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iOS 18.4 Ambient Sounds: No Apple Music Subscription Needed

2025-04-13
iOS 18.4 Ambient Sounds: No Apple Music Subscription Needed

iOS 18.4 introduces new ambient sounds in the Control Center, offering Sleep, Chill, Productivity, and Wellbeing modes. Surprisingly, these are usable without an Apple Music subscription. The author, while exploring this feature, found the Music app needed to be installed, and it doesn't support *.flac files. The article details converting *.flac files to Apple's lossless *.m4a format using the ffmpeg command-line tool or XLD/Audio Converter software, and shares a conversion script. Finally, the author synced the converted music to their iPhone via cable, recommending wired transfers to avoid potential interference from Apple Music with music files.

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(manualdousuario.net)
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Can a Thermostat Be Conscious? Philosopher Challenges the Nature of Awareness

2025-05-11
Can a Thermostat Be Conscious? Philosopher Challenges the Nature of Awareness

Philosopher David Chalmers proposes that a simple thermostat might possess consciousness. He draws parallels between connectionist networks and thermostats, highlighting surprising similarities in information processing. This suggests thermostats could model basic conscious experience, given certain criteria. Chalmers argues that complexity alone doesn't explain awareness; while advanced AI mimics consciousness, a fundamental essence remains elusive. He concludes that we must look beyond connectionist models for deeper, yet-to-be-discovered laws to understand consciousness.

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(www.organism.earth)
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Spreadsheet Showdown: A Head-to-Head Comparison of Nine Engines

2025-05-23
Spreadsheet Showdown: A Head-to-Head Comparison of Nine Engines

A late June 2024 survey assessed the capabilities of available spreadsheet software. The goal was to quantify the sophistication of each engine, considering feature set, formula and function support, calculation accuracy, and speed. Excel remains the de facto standard, though Google Sheets, GRID, and SpreadJS offer compelling alternatives. GRID excels in compatibility with both Excel and Sheets, while others (HyperFormula, jSpreadsheet, etc.) lag in features and accuracy. This comprehensive comparison highlights the strengths and weaknesses of each engine, offering valuable insights for users and developers alike.

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(grid.is)
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A Programmer's Ode to UNIX: A Love Story in Code

2025-04-05

This retro UNIX magic poster pays homage to a classic piece originally created by Gary Overacre in the mid-1980s. The author shares their formative experience with UNIX during college, working on an HP-UX mainframe and being captivated by its simplicity and power. This project is a personal tribute to UNIX and its lasting impact on their career.

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(unixmagic.net)
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Powell's Purple Ties: A Symbol of Fed's Apolitical Stance

2025-04-04
Powell's Purple Ties: A Symbol of Fed's Apolitical Stance

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell explained his consistent choice of purple ties at press conferences. Initially, it was simply a preference. However, he realized that in a politically divided America, purple, a color outside the traditional red-blue political spectrum, symbolizes the Fed's non-partisan stance. This comes as President Trump again urged Powell to cut interest rates, highlighting the importance of the Fed's independence from political pressure.

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(finance.yahoo.com)
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lsof Demystified: Unveiling a Process's Open Files

2025-06-06

This code snippet uses the command `lsof -p $(echo $$)` to list all open files for the current zsh process. The output reveals details such as process ID, user, file descriptor type, device, size, and path, providing a clear picture of the process's interactions with the filesystem. This is invaluable for understanding process behavior and debugging file handle leaks.

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(mattrighetti.com)
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Atproto: A Decentralized Social Network Revolution?

2025-01-18

Atproto is an emerging decentralized social networking protocol that solves problems inherent in traditional social networks like account-app binding and scattered data storage. It uses Personal Data Servers (PDS) and domain-based identities, allowing users to own their identity and data, and reuse the same identity across different apps. This simplifies development for various 'social-enabled' applications (forums, long-form writing platforms, etc.) and fosters new business models. Compared to the Fediverse, Atproto boasts improved interoperability and user experience. The success of projects like Bluesky further fuels Atproto's growth, promising a new generation of social networks centered around user-owned identities.

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(anirudh.fi)
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GTA VI Delayed Until May 26, 2026

2025-05-02
GTA VI Delayed Until May 26, 2026

Rockstar Games announced a delay for the highly anticipated Grand Theft Auto VI, pushing the release date back to May 26, 2026. This marks a full year delay from the previously hinted 2025 release window. Rockstar cited the need for additional time to ensure the game meets quality expectations, apologizing for the postponement. While disappointing for fans, the delay wasn't entirely unexpected, with insiders previously suggesting a 2025 launch was unlikely. The delay highlights the complexities of game development and the commitment to delivering a high-quality product.

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(arstechnica.com)
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File Format Design and ZX Spectrum Game Dev Musings

2025-05-25

The author shares ten tips for designing file formats, covering checking existing formats, readability considerations, using a chunked structure, allowing partial parsing, versioning, writing a specification document, and more. He then details the process of developing a ZX Spectrum fishing game called "Deep Fishing," from design document to code implementation, including asset conversion, pixel drawing, random function usage, and audio design. Furthermore, the author shares his thoughts on playing through the Mass Effect trilogy, and outlines his new year's resolutions, including studying math, exercising, and updating the SoLoud library.

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(solhsa.com)
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gmap: Command-Line Git Repo Explorer

2025-08-04
gmap: Command-Line Git Repo Explorer

gmap is a powerful command-line tool providing a quick and intuitive way to analyze Git repository activity. Visualize commit history with heatmaps, identify churn-heavy files, explore contributor dynamics, and more. Answer crucial questions like 'which files change most?', 'who contributed the most?', and 'are there dormant code areas?'—all without complex commands. It's a developer's efficiency booster.

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(github.com)
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Groundbreaking LNP X: Efficient mRNA Delivery to Resting T Cells, Revolutionizing HIV Therapy?

2025-06-08
Groundbreaking LNP X: Efficient mRNA Delivery to Resting T Cells, Revolutionizing HIV Therapy?

Researchers have developed a novel lipid nanoparticle (LNP X) capable of efficiently delivering mRNA to resting CD4+ T cells without pre-stimulation, unlike existing LNP formulations. LNP X's improved lipid composition, incorporating SM-102 and β-sitosterol, enhances cytosolic mRNA delivery and protein expression. Studies show LNP X delivers mRNA encoding HIV Tat, effectively reversing HIV latency, and also delivers CRISPRa systems to activate HIV transcription. This research opens new avenues for HIV therapy development, potentially significantly improving patient outcomes.

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(www.nature.com)
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Vagus Nerve Stimulation Shows Promise in Treating Treatment-Resistant PTSD

2025-05-07
Vagus Nerve Stimulation Shows Promise in Treating Treatment-Resistant PTSD

A groundbreaking clinical study reveals that combining vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) with traditional therapy led to complete remission of PTSD in all participants up to six months post-treatment. The trial paired prolonged exposure therapy with brief VNS bursts via an implanted device, boosting neuroplasticity and sustaining remission. This offers hope for those unresponsive to conventional methods, with a larger, double-blind Phase 2 trial underway.

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(neurosciencenews.com)
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CUDA at 18: Nvidia's Secret Sauce and AI Dominance

2025-03-24
CUDA at 18: Nvidia's Secret Sauce and AI Dominance

Nvidia's CUDA platform, celebrating its 18th anniversary, is far more than a programming language or API; it's the core of Nvidia's software ecosystem, powering numerous "embarrassingly parallel" computing tasks from AI to cryptocurrency mining. CUDA's success stems from Nvidia's consistent long-term investment and steady updates, a stark contrast to competitors like AMD. The success of AlexNet highlighted CUDA's early influence in deep learning, and today, it's the de facto standard in AI, forming a strong competitive moat for Nvidia.

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(thechipletter.substack.com)
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A Million-Dollar Surprise: De Gaulle's Hidden Collection Found

2024-12-17
A Million-Dollar Surprise: De Gaulle's Hidden Collection Found

A forgotten trove of Charles de Gaulle's personal letters, speeches, and manuscripts has been discovered in a safe, set to be auctioned for over $1 million. The collection, found in a bank vault belonging to his son, includes the handwritten manuscript of his famous 1940 speech calling for French resistance against the Nazis, correspondence with Winston Churchill, early short stories, and personal notebooks offering insights into his intellectual development. This unexpected discovery unveils a fascinating glimpse into the life and thoughts of the iconic French leader, with a portion of the proceeds benefiting the Anne de Gaulle Foundation.

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(www.smithsonianmag.com)
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flint: A Modern KVM Management UI

2025-09-07
flint: A Modern KVM Management UI

flint is a single binary, self-contained KVM virtualization management solution for developers, sysadmins, and advanced home labs. It features a sleek web UI, CLI, and API, enabling efficient VM management without the overhead of complex platforms. The 8.4MB binary requires only libvirt (no other dependencies), offering a streamlined setup. It supports Cloud-Init, a managed image library, and multiple import options, while remaining non-intrusive. Supports Linux, macOS, and Windows.

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(github.com)
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Trump's Trade War: Wall Street's Epic Miscalculation

2025-04-04
Trump's Trade War: Wall Street's Epic Miscalculation

The Trump administration's surprise announcement of new tariffs on nearly every country caught Wall Street completely off guard. The market had optimistically assumed a more moderate approach from Trump, a severe misjudgment. Trump's protectionist policies are unprecedented, imposing crushing tariffs not only on strategic rivals like China, but also on Vietnam, Bangladesh, and allies like the EU and Japan. This isn't reciprocal; it's unilateral and overwhelming. The result was a market panic. The article highlights Trump's extreme aversion to trade deficits and his bizarre methodology for calculating tariff rates as key factors. He views any trade deficit as America being 'ripped off,' ignoring the complexities and employing a nonsensical formula to support his view. Ultimately, investors' misreading of Trump led to the market crash, a direct consequence of Trump's consistent stance and policies.

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(www.theatlantic.com)
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Lines of Code: A Flawed Metric - A Lisa Team Anecdote

2025-06-26

In early 1982, Apple's Lisa team tracked engineer productivity by lines of code. Bill Atkinson, QuickDraw's creator, found this metric absurd, prioritizing concise, efficient code. He optimized QuickDraw's region calculation, achieving a six-fold speed increase while reducing code by 2000 lines. On the productivity form, he famously reported '-2000'. Management wisely stopped using this flawed metric.

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(www.folklore.org)
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Air France Plane Turns Back After Lost Phone Sparks Safety Concerns

2025-03-29
Air France Plane Turns Back After Lost Phone Sparks Safety Concerns

An Air France flight made an unscheduled return after a passenger's lost phone caused safety concerns. Experts warn that a phone trapped in a seat could overheat and catch fire due to pressure. The incident highlights growing airline concerns about lithium batteries and electronics on board. Many airlines are tightening restrictions on electronic devices, urging passengers to keep batteries and power banks readily accessible and avoid potential damage.

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(www.nzherald.co.nz)
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Tower of Time: An AI-Assisted Time-Traveling Tower Defense Game

2025-07-04
Tower of Time: An AI-Assisted Time-Traveling Tower Defense Game

Tower of Time is a unique tower defense game blending strategic tower placement with time-manipulation mechanics. Overwhelmed? Rewind time and adjust your defenses! This game, approximately 95% AI-coded using tools like Augment Code and Cursor, showcases the potential of AI in game development. Featuring multiple tower types, energy management, wave-based enemies, and support for keyboard and gamepad, it's a compelling example of AI-assisted game creation.

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(github.com)
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Rails Security Audit Reveals Improvements, Highlights Future Work

2025-06-15

The Open Source Technology Improvement Fund (OSTIF) released a security audit of Ruby on Rails, conducted by X41 D-Sec with support from GitLab and the Sovereign Tech Agency. The four-month audit uncovered 7 security findings and provided 6 recommendations for improvement. The report highlights the maturation of Rails' security over recent years while also outlining areas for future enhancement. OSTIF also celebrated its 10th anniversary and invited participation in upcoming meetups.

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(ostif.org)
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Were Neanderthals Cold-Adapted or Just Highly Adaptable? Ribcage Reconstruction Offers Clues

2024-12-23
Were Neanderthals Cold-Adapted or Just Highly Adaptable? Ribcage Reconstruction Offers Clues

A new study virtually reconstructs a Neanderthal ribcage from Shanidar Cave in Iraq. The results reveal a unique "bell-shaped" Neanderthal thorax, distinct from modern humans and closer to those adapted to cold climates. However, this doesn't imply exclusive cold-adaptation, as Shanidar 3 and Kebara 2 Neanderthals lived in relatively mild climates. The study suggests Neanderthal body builds were adaptable to various climate types, not just cold ones.

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(phys.org)
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Swift Interop with Erlang's Distributed Actors: A Seamless Solution

2025-07-23
Swift Interop with Erlang's Distributed Actors: A Seamless Solution

A new actor system, `swift-erlang-actor-system`, enables Swift programs to seamlessly integrate with Erlang's distributed clusters. By wrapping Erlang's C node functionality, developers can use Swift's distributed actors to communicate with Erlang nodes. The system cleverly uses the @StableNames macro to address name mangling issues in cross-language remote calls and supports custom transport protocols. This provides an elegant solution for Swift and Erlang interoperability and paves the way for running Elixir applications on iOS and other Apple platforms.

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(forums.swift.org)
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PowerPoint Killed Seven: The Columbia Disaster

2025-08-29
PowerPoint Killed Seven: The Columbia Disaster

The Space Shuttle Columbia disaster of January 16th, 2003, claimed the lives of seven astronauts. An investigation revealed that a piece of foam insulation detached 82 seconds into launch, striking the shuttle's left wing and causing catastrophic damage upon re-entry. The incident highlights the devastating consequences of seemingly minor failures in complex systems, prompting reflection on both spacecraft safety and the effectiveness of communication, in contrast to the often ineffective ‘death by PowerPoint’ presentations.

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(mcdreeamiemusings.com)
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Blemmyes: Headless Wonders of Ancient Lore

2025-07-02
Blemmyes: Headless Wonders of Ancient Lore

Despite their fictional nature, the headless Blemmyes have become a staple in bestiaries and travelogues, appearing as early as the late tenth-century Marvels of the East. Depictions often portray them in a state of bewildered confusion, their absence of a neck a source of both fascination and amusement. These illustrations frequently pair Blemmyes with equally bizarre companions: a headless archer targeting a trumpet-playing merman, a Blemmye frolicking with a dog-headed friend and an elephant-trunked man, or a Blemmye regretting a wish granted—a head grafted from an angry swan. Sometimes terrifying, wielding clubs and crossbows, other times unexpectedly cute, as seen in a sixteenth-century illustration where an orange Blemmye seems embarrassed by dancing bipedal jackals above where its head should be.

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(publicdomainreview.org)
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Maine Prison's Remote Work Program: A Path to Redemption

2024-12-24
Maine Prison's Remote Work Program: A Path to Redemption

Maine's prison system is conducting a bold experiment: allowing inmates to work remotely. This program not only provides inmates with fair market wages, helping them pay restitution, support children, and save for the future, but also instills dignity and hope. Remote work allows inmates to learn new skills, build self-worth, and prepare for re-entry into society. While facing skepticism from victims and the public, the program's positive impact is undeniable, offering a model for prison reform in other states.

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(www.bostonglobe.com)
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Senators Eye Gutting Section 230: A Threat to Everyday Internet Users

2025-03-25
Senators Eye Gutting Section 230: A Threat to Everyday Internet Users

Several Senators are again attempting to dismantle Section 230, a crucial law protecting internet users. Contrary to claims that it only shields Big Tech, Section 230 provides limited liability for all platforms, disproportionately benefiting smaller ones and individual users. Repealing it would solidify Big Tech monopolies and harm individuals' ability to speak, organize, and create online. The law allows platforms to moderate content without facing publisher liability, incentivizing them to combat illegal activity and harmful content. Repeal would create the opposite effect, leading to a surge in harmful online material.

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(www.eff.org)
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Microdot: A Tiny Web Framework for Microcontrollers

2025-09-07

At EuroPython 2025, Miguel Grinberg presented Microdot, a lightweight web framework running on both MicroPython and CPython, suitable for systems ranging from IoT devices to cloud servers. Inspired by Flask but significantly smaller, Microdot's creation stemmed from Grinberg's experience with a faulty smart thermostat in his Irish home. He built a MicroPython-based system to control heating and used Microdot to create a simple web interface for monitoring temperature and humidity. Microdot's core is remarkably concise at 765 lines of code, supporting asynchronous operations and common features, with extensions providing advanced functionality. Its design emphasizes simplicity and avoids complexity, making it ideal for building web applications on microcontrollers.

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(lwn.net)
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Rendering Chrome in a Terminal: The Carbonyl Browser Project

2025-09-05

The Carbonyl project attempts to render web pages within a terminal. The author cleverly uses terminal characters and escape sequences, combined with Rust and C++, to achieve basic web rendering. The article details how to simulate pixels using Unicode characters, handle text drawing, mouse input, and inter-process communication with Chrome, while tackling rendering efficiency and layout issues. While still early-stage, Carbonyl demonstrates the feasibility of rendering web pages in a terminal environment, offering developers a novel area of exploration.

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(fathy.fr)
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Masimo Sues US Customs to Block Apple's Restored Blood Oxygen Feature on Apple Watch

2025-08-21
Masimo Sues US Customs to Block Apple's Restored Blood Oxygen Feature on Apple Watch

Following a patent infringement lawsuit by Masimo, Apple's blood oxygen feature on the Apple Watch was initially banned. While Apple disabled the feature via software, it recently re-enabled it, calling it a "redesigned" feature. Masimo now alleges that US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) overstepped its authority and violated due process by allowing Apple to restore the functionality. The lawsuit seeks to prevent CBP's decision and reinstate the original ban. The central issue is whether CBP violated due process and whether Apple's 'redesigned' feature still constitutes patent infringement.

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(9to5mac.com)
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