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Stats: A macOS Menu Bar System Monitor

2025-01-30
Stats: A macOS Menu Bar System Monitor

Stats is a macOS system monitoring application residing in your menu bar. It provides real-time information on CPU and GPU utilization, memory usage, disk I/O, network activity, battery level, and more. Compatible with macOS 10.15 (Catalina) and later, Stats also offers sensor data (temperature, voltage, power) and Bluetooth device monitoring. M1 Macs require manual HID sensor activation for sensor data. Intel-based Macs can display CPU frequency with Intel Power Gadget installed. To minimize power consumption, users can disable modules like Sensors and Bluetooth. Released under the MIT License, Stats welcomes contributions for translations and improvements.

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Development system monitor menubar app

Unlocking Spherical Trigonometry with Quaternions

2025-01-30
Unlocking Spherical Trigonometry with Quaternions

This article leverages the algebraic properties of quaternions to derive a 'master equation' for spherical trigonometry, elegantly proving the spherical law of cosines, the spherical law of sines, and Napier's rules. The author cleverly connects quaternions to the relationships between sides and angles of spherical triangles, using rotations and inner products to derive concise and elegant formulas. Applications to practical problems like calculating sunrise and sunset times are discussed, showcasing the power of quaternions in geometric problems.

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(terrytao.wordpress.com)
Misc quaternions spherical trigonometry

Pokemon Playtest Card Scandal: Tiny Yellow Dots Reveal 2024 Printing Date

2025-01-30
Pokemon Playtest Card Scandal: Tiny Yellow Dots Reveal 2024 Printing Date

A player named pfm discovered that most colored versions of Pokémon playtest cards contain tiny, invisible yellow dots. These dots encode metadata such as printer serial number, date, and time, revealing that many cards were printed in 2024, not 1996 as advertised. This discovery has raised questions about the authenticity of the cards and the grading company CGC, potentially resulting in significant financial losses for investors. Different quality cards have different dot patterns; some high-quality versions lack dots entirely. pfm's findings sparked widespread community discussion and have had a significant impact on the Pokémon card collecting market.

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(www.elitefourum.com)
Game Pokemon Playtest Cards Forgery

Control Your iTerm from LLMs with iterm-mcp

2025-01-30
Control Your iTerm from LLMs with iterm-mcp

iterm-mcp is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server providing LLM access to your iTerm session. It features efficient token usage by only reading the output the model needs; natural integration allowing LLMs to interact with iTerm, answering questions or performing tasks; and full terminal control with REPL support. Easy to install via npx and integrate with clients like Claude Desktop, it prioritizes simplicity. However, it lacks built-in safety restrictions, requiring users to monitor model activity and exercise caution.

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Superbloom: How Connection Technologies Tear Us Apart

2025-01-30
Superbloom: How Connection Technologies Tear Us Apart

Nicholas Carr's new book, *Superbloom*, examines how modern connection technologies—cell phones, the internet, social media, etc.—impact individuals and society. Carr argues these technologies aren't inherently evil but cause negative consequences due to our misconceptions about communication and ourselves. He uses the 2019 Los Angeles poppy bloom event to illustrate how information overload and social media's amplification effect lead to chaos and negativity. The book traces the history of communication technologies, highlighting how they've always been accompanied by supernatural imaginings, and raises concerns about anonymity, power, and information veracity. Carr critiques technological optimism, arguing that information overload hasn't led to a more democratic or rational society but has instead exacerbated social divisions. He contends that social media's design leverages cognitive biases, exacerbating information fragmentation and fast-paced thinking, ultimately resulting in a 'hyperreality' where truth is indistinguishable from falsehood. Carr calls for a return to reality, resisting information overload, and proposes potential solutions, such as increasing the friction cost of information dissemination.

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(lareviewofbooks.org)
Tech information overload technology's impact

Great Question is Hiring a Lead Product Designer

2025-01-30
Great Question is Hiring a Lead Product Designer

Great Question, a seed-stage startup backed by Y Combinator and Funders Club, is hiring a Lead Product Designer. They're building an all-in-one customer research platform used by companies like Gusto, Experian, Canva, and Brex. The role requires 7-12 years of experience in software product design, with a focus on B2B SaaS and enterprise clients. The ideal candidate will be a strong leader with excellent UX design skills, capable of independently leading the design of complex product areas from conception to launch.

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(www.ycombinator.com)
Design Product Design

Audiocube: A Revolutionary Standalone 3D DAW

2025-01-30
Audiocube: A Revolutionary Standalone 3D DAW

Move beyond cluttered VST plugin setups! Audiocube is a standalone 3D digital audio workstation (DAW) built with a custom audio, physics, and graphics engine, offering unparalleled depth and control. It enables immersive audio creation and exploration, providing a level of creative freedom unlike any plugin. This is the perfect solution for musicians seeking a modern approach to audio production.

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(www.audiocube.app)
Development Audio Engine Music Production

The Dark Side of Dutch Prosperity: A 17th-Century Mercantile Empire

2025-01-30
The Dark Side of Dutch Prosperity: A 17th-Century Mercantile Empire

The Dutch Republic, in the 17th century, was Europe's most powerful mercantile power. Its prosperity, as Julie Berger Hochstrasser notes, was built on the foundational elements of capitalism: rapacious resource extraction and privatization, exploitation of waged and unwaged labor, colonial theft, profit from trade, and the concealment of these exploitative practices. As Marx highlighted in *Capital*, the visible marketplace contrasts sharply with the hidden realities of production. Simon Schama's *The Embarrassment of Riches* showcases Amsterdam's opulent streets, filled with goods from around the world, while obscuring the suffering in plantations, ships, mines, and refineries that made this abundance possible.

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(publicdomainreview.org)
Misc Dutch history capitalism colonialism

Mistral Small 3: A Speed Demon 24B Parameter Open-Source Model

2025-01-30
Mistral Small 3: A Speed Demon 24B Parameter Open-Source Model

Mistral AI unveiled Mistral Small 3, a 24-billion parameter model optimized for speed and performance under the Apache 2.0 license. Outperforming larger models like Llama 3.3 70B and Qwen 32B by over 3x in speed, while achieving over 81% accuracy on MMLU, it's ideal for generative AI tasks demanding rapid response times. Runable on a single RTX 4090 or a 32GB Macbook, Mistral Small 3 is readily available on Hugging Face and other platforms, empowering developers with a powerful and accessible open-source tool.

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(mistral.ai)
AI

Vatican Weighs In: AI, Human Dignity, and the Common Good

2025-01-30

A joint report from the Vatican's Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith and the Dicastery for Culture and Education explores the challenges and opportunities posed by Artificial Intelligence (AI). While acknowledging AI's remarkable ability to mimic certain aspects of human intelligence, the report emphasizes the fundamental differences between AI and human intelligence. Human intelligence, it argues, is holistic, encompassing reason, emotion, embodiment, and relationality—dimensions absent in current AI systems. The report stresses that AI development and use must uphold human dignity and promote integral human development, cautioning against applications that could lead to discrimination, manipulation, or social disruption. It calls for responsibility, transparency, and accountability in AI, ensuring it serves the common good.

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(www.vatican.va)
AI Human Dignity Tech and Religion

The Demise of OCSP: Let's Encrypt Pulls the Plug

2025-01-30

Let's Encrypt's decision to discontinue OCSP support signals the end of an era for this 25-year-old certificate revocation checking technology. Plagued by poor browser implementation and high costs, OCSP failed to deliver significant security improvements. The future involves shorter-lived certificates (e.g., 6-day validity) and a revised CRL approach handled by browser vendors. While niche uses of OCSP might persist, its widespread adoption is over.

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(www.feistyduck.com)
Tech certificate revocation

The Matrix Generation: Ontological Shock and the Dawn of Cyberspace

2025-01-30
The Matrix Generation: Ontological Shock and the Dawn of Cyberspace

This essay explores the unique experience of coming of age in the digital era, focusing on the generation that matured around the turn of the millennium. The author argues that the release of *The Matrix* in 1999 perfectly captured the anxieties and ontological shock of this generation, coinciding with Y2K fears, a contested election, and 9/11. This confluence of events, coupled with rapid technological advancement, created a profound sense of societal and psychological disruption. The essay concludes that this experience shaped a generation's approach to technology, fostering both fluency and skepticism, a critical awareness of the underlying systems at play.

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(www.chrbutler.com)
Misc digital age ontological shock technology and society

LibreOffice Downloads Surpass 400 Million: A Desktop Office Suite's Comeback Story

2025-01-30
LibreOffice Downloads Surpass 400 Million: A Desktop Office Suite's Comeback Story

The LibreOffice download histogram tells a compelling story. From 2011 to 2014, despite fierce competition, downloads rapidly reached 30 million. A period of stagnation followed as desktop office suites seemed destined for obsolescence. However, a resurgence occurred as users recognized the enduring value of desktop suites alongside cloud options. In 2019, attacks on the download counter caused a temporary spike, but the growth continued. By 2024, LibreOffice surpassed 35 million downloads, accumulating over 400 million since 2011. This success is a testament to the developers, contributors, and users who have supported the project.

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(blog.documentfoundation.org)
Development desktop office suite downloads

Mind-blowing! AI Art Model Can Now 'Read Your Mind'?!

2025-01-30

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

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(mina86.com)
AI

Temporal API: Revolutionizing Date and Time Handling in JavaScript

2025-01-30
Temporal API: Revolutionizing Date and Time Handling in JavaScript

The Temporal API simplifies date and time manipulation in JavaScript. It supports various calendar systems (like the Chinese Lunar calendar), handles time zone conversions seamlessly, and offers intuitive comparison methods. For example, it can calculate the next Chinese New Year or determine the duration until a future Unix timestamp. While `toLocaleString` behavior varies slightly across browser implementations, the Temporal API offers robust date and time operations, making it a boon for developers.

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(developer.mozilla.org)
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DIY Pipe Organ: A University Student's Musical Odyssey

2025-01-30

In 1992, a university student with no musical background embarked on a DIY pipe organ journey to fulfill a course requirement. Initially using a vacuum cleaner motor to power crude wooden pipes, the result was deafening. Through experimentation and refinement, he designed an ingenious valve system and pipe structure, culminating in a unique instrument. This humble organ, built with ingenuity and passion, became a testament to the joy of creation and a source of inspiration for fellow music enthusiasts.

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(www.sentex.ca)
Misc DIY instrument pipe organ

Tesla's German EV Registrations Plummet 41%, Ranking Falls

2025-01-30
Tesla's German EV Registrations Plummet 41%, Ranking Falls

Tesla's new EV registrations in Germany plummeted 41% in 2024 to under 38,000, dropping to third place in market share. This decline is attributed to CEO Elon Musk's controversial statements and a lack of recent innovation, despite the Berlin Gigafactory's initial promise. Competitors like BMW and VW outperformed Tesla, highlighting challenges faced by the US automaker in the German market, including legal issues, environmental protests, and lower-than-expected sales at its Berlin plant.

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(www.cleanenergywire.org)
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teemoji: The CLI That Adds Emojis to Your Terminal Output

2025-01-30
teemoji: The CLI That Adds Emojis to Your Terminal Output

teemoji is a command-line tool inspired by the classic tee utility. It uses a Core ML model to predict and prepend an appropriate emoji to each line of text, adding a fun, contextual element to your command-line workflows. Features include emoji prediction, standard I/O support, file handling options (append or overwrite), and easy integration into existing shell pipelines. Installation is straightforward via Homebrew, and usage mirrors the standard tee command, with added emoji functionality and helpful options.

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(github.com)
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20-Year-Old Builds Nuclear Fusor with AI: The Dawn of AI Natives?

2025-01-30
20-Year-Old Builds Nuclear Fusor with AI: The Dawn of AI Natives?

A 20-year-old math student, Hudhayfa Nazoordeen, built a nuclear fusor in his home using Anthropic's Claude AI and online resources. Despite lacking a physics background, he achieved this feat with the AI's assistance, sparking reflection on the rapid advancement of AI and its implications. The author's visit revealed a stark contrast between 'AI natives' like Hudhayfa and traditional tech users, highlighting the transformative power of AI. The experience led the author to believe new computing devices will integrate AI at their core, predicting those failing to adapt will be left behind.

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(www.corememory.com)
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Goethe's Sorcerer's Apprentice: Power Over Wisdom

2025-01-30
Goethe's Sorcerer's Apprentice: Power Over Wisdom

Goethe's poem, "The Sorcerer's Apprentice," a tale made famous by Disney's Fantasia, illustrates the perils of power unchecked by wisdom. The apprentice, using magic beyond his understanding, creates a chaotic situation highlighting the risks of uncontrolled human creations. The article explores the 'sorcerer's apprentice syndrome' found in numerous stories where humanity's inventions—like robots—turn against their creators, underscoring the timeless warning against prioritizing power over knowledge.

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(wilderutopia.com)
Misc Goethe Sorcerer's Apprentice Power vs. Wisdom

Human Nose Shape and Climate Adaptation: A Genetic Investigation

2025-01-30
Human Nose Shape and Climate Adaptation: A Genetic Investigation

A study published in PLOS Genetics investigates whether variations in human nose shape across populations are linked to climate adaptation. Researchers used Qst-Fst comparisons to analyze the genetic differentiation of nose shape traits and neutral markers. They found that nares width correlates with temperature and absolute humidity, suggesting that some aspects of nose shape may have been driven by local adaptation to climate. However, the study acknowledges that this is a simplified explanation, potentially involving other factors like sexual selection.

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Tech Human Genetics Climate Adaptation Nose Shape

Gamers vs. Nihilists: A Product Hunt Value System Clash

2025-01-30

Analyzing Product Hunt data (2014-2021), this report reveals a stark contrast between users promoting productivity apps and those promoting games. The authors posit this reflects opposing value systems: 'nihilists' who use productivity tools as ends in themselves, creating a cycle of meaningless busywork; and 'gamers' who prioritize fun and actively avoid unproductive activities. This dichotomy manifests in different business models: unprofitable startups focused on superficial productivity versus profitable game studios. The report argues that amidst economic downturns, reevaluating value systems is crucial, highlighting the healthier model of the gaming industry.

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(components.one)
Startup Product Hunt Value Systems Gaming Industry

Hardcore Rust: A Ray Tracer Without Dynamic Memory Allocation

2025-01-30

This post details a case study of writing a Rust application using only a minimal, artificially constrained API (no dynamic memory allocation). The author critiques RAII (Resource Acquisition Is Initialization) for leading to messy resource management and proposes a "hard mode": splitting the program into a `std` binary and a `#![no_std] no_alloc` library, allowing only the binary to directly request resources from the OS. Using a toy ray tracer as an example, the author meticulously explains handling pixel buffers, parallelization, the memory allocator, and scene parsing in this "hard mode," ultimately achieving a ray tracer without dynamic memory allocation.

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(matklad.github.io)
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US Teens' Trust in Big Tech Plummets

2025-01-30
US Teens' Trust in Big Tech Plummets

A new report from Common Sense Media reveals a significant decline in trust among US teens toward major tech companies like Google, Apple, Meta, TikTok, and Microsoft. The survey found low levels of trust regarding these companies' concern for teen well-being, ethical decision-making, and data privacy. This distrust is linked to several tech scandals over the years, including government mass data collection, the Cambridge Analytica scandal, and Meta whistleblower leaks. Teens also express skepticism about these companies' responsible use of AI, with many believing AI exacerbates online misinformation and impacts the accuracy of online information. The report calls for increased AI privacy safeguards and transparency, suggesting AI-generated content should be labeled and watermarked.

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(techcrunch.com)
Tech teens tech trust

Decompilation's Resurgence: A Look Back at 2024

2025-01-30
Decompilation's Resurgence: A Look Back at 2024

2024 marked a significant resurgence in decompilation research. Academic publications from that year comprised nearly 30% of all top-tier publications ever in the field. This post summarizes the academic and ideological advancements in decompilation during 2024. A surge in academic papers occurred, with four focusing on defining 'good' decompilation and four exploring AI's role, including symbol prediction and code simplification. Nearly all papers included open-source implementations, fostering industry adoption. The year also saw a tour by decompilation pioneer Dr. Cristina Cifuentes and a prominent expert panel at Recon 2024, further driving the field forward.

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(mahaloz.re)
Development decompilation

Light-Speed Edge Detection: Energy-Efficient Image Processing Revolution

2025-01-30
Light-Speed Edge Detection: Energy-Efficient Image Processing Revolution

Physicists at the University of Amsterdam have developed a novel method for image edge detection using optical analog computing. This technique boasts exceptional speed and energy efficiency, employing a simple stack of thin films to detect edges as small as 1 micrometer. Compatible with various light sources, this breakthrough promises advancements in high-resolution microscopy, biological sample analysis, and even autonomous vehicles, revolutionizing energy efficiency and computational speed.

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(phys.org)
Tech optical computing edge detection

Copper Pours on PCBs: Fashion or Necessity?

2025-01-30
Copper Pours on PCBs: Fashion or Necessity?

The widespread use of copper pours in modern PCB design has sparked discussion. This article explores the reasons behind this trend, going beyond mere aesthetics. From early 8-bit computer motherboards to today's smartphones, PCB design has evolved dramatically. Copper pours not only improve signal integrity in high-speed electronics but also reduce RF emissions, aiding compliance with regulations like FCC Part 15. However, the mechanism involves inductance and common-mode chokes; copper pours manage return current paths to lower impedance, reducing interference and radiation. But copper pours aren't always necessary; for most hobby projects, it's not a critical concern. The article concludes by cautioning about the careful consideration required when working with high-speed interfaces, and the potential increase in shunt capacitance.

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(lcamtuf.substack.com)
Hardware PCB design copper pours signal integrity

The Sackler Brothers and LSD: A Tale of Ideals and Profits

2025-01-30
The Sackler Brothers and LSD: A Tale of Ideals and Profits

This article unveils the little-known story of the Sackler brothers' involvement in early LSD research during the 1950s. Initially driven by the idealistic goal of curing mental illness, they actively participated in early LSD trials, attempting to link LSD research to their own hormonal imbalance theories. However, over time, their focus shifted to the commercial potential of pharmaceuticals, ultimately leading to infamy for developing and marketing OxyContin. The article highlights the conflict between idealism and profit motives, and the ethical and commercial considerations in technological advancement.

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(resobscura.substack.com)
Tech Sackler Brothers Pharmaceutical Research
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