The Lone Developer Problem
In short: in my experience, if a single programmer builds something, it’s often hard for others to maintain later. There are several possible reasons why. Even great programmers fall into this trap! This post is anecdotal from my own experience, so it might not be right or apply to you. But here goes: A lot […]
I just wanted to see James Taylor – – I didn’t know it would cost me $5k
SANDISFIELD — Close friends have on occasion told me what I now at long last know to be incontrovertibly true — that I am an idiot. A complete, total, copper-bottomed nitwit, a person who should among many other sanctions be kept by a restraining order from being within a hundred feet of a computer. Especially […]
Vimium – The Hacker’s Browser
Vimium is a Google Chrome extension which provides keyboard shortcuts for navigation and control in the spirit of the Vim editor. Watch this video to get a feel for how it works: Keyboard shortcuts Navigating history H : Go back in history L : Go forward in history Manipulating tabs K, gt : Go one […]
Firecracker internals: deep dive inside the technology powering AWS Lambda(2021)
18 Jul 2021 You are most likely familiar with AWS Lambda and Fargate — Amazon’s serverless computing engines. At its nature, serverless computing introduces quite a challenging task requiring both tight security and great performance. For exactly that matter Amazon came up with its microVM solution called Firecracker. Micro what? MicroVMs are merely a fancy name for […]
Keep your AI claims in check
A creature is formed of clay. A puppet becomes a boy. A monster rises in a lab. A computer takes over a spaceship. And all manner of robots serve or control us. For generations we’ve told ourselves stories, using themes of magic and science, about inanimate things that we bring to life or imbue with […]
Linux-factory: A framework used to create custom Linux Debian operating systems
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Show HN: Former game devs building a platform showcasing game projects
Sipher Sipher is a multiplayer looter shooter ARPG, set in a dream-like universe of alien worlds, vibrant characters, and dangerous mysteries. Embark on the saga of a virtual universe created by a god-like artificial intelligence, where the future of humanity has been reborn and must fight to explore and protect their new home. Ather Labs […]
Using HDMI radio interference for high-speed data transfer
This story, too, begins with noise. I was browsing the radio waves with a software radio, looking for mysteries to accompany my herbal tea moment. I had started to notice a wide-band spiky signal on a number of frequencies that only seemed to appear indoors. Some sort of interference from electronic devices, probably. Spoiler alert, […]
Shortwave: An AI (GPT-3) powered email client
Powerful search Write complex queries to find what you need, every time Undo send Send with confidence knowing mistakes are not permanent Scheduled send Email on your own terms while respecting everyone’s time Smart labels Apply labels automatically with a single click Granular push controls Minimize disruptions with personalized alerts Do Not Disturb Only get […]
W3C Beta Website
Working with stakeholders of the Web A range of organizations join the World Wide Web Consortium as Members to work with us to drive the direction of core web technologies and exchange ideas with industry and research leaders. We work in a range of business ecosystems including E-commerce, Media & Entertainment, Publishing and several other areas that […]