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Purelymail: Dirt Cheap Email – Is It Worth It?

2025-01-27

Purelymail offers incredibly cheap email hosting, significantly undercutting competitors like Protonmail, Fastmail, and Google Workspace, especially for multiple users. It's IMAP and POP3 compatible, allows custom domains, and boasts unlimited users and storage. While lacking features like calendar syncing and boasting a somewhat unpolished UI, it's generally reliable (running on AWS), promises no data selling, and is surprisingly affordable. Currently in beta, it's a strong contender if you need simple, cheap, and reliable email.

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The Pareto Principle in Action: Why Doing Things Matters

2025-03-05
The Pareto Principle in Action: Why Doing Things Matters

This article explores the Pareto Principle (80/20 rule) across various domains, highlighting how most people passively participate while active agents rise to the top. Using examples from competitive gaming, career advancement, and social interactions, the author demonstrates that even minimal effort can yield significant advantages. The key takeaway is that proactive engagement and intentional learning, rather than passive observation, are crucial for seizing opportunities and achieving self-improvement.

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Chopstick Sleeves: Micro-Epics of Japanese Typography and Culture

2025-01-19
Chopstick Sleeves: Micro-Epics of Japanese Typography and Culture

The Letterform Archive's recent acquisition of over 500 Japanese chopstick sleeves reveals a fascinating history of Japanese culture and design. From Heian-era silk wrappings to modern printed advertisements, these seemingly humble objects chronicle societal shifts. Designs range from iconic Mount Fuji imagery and Edo-period woodblock prints to modern fusions of East and West, reflecting evolving aesthetics and national identity. The collector's meticulous preservation embodies the Japanese concept of 'mottainai,' highlighting the value found in even the most ephemeral objects.

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From Coffee to Community: How a San Francisco Couple Transformed Their Neighborhood

2025-03-25
From Coffee to Community: How a San Francisco Couple Transformed Their Neighborhood

A San Francisco couple transformed their isolated neighborhood into a vibrant, mutually supportive community through a simple weekend tradition: "stoop coffees." Their initial efforts attracted more and more neighbors, eventually evolving into a bustling WhatsApp community organizing diverse events, from pancake parties and neighborhood cleanups to a unique "Dipsgiving" potluck. This story demonstrates how small, consistent actions can yield significant results and how to build community connections without sharing a kitchen or roof.

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Schrödinger: The Biotech Firm Trying to Crack the AI Drug Discovery Code

2025-01-25
Schrödinger: The Biotech Firm Trying to Crack the AI Drug Discovery Code

Schrödinger, a biotech company using quantum mechanics to design new medicines and materials, boasts all top 20 pharmaceutical companies as clients. Despite this, five years post-IPO, its stock price languishes near all-time lows. This article explores Schrödinger's unique business model—part biotech, part software—and its struggles with valuation. A pivotal dinner between Nvidia's Jensen Huang and Schrödinger's CEO highlighted a crucial turning point: embracing AI more fully. While initially hesitant, Schrödinger now leverages AI's power, particularly AlphaFold's protein structure predictions, and is preparing for crucial clinical data releases in 2025. The company's future hinges on successfully navigating the complex interplay of software sales, biotech pipeline development, and clear investor communication.

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Ruff: A Blazingly Fast Python Linter and Formatter

2025-01-21
Ruff: A Blazingly Fast Python Linter and Formatter

Ruff is an extremely fast Python linter and code formatter written in Rust. It's 10-100x faster than existing tools like Flake8 and Black, offering drop-in parity with popular tools while boasting built-in caching and automatic fix capabilities. With over 800 built-in rules and support for pyproject.toml, Ruff is used by major open-source projects like FastAPI and Pandas, making it a game-changer for Python development.

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Mezzano OS: A Common Lisp marvel makes strides

2025-08-03
Mezzano OS: A Common Lisp marvel makes strides

Mezzano, an operating system written in Common Lisp, has released its latest demo, showcasing significant advancements. From its initial release, Mezzano has seen dramatic improvements in stability, performance, and features, including support for EXT2/3/4 filesystems, a USB stack, hardware-accelerated 3D via Virgl, and multicore support. While running on arbitrary hardware still requires user intervention, the project demonstrates impressive innovation within the Common Lisp community.

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High Altitude Living Linked to Lower Heart Disease Mortality

2025-09-14
High Altitude Living Linked to Lower Heart Disease Mortality

Research shows that people living at higher altitudes have a lower risk of dying from heart disease and tend to live longer. Low oxygen levels may trigger genes to produce more blood vessels. The authors, residing at 8,400 feet, share advice for visitors from lower elevations, warning of Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS). They recommend acclimatizing at 5,000 feet for three days before ascending, stressing the importance of hydration and rest. Additionally, they highlight the intense UV radiation at high altitude, emphasizing the need for sun protection, hydration, and appropriate clothing.

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Trump Admin Wants to Axe Chemical Safety Agency; Congress Revolts

2025-06-24
Trump Admin Wants to Axe Chemical Safety Agency; Congress Revolts

The Trump administration's proposal to eliminate the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) by October 2026 has ignited bipartisan outrage. Citing fiscal responsibility and redundancy, the White House aims to shutter the independent agency responsible for investigating industrial chemical accidents and issuing crucial safety recommendations. However, the CSB boasts a strong track record of preventing disasters and influencing policy at agencies like the EPA and OSHA. Its elimination would weaken chemical safety oversight, increase risks to communities near industrial facilities, and hinder environmental justice efforts. While the proposal is part of the budget process and requires congressional approval, the significant bipartisan support for the CSB suggests a fierce fight ahead.

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WordPress in Turmoil: Mullenweg's Actions Shake the Foundation

2025-01-21
WordPress in Turmoil: Mullenweg's Actions Shake the Foundation

A conflict between WordPress creator Matt Mullenweg and hosting company WP Engine is threatening the future of WordPress. Mullenweg's aggressive actions, including banning WP Engine, offering severance packages to dissenting employees, and drastically reducing contributions to the open-source project, have sparked community backlash and a lawsuit. This turmoil undermines WordPress's stability and raises concerns about its future direction, even pushing users and developers towards alternatives. The core issue is a clash between open-source governance and commercial interests, with far-reaching implications for the tech industry.

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(digitalcxo.com)
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Linux Kernel Word Frequency Analyzer

2025-06-16

A website uses a powerful search engine to analyze the frequency of words, names, and functions in the Linux kernel source code. Users can input keywords (supporting wildcards and regular expressions) to view the results. The website also provides interactive charts (requires enabling JavaScript) for a visual representation of the analysis results. This is very helpful for researching the Linux kernel or understanding its code structure.

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(www.vidarholen.net)
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OpenAI Admits: Even the Most Advanced AI Models Can't Replace Human Coders

2025-02-24
OpenAI Admits: Even the Most Advanced AI Models Can't Replace Human Coders

A new OpenAI paper reveals that even the most advanced large language models (LLMs), such as GPT-4 and Claude 3.5, are unable to handle the majority of software engineering tasks. Researchers used a new benchmark, SWE-Lancer, comprising over 1400 software engineering tasks from Upwork. Results showed these models could only solve superficial problems, failing to find bugs or root causes in larger projects. While LLMs are fast, their accuracy and reliability are insufficient to replace human coders, contradicting predictions by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.

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(futurism.com)
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Design Space for Code Search Queries: ast-grep's Innovative Approach

2024-12-26
Design Space for Code Search Queries: ast-grep's Innovative Approach

ast-grep is an Abstract Syntax Tree (AST)-based code search tool designed for ease of use, expressiveness, and precision. This blog post delves into the design space of code search queries, categorizing them into informal queries, formal queries based on existing programming languages, formal queries using custom languages, and hybrid queries. Each type's strengths and weaknesses are analyzed. ast-grep employs a hybrid approach, allowing users to write queries using familiar programming language syntax and offering more powerful expressiveness through YAML configuration files or a programmatic API for precise code search.

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(ast-grep.github.io)
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India's EdTech Crisis: A Call for AI-Powered Learning Ecosystems

2025-03-09
India's EdTech Crisis: A Call for AI-Powered Learning Ecosystems

An Indian company's hiring process reveals a stark reality: out of 2500 applications, only a handful could complete a simple real-world challenge. The author argues that India's education system stifles independent thinking, producing students dependent on spoon-feeding. The article calls for educational reform, shifting from rote learning to project-based learning and leveraging AI tools to create 'cognitive apprenticeships' that foster problem-solving skills crucial for the AI era.

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(saigaddam.medium.com)
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Apple Releases CA-1M Dataset and Cubify Transformer for Indoor 3D Object Detection

2025-04-02
Apple Releases CA-1M Dataset and Cubify Transformer for Indoor 3D Object Detection

Apple has released CA-1M, a large-scale dataset for indoor 3D object detection, along with the Cubify Transformer (CuTR) model. CA-1M features exhaustively annotated 3D bounding boxes and poses. Two CuTR model variants are provided: one using RGB-D images and another using only RGB images. The dataset supports real-time detection using the NeRF Capture app and includes comprehensive instructions and code examples. Researchers can leverage this dataset and model to advance research in indoor 3D object detection.

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LLMs Conquered: A Graveyard of AI Benchmarks

2025-01-06

Killedbyllm.com is a fascinating website documenting the rapid progress of Large Language Models (LLMs). It lists numerous benchmarks, from early reading comprehension tests to complex mathematical reasoning challenges, that have been surpassed by models like GPT-4 and LLaMa. The site serves as a testament to the breakneck speed of AI advancement, showcasing how previously insurmountable challenges have fallen to LLMs and prompting reflection on the future of AI.

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(r0bk.github.io)
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FiveM: The alt:V Integration Disaster

2025-02-20

This post details the disastrous integration of the former alt:V team into the FiveM project. The ex-alt:V team demonstrated a profound lack of teamwork, ignoring communication and unilaterally altering code and build systems, resulting in numerous regressions. They failed to test their changes, disregarded backward compatibility, and treated the original development team with arrogance. Specific examples highlight the ex-alt:V team's technical incompetence, lack of accountability, and malicious behavior towards the original team. Ultimately, the destructive actions of the ex-alt:V team led to the departure of the original FiveM developers and plunged the project into chaos.

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(fivem.team)
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Minecraft Server Crafted in COBOL: A Retro Rewind

2024-12-26
Minecraft Server Crafted in COBOL: A Retro Rewind

CobolCraft is a Minecraft server audaciously built using the legacy COBOL programming language. Despite COBOL's limitations in low-level data manipulation, this project surprisingly supports features like infinite terrain generation, dynamic chunk loading, and multiplayer capabilities. It even handles Minecraft's data files, showcasing the unexpected potential of this often-overlooked language and challenging perceptions of its capabilities. This project serves as a testament to programming ingenuity and an interesting experiment in using unconventional tools.

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(github.com)
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Mistral's Le Chat Hits 1 Million Downloads

2025-02-20
Mistral's Le Chat Hits 1 Million Downloads

Mistral AI's Le Chat has surpassed one million downloads just weeks after its release, reaching the top spot on the French iOS App Store's free downloads chart. French President Emmanuel Macron even endorsed Le Chat in a recent TV interview. This success follows OpenAI's ChatGPT, which garnered 500,000 downloads in six days last November, and DeepSeek's app, which hit one million downloads between January 10th and 31st. The rapid growth highlights the fierce competition in the AI assistant market, with tech giants like Google and Microsoft also vying for a place on users' phones with Gemini and Copilot respectively.

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(techcrunch.com)
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Apple Finally Lets You Migrate Purchases Between Accounts

2025-02-12
Apple Finally Lets You Migrate Purchases Between Accounts

Apple released a new support document detailing how users can migrate their movie, music, and app purchases from older iTools/.Mac/MobileMe/iTunes accounts to their primary Apple ID. This long-awaited feature addresses the fragmentation of accounts that many long-time users have experienced. The migration process takes place on an iPhone or iPad within the Settings app, under 'Media & Purchases'. However, there are limitations: only one migration per year is allowed, child accounts and Family Sharing are not supported, and the feature is unavailable in the EU, UK, and India.

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(arstechnica.com)
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Nikola Files for Bankruptcy: The Electric Truck Dream Crumbles

2025-02-19
Nikola Files for Bankruptcy: The Electric Truck Dream Crumbles

Electric truck maker Nikola has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, marking the end of a challenging journey. The company faced persistent funding shortfalls and losses, ultimately failing to raise sufficient capital. Founder Trevor Milton was convicted of securities fraud, the company went through multiple CEO changes, sales were sluggish, and the stock price plummeted. Nikola will sell most of its assets and cease some operations by the end of March. This bankruptcy highlights the funding and market demand challenges faced by many electric vehicle companies that emerged during the pandemic.

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(www.cnn.com)
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Trump Threatens 20-Year Jail Sentences for Tesla Vandals

2025-03-30
Trump Threatens 20-Year Jail Sentences for Tesla Vandals

Amidst a surge of vandalism targeting Tesla vehicles, dealerships, and charging stations across the US, President Trump issued a stern warning: perpetrators face up to 20 years in prison, including those who funded the attacks. The FBI is investigating incidents in at least nine states, involving arson, gunfire, and graffiti. Three individuals have already been charged with crimes related to these attacks. This comes as Tesla's stock has plummeted nearly 48% this year, and top executives have offloaded $100 million in stock.

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(abc7.com)
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Chaos in Federal Offices After Trump's Mandatory Return-to-Office Order

2025-03-04
Chaos in Federal Offices After Trump's Mandatory Return-to-Office Order

Millions of federal workers were forced back to offices by the Trump administration, leading to widespread chaos. Many offices lacked basic amenities like Wi-Fi and electricity, with some even reporting hazardous conditions like exposed wires, resulting in employee injuries. Lease cancellations left some employees without office space. This move, seen as part of Trump's broader effort to shrink the federal government and pressure employees, has been met with strong union pushback and legal challenges.

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(www.cnn.com)
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Acer to Hike Laptop Prices in US by 10% Due to Tariffs

2025-02-18
Acer to Hike Laptop Prices in US by 10% Due to Tariffs

Acer CEO Jason Chen announced a 10% price increase on its laptops in the US starting March 2025, citing upcoming tariffs imposed by the Trump administration. This increase will affect even existing stock, and while Acer is exploring alternative supply chains including US-based production, the immediate impact will be felt by consumers. Other PC manufacturers remain silent, suggesting this might be a harbinger of broader price increases across the market.

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(www.tomshardware.com)
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Pitt Freezes PhD Admissions Amidst NIH Funding Uncertainty

2025-02-23
Pitt Freezes PhD Admissions Amidst NIH Funding Uncertainty

The University of Pittsburgh has temporarily halted PhD admissions due to uncertainty surrounding frozen research aid from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This follows an NIH policy to reduce the funding cap for indirect research costs (like building maintenance and support staff) from Pitt's current 59% to 15%. While a federal judge temporarily blocked the policy, Pitt preemptively paused admissions to assess the impact of potential funding cuts. Other universities, including USC and Vanderbilt, have taken similar actions. The NIH funding slowdown is already evident, significantly impacting Pittsburgh's life sciences sector.

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Website Showcases Early Christian Writings

2024-12-25

A new website, "Early Christian Writings," offers a comprehensive collection of Christian texts predating the Council of Nicaea in 325 AD. It features the New Testament, Apocrypha, Gnostic texts, writings of the Church Fathers, and related non-Christian sources, all with translations and commentary. This resource provides invaluable insight into the history and development of early Christianity.

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Software Design Philosophy: Taming Complexity

2024-12-21

This post summarizes three key ideas from the book "A Philosophy of Software Design": zero tolerance for complexity, the misconception that smaller components always equate to better modularity, and the complexities inherent in exception handling. The author argues that complexity isn't caused by single errors but accumulates over time. Examples of an order processing system and user registration illustrate how to avoid duplicated code and find the right balance between component size and modularity. Furthermore, the post details three techniques to reduce exception handling complexity: eliminating errors, masking exceptions, and exception aggregation, with file processing serving as an example. The book ultimately emphasizes the importance of consistently simplifying complexity in software design.

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(www.16elt.com)
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Xanadu's 12-Qubit Photonic Quantum Computer: A Promising First Step

2025-01-31
Xanadu's 12-Qubit Photonic Quantum Computer: A Promising First Step

Xanadu's latest research, published in Nature, details their 12-qubit photonic quantum computer, Aurora, built using 35 chips. While significantly fewer qubits than Google or IBM's offerings, this represents a key advancement in photonic quantum computing. Researchers highlight advantages like noise resilience and ease of networking, crucial for a future quantum internet. However, practical quantum computing applications require thousands, if not millions, of qubits. The achievement is compared to building a hotel—one room has been constructed, but the feasibility of building the entire hotel remains to be seen.

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(www.technologyreview.com)
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Left-to-Right Programming: Say Goodbye to Intellisense Hell

2025-08-19
Left-to-Right Programming: Say Goodbye to Intellisense Hell

This article criticizes the inefficiency of declarative programming in languages like Python, highlighting the difficulty of getting code completion hints with list comprehensions. The author proposes a "left-to-right" programming paradigm where programs remain valid throughout the input process, facilitating code completion and error checking. Rust, Python, and JavaScript code examples illustrate how left-to-right programming enhances readability and development efficiency. The article concludes by advocating for well-designed APIs to improve the development experience.

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(graic.net)
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