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The interesting ideas in Datasette
Datasette (previously) is my open source tool for exploring and publishing structured data. There are a lot of ideas embedded in Datasette. I realized that I haven’t put many of them into...
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Language Server Protocol Support for Sublime Text 3
Gives Sublime Text 3 rich editing features for languages with Language Server Protocol support.Tested against language servers for javascript, typescript, python, php, java, go, c/c++ (clangd), scala...
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Neural network in 20 lines of python
Motivation: As part of my personal journey to gain a better understanding of Deep Learning, I’ve decided to build a Neural Network from scratch without a deep learning library like TensorFlow. I...
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A Brief History of High Availability
I once went to a website that had “hours of operation,” and was only “open” when its brick and mortar counterpart had its lights on. I felt perplexed and a little frustrated; computers are capable of...
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What Businessweek got wrong about Apple
Over the course of the past year, Bloomberg has contacted us multiple times with claims, sometimes vague and sometimes elaborate, of an alleged security incident at Apple. Each time, we have conducted...
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Loglan – a predicate logic-based language for humans
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaJump to navigationJump to searchThis article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove...
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Newfront is hiring a strategic finance leader
Insurance is a dusty, half a trillion dollar market that plays a foundational role in our economy and society. Newfront is a modern insurance brokerage bringing the industry into the 21st century. We...
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Jumping Robot Salto-1P Now Goes Where You Tell It To
Photo: Evan Ackerman/IEEE SpectrumLast time we saw UC Berkeley’s Salto-1P, the robot was bouncing all over the place, able to hop continuously without any trouble. It was impressive to watch,...
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In 1979, a chain email about science fiction spawned the modern internet
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The secret story behind Turkish Delight
On a cloudy summer afternoon in Istanbul, my ferry was slowly approaching the port of Eminonu. The view from the deck is something I can never get used to, no matter how many times I do the same trip...
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The down side to wind power
When it comes to energy production, there’s no such thing as a free lunch, unfortunately.As the world begins its large-scale transition toward low-carbon energy sources, it is vital that the pros and...
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Raising the Dead (2005)
Ten minutes into his dive, Dave Shaw started to look for the bottom. Utter blackness pressed in on him from all sides, and he directed his high-intensity light downward, hoping for a flash of rock or...
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A future for fork(2)
Hi hackers. Today I want to write about a new functionality that I've been developing for MoarVM that has very little to do with the JIT compiler. But it is still about VM internals so I guess it will...
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2080 RTX performance on Tensorflow with CUDA 10
Yes, they are great! The RTX 2080 Ti rivals the Titan V for performance with TensorFlow. The RTX 2080 seems to perform as well as the GTX 1080 Ti (although the RTX 2080 only has 8GB of memory).Probably...
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How blind players succeed at sports video games they’ve never seen
As you watch this video, close your eyes and imagine playing the game.SAN FRANCISCO—Blind people might not seem like a natural audience for most video games since they can’t experience the “video” part...
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The Best Article Ever Written About Bragging
I The CallingSome years back I met a man while in Germany. Both of us had been in the country for about half a year, so it was sort of inevitable that the question dreaded by every foreigner who has...
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Heat Storage Hypocausts: Air Heating in the Middle Ages (2017)
HypocaustsHypocausts were heating systems that distributed the heat from an underground fire throughout a space beneath the floor. The heat was absorbed by the floor and then radiated into the room...
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The iPhone XS and XS Max Review: Unveiling the Silicon Secrets
It’s been a little over three weeks since Apple unveiled the new iPhone XS, XS Max and the XR. The new flagship line-up is one of Apple’s most important ones to date; this year we’re seeing the company...
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Interpol chief Meng Hongwei vanishes on trip to China
Image copyrightEPAImage caption Meng Hongwei was elected Interpol's head two years agoFrance has opened an investigation into the disappearance of Meng Hongwei, the Chinese head of the international...
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Bloomberg’s chip story reveals murky world of national security reporting
Today’s bombshell Bloomberg story has the internet split: either the story is right, and reporters have uncovered one of the largest and jarring breaches of the U.S. tech industry by a foreign...
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