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Wildcard: Spreadsheet-Powered Website Customization

2025-01-05

Wildcard: Spreadsheet-Powered Website Customization

Wildcard, a browser extension developed by MIT PhD student Geoffrey Litt, lets users modify websites to their liking using a familiar spreadsheet interface. The project, detailed in several academic papers and showcased in demo videos (like adding read times to Hacker News), is currently in development but offers a downloadable dev build. Explore its potential for personalized web experiences.

(www.geoffreylitt.com)

Development web customization

Canon's Nanoimprint Lithography Challenges EUV Dominance

2025-01-05

Canon's Nanoimprint Lithography Challenges EUV Dominance

Canon has launched a chip manufacturing technology called nanoimprint lithography (NIL), capable of 14-nanometer precision, challenging the extreme ultraviolet lithography (EUV) technology currently monopolized by ASML. NIL offers lower costs, lower energy consumption, and a simpler process, transferring circuit patterns onto silicon wafers using a 'stamping' method. Despite a 20-year development period, NIL has overcome challenges such as resist control, bubble elimination, and alignment accuracy, and the first commercial system has been delivered. In the future, NIL is poised to gain a foothold in memory and logic chip manufacturing, especially in applications demanding cost-effectiveness and efficiency.

(spectrum.ieee.org)

Tech nanoimprint lithography

Retry Algorithm Showdown: Linear, Exponential, and Capped Exponential Backoff

2025-01-05

This article compares three common retry algorithms: linear backoff, exponential backoff, and capped exponential backoff. Linear backoff increases the wait time by a fixed amount with each retry; exponential backoff doubles (or multiplies) the wait time with each retry; capped exponential backoff is similar to exponential backoff but with a maximum delay. The article also discusses adding random jitter to prevent "thundering herd" problems when multiple clients retry simultaneously.

(www.compareretries.com)

Development retry algorithm exponential backoff jitter

Space Race 2.0: Billionaires Battle for Private Space Stations

2025-01-05

Space Race 2.0: Billionaires Battle for Private Space Stations

With the International Space Station nearing retirement, a new space race is underway: the construction of private space stations. Companies like Axiom Space, Vast, and Blue Origin are pouring billions into building orbital hubs, and even future cities. Vast, backed by crypto billionaire Jed McCaleb, aims to launch its first privately-run station, Haven-1, as early as 2025, ultimately envisioning artificial gravity. While the economic viability of a commercial space economy is debated, lower launch costs and NASA funding fuel this new era of space exploration.

(www.telegraph.co.uk)

Tech private space stations commercial space

Critical Vulnerabilities Exposed in French Fiber Optic Networks: Easy Access to Anonymous 1Gbps Internet

2025-01-05

Researcher Pierre Kim revealed critical security flaws in France's SFR, Orange, and Bouygues Telecom GPON FTTH fiber optic networks. These vulnerabilities allow attackers to easily gain high-speed anonymous internet access through physical access to fiber optic splitters or by exploiting default credentials and remote code execution vulnerabilities in ONT/ONU devices. Orange, after receiving vulnerability reports, acknowledged the flaws after months of communication. The research highlights the importance of physical security and secure device configurations in FTTH networks, underscoring shortcomings in IoT device security.

(pierrekim.github.io)

Tech Network Security IoT Security

HORNET: A Revolutionary RNA Structure Visualization Method

2025-01-05

HORNET: A Revolutionary RNA Structure Visualization Method

Researchers at the National Cancer Institute have developed HORNET, a novel method for characterizing the 3D topological structures of large and flexible RNA molecules. Combining atomic force microscopy (AFM), deep neural networks, and unsupervised machine learning, HORNET captures individual RNA conformers under physiological conditions. This overcomes limitations of traditional methods in analyzing large, flexible, heterogeneous RNAs, representing a breakthrough for RNA structural biology with profound implications for clinical, pharmaceutical, and biotechnological applications.

(phys.org)

Biology RNA structure atomic force microscopy

Raspberry Pi RP2350 Challenge Cracked: Glitch Attack Bypasses Security

2025-01-05

Raspberry Pi RP2350 Challenge Cracked: Glitch Attack Bypasses Security

Engineer Aedan Cullen may have won the $20,000 Raspberry Pi and Hextree RP2350 hacking challenge. He achieved this by performing a voltage injection glitch attack on pin 53 of the RP2350 chip. This bypassed multiple security features including Secure Boot, TrustZone, and glitch detectors, allowing him to read the secret stored in the One-Time Programmable (OTP) memory. Cullen's attack exploited a vulnerability to enable the normally disabled RISC-V cores and their debug access port. This demonstrates that even supposedly 'permanently disabled' security features are not foolproof, highlighting the complexities and challenges of hardware security design.

(www.tomshardware.com)

Tech Hardware Hacking

MyST Markdown: Open-Source Tools Revolutionizing Scientific Communication

2025-01-05

MyST Markdown: Open-Source Tools Revolutionizing Scientific Communication

MyST Markdown is an open-source, community-driven ecosystem of tools designed to transform scientific communication. It supports authoring blogs, online books, scientific papers, reports, and journal articles, offering powerful features like embedded live graphs, Jupyter integration, PDF export, and compatibility with hundreds of journals. At its core is a flexible Markdown extension that seamlessly integrates code, computational results, and interactive elements, creating dynamic and engaging documents. Whether you're a scientist, engineer, or technical writer, MyST empowers you to share your research and knowledge more effectively.

(mystmd.org)

Development Scientific Writing Open-Source Tools

Guten: A Revolutionary Pocket-Sized Newspaper Printer

2025-01-05

Guten: A Revolutionary Pocket-Sized Newspaper Printer

Guten is a tiny newspaper printer that's changing how we consume news. Imagine printing your favorite news articles on demand, anywhere, anytime, without needing a screen or internet connection. Using thermal printing technology, Guten offers fast, inexpensive, and clear printing. It's not just for news; print recipes, novels, or anything text-based. Guten provides a fresh approach to news consumption and is environmentally friendly by reducing paper waste.

(amanvir.com)

Hardware portable printer news consumption thermal printing

Revolutionizing Surgery: Through-Tissue 3D Printing with Focused Ultrasound

2025-01-05

Revolutionizing Surgery: Through-Tissue 3D Printing with Focused Ultrasound

A groundbreaking 3D printing technique uses focused ultrasound and a novel ultrasound-sensitive ink to construct biocompatible structures within thick, layered tissues. This could revolutionize surgery, enabling minimally invasive procedures such as repairing heart defects without open-heart surgery. The technique leverages ultrasound's penetration ability, precisely controlling temperature to solidify the ink into intricate 3D shapes. Successful animal testing, creating complex structures, paves the way for future human applications.

(www.nibib.nih.gov)

Tech ultrasound biomedical engineering

PyPI's Project Quarantine: A New Weapon Against Malware

2025-01-05

PyPI's Project Quarantine: A New Weapon Against Malware

The Python Package Index (PyPI) has introduced a 'Project Quarantine' feature to combat the persistent problem of malware. This feature allows PyPI administrators to flag potentially harmful projects, preventing easy installation by users and mitigating harm. Instead of outright deletion, projects are hidden from the simple index, remaining modifiable by owners (but not releasable), with administrators retaining the power to lift quarantine. Future plans include automating quarantine based on multiple credible reports, improving efficiency and shrinking the window of opportunity for malware spread.

(blog.pypi.org)

Development

No More Needles: Wrist-Based Blood Sugar Tracking

2025-01-05

No More Needles: Wrist-Based Blood Sugar Tracking

University of Waterloo researchers have developed a wearable device that can sense glucose levels in diabetics more accurately than ever before. This non-invasive technology uses miniaturized radar technology, eliminating the need for finger pricks and significantly improving quality of life. Similar to weather satellites using radar to monitor the atmosphere, the device analyzes changes within the body to detect glucose levels. Key components include a radar chip, a meta-surface, and microcontrollers, with AI algorithms enhancing accuracy and reliability. Currently in clinical trials, the device holds potential for future applications in monitoring other health data like blood pressure.

(uwaterloo.ca)

Tech wearable device glucose monitoring radar technology

UA Engineer Develops Novel Plastic Recycling Process

2025-01-05

UA Engineer Develops Novel Plastic Recycling Process

Dr. Jason Bara and his team at the University of Alabama have pioneered a new plastic recycling process using imidazole. This method effectively breaks down polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and polyurethane, overcoming limitations of traditional chemical recycling. Imidazole acts as a reagent without needing additional solvents or catalysts, offering cost-effectiveness and producing valuable chemical intermediates. The technology promises to significantly improve plastic recycling rates, particularly for challenging materials like polyurethane foams found in packaging, car seats, and more, contributing significantly to environmental sustainability.

(news.ua.edu)

Tech chemical degradation imidazole

Low-Cost Live Image Description for the Visually Impaired: ESP32-CAM + Phone + Server

2025-01-05

Low-Cost Live Image Description for the Visually Impaired: ESP32-CAM + Phone + Server

This project details a low-cost, live image description solution for the visually impaired, using an ESP32-CAM, a phone, and a server. The ESP32-CAM captures images at set intervals, which are then sent to an OpenAI API for description. The description is relayed to the user via a webpage on their phone, read aloud via text-to-speech. While the current prototype has limitations—requiring manual camera handling and lacking robust security—it demonstrates the feasibility of the approach and lays groundwork for future development of more sophisticated assistive tools.

(github.com)

Hardware assistive technology

Self-Driving Cars' Ethical Dilemma: Pedestrian Safety and AI Learning

2025-01-05

Self-Driving Cars' Ethical Dilemma: Pedestrian Safety and AI Learning

San Francisco is teeming with Waymo robotaxis, and the author discovered these vehicles frequently fail to yield to pedestrians at crosswalks. The author documented multiple instances of Waymo cars not yielding, sparking a discussion about AI safety and human-machine coexistence. Waymo responded that their cars are designed to follow traffic rules but admitted there's room for improvement. The incidents highlight the challenges of autonomous driving technology in adhering to traffic laws and understanding social norms, and how to balance safety and efficiency in AI learning.

(www.yahoo.com)

Tech self-driving cars human-machine interaction

Slime Mold Simulation with WebGPU: A TypeScript and Compute Shader Implementation

2025-01-05

Slime Mold Simulation with WebGPU: A TypeScript and Compute Shader Implementation

SuboptimalEng has created a stunning slime mold simulation using WebGPU and TypeScript. This project recreates Sebastian Lague's classic work, leveraging compute shaders for efficient simulation of the slime mold's growth and movement. A detailed setup guide, screenshots, and resource links are included, and the project is deployed to GitHub Pages for easy access. This is a fantastic example to learn WebGPU and compute shaders.

(github.com)

Development Compute Shaders Slime Mold Simulation

China's EV Sales to Surpass Traditional Cars Years Ahead of West

2025-01-04

China's EV Sales to Surpass Traditional Cars Years Ahead of West

China's electric vehicle (EV) sales are projected to surpass those of traditional combustion engine cars in 2025, a milestone years ahead of Western rivals. Investment banks and research firms predict a 20% year-on-year growth in EV sales, exceeding 12 million units, significantly outpacing forecasts and official targets. Simultaneously, traditional car sales are expected to decline by over 10%. This surge is attributed to China's advancements in domestic technology, secured global supply chains, and economies of scale leading to lower consumer prices. While growth is slowing from its post-pandemic peak, China is poised to achieve its 50% EV sales target by 2035—a decade early. This rapid rise presents a significant challenge to established automakers in Germany, Japan, and the US, forcing them to accelerate their EV transitions.

(www.irishtimes.com)

Tech China Automotive Market EV Sales

The Fight Over Copyright in Open Source: Who Controls Your Code?

2025-01-04

This essay delves into the complexities of copyright ownership in Free and Open Source Software (FOSS). Traditionally, many FOSS projects assign copyrights to non-profits, but this practice has become controversial. The author argues that most FOSS contributors' copyrights are actually owned by their employers, weakening the protection afforded by copyleft licenses. Shifting away from centralized copyright assignment could leave corporations in control, potentially hindering GPL enforcement. The article urges FOSS contributors to carefully consider copyright ownership, suggesting proactive measures to protect their rights and uphold the interests of the open-source community, preventing copyleft from becoming ineffective.

(sfconservancy.org)

Development

Labwc: A Lightweight Wayland Compositor Focused on Simplicity

2025-01-04

Labwc: A Lightweight Wayland Compositor Focused on Simplicity

Labwc is a lightweight wlroots-based Wayland window compositor inspired by openbox. It prioritizes simple, efficient window stacking and minimal window decorations. Unlike many compositors, it relies on clients to provide features like panels, screenshots, and wallpapers, maintaining its lightweight nature. Adhering to wlroots and sway's coding style, Labwc exclusively supports Wayland protocols, rejecting dbus, sway/i3-IPC, etc., to avoid protocol fragmentation and promote Wayland adoption.

(labwc.github.io)

Development Window Manager

The AI Productivity Paradox: Why Aren't We Seeing Economic Growth?

2025-01-04

The AI Productivity Paradox: Why Aren't We Seeing Economic Growth?

Despite rapid advancements in AI, economic productivity hasn't seen a corresponding surge, contrasting with the impact of previous technological leaps like the internet. The article argues that productivity in the knowledge economy is difficult to measure, with humans tending towards 'satisficing' rather than maximizing output. AI and other technologies are primarily used as human augmentation tools, not productivity multipliers. The 'human-in-the-loop' model currently limits AI autonomy, but the future will see AI gain more independence and contextual understanding, potentially breaking the current productivity growth bottleneck.

(everything.intellectronica.net)

AI Economic Growth

Go Assembly Bugs: Frame Pointer Clashes in Two Cases

2025-01-04

This post dissects two Go crashes stemming from buggy assembly code that clobbered the frame pointer. One bug overwritten the frame pointer register (BP on AMD64) within the go-metro library, the other incorrectly saved the frame pointer on the stack in Apache Arrow's ARM64 assembly. The author recommends using assembly generators like Avo to avoid manual register and stack manipulation. The article delves into ABIs and calling conventions, offering insights into preventing similar issues, highlighting the importance of understanding and adhering to Go's assembly guidelines.

(nsrip.com)

Development Assembly Frame Pointer

ELKS: An Embeddable Linux Kernel Subset for 8086

2025-01-04

ELKS: An Embeddable Linux Kernel Subset for 8086

ELKS provides a Linux-like OS for Intel IA16 architecture-based systems (16-bit processors: 8086, 8088, etc.). It supports networking and HDD installation (MINIX and FAT filesystems), runs with as little as 256KB RAM, and works on old IBM PCs and modern SBCs, SoCs, and FPGAs. Downloadable disk images and build instructions are available, along with an online demo.

(github.com)

Development

The End of ANT+ Wireless: A Bluetooth Victory?

2025-01-04

The End of ANT+ Wireless: A Bluetooth Victory?

ANT+ has long been a mainstay in sports technology, ensuring interoperability between devices from different manufacturers. However, the EU's new Radio Equipment Directive (EU RED) mandates encryption for personal information, forcing a major overhaul of ANT+ and breaking backward compatibility. With the prevalence of Bluetooth and lack of support from other manufacturers, Garmin is ceasing development of new ANT+ standards. While existing devices will continue to function, this marks the end of an era for ANT+, leaving the sports tech industry to navigate a more fragmented landscape of proprietary protocols.

(www.dcrainmaker.com)

Tech Bluetooth sports tech

Starlink Mini: Portable High-Speed Internet Anywhere

2025-01-04

Starlink Mini: Portable High-Speed Internet Anywhere

SpaceX's Starlink has launched a portable mini satellite dish for $599, offering high-speed internet virtually anywhere. With monthly plans starting at $50, this backpack-friendly device delivers speeds up to 100Mbps, ideal for digital nomads and those in remote areas. Durable and weather-resistant, it supports up to 128 devices and boasts low latency, perfect for online gaming. Elon Musk showcased its impressive speed, calling it world-changing.

(www.cnet.com)

Tech Satellite Internet Portable

Efficient Recorder: An Open-Source, Privacy-Focused Screen Recorder

2025-01-04

Efficient Recorder: An Open-Source, Privacy-Focused Screen Recorder

Inspired by a tweet, developer Jan Wilmake created Efficient Recorder, an open-source project aiming to build a privacy-focused alternative to Rewind.ai. This command-line interface (CLI) tool simultaneously records screen, system audio, and microphone audio, streaming data directly to an S3 bucket. It features intelligent audio recording (switching sample rates based on speech detection), automated screenshot and webcam capture, and efficient resource management to minimize system overhead. Efficient Recorder allows customization of settings such as screenshot and webcam intervals, and image quality.

(github.com)

Development screen recording

Marclay's 'The Clock': A 24-Hour Cinematic Masterpiece on Time

2025-01-04

Marclay's 'The Clock': A 24-Hour Cinematic Masterpiece on Time

Zadie Smith's insightful review in the New York Review of Books explores Christian Marclay's groundbreaking film, 'The Clock.' This 24-hour cinematic experience seamlessly weaves together countless movie clips featuring clocks, unfolding in real time. Smith meticulously dissects the film's structure, aesthetics, and philosophical implications, examining the interplay between real and staged time, accidental and deliberate choices, and cultural perceptions of time's passage. The film's masterful juxtaposition of clips creates a unique narrative, prompting profound reflections on time, life, and the nature of cinema itself.

(www.nybooks.com)

Art film review time

Hacking a Satellite Back to Life: The BEESAT-1 Resurrection

2025-01-04

Hacking a Satellite Back to Life: The BEESAT-1 Resurrection

In 2013, Technische Universität Berlin's BEESAT-1 satellite stopped sending valid telemetry data. Projected to remain in orbit for another 20 years, its recovery would unlock new experiments. However, the satellite lacked both telemetry and software update capabilities. This talk recounts the story of how, by combining space and cybersecurity expertise, the fault was diagnosed without telemetry, software updates were implemented without the existing feature, and the satellite was resurrected in September 2024. The journey involved overcoming significant hurdles, including working with 15-year-old software and hardware and devising a method to upload new software without the standard update mechanism. The presentation details the entire recovery process, highlighting the unexpected challenges and successes.

(media.ccc.de)

Tech Satellite Repair

MoonBit on Golem Cloud: Building a Collaborative List Editor

2025-01-04

This blog post details building a collaborative list editor on Golem Cloud using the new programming language MoonBit. The author breaks down the application into three Golem components: list, archive, and email notifier. MoonBit's features are leveraged to implement list manipulation, archiving, and timeout email notifications. The post thoroughly explains MoonBit usage, Golem component architecture design, and accessing system time and environment variables using WASI. The application is successfully built and deployed, showcasing MoonBit's potential on the Golem Cloud platform.

(blog.vigoo.dev)

Development

ABBA: An Enduring Legacy of Melancholy Pop

2025-01-04

ABBA: An Enduring Legacy of Melancholy Pop

This article chronicles the rise and fall of Swedish pop group ABBA. From their Eurovision victory to global superstardom, ABBA's music blended Swedish folk, Italian opera, French chanson, and more, cleverly masking sadness within upbeat melodies. However, they faced criticism from Sweden's cultural elite, viewed as capitalist puppets. The article delves into ABBA's musical style, the complexities of their relationships, and their lasting impact on pop music, culminating in their virtual concert 'ABBA Voyage', showcasing the band's enduring appeal.

(www.lrb.co.uk)

Misc Pop Music

YC-backed Infisical Hiring Solutions Engineer

2025-01-04

YC-backed Infisical Hiring Solutions Engineer

Infisical, a Y Combinator-backed open-source secret management platform, is hiring a Solutions Engineer. Processing over 100M secrets daily, they serve clients ranging from large enterprises to fast-growing startups. The role requires experience in development or systems engineering and a customer-facing background. Responsibilities include ensuring customer success, expanding into new use cases, and improving the product. Infisical offers competitive salary and equity, plus benefits.

(www.ycombinator.com)

Development Solutions Engineer

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