Marko: An HTML-Based Language
Marko provides first-class support for the VSCode editor including syntax highlighting, Autocompletion, Hyperclick to quickly jump to referenced files, and Pretty printing to keep your code readable. Community plugins also provide syntax highlighting for Sublime, Atom, Webstorm & others!
Ask HN: What’s the best lecture series you’ve seen?
Andrej Karpathy’s “Neural Networks: From Zero to Hero”. https://karpathy.ai/zero-to-hero.html Just watch the first lecture and you won’t be able to not watch the rest. It starts with making your own autograd engine in 100 lines of python, similar to PyTorch and then builds up to a GPT network. He’s one of the best in the […]
Understanding the x86’s Decimal Adjust after Addition (DAA) instruction
I’ve been looking at the DAA machine instruction on x86 processors, a special instruction for binary-coded decimal arithmetic. Intel’s manuals document each instruction in detail, but the DAA description doesn’t make much sense. I ran an extensive assembly-language test of DAA on a real machine to determine exactly how the instruction behaves. In this blog […]
D.C. free bus bill becomes law as zero-fare transit systems take off
A bus is seen in Washington, DC, on December 12, 2022. – The Washington government voted to institute free bus rides for all starting in the summer of 2023. Olivier Douliery | AFP | Getty Images Washington, D.C., has enacted a zero-fare bus bill into law, according to the D.C. Council. Mayor Muriel Bowser declined […]
The Limits of Computational Photography
The Limits of “Computational Photography” :: Will Yager Blog Jan 2023 I was recently discussing laser etching with an engineer/font-designer friend of mine, and I wanted to show him a picture of some really good laser etching on a particular piece of optical equipment. No problem, I figured – I would just snap a quick […]
Need help with students who’ve turned my class into a dating service
Here are few suggestions. These will not resolve the problem completely (I think, nothing can), but might help to alleviate it. Auditors. These might be registered or unregistered. (i) Unregistered. The unregistered ones are easier to deal with (although, time-consuming). On the first day of classes, or whenever you are ready for this, bring a […]
Google Fi seemingly affected by latest T-Mobile data breach
T-Mobile was recently hit by yet another data breach, and it appears that Google Fi was impacted by that breach as the carrier has notified customers via email. A message to Fi customers today notifies that Google Fi’s “primary network provider” experienced “suspicious activity” that contained customer data for Google Fi. Given the timing and […]
New mathematical model shows how the body regulates potassium
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Having levels of potassium that are too high or too low can be fatal. A new mathematical model sheds light on the often mysterious ways the body regulates this important electrolyte. Potassium, a common mineral abundant in food like bananas and leafy greens, is essential to normal cellular function. It helps […]
Yahoo is making a return to search
It seems like Yahoo Search wants to make a comeback in the near future. Yahoo has been dropping hints over the past couple of weeks related to this return and is also hiring a Principal Product Manager for the Yahoo Search platform to help lead these initiatives. The job posting. Yahoo posted a job listing […]
Cistercian Numerals
Cistercian numerals were invented by the Cistercian order of monks in the 13th century. Giuseppe Frisella explains how the notation system works: A vertical straight line acts as an axis dividing the plane into four quadrants, each one representing one of the four digits: the upper right quadrant for the units, the upper left quadrant […]