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Delta Emulator Triples Apple's In-App Prices to Push Patreon

2024-12-20

Delta Emulator Triples Apple's In-App Prices to Push Patreon

Delta gaming emulator developer Riley Testut is tripling the price of in-app purchases on Apple's iOS App Store to encourage users to subscribe via Patreon. This move leverages Apple's new policy allowing external payment links while protesting Apple's in-app purchase system. Patreon subscriptions offer additional benefits like iPad and SEGA Genesis support, private Discord access, and more convenient refunds and customer support.

(www.theverge.com)

Game game emulator in-app purchase

Programmer Creates Pseudo-3D Game in Bash

2024-12-20

Programmer Creates Pseudo-3D Game in Bash

A programmer, izabera, has developed a surprisingly impressive pseudo-3D game using the Bash scripting language. This project, a homage to the classic game Wolfenstein 3D, is open-source on GitHub. The code is concise yet the result is stunning, showcasing the power of Bash and the programmer's ingenuity. The repository includes the game source code and demonstration videos. Developers interested in learning more can check it out on GitHub.

(github.com)

Development Game Development

Monorepo Build Tools: Scaling Your Codebase

2024-12-20

Traditional build tools struggle with large codebases (100-10,000 active developers). Monorepo build tools like Bazel and Mill offer solutions by supporting multiple languages, custom build tasks, automatic caching and parallelization, remote caching and execution, drastically improving build speed and efficiency. They also feature dependency-based test selection and build task sandboxing, reducing testing time and non-determinism. While these features might seem unnecessary for small projects, they are crucial for large-scale collaboration and continuous integration in larger projects, preventing build times from becoming a bottleneck.

(mill-build.org)

Development build tools scalability

DOS APPEND Command: Bridging the Gap Between Old and New

2024-12-20

While reconstructing the DOS 2.11 source code, the author encountered a challenge: the ancient MASM 1.25 assembler lacked directory support, clashing with modern file organization using a tree structure. To avoid a monolithic directory, the author cleverly employed the DOS APPEND command. APPEND is a TSR (Terminate and Stay Resident) program that intercepts system calls like file opening and searches a predefined path list if the file isn't found in the current directory. This allowed MASM 1.25 to locate files within the hierarchical structure, resolving the incompatibility and highlighting APPEND's surprising utility in specific scenarios.

(www.os2museum.com)

Development

io_uring Gains New Process Creation Functionality

2024-12-20

LWN.net reports on the development of a new process creation feature for the io_uring subsystem. This functionality is implemented via two new io_uring operations: IORING_OP_CLONE, which creates a new process, and IORING_OP_EXEC, which performs an execveat() system call to load a new program. This promises increased efficiency and allows for more complex logic, such as path searching, to be executed asynchronously within the kernel. However, the feature is still in its early stages and has limitations, such as requiring synchronous execution of io_uring operations within the new process. Future development aims to increase flexibility and eventually merge the feature into the mainline Linux kernel.

(lwn.net)

Development process creation Linux kernel

Anthropic Unveils Secrets to Building Effective AI Agents

2024-12-20

Anthropic Unveils Secrets to Building Effective AI Agents

Anthropic shares its insights on building effective AI agents, emphasizing the importance of simple, composable patterns over complex frameworks or libraries. The article distinguishes between workflows and agents, detailing various agent building patterns including prompt chaining, routing, parallelization, orchestrator-worker, and evaluator-optimizer. It stresses maintaining simplicity, transparency, and a well-designed agent-computer interface. Finally, the article highlights the practical value of AI agents with examples in customer support and coding agents.

(www.anthropic.com)

AI AI agents workflows

OpenAI Releases Realtime Embedded SDK for Microcontrollers

2024-12-20

OpenAI Releases Realtime Embedded SDK for Microcontrollers

OpenAI has released the openai-realtime-embedded-sdk, enabling developers to utilize its Realtime API on microcontrollers such as the ESP32. Supporting Linux and ESP32S3, the SDK allows for testing on Linux without physical hardware. After installing protobufc, setting the target platform, and configuring WiFi and OpenAI API keys, developers can build and deploy applications. This expands OpenAI's AI capabilities to embedded devices, opening doors for innovative IoT and edge computing applications.

(github.com)

AI Realtime API Embedded SDK

Retro Revival: Bringing a Tandy Coco Back Online with FujiNet

2024-12-20

Retro Revival: Bringing a Tandy Coco Back Online with FujiNet

This article details the author's journey in connecting an old Tandy Coco computer to the internet using the FujiNet project, an ambitious open-source initiative aiming to be the only peripheral needed for vintage computers. The author faced challenges during the assembly process, including soldering difficulties, hardware bugs, and software compatibility issues. Despite these hurdles, they successfully connected to the internet and ran various applications, including an ISS tracker and games. The experience highlights the vibrancy of the open-source community and the potential of retrocomputing, showcasing the fun of hardware repair and software development.

(www.leadedsolder.com)

Tech internet connectivity

Parker Solar Probe to Make Historic Dive into Sun's Atmosphere

2024-12-20

Parker Solar Probe to Make Historic Dive into Sun's Atmosphere

After six years of traveling through space, NASA's Parker Solar Probe is poised to make history on Christmas Eve, plunging into the Sun's atmosphere at an unprecedented speed, coming within 3.8 million miles of the solar surface. This daring mission aims to unravel the mystery of the solar wind's origin, a question that has puzzled scientists for over half a century. The probe is equipped with cutting-edge materials, including heat-resistant titanium-zirconium-molybdenum alloy and sapphire crystal tubes, to withstand the extreme temperatures exceeding 2,500° Fahrenheit. This groundbreaking endeavor promises to shed light on the solar wind and its impact on our solar system.

(arstechnica.com)

Tech Parker Solar Probe Solar Wind Solar Atmosphere

Unprecedented Drop in Teen Drug Use Continues to Surprise Experts

2024-12-20

Unprecedented Drop in Teen Drug Use Continues to Surprise Experts

A new study reveals a continued and unexpected drop in teen drug use in 2024, reaching historic lows. The decline, which began during the COVID-19 pandemic, has not reversed despite the lifting of restrictions. Rates of alcohol, marijuana, and nicotine use among 8th, 10th, and 12th graders have all plummeted. Researchers are now investigating the contributing factors to this unprecedented trend and planning interventions to maintain these low rates.

(arstechnica.com)

Health teen drug use pandemic impact

2024 in Math: Breakthroughs and the Rise of AI

2024-12-20

2024 in Math: Breakthroughs and the Rise of AI

2024 was a landmark year for mathematics, marked by a series of significant breakthroughs. A team of nine mathematicians proved the geometric Langlands conjecture—an 800-page proof hailed as a crowning achievement—connecting disparate areas of mathematics. Further major advances were made in geometry, solving long-standing conjectures and providing surprising counterexamples. Concurrently, artificial intelligence made major strides, with Google DeepMind's AlphaProof achieving remarkable results in the International Mathematical Olympiad, hinting at AI's potential as a 'copilot' for future mathematical research. These achievements underscore not only the significant progress in mathematical understanding but also the transformative potential of AI in shaping the field's future.

(www.quantamagazine.org)

AI mathematical breakthroughs geometric Langlands program

OpenAI's o3 System Achieves Breakthrough Score on ARC-AGI Benchmark

2024-12-20

OpenAI's o3 System Achieves Breakthrough Score on ARC-AGI Benchmark

OpenAI's new o3 system, trained on the ARC-AGI-1 public training set, achieved a breakthrough score of 75.7% on the semi-private evaluation set, surpassing previous limitations of large language models. This represents a significant leap in AI capabilities, demonstrating novel task adaptation never before seen in the GPT family. While not yet achieving Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), o3's success highlights the importance of test-time knowledge recombination and provides valuable data points for ongoing AGI research. Further challenges remain, as o3 still fails on some simple tasks, underscoring the complexities of achieving true AGI.

(arcprize.org)

AI

Grayjay App: Follow Creators, Not Platforms

2024-12-20

Grayjay is a multi-platform video player that aggregates content from YouTube, PeerTube, Twitch, and more, eliminating the need to switch between different platforms. Prioritizing user privacy, it stores watch history locally and offers data import/export and auto-backup. Features include a personalized content feed, screen casting, and Harbor integration for connecting with audiences and monetizing content.

(grayjay.app)

Development video player cross-platform

Google's Gemini Code Assist Adds Third-Party Tool Integration

2024-12-20

Google's Gemini Code Assist Adds Third-Party Tool Integration

Google announced support for third-party tools in Gemini Code Assist, its enterprise-focused AI code completion service. This allows integration with tools like Jira, GitHub, and Sentry via plugins, reducing context switching and boosting developer productivity. Currently in private preview for Google Cloud partners, this feature directly competes with GitHub's Copilot Enterprise, though Google highlights advantages like on-premises codebase support. The addition of tools aims to streamline workflows and enhance efficiency for developers.

(techcrunch.com)

Development AI code assistant third-party tool integration

Day by Data App Transforms Your Data into Art

2024-12-20

Day by Data App Transforms Your Data into Art

The Day by Data app, now available on the App Store, turns your daily data into stunning visualizations. Connect your Health and Spotify data to generate personalized art pieces reflecting your yearly step count, top Spotify songs, and peak activity days. Create a 'Day by Data Receipt' showcasing your yearly achievements. The app offers a simple and intuitive way to transform routine numbers into meaningful visuals, making your data a story worth sharing.

(apps.apple.com)

Design Health Data

UK Electricity Bills Soar: High Subsidies and Grid Investment Lag

2024-12-20

UK Electricity Bills Soar: High Subsidies and Grid Investment Lag

High UK electricity bills aren't solely due to wholesale power costs. A recent analysis reveals that network costs and green energy subsidies are major drivers. Twenty years of stagnant grid investment now necessitate urgent expansion, skyrocketing network costs. Contracts subsidizing renewables will continue increasing bills, while past subsidies, like the Renewables Obligation and Feed-in Tariff, failed to adjust quickly enough to falling renewable energy prices, locking in massive long-term costs. The author suggests reducing grid dependence or improving grid utilization as pathways to lower future electricity bills.

(climate.benjames.io)

Tech UK electricity bills energy subsidies grid investment

“Bread and Circuses”: Reframing the Narrative of Roman Decline

2024-12-20

“Bread and Circuses”: Reframing the Narrative of Roman Decline

This article delves into the origins and meaning of the proverb “bread and circuses.” Tracing it back to Juvenal's satire, the author argues it's not a positive assessment of the Roman populace but a critique of their abdication of political responsibility in favor of basic needs and entertainment. The author challenges the common notion that “bread and circuses” caused Rome's downfall, attributing the decline to prolonged civil wars and instability, with the populace prioritizing peace above all else. Ultimately, the article reveals the true meaning of “bread and circuses”: a lament for the loss of political liberty and the constrained dreams of the Roman people.

(acoup.blog)

Misc Roman history bread and circuses political decline

LHC Unveils 23 Exotic Hadrons, Challenging Strong Interaction Theories

2024-12-20

LHC Unveils 23 Exotic Hadrons, Challenging Strong Interaction Theories

The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) has yielded a surprising discovery: 23 exotic hadrons, including pentaquarks and tetraquarks, whose structures defy explanation by current theories. This discovery, akin to a fascinating detective story, is driving theorists to develop new models, such as hadronic molecule models and compact tetraquark models. Future experiments at the High-Luminosity LHC, Belle II, and BESIII will provide more data, offering further clues to unraveling the mysteries of the strong interaction.

(cerncourier.com)

Physics hadrons Large Hadron Collider strong interaction

Calm Web Reader Artemis Launches

2024-12-20

Calm Web Reader Artemis Launches

Artemis is a web reader designed for a calm and peaceful reading experience. It updates once a day around 12 am in your timezone, allowing you to leisurely check your favorite websites. Artemis prioritizes a minimalist and slow design, promoting a relaxed browsing experience. It's free to use and offers information on data storage and accessibility, with contact details provided for tech support.

(artemis.jamesg.blog)

Misc web reader daily updates

Sovereign Tech Fund Invests in OpenStreetMap

2024-12-20

The OpenStreetMap Foundation received a €384,000 grant from the Sovereign Tech Agency to ensure the stability, growth, and modernization of its core software. This funding will be used to update code, improve documentation and testing infrastructure, and enhance core infrastructure, including addressing vandalism and exploring new data interaction methods. Two new roles will be created, including an OSM Core Software Development Facilitator to coordinate developer efforts and foster community contributions.

(blog.openstreetmap.org)

Development Sovereign Tech Fund

California Orders Uber to Fingerprint Drivers for Teen Rides

2024-12-20

California Orders Uber to Fingerprint Drivers for Teen Rides

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) ruled that Uber must fingerprint drivers for its teen ride-hailing service, Uber for Teens, to continue operating in the state. This decision stems from safety concerns regarding unaccompanied minors. While Uber has historically resisted fingerprint-based background checks, the CPUC cited the importance of protecting children from potential sexual offenders. The ruling significantly impacts Uber's operations, while competitor HopSkipDrive, which already employs stricter safety measures including fingerprinting, supports the decision. The added cost of fingerprinting may lead to higher prices for Uber's teen ride service.

(techcrunch.com)

Tech teen rider safety fingerprint background checks

Walmart Pilots Body Cameras for Employee Safety

2024-12-20

Walmart Pilots Body Cameras for Employee Safety

Walmart is testing body cameras for its employees in select stores to deter conflict and theft. While the company won't disclose specifics, photos have emerged showing employees wearing the cameras and charging stations in stores. The initiative, currently a pilot program in one market, prioritizes employee safety over loss prevention. This follows a trend among retailers to enhance security, with companies like TJX and Greggs also adopting similar measures. The move comes after over 200 violent incidents at Walmart stores in 2023, according to a worker rights group.

(petapixel.com)

Tech Walmart body cameras employee safety

Boston City Hall: A Controversial Architectural Masterpiece

2024-12-20

Boston City Hall: A Controversial Architectural Masterpiece

On its 50th anniversary, Boston City Hall, a concrete behemoth designed by Kallmann and McKinnell, prompts reflection on its complex history. Built in the 1960s to revitalize a struggling Boston, its bold modernist design, a stark departure from traditional city halls, initially polarized opinions. Today, it's hailed by the architectural world as one of the greatest buildings of the 20th century, yet public opinion remains divided. The architects envisioned it evoking profound reflections on human existence and history; however, its cold concrete exterior and labyrinthine interior fell short. This article recounts Boston City Hall's journey from design competition to completion and its impact on urban development, showcasing how a building can encapsulate a city's transformation.

(www.bostonglobe.com)

Design Boston City Hall architectural design urban renewal

Rerun 0.21 Update: Graph View, Drag & Drop, and Undo

2024-12-20

Rerun 0.21 Update: Graph View, Drag & Drop, and Undo

Rerun 0.21 introduces a highly anticipated Graph view, along with drag-and-drop functionality and undo capabilities. The new view, built using GraphNodes and GraphEdges archetypes, visualizes various graph structures like ROS graphs and semantic scene graphs. This release also implements time-travel-based undo and features a new force-based graph layout engine, Fjädra, significantly enhancing user experience.

(rerun.io)

Development Graph View

Major Math Error Corrected in Black Plastic Study; Authors Say It Doesn't Matter

2024-12-20

Major Math Error Corrected in Black Plastic Study; Authors Say It Doesn't Matter

A study reporting toxic flame retardants from electronics in black plastic household products, including kitchen utensils, contained a significant mathematical error. The initial findings suggested exposure levels were near the safety limit, causing public alarm and prompting articles advising people to discard their kitchenware. A correction revealed the actual exposure is far below the safe limit. While the overall conclusion—that flame retardants significantly contaminate plastic products—remains, the study also found contamination is uncommon, affecting only a minority of products.

(arstechnica.com)

Tech flame retardant black plastic math error correction

Radxa Orion O6: World's First Open-Source Armv9 Motherboard Debuts

2024-12-20

Radxa Orion O6: World's First Open-Source Armv9 Motherboard Debuts

Radxa, in collaboration with partners, has unveiled the Radxa Orion O6, claimed as the world's first open-source Armv9 motherboard—more accurately, a single-board computer (SBC). Powered by CIX's CD8180 SoC, it boasts 12 CPU cores (including four Cortex-A720 cores up to 2.8GHz) and an Arm Immortalis G720 GPU, offering impressive performance with 8K video decoding and encoding capabilities and a 30 TOPS NPU. RAM options range from 8GB to 64GB (soldered DDR5-5500). The board is packed with I/O, including multiple M.2 slots, a PCIe x16 slot, and multi-gigabit Ethernet. Currently supporting Debian and Fedora Linux, with Windows and Android support planned. Pricing starts at $200 for the 8GB model.

(www.tomshardware.com)

Hardware Single-Board Computer Open-Source Hardware

ByteDance Open-Sources Monolith, its Recommendation System Framework

2024-12-20

ByteDance Open-Sources Monolith, its Recommendation System Framework

ByteDance has open-sourced Monolith, a deep learning framework for large-scale recommendation modeling. Built on TensorFlow, it supports batch and real-time training and serving. Key features include collisionless embedding tables ensuring unique representation for different ID features, and real-time training for capturing the latest trends and helping users discover new interests. Tutorials and demos are provided to facilitate usage.

(github.com)

AI Recommendation System

Intel Core Ultra 9 285K "Arrow Lake": Windows 11 vs. Ubuntu Linux Performance Showdown

2024-12-20

Phoronix conducted a comprehensive benchmark comparing the performance of Intel's flagship Core Ultra 9 285K "Arrow Lake" processor on Windows 11 and Ubuntu Linux. Testing included various Linux kernel versions and power management settings. Results showed Linux sometimes edging out Windows in performance, thanks to Linux's flexibility and optimizations for newer kernels. The benchmarks highlight the impact of OS choice on processor performance, offering valuable insights for users choosing an operating system.

(www.phoronix.com)

Hardware processor performance OS comparison

One Click, Half a Million Lost: Sophisticated Crypto Phishing Scam Exploits Google Services

2024-12-20

Two victims lost nearly $500,000 in cryptocurrency after clicking on a fraudulent Google account recovery prompt. Scammers used a real Google phone number, forged Google security emails, and tricked victims into clicking a Google prompt on their phones, gaining control of their Gmail accounts. One victim's mistake was storing a picture of their cryptocurrency wallet's seed phrase in Google Photos, giving the scammers easy access to their funds. This incident highlights vulnerabilities in Google's authentication system and the sophistication of scammers using Google services for high-tech phishing attacks.

(krebsonsecurity.com)

Tech phishing cryptocurrency security google authentication

Open-Source Game Engine boardgame.io Simplifies Turn-Based Game Development

2024-12-20

Open-Source Game Engine boardgame.io Simplifies Turn-Based Game Development

boardgame.io is an open-source JavaScript game engine designed to simplify the development of turn-based games. By automatically handling complex aspects like state management, multiplayer networking, and AI opponents, developers can focus on writing game logic. The engine supports multiple game phases, lobbies for matchmaking, prototyping capabilities, and various view layer technologies (such as React and React Native). Its powerful plugin system and traceable game logs further enhance development efficiency and player experience.

(github.com)

Development turn-based game

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