This is a short story about the lengths the political establishment will go to to evade accountability and oversight. I ran a write-in campaign (as a Libertarian) for Auditor of Silver Spring Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania this past November. [Part…

The switch to WebAssembly increases stability, speed.

by Leonard Tramiel At one of the many computer trade shows over the years I had a really funny interaction with Bill Gates. I was doing demo...

Journey back in time to learn the history of Xcode, why it became popular and important, and where we see it going in the future.

A cross-platform x86 assembler with an Intel-like syntax - netwide-assembler/nasm

Neuroscientists have long known that shut-eye helps consolidate memories in adults. Napping may play an equally crucial role in infants and young children.

Apple Inc is stifling competition through its mobile app store, attorneys general for 34 U.S. states and the District of Columbia said on Thursday, as they appealed against a ruling that let the iPhone maker continue some restrictive practices.

We’ve trained language models that are much better at following user intentions than GPT-3 while also making them more truthful and less toxic, using techniques developed through our alignment research. These InstructGPT models, which are trained with humans…

Kubota Pharmaceutical eyes Taiwan, Hong Kong and ASEAN for gadget

In the past few months, I’ve twice injured the same ankle while playing with my kids. This, perhaps combined with covid, led me to several indisputable realizations: I am mortal.Despite my se…

The Danish state is moving in an authoritarian direction by charging whistleblowers under sections of the law that should only be invoked against traitors. In this exclusive interview with Politiken, the world-famous activist and whistleblower Edward Snowden…

Santa Ana’s MainPlace Mall launched a $500 million makeover with an apartment groundbreaking ceremony on Tuesday.

You’ve probably seen web editors based on the idea of blocks. I’m typing this in WordPress, which has a little + button that brings up a long list of potential blocks that you can inser…

They'd also have to pay an annual fee. But opponents promised to fight the measure in court. People on both sides of the issue spoke at length before the vote was taken.

Background: Ivermectin has demonstrated different mechanisms of action that potentially protect from both coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection and COVID-19-related comorbidities. Based on the studies suggesting efficacy in prophylaxis combined ...