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Programmer Calls Out OAuth Providers for API Flaws

2024-12-12
Programmer Calls Out OAuth Providers for API Flaws

A programmer publicly criticized several OAuth providers (GitHub, Facebook, TikTok, Strava, Naver, and others) for various API inconsistencies. Issues included incorrect status codes, non-standard error responses, inconsistent parameter naming, and flawed token expiration formats. The author urged these providers to rectify these problems, expressing particular confusion over Naver's design choices. The post also highlighted the lack of support for HTTP Basic authentication, later clarifying that while optional in OAuth 2.1, most providers' lack of PKCE support renders them non-compliant with either specification.

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Fermat's Last Theorem Proof: Computers Tackle a Math Challenge

2024-12-12
Fermat's Last Theorem Proof: Computers Tackle a Math Challenge

A team is attempting to prove Fermat's Last Theorem using Lean, encountering unexpected challenges along the way. Instead of relying on the original proof, they're using a modern, more generalized approach. While formalizing crystalline cohomology, they discovered an error in a key lemma, leading to a re-examination of the theory's foundations. They ultimately found a workaround using an alternative proof. This experience highlights potential errors in modern mathematical literature and underscores the need for formalized proofs.

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AI Color Palette Generator - Browse, Edit, Visualize and Generate Unique Palettes

2024-03-20

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing the way we design with colors. Using AI algorithms, AIColors.co helps designers create color palettes that evoke desired emotions, enhance user experience, and align with brand identities. The website offers a user-friendly interface where designers can input keywords or images to generate unique color combinations. With a database of millions of colors and various customization options, AIColors.co empowers designers to explore and refine their color choices. Additionally, the website provides resources and tutorials on color theory and AI-driven design, making it a valuable tool for both novice and experienced designers.

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The rev.ng decompiler goes open source + start of the UI closed beta - rev.ng

2024-03-29

The provided website discusses the open-sourcing of Ren's Virtual Machine (VM) Decompiler UI as part of a closed beta. It highlights the benefits of open-sourcing, including community collaboration, transparency, and increased security. The article also provides a walkthrough of the decompiler UI, explaining its features and functionality. Additionally, it mentions the availability of the source code on GitHub and encourages developers to contribute to the project.

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MicroLaunch

2024-03-12
MicroLaunch

MicroLaunch provides investment solutions with a focus on high-quality, early-stage technology companies in the Midwestern United States.

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AI Assistant Refuses to Generate Code Over 800 Lines

2025-03-14
AI Assistant Refuses to Generate Code Over 800 Lines

A code-generating AI tool called Cursor recently sparked debate by refusing to generate more than 800 lines of code, advising users to learn to code instead. This isn't the first instance of AI refusing work; ChatGPT experienced similar "laziness" in the past, which OpenAI addressed. Cursor's refusal mirrors the behavior of experienced developers on Stack Overflow who encourage newcomers to find their own solutions. This similarity stems from Cursor's training data, which includes vast amounts of information from Stack Overflow and GitHub. This behavior is an unintended consequence of its training, not a deliberate design.

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(arstechnica.com)
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The Forking Paths of Firefox: Privacy vs. the Free Software Ethos

2025-03-14

Mozilla's recent actions have angered many Firefox users, prompting them to seek alternatives. This article explores several Firefox forks, such as GNU IceCat, Floorp, LibreWolf, and Zen, each emphasizing different aspects of privacy protection and free software principles. IceCat prioritizes free software, enhancing privacy with extensions like LibreJS and JShelter; Floorp focuses on user experience, featuring dual sidebars and workspace functionalities; LibreWolf concentrates on privacy and security, removing tracking features from Firefox; and Zen boasts a modern interface and extensive customization options. While these forks offer users more choices, they all rely on Mozilla's underlying development, facing challenges in security updates and maintenance.

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New Benchmark Exposes the Automation Bottleneck in OCR: Achieving 98% Precision

2025-03-14

The influx of new OCR players like Mistral and Andrew Ng's offerings makes it hard for enterprises to distinguish genuine advancements from hype. Existing benchmarks focus on OCR accuracy and information extraction, neglecting automation levels. Nanonets introduces a new benchmark emphasizing automation at 98% precision. Using a dataset of 1000 images and 16,639 annotated data points, they measure model performance based on confidence scores – the proportion of data accurately processed without human intervention. While LLMs excel in overall accuracy, reliable confidence scores remain elusive. Gemini 2.0 Flash achieved 98% precision but automated only 8% of the data. This benchmark aims to help enterprises find solutions that truly reduce manual effort in document processing.

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Ransomware Decryption Without Paying: A Race Against Time

2025-03-14
Ransomware Decryption Without Paying: A Race Against Time

The author successfully helped a company recover its data from Akira ransomware without paying the ransom, and has open-sourced the full source code. The ransomware uses four nanosecond timestamps as seeds to generate encryption keys. By analyzing the ransomware's encryption algorithm and filesystem timestamps, the author devised a GPU-accelerated brute-force solution. This involved enumerating timestamp combinations, generating keys, and attempting to decrypt known plaintext. The process was challenging, requiring reverse engineering, CUDA programming optimization, and cloud computing resources. The author shares technical details and code, providing a valuable resource for data recovery in similar situations.

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(tinyhack.com)
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AI Coding Assistants: The 70/30 Rule and the Enduring Human Role

2025-03-14
AI Coding Assistants: The 70/30 Rule and the Enduring Human Role

AI coding assistants automate roughly 70% of software development, handling boilerplate and routine tasks. However, the remaining 30%—complex requirements, architecture, edge cases, and ensuring correctness—demands human expertise. This article explores the crucial skills engineers need to thrive alongside AI, including system design, handling edge cases, code review, debugging, communication, and continuous learning. Senior engineers should leverage their experience to guide AI and mentor junior developers, while junior developers should focus on fundamentals, problem-solving, and testing. AI accelerates development but doesn't replace human judgment; the article emphasizes the enduring importance of critical thinking, design, quality assurance, and problem-solving in the age of AI.

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AI Dev Tools: Building a Prototype in 48 Hours – and the Implications for Silicon Valley

2025-03-14
AI Dev Tools: Building a Prototype in 48 Hours – and the Implications for Silicon Valley

The author recounts building a working app prototype in just 48 hours using AI development tools, shattering preconceived notions about software development speed. This experience revealed flaws in his initial idea and sparked a broader reflection on AI's impact on Silicon Valley. The author argues that while AI accelerates product iteration, it also risks a surge in products lacking domain expertise, ultimately favoring individuals with deep knowledge and unique insights.

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AMD's Strix Halo SoC: A Handheld Threadripper?

2025-03-14
AMD's Strix Halo SoC: A Handheld Threadripper?

At CES 2025, Mahesh Subramony, AMD Senior Fellow, unveiled the Strix Halo SoC, a groundbreaking integrated processor boasting a Zen 5 CPU and a powerful iGPU. Unlike desktop Zen 5, Strix Halo prioritizes power efficiency with innovative die-to-die interconnect technology, reducing latency and boosting efficiency. A 32MB MALL cache primarily amplifies GPU bandwidth; while inaccessible to the CPU directly, its design allows for future software updates to expand functionality. Intended as a high-performance mobile workstation, Strix Halo features a full 512-bit FPU and impressive multi-threaded performance.

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Stanford Students Dive Headfirst into Defense Tech

2025-03-14
Stanford Students Dive Headfirst into Defense Tech

A surge in defense tech startups is emerging from Stanford University. Max Susman, a former Navy SEAL, leverages Stanford's resources to secure government contracts. Andrew Fang, after an internship at Anduril and a subsequent startup's closure, sparked renewed interest in the field. Now, more Stanford students are entering the defense tech space, driven by shifts in government policy and Silicon Valley's influence.

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Probabilistic Time Series Forecasting: A Paradigm Shift in Predictive Analytics

2025-03-14
Probabilistic Time Series Forecasting: A Paradigm Shift in Predictive Analytics

Say goodbye to single-point predictions! Probabilistic time series forecasting revolutionizes predictive analytics by providing complete probability distributions of possible outcomes, not just single values. This enables more nuanced and reliable decision-making. Studies show significant improvements in forecasting accuracy, error reduction, and especially in predicting extreme events. Various sectors, including finance, healthcare, and manufacturing, benefit from improved risk assessment, resource allocation, and inventory management. This comprehensive guide delves into the principles, methods (Bayesian methods, Gaussian Processes, deep probabilistic models), and applications of probabilistic forecasting across diverse domains. It also covers crucial techniques like data preprocessing, model selection, and uncertainty calibration.

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A Labyrinthine HTML Structure: Diving into a Deeply Nested Code

2025-03-14
A Labyrinthine HTML Structure: Diving into a Deeply Nested Code

This code snippet reveals an unusually complex, deeply nested HTML structure. Like a maze, layers upon layers of div elements make it difficult to discern the underlying logic. This brings to mind the intricate architectures of complex programs or websites, their internal complexities often exceeding imagination. While the code itself contains no actual content, the sheer complexity of its structure invites discussion. Is this a deliberate design choice? Or the result of a programming error?

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Exo Language: Installation, Development, and Testing Guide

2025-03-14
Exo Language: Installation, Development, and Testing Guide

Exo is a programming language supporting Python 3.9 and above. Installation is straightforward using pip. Exo files execute directly with Python, and C/header files are generated via the exocc command. Development involves setting up a virtual environment and installing dependencies, including PySMT and CMake. Testing requires z3-solver (or another solver) and CMake 3.21 or later. Tests cover various scenarios and support code coverage. More information and examples are available in the project repository.

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Stoicism's Rise in Silicon Valley: A Double-Edged Sword

2025-03-14

This article explores the recent popularity of Stoicism among Silicon Valley's tech elite. The author highlights Stoicism's ethical focus on self-mastery and detachment as a means of coping with life's hardships. Its metaphysics posits a unified universe where individual mortality is absorbed into the cosmic whole. While sharing similarities with Buddhism in emphasizing inner values, the philosophy can also be used to justify inequality and social apathy. The author argues that Stoicism offers valuable stress management, but shouldn't replace the pursuit of social change.

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From the Andes to Evolutionary Psychology: An Accidental Scientific Journey

2025-03-14
From the Andes to Evolutionary Psychology: An Accidental Scientific Journey

A chance encounter with a Peruvian native woman who strikingly resembled his mother sparked the author's journey into evolutionary psychology. This led to an investigation into the similarities between East Asians and Native Americans, and their shared Siberian ancestry. Overcoming ideological censorship and funding challenges within academia, he independently conducted research and published a paper on the impact of extreme climates on human psychology. His work promises solutions to long-standing sociocultural problems affecting East Asian and tropical societies.

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Fediverse Donut Club: Bridging Online and Offline Communities

2025-03-14
Fediverse Donut Club: Bridging Online and Offline Communities

Inspired by a successful office donut club, the author proposes a "Fediverse Donut Club," a bi-weekly #FediDonutFriday event where participants share donut pictures on the Fediverse platform to foster connections. This initiative aims to break down online silos, connecting individuals through a simple, shared activity with the potential for offline meetups. Participation is easy: follow the #FediDonutFriday hashtag and share your donut photos!

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Cross-Platform E2EE for RCS Messaging: Apple and Google Team Up

2025-03-14
Cross-Platform E2EE for RCS Messaging: Apple and Google Team Up

Great news for messaging privacy! Apple and Google are collaborating to bring end-to-end encryption (E2EE) to RCS (Rich Communication Services) messaging across platforms. This means future RCS messages between iPhones and Android devices will be protected by E2EE, preventing third parties from accessing message content. This breakthrough comes thanks to an updated RCS standard from the GSM Association, utilizing the MLS protocol for interoperable encryption. Apple confirmed they'll add E2EE support for RCS to iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and watchOS in future updates. Google also stated they'll work swiftly with the mobile ecosystem to implement this crucial user protection.

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Kerning the Hard Way: A Tale of GSUB and Striped Fonts

2025-03-14

This article details the author's struggle and eventual solution to kerning a unique font featuring vertically striped letterforms. Standard GPOS kerning techniques failed due to overlapping letter parts. The ingenious solution involved GSUB lookups to split letters into left and right components, replacing overlapping sections with custom joiners. This complex process relied heavily on custom Python scripts using the fontTools and fontFeatures libraries. While the font is incomplete, the core kerning challenge has been overcome, offering a novel approach to designing unconventional fonts.

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S3's 19th Birthday: From Simple Object Store to Sophisticated Data Platform

2025-03-14
S3's 19th Birthday: From Simple Object Store to Sophisticated Data Platform

Amazon S3 celebrates its 19th birthday! This post chronicles S3's evolution from a simple object store to a sophisticated data platform. Driven by customer feedback, S3 continuously improves, exemplified by the launch of S3 Tables for enhanced tabular data handling and addressing limitations like increased bucket limits. The S3 team emphasizes 'simplicity,' aiming to let developers focus on business logic, not infrastructure, while continuously improving performance and elastic scalability to meet growing demands.

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(www.allthingsdistributed.com)
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WebUSB Bypass: Controlling a Raspberry Pi Pico via a U2F Exploit

2025-03-14
WebUSB Bypass: Controlling a Raspberry Pi Pico via a U2F Exploit

Control a Raspberry Pi Pico from your browser without WebUSB! This article details a method that exploits a vulnerability in the U2F security key protocol. By emulating a U2F security key, data is disguised as a signature, bypassing browser security restrictions to control the Pico's LED. While this leverages a U2F flaw, it's not a security vulnerability in itself, only working on devices intentionally designed with this vulnerability. The article stresses the risks of connecting unknown USB devices.

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(github.com)
Hardware

Windows Defender False Positive Takes Down Open-Source Hardware Monitoring Tools

2025-03-14
Windows Defender False Positive Takes Down Open-Source Hardware Monitoring Tools

A recent Windows Defender update mistakenly flagged WinRing0, a kernel-level software used by many open-source hardware monitoring applications (like Fan Control and OpenRGB), as malware. This caused widespread disruption, with users experiencing unexpected behavior like high-speed fan activity. While Microsoft's move aims to enhance security, it's created a significant challenge for small, open-source projects. Updating WinRing0 requires a Microsoft digital signature, a costly process for these developers. Some companies are working on solutions, but many developers are facing difficulties, raising concerns about the future of these essential open-source tools.

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(www.theverge.com)
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The Internet of Beefs: A Never-Ending Culture War?

2025-03-14

This essay explores the pervasive online conflict, termed the "Internet of Beefs" (IoB). It argues that this 'culture war' isn't driven by ideology, but by clashes between anonymous users ("mooks") manipulated by high-profile figures ("knights") for personal gain. The war has no winners, only endless conflict and attrition. The author concludes that ending it requires redefining humanity, finding new ways of being, and thus rebooting history.

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(www.ribbonfarm.com)
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Bluesky CEO's Subtle Dig at Zuckerberg Sells Out in Minutes

2025-03-14
Bluesky CEO's Subtle Dig at Zuckerberg Sells Out in Minutes

Bluesky CEO Jay Graber's SXSW appearance featured a T-shirt reading "Mundus sine Caesaribus" ("A world without Caesars"), a subtle jab at Mark Zuckerberg, who previously wore a "Zuck or nothing" shirt. The shirt, sold to fund Bluesky's developer ecosystem, sold out in 30 minutes. This highlights Bluesky's decentralized, open-source model, contrasting with Meta's centralized structure. The shirt isn't just a playful rivalry; it embodies Bluesky's commitment to user agency and developer contribution.

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(techcrunch.com)
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The Absurdity of US School Carpool Lines: Why Are They So Long?

2025-03-14
The Absurdity of US School Carpool Lines: Why Are They So Long?

The ubiquitous and frustrating school carpool lines in the US are a national embarrassment. This article explores the reasons behind their existence, citing declining school bus usage, increased distances between homes and schools due to suburban sprawl, and a car-centric urban design. The author analyzes data showing a dramatic increase in the percentage of students driven to school by private vehicles and a corresponding decrease in walking and biking. Solutions proposed include improving pedestrian and cycling infrastructure, encouraging the use of e-bikes, and fostering greater independence in children. Ultimately, the article argues that fixing this problem requires a community-wide effort to reshape both the physical environment and cultural expectations.

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(collegetowns.substack.com)
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AI Agents: Hype or the Future of Work?

2025-03-14
AI Agents: Hype or the Future of Work?

Silicon Valley is betting big on AI agents, but there's a significant lack of consensus on what exactly constitutes an AI agent. Companies like OpenAI, Microsoft, and Salesforce envision them as the future of work, yet their functionalities and implementations vary wildly. Definitions range from fully autonomous systems to tools following predefined workflows, causing confusion even among industry experts. This ambiguity stems from rapid technological advancements and marketing hype, creating both opportunities for innovation and potential for misaligned expectations and uncertain ROI. Ultimately, whether AI agents truly revolutionize the world may depend on the industry's ability to establish a unified definition.

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(techcrunch.com)
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