Tonight, I took the time actually to read DeepMind’s AlphaCode paper, and to work through the example contest problems provided, and understand how I would’ve solved those problems, and how A…

The ultimate backdoor doesn't exi-

“I submit that there is probable cause to search information in the possession of Google.”

Johnson & Johnson tried to get a U.S. judge to block Reuters from publishing a story based on what it said were confidential company documents about the healthcare giant's legal maneuvers to fight lawsuits claiming its Baby Powder caused cancer.

An accessible worldwide open beer database

Files is a single-file PHP app that can be dropped into any folder on server, instantly creating a beautiful gallery of folders, files and photos.

A python parametric CAD noscripting framework based on OCCT - CadQuery/cadquery

Cool ice formations my friend in ptown discovered on his deck this morning after yesterday snow/ice storm

Scientific Reports - Sensitivity of non-conditional climatic variables to climate-change deep uncertainty using Markov Chain Monte Carlo simulation

Since 2015, I’ve been writing about the impact that machine learning will have on our society. One of the most concerning possibilities, in my mind, was always the potential abuse of these te…

Before Ma Bell came to town, and long before DSL, it was barbed wire, of all things, that brought rural communities together. A Sears telephone hooked up to barbed wire—miles of which were already conveniently strung along fences—connected far-flung ranches…

An excuse to teach a lesson on information theory and entropy.
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Infinite sums are among the most underrated yet powerful concepts in mathematics, capable of linking concepts across math’s vast web.

Result brings researchers a step closer to harnessing microbes to combat mood disorders

The End of the Privacy of Digital Correspondence



The EU wants to oblige providers to search all private chats, messages, and emails automatically for suspicious content - generally and indiscriminately. The stated aim: To prosecute child pornography. The…