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DEDA: Extracting, Decoding, and Anonymizing Tracking Dots from Printed Documents

2025-04-01
DEDA: Extracting, Decoding, and Anonymizing Tracking Dots from Printed Documents

DEDA is an open-source toolkit for extracting, decoding, and anonymizing tracking dots embedded in printed documents. Color laser printers often leave tiny tracking dots containing information like the printer's serial number. DEDA can read and decode this information, and also anonymize documents to prevent tracking. It offers a GUI and command-line tools for various operations, including extracting dots, comparing printers, creating custom dots, and anonymizing scans and documents. Installation requires Python 3 and several dependencies; troubleshooting tips for common installation errors are provided.

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Confetti: A Minimalist and Flexible Configuration Format

2025-04-02
Confetti: A Minimalist and Flexible Configuration Format

Confetti is a novel configuration format built on simplicity and minimalism. Unlike complex formats like YAML, Confetti boasts a concise and easily understandable specification, learnable in minutes. Its typeless design and composable syntax allow for everything from simple configurations to textual file formats and lightweight scripting. Confetti supports custom keywords and tri-state values, is localization-friendly, and encourages extensions, enabling users to create unique Confetti flavors.

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13 Lessons Learned Building an Open-Source Autorouter

2025-03-28
13 Lessons Learned Building an Open-Source Autorouter

The author shares 13 lessons learned from building an autorouter for tscircuit, an open-source electronics CAD kernel. The post highlights the power of the A* algorithm and its adaptability in optimizing autorouting, including using multi-level A* for hyperparameter optimization and replacing inefficient quadtrees with spatial hash indexes. The author stresses the importance of algorithms over programming language, advocating for cacheable algorithms and visualization tools for debugging and optimization. Finally, the post discusses the pros and cons of recursive functions, Monte Carlo algorithms, and weighted A* algorithms.

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(blog.autorouting.com)
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Adélie Linux 1.0-BETA6 Released: Enhanced Compatibility and Richer Features

2024-12-16
Adélie Linux 1.0-BETA6 Released: Enhanced Compatibility and Richer Features

Adélie Linux has released its 1.0-BETA6, supporting 32-bit and 64-bit ARM, POWER, and x86 architectures, spanning smartphones, game consoles, and supercomputers. This release boasts over 35 new packages, updates to GCC 13, LLVM 18, Rust 1.80, and Linux kernel 6.6 LTS, along with improved GRUB and Wayland support. Numerous bugs have been squashed, and the user experience has been enhanced. While some known issues remain, the Adélie team is actively working on solutions and welcomes bug reports and feedback.

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(blog.adelielinux.org)
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Apple's Stealth AI Code Generator: DiffuCode Leaps Forward

2025-07-06
Apple's Stealth AI Code Generator: DiffuCode Leaps Forward

Apple quietly dropped DiffuCode-7B-cpGRPO, a novel AI code generation model on Hugging Face. Unlike traditional autoregressive LLMs, DiffuCode uses a diffusion model architecture, enabling parallel processing of multiple code chunks for significantly faster generation. Built upon Alibaba's open-source Qwen2.5-7B and enhanced with coupled-GRPO training, it achieves high-quality code generation. While not yet reaching GPT-4 or Gemini Diffusion levels, DiffuCode shows promising performance on coding benchmarks, showcasing Apple's innovative approach to generative AI.

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(9to5mac.com)
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India's Democracy Rankings: A Battle for Narrative Control

2025-03-11
India's Democracy Rankings: A Battle for Narrative Control

Faced with declining international democracy rankings, the Indian government displays a duality: publicly dismissing the rankings as unfair while privately working to mitigate their negative economic impact. The article reveals the government's strategic shift from initially trying to improve rankings to ultimately attempting to control the global narrative. This includes forming high-level committees to improve scores across various global indices, attempting communication with rating agencies to understand their methodologies, and employing media campaigns and suppression of dissent to shape a favorable public image. Ultimately, the Indian government even embarks on creating its own democracy index, aiming to challenge the Western-dominated evaluation system. This shift reflects a governance model of narrative control and intolerance of dissent, prompting deeper reflection on the state of Indian democracy.

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(www.theplankmag.com)
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Airweave: Semantically Search Any App with Your Agent

2025-05-12
Airweave: Semantically Search Any App with Your Agent

Airweave empowers your AI agents to semantically search any application. It's MCP-compatible and seamlessly integrates with apps, databases, and APIs, transforming their content into agent-ready knowledge. Whether your data is structured or unstructured, Airweave breaks it down into processable entities, stores it, and makes it retrievable via REST and MCP endpoints. Key features include data synchronization from 25+ sources, entity extraction and transformation, multi-tenant architecture, incremental updates, and semantic search. Built with FastAPI (Python), PostgreSQL and Qdrant databases, and deployable via Docker Compose and Kubernetes.

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Whisper's Embeddings Surprisingly Align with Human Brain Activity During Speech

2025-03-26
Whisper's Embeddings Surprisingly Align with Human Brain Activity During Speech

A study reveals a surprising alignment between OpenAI's Whisper speech recognition model and the neural activity in the human brain during natural conversations. By comparing Whisper's embeddings to brain activity in regions like the inferior frontal gyrus (IFG) and superior temporal gyrus (STG), researchers found that language embeddings peaked before speech embeddings during speech production, and vice-versa during comprehension. This suggests Whisper, despite not being designed with brain mechanisms in mind, captures key aspects of language processing. The findings also highlight a 'soft hierarchy' in brain language processing: higher-order areas like the IFG prioritize semantic and syntactic information but also process lower-level auditory features, while lower-order areas like the STG prioritize acoustic and phonemic processing but also capture word-level information.

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(research.google)
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Sbixel: A Simple Pixel Physics Simulator in Rust

2025-08-11
Sbixel: A Simple Pixel Physics Simulator in Rust

Sbixel is a basic pixel physics simulator built in Rust using the macroquad library for rendering. Currently simulating sand and water, it employs a sector system for performance optimization. Future plans include improving water simulation, sand/water interaction, rendering optimization, code refactoring, and adding gas simulation and static objects. Primarily a learning project.

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(github.com)
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Jujutsu: Rethinking Git's Workflow

2025-05-02

Say goodbye to cumbersome Git workflows! Jujutsu is a new version control system that unifies Git's commits, working copy, index, and stash into the concept of a "change," making code manipulation safer and more flexible. No more tedious staging area operations; Jujutsu automatically tracks all file modifications. Create new changes with `jj new`, safely abandon them with `jj abandon`, and easily merge or split changes with `jj squash` and `jj split`. Powerful `jj undo` functionality and operation logs let you experiment fearlessly. While collaboration differs slightly from Git, Jujutsu's local convenience dramatically increases development efficiency.

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(zerowidth.com)
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Fintech Unicorn Solid Files for Bankruptcy: The Price of Hypergrowth

2025-04-11
Fintech Unicorn Solid Files for Bankruptcy: The Price of Hypergrowth

Solid (formerly Wise), a fintech startup once valued at $330 million, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Despite claims of 10x revenue growth, profitability, and 100 customers, the company crumbled under the weight of failed fundraising and a costly legal battle with investor FTV Capital. FTV accused Solid of misrepresenting revenue and customer numbers, while Solid countersued, alleging strong-arm tactics by FTV. The lawsuit settled, but Solid, now down to three employees, is pursuing bankruptcy restructuring. Solid's downfall serves as a cautionary tale for rapidly expanding fintechs and highlights the challenges of the current funding environment.

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(techcrunch.com)
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Google Pixel 10's Mandatory Battery Health Assistance: A Controversial Move

2025-08-24
Google Pixel 10's Mandatory Battery Health Assistance: A Controversial Move

Google has confirmed that the Battery Health Assistance feature on the Pixel 10 series is mandatory and cannot be disabled. This feature gradually reduces charging speed and battery voltage to prolong battery life, a decision met with user criticism, especially following battery issues with previous Pixel A series phones. While Google argues this stabilizes battery performance and aging, the lack of user choice contrasts with competitors like Samsung and OnePlus offering longer battery lifespans. The move raises questions about whether this is a proactive measure or a reaction to potential issues within the Pixel 10's battery.

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(www.androidauthority.com)
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Psychedelic Compound Shows Promise in Extending Lifespan, Opening New Frontiers in Anti-Aging

2025-07-24
Psychedelic Compound Shows Promise in Extending Lifespan, Opening New Frontiers in Anti-Aging

A study published in Nature Partner Journals’ Aging demonstrates that psilocin, a byproduct of psilocybin (the active ingredient in psychedelic mushrooms), extended the lifespan of human skin and lung cells by over 50%. In vivo studies on aged mice showed significant lifespan extension and improved health markers. This research suggests psilocybin could revolutionize anti-aging therapies, paving the way for healthier aging.

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Asahi Linux 6.14 Update: 8000 Lines of Code Upstream, Mic Support Incoming

2025-03-21
Asahi Linux 6.14 Update: 8000 Lines of Code Upstream, Mic Support Incoming

The Asahi Linux team released a major progress update for the 6.14 release, focusing on upstreaming a large number of downstream patches to the Linux kernel. Overcoming personnel changes and natural disasters, the team successfully submitted three new drivers (including Touch Bar and ISP drivers) and actively cleaned up the GPU driver for submission. Furthermore, they implemented microphone support on most laptops, requiring overcoming Secure Enclave restrictions and developing an MVDR beamforming algorithm. Fedora Asahi Remix 42 Beta is now available, and a successful demonstration of Asahi Linux running Steam games was showcased at SCaLE. The team also received substantial financial support through OpenCollective, ensuring the project's long-term sustainability.

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(asahilinux.org)
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Dictionary.com Deletes User Accounts, Leaving Logophiles Devastated

2025-07-18
Dictionary.com Deletes User Accounts, Leaving Logophiles Devastated

Dictionary.com abruptly deleted all user accounts and their associated data, including years' worth of saved words, sparking outrage among users. The company, which previously offered a paid ad-free version with extra features like offline dictionaries, removed these features and rendered saved data inaccessible. While Dictionary.com claims the change was for app improvement, they offered no adequate explanation or compensation for lost data, leading to widespread criticism and unanswered questions.

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(arstechnica.com)
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Are We Building AI Tools Backwards?

2025-07-24
Are We Building AI Tools Backwards?

This article critiques the current approach to building AI tools, arguing that they neglect the essence of human learning and collaboration, leading to decreased human efficiency. The author proposes that AI tools should focus on enhancing human learning and collaboration, rather than replacing human thought processes. Using incident management and code writing as examples, the article explains how to build human-centric AI tools and emphasizes the importance of incorporating human learning mechanisms, such as retrieval practice and iterative improvement, into the design. Ultimately, the author calls for placing humans at the core of AI tools, building positive feedback loops instead of the negative ones that decrease efficiency.

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(hazelweakly.me)
AI human learning

Incremental Compiler Course: From Tiger to x86-64 Assembly in OCaml

2025-04-05

This is a highly practical compiler course aiming to build a compiler that translates the high-level Tiger language into x86-64 machine code. The course uses OCaml and emphasizes test-driven development, version control, and code reuse. It employs an iterative, incremental development approach, gradually extending language and compiler features, leveraging the tagless-final style for enhanced extensibility. The course covers standard compiler topics like parsing, type checking, optimization, and assembly generation, but in a non-traditional way.

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Seeking Light in the Darkness of Saskatchewan

2025-09-15
Seeking Light in the Darkness of Saskatchewan

While living in Regina, Saskatchewan, the author developed a fascination with the early morning darkness, intertwined with his unique appreciation for the city's emptiness and crime. A chance encounter with a dark-sky preserve in Ontario led him to Grasslands National Park in Saskatchewan to experience true darkness. There, he witnessed a breathtaking starry sky and reflected on the ecological and cultural impacts of light pollution, and the significance of dark sky preservation for humanity's future.

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The Sludge: How Bureaucracy Breaks Us

2025-06-30
The Sludge: How Bureaucracy Breaks Us

This article recounts the author's harrowing experience with Ford's customer service after his car malfunctioned. The ordeal highlighted the pervasive 'sludge' in modern life: endless wait times, unhelpful customer service representatives, and deliberately obstructive processes. This isn't an isolated incident but a systemic issue costing individuals time, energy, and sanity, leading to feelings of powerlessness. The author explores contributing factors, including companies prioritizing short-term gains over customer satisfaction, flawed customer service design, and changing consumer behavior. The article offers coping mechanisms, like collaborative 'Admin Nights' with friends, but ultimately underscores the need for broader systemic reform to combat this pervasive 'sludge' and the despair it induces.

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(www.theatlantic.com)
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ScreenCoder: Revolutionizing UI-to-Code Generation with Multimodal Agents

2025-08-04
ScreenCoder: Revolutionizing UI-to-Code Generation with Multimodal Agents

ScreenCoder is an intelligent UI-to-code generation system that transforms screenshots or design mockups into clean, production-ready HTML/CSS code. Its modular multi-agent architecture combines visual understanding, layout planning, and adaptive code synthesis for accurate and editable front-end code. Developers and designers can easily customize layouts and styling. ScreenCoder bridges the gap between design and development—simply copy, customize, and deploy.

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(github.com)
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Forgotten Lands: A BLM Adventure and the Fight for Public Land

2025-06-22
Forgotten Lands: A BLM Adventure and the Fight for Public Land

This article recounts the author's journey exploring Bureau of Land Management (BLM) lands, specifically in California's Bodie Hills. A harrowing vehicle mishap leads to a deeper understanding of the lands' complex history and current threats. Once booming due to the gold rush, the Bodie Hills now face new mining proposals that could devastate its ecosystem and Indigenous heritage. The author's experience highlights the need for awareness and protection of these often-overlooked public lands, urging readers to prevent a repeat of past environmental destruction.

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(longreads.com)
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Pi in Pascal's Triangle: A Stunning Discovery

2025-06-09

Mathematician Daniel Hardisky has unearthed a novel formula for pi within Pascal's Triangle, sparking considerable interest in the mathematical community. His discovery builds upon a modification of the Nilakantha Somayaji series, linking the denominators to the areas of Pythagorean triangles and cleverly representing them using binomial coefficients. The article also presents other formulas connecting pi to Pascal's Triangle and binomial coefficients, showcasing pi's surprising hidden connections within mathematics.

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(www.cut-the-knot.org)
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Boring Cities Are Making You Sick

2025-01-02
Boring Cities Are Making You Sick

New research reveals that dull, unstimulating urban design isn't just an eyesore; it's actively harming residents' health. The article highlights the mismatch between human needs and 20th-century city planning, leading to increased rates of depression, cancer, and diabetes. Advances in neuroscience and neuroarchitectural research, using wearable technology to measure responses to environments, are providing concrete evidence of this link. Progressive cities are now incorporating well-being into economic strategies, and the construction industry is starting to incorporate these neuroscientific findings into building design, prioritizing human health alongside structural and energy considerations. This shift promises a future of more joyful and engaging urban spaces.

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(www.wired.com)
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Stop Being a JIRA Zombie: Prioritize Impact Over Tickets

2025-01-25

This insightful post shares a valuable lesson learned by an engineer: Don't get bogged down in completing JIRA tickets; focus on strategically important projects. True productivity isn't about closing more tickets, but prioritizing what management deems crucial. The author outlines methods for identifying high-impact tasks, such as focusing on high-visibility incidents, unanswered questions, and project deadlines. A personal anecdote illustrates the frustration of focusing on less important tasks, advocating for ruthless prioritization and concentrating on projects that contribute real value. The result? Greater impact in less time.

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(www.seangoedecke.com)
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GitHub Copilot: Your AI Pair Programmer

2024-12-18
GitHub Copilot: Your AI Pair Programmer

GitHub Copilot is an AI-powered pair programmer that provides real-time code suggestions based on your code and natural language prompts. It supports multiple programming languages and IDEs, offering free and paid plans to suit various needs. Copilot boasts powerful debugging and security vulnerability fixing capabilities, along with multi-file editing and cross-platform support. While trained on public code repositories, it doesn't copy-paste code but generates suggestions probabilistically, offering an optional code referencing filter to mitigate copyright concerns.

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(github.com)
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MIT Study: ChatGPT Causes Cognitive Decline in Essay Writing

2025-09-03
MIT Study: ChatGPT Causes Cognitive Decline in Essay Writing

An MIT study reveals that using ChatGPT for essay writing leads to measurable cognitive harm. EEG scans showed weakened neural connectivity, impaired memory, and reduced sense of authorship in students who repeatedly used the AI. Even with high-scoring essays, the brain's engagement was significantly reduced. The study found that LLMs cause under-engagement of critical brain networks, and even after ceasing AI use, cognitive function doesn't fully recover. This 'cognitive offloading' leads to long-term impairment of learning and creativity.

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(publichealthpolicyjournal.com)
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How Doom Didn't Kill the Amiga (But Maybe Commodore Did)

2025-07-03

This is a nostalgic account of an Amiga enthusiast's journey, exploring the rise and fall of the Amiga platform. The author, captivated by the Amiga 500 since 1988, remained loyal despite the PC's rise, upgrading their Amiga over the years. The article argues that Doom wasn't the killer app that brought down the Amiga, but rather the PC's economies of scale and standardization, coupled with Commodore's strategic missteps. While the Amiga boasted superior graphics and multitasking, it ultimately lost out to cheaper, more powerful PC hardware and a larger software ecosystem. The author's personal experience highlights the Amiga's strengths and the challenges Commodore faced in competing with the PC's dominance.

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(www.datagubbe.se)
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Kangaroo: Efficient Flash Caching of Billions of Tiny Objects

2025-05-22
Kangaroo: Efficient Flash Caching of Billions of Tiny Objects

Facebook and Carnegie Mellon University collaborated on Kangaroo, a novel flash cache designed for efficient caching of tiny objects (around 100 bytes or less). Addressing limitations of existing flash cache designs, Kangaroo minimizes DRAM usage and write amplification. Implemented within Facebook's open-source CacheLib, it's easily integrated. Tests using Facebook and Twitter production data show Kangaroo reduces cache misses by 29%, significantly reducing backend storage load and proving highly effective for applications dealing with massive numbers of small objects, such as social media.

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(engineering.fb.com)
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FBI, Dutch Police Bust Massive Pakistan-Based Cybercrime Service

2025-01-31

The FBI and Dutch authorities this week dismantled a massive spam and malware distribution service operating out of Pakistan, known as “The Manipulators.” This group, previously profiled multiple times, provided cybercrime tools to transnational organized crime groups. The operation seized dozens of servers and domains, uncovering millions of victim records, including at least 100,000 from Dutch citizens. The service sold phishing kits, scam pages, and email extractors, facilitating Business Email Compromise (BEC) schemes that caused significant financial losses to victims. Ironically, despite their brazen public profile and past media attention, The Manipulators showed little regard for protecting their own or their customers' identities, leading to their downfall. This represents a major blow to cybercrime, but investigations are ongoing to track down buyers of their services.

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(krebsonsecurity.com)
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