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Why Single Sign on Sucks
A deep dive into the UX of current single sign-on and an overview of possible solutions.
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Every blog post that took off on Hacker News, ranked by the votes of its best submission. 2,332 posts.
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Rebranding FLoC Without Addressing Key Privacy Issues
The Topics API does not address the core harmfulness of FLoC: that it’s arrogant and dangerous for Google to be the arbiter of what users consider “sensitive” data.
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Questions candidates can ask about equity compensation
It’s important to ask questions when you get an offer that includes any kind of equity. In addition to helping you learn the facts about the equity offer, the process of discussing these details can help you get a sense of the company’s transparency and responsiveness. Here are a few questions you should consider…
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New Capabilities for GPT-3: Edit and Insert
We’ve released new versions of GPT-3 and Codex which can edit or insert content into existing text, rather than just completing existing text.
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Why we write elementary apps in Vala (2014)
A tremendously effective tool for our needs
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Build Your Own Mobile Proxy for Web Scraping
In this guide, we show how you can build your own mobile proxy pool step by step. Mobile proxies offer improved reliability for web automation. This guide shows how to build your own mobile proxy infrastructure.
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Fandom Acquires GameSpot, Giant Bomb, GameFAQs, TV Guide and Metacritic
World’s Largest Fan-Generated Entertainment & Gaming Platform | Fandom Fandom’s brands help fans get more out of the entertainment and games they love,…
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A new speed milestone for Chrome
Everyday, billions of people around the world turn to Chrome to get things done quickly on their devices, whether shopping for a new pair o...
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Nim version 2.0.0 release candidate
The first release candidate for Nim version 2.0 is ready for testing.
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Google ML Compiler Inlining Achieves 3-7% Reduction in Size
Posted by Yundi Qian, Software Engineer, Google Research and Mircea Trofin, Software Engineer, Google Core The question of how to compile faster an...
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Frank Rosenblatt's perceptron paved the way for AI 60 years too soon (2019)
As the Faculty of Computing and Information Science celebrates its 20th year, Frank Rosenblatt’s prescient research into artificial intelligence underscores Cornell’s pivotal role in computing history.
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Are popular toxicity models simply profanity detectors?
Are popular toxicity models simply profanity detectors? We show how toxicity models overweight profanity, and make mistakes when profanity is used in a positive way.
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Nix on the Steam Deck
When I first started using Linux in 2006, I remember dreaming of a Linux Console. It wasn't so far fetched, the PlayStation 3 had just been released with OtherOS support which allowed users to install Linux (or BSD). Still, it seemed that a Linux-first console seemed like it would only ever be a dream.
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Enabling the Future of GitHub's REST API with API Versioning
We’re introducing calendar-based versioning for our REST API, so we can keep evolving our API, whilst still giving integrators a smooth migration path and plenty of time to update their integrations.
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New ScyllaDB Go Driver: Faster Than GoCQL and Its Rust Counterpart
How we built a new Go ScyllaDB driver that’s almost 4x faster than its GoCQL predecessor and 2X faster than its Rust counterpart.
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Postmark has been acquired by ActiveCampaign
The behind-the-scenes of our decision to sell Postmark and DMARC Digests to ActiveCampaign in 2022
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Backblaze Drive Stats for Q1 2022
Backblaze wants to be as transparent as possible with our customers about our business. Here’s what you need to know about our drives in Q1 2022.
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Winter & Cold Weather EV Range Loss in 7,000 Cars
All vehicles lose efficiency and range in very cold weather. Electric cars are no different. The good news, however, is that this range loss is temporary and not as limiting as many people may think.
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Heroku: We’ve Heard Your Feedback
Update from Bob Wise, Heroku and Salesforce EVP on the recent Heroku incident.
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Towards the next generation of XNU memory safety: kalloc_type
Improving software memory safety is a key security objective for engineering teams across the industry. Here we begin a journey into the XNU kernel at the core of iOS and explore the intricate work our engineering teams have done to harden the memory allocator and make our software much more difficult to exploit.
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EU Digital ID wallet is coming
As you were browsing something about your browser made us think you were a bot. There are a few reasons this might happen:
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No code reviews by default
How we built an engineering culture based on trust that allows us to move incredibly fast without requiring code reviews.
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Twitter buyout puts Mastodon into spotlight
The news of Elon Musk buying Twitter has put Mastodon into the public spotlight as an alternative social network, rapidly exploding our growth with over 30,000 new users in just a single day. This is because at Mastodon, we present a vision of social media that cannot be bought and owned by any billionaire, and strive…
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What I'd like to see in Emacs
For context, we will first play Richard Stallman's 2014 TEDx talk called "Free Software, Free Society." The TEDx talk is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution - No Derivative Works 3.0 license. Afterwards, Richard Stallman will discuss what he believes will be good ways to improve Emacs. The EmacsConf talk…