At 50 Years Old, Is SQL Becoming a Niche Skill?
This post was originally triggered – and I choose that word carefully – by a recent experience on a cloud cost-optimisation project. These experiences prompted me to consider how things had changed since I started working in software. As part of the project that provoked me, I was researching the topic of cloud cost analysis […]
Language is primarily a tool for communication rather than thought
Abstract Language is a defining characteristic of our species, but the function, or functions, that it serves has been debated for centuries. Here we bring recent evidence from neuroscience and allied disciplines to argue that in modern humans, language is a tool for communication, contrary to a prominent view that we use language for thinking. […]
The Growing Threat of Malware Concealed Behind Cloud Services
Affected Platforms: Linux DistributionsImpacted Users: Any organizationImpact: Remote attackers gain control of the vulnerable systemsSeverity Level: High Cybersecurity threats are increasingly leveraging cloud services to store, distribute, and establish command and control (C2) servers, such as VCRUMS stored on AWS or SYK Crypter distributed via DriveHQ. This shift in strategy presents significant challenges for detection […]
310-mile automated cargo conveyor will replace 25,000 trucks in Japan
According to The Japan News, the project has been under discussion since February by an expert panel at the Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism ministry. A draft outline of an interim report was released Friday, revealing plans to complete an initial link between Tokyo and Osaka by 2034. Japan’s well-known population collapse issues foretell severe […]
How to think about creating a dataset for LLM fine-tuning evaluation
I previously experimented with one-click LLM finetuning providers and now is a good time to return to the core of the matter: evaluating how well all these fine-tuned models and experiments are faring. I have a gut feeling that my fine-tuned models did pretty well, but we’re not in the business of gut feeling so […]
The C Standard charter was updated, now with security principles as well
The working group ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22/WG14, commonly known as the C Committee, is the steward of the C programming language, first described in 1978 by Kernighan & Ritchie in book The C Programming Language, and now by revisions of ISO/IEC 9899 standard and other technical specifications. The Committee is part of a broader community responsible for […]
Ten Lessons I Wish I Had Been Taught [pdf]
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Show HN: Lambda – The first-ever open-source privacy based social media app
Hi HN community! NOTE: This is a repost due to missing of links I’m excited to introduce Lambda, a project I’ve been working on. Lambda is the world’s first open-source social media app designed to prioritize your privacy and well-being. It’s still in its early stages, but I’m eager to share it with you and […]
Why Google Sheets ported its calculation worker from JavaScript to WasmGC
Michael Thomas Thomas Steiner Google Sheets is one of the first products at Google to use WasmGC on Chrome. The move was announced in 2022, and the Sheets and Chrome teams partnered on standardization, engineering, and tooling to provide real-time feedback on optimizations. This partnership set a precedent for how engineering teams at Google can […]
Post Office lawyers held secret meeting with judge to stop disclosure
Lawyers for the Post Office arranged a secret meeting with a judge to prevent disclosure to defence solicitors in a criminal trial, the Post Office Inquiry heard yesterday. Solicitor Martin Smith and his barrister colleague Simon Clarke met the judge at Birmingham Crown Court in 2013 on the eve of a trial of a sub-postmaster accused […]