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Grayjay App: Follow Creators, Not Platforms

2024-12-20

Grayjay is a multi-platform video player that aggregates content from YouTube, PeerTube, Twitch, and more, eliminating the need to switch between different platforms. Prioritizing user privacy, it stores watch history locally and offers data import/export and auto-backup. Features include a personalized content feed, screen casting, and Harbor integration for connecting with audiences and monetizing content.

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Google's Gemini Code Assist Adds Third-Party Tool Integration

2024-12-20

Google announced support for third-party tools in Gemini Code Assist, its enterprise-focused AI code completion service. This allows integration with tools like Jira, GitHub, and Sentry via plugins, reducing context switching and boosting developer productivity. Currently in private preview for Google Cloud partners, this feature directly competes with GitHub's Copilot Enterprise, though Google highlights advantages like on-premises codebase support. The addition of tools aims to streamline workflows and enhance efficiency for developers.

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(techcrunch.com)
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Day by Data App Transforms Your Data into Art

2024-12-20

The Day by Data app, now available on the App Store, turns your daily data into stunning visualizations. Connect your Health and Spotify data to generate personalized art pieces reflecting your yearly step count, top Spotify songs, and peak activity days. Create a 'Day by Data Receipt' showcasing your yearly achievements. The app offers a simple and intuitive way to transform routine numbers into meaningful visuals, making your data a story worth sharing.

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UK Electricity Bills Soar: High Subsidies and Grid Investment Lag

2024-12-20

High UK electricity bills aren't solely due to wholesale power costs. A recent analysis reveals that network costs and green energy subsidies are major drivers. Twenty years of stagnant grid investment now necessitate urgent expansion, skyrocketing network costs. Contracts subsidizing renewables will continue increasing bills, while past subsidies, like the Renewables Obligation and Feed-in Tariff, failed to adjust quickly enough to falling renewable energy prices, locking in massive long-term costs. The author suggests reducing grid dependence or improving grid utilization as pathways to lower future electricity bills.

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“Bread and Circuses”: Reframing the Narrative of Roman Decline

2024-12-20

This article delves into the origins and meaning of the proverb “bread and circuses.” Tracing it back to Juvenal's satire, the author argues it's not a positive assessment of the Roman populace but a critique of their abdication of political responsibility in favor of basic needs and entertainment. The author challenges the common notion that “bread and circuses” caused Rome's downfall, attributing the decline to prolonged civil wars and instability, with the populace prioritizing peace above all else. Ultimately, the article reveals the true meaning of “bread and circuses”: a lament for the loss of political liberty and the constrained dreams of the Roman people.

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LHC Unveils 23 Exotic Hadrons, Challenging Strong Interaction Theories

2024-12-20

The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) has yielded a surprising discovery: 23 exotic hadrons, including pentaquarks and tetraquarks, whose structures defy explanation by current theories. This discovery, akin to a fascinating detective story, is driving theorists to develop new models, such as hadronic molecule models and compact tetraquark models. Future experiments at the High-Luminosity LHC, Belle II, and BESIII will provide more data, offering further clues to unraveling the mysteries of the strong interaction.

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(cerncourier.com)
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Calm Web Reader Artemis Launches

2024-12-20

Artemis is a web reader designed for a calm and peaceful reading experience. It updates once a day around 12 am in your timezone, allowing you to leisurely check your favorite websites. Artemis prioritizes a minimalist and slow design, promoting a relaxed browsing experience. It's free to use and offers information on data storage and accessibility, with contact details provided for tech support.

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(artemis.jamesg.blog)
Misc web reader daily updates

Sovereign Tech Fund Invests in OpenStreetMap

2024-12-20

The OpenStreetMap Foundation received a €384,000 grant from the Sovereign Tech Agency to ensure the stability, growth, and modernization of its core software. This funding will be used to update code, improve documentation and testing infrastructure, and enhance core infrastructure, including addressing vandalism and exploring new data interaction methods. Two new roles will be created, including an OSM Core Software Development Facilitator to coordinate developer efforts and foster community contributions.

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California Orders Uber to Fingerprint Drivers for Teen Rides

2024-12-20

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) ruled that Uber must fingerprint drivers for its teen ride-hailing service, Uber for Teens, to continue operating in the state. This decision stems from safety concerns regarding unaccompanied minors. While Uber has historically resisted fingerprint-based background checks, the CPUC cited the importance of protecting children from potential sexual offenders. The ruling significantly impacts Uber's operations, while competitor HopSkipDrive, which already employs stricter safety measures including fingerprinting, supports the decision. The added cost of fingerprinting may lead to higher prices for Uber's teen ride service.

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(techcrunch.com)
Tech teen rider safety fingerprint background checks

Walmart Pilots Body Cameras for Employee Safety

2024-12-20

Walmart is testing body cameras for its employees in select stores to deter conflict and theft. While the company won't disclose specifics, photos have emerged showing employees wearing the cameras and charging stations in stores. The initiative, currently a pilot program in one market, prioritizes employee safety over loss prevention. This follows a trend among retailers to enhance security, with companies like TJX and Greggs also adopting similar measures. The move comes after over 200 violent incidents at Walmart stores in 2023, according to a worker rights group.

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(petapixel.com)
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Boston City Hall: A Controversial Architectural Masterpiece

2024-12-20

On its 50th anniversary, Boston City Hall, a concrete behemoth designed by Kallmann and McKinnell, prompts reflection on its complex history. Built in the 1960s to revitalize a struggling Boston, its bold modernist design, a stark departure from traditional city halls, initially polarized opinions. Today, it's hailed by the architectural world as one of the greatest buildings of the 20th century, yet public opinion remains divided. The architects envisioned it evoking profound reflections on human existence and history; however, its cold concrete exterior and labyrinthine interior fell short. This article recounts Boston City Hall's journey from design competition to completion and its impact on urban development, showcasing how a building can encapsulate a city's transformation.

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(www.bostonglobe.com)
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Rerun 0.21 Update: Graph View, Drag & Drop, and Undo

2024-12-20

Rerun 0.21 introduces a highly anticipated Graph view, along with drag-and-drop functionality and undo capabilities. The new view, built using GraphNodes and GraphEdges archetypes, visualizes various graph structures like ROS graphs and semantic scene graphs. This release also implements time-travel-based undo and features a new force-based graph layout engine, Fjädra, significantly enhancing user experience.

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Major Math Error Corrected in Black Plastic Study; Authors Say It Doesn't Matter

2024-12-20

A study reporting toxic flame retardants from electronics in black plastic household products, including kitchen utensils, contained a significant mathematical error. The initial findings suggested exposure levels were near the safety limit, causing public alarm and prompting articles advising people to discard their kitchenware. A correction revealed the actual exposure is far below the safe limit. While the overall conclusion—that flame retardants significantly contaminate plastic products—remains, the study also found contamination is uncommon, affecting only a minority of products.

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(arstechnica.com)
Tech flame retardant black plastic math error correction

Radxa Orion O6: World's First Open-Source Armv9 Motherboard Debuts

2024-12-20

Radxa, in collaboration with partners, has unveiled the Radxa Orion O6, claimed as the world's first open-source Armv9 motherboard—more accurately, a single-board computer (SBC). Powered by CIX's CD8180 SoC, it boasts 12 CPU cores (including four Cortex-A720 cores up to 2.8GHz) and an Arm Immortalis G720 GPU, offering impressive performance with 8K video decoding and encoding capabilities and a 30 TOPS NPU. RAM options range from 8GB to 64GB (soldered DDR5-5500). The board is packed with I/O, including multiple M.2 slots, a PCIe x16 slot, and multi-gigabit Ethernet. Currently supporting Debian and Fedora Linux, with Windows and Android support planned. Pricing starts at $200 for the 8GB model.

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(www.tomshardware.com)
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ByteDance Open-Sources Monolith, its Recommendation System Framework

2024-12-20

ByteDance has open-sourced Monolith, a deep learning framework for large-scale recommendation modeling. Built on TensorFlow, it supports batch and real-time training and serving. Key features include collisionless embedding tables ensuring unique representation for different ID features, and real-time training for capturing the latest trends and helping users discover new interests. Tutorials and demos are provided to facilitate usage.

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(github.com)
AI Recommendation System

Intel Core Ultra 9 285K "Arrow Lake": Windows 11 vs. Ubuntu Linux Performance Showdown

2024-12-20

Phoronix conducted a comprehensive benchmark comparing the performance of Intel's flagship Core Ultra 9 285K "Arrow Lake" processor on Windows 11 and Ubuntu Linux. Testing included various Linux kernel versions and power management settings. Results showed Linux sometimes edging out Windows in performance, thanks to Linux's flexibility and optimizations for newer kernels. The benchmarks highlight the impact of OS choice on processor performance, offering valuable insights for users choosing an operating system.

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(www.phoronix.com)
Hardware processor performance OS comparison

One Click, Half a Million Lost: Sophisticated Crypto Phishing Scam Exploits Google Services

2024-12-20

Two victims lost nearly $500,000 in cryptocurrency after clicking on a fraudulent Google account recovery prompt. Scammers used a real Google phone number, forged Google security emails, and tricked victims into clicking a Google prompt on their phones, gaining control of their Gmail accounts. One victim's mistake was storing a picture of their cryptocurrency wallet's seed phrase in Google Photos, giving the scammers easy access to their funds. This incident highlights vulnerabilities in Google's authentication system and the sophistication of scammers using Google services for high-tech phishing attacks.

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(krebsonsecurity.com)
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Open-Source Game Engine boardgame.io Simplifies Turn-Based Game Development

2024-12-20

boardgame.io is an open-source JavaScript game engine designed to simplify the development of turn-based games. By automatically handling complex aspects like state management, multiplayer networking, and AI opponents, developers can focus on writing game logic. The engine supports multiple game phases, lobbies for matchmaking, prototyping capabilities, and various view layer technologies (such as React and React Native). Its powerful plugin system and traceable game logs further enhance development efficiency and player experience.

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(github.com)
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WordPress.org Pauses Services for Holiday Break

2024-12-20

To give volunteers a holiday break, WordPress.org is temporarily pausing several free services: new account registrations, new plugin/theme submissions, and new photo directory submissions. Forums and localization remain open. Founder Matt Mullenweg explains that legal battles with WP Engine are consuming significant time and resources, hindering his work on WordPress improvements. He urges support for WordPress.org and suggests using alternative web hosts not involved in the litigation.

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Development Holiday Break Legal Battle

Hugging Face Open-Sources 'Search and Learn'

2024-12-20

Hugging Face has open-sourced a project called 'Search and Learn,' focusing on the scalability of search and learning methods with massive computation. The project includes replicable experimental results with provided code and configuration files. The research highlights the power of general-purpose methods in scaling with increased computation, emphasizing search and learning as two methods that demonstrate excellent scalability.

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(github.com)
AI Model Scaling

Waymo's Autonomous Vehicles Outperform Human Drivers in Safety

2024-12-20

Analyzing 25.3 million autonomous miles of Waymo's data, using third-party auto liability insurance claims, a study reveals that Waymo's Automated Driving System (ADS) significantly outperforms both the general driving population and a benchmark of latest-generation human-driven vehicles (2018-2021 models). The ADS showed an 88% reduction in property damage claims and a 92% reduction in bodily injury claims compared to the general population, and an 86% and 90% reduction respectively compared to the latest-generation HDV benchmark. This validates ADS safety at scale and provides a new methodology for ongoing evaluation, impacting transportation safety policies, insurance risk assessments, and public acceptance of autonomous vehicles.

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(waymo.com)
AI Autonomous Vehicles Safety Performance

GitHub Open Sources Fully Documented Commodore 64 Elite Source Code

2024-12-20

A fully documented and annotated source code for the classic Commodore 64 game Elite has been open-sourced on GitHub. This repository provides four variants of the source code, catering to different hardware platforms and build processes. Developers can explore the meticulously commented source code to understand Elite's inner workings and even compile a playable D64 disk image on modern machines using the provided Makefile, runnable on emulators or real hardware. This project aims to help appreciate this iconic 8-bit game, offering significant educational and archival value.

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(github.com)
Game Game Source Code

Visualizing Concurrency: A Guide to Understanding Program State Space

2024-12-20

Concurrent programming is notoriously complex due to the difficulty of enumerating all possible states. This article uses visualization to explain how to understand the mechanics of concurrent program execution. It begins by introducing the concept of program state, which is a combination of variable values and instruction location, and then demonstrates the transition process of program states and the generation of state space using a simple C-like program example. The article then introduces concurrent programs, and, using two concurrently executing programs, P and Q, it explains how to represent the state of a concurrent program and the construction of the state space. Finally, the article explores how to use the model checking tool SPIN and the LTL language to verify the correctness of concurrent programs, highlighting the important role of model checking in ensuring the correctness of concurrent programs.

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(wyounas.github.io)
Development state space model checking

Warning Future Generations: The 10,000-Year Challenge of Nuclear Waste

2024-12-20

The Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) in New Mexico faces a daunting task: communicating the dangers of nuclear waste to future generations 10,000 years from now. The impermanence of language and symbols proved challenging. Experts explored various solutions, from genetically engineered "ray cats" that glow near radiation to a forbidding "landscape of thorns." Ultimately, the most enduring warning might be woven into cultural narratives and belief systems, creating a lasting legend like that of the "ray cats" to warn future people of the danger.

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(99percentinvisible.org)
Tech nuclear waste future warning cultural transmission

A Gentle Introduction to Graph Neural Networks: Unveiling the Power of Graph Data

2024-12-20

This article provides an accessible introduction to Graph Neural Networks (GNNs). It begins by explaining graph data and its real-world applications, such as social networks, molecular structures, and text. The article then delves into the core components of GNNs, including message passing, pooling operations, and various types of graph data. By building a modern GNN model step-by-step, it clarifies the role and motivation behind each component's design. Finally, it offers an interactive GNN playground, allowing readers to experience firsthand the construction and prediction process of a GNN model, deepening their understanding.

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(distill.pub)
AI Graph Neural Networks Graph Data

How Browsers Interpret 'chucknorris' as a Color

2024-12-20

This article explores how browsers handle invalid color values in HTML, such as interpreting 'chucknorris' as red. The author explains the browser's tolerance in parsing HTML, attempting to convert invalid values into valid ones. The process of how browsers parse invalid color values is described, with a CodePen link provided demonstrating the process. The author argues that this browser tolerance is a charm of the web, allowing even invalid code to run, showcasing the web's resilience.

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Development HTML parsing color values browser tolerance

Lifelike Raven Animatronic: A Maker's Journey

2024-12-20

This blog chronicles the creation of a highly realistic raven animatronic. The author details the process from initial design and construction to programming intricate movements like beak synchronization with sound and realistic eye blinking. Challenges encountered and solutions implemented are shared, offering valuable insights for aspiring roboticists and anyone interested in the intersection of technology and art. The blog showcases a fascinating blend of creativity and engineering.

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(theanimatronicmenagerie.wordpress.com)
Hardware animatronics

Clinical Trials Bottleneck: Culture, Regulation, and Innovation Stalled

2024-12-20

This blog post explores the high costs and inefficiencies of clinical trials. The authors argue the root problem lies in industry culture—an overemphasis on safety that neglects the risks of inaction. This leads to regulatory overreach, such as restrictions on patient compensation and slow adoption of innovative methods (like risk-based monitoring). The post calls for a cultural shift, increased transparency, and policy adjustments to incentivize innovation, ultimately speeding up drug development.

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(www.writingruxandrabio.com)
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NASA's GUARDIAN System Uses GNSS Data to Enhance Tsunami Early Warning

2024-12-20

NASA has developed GUARDIAN, a near real-time ionospheric monitoring software system that leverages Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) data from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory's (JPL) Global Differential GPS (GDGPS) network to detect natural hazards. By analyzing ionospheric perturbations, GUARDIAN supplements existing early warning systems, particularly for tsunamis. Currently, it's the only system publicly providing multi-GNSS near real-time total electron content (TEC) time series data over the Pacific, significantly contributing to improved tsunami warning accuracy and timeliness.

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(www.earthdata.nasa.gov)
Tech Tsunami Early Warning Ionospheric Monitoring
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