially life-altering interventions. The test identifies specific modifications within the tau protein, providing an early warning system for this currently incurable disease. This significant advance builds on recent Alzheimer's research breakthroughs, including the identification of subtypes and novel therapeutic approaches.

(newatlas.com)

Tech Biomarker Early Detection

Is ChatGPT's Autocomplete a UX/UI Fail?

2025-02-17

Is ChatGPT's Autocomplete a UX/UI Fail?

This article questions the UX/UI design of ChatGPT's autocomplete feature. The author argues that while autocomplete is helpful in search bars due to a limited response space and high success rate, it's disruptive in chat. ChatGPT frequently fails to predict user input, interrupting their thought process and causing frustration. The author likens ChatGPT's autocomplete to a colleague constantly interrupting conversations, questioning the design's usability and expressing confusion about its perceived value.

(honzabe.com)

Development

TinyCompiler: A Weekend Compiler Project

2025-02-20

This project details the creation of TinyCompiler, a minimalist compiler built in a weekend. It translates the esoteric Wend programming language (created by the author) into GNU assembly. Wend is a simple language, omitting pointers, arrays, and other complexities, focusing on core compiler concepts. The entire project is under 500 lines of Python and includes test programs like fixed-point square root calculation, Mandelbrot set rendering, and simple games. It's a great resource for learning about compiler theory.

(ssloy.github.io)

Development

Psychological Projection: Facing Your Inner Demons Through Others' Flaws

2025-02-18

Do you find yourself frequently criticizing others for laziness, stupidity, or hypocrisy? This article explores psychological projection, the tendency to displace undesirable feelings onto others, treating them as the source of internal conflicts we'd rather avoid. Examples range from resenting someone's wealth to disliking their hobbies, all stemming from unresolved personal insecurities. Recognizing and addressing these projected emotions is key to improving self-esteem and relationships. The article provides practical steps to identify and process projections, ultimately urging readers to confront their inner anxieties and achieve self-healing.

(kupajo.com)

Misc psychological projection negative emotions

I Licked Honda's Mouse Tape

2025-02-11

I Licked Honda's Mouse Tape

After rodent damage to his car wiring, the author bought Honda's capsaicin-coated mouse tape. Curiosity led him to lick the tape, prompting him to contact Honda PR for ingredient confirmation. Honda responded, confirming the presence of DEHP, a plasticizer, but the author calculated that a massive amount would need to be ingested for harm. The author concluded that it tasted like a Band-Aid and energy drink with a hint of capsaicin, suggesting potential culinary uses.

(haterade.substack.com)

Misc mice tape

Gig Workers Earned Less in 2024 Despite Increased Hours, Report Finds

2025-02-22

Gig Workers Earned Less in 2024 Despite Increased Hours, Report Finds

A new report reveals that gig workers for platforms like Uber, Instacart, and others saw a decrease in average earnings in 2024, even as their hours worked increased in some cases. Uber drivers experienced a 3.4% drop in weekly earnings to $513, while working 0.8% more hours. Lyft drivers saw a steeper 13.9% pay decline, despite a 5.4% reduction in hours. Instacart shoppers also faced an 8% pay cut. While DoorDash and Amazon Flex saw earnings increases, these were accompanied by significant increases in working hours. Only Favor showed a notable increase in pay alongside a decrease in hours worked. The report highlights the significant reliance on tips for delivery workers, contrasting with ride-sharing drivers. Despite this, consumer surveys indicate continued use of these services.

(www.businessinsider.com)

Tech earnings working hours

Florida Insurers: A Masquerade of Poverty?

2025-02-22

Florida Insurers: A Masquerade of Poverty?

An unreleased study reveals that while Florida insurers claimed losses after hurricanes Irma and Michael, their parent companies and affiliates raked in billions of dollars. The study found that insurers distributed $680 million in dividends to shareholders while diverting billions more to affiliates, leaving some insurers financially weakened and potentially unable to pay claims. Despite state lawmakers never seeing the report, its findings confirm long-held suspicions about Florida's insurance market: companies claim poverty to raise premiums or justify insolvency, citing litigation and fraud, while shifting money internally. Regulators are taking steps to increase oversight of affiliates, but some question whether these measures are sufficient to address the problem.

(www.tampabay.com)

Misc insurance fraud affiliates

Synergetica: An End-to-End Genetic Circuit Design Desktop App

2025-02-15

Synergetica: An End-to-End Genetic Circuit Design Desktop App

Synergetica is a powerful desktop application for designing genetic circuits. It offers a complete workflow, from circuit design and simulation to DNA sequence generation, all within a single platform. Users can design circuits using either a node-based or code-based interface, interactively simulate protein expression levels, and generate DNA sequences based on simulation parameters. Customization is easy with addable genetic parts, and the offline functionality ensures complete control and privacy.

(github.com)

Development genetic circuit design bioinformatics software tool

Apple Pulls Advanced iCloud Data Protection from UK After Government Backdoor Demand

2025-02-21

Apple Pulls Advanced iCloud Data Protection from UK After Government Backdoor Demand

Apple has withdrawn its Advanced Data Protection (ADP) iCloud feature from the UK following a government mandate for backdoor access to encrypted user data. The UK government, via a technical capability notice under the Investigatory Powers Act, demanded unrestricted access to encrypted iCloud content globally. Apple, prioritizing user security over compliance, chose to remove ADP rather than create a backdoor, citing the risk of malicious actors exploiting such access. While this affects iCloud data backups, other Apple services like iMessage and FaceTime remain end-to-end encrypted. The decision highlights the ongoing tension between government surveillance and user privacy in the digital age.

(www.macrumors.com)

Tech

World's Smallest Pasta: A Breakthrough in Wound Dressing Technology

2025-02-22

World's Smallest Pasta: A Breakthrough in Wound Dressing Technology

Chemists at University College London, led by Adam Clancy, have unintentionally created the world's thinnest pasta – 'nanotini' – with an average diameter of 372 nanometers. This culinary accident is actually a significant advancement in wound dressing technology. Made from flour and formic acid, these starch nanofibers form mats with pores that allow water to pass through while blocking bacteria. The unique process involves dissolving flour in acid, then electrospinning the solution to create the incredibly thin fibers. While Clancy did indulge in a taste test (and noted it needed seasoning), this research holds immense promise for next-generation bandages.

(www.scientificamerican.com)

Tech wound dressing

arXivLabs: Experimental Projects with Community Collaborators

2025-02-20

arXivLabs is a framework enabling collaborators to develop and share new arXiv features directly on the website. Individuals and organizations involved embrace arXiv's values of openness, community, excellence, and user data privacy. arXiv is committed to these values and only works with partners who adhere to them. Have an idea to enhance the arXiv community? Learn more about arXivLabs.

(arxiv.org)

Development

Norwegian Lake Ice: A Cocktail Comeback After a Century

2025-02-18

Norwegian Lake Ice: A Cocktail Comeback After a Century

In the 19th century, American ice exports to the UK fueled a craze for chilled drinks. Now, Thomas Orderud in Norway is reviving this tradition, hand-harvesting ice from Hemnes Lake to create premium cocktail ice. He operates an 'ice farm' storing massive blocks and uses a robotic arm to sculpt various shapes. Orderud's lake ice is pure, rigorously tested, and an energy study shows it's more environmentally friendly and shippable than machine-made ice. While currently sold only in Norway, he hopes its unique story and high quality will propel it onto the international stage.

(vinepair.com)

Misc hand-harvested ice cocktails

Reclaiming Focus in the Age of Distraction: A Path to Deeper Living

2025-02-16

Reclaiming Focus in the Age of Distraction: A Path to Deeper Living

Drawing on personal experience and insights from books like 'Stolen Focus' and 'Digital Minimalism', the author explores strategies for combating digital distractions and cultivating a deeper, more focused life. The article uses neuroscience to explain how tech companies manipulate dopamine levels to influence behavior, then offers practical solutions. These include creating focused work environments (libraries, cafes), using offline tools (Obsidian), establishing routines, taking regular breaks (physical, mental, creative, etc.), and incorporating mini-retirements. The author argues that minimizing digital distractions and prioritizing high-quality work and life leads to lasting satisfaction and happiness. The piece concludes by emphasizing the importance of connecting with nature, cultivating patience, and viewing creativity as a gardening process requiring nurturing.

(www.ssp.sh)

Misc deep work digital minimalism

Agentless System Monitoring for Opsmaru: An Elegant Solution with Elixir and Broadway

2025-02-20

Agentless System Monitoring for Opsmaru: An Elegant Solution with Elixir and Broadway

Opsmaru developed an agentless system monitoring solution leveraging its in-house Uplink module and the LXD API. Using Elixir and the Broadway library, Opsmaru directly retrieves container CPU, memory, disk, and network metrics from LXD, converts them to Prometheus format, and utilizes the Elastic Stack for storage and analysis. This approach avoids the maintenance overhead of installing agents and supports customizable monitoring intervals and data processing, providing users with deeper system insights.

(opsmaru.com)

Development

Cracking the Anti-Debugging Protections of an iOS Widget App

2025-02-17

Cracking the Anti-Debugging Protections of an iOS Widget App

This post details the author's experience cracking the anti-debugging protections of an iOS Widget app. The app employed multiple protection methods, including blocking debugger attachment, early exit on code injection, and crashing the entire phone when run on a jailbroken device. The author systematically analyzed these protections, focusing on the use of the `ptrace` function's `PT_DENY_ATTACH` request to prevent debugger attachment. The author explains how to bypass `ptrace` and prevent the phone crash, ultimately succeeding in attaching the debugger and injecting code.

(bryce.co)

Development iOS reverse engineering anti-debugging

Tesla Cybertruck's FSD Crashes into Pole: Owner Praises Safety, Ignores System Failure

2025-02-11

Tesla Cybertruck's FSD Crashes into Pole: Owner Praises Safety, Ignores System Failure

A Tesla Cybertruck owner lauded Tesla's passive safety after his Full Self-Driving (FSD) system crashed the vehicle into a utility pole in Reno, Nevada. The FSD system failed to merge lanes, resulting in a collision with a curb and then a pole. While the owner walked away unscathed, he admitted to inattention. However, the incident highlights a significant flaw in the FSD system's basic lane-merging capabilities and the unquestioning loyalty of some Tesla owners, raising concerns about the safety of autonomous driving technology.

(www.thedrive.com)

Tech Accident

China Reveals Details of Alleged NSA Attack on Northwestern Polytechnical University

2025-02-19

China Reveals Details of Alleged NSA Attack on Northwestern Polytechnical University

A blog post details publicly available Chinese reports on an alleged NSA (APT-C-40) cyberattack against Northwestern Polytechnical University. The reports claim the NSA used over 40 unique malware strains, employing techniques including zero-day exploits, MITM attacks, and spear-phishing emails, to steal sensitive data. Chinese cybersecurity firms attributed the attack based on analysis of attack times, keyboard inputs, human errors, and toolkits. The author compares Western and Chinese incident response methodologies and discusses future cybersecurity trends. The authenticity of the claims remains unverified.

(www.inversecos.com)

Tech APT attack

NASA Astronauts Debunk 'Abandoned' Claims: We Were Prepared, Never Felt Stranded

2025-02-15

NASA Astronauts Debunk 'Abandoned' Claims: We Were Prepared, Never Felt Stranded

NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore refuted claims by Trump and Musk that they were abandoned at the International Space Station. They emphasized that the mission was a test flight, they were always prepared for potential delays, and never felt stranded or abandoned. Despite propulsion issues and leaks on the Starliner spacecraft delaying their return, NASA had already planned to return them via SpaceX's Crew-9 mission. Their return is now expected around March 12th, slightly ahead of schedule.

(www.cnn.com)

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