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Tumblr's Fediverse Integration: A WordPress Migration Play

2025-02-12
Tumblr's Fediverse Integration: A WordPress Migration Play

Tumblr, owned by Automattic, is integrating with the fediverse via a planned migration to the WordPress infrastructure. Once complete, all Tumblr users will gain ActivityPub federation, mirroring current WordPress.com functionality. This move also opens doors to other open web integrations like custom plugins and themes. While Automattic hasn't revealed a timeline, this migration is a significant step towards Tumblr's promised fediverse integration, offering users a more open and interconnected social experience. Integration with the AT Protocol (Bluesky) remains unconfirmed.

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(techcrunch.com)
Tech

Katamari Damacy's 20th Anniversary: A Postmortem of a Miracle

2025-02-11
Katamari Damacy's 20th Anniversary: A Postmortem of a Miracle

Celebrating its 20th anniversary, the Katamari Damacy development team reveals the behind-the-scenes story of its creation. Born from a frustration with the industry's lack of originality, this unique game, centered around rolling a growing ball to collect objects, aimed for an unparalleled experience. The postmortem details successful aspects like simplified controls, atmospheric sound design, and areas for improvement such as conveying scale and camera angles. Ultimately, Katamari Damacy's success stands as a testament to its unique style and innovative gameplay, a true miracle in the gaming world.

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(www.gamedeveloper.com)
Game

LLMs Fail at Complex OCR: Why Large Language Models Struggle with PDFs

2025-02-07
LLMs Fail at Complex OCR: Why Large Language Models Struggle with PDFs

Pulse, a company aiming to extract data from spreadsheets and PDFs, discovered a critical limitation in using Large Language Models (LLMs) for OCR. While LLMs excel at text generation and summarization, they falter significantly when dealing with complex PDFs and tables. The probabilistic nature of LLMs and their abstract image processing lead to hallucinations, data loss, and misinterpretations, posing significant risks, especially with financial and medical data. Furthermore, LLMs are vulnerable to prompt injection attacks, raising security and ethical concerns. Pulse ultimately abandoned LLMs for OCR and is developing a custom solution integrating traditional computer vision algorithms and vision transformers.

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(www.runpulse.com)
Development

Google Maps Renames the Gulf of Mexico to 'Gulf of America'

2025-02-11
Google Maps Renames the Gulf of Mexico to 'Gulf of America'

Google Maps has updated its maps in the US to reflect the Trump administration's renaming of the Gulf of Mexico to the 'Gulf of America', showing the new name on both web and mobile platforms. Google states this follows the US Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). Mexican users still see 'Gulf of Mexico', while the rest of the world sees the original name with '(Gulf of America)' appended. Location is determined by mobile OS, SIM card, and network data. Desktop users see the changes based on search settings or device location. Apple Maps has yet to change, though redirects 'Gulf of America' searches to the Gulf of Mexico. Other map providers like MapQuest haven't updated either. Interestingly, Waze shows both names when searching 'Gulf of Mexico', but yields no results for 'Gulf of America'.

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(www.theverge.com)
Tech Name Change Gulf of Mexico

AGI: The Path to Universally Accessible Infinite Intelligence

2025-02-09

This article explores the rapid development of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) and its profound socioeconomic implications. The authors posit that AGI is not far off, developing at a rate exceeding Moore's Law with exponentially decreasing costs. AGI will become a ubiquitous tool, akin to electricity and the internet, transforming industries and boosting global productivity. However, the authors also highlight the challenges posed by AGI, including potential social inequality and power imbalances. To ensure AGI benefits everyone, proactive public policy is needed, alongside exploration of novel approaches to fairer resource allocation, such as providing a "compute budget" to enable universal access to powerful AI. The ultimate goal is for individuals in 2035 to possess the intellectual capacity equivalent to the entire human population in 2025, unleashing global creativity for the benefit of all.

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(blog.samaltman.com)
AI Societal Impact

Atari's Limited Edition Asteroids Watches Sell Out Instantly

2025-01-30
Atari's Limited Edition Asteroids Watches Sell Out Instantly

To celebrate the 45th anniversary of the iconic game Asteroids, Atari and luxury watch brand Nubeo have collaborated on a limited-edition watch. This unique timepiece displays time in an unconventional way using a Japanese automatic movement that drives three discs. The smallest central disc features the original Asteroids triangular ship firing, acting as the second hand. The outer two discs, filled with asteroids, represent the minute and hour hands. Priced at $499 (originally $1650), each of the five styles is limited to 125 pieces and has already sold out. The design is inspired by the Atari 2600 console, and features Swiss Super-LumiNova glow-in-the-dark ink, 21 ATM water resistance, and comes in a retro-styled protective case.

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(www.techspot.com)
Game Limited Edition Watch

Cash Businesses vs. Equity Businesses: A Crucial Entrepreneurial Distinction

2025-02-24
Cash Businesses vs. Equity Businesses: A Crucial Entrepreneurial Distinction

The author shares the critical importance of understanding the difference between 'cash businesses' and 'equity businesses' in entrepreneurship. Cash businesses are like ATMs, providing quick returns but limited growth potential, while equity businesses are like planting a tree – slow initial returns but high long-term rewards. Using personal experiences, the author cautions against conflating the two, recommending building a stable cash business first before focusing on equity businesses with long-term potential. This approach helps avoid prematurely abandoning long-term goals due to pressure for immediate returns.

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(blog.nateliason.com)
Startup business models cash flow

System76's COSMIC Alpha 6: A Polished Rust Desktop Environment

2025-03-01
System76's COSMIC Alpha 6: A Polished Rust Desktop Environment

System76 released COSMIC Alpha 6, a significant update to its Rust-based desktop environment. New features include Desktop Zoom for easy scaling, improved workspace management with intuitive window switching and dragging, and enhancements to the file manager, media player, and text editor. Numerous bug fixes boost performance and stability. Alpha 6 also optimizes fonts, memory management, and CPU usage for a smoother experience.

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(linuxiac.com)
Development

AI-Powered Photo Organizer: Sort Your Memories by Person

2025-02-08
AI-Powered Photo Organizer: Sort Your Memories by Person

Tired of struggling to organize your massive photo collection? Sort_Memories is an AI-powered tool that makes it easy! Simply upload a few sample photos of the individuals you want to sort by, then upload your group photos. The tool uses face recognition to automatically sort your photos into groups, neatly organizing pictures of you and your loved ones. Built with Python, face_recognition, and Flask, it's easy to use. Just clone the repository, install dependencies, run the script, and visit the specified localhost URL.

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(github.com)
AI Face Recognition Photo Management

Small but Mighty: Redefining Success in the Software Industry

2025-02-18

This article explores how small software companies can thrive against tech giants. The author highlights examples like SQLite, Hwaci, Pinboard, Tarsnap, Sublime Text, and Zig, showcasing their success despite their small size. These companies prioritize high-quality products, unique business models, and customer focus for long-term sustainability. They reject Silicon Valley's 'grow or die' mentality, opting for a more sustainable and fulfilling definition of success. Their human-centric approach fosters strong customer relationships. The author argues that this 'small but mighty' model isn't about lacking ambition, but choosing a different path to success.

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(www.scattered-thoughts.net)
Development Software companies business model

Julia and JuliaHub: Explosive Growth and Innovation

2025-02-05
Julia and JuliaHub: Explosive Growth and Innovation

The Julia programming language and its ecosystem, JuliaHub, have experienced explosive growth over the past five years. Discourse views soared by 494%, GitHub stars by 412%, citations of core papers by 391%, and registered packages by 322%. JuliaCon attendance skyrocketed, JuliaHub expanded to over 100 employees, and new products like JuliaSim—for battery simulation, HVAC modeling, and pharmaceutical development—were launched. The future looks bright for Julia and JuliaHub as they continue to drive innovation.

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(info.juliahub.com)
Development

US Congresswoman Proposes Bill to Block Foreign Piracy Sites

2025-01-30
US Congresswoman Proposes Bill to Block Foreign Piracy Sites

Rep. Zoe Lofgren introduced the Foreign Anti-Digital Piracy Act, allowing copyright holders to obtain court orders compelling ISPs and DNS providers to block access to foreign piracy websites. While supported by groups like the Motion Picture Association, the bill has drawn criticism as a “censorious site-blocking” measure and an “internet kill switch.” The bill includes exemptions and claims to respect the First Amendment, but critics argue it grants copyright holders excessive power.

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(arstechnica.com)
Tech digital piracy

Silent Rebellion: The Century-Long Journey of a Lost and Found Native American Film

2025-02-08
Silent Rebellion: The Century-Long Journey of a Lost and Found Native American Film

The Daughter of Dawn (1920) is an early film starring an all-Native American cast, notable for its authentic portrayal of Native American culture. Its production faced government interference for depicting traditional ceremonies that violated federal law. The film's journey is one of near-loss and eventual rediscovery, restoration, and inclusion in the US National Film Registry. It stands as a testament to cultural resistance and preservation, a precious artifact of American cinema history.

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(www.afi.com)
Misc Native American Culture Cultural Preservation

RevenueCat CTO's Year Seven: Triumphs and Tribulations of Hypergrowth

2025-01-09
RevenueCat CTO's Year Seven: Triumphs and Tribulations of Hypergrowth

RevenueCat co-founder and CTO Miguel Carranza reflects on his seventh year at the helm. 2024 was a banner year, marked by achieving C10 revenue targets, a first acquisition, multi-million dollar contracts, becoming the #1 iOS payments SDK, and expanding into Japan. However, this success wasn't without its challenges: personnel changes, strategic pivots, and personal emergencies impacting the team. Carranza shares his experiences balancing work and life, maintaining team cohesion during rapid expansion. He highlights the importance of teamwork, customer interaction, efficient execution, and continuous learning, while outlining ambitious goals for the coming years.

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(miguelcarranza.es)
Startup

Outrage Addiction: Breaking Free from the Manufactured Anger Loop

2025-02-08
Outrage Addiction: Breaking Free from the Manufactured Anger Loop

This article explores the phenomenon of "outrage addiction" in today's media landscape. Using a personal anecdote, the author illustrates how incomplete information leads to misdirected anger. It then details how media outlets, politicians, and social media platforms leverage algorithms and profit motives to commercialize anger, creating a continuous "outrage loop." This not only harms individual well-being but also hinders genuine social change. The article concludes by offering a three-step process: recognizing manipulation, gaming the algorithm, and finding more meaningful alternatives, to help readers break free from the outrage loop and regain control of their emotions and actions.

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(christopherireland.substack.com)
Misc outrage media manipulation

Modeling the Fellowship's Social Network with SQL

2025-02-17

This code snippet demonstrates a simple relational database model depicting friendships within Tolkien's Lord of the Rings universe. Using SQL `INSERT` statements, it defines 'friend' edges connecting characters like Frodo, Sam, Gandalf, Aragorn, Legolas, Gimli, and Bilbo, illustrating their social network. This provides foundational data for analyzing character relationships and building a social graph.

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(www.richard-towers.com)
Development relational model

NVIDIA's RIVA 128: From Near Bankruptcy to GPU Domination

2025-02-27
NVIDIA's RIVA 128: From Near Bankruptcy to GPU Domination

This is the first in a series of posts detailing the architecture of NVIDIA's first commercially successful product, the RIVA 128 graphics card. The author recounts NVIDIA's early struggles, including the failures of the NV1 and NV2 chips, and the desperate race against bankruptcy to develop the RIVA 128. The RIVA 128's success catapulted NVIDIA to its current position as a dominant force in AI and GPUs. The post provides a deep dive into the RIVA 128's architecture, covering its memory mapping, interrupt system, DMA engine, and object system, revealing the complexity and ingenuity of this iconic GPU.

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(86box.net)
Tech

The Delirium of Dying: Utterances and the Search for Meaning

2025-02-12
The Delirium of Dying: Utterances and the Search for Meaning

This article explores the widespread phenomenon of delirium in the dying. Beginning with a personal anecdote, the author highlights the discrepancy between idealized notions of final words and the reality of often nonsensical utterances. The article delves into the biological mechanisms of delirium, its clinical manifestations, and its social implications. Research reveals delirium is not simply cognitive impairment but a complex symptom cluster resulting from neurochemical disruptions, frequently misdiagnosed as dementia or psychosis. The piece analyzes diverse cultural approaches to end-of-life delirium, some emphasizing understanding and acceptance, others employing religious rituals to imbue the experience with meaning. Ultimately, the author suggests navigating end-of-life delirium requires both precise medical diagnosis and treatment, alongside societal and cultural understanding and compassion, to better support individuals during their final moments.

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(nautil.us)
Misc

Iceland Revives EU Accession Bid: Referendum Planned Before 2027

2024-12-29
Iceland Revives EU Accession Bid: Referendum Planned Before 2027

Iceland's new government has reignited the country's bid to join the European Union. A shift in public opinion, fueled by Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine, now sees more Icelanders favoring EU membership. The new Foreign Minister has announced a referendum on continuing EU accession talks, to be held before 2027. This follows a complex history: Iceland applied to join the EU after the 2008 financial crisis, but a later conservative government paused and attempted to cancel the negotiations. With recent polls showing strong support for EU membership, Iceland may finally join the EU, potentially impacting EFTA, Norway, and the UK's EU policies.

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(mikegalsworthy.substack.com)
Misc Iceland Referendum

Google's Android XR Camera Access: As Easy as on Your Phone

2025-02-07
Google's Android XR Camera Access: As Easy as on Your Phone

This article reveals Google's approach to camera access in its Android XR system. Similar to phones, developers can access camera data with user permission, utilizing standard Android Camera APIs (like CameraX) for image streams. While the front camera is accessible (showing a user avatar), the rear camera provides a reconstructed image, not the raw data stream. This mirrors Apple's Vision Pro strategy, ensuring seamless Android app porting to XR devices and maintaining consistent permission requests across phones and headsets. Android XR is currently in preview, so future changes are possible.

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(skarredghost.com)
Development Camera Access

DIY Drone-Borne SAR: 1.5km Imaging on a Budget

2025-02-17

This project details the construction of a low-cost drone-borne synthetic aperture radar (SAR) system for under €800 and 10 months of spare time. The system achieves imaging up to 1.5km (and potentially further), weighs less than 1kg, and supports HH, HV, VH, and VV polarizations. The author meticulously documents the design, hardware choices, software algorithms (including a PyTorch-based autofocus algorithm), and the resulting imagery. This project showcases the potential of low-cost hardware for high-performance SAR imaging.

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(hforsten.com)
Tech Synthetic Aperture Radar Drone

FPGA Recreation of Rare Retro Chip MCS6530 Released!

2025-02-08

Paul Sajna has successfully recreated the rare vintage MCS6530 chip using an FPGA after over a year of work. This chip, produced by MOS Technology, was featured in the 1975 KIM-1 computer and various 70s and 80s arcade boards. The project, named yo6530, is open-source and available on GitHub. It utilizes the reDIP RIOT board designed by Dag Lem (creator of the reSID engine) and features a Lattice ICE40UP5k FPGA, compiling with open-source toolchains. Currently, yo6530 supports the 6530-002 and 6530-003 variants, successfully booting a replica KIM-1 designed by Eduardo Casino. Further development will continue, with contributions welcomed on GitHub.

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(blog.paulsajna.com)
Hardware

Global PC Performance Drops for the First Time: PassMark Data Reveals Unexpected Trend

2025-02-11
Global PC Performance Drops for the First Time: PassMark Data Reveals Unexpected Trend

PassMark's latest data reveals a surprising downturn: for the first time ever, the average global PC processor performance has dropped, breaking a long-standing trend of yearly increases. Laptop performance fell by 3.4%, while desktop performance saw a 0.5% decrease. Despite recent releases from AMD and Intel, actual performance gains have been minimal, falling short of expectations. PassMark speculates that factors such as users switching to more affordable machines, Windows 11 performance issues, and bloatware could be contributing to this unexpected decline. However, the exact cause remains undetermined, and future data may show changes.

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(www.tomshardware.com)
Hardware PC Performance

Wayland's Resurrection: A Three-Year Retrospective

2025-02-13

Three years ago, a critical post about Wayland sparked heated discussion. Now, the author revisits the past and finds that Wayland has made remarkable progress. Many of the pain points, such as explicit sync and rendering thread stalls, have been effectively addressed. Improvements in Mesa, protocol enhancements, and active community participation have driven Wayland's development. While some challenges remain, such as embedding foreign surfaces and multi-window management, the future of Wayland looks bright.

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(dudemanguy.github.io)
Development Graphics

Understanding the 'Quality World' in Choice Theory

2025-02-11
Understanding the 'Quality World' in Choice Theory

This article explores the concept of the 'Quality World' within Choice Theory/Reality Therapy. Using engaging examples like the parable of the blind men and an elephant, and a classroom exercise, the author illustrates how each individual's perception of reality is unique, forming a personal 'Quality World' comprised of images fulfilling their basic needs (love/belonging, power/self-worth, freedom, fun, physical survival). These images shape behavior, and understanding and supporting another's 'Quality World' is key to building strong relationships. The article also touches upon how unmet needs can lead to negative behaviors, highlighting the importance of accessing an individual's 'Quality World' to help them make more life-sustaining choices.

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(thebetterplan.org)
Psychology Choice Theory Reality Therapy Quality World

Mysterious Wifi Latency Spikes Solved: It Was Qt5!

2025-01-02

For eight months, the author battled intermittent 2000ms+ wifi latency spikes, crippling gaming and video calls. New network adapters, OS reinstalls—nothing worked. The culprit? MediBang Paint Pro, using Qt5 (<5.14). Its QNetworkAccessManager incessantly checks for wifi interface changes, causing massive lag. The fix? Setting the environment variable QT_BEARER_POLL_TIMEOUT to -1.

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(ryuuta.net)
Development Wifi issues Network Latency

From Vinyl to Streaming: A Music Lover's Nostalgic Journey Through Audio Formats

2025-02-18

A seasoned music enthusiast shares their nostalgic perspective on various physical music formats, ranking them based on sound quality, convenience, and durability. CDs top the list for their pristine audio, though somewhat sterile; Minidiscs follow closely, offering portability and recordability despite limited capacity. Vinyl enjoys a nostalgic appeal and artistic value, but suffers from inherent sound quality limitations. The journey then descends through MP3 players, shellac records, pianola rolls, wax cylinders, and ultimately to the notoriously poor quality of cassette tapes, highlighting the evolution of music formats and their respective strengths and weaknesses.

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(www.sicpers.info)
Misc audio formats

LSD Dose-Response Study: A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Crossover Trial

2025-02-12
LSD Dose-Response Study: A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Crossover Trial

This study employed a double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover design with six experimental sessions to investigate the effects of varying doses of LSD (25µg, 50µg, 100µg, 200µg, and 200µg 1 hour post-ketanserin administration) on healthy participants. Sixteen subjects underwent assessments of subjective effects, physiological responses, plasma BDNF levels, and LSD plasma concentrations. The findings provide insights into LSD's mechanism of action. This research falls under the Tech category.

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(www.nature.com)
Tech dose-response double-blind study

Cannabis Use Linked to Reduced Brain Function in Young Adults: Largest Study Yet

2025-01-30
Cannabis Use Linked to Reduced Brain Function in Young Adults: Largest Study Yet

A large-scale study examining the effects of cannabis on the brains of 18-to-36-year-olds reveals a link between cannabis use and reduced brain function during cognitive tests. Researchers analyzed data from 1,003 adults, finding that both recent and heavy lifetime cannabis use correlated with significantly lower brain activity during working memory tasks. While the study has limitations, including the inability to establish causality, it highlights the need for further research into cannabis's potential impact on young adult brains. Published in JAMA Network Open, this study provides crucial information for informed decision-making about cannabis use.

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(newatlas.com)
Tech Cannabis Brain Function Cognitive Impairment
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