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Xiaomi's Draconian Bootloader Unlock Policy Sparks Debate

2025-01-03
Xiaomi's Draconian Bootloader Unlock Policy Sparks Debate

Xiaomi has drastically tightened its bootloader unlock policy, limiting users to unlocking only one device per year. While this change minimally impacts average consumers, it could significantly hinder custom ROM development. This move has sparked a debate about device ownership and user freedom, with speculation focusing on Xiaomi's motivations, including preventing users from bypassing built-in ads and tracking, or thwarting scalpers reselling phones with modified software. Users see this as restricting choice, while developers worry about reduced efficiency in custom ROM creation.

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Jujutsu: A Revolutionary Version Control System

2024-12-22

Jujutsu is a new version control system built on top of Git, offering a simplified approach to local file interaction through a unique conceptual model and command set. Unlike Git, Jujutsu always treats the working copy state as a commit, instantly reflecting any on-disk edits in the current commit. This streamlines many operations, including fixing typos in old commits, viewing diffs, and managing work in progress. The workflow is intuitive, easily accessible even without prior Git experience, and seamlessly integrates with the Git ecosystem. While some features like perfect VSCode integration are still missing, Jujutsu shows immense potential with its innovative design and user-friendly experience.

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GitHub Open Source Project: epub-tts Converts eBooks to Audio

2024-12-22
GitHub Open Source Project: epub-tts Converts eBooks to Audio

An open-source project on GitHub called epub-tts converts EPUB ebooks into audio files. Written in Go, it relies on ffmpeg and MacOS's `say` command to parse the EPUB into sections (chapters) and convert each section to an audio file. Currently an alpha release, it provides a simple alternative for when eyes are tired but the mind isn't. Future plans include code optimization, batch conversion, smaller audio file sizes, and support for more languages.

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SRCL: A Terminal-Aesthetic React Component Library

2025-01-20
SRCL: A Terminal-Aesthetic React Component Library

SRCL is an open-source React component and style repository that helps you build web applications, desktop applications, and static websites with terminal aesthetics. It boasts a comprehensive collection of components, including action bars, accordions, buttons, alert banners, avatars, badges, loaders, blog posts, breadcrumbs, cards, checkboxes, chessboards, code blocks, combo boxes, data tables, date pickers, dashboards, database examples, dropdown menus, empty states, input fields, forms, links, lists, messages, modals, navigation bars, popovers, progress bars, radio buttons, selects, sidebars, sliders, tables, text areas, tooltips, and tree views, all styled with a retro terminal look and feel.

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(www.sacred.computer)
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Big Tech Signs EU Pledge to Combat Online Hate Speech

2025-01-21
Big Tech Signs EU Pledge to Combat Online Hate Speech

Meta, Google, TikTok, and X have signed a voluntary EU commitment to combat illegal hate speech on their platforms. The "Code of Conduct on Countering Illegal Hate Speech Online Plus" requires signatories to increase transparency, allow third-party monitoring, and review at least two-thirds of hate speech reports within 24 hours. While not legally binding, the agreement represents a step forward in tech companies' efforts to address online hate speech.

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(www.theverge.com)
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Meelo: A Self-Hosted Music Server for Collectors

2025-01-28
Meelo: A Self-Hosted Music Server for Collectors

Meelo is a self-hosted personal music server and web app, similar to Plex or Jellyfin, but with a focus on flexibility and browsing experience. Designed for music collectors, it identifies B-sides, rare tracks, automatically detects duets and features, supports various formats and metadata parsing, and fetches information from MusicBrainz and more. Meelo supports music videos, differentiating them from interviews or behind-the-scenes content. It's available now via Docker images.

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LastPass Android App Privacy Report: Deep Dive into Trackers and Permissions

2025-01-04
LastPass Android App Privacy Report: Deep Dive into Trackers and Permissions

A privacy report on LastPass Android app version 4.11.18.6150 reveals 7 trackers and 36 permissions. Trackers include AppsFlyer, Google Analytics, etc., collecting user data. Permissions cover sensitive areas like location, network access, and storage access. The report highlights high-risk permissions, potentially impacting user privacy. Users should carefully evaluate the privacy implications.

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PuzzleZilla: Online Jigsaw Puzzle Maker Launches

2024-12-15

PuzzleZilla is a new online platform allowing users to create custom jigsaw puzzles from any image uploaded from their device or the internet. The site offers a wide variety of pre-categorized puzzles, including cars, babies, cities, animals, flowers, nature, girls, landscapes, dinosaurs, castles, movies, anime, cats, dogs, paintings, food, and fantasy themes. Users can easily create and play their puzzles online.

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Tig: A Text-Mode Interface for Git

2024-12-17

Tig is an ncurses-based text-mode interface for Git, primarily functioning as a Git repository browser. It also aids in staging changes for commit at the chunk level and acts as a pager for various Git command outputs. Installation instructions, release notes detailing new features and bug fixes, and resources like the homepage, manual, and Q&A section on Stack Overflow are readily available. Bug reports and feature requests can be submitted through the issue tracker or via email.

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The Illusion of Intelligence: AI, Interaction, and the Clever Hans Effect

2024-12-15
The Illusion of Intelligence: AI, Interaction, and the Clever Hans Effect

This paper explores the nature of intelligence in AI, particularly large language models (LLMs). It argues that the apparent intelligence of LLMs isn't due to independent reasoning but rather emerges from interaction with users. Drawing parallels between Socratic questioning, the Clever Hans effect, and iterative prompting of LLMs, the author demonstrates that intelligence is a relational phenomenon arising from collaboration, not isolated cognition. LLMs generate responses based on probabilistic relationships within their training data, responding to user prompts like Clever Hans responded to his handler's cues. The value of AI, therefore, lies not in its inherent 'knowledge' but in its ability to facilitate insightful questions and collaborative exploration, ultimately augmenting human creativity and problem-solving.

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(aalokbhattacharya.substack.com)
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The Secret Spy Satellite That Helped Win the Cold War

2025-01-22
The Secret Spy Satellite That Helped Win the Cold War

In the 1970s, the rise of the Soviet Navy posed a significant threat to the US. To counter the emergence of powerful new Soviet warships, the top-secret Parcae satellite program was launched. Developed by the US Naval Research Laboratory, Parcae provided real-time location data on Soviet vessels, drastically reducing the time between signal interception and intelligence reporting to mere minutes. This near-instantaneous intelligence was crucial for military decision-making. Employing multiple satellites working in concert and advanced computer systems to process massive amounts of data, Parcae helped maintain the strategic balance during the Cold War. Its technology continues to influence modern satellite signals intelligence systems.

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(spectrum.ieee.org)
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Getting LLMs to Generate Funny Memes: Surprisingly Hard

2025-01-06
Getting LLMs to Generate Funny Memes: Surprisingly Hard

A University of Waterloo intern attempted to build an app using LLMs and the Greptile API to generate memes that roast GitHub repositories. The process proved unexpectedly challenging. Directly prompting the LLM for roasts yielded generic results. The solution involved separating the task into code analysis (using Greptile to pinpoint specific issues) and roast generation (using the LLM to create targeted humor). Image generation proved difficult due to limitations in handling text, leading to the use of pre-built meme templates and node-canvas for text insertion. Despite the hurdles, the project culminated in reporoast.com, a website capable of generating custom code-roasting memes.

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(www.greptile.com)
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Apple Secretly Enables AI Photo Analysis, Sparking Privacy Concerns

2025-01-03
Apple Secretly Enables AI Photo Analysis, Sparking Privacy Concerns

Apple silently enabled a feature called "Enhanced Visual Search" in iOS 18.1 and macOS 15.1, which analyzes photos for landmarks without explicit user consent. While Apple claims to use homomorphic encryption and differential privacy to protect user privacy, the lack of transparency and opt-in choice has sparked concern. Developers criticize Apple's lack of explanation and user notification, arguing the approach is even more intrusive than its abandoned CSAM scanning plan. Although no evidence suggests Apple violated its privacy statements, the lack of communication is the core of user discontent.

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(www.theregister.com)
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UK Watchdog to Issue New Guidance on Smart Device Data Privacy

2024-12-16
UK Watchdog to Issue New Guidance on Smart Device Data Privacy

The UK's Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) will issue new guidance addressing data privacy concerns surrounding smart home devices. A Which? report revealed that some air fryers and other smart devices sent user data to servers in China. The ICO stated that consumers feel overwhelmed by the amount of data collected and lack control over its use. New guidelines, launching Spring 2025, will cover consent procedures, privacy information provision, and tools enabling users to exercise their rights.

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ImPlot3D: A High-Performance Immediate Mode 3D Plotting Library Based on Dear ImGui

2024-12-18
ImPlot3D: A High-Performance Immediate Mode 3D Plotting Library Based on Dear ImGui

ImPlot3D is an open-source library built on top of Dear ImGui, offering developers an easy-to-use, high-performance way to create 3D plots. Independent of ImPlot, ImPlot3D supports various 3D plot types, including line plots, scatter plots, surface plots, and mesh plots, with interactive rotation, panning, and zooming. Its intuitive API, similar to Dear ImGui and ImPlot, allows for quick integration and customization of markers, lines, surfaces, and mesh styles, with options for built-in or custom colormaps. A comprehensive demo application aids users in learning and utilizing its features.

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(github.com)
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EmacsConf 2024: A Smoothly Run Online Conference

2024-12-28

EmacsConf 2024 successfully concluded! This post, written by Sacha Chua, reflects on the conference's preparation, execution, and lessons learned. From the call for proposals to the final presentations, organizers cleverly used automation tools (Org mode, emacsconf-mail.el, Ansible, etc.) to boost efficiency and leveraged technologies like BigBlueButton and WhisperX for a smooth experience. While technical challenges (BBB server configuration, audio syncing) arose, they were effectively addressed. Sacha shares insights into time management, volunteer coordination, and future improvements, showcasing dedication to the open-source community.

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(sachachua.com)
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Century-Scale Digital Storage: A Race Against Time

2024-12-14
Century-Scale Digital Storage: A Race Against Time

This article explores the challenge of storing digital data for 100 years. From the invention of IBM's first hard drive-equipped computer, RAMAC, to the prevalence of cloud storage today, the author analyzes the advantages and disadvantages of various storage methods, including hard drives, cloud storage, removable media, and physical imprinting or printing. The article highlights the threats to long-term data preservation, such as physical damage to hardware, software updates, institutional changes, and market fluctuations. Ultimately, the author argues that the key to century-scale digital storage lies in establishing a culture that values maintenance and preservation, requiring a collective effort from all sectors of society to combat the erosion of time and safeguard humanity's digital heritage.

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(lil.law.harvard.edu)
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Firenvim: Embed Neovim in Your Browser for Enhanced Editing

2024-12-19
Firenvim: Embed Neovim in Your Browser for Enhanced Editing

Firenvim is a browser extension that seamlessly integrates the Neovim editor into Chrome, Firefox, and other browsers. With a simple click on any textarea, you can instantly edit webpage content using Neovim's powerful features. Save changes with ':w' and close the editor with ':q'. Installation is straightforward, and extensive customization options allow you to fine-tune the plugin's behavior, including element selection, auto-takeover settings, command-line options, and more. Firenvim offers advanced features such as manual triggering, temporary disabling, custom configuration, special character handling, and webpage interaction. However, be aware that compatibility issues may arise with certain websites.

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(github.com)
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Mastodon Web App Requires JavaScript

2025-01-01

Eric Hellman's tilde.zone post reveals a long-term project update: using the Mastodon web application requires enabling JavaScript, or alternatively, using a native Mastodon app. This suggests work on improving the web client or user experience for Mastodon.

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W3C HTML Working Group: Driving HTML Standard Evolution

2024-12-26
W3C HTML Working Group: Driving HTML Standard Evolution

The W3C HTML Working Group is dedicated to bringing WHATWG's HTML and DOM review drafts to W3C Recommendations. This group comprises global experts collaboratively ensuring the continued evolution and improvement of HTML standards to meet the ever-changing needs of the web. The group features a defined mission, participation process, and patent policy, and regularly publishes updates and event information.

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(www.w3.org)
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Tech's Misuse of the Pareto Principle: 80% Effort, 20% Product?

2025-01-23
Tech's Misuse of the Pareto Principle: 80% Effort, 20% Product?

In game development, the concept of a 'vertical slice' emphasizes completeness, while the tech industry's prevalent 'Minimum Viable Product' (MVP) prioritizes rapid iteration. The author argues that overemphasis on the Pareto Principle (80% of results from 20% effort) leads to many tech products remaining rough MVPs, lacking final polish and leaving users dissatisfied. This isn't just seen in apps and software but also impacts AI, like self-driving cars and image generation; these are promising but far from practical. The author calls for a shift in mindset, valuing completeness and user experience over rapid iteration and funding.

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(bobbylox.com)
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Meta Launches 'Edits' Video Editing App to Capitalize on CapCut's Absence

2025-01-20
Meta Launches 'Edits' Video Editing App to Capitalize on CapCut's Absence

Following the removal of ByteDance's CapCut video editing app from app stores, Meta announced its new video editing app, Edits, on Sunday. Instagram head Adam Mosseri revealed the app will launch on iOS next month, with Android to follow. Edits boasts a suite of creative tools, including inspiration and idea tracking tabs, and a high-quality camera, along with draft sharing capabilities. Meta's move is seen as capitalizing on the market gap left by CapCut's absence, mirroring previous strategic launches like Instagram Reels and Threads.

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(techcrunch.com)
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Google Fiber Launches Construction in Las Vegas

2025-01-22
Google Fiber Launches Construction in Las Vegas

Google Fiber has officially begun network construction in Las Vegas, starting on the west side of the city with expansion to other parts of Clark County in the coming months. This follows agreements reached in 2024 with the City of Las Vegas and Clark County. Google Fiber is committed to minimizing disruption during construction and plans to offer service in parts of the metro area later this year. Nevada residents and businesses will have access to Google Fiber's plans, boasting speeds up to 8 gigabits and prices unchanged since 2012.

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(fiber.googleblog.com)
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Technical Debt vs. Technical Assets: A Wise Investment Strategy

2024-12-21
Technical Debt vs. Technical Assets: A Wise Investment Strategy

This article explores the difference between technical debt and technical assets. Technical debt, similar to financial debt, represents code issues that must be addressed, such as bugs and poor code readability, hindering development efficiency. Technical assets, on the other hand, are proactive investments in known problems, like building high-quality SDKs, reducing future maintenance costs and increasing development freedom. The article advises prioritizing the repayment of technical debt before investing in technical assets, leveraging proven processes and technologies to avoid accumulating technical debt and ultimately achieving higher development efficiency and product quality.

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(liblab.com)
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Redis UNLINK vs DEL: A Deep Dive into Internal Mechanics

2025-01-21
Redis UNLINK vs DEL: A Deep Dive into Internal Mechanics

Both Redis' UNLINK and DEL commands remove keys, but their internal implementations differ. DEL synchronously deletes keys and frees memory, while UNLINK asynchronously queues the deletion for background processing. UNLINK's 'non-blocking' nature isn't absolute; it calculates the cost of deleting an object: if the cost is less than 64, it deletes synchronously; otherwise, asynchronously. The article delves into the Redis source code, explaining the implementation details of UNLINK and DEL, including key slot calculation, two-phase unlinking, and asynchronous deletion, and discusses the role of LAZYFREE_THRESHOLD.

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(www.pankajtanwar.in)
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System Informer: Your System Resource Monitoring and Debugging Swiss Army Knife

2025-01-23

System Informer is a free, powerful, multi-purpose tool that helps you monitor system resources, debug software, and detect malware. It provides graphs and statistics for quickly identifying resource-hogging processes, searches for file handles and DLLs, displays detailed system activity overviews, and shows real-time disk and network usage. Furthermore, it allows you to create, edit, and control services, monitors GPU usage, provides detailed stack traces, and offers light and dark theme support. A must-have for system administrators and developers.

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(systeminformer.com)
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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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(hntrbrk.com)
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Bio-Inspired Adaptive Shading: Energy-Autonomous & Sustainable

2025-01-21

Researchers at the Universities of Stuttgart and Freiburg have developed a novel energy-autonomous building facade shading system, "Solar Gate," inspired by pine cones. Using bio-based cellulose materials and 4D printing, the system passively adjusts shading based on humidity and temperature changes, requiring no electricity. It closes in summer to minimize solar radiation and opens in winter to maximize sunlight for natural heating, offering a sustainable and efficient solution for climate control in buildings.

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(www.uni-stuttgart.de)
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Framework Fatigue: Why Developers Are Angry About New Tech

2025-01-21
Framework Fatigue: Why Developers Are Angry About New Tech

The constant stream of new JavaScript frameworks—from Svelte to Solid to Qwik—has left developers exhausted. Each promises blazing speed and improved performance, yet developers find themselves in a perpetual cycle of learning, consuming precious time and energy. This has sparked heated debates, with some arguing that new frameworks reinvent the wheel, while others express fears about job security and the obsolescence of existing skills. The article suggests that developer anger towards new frameworks is a self-defense mechanism stemming from anxieties about future career prospects. Understanding this perspective can foster healthier industry evolution.

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(blog.raed.dev)
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