When receiving bytes from the network, we often assume that they are unicode strings, encoded using something called UTF-8. Sadly, not all streams of bytes are valid UTF-8. So we need to check the strings. It is probably a good idea to optimize this problem…

Scientific Reports - The genetics of university success

An extremely fast non-cryptographic high-quality hash function.

We'll soon find it hard to know with our own eyes if a video is real or generated by AI, but new algorithms are staying one or two steps ahead of the fakers.

Cross-platform C++11 header-only library for memory mapped file IO - vimpunk/mio

A friend doing a job search recently asked me:
A choice I will likely have is whether to work at a larger company… or a startup… I was wondering if you had any particular feelings on this question.
In the long run I’m hoping to work at a non-startup…

Buggy updates point at deeper problems.

Slowdown of detached home sales, speculation-tax avoidance, Airbnb rules bring flood of high-end houses onto rental market, creating “desperation” as owners slash rents

A legal letter of note

FontStruct’s love affair with a neglected programming language

Learn Erlang/OTP through annotated example programs.

:unlock: Lip Reading - Cross Audio-Visual Recognition using 3D Architectures - astorfi/lip-reading-deeplearning

This is the first article out of two where I will go through what I consider to be the relevant Xorg feature set, and compare it, point by point, to how the corresponding solution or category works…

As IPO proposals value Uber at an eye-popping $120 billion, auto makers are racing to gain ground in everything from car sharing to driverless technology. At stake: who will control the future of transportation.

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

Thanks to Jon Broida of Japanese Knife Imports and Anton Kudris for becoming Knife Steel Nerds Patreon supporters! When I was 16 I went with my father to the Las Vegas Custom Knife show. My interest in custom knives up to that point had been pretty limited.…