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Telli, a YC Startup, is Hiring a Full-Stack Engineer

2025-01-10

Telli, a YC Startup, is Hiring a Full-Stack Engineer

Telli, a Berlin-based AI voice agent company and a member of the Y Combinator Fall '24 batch, is hiring a senior full-stack software engineer. They're building AI-powered voice agents for B2C companies to improve the quality and scalability of customer communication. The ideal candidate will have a product-centric mindset, thrive in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment, and enjoy collaborative work. Competitive salary, equity, and a great work environment are offered.

(www.ycombinator.com)

Development

The Enduring Legacy of the 88x31 Pixel Button

2025-04-05

This article delves into the origins and enduring popularity of the ubiquitous 88x31 pixel button on the internet. Tracing its roots back to the mid-1990s, the article explores how Netscape's "Netscape Now" program utilized this button size, later leading to widespread adoption on platforms like Geocities. Despite its small size, its ease of creation, distribution, and customization made it a unique symbol of early web culture. Even in today's high-resolution screen era, the 88x31 pixel button persists, tied to nostalgia and a distinct aesthetic of the early internet. The article also explores alternative button sizes and offers perspectives on the future of the 88x31 pixel button.

(ultrasciencelabs.com)

Design

A Lifetime in Milestones: 1976-2075

2025-02-15

This blog post visually chronicles the author's life from birth in 1976 to their 100th birthday in 2075. It's a rich tapestry woven with childhood memories, educational milestones, career highlights, marriage, parenthood, and significant historical events like Reagan's inauguration, the first personal computer, the dawn of the World Wide Web, 9/11, and the iPhone's release. It's a deeply personal and engaging journey through time.

(weeks.ginatrapani.org)

Misc personal memoir life journey timeline

Local Network File Syncing for Two Windows Machines: Ditch the Cloud!

2025-06-27

Local Network File Syncing for Two Windows Machines: Ditch the Cloud!

Tired of syncing files between two Windows machines? Sink offers a revolutionary solution! Bypass the cloud, email, and USB drives. Running on your local network, Sink automatically detects other machines running Sink and syncs files near-instantly. It handles conflicts, preventing data loss, and allows you to ignore specific files and folders using a .sinkignore file (similar to .gitignore). Currently a work in progress, future plans include a UI, custom paths, system tray integration, and support for more than two devices.

(github.com)

Development file syncing local network

Ryanair Doubles Down on Oversized Baggage Fees: Staff Incentives Increased

2025-07-21

Ryanair Doubles Down on Oversized Baggage Fees: Staff Incentives Increased

To combat the issue of passengers bringing oversized cabin bags to the gate, Ryanair is considering doubling the commission paid to staff for identifying them. Currently, employees receive €1.50 for each oversized bag, and passengers are charged extra fees. Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary stated that bags exceeding size restrictions will be refused or checked in for a fee of up to €75. He emphasized the airline's continued incentive program for staff enforcing baggage rules and indicated that passengers who consistently violate these rules are unwelcome.

(www.rte.ie)

Misc baggage policy oversized baggage

Levi's Jeans from Amazon: A Quality Mystery?

2025-03-28

Levi's Jeans from Amazon: A Quality Mystery?

This article investigates whether Levi's jeans purchased from Amazon differ in quality from those bought directly from Levi's. The author bought matching pairs of Levi's Wedgies, Ribcage, and 501 jeans from both sources and sent them to a textile lab for testing. While noticeable differences in wash, color, and handfeel existed, the lab found no significant difference in strength or overall quality. The variation is attributed to Levi's global supply chain, with different mills, factories, and wash processes resulting in inconsistencies. The conclusion is that Amazon Levi's are not inferior, allaying consumer concerns.

(nymag.com)

Misc jeans

Python Code for Plotting Impedance Magnitude

2025-06-11

This Python code uses the matplotlib library to plot the magnitude of the real and imaginary components of impedance. The code defines two functions, `plot_re_mag` and `plot_im_mag`, to plot the magnitude of the real and imaginary parts respectively. It formats the axes, converting frequency to GHz and magnitude to dB ohm. Finally, it uses `plt.subplots` to create subplots and calls these functions to generate the complete impedance plot. The code is concise and efficient, suitable for data analysis and visualization.

(moroso.emarhavil.com)

Development

Text.ai: Founding Full-Stack Engineer – Build the Future of AI-Native Communication

2025-08-22

Text.ai: Founding Full-Stack Engineer – Build the Future of AI-Native Communication

Text.ai, a consumer-first AI native company, is seeking a Founding Full-Stack Engineer. They're building an AI-powered communication platform that solves the challenge of making multiple people happy simultaneously in group chats. This involves creating seamless group collaboration experiences, leveraging AI for tasks like trip planning and restaurant selection. Backed by Y Combinator, SV Angel, and investors from Shopify and Tencent, the team includes founders from Tesla, Eventbrite, Amazon, and McKinsey. The role requires 4+ years of React Native experience, backend (Python) integration skills, and a passion for AI. This is a chance to build groundbreaking AI interaction patterns and impact millions of users.

(www.ycombinator.com)

Development AI-native app

arXivLabs: Experimental Projects with Community Collaborators

2025-06-02

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 only partners with those adhering to these values. Got an idea to enhance the arXiv community? Learn more about arXivLabs.

(arxiv.org)

Development

Learn to Program with Haiku: A Comprehensive Tutorial

2025-04-10

Learn to Program with Haiku: A Comprehensive Tutorial

This book, "Learning to Program with Haiku," provides a step-by-step guide to programming on the Haiku operating system. Starting with fundamental concepts like data types and loops, it progresses to advanced topics such as object-oriented programming and GUI development using C++ and the Haiku API. Through 23 lessons, readers build a complete Haiku application, with source code and resources included. Ideal for beginners, this tutorial empowers users to create their own Haiku programs.

(www.haiku-os.org)

Development Programming Tutorial

Python 3.14 Introduces Template Strings: Safer String Processing Beyond f-strings

2025-04-10

Python 3.14 Introduces Template Strings: Safer String Processing Beyond f-strings

Python 3.14 introduces template strings (t-strings), extending f-strings to allow developers to access and transform values before string interpolation. This prevents security vulnerabilities like SQL injection and XSS. T-strings resolve to a new `Template` object containing string parts and interpolation expressions, enabling custom processing such as HTML sanitization and structured logging. This enhancement provides Python with more flexible and secure string handling and opens new possibilities for building sophisticated DSLs and templating engines.

(peps.python.org)

Development template strings

Meta's Smart Glasses Demo Disaster: A Self-Inflicted DDoS and a Nasty Bug

2025-09-21

Meta's Smart Glasses Demo Disaster: A Self-Inflicted DDoS and a Nasty Bug

Meta's new smart glasses suffered multiple demo failures at Meta Connect. CTO Andrew Bosworth explained it wasn't Wi-Fi, but a resource management miscalculation that triggered all Ray-Ban Meta glasses to simultaneously start their AI, creating a self-inflicted DDoS attack on the dev server. A separate WhatsApp video call failure stemmed from a new 'race condition' bug causing the display to miss the incoming call notification. Despite the demo failures, Bosworth remains confident in the product.

(techcrunch.com)

Tech

Microsoft's Phi-3-Mini: A Lightweight LLM for Enhanced Development

2024-12-28

Microsoft's Phi-3-Mini: A Lightweight LLM for Enhanced Development

Microsoft unveiled Phi-3-Mini, a lightweight language model offering GPT-3.5-level performance on resource-constrained devices. This article explores its strengths, including robust reasoning and coding capabilities, and seamless integration with tools like Ollama and Pieces. Running Phi-3-Mini locally via Ollama, combined with Pieces for code snippet management, streamlines code generation and refactoring, boosting developer productivity. While context overflow remains an issue with long texts, Phi-3-Mini's lightweight nature and powerful features make it a valuable asset in AI development.

(pieces.app)

Development developer tools

tsbro: TypeScript in the Browser, No Build Steps Needed

2025-07-25

tsbro: TypeScript in the Browser, No Build Steps Needed

tsbro is a new library that simplifies using TypeScript in the browser. It bypasses the browser's import system, using synchronous XHR to fetch TypeScript code, transpiling it to JavaScript with swc wasm, and converting it to CJS for synchronous require. This allows developers to run TypeScript code directly in the browser without build steps, and use external libraries like Preact, ideal for quick prototyping or PoCs. Current limitations include difficult-to-read stack traces and the need for manual ambient declaration files.

(github.com)

Development

Tesla Autopilot Fatally Strikes Motorcyclists: 5+ Deaths Since 2022

2025-04-06

Tesla Autopilot Fatally Strikes Motorcyclists: 5+ Deaths Since 2022

Analysis of NHTSA data reveals at least five fatal crashes since 2022 involving Teslas in Autopilot mode, all resulting in the death of motorcyclists. In every known instance, the Tesla rear-ended the motorcycle. This problem appears unique to Tesla; no other manufacturer reported similar fatalities during the same period. Tesla's redaction requests hinder investigation, but available evidence suggests serious flaws in Tesla's Autopilot's ability to detect and respond to motorcycles. This contrasts sharply with Tesla's planned launch of driverless robotaxis in Austin.

(fuelarc.com)

Tech Traffic Safety

Microsoft's AI-Powered Quake 2 Remake Sparks Backlash

2025-04-06

Microsoft's AI-Powered Quake 2 Remake Sparks Backlash

Microsoft unveiled an AI-generated version of Quake 2 using its new Muse model. Accessible via web browser, the demo suffers from blurry visuals and a short memory (0.9 seconds of gameplay), falling far short of the original experience. While Microsoft emphasizes it's a tech demo, social media users criticized the resource-intensive approach and its perceived disrespect towards game developers. This event sparked a broader discussion about AI in game development, with concerns about job displacement and plagiarism alongside optimism about increased employment and innovation.

(www.videogameschronicle.com)

Game

One-Minute Videos from Text Storyboards using Test-Time Training Transformers

2025-04-08

Current Transformer models struggle with generating one-minute videos due to the inefficiency of self-attention layers for long contexts. This paper explores Test-Time Training (TTT) layers, whose hidden states are themselves neural networks, offering greater expressiveness. Adding TTT layers to a pre-trained Transformer allows for the generation of one-minute videos from text storyboards. Experiments using a Tom and Jerry cartoon dataset show that TTT layers significantly improve video coherence and storytelling compared to baselines like Mamba 2 and Gated DeltaNet, achieving a 34 Elo point advantage in human evaluation. While artifacts remain, likely due to limitations of the 5B parameter model, this work demonstrates a promising approach scalable to longer videos and more complex narratives.

(test-time-training.github.io)

AI Test-Time Training

WT32-ETH01: A Cheap ESP32 Ethernet Development Board

2025-06-15

WT32-ETH01: A Cheap ESP32 Ethernet Development Board

The WT32-ETH01 is a small, inexpensive ESP32 development board featuring Ethernet, WiFi, and GPIO pins. Its low cost and the relative scarcity of ESP32 boards with Ethernet make it a compelling option for projects requiring reliable wired network connectivity. While lacking extensive manufacturer support, its ease of use and compatibility with popular programming environments like the Arduino IDE and ESP-IDF make it ideal for IoT and embedded systems development. However, users should be aware of limitations on certain pins and exercise caution when selecting power supply voltages.

(github.com)

Hardware

OpenAI's Codex CLI: A Local AI Coding Agent

2025-04-16

OpenAI's Codex CLI: A Local AI Coding Agent

OpenAI launched Codex CLI, a local coding agent running from your terminal. Connecting OpenAI's models (including the new o3 and o4-mini) to local code and tasks, Codex CLI allows AI to write, edit code, and perform actions like moving files. This represents a step towards OpenAI's vision of an 'agentic software engineer'. Open source and lightweight, Codex CLI is supported by a $1 million API grant program for software development projects. While AI coding tools have inherent risks, Codex CLI offers a new approach to AI-assisted programming.

(techcrunch.com)

Development

Chinese Solar Giants Post Massive Losses Amidst Price War

2025-08-25

Chinese Solar Giants Post Massive Losses Amidst Price War

Major Chinese solar panel manufacturers reported significant losses in the first half of the year due to overcapacity and U.S. trade restrictions. The industry faces pressure to reduce output, with the Chinese government urging the closure of outdated facilities. A supply glut and the U.S. crackdown exacerbated price wars, leading to substantial losses for many companies.

(asia.nikkei.com)

Tech

Archer's Midnight eVTOL Achieves Record-Breaking Flight

2025-08-25

Archer's Midnight eVTOL Achieves Record-Breaking Flight

Archer Aviation announced a significant milestone: its Midnight eVTOL aircraft completed its longest piloted flight to date, lasting 31 minutes and covering over 55 miles. The flight primarily tested conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) capabilities, showcasing impressive speeds exceeding 126 mph and nearing 150 mph in recent tests. This achievement marks substantial progress toward FAA certification in the US and commercial operations in the UAE. United Airlines' CFO witnessed the flight, highlighting the aircraft's quiet operation and the maturity of Archer's program.

(electrek.co)

Tech flight test

Low-Cost Live Image Description for the Visually Impaired: ESP32-CAM + Phone + Server

2025-01-05

Low-Cost Live Image Description for the Visually Impaired: ESP32-CAM + Phone + Server

This project details a low-cost, live image description solution for the visually impaired, using an ESP32-CAM, a phone, and a server. The ESP32-CAM captures images at set intervals, which are then sent to an OpenAI API for description. The description is relayed to the user via a webpage on their phone, read aloud via text-to-speech. While the current prototype has limitations—requiring manual camera handling and lacking robust security—it demonstrates the feasibility of the approach and lays groundwork for future development of more sophisticated assistive tools.

(github.com)

Hardware assistive technology

AMD Unveils RDNA 4 Architecture and Radeon RX 9070 Series GPUs

2025-03-01

AMD Unveils RDNA 4 Architecture and Radeon RX 9070 Series GPUs

AMD officially revealed its RDNA 4 GPU architecture and the Radeon RX 9070 series, built upon it. RDNA 4 boasts significant improvements in efficiency, ray tracing, and AI performance. Featuring a single-chip design, it includes enhanced Infinity Cache and higher memory bandwidth. Targeting the mid-range market, the RX 9070 series offers performance comparable to the RTX 4070 Ti or RTX 5070 Ti, bundled with technologies like FSR 4 and HYPR-RX. AMD also introduced new software features, including an AI Apps Manager and the LLM-powered chatbot, AMD Chat, enhancing user experience.

(hothardware.com)

Hardware

Chrome Root Program Enhances Web PKI Security with Mandatory MPIC and Linting

2025-03-31

Chrome Root Program Enhances Web PKI Security with Mandatory MPIC and Linting

Google's Chrome team announced that its Root Program is mandating two key security improvements: Multi-Perspective Issuance Corroboration (MPIC) and certificate linting. MPIC mitigates the risk of fraudulently issued certificates due to BGP attacks by verifying domain control from multiple geographic locations, while linting automates the detection of certificate errors, improving security. Both are mandatory for publicly trusted certificates from March 15, 2025, strengthening the web PKI ecosystem's security and stability, and reducing certificate mis-issuance. The Chrome team also plans to sunset weak domain validation methods and actively explore solutions for a post-quantum cryptography world.

(security.googleblog.com)

Tech Web Security Digital Certificates

IBM's PC: An Open Secret to its Downfall?

2025-09-14

IBM's PC: An Open Secret to its Downfall?

Launched in 1981, the IBM PC quickly set the standard for personal computing. However, the PC wasn't entirely an IBM creation; key components like the CPU and OS came from Intel and Microsoft respectively. This openness fueled the PC's success, but also sowed the seeds of IBM's downfall. While IBM controlled the BIOS and manufacturing, it lacked control over the PC ecosystem. Ultimately, IBM sold its PC business to Lenovo in 2005. This article argues that IBM's failure wasn't due to its open approach, but rather a strategic underestimation and internal cultural resistance towards the PC, coupled with a failure to leverage its strengths, leading to the loss of market dominance.

(thechipletter.substack.com)

Tech

Supersonic Jet Streams Discovered on Exoplanet WASP-127b

2025-02-17

Supersonic Jet Streams Discovered on Exoplanet WASP-127b

Astronomers using the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope (VLT) have discovered supersonic jet streams on WASP-127b, a giant exoplanet 520 light-years from Earth. These winds, reaching speeds up to 33,000 km/h, are the fastest ever measured on a planet. The discovery, detailed in Astronomy & Astrophysics, provides unprecedented insights into the weather patterns of distant worlds. Analysis using the CRIRES+ instrument revealed water vapor and carbon monoxide in WASP-127b's atmosphere, along with temperature differences between poles and equator, and even between morning and evening sides. This complexity mirrors weather patterns in our own solar system. Future observations with ESO's Extremely Large Telescope promise even greater detail.

(phys.org)

Tech exoplanet supersonic winds astronomical discovery

Wood Stronger Than Steel? This Startup Makes It a Reality

2025-05-14

Wood Stronger Than Steel? This Startup Makes It a Reality

A groundbreaking technology from the University of Maryland transforms ordinary wood into a material stronger than steel. InventWood, the licensee, has secured $15 million in Series A funding to build its first commercial plant. Initially focusing on building facades, the company aims to eventually replace concrete and steel in construction, significantly reducing the industry's carbon footprint. The process modifies the wood's molecular structure and compresses it, resulting in a material over 10 times stronger, with added fire resistance and rot protection.

(techcrunch.com)

Tech Superwood biomaterial sustainable construction

C# Nullable Pitfalls: When T? Isn't What You Think

2025-08-29

C#'s reuse of `T?` syntax for both nullable value types and nullable reference types creates confusion. For value types, `T?` is syntactic sugar for `Nullable`, representing distinct types. However, for reference types, `T?` is merely an intent marker; after compilation, `T?` and `T` are the same type. This difference leads to compilation errors when writing generic methods. The article demonstrates this issue with a `SelectNotNull` method mimicking F#'s `List.choose`. The solution involves method overloading with type constraints (`where TR : class` and `where TR : struct`) to disambiguate value and reference types. While the problem is solved, the design remains inelegant.

(einarwh.no)

Development Nullable Types

From Aversion to Obsession: A Writer's Journey into Biology

2025-04-22

From Aversion to Obsession: A Writer's Journey into Biology

The author once loathed biology, finding it a dry recitation of facts. However, after reading Elizabeth Kolbert's *The Sixth Extinction* and Siddhartha Mukherjee's *The Gene*, he was captivated by the engaging stories and masterful writing, completely changing his perspective on the subject. He embarked on a journey of extensive reading, watching videos, and even taking a bioinformatics course. This experience led him to realize the power of great science writing to transform scientific discoveries into compelling narratives, igniting interest in science. Ultimately, he created Newt Interactive, a website dedicated to making biology accessible to the public through interactive articles and simulators, aiming to share the wonder of biology with a wider audience.

(nehalslearnings.substack.com)

Tech science writing

AI: The Frictionless Dystopia?

2025-07-31

AI: The Frictionless Dystopia?

This article critiques the framing of modern AI systems as "Everything Machines," highlighting the disconnect between their actual capabilities and the narrative of limitless potential. It argues that the pursuit of frictionless interactions, while seemingly beneficial, fosters individualism and isolation. The author posits that AI's sycophantic, always-compliant nature exacerbates loneliness by eliminating the necessary friction of human interaction, creating a seemingly utopian experience that ultimately leads to a dystopian disconnect from the world and its challenges.

(tante.cc)

AI Social Impact

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