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Qualcomm Extends Android Software Updates to Eight Years

2025-02-25
Qualcomm Extends Android Software Updates to Eight Years

Qualcomm announced a partnership with Google to provide up to eight years of Android software and security updates for devices powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite and the next five generations of Snapdragon 8 and 7-series chips. This will enable OEMs to more easily provide longer-term updates for their devices, reducing costs and improving user experience. While ultimate update decisions rest with manufacturers, this initiative promotes longer device lifespans, starting with Snapdragon 8 Elite phones launching with Android 15.

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(9to5google.com)
Tech Android updates Snapdragon 8 Elite

Black Candy: A Self-Hosted Music Streaming Server

2024-12-26
Black Candy: A Self-Hosted Music Streaming Server

Black Candy is a self-hosted music streaming server, your personal music center. It offers easy installation via Docker, allowing you to quickly set up your own music streaming service. A demo is available for testing. While SQLite is the default database, PostgreSQL is also supported. Data persistence is managed by mounting the /app/storage directory. For improved performance, Nginx proxy is supported, and mobile apps are available.

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(github.com)
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Google Cuts Code Migration Time in Half with AI

2025-01-16
Google Cuts Code Migration Time in Half with AI

Google reports using its AI tools to halve the time required for code migrations. This involved projects like migrating 32-bit IDs to 64-bit IDs in the Google Ads codebase, upgrading JUnit testing libraries, and replacing the Joda time library. While human review is still necessary, the AI significantly sped up the process, reducing what would have taken hundreds of engineering years to just months. Google emphasizes the AI should be used in conjunction with traditional methods for optimal efficiency and cost management.

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(www.theregister.com)
Development Code Migration

Running DeepSeek R1 on Your Own Hardware: A Quick and Easy Guide

2025-02-01

This article provides a straightforward guide on running the large language model DeepSeek R1 on your own hardware. Using Arch Linux and the Ollama tool, the author walks the reader through installing, configuring, and running DeepSeek R1. The process requires a computer or VM with a dedicated GPU and some basic Linux knowledge. Security is emphasized; it's recommended not to run this on your main system. Ultimately, the reader can run DeepSeek R1 locally, enjoying a cloud-free, subscription-free, and data leak-free AI experience.

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(linux-howto.org)
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Lean Design Meets Cybernetics: The User Defines Purpose

2025-02-05
Lean Design Meets Cybernetics: The User Defines Purpose

This article explores design from a cybernetics perspective, drawing on the ideas of theorists like Ashby and Beer. It discusses Ashby's Law of Requisite Variety, highlighting the need for sufficient variety in a system regulator to handle perturbations. The author introduces the "user purpose hypothesis" and the "counteraction hypothesis," arguing that users ultimately determine a device's purpose and seek simplification or complexification based on its perceived complexity. The article also explores Poka-Yoke (error-proofing) in lean principles, the cost of variety in design, and the importance of immediate feedback, using the USB design as a case study balancing cost and user experience. Finally, the author cites Krippendorff, emphasizing that an artifact's meaning isn't inherent but assigned by the user through interaction, urging designers to focus on empowering users rather than designing specific products.

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(stream.syscoi.com)
Design Cybernetics

Hetzner AX162 Server Reliability Nightmare: A Painful Debugging Journey

2025-02-19
Hetzner AX162 Server Reliability Nightmare: A Painful Debugging Journey

Ubicloud encountered serious reliability issues with Hetzner's new AX162 servers: a 16x higher crash rate than its predecessor, AX161. After months of debugging, they suspected power limiting by Hetzner and motherboard defects as the root causes. Multiple hardware upgrades, especially motherboard replacements, ultimately resolved the issue. This experience taught them the risks of early adoption and led to process improvements, including more thorough vetting and gradual hardware rollouts.

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(www.ubicloud.com)
Hardware server reliability

Deep Learning Course Outline: From Perceptrons to Transformers

2025-03-20

This course outline covers a comprehensive range of deep learning topics, starting from early perceptrons and backpropagation algorithms, and progressing to modern Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs), Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs), and Transformer models. The course will progressively explain techniques for training neural networks, including optimization algorithms and regularization methods. Advanced topics such as time series prediction, sequence-to-sequence prediction, and Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs) will also be covered. The course will be assessed through a series of lectures, assignments, and quizzes.

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(deeplearning.cs.cmu.edu)
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The Impossibility Theorem of Clustering: Why Perfect Algorithms Don't Exist

2024-12-26
The Impossibility Theorem of Clustering: Why Perfect Algorithms Don't Exist

This article explores the 'impossible triangle' problem in clustering algorithms. Drawing a parallel to the CAP theorem, the author argues that every clustering algorithm must sacrifice one of three desirable properties: scale invariance, richness, and consistency. The article defines each property and illustrates how algorithms like k-means compromise on one to achieve the others. The conclusion emphasizes that developers should choose algorithms based on the specific needs of their application, accepting that a perfect clustering algorithm is mathematically impossible.

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(blog.codingconfessions.com)
AI clustering algorithms impossibility theorem

Mill's Cross-Platform Native Binaries via Github Actions

2025-02-02

The Mill project leverages Github Actions to build native binaries on various platforms (Mac, Windows, Linux) and upload them to Maven Central. A clever configuration separates the publishing of JVM-compatible artifacts from platform-specific native binaries, ensuring cross-platform compatibility. Custom `artifactName` and `jar` tasks generate versioned files with OS and CPU architecture suffixes, allowing users to select the appropriate executable for their environment.

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(mill-build.org)
Development Cross-platform Build Native Binaries

Command & Conquer: Red Alert Source Code Released!

2025-02-27
Command & Conquer: Red Alert Source Code Released!

The source code for Command & Conquer: Red Alert is now publicly available on GitHub! While the code isn't fully compilable and requires work to replace outdated libraries like DirectX 5 SDK, it's a valuable resource for nostalgic players and developers. This project is for archival purposes only and offers no support; developers are encouraged to fork the repository for modifications and collaboration.

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Game Command & Conquer Red Alert

Implementing a Simple Pool Allocator in C

2025-01-09

This article details the implementation of a simple pool allocator in C. The author first presents a fixed-size pool implementation with O(1) time complexity for allocation and deallocation. This is then improved to allow dynamic resizing, preventing crashes due to exhaustion of the initial pool. The improved version cleverly uses linked lists to manage memory blocks, balancing performance with efficient memory usage.

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(8dcc.github.io)
Development Memory Management Pool Allocator

The Scalability Challenge of Reinforcement Learning: Can Q-Learning Handle Long Horizons?

2025-06-15

Recent years have witnessed the scalability of many machine learning objectives, such as next-token prediction, denoising diffusion, and contrastive learning. However, reinforcement learning (RL), particularly off-policy RL based on Q-learning, faces challenges in scaling to complex, long-horizon problems. This article argues that existing Q-learning algorithms struggle with problems requiring more than 100 semantic decision steps due to accumulating bias in prediction targets. Experiments show that even with abundant data and controlled variables, standard off-policy RL algorithms fail to solve complex tasks. However, horizon reduction significantly improves scalability, suggesting the need for better algorithms that directly address the horizon problem rather than solely relying on increased data and compute.

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(seohong.me)
AI Q-learning Scalability

SQL or Death? CMU Seminar Series Explores the Future of Databases

2025-02-02
SQL or Death? CMU Seminar Series Explores the Future of Databases

Carnegie Mellon University's Database Research Group is hosting a seminar series, "SQL or Death?", exploring ways to either dramatically improve SQL's performance or replace it altogether. The online talks feature experts discussing advancements in query optimization and alternative query languages. Topics range from TypeScript stored procedures to innovative languages like PRQL and OxQL, promising a fascinating look at the future of database technology.

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(db.cs.cmu.edu)
Development query language

David vs. Goliath: Small Costa Rican Supermarket Wins Trademark Battle Against Nintendo

2025-02-02
David vs. Goliath: Small Costa Rican Supermarket Wins Trademark Battle Against Nintendo

A small Costa Rican supermarket, "Super Mario," successfully defended its trademark against Nintendo. Nintendo, citing its 'Super Mario' trademark, initially challenged the supermarket's registration. However, the supermarket's legal team successfully argued that its registration for supplying basic food products didn't conflict with Nintendo's existing trademark classes. This underdog victory highlights the power of persistence and strategic legal action, even against a global corporate giant.

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(ticotimes.net)
Startup trademark David and Goliath

ChatGPT Overuse in Engineering Psychology: A Group Project Nightmare

2025-08-07

An engineering psychology student recounts their frustration with groupmates excessively relying on ChatGPT for a class project. Their teammates directly pasted AI-generated text into their project proposal, resulting in irrelevant and low-quality content. This significantly increased the student's workload and demotivated them. While acknowledging the potential benefits of using ChatGPT for inspiration, the student criticizes the uncritical adoption of AI-generated content without evaluation or understanding.

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(benborgers.com)
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Mind-blowing! AI Art Model Can Now 'Read Your Mind'?!

2025-01-30

Recently, an AI art model called Midjourney has sparked heated discussions. It doesn't just paint from simple keywords; it understands the user's deeper intentions, even capturing subconscious thoughts to generate breathtaking artwork. This technological breakthrough signifies significant progress in AI's ability to understand human emotions and thought, potentially revolutionizing art creation and design in the future.

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(mina86.com)
AI

Revolutionizing the Moon Phase Watch Mechanism: The Lunase Approach

2025-01-18

This article delves into the accuracy issues of moon phase displays in watches. Traditional mechanisms use simple occluding disks, failing to accurately simulate the elliptical terminator and its varying speed during the lunar cycle. The author presents Lunase, a novel mechanism using multiple semi-circular gears working in concert to more precisely mimic the waxing and waning moon. A clever cam mechanism resets the phase automatically. The article also explores alternative moon phase display solutions, analyzing their feasibility and accuracy. The Lunase project culminated in a working prototype desk clock, proving the mechanism's viability.

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(genuineideas.com)
Design watch design mechanical design moon phase display

Neo4j's License Modification Case Threatens Open Source

2025-02-28
Neo4j's License Modification Case Threatens Open Source

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals will soon rule on Neo4j's attempt to modify the GNU AGPLv3 license, adding restrictive clauses that users cannot remove, contradicting the license's core principle. This case's outcome will significantly impact the enforceability of all open-source licenses, potentially eroding the trust that underpins open source. The Software Freedom Conservancy filed an amicus brief, but the Free Software Foundation's (FSF) non-involvement sparks controversy. The central question is whether licensors can add irremovable restrictions. The ruling will have far-reaching consequences for the open-source community and may even impact Neo4j forks like ONgDB and DozerDB.

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(www.theregister.com)
Development open-source license

tv.garden: Free Global Live TV Streaming

2025-04-02

tv.garden offers free live TV streaming from around the world. Users can easily browse and watch a wide range of channels, including international news, sports, movies, entertainment, and cultural shows, via an interactive 3D globe, sidebar, or a 'Random Channel' button. The platform prioritizes simplicity, reliability, and a seamless viewing experience, and maintains political neutrality, following UN country classifications. Built using open-source tools like Three.js, Video.js, and Luxon, tv.garden sources channels from the IPTV community on GitHub. The platform clarifies it doesn't host any video content and complies with DMCA takedown notices.

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(tv.garden)
Tech live TV global channels

Rocky Linux 10 Embraces RISC-V: A Giant Leap for Open Source

2025-05-21

Get ready for Rocky Linux 10! This release marks a significant milestone: official support for the RISC-V architecture. Thanks to the collaborative efforts of the Fedora RISC-V community and Rocky's AltArch SIG, a riscv64gc build will be included, targeting platforms like the StarFive VisionFive 2, QEMU, and SiFive HiFive Premier P550. While some features might be limited on certain platforms like the P550, out-of-the-box functionality on the VisionFive 2 and QEMU is a highlight. This community-driven initiative, started in early 2024, showcases the power of open-source collaboration with upstream Fedora RISC-V efforts.

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(rockylinux.org)
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Automating Customer Workflows: From Onboarding to Compliance

2025-01-30

This article outlines three automated customer workflows: customer onboarding (document collection, identity verification, account setup, welcome calls, and automated welcome materials), KYC (verifying client identity, assessing risk, collecting documentation, background checks, and maintaining compliance records), and contract review (initial draft review, legal team approval, stakeholder feedback, revision tracking, electronic signature collection, and final document storage). Automating these processes significantly improves efficiency, reduces risks, and enhances the customer experience.

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(www.workflow86.com)
Development customer workflow automation contract management

FCC Scraps Net Neutrality Rules in Controversial Friday Order

2025-07-12
FCC Scraps Net Neutrality Rules in Controversial Friday Order

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued an order on Friday eliminating its Net Neutrality rules, sparking controversy. The decision bypassed public notice and comment periods. While a court had previously struck down the rules, critics see the FCC's move as political grandstanding, aimed at appeasing telecom companies and lobbyists. Free Press VP Matt Wood argues the action has minimal practical impact and the Friday announcement demonstrates recklessness. The appeals process isn't over, and this likely won't affect potential Supreme Court litigation.

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(www.freepress.net)
Tech

Rotring 600 Ballpoint: A Timeless Classic, Mostly

2025-07-29
Rotring 600 Ballpoint: A Timeless Classic, Mostly

The Rotring 600 ballpoint pen, a variant of the iconic Rotring 600, boasts an all-metal body and a satisfying click mechanism for extending its Parker-style refill. While generally praised for its build quality and design, one user experienced a malfunction with the included refill, though this was resolved by switching to an alternative. The writing experience is largely dependent on the refill used, but the pen's robust construction makes it a worthwhile purchase, especially if found on sale.

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(www.shellshore.com)
Misc ballpoint pen writing instrument

Ancient Mediterranean Voyages: Genetic Evidence of Trans-Mediterranean Migration 8,500 Years Ago

2025-03-21
Ancient Mediterranean Voyages: Genetic Evidence of Trans-Mediterranean Migration 8,500 Years Ago

A new genomic study reveals that Stone Age hunter-gatherers living in present-day Tunisia and Algeria 8,500 years ago had partial ancestry from Europe. This is the first direct evidence of trans-Mediterranean seafaring during that era, suggesting these hunter-gatherers may have island-hopped across the sea in wooden canoes, guided by sight. This research fills a significant gap in our understanding of prehistory in North Africa and challenges previous assumptions about early human seafaring capabilities.

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(www.nature.com)
Tech Prehistoric seafaring Genomics Human migration

Sound as Pure Form: A Stack-Based Postfix Notation Language for Sound

2025-06-22
Sound as Pure Form: A Stack-Based Postfix Notation Language for Sound

SAPF is an interpreter for exploring sound as pure form. Its language is primarily functional, stack-based, and uses postfix notation similar to FORTH. It represents audio and control events using lazy, potentially infinite sequences, aiming to do for lazy sequences what APL does for arrays: provide very high-level functions with pervasive automatic mapping, scanning, and reduction operators. This allows short programs to achieve disproportionately large results. Because nearly all programmer-accessible data types are immutable, the language can easily run multiple threads without deadlock or corruption. Inspired by APL, Joy, Haskell, Piccola, Nyquist, and SuperCollider, it prioritizes concise expressiveness.

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(github.com)
Development sound programming postfix notation

Cloudflare's AI-Generated OAuth Library: A Double-Edged Sword

2025-06-08
Cloudflare's AI-Generated OAuth Library: A Double-Edged Sword

Cloudflare built a new OAuth provider library almost entirely using Anthropic's Claude LLM. While the code is well-structured and tests pass, the author found security issues, such as overly permissive CORS settings, missing standard security headers, and incorrect OAuth spec implementation. Despite engineer review of Claude's output, critical vulnerabilities remain, highlighting the risks of AI-generated code even under scrutiny. This raises questions about the reliability and security of AI-assisted programming and the crucial role of human expertise in security-critical systems.

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(neilmadden.blog)
Development

Youth Reading Crisis: Enjoyment and Frequency Plummet

2025-09-10
Youth Reading Crisis: Enjoyment and Frequency Plummet

A 2025 literacy survey of 5-18 year-olds reveals a persistent reading crisis, with enjoyment and daily reading rates hitting 20-year lows. Only 32.7% of 8-18 year-olds reported enjoying reading, a 36% drop since 2005. Daily reading fell to 18.7%. The study found that material linked to favorite films/TV shows, matching interests, engaging covers/titles, and choice significantly impacted reading motivation. Even those reporting low enjoyment recognized reading's educational value, consuming song lyrics, news, and fiction. The report suggests aligning reading with personal interests and other media to re-engage young readers.

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(literacytrust.org.uk)
Misc youth literacy

Chinese Automakers Surge: Geely Joins Top 10 Global Ranking

2025-03-06
Chinese Automakers Surge: Geely Joins Top 10 Global Ranking

The 2024 global automotive sales ranking is out, and Geely has joined the top 10, following BYD's entry last year. This makes two Chinese automakers among the top ten. Toyota Group remains at the top for the fifth consecutive year, despite a slight sales dip. Volkswagen is second, followed by Hyundai Motor Group and Stellantis. BYD saw strong sales growth, securing fifth place, and its stock price soared after announcing AI smart driving as a standard feature. Geely sold 3.34 million vehicles, ranking tenth. Both BYD and Geely are actively expanding overseas and jointly filed a lawsuit against EU tariffs on Chinese vehicles, potentially boosting their European market entry.

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(daoinsights.com)
Tech auto sales chinese automakers Geely

Sand Mafia: How Gangs Are Making Millions from Illegal Sand Mining in Latin America

2025-02-09
Sand Mafia: How Gangs Are Making Millions from Illegal Sand Mining in Latin America

Just outside Rio de Janeiro, a powerful gang, led by 'Zinho,' amassed a fortune through illegal sand mining. Using heavy machinery, they extracted vast quantities of sand, fueling a lucrative, unregulated real estate market and monopolizing services for illegally constructed buildings. This activity not only caused significant environmental damage, including flooding and habitat destruction, but also fostered corruption and violence, with links to political figures and even murder. Similar operations in Colombia and Mexico reveal a widespread problem, where illegal sand mining is a highly profitable criminal enterprise with devastating consequences for the environment and social stability.

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(insightcrime.org)
Misc illegal sand mining organized crime environmental damage
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