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Recommendarr: AI-Powered Movie & TV Recommendations

2025-03-02
Recommendarr: AI-Powered Movie & TV Recommendations

Recommendarr is a web application that leverages AI to provide personalized movie and TV show recommendations based on your Sonarr, Radarr, and Plex libraries. It directly integrates with Sonarr and Radarr to analyze your media collections, and optionally with Plex to incorporate your watch history for even better recommendations. Support for OpenAI, local models (Ollama/LM Studio), and any OpenAI-compatible API is included. Customize recommendation counts, model parameters, and more, with dark/light mode and poster image display. Easily installable via Docker or manual installation. Your data remains private; it's never sent to external servers.

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(github.com)
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The AI Hype Bubble: Expectations vs. Reality

2025-08-25
The AI Hype Bubble: Expectations vs. Reality

Current expectations for AI are overblown, with many companies finding that AI's ROI is far lower than anticipated. A MIT report reveals that 95% of companies that have adopted AI haven't seen any meaningful return on their investment. While AI tools are widely used, they're primarily employed for simple tasks like drafting emails and basic analysis, with complex tasks still dominated by humans. Some companies are even pulling back on AI investments; for example, the Commonwealth Bank of Australia is bringing back call center employees previously replaced by AI. AI valuations are overinflated, echoing the dot-com bubble of the 1990s, and the market is already showing signs of correction. While AI is important, for most companies, it's failing to deliver on its gold-plated promises.

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PEP: A New Ultra-Efficient Compression Format for Pixel Art

2025-08-25
PEP: A New Ultra-Efficient Compression Format for Pixel Art

PEP is a novel image compression format specifically designed for low-color pixel art (≤16 colors is optimal, up to 256 colors are supported). It uses "Prediction by Partial Matching, Order-2" compression, which is 2-10x slower than GIF, PNG, and QOI, but often compresses images 20-50% smaller than GIF/PNG (and multiple times smaller than QOI). If compressed image size matters, PEP is for you. It sits somewhere between GIF and WEBP in terms of speed/compression tradeoff. This is currently experimental, but a C header is provided for use.

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JWST and ALMA Detect Earliest Stages of Planet Formation Around Sun-like Star

2025-07-18
JWST and ALMA Detect Earliest Stages of Planet Formation Around Sun-like Star

Astronomers using the JWST and ALMA telescopes have discovered evidence of the earliest stages of planet formation around a Sun-like star, HOPS-315, located 1300 light-years away. They detected concentrations of hot minerals, the building blocks of planetesimals – the seeds from which planets grow. This discovery offers invaluable data for studying the initial stages of planet formation and may hold clues to how our own Solar System formed. The HOPS-315 system's similarity to our early Solar System allows for unprecedented insights into its origin and evolution.

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The Yin and Yang of Programming: Reconciling Recursion and Iteration

2025-02-27
The Yin and Yang of Programming: Reconciling Recursion and Iteration

This paper explores the balance between recursion (Yin) and iteration (Yang) in functional programming. The authors argue that while purely functional languages are elegant, they lack the convenience of iteration; conversely, iterative languages, while practical, can lead to complex and hard-to-understand code. To address this, they propose a compromise: introducing controlled, declarative iteration into the purely functional language PyFL. This approach retains the advantages of functional programming while adding iterative flexibility, demonstrating its strengths in AI and other domains, effectively balancing Yin and Yang.

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Prehistoric Hunter-Gatherers Were Less Violent Than We Thought

2025-03-21
Prehistoric Hunter-Gatherers Were Less Violent Than We Thought

New research challenges long-held assumptions about the violence of prehistoric hunter-gatherers. By analyzing archaeological and ethnographic data, researchers found that the violent death rate among prehistoric hunter-gatherers was significantly lower than previously estimated, contradicting the common belief that humans are inherently bellicose. While they were more violent than modern societies, this violence stemmed primarily from the lethality of human conflict, not the frequency. The study also highlights the significant role of antisocial individuals in violence and how hunter-gatherer societies controlled violence through cooperation and social norms. This research has significant implications for our understanding of human violence and the potential for peace.

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Shanghai's Dual Faces: A Tale of Two Sides of the Huangpu River

2024-12-17
Shanghai's Dual Faces: A Tale of Two Sides of the Huangpu River

This article recounts the author's observations of Shanghai's architecture, focusing on the contrast between Puxi and Pudong. Starting with a 2005 visit, the author describes being captivated by Pudong's rapidly rising skyscrapers. Today, Pudong boasts the Oriental Pearl Tower, Jin Mao Tower, Shanghai World Financial Center, and Shanghai Tower, forming a stark contrast to the historical European-style buildings of Puxi. The author argues these structures are not just feats of engineering, but also symbols of China's economic development and cultural transformation, reflecting Shanghai's unique duality: a blend of historical heritage and modern dynamism.

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Linux Distro Supply Chain Vulnerabilities: Days to Compromise

2025-03-19
Linux Distro Supply Chain Vulnerabilities: Days to Compromise

Researchers discovered vulnerabilities in the software infrastructure of Linux distributions, enabling attackers to compromise entire systems within days. Unlike complex supply chain attacks targeting dependencies, this research focused on the distributions' infrastructure itself, such as Fedora's Pagure and openSUSE's Open Build Service. By exploiting argument injection vulnerabilities, attackers could easily bypass security controls and inject malicious code. This highlights the significant supply chain security risks faced even by major open-source projects, underscoring the need for enhanced security audits and protections for software infrastructure.

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Mistral Small 3: A Speed Demon 24B Parameter Open-Source Model

2025-01-30
Mistral Small 3: A Speed Demon 24B Parameter Open-Source Model

Mistral AI unveiled Mistral Small 3, a 24-billion parameter model optimized for speed and performance under the Apache 2.0 license. Outperforming larger models like Llama 3.3 70B and Qwen 32B by over 3x in speed, while achieving over 81% accuracy on MMLU, it's ideal for generative AI tasks demanding rapid response times. Runable on a single RTX 4090 or a 32GB Macbook, Mistral Small 3 is readily available on Hugging Face and other platforms, empowering developers with a powerful and accessible open-source tool.

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(mistral.ai)
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Jujutsu VCS: Streamlining Code Merges and Branch Management

2024-12-25
Jujutsu VCS: Streamlining Code Merges and Branch Management

This article presents a highly efficient workflow for managing code merges and branches using the Jujutsu version control system. The author introduces a 'megamerge' approach: create a merge commit as a working area, and then use `jj squash` to integrate changes into the appropriate parent commits upon completion of each task. Further streamlining is achieved with the `jj absorb` command, which automates this integration process. This workflow allows developers to seamlessly manage multiple parallel streams of work, significantly boosting efficiency, particularly when tackling large, long-running upgrades. The author contrasts this with the complexities of achieving the same results with Git.

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Cozy Free-to-Play Game 'Dogwalk' Tops Steam Charts

2025-07-14
Cozy Free-to-Play Game 'Dogwalk' Tops Steam Charts

Blender Studio's 'Dogwalk,' a free-to-play game, has taken Steam by storm, accumulating over 300 overwhelmingly positive reviews within two days of its release. This charming game features a delightful winter landscape and simple gameplay. Players take on the role of a cute, fluffy dog, leading a child through snowy forests and frozen ponds to gather materials for a snowman. Developed entirely using the open-source Blender and Godot game engine, 'Dogwalk' showcases the power of open-source tools and lowers the barrier to entry for game development. Despite its short playtime (around 20 minutes), its relaxing atmosphere and free-to-play nature have made it a surprising hit on Steam.

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NY Mandates AI Layoff Disclosure: A First in the US

2025-06-15
NY Mandates AI Layoff Disclosure: A First in the US

New York is leading the way in the US by requiring companies to disclose whether AI is a factor in mass layoffs. This unprecedented move, effective March 2025, adds a new checkbox to the state's WARN Act forms. Companies must specify if 'technological innovation or automation' caused job cuts, and if so, identify the specific technology, such as AI. While no companies have yet cited AI as the reason for layoffs, this initiative signals growing regulatory concern about AI's impact on the labor market, mirroring anxieties expressed by figures like Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, who predicts significant job displacement due to AI.

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(www.entrepreneur.com)
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Rust-based SQLite Rewrite Achieves 100x Tail Latency Reduction

2024-12-16

Researchers from the University of Helsinki and Cambridge have rewritten SQLite in Rust, creating Limbo, a project leveraging asynchronous I/O and io_uring to drastically improve performance. By utilizing asynchronous I/O and storage disaggregation, Limbo achieves up to a 100x reduction in tail latency, particularly beneficial in multi-tenant serverless environments. The key improvement comes from replacing synchronous bytecode instructions with asynchronous counterparts, eliminating blocking and enhancing concurrency. While improvements are most pronounced at high percentiles, this makes Limbo ideal for applications demanding high reliability.

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Boosting Safari's Privacy: A Practical Guide

2025-03-23
Boosting Safari's Privacy: A Practical Guide

This post details the author's setup for enhancing Safari's privacy. It leverages iCloud Private Relay to mask IP addresses and encrypt DNS queries, alongside three extensions: Wipr (ad blocker), StopTheMadness Pro (anti-tracking), and Hush (cookie and popup blocker). Testing reveals strong protection against web tracking, though fingerprint uniqueness remains an area for improvement. Comparisons with Firefox and Brave configurations are included, ultimately showcasing the author's satisfaction with their chosen Safari setup.

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(matanabudy.com)
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The Fish Kick: A Faster Way to Swim?

2025-07-12
The Fish Kick: A Faster Way to Swim?

This article explores a revolutionary swimming technique called the "fish kick." Unlike traditional strokes, the fish kick is performed underwater, mimicking the side-to-side undulation of fish. Pioneered by Olympic gold medalist Misty Hyman and her coach, experiments suggest that the vortices generated by this technique enhance swimming speed, potentially breaking the limitations of surface swimming. While challenging to master and not yet widely adopted in competitions, the fish kick's potential is enormous, promising to reshape the future of swimming.

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Roame: Seeking Founding AI Full-Stack Engineer to Revolutionize Travel

2025-02-04
Roame: Seeking Founding AI Full-Stack Engineer to Revolutionize Travel

Roame, a Y Combinator Summer 2023 company, is revolutionizing travel booking with credit card points and miles. They're hiring their first AI full-stack engineer, requiring 3+ years of experience and expertise in NextJS, Firebase, Go, and mobile development, with a strong understanding of AI pipelines. The role demands ownership, rapid iteration, and a strong work ethic. Roame offers excellent benefits, including free lunch and business-class travel. If you're passionate about travel, points, and building impactful products in a fast-paced startup, this is your chance to make a difference.

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(www.ycombinator.com)
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Google Launches Experimental Windows App: Alt+Space for Instant Search

2025-09-16
Google Launches Experimental Windows App: Alt+Space for Instant Search

Google has launched a new experimental Windows app in Labs designed for faster information retrieval. Pressing Alt+Space instantly searches computer files, installed apps, Google Drive, and the web without window switching. Built-in Google Lens lets you select and search anything on your screen, easily translating images, solving homework problems, and more. AI Mode provides deeper AI-powered responses with follow-up questions and links.

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50 Things You Can Do With a Software Defined Radio

2025-09-16
50 Things You Can Do With a Software Defined Radio

This blog post documents a week-long adventure exploring the electromagnetic spectrum using a cheap Software Defined Radio (SDR) USB dongle and antenna kit. The author successfully completed 50 tasks, ranging from listening to FM radio and aircraft communications to receiving weather satellite images and even attempting to track weather balloons. The post details the author's experiences, challenges, and the sheer joy of discovery, showcasing the power of SDRs and the wealth of information hidden in the electromagnetic spectrum.

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Bypassing BitLocker Encryption on Windows 11 via Memory Dump

2024-12-30

This article demonstrates bypassing BitLocker encryption on Windows 11 by extracting the Full Volume Encryption Key (FVEK) from memory. By physically accessing the device and abruptly restarting it, an attacker can capture RAM contents, which may contain the FVEK. The author utilizes a UEFI application, Memory-Dump-UEFI, to achieve this. The process involves creating a bootable USB, forcefully restarting the system, booting from the USB, analyzing the memory dump, and using pool tags to locate the FVEK. The article details these steps and emphasizes the use of tools like dislocker to unlock the BitLocker-protected partition. The method is not foolproof and relies on several factors such as speed of memory dump and the timing of the restart.

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Hackers Reveal Vulnerability in Europe's Remotely Controlled Power Grid

2024-12-29
Hackers Reveal Vulnerability in Europe's Remotely Controlled Power Grid

A significant portion of Europe's renewable energy production is remotely controlled via longwave radio. While designed to stabilize the grid, this system, using unencrypted and unauthenticated Versacom and Semagyr protocols, is vulnerable to abuse. Researchers analyzed these protocols and demonstrated how vulnerabilities could be exploited to remotely control streetlights, power plants, and potentially cause large-scale blackouts. They also showcased the possibility of using this vulnerability to create a city-wide light art installation.

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GitHub's New Project AuthorTrail: Track Your Git Contributions

2024-12-24
GitHub's New Project AuthorTrail: Track Your Git Contributions

AuthorTrail is a new GitHub project designed to help developers track all the files they've ever touched in a Git repository. It features search by author email, hierarchical file tree visualization, a built-in code viewer, and quick opening in your default editor. Built using React, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, and supporting dark mode, AuthorTrail offers a user-friendly interface. Simply clone the repository, install dependencies, and run to start tracking your contributions.

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Atuin Desktop: Executable Runbooks That End Copy-Pasting

2025-04-22
Atuin Desktop: Executable Runbooks That End Copy-Pasting

Atuin Desktop is a local-first, executable runbook editor that looks like a doc but runs like your terminal. It combines script blocks, embedded terminals, database clients, and Prometheus charts, solving the problem of teams relying on individual memory and outdated documentation for workflows. With repeatable, shareable, and reliable workflows, Atuin Desktop helps teams escape the struggle of searching Slack and Notion for answers and digging through shell history, ultimately enabling efficient collaboration and automated operations.

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(blog.atuin.sh)
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Byzantine Generals Problem: A Practical Implementation

2025-08-05
Byzantine Generals Problem: A Practical Implementation

This article implements a classic distributed algorithm: the Byzantine Generals Problem. This problem simulates a scenario where a group of generals needs to reach consensus in the presence of traitors. The author implements Lamport's oral messages solution using Python and Flask, demonstrating how consensus can be reached in a system with N nodes and up to M traitors, when N≥3M+1. The article details the algorithm's flow, message paths, and traitor handling strategies. It analyzes the complexity and limitations, ultimately implementing a working system to validate the theoretical correctness. The author also notes the difficulties encountered when using LLMs to implement the algorithm.

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(bytepawn.com)
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Stunning Note-Taking App: UI Design and Functionality Perfected

2025-05-09
Stunning Note-Taking App: UI Design and Functionality Perfected

This note-taking app boasts not only strong encryption but also a stunning user interface: intuitive, responsive, and customizable. Features like a folder tree in the left pane, a rich text editor (truly rich and classic), and an automatically generated clickable table of contents (showable/hidable via a hamburger menu, perfect for mobile) showcase its elegant design. A simple calendar, colorful tags, and Monday-starting weeks further enhance the experience. Support for other file types looks even more promising!

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(cryptpad.org)
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Arch: A Modular Edge and AI Gateway for Agentic Apps

2025-07-14
Arch: A Modular Edge and AI Gateway for Agentic Apps

Arch is a modular edge and AI gateway proxy server designed to simplify building agentic applications. It handles the tedious low-level work, such as applying guardrails, clarifying ambiguous user input, routing prompts to the correct agent, and unifying access to any LLM, allowing developers to build and ship agentic apps faster. Built on Envoy, Arch offers features like routing, guardrails, and observability, and supports various languages and frameworks. A simple currency exchange agent demo showcases its ease of use, with interaction via curl commands. Arch supports both model-based and preference-based LLM routing strategies and provides detailed logging and observability.

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(github.com)
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AI Writes Code, AI Reviews It? Is That Silly?

2025-05-01
AI Writes Code, AI Reviews It? Is That Silly?

Daksh, co-founder of Greptile, discovered that an AI code generation tool, Devin, was submitting more pull requests than any human engineer. This raises the intriguing question: should AI-generated code be reviewed by AI itself? While LLMs are stateless, each call is independent, this doesn't mean AI perfectly reviews its own code. AI-generated code, while boosting efficiency, may introduce bugs humans struggle to find. Research shows AI is more effective than humans at finding certain types of bugs, although its accuracy still needs improvement. Ultimately, the article argues that while not perfect, AI code review is more effective than humans at finding specific bug types introduced by AI itself.

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(www.greptile.com)
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Ren'Py 8.3.4 Released: Open-Source Engine for Interactive Storytelling

2025-02-21

Ren'Py is a powerful open-source visual novel engine used by thousands to create interactive stories for computers and mobile devices, encompassing both visual novels and life simulation games. Its easy-to-learn scripting language and Python scripting capabilities allow for efficient creation of both large visual novels and complex simulation games. The latest version, Ren'Py 8.3.4, is now available, with multilingual documentation support. Developers offer various support channels including forums, Discord, and IRC.

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(www.renpy.org)
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Lithium Battery Pack Test: One Week of Lessons Learned

2025-04-01
Lithium Battery Pack Test: One Week of Lessons Learned

After a week of using a lithium battery pack for power, the author shares their experience. The charging efficiency of the lithium battery pack is very high, and the discharge voltage drops slowly and predictably. In the test, a 1200W vacuum cleaner load did not cause overheating. However, after five consecutive nights of power supply, the voltage of one battery pack dropped sharply. The reason was inconsistencies in capacity due to differences in the number of cells in each pack; packs with fewer cells showed greater capacity increase at lower C-rates. The author solved the problem by adding cells and rebalancing, concluding that slight imbalances are acceptable as long as the packs don't reach their extreme charge or discharge limits.

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(secondlifestorage.com)
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Stroboscopic Tuner in Odin: Precise Pitch Detection and Adaptive Gain

2025-09-08
Stroboscopic Tuner in Odin: Precise Pitch Detection and Adaptive Gain

A developer has created a novel stroboscopic tuner written in Odin. This tuner utilizes the NSDF pitch detection algorithm, boasting smooth visual feedback, manual target note selection, harmonic and vernier modes. It achieves precise pitch detection and visual effects through a single-bin DFT and phase comparator algorithm, incorporating adaptive gain control to maintain consistent visual contrast. Compared to alternative approaches, this tuner offers significant advantages in visual resolution, sensitivity, and latency.

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(github.com)
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