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The Fallacy of Move Fast and Break Things
LaunchDarkly helps teams safely manage code and AI agents in production with feature flags, progressive delivery, automated rollback, and runtime control.
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The Great Toilet Paper Scare of 1973 (2014)
Following a poorly-timed Johnny Carson joke in 1973, millions of Americans hoarded every toilet paper roll on the market and induced a mass hysteria.
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Converting an old MacBook into an always-on personal Kubernetes cluster
TL;DR: I set up Minikube on an old (2012) MacBook Air and configured it to be able to connect from outside my home network so I would have an always-on Kubernetes cluster at home to experiment with.
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Audacious 4.0 released, switches from GTK to Qt 5
This release switches to Qt 5 by default. The Qt UI has become quite polished by now. It will be quite familiar to users of the GTK2 UI, but it also brings a few nice-to-have improvements, such as a playlist view that is easier to navigate and sort.
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Stagnation and Scientific Incentives
Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, and business professionals.
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Prettier 2.0 – Opinionated JavaScript formatter
Better defaults, a better CLI and better heuristics. Oh, and TypeScript 3.8.
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LibraryThing Is Now Free to All
Starting today, LibraryThing is free to all! We’re dropping all membership fees and limits.
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Storing medical information below the skin’s surface
MIT researchers have developed a novel way to record a patient’s vaccination history: storing the data in a pattern of quantum-dot dye, invisible to the naked eye, that is delivered under the skin at the same time as the vaccine.
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Thank You, Arash
It all started with an unexpected email from Paul Graham, the founder of Y Combinator. Paul wrote to say that he liked Dropbox, but for YC to be willing to invest, I needed a co-founder—I couldn’t apply by myself. The policy made sense—great companies tend to be started by great founding teams, not individuals. So who…
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How Tailscale Works
Understand the entire Tailscale system, how it works, how we built it, and its benefits compared to legacy VPNs. Use this article as a guide to quickly build your own Tailscale replacement.
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A new RISC-V version of uLisp
The RISC-V version of uLisp is designed to support microcontroller boards based on the RISC-V processor.
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MIT to no longer consider SAT subject tests in admissions decisions
Archived MIT Admissions blog post 'A special announcement about SAT Subject Tests,' published March 20, 2020. Preserved for historical context; not maintained as current admissions policy.
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Signal processing is key to embedded machine learning
When we hear about ML - whether it’s about machines learning to play Go or computers generating plausible human language - we often think about deep learning.
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Formula 1 launches Virtual Grand Prix Series to replace postponed races
Formula 1 has announced the launch of a new F1 Esports Virtual Grand Prix series, featuring a number of current F1 drivers. The series has been created to enable fans to continue watching Formula 1 races virtually, despite the ongoing coronavirus situation.
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Google Shares, Monetizes, and Exploits Your Data Without 'Selling' It
"Google will never sell any personal information to third parties; and you get to decide how your information is used." - Sundar Pichai Sound familiar? Although big tech companies like Google keep the lights on by harvesting and monetizing your personal data, they can be quick to mince words and deny the strawman…
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Building a backdoor with Node.js
A backdoor in our code that can perform OS injection is a considerable threat.
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A principled approach to system design and programming
Technical maxims that define Urbit's approach to engineering.
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We are pausing upcoming Chrome and Chrome OS releases
Cross-posted from the Chrome Releases Blog Due to adjusted work schedules at this time, we are pausing upcoming Chrome and Chrome OS relea...
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New MacBook Air released, pricing now starts at $999, features Magic Keyboard
Apple today updated MacBook Air, with faster performance, the new Magic Keyboard and twice the storage. It’s available for just $999.
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New iPad Pro with LiDAR Scanner and trackpad support
Apple today unveiled its most advanced iPad Pro, adding an Ultra Wide camera and studio-quality mics, and a breakthrough LiDAR Scanner.
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Using Visual Studio Code for Qt Applications
In this short blog series, I will show you how to get up to speed with a Qt project using Visual Studio Code in more detail.