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Silicon Valley Software Engineer Salaries Revealed

2025-05-19

This dataset unveils the salary range for software engineers across numerous tech companies in Silicon Valley. It covers a wide spectrum of roles and specializations, from junior engineers to senior architects, and from backend development to machine learning. The data shows that senior software engineers command high salaries, often ranging from $200,000 to $600,000 annually, while distinguished engineers and principal engineers earn even more, sometimes exceeding $1 million. The varying requirements across different companies and positions highlight the intense demand and competition for talent in the tech industry.

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LLM Elimination Game: Social Reasoning, Strategy, and Deception

2025-04-07
LLM Elimination Game: Social Reasoning, Strategy, and Deception

Researchers created a multiplayer "elimination game" benchmark to evaluate Large Language Models (LLMs) in social reasoning, strategy, and deception. Eight LLMs compete, engaging in public and private conversations, forming alliances, and voting to eliminate opponents until only two remain. A jury of eliminated players then decides the winner. Analyzing conversation logs, voting patterns, and rankings reveals how LLMs balance shared knowledge with hidden intentions, forging alliances or betraying them strategically. The benchmark goes beyond simple dialogue, forcing models to navigate public vs. private dynamics, strategic voting, and jury persuasion. GPT-4.5 Preview emerged as the top performer.

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AI Multi-agent Strategic Game

Lua: An Underrated Programming Language

2024-12-26
Lua: An Underrated Programming Language

Lua, a concise and efficient embedded scripting language created in 1993, remains surprisingly underrated despite its strengths. This article highlights Lua's advantages: ease of learning and mastery, an excellent C API, multi-paradigm support, and exceptional embeddability. While widely used in games and embedded systems, the author also points out some unique aspects of Lua, such as its indexing conventions (starting at 1 but not mandatory), error handling, and nil-terminated arrays, which developers should be aware of. Overall, Lua is a powerful language deserving more recognition; its efficiency is evident in applications like Neovim plugins.

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Devs, Please Care About UX!

2025-04-29
Devs, Please Care About UX!

The author recounts their experience of being unable to pay rent due to a bloated banking app, criticizing developers for prioritizing development speed over user experience. The article highlights how large app sizes, excessive code, and tracking scripts waste user resources and increase costs, ultimately harming users. The author urges developers to prioritize user experience, consider real-world use cases, and avoid sacrificing usability for the sake of perceived 'development velocity'.

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The Illusion of 'Vibe Coding': Programs vs. Products

2025-04-15
The Illusion of 'Vibe Coding': Programs vs. Products

This article critiques the popular notion of 'vibe coding,' arguing that many in tech conflate programs and products. Programs are quick-and-dirty scripts solving specific tasks, often lacking robustness and cross-platform compatibility. Products, however, demand meticulous design, considering encoding, internationalization, concurrency, authentication, telemetry, billing, branding, mobile support, and deployment. AI tools empower rapid program creation, but this is fundamentally different from product development, a far more complex undertaking.

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Emulating a GPU on a CPU Using Finite Field Assembly

2025-01-17
Emulating a GPU on a CPU Using Finite Field Assembly

This article introduces Finite Field Assembly (FF-asm), a novel programming language enabling GPU emulation on CPUs. FF-asm uses a recursive computing paradigm, bypassing the need for SIMD vectorization or OpenMP parallelization. It achieves massive parallel computation on a CPU by creating a custom mathematical system based on finite field theory and congruences. The article provides step-by-step code examples demonstrating addition and multiplication in FF-asm, showcasing its potential for GPU emulation.

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SFUSD's Secret Grading Overhaul: Equity or Educational Disaster?

2025-05-28
SFUSD's Secret Grading Overhaul: Equity or Educational Disaster?

San Francisco Unified School District Superintendent Maria Su is secretly rolling out a new "Grading for Equity" plan affecting over 10,000 high school students this fall. This plan, implemented without Board approval, drastically lowers passing grades, eliminating the impact of homework and attendance. Critics argue this undermines college readiness and ignores existing achievement gaps. While proponents claim it promotes equity, data from similar programs show limited success in closing achievement gaps. The lack of transparency and minimal parental outreach further fuels concerns about the plan's potential negative consequences and raises questions about the district's leadership.

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Pixelagent: A Blueprint for Building AI Agents

2025-05-18
Pixelagent: A Blueprint for Building AI Agents

Pixelagent is an AI agent engineering blueprint built on Pixeltable, unifying LLMs, storage, and orchestration into a single declarative framework. Developers can build custom agentic applications with Pixelagent, including build-your-own functionality for memory, tool-calling, and more. It supports multiple models and modalities (text, image, audio, video), and offers observability features. Agentic extensions like reasoning, reflection, memory, knowledge, and team workflows are supported, along with connections to tools like Cursor, Windsurf, and Cline. Simple Python code allows for quick agent building and deployment.

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(github.com)
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China's CO2 Emissions Fall in First Half of 2025, But Challenges Remain

2025-08-23
China's CO2 Emissions Fall in First Half of 2025, But Challenges Remain

China's carbon dioxide emissions fell by 1% year-on-year in the first half of 2025, driven by strong growth in clean energy, extending a decline that began in March 2024. The power sector, a major emissions source, saw a 3% drop in CO2 output, with solar power growth offsetting increased electricity demand. However, rapid expansion in the coal-to-chemicals industry added to emissions, posing a challenge to China's carbon peaking goals. Despite the emissions decrease, China is likely to miss several climate targets, highlighting the need for more ambitious goals in its upcoming Nationally Determined Contribution and 15th Five-Year Plan.

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Tech climate targets

Revolutionary Findings Rewrite Guidelines for Oxygen Use in Battlefield Medicine

2025-02-28
Revolutionary Findings Rewrite Guidelines for Oxygen Use in Battlefield Medicine

For decades, oxygen delivery in combat zones has been a challenge. Researchers at the University of Colorado, in partnership with the military, conducted the SAVE-O2 trial and discovered that severely injured patients require far less supplemental oxygen than previously thought; in fact, 95% need little to none. This finding challenges decades of medical wisdom and will reshape how medical professionals approach critical care in both military and civilian settings. Researchers are now using AI to automate oxygen delivery and are addressing the challenges of prolonged casualty care, such as antibiotic resistance. These advancements will benefit both battlefield medicine and civilian emergency care.

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(theconversation.com)
Tech military medicine oxygen therapy

A $45 Rohde & Schwarz AMIQ: Teardown and Circuit Analysis

2025-06-11

The author acquired a Rohde & Schwarz AMIQ I/Q modulation generator for a mere $45 at an auction. This device, lacking a user interface beyond a power button and three LEDs, presented a significant restoration challenge. The article delves into the AMIQ's functionality, teardown, and internal circuitry, focusing on the analog sections. Key areas explored include the reference clock generation, DAC clock synthesizer, I/Q output skew tuning, variable gain amplifier, and internal diagnostics. The author provides detailed analysis of components like the AD9850 and praises the AMIQ's comprehensive schematics, using images and diagrams to aid explanation.

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(tomverbeure.github.io)
Hardware

XSLT: Not Legacy, But Underrated XML Transformation Powerhouse

2025-07-21

While JSON and microservices dominate modern development, XML and its transformation language, XSLT, quietly power enterprise systems in finance, healthcare, and more. Many teams mistakenly replace XSLT with verbose procedural code, leading to slower development cycles and underperforming systems. This article highlights XSLT's advantages: declarative pattern matching, efficient memory usage (via streaming), powerful XPath querying, modular design, error handling, and interoperability with non-XML data like JSON. XSLT 3.0 enhances its capabilities for modern data challenges. The author advocates for appreciating XSLT's strengths and using skilled developers to leverage its power for efficient and robust systems.

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(www.xml.com)
Development Data Transformation

Agentic Coding: Hype or Reality?

2025-06-08
Agentic Coding: Hype or Reality?

This post reflects on the author's experience with LLMs and critically assesses the hype surrounding 'agentic coding'. While LLMs can generate usable code, building complete software projects, like an HTTP/2 server, requires intense micromanagement and algorithmic supervision. LLMs frequently get stuck, demanding human intervention and context adjustments. The author argues that current 'agentic coding' tools are largely overhyped, their success relying on the effort of experienced engineers rather than autonomous LLM capabilities. Only by addressing the problem of LLM context management can their true potential be unleashed.

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(taras.glek.net)
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Invariants: Advances in Computation and Applications

2024-12-27
Invariants: Advances in Computation and Applications

A tutorial paper published in the proceedings of ISSAC 2023 explores the computation and applications of invariants in mathematics. The paper focuses on the interplay between differential and algebraic invariant theories, presenting an algebraic adaptation of the moving frame method from differential geometry to compute a generating set of rational invariants. It also discusses the role of differential invariant signatures in solving equivalence problems in geometry and algebra, and the challenges in designing algorithms based on this concept.

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Implementing State Machines in PostgreSQL for Data Integrity and Advanced Analytics

2025-05-08

This article demonstrates how to implement a finite-state machine (FSM) in PostgreSQL to manage order statuses. By creating an order events table, a state transition function, and a custom aggregate function, the author builds a system that ensures valid order state transitions and prevents invalid operations. Critically, this approach also unlocks advanced analytics capabilities, such as tracking order state history and generating daily order status reports, which is invaluable for applications with large datasets. The author uses an order management system as an example, detailing the implementation steps and showcasing how to leverage the system for data analysis. The resulting system offers both data integrity and powerful analytical tools.

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(felixge.de)
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GCC 15.1's Rust Front-End Gets Major Boost

2025-03-24

The upcoming GCC 15.1 release will feature significant improvements to its Rust front-end, gccrs. Arthur Cohen of Embecosm merged a third patch set adding support for Rust's "if let" statements, massive changes to internal AST/HIR representations, and full implementation of Clone and Copy. Further improvements, including support for PartialOrd and PartialEq, are expected before the release, making gccrs a more viable alternative to rustc.

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(www.phoronix.com)
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Fascinating Cab Numbers: Unraveling a Mathematical Puzzle

2025-01-21

This article delves into the mathematical enigma of 'Cab numbers,' which are numbers formed by the product of two factors whose digits, excluding zero, combine to form the same digits as the product. The article presents methods for solving Cab numbers with 3 to 9 digits, providing the count, minimum, and maximum values for each digit range. The author utilizes a Fortran program to compute these Cab numbers, analyzing the properties of their digital roots. The article concludes by listing some results and extending the exploration to scenarios involving three or more factors.

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(www.shyamsundergupta.com)
Misc

Frequent Logins: Security Theater or Real Protection?

2025-06-12
Frequent Logins: Security Theater or Real Protection?

This article challenges the common belief that frequent logins enhance security. The author argues that constant re-authentication is not only frustrating but also leads to poor security practices like password reuse. True security, the article contends, lies in real-time monitoring and access management, utilizing techniques like device posture checks and SCIM-based access control to update security attributes and policies without constant user interaction. The author uses Tailscale as an example of how to achieve better security with minimal user friction.

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(tailscale.com)
Tech

AI-Powered Precision Mapping Tracks Woody Plant Spread on the Great Plains

2025-08-19
AI-Powered Precision Mapping Tracks Woody Plant Spread on the Great Plains

Researchers at Kansas State University have developed a cost-effective, high-accuracy system for mapping grassland vegetation using publicly available aerial imagery and machine learning. The system achieves 97% accuracy in classifying grass, shrubs, and trees, and is being used to monitor the rapid spread of woody plants across the Great Plains. This research not only aids in better grassland ecosystem management but also provides valuable hands-on experience for students and offers data support for other research areas, such as livestock carrying capacity assessment and fire risk assessment.

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(phys.org)
Tech grassland ecology

Async: AI-Powered Collaborative Coding Workflow

2025-08-27
Async: AI-Powered Collaborative Coding Workflow

Async is an open-source developer tool that combines AI coding, task management, and code review into one streamlined workflow. Integrating Claude Code, Linear, and GitHub PRs, it automatically researches coding tasks, executes code changes in the cloud, and breaks work into reviewable subtasks, handling the entire workflow from GitHub issue to merged PR. Async excels with mature codebases, enforcing upfront planning, eliminating context switching, simplifying task tracking, and providing built-in code review. Built with FastAPI, Claude Code, and Google Cloud Platform, it supports desktop and mobile.

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(github.com)
Development

Stop Shipping PNGs as Game Textures!

2025-09-07
Stop Shipping PNGs as Game Textures!

Still using PNGs for game textures? This post explains why that's suboptimal and introduces a better approach. While PNGs are great for interchange, they weren't designed for texture data and lack support for GPU-compatible texture compression (like BCn), leading to slow loading times and high VRAM usage. The author advocates for texture formats like KTX2 or DDS, providing an open-source tool, Zex, to convert PNGs to KTX2 with BC7 compression and zlib supercompression. Tips on pregenerating mipmaps and automating the conversion process are also shared, along with a recommendation to use Tacentview for viewing texture formats.

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Development Texture Compression

Rust Macro for Batching Expensive Async Operations

2025-08-17
Rust Macro for Batching Expensive Async Operations

The `batched` Rust macro efficiently handles costly asynchronous operations in batches. Users define batch size, concurrency, and windowing parameters. It supports various return types and robust error handling, making it ideal for database inserts and other I/O-bound tasks. Designed for Tokio, it integrates with OpenTelemetry for tracing and monitoring.

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(github.com)
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Lead-208 Nucleus: Not So Spherical After All

2025-02-23
Lead-208 Nucleus: Not So Spherical After All

An international collaboration has overturned the long-held belief that the lead-208 (²⁰⁸Pb) atomic nucleus is perfectly spherical. Using high-precision experiments, researchers found it's slightly elongated, resembling a rugby ball. This challenges fundamental assumptions about nuclear structure and has significant implications for understanding the formation of heavy elements in the universe. The discovery involved bombarding lead atoms with high-speed particles and analyzing the resulting gamma-ray fingerprints. Theoretical physicists are now re-evaluating models of atomic nuclei, suggesting a more complex structure than previously thought.

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(phys.org)
Tech atomic nucleus shape lead-208

Programmer's Revenge: The Tribulations of Running HelloWorld on z/OS

2024-12-29
Programmer's Revenge: The Tribulations of Running HelloWorld on z/OS

A programmer, once dismissive of operating system interaction in graduate school, found herself grappling with IBM's z/OS system years later for a blog post. z/OS, vastly different from modern software engineering environments, presented numerous challenges with its text-based interface, JCL scripts, and IBM's unique naming conventions. The article details her struggles in creating files (datasets), using the ISPF editor, allocating datasets, compiling, linking, loading, and handling output with SPOOL. It shares practical tips and lessons learned, a testament to the challenges of working with legacy systems.

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(medium.com)
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The Evolution of the Telephone Ring: From Pencil Thumps to Dual-Tone Ringing

2025-02-07
The Evolution of the Telephone Ring: From Pencil Thumps to Dual-Tone Ringing

After the invention of the telephone in 1876, notifying someone of an incoming call was a challenge. Early methods involved crudely thumping a pencil on the diaphragm, which was inefficient and damaging. Thomas A. Watson then invented a 'hammer' device, followed by a 'buzzer,' but the sound was harsh. Finally, in 1878, Watson developed the dual-tone ringer, which became the global standard for telephone signaling, solving the incoming call notification problem. This narrative showcases the evolution of early telephone technology.

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Tech telephone history invention

$225M in Crypto Seized: Busting a Massive Pig Butchering Scam

2025-06-20
$225M in Crypto Seized: Busting a Massive Pig Butchering Scam

The Department of Justice seized approximately $225.3 million in cryptocurrency linked to a massive “pig butchering” scam targeting over 400 victims. The scam, involving fake romantic relationships and fraudulent crypto investments, saw funds laundered through a complex network. The US Secret Service and FBI traced the funds to seven groups of Tether stablecoins. Tether and OKX aided law enforcement in identifying the accounts. Recovered funds will be returned to victims. The FBI reports $5.8 billion in losses from crypto investment fraud in 2024.

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(www.theverge.com)
Tech crypto scam pig butchering

PineTab-V Updated: A Budget RISC-V Dev Tablet Gets a Refresh

2025-03-17
PineTab-V Updated: A Budget RISC-V Dev Tablet Gets a Refresh

Pine64 has released an updated version of its PineTab-V tablet. This 10.1-inch tablet features a StarFive JH7110 RISC-V processor, 8GB of RAM, 128GB of storage, and a detachable backlit keyboard. Improvements include an accelerometer, LED indicator light, and an improved EEPROM ID, along with a fix for slow charging when powered off. It now ships with a Debian-based StarFive GNU/Linux distro. While not a performance powerhouse, the $225 PineTab-V remains attractive to developers and enthusiasts as a RISC-V development platform.

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(liliputing.com)
Hardware

The Greenwich Time Lady: The Remarkable Life of Ruth Belville

2025-03-13

For nearly fifty years, Ruth Belville carried on a unique family tradition, personally delivering precise time readings to London's clockmakers. Inheriting the role from her grandmother, who took over the task from her husband, Ruth meticulously delivered time using an antique pocket watch, spanning the transition from mechanical to electrical timekeeping. Her dedication created a unique and enduring legacy, a personal touch in a rapidly changing technological landscape.

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(eehe.org.uk)
Misc

How Ideas Shape Historical Change: A Century-Spanning Ideological Struggle

2025-03-13
How Ideas Shape Historical Change: A Century-Spanning Ideological Struggle

This essay explores the role of ideas in major historical transformations. From religion to the Enlightenment and neoliberalism, the author analyzes how different ideologies have emerged, evolved, and impacted historical processes. Some ideologies, like Marxism, have exerted immense mobilizing power due to their rigorous theoretical frameworks during specific historical periods; others, such as neoliberalism, have achieved global influence through their control over economic foundations. The author argues that the Left needs to develop a systematic and uncompromising ideology capable of challenging the existing order to effectively participate in future historical changes.

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(newleftreview.org)
Misc historical change political thought
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