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Building a Django driver for Psycopg 3
Psycopg is the most popular PostgreSQL adapter for the Python programming language.
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Savings are now more liquid and part of “M1 money”
Money is marvelously nuanced. Because different assets can be used as money, we need several categories and definitions to keep track of it. M1 describes the most liquid and widely...
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A wiper attack paralyzed the Iranian train system
In the midst of an epic troll on a country-wide railway system, we discovered a new threat actor and their reusable wiper called Meteor.
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Sorbet Compiler: An experimental, ahead-of-time compiler for Ruby
For the past year, the [Sorbet](https://sorbet.org/) team has been working on an experimental, ahead-of-time compiler for Ruby, powered by Sorbet and LLVM. Today we're sharing the source code for it. It lives alongside the existing code for Sorbet on GitHub, mostly in the `compiler/` folder:
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Facial expression software confirms bronze medalists happier than silver
The Carlson School of Management research showed replicated and expanded on what was previously found: bronze medalists were more likely to exhibit a smile than silver medalists, while gold medalists were happier than other medalists.
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Bootstrapping a multiplayer server with Elixir
A case study of how Elixir is being used at X-Plane.
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How Dwarf Fortress is built
Dwarf Fortress is one of those oddball passion projects that’s broken into Internet consciousness. It’s a free game where you play either an adventurer or a fortress full of dwarves in a randomly generated fantasy world. The simulation runs deep, with new games creating multiple civilizations with histories…
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Let’s Talk OpenZFS Snapshots
Optimize OpenZFS snapshots. Learn which data benefits from snapshots, how long to keep them, and how to avoid performance bottlenecks.
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Command line tools for productive programmers
In this article, the author shares six command-line tools that can enhance productivity for programmers. These tools include `broot` for navigating...
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First detection of light from behind a black hole
Fulfilling a prediction of Einstein’s theory of general relativity, researchers report the first-ever recordings of X-ray emissions from the far side of a black hole.
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Amazon EC2-Classic Is Retiring
Update (August 23, 2023) – The retirement announced in this blog post is now complete. There are no more EC2 instances running with EC2-Classic networking. Update (July 29, 2021) – Added link to the Support Automation Workflow document & clarified link to AWS MGN pricing. Also updated the list of recommended instance…
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Invasive ad targeting is bad for journalism and other high-quality publishers
The lie from ad tech is that there's no such thing as a premium publisher and all ad views are basically the same.
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Perceptual distortions in late-teens predict psychotic symptoms in mid-life
Are there early indicators that could help predict which individuals will go on to develop this serious mental illness? New research by Distinguished Professor Mark F. Lenzenweger could point the way.
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Vaccines and our return to office plans
An update on Google’s return to office plans, including vaccine requirements and extending voluntary work from home.
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A critique of Safari's influence on the web
There's been a lot of discussion recently about how "Safari is the new IE" (1, 2, 3, 4, 5). I don't want to rehash the basics of that, but I have seen some...
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Triton: Open-Source GPU Programming for Neural Networks
We’re releasing Triton 1.0, an open-source Python-like programming language which enables researchers with no CUDA experience to write highly efficient GPU code—most of the time on par with what an expert would be able to produce.
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Funding GIMP developers for sustainable development
GIMP is developed by its community - support the humans behind
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Discord Launches Threads
Today, we’re excited to introduce a new home for all those winding discussions happening in your communities: Threads!
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Postgres Full-Text Search: A search engine in a database
With Postgres, you don't need to immediately look farther than your own database management system for a full-text search solution. If you haven't yet given Postgres' built-in full-text search a try, read on for a simple intro.
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Generally capable agents emerge from open-ended play
In recent years, artificial intelligence agents have succeeded in a range of complex game environments. For instance, AlphaZero beat world-champion programs in chess, shogi, and Go after starting out with knowing no more than the basic rules of how to play. Through reinforcement learning (RL), this single system…
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Google launches new vulnerability reward platform
Posted by Jan Keller, Technical Program Manager, Google VRP A little over 10 years ago , we launched our Vulnerability Rewards Program (VR...
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IBM Z/OS v2.5, Next-Gen Operating System Designed for Hybrid Cloud and AI
IBM announced IBM z/OS V2.5, the next-generation operating system (OS) for IBM Z, designed to accelerate client adoption of hybrid cloud and AI and drive application modernization projects.
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It’s not a self-driving car unless you can sleep in it
GROUND TRUTH is an inside look at the development and deployment of self-driving technology, from the simulation labs to city streets.
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