In the course of a collaboration with the University of Baghdad, LMU's Enrique Jiménez has rediscovered a text that had been lost for a thousand years. A paper on this discovery is published in the journal ...

We present Mercury, a new generation of commercial-scale large language models (LLMs) based on diffusion. These models are parameterized via the Transformer architecture and trained to predict...

The subtle ways in which design tools shape how we think and what we make

Welp, Pocket shuts down tomorrow despite our pleas for it to stay. While migrating1 all of my saved articles, I noticed that I’ve got almost 900 saved articles spanning nearly 7 years. That’s a goldmine of stuff-I-like data! Some quick analysis using xsv2:…

Heirloom apps — Modernized File Manager and Program Manager for Windows - brianluft/heirloom

Six traits can determine your ‘it’ factor, according to researchers who measured coolness around the globe.

As cats evolved from feral ratters into beloved Victorian companions, a nascent pet-food economy arose on the carts of so-called “cat’s meat men”. Kathryn Hughes explores the life and times of these itinerant offal vendors, their intersection with a victim…

Discover the best and worst coloured pencils and markers for lightfastness, ensuring your artwork stays vibrant and doesn't fade too quickly.

CPU-X is a Free software that gathers information on CPU, motherboard and more.

After just a few months of work, a complete newcomer to the world of sphere packing has solved one of its biggest open problems.

Important note: This post is out of date! It describes an old, early version of the mvcgen tactic. As of Lean 4.25.0, the syntax has changed a bit (for the better) and the system has become much more convenient to use. To learn more about mvcgen as it is…

ossia score, an interactive sequencer for the intermedia arts - ossia/score

The Miyawaki Method of micro-forestry is a viral sensation: sprouting tiny, dense, native tree cover in neighbourhoods all around the world. With the promise of afforestation at a revolutionary speed, this planting technique has become the darling of green…

This post explores the idea that the next breakthroughs in AI may hinge more on how we collect experience through exploration, and less on how many parameters and data points we have.

Maybe you, yes you, should run a Certificate Transparency log. It’s cheaper, easier, and more important than ever.