Spectrum Analyser, a Sinclair ZX Spectrum reverse engineering tool
Spectrum Analyser is a tool that is designed to help reverse engineer ZX Spectrum games & programs. It is a combination of an emulator, debugger & interactive disassembler. Programs are loaded and run in the emulator and their state can be inspected using the tools provided. These tools include: Disassembler Debugger Graphics viewer Frame trace […]
Simple Precision Time Protocol at Meta
While deploying Precision Time Protocol (PTP) at Meta, we’ve developed a simplified version of the protocol (Simple Precision Time Protocol – SPTP), that can offer the same level of clock synchronization as unicast PTPv2 more reliably and with fewer resources. In our own tests, SPTP boasts comparable performance to PTP, but with significant improvements in […]
When “letting it crash” is not enough
When it comes to computer systems, The Erlang/OTP programming platform has an interesting approach to failure handling. It’s also widely known under the name “let it crash”. The core idea behind it has to do with the fact that modern applications have a huge number of states that they can find themselves in. The more […]
Concrete.css
A simple and to the point classless CSS framework GitHub npm CDN What is this ? This is a classless CSS framework, built for lightness and simplicity. Concrete can be a great starting point for a simple website. It also switches to a dark theme if your OS uses one. Best used in pair with […]
SQLite-Web: Web-based SQLite database browser written in Python
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Google DeepMind Alignment with Online AI Feedback (OAIF)
Abstract:Direct alignment from preferences (DAP) methods, such as DPO, have recently emerged as efficient alternatives to reinforcement learning from human feedback (RLHF), that do not require a separate reward model. However, the preference datasets used in DAP methods are usually collected ahead of training and never updated, thus the feedback is purely offline. Moreover, responses […]
John Walker, founder of Autodesk, dead at 75
It is with great sadness that we announce John’s death on Friday, February 2, 2024. He was born in Maryland, USA to William and Bertha Walker, who preceded him in death. John is survived by his wife Roxie Walker and a brother, Bill Walker of West Virginia. Declining to follow in his family tradition of […]
Loungy: An Application Launcher Written with GPUI, the Zed GPU UI Framework
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New Zealand set to be first country to ban PFAS in cosmetic products
The New Zealand Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will ban the use of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in cosmetic products starting in 2027. This will make the country one of the first in the world to take this step on PFAS to protect people and the environment. PFAS are sometimes used in products such as […]
Thinking Forth: A Language and Philosophy for Solving Problems [pdf]
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