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“Inverse vaccine” shows potential to treat MS and other autoimmune diseases
A new type of vaccine developed by researchers at the University of Chicago’s Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering (PME) has shown in the lab setting that
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The latest blog posts to take off on Hacker News. 80,909 posts.
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Everyday uses for PVC water pipe
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Building an economy simulator from scratch
by Thomas SIMON
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I built Excel for Uber and they ditched it
Or "that time I built Excel for Uber and they ditched it like a week after launch"
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My favourite API is a zipfile on the European Central Bank's website
Simple data pipeline powertools: sqlite, pandas, gnuplot and friends
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Optimizing LLMs from a Dataset Perspective
Practical guide to improving LLM finetuning with better instruction datasets, covering data curation, prompt-output pairs, synthetic data, and experiment ideas.
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Yes, Android 14 still allows modification of system certificates
Tim Perry recently claimed in an article that “Android 14 blocks all modification of system certificates, even as root”. This sparked significant discussion on Hacker News. Thankfully my tests show that it is still possible to adjust the system certificate store in Android 14.
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How does Linux start a process
Stack smashing: How Linux creates the stack and runs a program. Then mess with it.
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A Primer on Logic Programming
Getting a kickstart in the logic programming world with Prolog
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Norway Fining Meta $98,500 per Day for User Privacy Breach
Norway’s DPA Datatilsynet is penalizing Meta over alleged data privacy breaches, with profound implications across Europe. Learn more in the full news story!
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Marginalia Search Receives FUTO Grant
I’m happy to announce that the generous people at FUTO have granted the project $15,000 with no strings attached to help the search engine out with some more server power. FUTO is a young Austin, TX-based organization “dedicated to developing, both through in-house engineering and investment, technologies that…
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Willingham sends Fables into the public domain
Here, below, is the press release I sent out today to explain what I did and why.
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How can we have a proper debate when we no longer speak the same language?
In the culture wars, hypersensitivity and accusations of ‘hate’ risk leading us into an Orwellian future
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Linear code is more readable
Code linearity is more desireable than keeping abstraction layers separate.
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A mathematical formalization of dimensional analysis (2012)
Mathematicians study a variety of different mathematical structures, but perhaps the structures that are most commonly associated with mathematics are the number systems, such as the integers $late…
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Programming Language Inventor or Serial Killer? (2003)
Try to spot who liked hacking away at corpses rather than computers
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Webhook Failure Scenarios
<p>A webhooks allow two applications to communicate events. It is relatively simple to get started using webhooks using HTTP and JSON. However, there a number of failure scenarios that developers should be aware of in order to make their webhook implementation robust.</p>
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An Opinionated Yubikey Set-Up Guide
How to set up a YubiKey 5 in 2023.
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Can I take ducks home from the park?
16 queries and 6 language models
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Chromebooks will get 10 years of automatic updates
Chromebooks are getting 10 years of automatic updates, plus new features to help devices last longer.
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How I stay reasonably anonymous online (2022)
I'm not wanted by the FBI, nor am I worried about my ISP watching me, and I don't care about Google knowing what I search for. What I am worried about is cra...
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The end of tweeted articles
Elon Musk, X and the end of tweeted articles
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The Tyranny of the Marginal User
why consumer software gets worse, not better, over time
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PostgreSQL 16
September 14, 2023 - The PostgreSQL Global Development Group today announced the release of PostgreSQL 16, the latest version of …
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Public exposure to BPA exceeds acceptable health safety levels
Population exposure to the synthetic chemical Bisphenol A (BPA), which is used in everything from plastic and metal food containers to reusable water bottles and drinking water pipes in Europe is well above acceptable health safety levels, according to updated research data. This poses a potential health risk to…