The user is frustrated with MacOS window management, specifically the inability to instantly switch spaces without animation. They found a solution called InstantSpaceSwitcher, a menu bar app that achieves instant space switching without drawbacks.
I helped a non-tech literate customer resolve an issue with his laptop where he was running out of storage due to Microsoft's default Onedrive settings, which led to him deleting family photos to fix the problem. This incident highlights Microsoft's use of dark patterns to encourage users to pay for additional storage, and the need for companies to prioritize user experience and respect over ...
Researchers reverse-engineered Google's SynthID watermarking system using signal processing and spectral analysis. They developed a multi-resolution spectral bypass (V3) that achieves high PSNR and can remove the watermark from images of various resolutions.
A visual explorer for Unicode. Browse the character set, discover related glyphs, and learn more about the scripts, symbols, and shapes that make up the standard. Charcuterie is still under active development, and feedback is always welcome. If you would like to support the project and help make more time for it, consider a donation.
The picoZ80 is a custom PCB designed to replace a physical Z80 in a host or industrial computer with a faster CPU, more memory, virtual devices, networking, and rapid application loading from an SD card. It hosts an RP2350B microcontroller, a dual-core 150MHz Cortex-M33 device capable of running at up to 300MHz, and an ESP32 co-processor for WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity.
Hegel is a universal property-based testing protocol and family of libraries, built on Hypothesis.
A coding agent was used to optimize the performance of the llama.cpp neural network model, resulting in a 15% speedup on x86 and 5% speedup on ARM. The agent's success was due to its ability to read papers and study competing projects before writing code, allowing it to identify optimizations that code-only agents would miss.
Unfolder generates 2D parts for 3D models in seconds with optimized unfolding. It allows customization and export in various formats for printing, editing, or CNC cutting.
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Child safety is a complex problem that includes online grooming, sextortion, child sex trafficking, victim identification, and survivor support, with CSAM detection being a critical piece. Perceptual hashing and machine learning classifiers are used to detect CSAM, with perceptual hashing being used for known material and machine learning classifiers being used for unknown material, including ...
whether devices have degraded functionality, reducing the score by 0.5-1.5 based on severity and how important it is to the laptop experience (wi-fi/graphics weighted more)
Craft is a lightweight build tool for C and C++ projects that automates configuration and dependency management. It uses a simple craft.toml file to generate CMake configuration and provides a clean command-line interface.
As I mentioned in my post earlier this week, we just completed a migration from WordPress to Jekyll. I outlined a couple of reasons for it but basically came down to preference, speed, and ability to make changes easily. Frameworks like Jekyll (or Astro) aren’t for everybody, although they make a lot more sense in the general environment of AI proliferation, markdown becoming the lingua ...
Maine lawmakers passed a bill temporarily blocking large data centers due to concerns over electricity costs and grid strain. The move may lead to higher costs for AI services if other states follow suit.
You're switching from Claude to Zed editor and OpenRouter for more flexibility and to avoid hitting limits. You'll pay $10/month for Zed and top up $90/month to OpenRouter.
This post assumes a basic familiarity with the user-facing aspects of Google's open-source protobuffer suite. In short, protobuffer allows you to define a set of messages which you would like to exchange using a simple DSL in a .proto file. Using this description, the protoc compiler (or a number of alternative implementations) can generate encoders and decoders for these messages in a ...
EFF is leaving X due to declining engagement and a shift in the platform's values under Elon Musk. They will focus on other platforms like Bluesky, Mastodon, and social media giants to protect digital rights.
Bitmap fonts are interesting because they require precision and were used in older displays due to limited rendering. They can add personality and mood to screens, especially in code and technical visuals.
Instant turns your favorite coding agent into a full-stack app builder. And we’re fully open source. [1] Our claim is that Instant is the best backend you could use for AI-coded apps. In this post we’ll do two things. First we’ll show you a series of demos, so you can judge for yourself. Second, we’ll cover the architecture. The constraints behind a real-time, relational, and multi-tenant ...
Druids is a batteries-included library to coordinate and deploy coding agents across machines. Druids makes it easy to do this by abstracting away all the VM infrastructure, agent provisioning, and communication. For example, here's a Druids program to deploy N task agents on N copies of a software environment and have a judge pick the best output: async def program(ctx, spec="", ...
The homebrew community allows individuals to create and run their own games on the Nintendo DS without needing official development contracts or equipment, using devices like passthroughs and NoPass devices to bypass copy protection. To get started, one should choose a Slot-1 device, such as the R4DS, M3 Real, or Cyclo DS Evolution, which supports DLDI and can run homebrew software from a microSD card.
This project is an experimental WebGPU physics prototype using AVBD solver for rigid-body and soft-body physics. It's an initial proof of concept with limited browser support and requires further updates for stability and ease of use.
The English language has lost many personal pronouns over the centuries, including the dual form "wit" which referred to two people, due to simplification and changes in social and political norms. Despite this, some Old English pronouns like "he", "it", and "we" have survived more than 1,000 years of history and upheaval, almost intact.
The author discusses how Large Language Models (LLMs) are changing the way we interact with information and each other, and how they may shape our culture, including our sex and erotic subcultures. The author also explores the potential for LLMs to create new forms of media, influence our values, and raise questions about the role of fixed, long-form writing by humans in a world where ...
Meta removed ads from attorneys seeking clients harmed by social media under 18 after a California case found Meta and YouTube negligent. Meta claims it's removing ads to avoid adverse legal impacts and prevent trial lawyers from profiting from its platforms.
CSS Studio offers a suite of design tools for editing layout, styles, and animations on a webpage. It sends updates to a local AI agent for implementation, automating code writing, review, and deployment.
The user is canceling their Netflix subscription due to the price increase and ads, opting for physical media instead. They've bought a DVD/BluRay player and collections of series to own, planning to use the saved $10 monthly for new discs.
The Astral organization shares techniques to secure their tools and GitHub Actions workflows, including pinning actions to specific commits and limiting permissions. They also enforce strong 2FA, branch protection rules, and immutable releases to prevent account and repository compromises.
Claude Monet sold caricatures of local bigwigs in Le Havre at age 15, earning up to 20 francs per piece. His profits allowed him to move to Paris and train as an artist, later becoming a famous Impressionist painter.
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