This Rust course teaches core concepts through exercises, starting from scratch and covering syntax, type system, standard library, and ecosystem. The course is interactive and hands-on, with solutions available on GitHub and a tool to verify progress.

A person sold an Apple Employee #10 badge, claiming it was authentic, but Chris Espinosa, Apple Employee #8, suspected it was fake and the buyer eventually discovered several inconsistencies. The seller made mistakes and eBay failed to take action despite multiple reports of fraud.

Urban renewal policies in the US, which aimed to revitalize cities by bulldozing low-income areas, have led to persistent infrastructure issues and a lack of trust in government projects. The legacy of urban renewal continues to hinder efficient development and planning, with excessive public process and veto points perpetuating inequitable outcomes and slow project delivery.

For a brief moment in the 1970s, it looked like the future of Austria’s power production was going to be in a handful of massive nuclear plants, before the entire vision was put down by a massive public outcry. However before the people could vote down their nuclear future, one plant was completely finished, they just never turned it on. Completed in mid-to-late 1970s, the plant in ...

The Starlink satellite service uses a unique combination of technologies, including phased array antennae and dynamic channel rate control, to provide internet connectivity with varying signal quality and latency. The TCP protocol's performance over Starlink connections is affected by factors such as packet loss, jitter, and satellite handovers, requiring optimization techniques like BBR or ...

Slack's mission is to simplify work life while prioritizing customer data privacy and security, using machine learning and artificial intelligence in limited ways to enhance its product. The company has guiding principles and technical controls in place to prevent data leaks, offers customers choices around model training, and aggregates data to ensure anonymity when updating services.

Deutsche Bahn has introduced the MetaWindow, a transparent noise barrier with unparalleled sound-absorbing capabilities, developed with Italian start-up Phononic Vibes. The innovative technology achieves high noise insulation levels while maintaining transparency and is designed for sensitive areas where strict noise reduction regulations apply.

The Llama 3 model uses NumPy to implement its structure, with a focus on RoPE embedding and RMSNorm normalization. The model's architecture includes Multi-Head Attention, Feed Forward networks, and SwiGLU activation functions, which are used to generate tokens one after another during the decoding process.

The project applies patches to Arch Linux source packages, aiming to upstream them for RISC-V (riscv64gc) support. The project provides various resources, including patch repositories, binary package repositories, and Docker images, with a contributing guide available.

Researchers have discovered an ancient branch of the Nile River, named Ahramat Branch, which once flowed near many major pyramid sites in Egypt. The discovery suggests that ancient Egyptians may have used boats to transport building materials rather than carrying them over land, providing new insights into their construction methods and daily life.

It’s been coming up a lot recently, or, maybe, I’ve just been focused on this a lot more. Data scientists are coming to terms with the fact that they have to work with databases if they want their analytics to scale. That is pretty normal. But one of the bigger challenges is that these data scientists don’t really know how to make that leap. What do they need to know to make that transition? ...

Gemini API's context caching feature reduces request costs by caching repeat content with high input token counts. It's a paid feature, billed based on cache token count and suitable for scenarios with repeated references to initial contexts.

The Soviet Union's watchmaking industry was once renowned for producing high-quality, affordable timepieces that rivaled those from Switzerland, with brands like Raketa, Poljot, and Vostok gaining popularity worldwide. Despite its decline in the 1980s and eventual collapse in 1991, Soviet watches remain sought after by collectors today for their unique history, craftsmanship, and nostalgic value.

American land-use reformers aim to address housing shortages by amending zoning codes and building codes, specifically allowing single-stair apartment buildings, which were once common in the US but are now banned due to fire safety regulations. By re-legalizing these designs, multifamily housing can be built cost-effectively on urban sites that would otherwise be developed as single-family homes.

Avocados have become a staple food in the US, with consumption tripling since 2001, and are now recommended as one of the first solid foods for babies due to their mild flavor, rich nutrition, and low allergenic potential. The rise of avocados has led to various industries emerging around their cultivation, distribution, and sales, including direct-to-consumer websites and subscription ...

Rate limiting algorithms control traffic to services by blocking requests that exceed a set limit during a period. Three common algorithms are fixed window, sliding window, and token bucket, each with its own pros and cons for handling bursts and average rates of requests.

DeviantArt, a 24-year-old social network for artists, has been accused of promoting artificial intelligence-generated art and allowing bots to buy and sell artwork on its platform, leading to outrage among its community. The site's A.I. integrations have also led to lawsuits from artists who claim their work was scraped without permission and used to train generative-A.I. models, highlighting ...

Google introduces LearnLM, a new family of models fine-tuned for learning, to enhance educational experiences and support educators. The technology will be integrated into various Google products, including Search, YouTube, and Gemini, to provide personalized learning experiences and help users deepen their understanding of complex topics.

The book "Visualising Data with JavaScript" teaches data visualization using Chart.js, Leaflet, D3, and React. It covers HTML, SVG, CSS, and JavaScript fundamentals for building web-based data visualizations.

The authors recommend three embedding models for scaleable retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) on local hardware, considering factors such as model size, memory constraints, and document length. They also explain why they chose these models and provide a brief overview of their performance on RAG-relevant tasks, highlighting the importance of considering multiple metrics when evaluating model quality.

We value minimal meeting culture, reversible decisions, and high-achieving individuals who question the status quo and drive results. Our company culture prioritizes adventure-driven decision-making, EV-based evaluation, and apolitical discussions to build a legendary company with fun memories.

F* is a programming language that has been actively researched and applied in various fields, including security, cryptography, and formal methods. The language has evolved significantly since its introduction in 2011, with numerous papers published on its design, implementation, and applications in areas such as verified low-level programming, dependent types, and monadic effects.

PlayCanvas Editor now supports WebGPU, which offers improved performance and functionality, with Chrome and Edge browsers already enabled. To opt-in to WebGPU support, update Graphics Devices to include WebGPU (beta) in your project's settings, and provide feedback on any issues or feature requests.

Italy's electrical system has undergone significant changes over the past century, including multiple voltage and frequency standards, with 120V and 220V being used simultaneously in different regions. The country's dual-supply system, which included separate meters and plugs for lighting and appliances, was eventually phased out in favor of a single standard voltage supply.

The Committee says these things do not exist. The Committee says these things are invisible, not our business, and not something we can or should talk about. The standard is haunted. I know it is. Especially by that Three Letter Demon. I never really talked about how it has plagued me — plagued us all — with its insidious presence. Always the looming and lurking danger of The Demon, fearing ...

tar is an extensible and general iteration construct for Common Lisp that aims to be pleasant to use, easy to understand, and fast, with a focus on separating iteration from value accumulation. It allows users to define custom iterators and optimizers, making it a flexible tool for iterating over various data structures.

The MOMENT project addresses challenges in pre-training large models for time series analysis by compiling a diverse public dataset and designing a benchmark to evaluate performance. Experiments demonstrate the effectiveness of pre-trained models with minimal data and fine-tuning, with interesting observations about large pre-trained time series models.

The user created a smart pointer library in C, inspired by C++'s smart pointers, to manage memory allocation and deallocation with automatic cleanup. The library includes unique_ptr and shared_ptr implementations using metadata and variadic macros for easy usage.

The JavaScript questions and explanations cover various topics such as variable hoisting, scope, functions, classes, prototypes, and more. The examples demonstrate how to use different syntax and features of JavaScript to solve problems or achieve specific results.