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Scholium: Your AI-Powered Research Assistant

2025-03-05
Scholium: Your AI-Powered Research Assistant

Scholium is an AI agent designed to revolutionize academic research. Tired of sifting through irrelevant results? Scholium quickly finds and cites relevant scholarly papers using just a query. Currently accessing the arXiv database (with plans to expand to PubMed and academic journals), it summarizes papers and provides citations in five different styles. A community forum allows users to rate, discuss, and share papers, making Scholium a powerful tool for efficient research.

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(github.com)
AI Research Citation

Website Cookie Policy Explained

2025-03-05
Website Cookie Policy Explained

This website uses cookies to optimize the website and its service. Technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network. Some cookies store preferences not requested by the user, some are for statistical purposes (anonymous statistics), and some are used to create user profiles for advertising or tracking users across websites.

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(9to5linux.com)
Misc Website Optimization

From Iowa Town to Silicon Valley Legend: The Rise of Bob Noyce and the Integrated Circuit

2025-03-05
From Iowa Town to Silicon Valley Legend: The Rise of Bob Noyce and the Integrated Circuit

This expansive piece chronicles the life of Bob Noyce, co-inventor of the integrated circuit, a true Silicon Valley legend. From his upbringing in a conservative Iowa town, to his exposure to transistors at Bell Labs, and finally his entrepreneurial triumphs in Silicon Valley, Noyce's life was filled with both opportunity and adversity. His unique management style, emphasizing teamwork and individual responsibility, shaped the very fabric of Silicon Valley's corporate culture. The narrative reveals Noyce's talent, perseverance, and the strong Puritan ethic that fueled his remarkable success, profoundly impacting the course of technological advancement.

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(classic.esquire.com)
Tech Integrated Circuit

YouTube Warns of AI-Generated Deepfake Phishing Scam Targeting Creators

2025-03-05
YouTube Warns of AI-Generated Deepfake Phishing Scam Targeting Creators

YouTube is warning creators about a new phishing scam using an AI-generated deepfake video of CEO Neal Mohan. The scam, spread via private videos, falsely claims YouTube is changing its monetization policy to steal user credentials. YouTube emphasizes that it would never contact users privately with such information. Similar scams have been reported on Reddit, often using emails from [email protected] and leading to malicious downloads or fake DocuSign sites. YouTube urges users to report any suspicious videos.

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(www.theverge.com)
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Opera's New AI Browser Assistant: Helpful, But Don't Get Your Hopes Up

2025-03-05
Opera's New AI Browser Assistant: Helpful, But Don't Get Your Hopes Up

Opera's new browser feature, "Browser Operator," is an AI assistant designed to perform multi-step tasks within the browser. While impressive in demos (like finding and adding socks to a shopping cart), it's often slower than doing it manually. The feature is currently in preview and not universally available. Opera cautions against using it for legal, medical, or advisory purposes. It's more of a technological showcase than a fully-fledged productivity tool for now.

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(www.theregister.com)
Tech Opera browser web browsing

Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan's Forgotten Film Collaboration

2025-03-05

In 1936, to solidify the Anti-Comintern Pact and demonstrate the 'brother nations' bond between Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan, an ambitious film collaboration was launched. A German film crew arrived in Yokohama to create a movie showcasing the political and cultural alignment of the two nations. This little-known historical event sheds light on the complex political and cultural interactions between the Axis powers before World War II.

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(www.historytoday.com)
Misc Imperial Japan

RepairTuber Rossmann Slams Brother for Anti-Consumer Printer Practices

2025-03-04
RepairTuber Rossmann Slams Brother for Anti-Consumer Printer Practices

Louis Rossmann, a renowned repair YouTuber, expressed his disappointment with Brother printers in a recent video. He highlighted how Brother is disabling third-party toner cartridges and color registration functionality through firmware updates, harming consumers. Rossmann, who previously recommended Brother printers as a solution to cartridge DRM issues, now retracts his advice. He urges users to keep their printers offline and disable automatic updates to avoid issues. Brother's actions are seen as anti-consumer and raise concerns about individual property rights.

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(www.tomshardware.com)
Hardware printer anti-consumer

WordPress Co-founder Mullenweg: Staying Put, Seeking a Steward, Not a Committee

2025-03-04
WordPress Co-founder Mullenweg: Staying Put, Seeking a Steward, Not a Committee

Amidst calls for his resignation following a contentious legal battle with WP Engine, WordPress co-founder and Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg affirmed his intention to remain. He's actively planning succession, aiming to find a successor CEO, not a committee, to continue stewarding the WordPress community. The conflict with WP Engine, a company built on WordPress, centers around Mullenweg's belief they haven't adequately contributed back to the open-source project. He also discussed Automattic's future and the success of its model, highlighting WordPress.com's role in introducing over 100 million people to WordPress. Mullenweg envisions a future where the successor acts more as a 'mayor' than a CEO, accountable to the community.

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(techcrunch.com)
Development Succession Planning

Visualizing PyPI's Dependency Graph: Unveiling Hidden Package Clusters

2025-03-04

By visualizing the dependency graph of over half a million open-source Python packages on PyPI, the author constructs a massive network graph. After data cleaning and using Gephi software, the author successfully reveals the dependency relationships between packages and discovers interesting phenomena: some packages form tight clusters, such as the scientific computing package cluster around NumPy; others are anomalous clusters containing suspicious packages, hinting at the potential of visualization methods for detecting malicious packages. Furthermore, packages from large enterprises like Triton and Odoo also cluster together due to their internal dependencies. This research provides a new perspective on exploring the PyPI ecosystem and demonstrates the power of data visualization in package analysis.

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(fi-le.net)
Development

AI Tools: Powerful, But Don't Forget the Human

2025-03-04
AI Tools: Powerful, But Don't Forget the Human

This article explores the risks of deploying AI tools in production environments. The author argues that current AI isn't Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), but rather charismatic technology that often underdelivers on its promises. Drawing on cognitive systems engineering and resilience engineering, the article poses key questions for evaluating AI solutions: Does the tool genuinely augment human capabilities? Does it turn humans into mere monitors? Does it introduce new cognitive biases? Does it create single points of failure? The author stresses the importance of responsible AI system design, emphasizing that blindly adopting AI won't replace human workers; instead, it transforms work and creates new weaknesses.

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(www.honeycomb.io)
AI

DiscMaster 2: A Massive Upgrade to the CD-ROM Archive

2025-03-04

DiscMaster 2 is live! This project reprocesses millions of files from the old DiscMaster 1, adding support for over 3000 file formats and a vastly improved search engine. The new search boasts fuzzy matching, regular expressions, file hash searching, and dramatically increased speed. DiscMaster 2 also features improvements to file browsing, downloading, and display, resulting in a much more user-friendly experience.

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(discmaster.textfiles.com)
Misc data archive file format conversion

SICP Exercise Runtime Statistics

2025-03-04
SICP Exercise Runtime Statistics

This data table records the interpreter runtime of each exercise in Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs (SICP). The table reveals a huge variation in runtime across exercises, ranging from milliseconds to seconds. This reflects the impact of algorithmic efficiency and programming techniques on program performance. Some recursive algorithms show rapid runtime growth, while iterative counterparts prove more efficient. This data provides valuable insight for learning and understanding the algorithms and data structures presented in SICP.

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(lockywolf.wordpress.com)
Development Algorithmic Efficiency Runtime

Solving ARC-AGI Puzzles Without Pretraining: A Compression-Based Approach

2025-03-04

Isaac Liao and Albert Gu introduce CompressARC, a novel method that tackles the ARC-AGI benchmark using lossless information compression. This approach, without pretraining or large datasets, achieves 34.75% accuracy on the training set and 20% on the evaluation set, relying solely on compression during inference. The core idea is that more efficient compression correlates with more accurate solutions. CompressARC uses a neural network decoder and gradient descent to find a compact representation of the puzzle, inferring the answer within a reasonable timeframe. This work challenges the conventional reliance on extensive pretraining and data, suggesting a future where tailored compressive objectives and efficient inference-time computation unlock deep intelligence from minimal input.

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(iliao2345.github.io)
AI

Citigroup's $6 Billion Near-Miss: A Systemic Risk?

2025-03-04
Citigroup's $6 Billion Near-Miss: A Systemic Risk?

Bloomberg News reported that Citigroup nearly transferred $6 billion into a customer's account by mistake. A wealth management employee mistakenly copied and pasted an account number into the dollar amount field. While the error was caught the next day, it highlights systemic issues in Citigroup's risk management and data governance. This follows a previous incident where $81 trillion was mistakenly transferred. These incidents have led Citigroup to invest in improved compliance and resulted in hefty regulatory fines, including $400 million in 2020 and $136 million in 2023.

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(finance.yahoo.com)
Tech Citigroup transfer error

fastDOOM: Unlocking the Speed of DOOM on a 486

2025-03-04

This article delves into the remarkable performance optimizations achieved by the fastDOOM project, boosting the classic game DOOM's speed by 30% or more on a 486 processor. The author meticulously benchmarks various fastDOOM versions against the original, analyzing code changes and Git history to uncover the secrets behind the speed improvements. These include code reduction, function inlining, rendering optimizations (handling Mode Y and Mode 13h differently), and CPU/bus-specific tweaks. The author also explores the performance implications of different video modes (Mode Y vs. Mode 13h) and discusses unsuccessful optimization attempts. The article concludes with heartfelt praise for Victor Nieto, the creator of fastDOOM, for his impressive work.

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(fabiensanglard.net)
Game

German Town's Geothermal Gamble: Deep-Rock Energy for a Cleaner Future

2025-03-04
German Town's Geothermal Gamble: Deep-Rock Energy for a Cleaner Future

Geretsried, Germany, once abandoned its hopes for geothermal energy after traditional methods failed. Now, Eavor is pioneering a new approach, building its first commercial power plant in the town. Their technology taps into deep, dry hot rock, drilling kilometers deep to create closed loops that heat water for electricity generation and district heating for around 36,000 homes. This innovative solution addresses Germany's energy transition challenges and holds global potential for a cleaner, more secure energy future, combating climate change.

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(apnews.com)
Tech geothermal energy

Open-Source Gen-AI Powering Enterprise Search: Introducing Onyx

2025-03-04
Open-Source Gen-AI Powering Enterprise Search: Introducing Onyx

Onyx (formerly Danswer) is an open-source AI platform connecting your company's documents, apps, and people. It features a rich chat interface and supports various LLMs. Seamlessly integrate with over 40 connectors including Google Drive, Slack, and Salesforce, maintaining synchronized knowledge and access controls. Build custom AI agents with unique prompts, knowledge bases, and actions. Deploy Onyx securely at any scale—laptop, on-premise, or cloud. A Community Edition is freely available under the MIT license, while an Enterprise Edition offers enhanced features for larger organizations.

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(github.com)
Development Enterprise Search

GitSyncPad: One-Button Git Command Micro Keypad

2025-03-04
GitSyncPad: One-Button Git Command Micro Keypad

GitSyncPad is an innovative micro keypad designed for effortless Git version control. Execute commands like git add, git commit, and git push with a single button press. No software installation is required; simply connect it to your computer via USB and press the button to effortlessly execute Git commands. Only 10 units available!

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(www.gitsyncpad.xyz)
Development micro keypad

The Insane Genius: Karl Hans Janke's Fantastic Inventions

2025-03-04
The Insane Genius: Karl Hans Janke's Fantastic Inventions

Karl Hans Janke, a patient at an East German psychiatric hospital, spent his life creating over 4,500 drawings and hundreds of models of technological inventions, mostly fantastical flying machines. He claimed to have invented a fuel-less energy system using the magnetic energy of the universe, his so-called 'German atom,' constantly seeking contact with the scientific community while fearing plagiarism. His archive, rediscovered a decade after his death, reveals a brilliant mind overshadowed by mental illness, leaving a poignant legacy.

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(www.cabinetmagazine.org)
Misc mental illness inventor

Kaspersky Network Allegedly Provides Transit for Notorious 'Bulletproof' Host

2025-03-04

KrebsOnSecurity reports that Prospero OOO, a notorious provider of 'bulletproof' web hosting for cybercriminals, has begun routing its operations through networks run by Kaspersky Lab, the Russian antivirus and security firm. Prospero OOO has long been a source of malware, botnet controllers, and phishing websites. Security experts express concern that Kaspersky's provision of network services, even if denied by Kaspersky, exacerbates worries about facilitating cybercrime. The use of Kaspersky's network as a transit point raises questions about its security practices, especially considering the US government's previous ban on Kaspersky software for federal agencies.

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(krebsonsecurity.com)
Tech

Vidformer: Revolutionizing Video Processing for Computer Vision

2025-03-04
Vidformer: Revolutionizing Video Processing for Computer Vision

Developed by the OSU Interactive Data Systems Lab, Vidformer provides infrastructure for video-native interfaces and accelerates computer vision visualization. It efficiently transforms videos, enabling faster annotation, editing, and processing without performance compromises. Leveraging a declarative specification format, Vidformer offers transparent optimization and lazy execution, providing near-instantaneous playback. Built on open technologies like OpenCV, Supervision, FFmpeg, Jupyter, and Apache OpenDAL, Vidformer offers a cv2 frontend for easy integration with existing Python workflows. While not a video editor or database, Vidformer complements computer vision libraries and AI models, making it ideal for various video-related tasks.

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(github.com)
Development

Tom Wolfe: Did He Kill Democracy?

2025-03-04
Tom Wolfe: Did He Kill Democracy?

This article reflects on the legacy of Tom Wolfe, exploring his profound impact on journalism and the decline of his distinctive style. The author recounts a personal interview with Wolfe and analyzes his insightful portrayals of class, status, and social observation. The piece examines the rise and fall of New Journalism and questions how to recapture Wolfe's sharp, engaging, and objective reporting style in today's fragmented and highly polarized media landscape. While acknowledging the near impossibility of replicating Wolfe's approach in the current climate, the author suggests his keen social observation and unique writing style remain invaluable.

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(commonreader.wustl.edu)
Misc New Journalism Tom Wolfe Media Criticism

arXivLabs: Experimental Projects with Community Collaboration

2025-03-04
arXivLabs: Experimental Projects with Community Collaboration

arXivLabs is a framework enabling collaborators to develop and share new arXiv features directly on the website. Individuals and organizations involved embrace arXiv's values of openness, community, excellence, and user data privacy. arXiv is committed to these values and only works with partners who adhere to them. Got an idea for a valuable project for the arXiv community? Learn more about arXivLabs.

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(arxiv.org)
Tech

California Bar Exam's Tech Disaster: A Return to In-Person Testing?

2025-03-04
California Bar Exam's Tech Disaster: A Return to In-Person Testing?

The California bar exam was thrown into chaos by technical glitches. The new online testing system resulted in widespread issues for test-takers, including crashes, lag, error messages, and even flawed questions. The State Bar of California is recommending a return to in-person testing and dropping vendor Meazure Learning. While initially intended to save money, the cost overruns are significant, sparking lawsuits and legislative review. Law school deans are urging provisional licenses for failed candidates and a return to the National Conference of Bar Examiners' questions. This highlights the risks and costs of online exams, raising concerns about fairness and test-taker rights.

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(www.yahoo.com)
Tech bar exam technology failure online testing

anon-kode: Terminal-Based AI Coding Assistant

2025-03-04
anon-kode: Terminal-Based AI Coding Assistant

anon-kode is a terminal-based AI coding assistant that leverages any model supporting the OpenAI-style API. It fixes buggy code, explains function behavior, runs tests, and more – similar to Claude-code. After installation and initial configuration, simply start typing. Automated versioning, building, and publishing are handled by GitHub Actions, allowing manual release triggers with patch/minor/major version selection.

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(github.com)
Development Code Fixing

Should Engineering Managers Write Code? It Depends on Your Definition of 'Coding'

2025-03-04
Should Engineering Managers Write Code? It Depends on Your Definition of 'Coding'

This article explores whether engineering managers should write code. The author argues that all managers should be 'in the code,' understanding the codebase and how their team works, but not all managers need to be primary code writers. Managers should focus on improving team efficiency, such as hiring, strategy planning, decision-making, culture building, mentoring, etc. However, in the current economic climate, managers face higher efficiency demands and need to find a balance between being 'in the code' and fulfilling other management responsibilities. The article suggests methods for managers to be 'in the code,' such as setting aside dedicated coding time, pair programming with reports, doing code reviews, and increasing coding involvement during specific occasions (e.g., prototyping or incident handling). Ultimately, the author concludes that the key is whether managers are 'in the code,' not whether they primarily write code.

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(theengineeringmanager.substack.com)
Development Engineering Management Team Efficiency

Farallon Islands: A Crucial Wildlife Refuge

2025-03-04
Farallon Islands: A Crucial Wildlife Refuge

Located nearly 30 miles off the coast of San Francisco, the Farallon Islands National Wildlife Refuge is home to hundreds of thousands of seabirds and thousands of seals and sea lions. Since 1968, Point Blue Conservation Science has partnered with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to conduct research and train the next generation of scientists on the islands, working to conserve and restore this complex ecosystem in the face of climate change and other threats. Due to the sensitive seabird and mammal breeding grounds, the islands are closed to the public, accessible only to a small number of wildlife biologists and resource managers.

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(www.calacademy.org)
Misc ecosystem

Woolly Mouse: A Step Towards De-Extinction?

2025-03-04
Woolly Mouse: A Step Towards De-Extinction?

Colossal Biosciences has achieved a significant breakthrough in its ambitious plan to resurrect the woolly mammoth. The company announced the creation of genetically engineered mice possessing key mammoth traits, including a thick, golden woolly coat and mammoth-like fat metabolism. This 'woolly mouse' validates their de-extinction approach, but faces criticism from some scientists who question the ethical implications and the potential environmental risks of introducing a resurrected species. While critics argue funds could be better used for current conservation efforts, Colossal aims to use this technology to restore damaged ecosystems and protect endangered species. The company hopes to produce mammoth-like Asian elephant embryos by next year and calves by 2028, also working on reviving the dodo and Tasmanian tiger.

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(www.npr.org)
Tech woolly mammoth

YC-Backed Startup Seeks Founding Web Scraping Engineer

2025-03-04
YC-Backed Startup Seeks Founding Web Scraping Engineer

A YC-backed startup is hiring a Founding Web Scraping Engineer to build internet-scale web crawling infrastructure capable of handling millions of domains and evolving anti-bot defenses. The role requires expert-level experience in large-scale web scraping and crawling (Selenium, Puppeteer, Playwright, Scrapy, etc.), with a deep understanding of anti-bot detection strategies and proven experience in captcha solving, proxy management, and data cleaning. The platform aims to provide end-to-end testing for web agents, including a Browser Gym for RL-driven optimization.

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(www.ycombinator.com)
Development Large-Scale Data Extraction Anti-bot
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