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The Truth About Anger: Beyond Retribution, Towards Cooperation

2025-03-22
The Truth About Anger: Beyond Retribution, Towards Cooperation

This essay explores the nature and destructiveness of anger. Starting with Aristotle's definition, the author argues that anger stems from significant damage to something one cares about, coupled with a desire for retribution. However, this desire for payback is deemed irrational, as it fails to restore what was lost. Retribution only makes sense when anger focuses on status rather than justice, a narrow and self-centered perspective. The author advocates a 'transition' from retribution to focusing on the future, resolving issues through cooperation and reason. Nelson Mandela's life serves as a powerful example of this transition's importance in both personal and political life.

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The 100-Page-a-Day Reading Strategy: A Habit for Life

2024-12-21
The 100-Page-a-Day Reading Strategy: A Habit for Life

Matthew Walther, editor of *The Lamp* magazine, shares his "100-pages-a-day reading strategy." It's not a rigid plan, but a cultivated habit designed to combat the distractions of modern life and reclaim the joy of reading. Walther breaks his day into several reading slots, utilizing even fragmented time. He emphasizes diversifying reading material, balancing heavy and light books, and always carrying a book. The ultimate goal is establishing a reading habit, not strictly adhering to a page count.

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(thelampmagazine.com)
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Cancelled: A Scala Developer's Four-Year Reckoning

2025-08-01

In 2021, a prominent Scala developer was targeted by online 'mob justice', accused of sexual misconduct. Despite the false accusations, he lost his job, income, home, and friends overnight, facing financial ruin and health problems. While ultimately vindicated legally, the reputational damage remains, leaving him with psychological trauma and prolonged financial hardship, including homelessness. This account details his four-year ordeal, urging caution in public condemnation and highlighting the devastating impact of online attacks on individuals.

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Opera's New AI Browser Assistant: Helpful, But Don't Get Your Hopes Up

2025-03-05
Opera's New AI Browser Assistant: Helpful, But Don't Get Your Hopes Up

Opera's new browser feature, "Browser Operator," is an AI assistant designed to perform multi-step tasks within the browser. While impressive in demos (like finding and adding socks to a shopping cart), it's often slower than doing it manually. The feature is currently in preview and not universally available. Opera cautions against using it for legal, medical, or advisory purposes. It's more of a technological showcase than a fully-fledged productivity tool for now.

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(www.theregister.com)
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494x Faster Word Counting with SIMD and Threads

2025-08-17

This article details the author's journey in optimizing a word counting program, achieving a remarkable 494x speedup. Starting with a naive Python implementation (89.6 seconds), the author progressively improved performance using CPython's `re` module (13.7 seconds), a C scalar loop (1.205 seconds), and finally, SIMD instructions and multithreading (181 milliseconds). Each optimization step is explained, covering leveraging C extensions, efficient C loops, and multi-core CPU utilization. While multithreading yielded less than expected gains, the final version reached an impressive 5.52 GiB/s processing speed. The author invites readers to suggest further optimizations.

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(healeycodes.com)
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Engineering Management: Reflections from the Trenches

2025-02-09
Engineering Management: Reflections from the Trenches

This post offers a personal reflection on the realities of engineering management. It emphasizes that the role goes beyond technical skills, focusing heavily on understanding and managing people. Effective engineering managers need to grasp team members' personalities, align individual goals with organizational objectives, and foster a positive work environment. The author explores technology selection, team building, risk management, and provides case studies illustrating how to effectively manage teams and technology, advocating for a balance between challenging engineers and supporting their growth.

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(blog.digital-horror.com)
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SpaceX's Fram2 Mission: A Polar Orbit First and West Coast Splashdown

2025-04-04
SpaceX's Fram2 Mission: A Polar Orbit First and West Coast Splashdown

SpaceX's Fram2 mission concluded successfully with a splashdown off the California coast, marking the company's first West Coast landing for a crewed mission. The mission, privately funded by cryptocurrency billionaire Chun Wang, sent four passengers into a unique polar orbit, allowing for the first human observations of the Earth's poles from such a vantage point. While the crew experienced space motion sickness, they also conducted various research experiments, including capturing images of auroras and collecting health data. The mission highlights the growing potential of private spaceflight for scientific research and exploration, paving the way for future long-duration space missions and offering valuable insights into human adaptation in space.

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(www.cnn.com)
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Sci-Hub Hosts 85% of Retracted Papers Without Indication

2025-01-08
Sci-Hub Hosts 85% of Retracted Papers Without Indication

Ars Technica reports that the research paper sharing site Sci-Hub continues to host a significant number of retracted papers, with 85% lacking any indication of retraction. Sci-Hub circumvents paywalls by illegally obtaining PDFs, providing access to researchers. However, its database lacks an effective update mechanism, meaning retracted papers remain available, potentially leading to miscitations and wasted resources. Researchers urge Sci-Hub to update its database to flag retracted papers and uphold academic integrity.

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BB(6) Cryptid: The Antihydra and a Collatz-like Problem

2025-07-17

Researchers working on the Busy Beaver problem (BB) have discovered a BB(6) candidate called the "Antihydra." This problem involves a Collatz-like function where the iteration process determines the program's trajectory. The Antihydra's trajectory resembles a random walk, and its halting condition depends on the ratio of odd to even operations. This discovery presents new challenges and directions for Busy Beaver research, potentially shifting the focus from finding the largest Busy Beaver numbers to understanding and explaining these 'cryptids' and their behavior.

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(www.sligocki.com)
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Zelle Shuts Down Standalone App, Focusing on Bank Integrations

2025-04-02
Zelle Shuts Down Standalone App, Focusing on Bank Integrations

Payment app Zelle announced it will shut down its standalone app on Tuesday. Despite over 150 million users, only 2% utilize the app for person-to-person payments. This led to the decision to discontinue the app; users will need to re-enroll through their bank or other financial institution. Launched in 2017, Zelle's bank integrations enable instant, fee-free transfers. In 2024, it processed $1 trillion in payments, surpassing all other payment apps. This success stems from its use in larger transactions like rent, contrasting with Venmo's focus on social payments.

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(techcrunch.com)
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Cardan Grille: Renaissance-Era Steganography

2025-01-29

The Cardan grille is an ancient method of steganography that uses a perforated grid to hide secret messages within ordinary letters. In the Renaissance, Girolamo Cardano devised a simple grid where messages were written through the holes. The grid was then removed, and the remaining spaces filled to create an innocuous-looking letter. While slow and requiring skill, this cleverly concealed messages within plain text, evading direct cryptanalysis. Though largely obsolete by the late 17th century, the Cardan grille remains a fascinating historical example of steganography.

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Ten Years in New Orleans: Pace, Care, and Feeling It in Your Bones

2025-05-03
Ten Years in New Orleans: Pace, Care, and Feeling It in Your Bones

This deeply personal essay reflects on a decade spent living in New Orleans. The author explores themes of pace, care, and visceral feeling, contrasting the city's slower rhythm with the faster pace of the rest of the US. Through anecdotes of community life, political observations, and personal reflections, the author details how New Orleans shaped their understanding of life. Ultimately, the decision to leave is framed not as a rejection, but as a natural progression, carrying the lessons learned in the heart.

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(commonedge.org)
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Emulating the Sega Genesis's YM2612 Sound Chip (Part 1)

2025-03-29

This post begins a series on emulating the Sega Genesis's Yamaha YM2612 FM synthesis chip (OPN2). The author details the complexities of this notoriously difficult-to-emulate chip, focusing on its integration within the Genesis and CPU interaction. The article delves into the YM2612's architecture, explaining its six audio channels, four operators per channel, eight algorithms, and additional features like an LFO, timers, and a DAC. It explores the interplay between the 68000 and Z80 CPUs, register mapping, read/write behavior, and the root causes of audio issues in certain games (e.g., Earthworm Jim and Hellfire) on different Genesis models. Finally, the author describes emulating the DAC channel, providing valuable insight for anyone undertaking YM2612 emulation.

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(jsgroth.dev)
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Always Attend the Funeral: A Father's Lesson in Human Kindness

2024-12-16
Always Attend the Funeral: A Father's Lesson in Human Kindness

The author recounts how her father instilled in her the importance of always attending funerals, a lesson she initially resisted. Through years and personal experience, she realizes it's not just about obligation, but about offering comfort and acknowledging life's inevitable losses. Her father's death solidified this belief, highlighting the profound impact of seemingly small acts of kindness in the face of grief, emphasizing the importance of showing up for others even when inconvenient.

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Jujutsu VCS: Streamlining Code Merges and Branch Management

2024-12-25
Jujutsu VCS: Streamlining Code Merges and Branch Management

This article presents a highly efficient workflow for managing code merges and branches using the Jujutsu version control system. The author introduces a 'megamerge' approach: create a merge commit as a working area, and then use `jj squash` to integrate changes into the appropriate parent commits upon completion of each task. Further streamlining is achieved with the `jj absorb` command, which automates this integration process. This workflow allows developers to seamlessly manage multiple parallel streams of work, significantly boosting efficiency, particularly when tackling large, long-running upgrades. The author contrasts this with the complexities of achieving the same results with Git.

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(v5.chriskrycho.com)
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A Decade of Running: From Inconsistent Jogs to Daily Discipline

2025-07-14
A Decade of Running: From Inconsistent Jogs to Daily Discipline

The author didn't start running until their late twenties, initially following an inconsistent pattern of running a few times, then taking breaks. In July 2015, something shifted. A streak of consecutive days running led to a challenge: four days in a row. This evolved into a week, a month, a year, and now, a decade. Over the past ten years, the author has run across seven continents, through various weather conditions and physical challenges, never giving up. This journey has not only brought physical and mental benefits but also a profound appreciation for perseverance and the unwavering support of their wife, Molly.

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(nodaysoff.run)
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Superman Soars to Record-Breaking Box Office Debut

2025-07-13
Superman Soars to Record-Breaking Box Office Debut

James Gunn's Superman is on track for a record-breaking domestic box office opening, projected between $115 million and $120 million, following a stellar Friday with $56.5 million, including $22.5 million in previews. The film's success marks a significant reboot for DC Studios and its flagship franchise. The international launch is also exceeding expectations, adding to a strong global opening weekend exceeding $96.5 million. This marks a significant win for DC and a potential turning point for the superhero genre, which has faced recent struggles with 'superhero fatigue'.

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(uk.news.yahoo.com)
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Intel's Battlemage: A Deep Dive into the Arc B580 and its Challenges

2025-02-11
Intel's Battlemage: A Deep Dive into the Arc B580 and its Challenges

Intel's new Battlemage GPU architecture arrives with the Arc B580, a mid-range card aiming to disrupt the market with 12GB of VRAM at $250. This article delves into Battlemage's improvements over Alchemist, including wider Xe vector engines, enhanced cache mechanisms, and optimized memory access. Despite lower specs on paper, the B580 surprisingly outperforms its predecessor, the A770, in real-world tests. However, driver issues and reliance on Resizable BAR remain hurdles for Intel to overcome.

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(chipsandcheese.com)
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The Reproducibility Crisis: How Genomic Mutations in Model Organisms Are Skewing Results

2025-05-15
The Reproducibility Crisis: How Genomic Mutations in Model Organisms Are Skewing Results

A new study reveals that the genomes of laboratory animal models accumulate mutations over time, a significant contributor to the reproducibility crisis in scientific research. Researchers found that common model animals like mice acquire new mutations each generation, potentially altering gene regulation and impacting experimental outcomes. While some labs attempt to mitigate this by cryopreserving embryos, it's not a complete solution. To improve reproducibility, scientists need more frequent genomic sequencing of model organisms and a better understanding of gene regulation differences to better control experimental variables.

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(www.asimov.press)
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Microsoft Kills Free VPN in Defender After Price Hike

2025-02-02
Microsoft Kills Free VPN in Defender After Price Hike

Microsoft's free VPN feature in Microsoft Defender, included with Microsoft 365 Personal and Family subscriptions since 2023, is being discontinued on February 28, 2025. This announcement follows a recent price increase for Microsoft 365 subscriptions, leaving users feeling shortchanged. While the price hike includes the new AI-powered Copilot, many consider the loss of the convenient VPN a significant drawback.

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(www.windowscentral.com)
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Hiroshima: The Untold Stories of the Enola Gay Crew

2025-08-11
Hiroshima: The Untold Stories of the Enola Gay Crew

This article recounts the experiences and reflections of the crew members of the Enola Gay, the B-29 bomber that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. From the navigator to the bombardier, from the radar operators to the flight engineers, each crew member shares their perspective on the event and its aftermath. Their accounts reveal a complex tapestry of justification, regret, and a lasting hope for peace, offering a nuanced look at a pivotal moment in history.

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(www.mentalfloss.com)
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Go's Memory Safety: The Hidden Danger of Thread Unsafety

2025-07-25

This article challenges the common understanding of memory safety in Go. The author argues that simple memory safety (e.g., preventing out-of-bounds access) isn't sufficient for robust programs; true safety lies in avoiding undefined behavior (UB). A Go program example demonstrates how data races can lead to UB and crashes, even without using `unsafe` operations. The author contends that Go's handling of data races is not strict enough, contradicting its claims of memory safety, making Go programs more vulnerable to security exploits. The conclusion emphasizes that language safety isn't binary but understanding a language's safety guarantees and trade-offs is crucial.

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(www.ralfj.de)
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The Missing Piece in PKM: Resurfacing Forgotten Knowledge

2025-09-10
The Missing Piece in PKM: Resurfacing Forgotten Knowledge

The author uses several PKM apps like Obsidian and Things to manage vast amounts of digital information, but finds a crucial feature missing: helping users re-engage with captured but forgotten information. Even simple database queries could achieve this, such as showing tasks older than six months. The author calls on PKM app developers to add such features, perhaps inspired by Spotify's home screen, to resurface old notes, tasks, etc., preventing information from becoming a "knowledge black hole."

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(ankursethi.com)
Development

Node.js's Modern Transformation: A New Development Paradigm for 2025

2025-08-04

Node.js has undergone a remarkable transformation, evolving from a callback-heavy, CommonJS-dominated landscape to a modern development experience built on web standards. This article explores key improvements such as ESM modules, built-in Web APIs (like Fetch API and AbortController), a built-in test runner, top-level await, Worker Threads, enhanced developer experience, security and performance monitoring, and modern package management. These advancements make Node.js applications more maintainable, performant, and aligned with the broader JavaScript ecosystem. By gradually adopting these modern patterns, developers can build more robust and maintainable Node.js applications.

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(kashw1n.com)
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The Rise and Fall of the USS Akron: America's Giant Airship

2025-09-13
The Rise and Fall of the USS Akron: America's Giant Airship

In 1931, the USS Akron, a massive airship dubbed the "Queen of the Skies," launched in Akron, Ohio, embodying America's ambition to conquer the heavens. However, behind this impressive feat lay a history of accidents and controversy surrounding the Navy's airship program. From the Shenandoah disaster to the Akron's own mishaps, the project was plagued by setbacks. Despite its advanced technology, including the ability to carry and launch scout planes, the Akron ultimately met a tragic fate, highlighting the risks and challenges of early aviation technology.

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(longreads.com)
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Open Source YouTube Translation Blocker

2025-07-01
Open Source YouTube Translation Blocker

This open-source YouTube add-on prevents automatic translation on YouTube. It keeps video titles and descriptions in their original language, defaults to the original audio track (including Shorts), and lets you choose your subtitle language (or disables them if unavailable; auto-generated subtitles are always ignored), ensuring an authentic viewing experience.

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(addons.mozilla.org)
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Unification Algorithm: Implementation and Applications

2025-08-18

This post delves into the unification algorithm, a process for automatically solving equations between symbolic terms. It finds extensive use in logic programming and type inference. Starting with pattern matching, the post builds up to the concept of unification, providing a Python implementation based on Norvig's improved algorithm. The implementation includes data structure definitions, the core `unify` function, helper functions `unify_variable` and `occurs_check`, along with detailed code examples and execution results.

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(eli.thegreenplace.net)
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Blizzard's Story and Franchise Development Team Unionizes

2025-08-17
Blizzard's Story and Franchise Development Team Unionizes

160 workers on Blizzard's Story and Franchise Development team, including animators, cinematic producers, narrative team members, and archivists, have unionized, marking the first in-house cinematic, animation, and narrative studio union in North American game industry. The union aims to protect workers from issues like misguided policies and instability resulting from layoffs, and improve workplace conditions. Microsoft, Blizzard's parent company, has recognized the union, in line with a labor neutrality policy agreed to in 2022. This follows recent mass layoffs at Microsoft, highlighting concerns about labor rights in the gaming industry.

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(aftermath.site)
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Baltic Sea GPS Jamming: Ships Suspected as Culprits

2025-03-05
Baltic Sea GPS Jamming: Ships Suspected as Culprits

Polish researchers have linked massive GPS disruptions in the eastern Baltic Sea to ships operating in the region. Between June and December 2024, they detected 84 hours of GNSS interruptions in the Bay of Gdansk, primarily caused by jamming, not spoofing. October saw the peak of activity, with two types of interference identified, suggesting increasingly sophisticated techniques. The study highlights the urgent need for a dedicated GNSS interference monitoring network along the Baltic coast to address these growing threats to maritime navigation and safety.

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(www.heise.de)
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