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Go: Fuzzing Is Beta Ready
Native Go fuzzing is now ready for beta testing on tip.
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Recovering “lost” treasure-filled floppy discs with an oscilloscope
There are many good, modern solutions for reading data off old floppy discs and drives. Perhaps the best is the Greaseweazle : it's capable,...
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Move fast, but understand the problem first
Software engineer, etc etc
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Static B-Trees: A data structure for faster binary search
This section is a follow-up to the previous one , where we optimized binary search by the means of removing branching and improving the memory layout. Here, we will also be searching in sorted arrays, but this time we are not limited to fetching and comparing only one element at a time.
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Excitable cells
A demonstration of how reentry tachyarrhythmias can develop in a system of excitable cells.
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Here’s what I learned hanging out with Jason Fried
Discuss on Hacker News. I went to meet Jason Fried so I could learn how to stop selling software by accident. Since I started programming 10 years ago, I’v
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How To GitHub: A Complete Guide to Forking, Branching, Squashing and Pulls
Everything you need to know to pull down, branch off of, squash, and fork in GitHub in one handy little guide.
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A single line of code cost $8000
Due to a simple bug, Screen Studio app did generate over 2 petabytes of network traffic
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Food, housing, & health care costs are a source of major stress for many people
About half the public identify the cost of groceries as a major source of financial stress. Nearly 1 in 5 of them have used so-called Buy Now Play Later services to buy their groceries.
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Slop is not necessarily the future
Everyone's worried about slop, but good code will prevail, not only because we want it to, but because economic forces demand it.
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The beginner's guide to overcomplicating coffee
There’s a scene in AMC’s “ Breaking Bad ” where Gail Boetticher explains to Walter White how to make the perfect cup of coffee . And it all sounds so plausible—there’s a perfect coffee, and science will magic it for us.
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Most people don't care about quality
My friend, the photographer Paul Clarke has an uncanny eye for detail. Every single shot he publishes is beautiful - they capture life in a way that I don't have the language to describe. I'm quite content to point my phone at someone, use the default settings, and grab a snap. My photos lack composition, clarity…
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Open Source does not mean “Includes Free Support”
We need to talk.
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What would a “good” WebMD look like?
And what would a "good" WebMD look like?
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Autonomous Weapons: An Open Letter from AI and Robotics Researchers
2016 (>30k signatures) open letter for AI and Robotics researchers calling for ban on offensive autonomous weapons beyond meaningful human control.
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How I changed teaching after AI managed to do all my homework assignments
AI forced me to abandon evidence-based best pedagogy practices, focus on oral and written exams, and redo most assignments. Here is what we did in 17-645...
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We need a new media system
If you sell culture war all day, don’t be surprised by the real-world consequences
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Google postpones MV2 shutoff in Chrome stable to June 2023
New details about the plan to move extensions to Manifest V3
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How AI destroys institutions
Civic institutions—the rule of law, universities, and a free press—are the backbone of democratic life. They are the mechanisms through which complex societies encourage cooperation and stability, while also adapting to changing circumstances. The real superpower of institutions is their ability to evolve and adapt…
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The patent troll that won a $308M jury trial against Apple
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Git koans
A Python programmer handed her ~/.gitconfig to Master Git. Among the many lines were the following:
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The Steam Deck is software-freedom friendly
in an era where tech giants increasingly control our digital experiences, the Steam Deck stands as a beacon of user freedom