Some years ago someone asked whether it would make sense to switch Python to a PEG parser. (Or a PEG grammar; I don’t recall exactly what…

What's the number one prerequisite to building a high-quality wardrobe? Exactly: You need to be able to recognize a quality garment when you see one. You need to be able to tell the difference between a durable, well-crafted piece and one that looks pretty…

In this work, we study how Tencent implements image filtering on WeChat. We found that Tencent implements realtime, automatic censorship of chat images on WeChat based on what text is in an image and based on an image’s visual similarity to those on a blacklist.…

(This is another lightly edited post from my old Amazon internal blog.) Your slides are the least of your worries Most contemporary articles about presentation spend at least some time answering th…

In some cases, single-use batteries are still the better option.

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The tiny island will need to turn itself into a data hub to make use of the expected bandwidth

MIT/Expat License is oft misunderstood. When it comes to icons it's not advisable to use MIT as, for users, using icons without copying the MIT terms into the source of the consuming codeba...

a re-implementation of a minimal version of STOKE - bollu/blaze

In her new book, the linguist Gretchen McCulloch breaks down just how life online has rewritten the rules of how we communicate.

Everything you could ever want to know about pen refills and ISO refills standard in one handy article.

He directed the first piloted orbital flights, orchestrated spacewalks, oversaw the first lunar landing and led the space center in Houston.

An 18-year-old Dallas-born U.S. citizen has been in the custody of U.S. Customs and Border Protection and Immigration and Customs Enforcement for...

In this paper we propose a novel neural approach for automatic decipherment of lost languages. To compensate for the lack of strong supervision signal, our model design is informed by patterns in...

Apple is in advanced talks to buy Intel’s smartphone-modem chip business, a move that would jump-start the iPhone maker’s push to take control of developing the critical components powering its devices.