The Argument over a Long-Standing Autism Intervention
Annals of Medicine The Argument Over a Long-Standing Autism Intervention Applied Behavior Analysis therapy has a troubling history, and even many supporters say it was used too widely in the past. But has criticism of the practice gone too far? By Jessica Winter February 12, 2024 Illustration by Keith Negley Save this storySave this story […]
The Golden Age of Cordless Power Tools
If you buy something through our links, ToolGuyd might earn an affiliate commission. I have been analyzing, reporting on, testing, reviewing, and of course using cordless power tools for more than 15 years now. When I started ToolGuyd, the age of NiCad-powered cordless tools was ending, and Li-ion was just beginning. It’s with all of […]
We sped up time series by 20-30x
Written by Nikolaus West 1 day ago This is a follow up post to the post Real-time kHz time series in a multimodal visualizer that dives into how we managed to achieve such huge performance gains for time series (among other things), and why it was so hard in the first place. Comparison of time […]
A love letter to Apache Echarts
In the world of software development, I believe the 7th circle of hell is called “NPM”. It’s a place where you can find Javascript libraries that make great promises only to disappoint you once you actually import them. I know this because I even wrote one. When you find a gem hidden in this pile […]
YC’s Latest Request for Startups
Every week the YC Group Partners meet and discuss the current batch. One common area of discussion is ideas — what kind of ideas are these founders having the best luck with? Which ones are they pivoting away from? These discussions also do a good job of helping us notice the gaps. Ideas that should […]
What made Earth a giant snowball 700M years ago? Scientists have an answer
Professor Dietmar Müller points to carbonates overlying glacial deposits in the Flinders Ranges. Photo: Dr Adriana Dutkiewicz Co-author Professor Dietmar Müller from the University of Sydney said: “Geology ruled climate at this time. We think the Sturtian ice age kicked in due to a double whammy: a plate tectonic reorganisation brought volcanic degassing to a minimum, while […]
Lightdash (YC S20) Is hiring an analytics engineering advocate
About the role At Lightdash, we’re obsessed with the success of our users. Our fast and technical analytics support is one of our superpowers today. It covers everything from building dashboards and writing SQL to analytics engineering best practice. If you have a passion for helping teams win with data, we’re looking for our first […]
Juvenile great apes love to tease and annoy their elders, study finds
Footage of great apes has revealed that humans are not the only ones to endure seemingly endless bouts of teasing dished out by their smaller and weaker young who appear intent on pushing their luck. Recordings of chimps, orangutans, bonobos and gorillas found the animals to be masters of the dubious art, embarking on an […]
Satya Nadella uses an IBM AS/400 in 1993
Symbolic of the transfer of power from IBM to Microsoft? I’m sure that many of us have a dread of presenting to large audiences. Possibly also an equal dread of photos or video from much earlier in our careers resurfacing later on. If you do you’re definitely not alone. I have experienced and have a […]
Xonsh: Python-powered, cross-platform, Unix-gazing shell
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