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Writing a competitive BZip2 encoder in Ada from scratch in a few days – part 3
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Writing a competitive BZip2 encoder in Ada from scratch in a few days - part 3: entropy (with AI/Machine Learning!)
Note for subscribers: if you are interested in my Ada programming articles only, you can use this RSS feed link. Link to Part 4 here . I...
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Meta exposé author faces bankruptcy after ban on criticising company
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the Guardian
Meta exposé author faces bankruptcy after ban on criticising company
Exclusive: Sarah Wynn-Williams faces $50,000 fine every time she breaches order banning her from criticising Meta
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LLMs are still surprisingly bad at some simple tasks
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Terence Eden’s Blog
LLMs are still surprisingly bad at some simple tasks
I asked three different commercially available LLMs the same question: Which TLDs have the same name as valid HTML5 elements? This is a pretty simple question to answer. Take two lists and compare them. I know this question is possible to answer because…
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Learning Languages with the Help of Algorithms
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John D. Cook | Applied Mathematics Consulting
Learning languages with the help of algorithms
How do you identify books in another language that are rich in vocabulary you would like to learn? Here we discuss mathematical methods for solving this problem.
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Why your outdoorsy friend suddenly has a gummy bear power bank
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The Verge
Why your outdoorsy friend suddenly has a gummy bear power bank
It’s… ultralight?
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Starfront Observatories
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Starfront Observatories
Premier remote telescope hosting
Explore the ultimate remote observatory experience at Starfront Observatories, where world-class astrophotography is accessible from anywhere with some of the darkest skies available, Bortle 1 conditions, and advanced remote technology.
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UK, Candada and Australia formally recognize Palestinian state
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the Guardian
UK, Canada and Australia formally recognise Palestinian state - as it happened
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Bluefin LTS Is Released
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docs.projectbluefin.io
Bluefin LTS: Reinventing the Steel | Bluefin
Achillobator giganticus
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US companies laid off 40k+ US tech workers, replaced them with H-1B visa holders
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Hindustan Times
American companies laid off over 40,000 US tech workers, replaced them with H-1B visa holders: White House
The White House statement, dubbed a fact sheet, said the H-1B program is discouraging future American workers from pursuing STEM careers.
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Oxford loses top 3 university ranking for the first time
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HotMinute
Oxford loses top 3 university ranking for the first time
The University of Oxford has fallen out of the top three universities in the UK for the first time, according to The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide for 2026.
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New thermoelectric cooling breakthrough nearly doubles efficiency
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ScienceDaily
New cooling breakthrough nearly doubles efficiency
CHESS thin-film materials nearly double refrigeration efficiency compared to traditional methods. Scalable and versatile, they promise applications from household cooling to space exploration.
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Disk Utility still can't check and repair APFS volumes and containers (2021)
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The Eclectic Light Company
Disk Utility still can’t check and repair APFS volumes and containers
Don’t waste time trying to discover which files are still open when you want to check or repair an APFS disk and Disk Utility throws an error. Here’s the solution.
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LaLiga's Anti-Piracy Crackdown Triggers Widespread Internet Disruptions in Spain
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Reclaim The Net
LaLiga’s Anti-Piracy Crackdown Triggers Widespread Internet Disruptions Across Spain
Entire neighborhoods of the internet are going dark just so LaLiga can keep pirated streams off your screen.
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How to Stop Functional Programming
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UUIDv7 in Postgres 18. With time extraction
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www.thenile.dev
UUIDv7 Comes to PostgreSQL 18
PostgreSQL 18 adds native support for UUIDv7. A timestamp-based UUID variant that plays nicely with btree indexes. Here's what that means for you.
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Sj.h: A tiny little JSON parsing library in ~150 lines of C99
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GitHub
GitHub - rxi/sj.h: A tiny little JSON parsing library
A tiny little JSON parsing library. Contribute to rxi/sj.h development by creating an account on GitHub.
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DXGI debugging: Microsoft put me on a list
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slugcat.systems
DXGI debugging: Microsoft put me on a list
Why does Space Station 14 crash with ANGLE on ARM64? 6 hours later…
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I forced myself to spend a week in Instagram instead of Xcode
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www.pixelpusher.club
I forced myself to spend a week in Instagram instead of Xcode
This is what happens when you ban yourself from coding
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Lidar, optical distance and time of flight sensors
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ams-osram
LIDAR, optical distance & time of flight sensors - ams-osram - ams
Fully integrated dToF modules and iToF VCSEL illuminators for short range applications. Laser sources for long range LIDAR systems.
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The link between trauma, drug use, and our search to feel better
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Literary Hub
The Link Between Trauma, Drug Use, and Our Search to Feel Better
As long as humans have experienced emotional crisis (which is to say: for all of human history), they’ve attempted to ease their pain with drugs—plant-based psychoactives like marijuana in preindus…
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Google/timesketch: Collaborative forensic timeline analysis
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GitHub
GitHub - google/timesketch: Collaborative forensic timeline analysis
Collaborative forensic timeline analysis. Contribute to google/timesketch development by creating an account on GitHub.
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