Python toolkit for quantitative finance
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The super effectiveness of Pokémon embeddings using only raw JSON and images
Embeddings are one of the most useful but unfortunately underdiscussed concepts in the artificial intelligence space relative to the modern generative AI gigahype. Embeddings are a set of hundreds of numbers which uniquely correspond to a given object that define its dimensionality, nowadays in a multiple of 128 such as 384D, 768D, or even 1536D. […]
Anatomy of a Cryptocurrency Scam Operation
You receive a message. Now either you will be victim or not. Your knowledge, attention and moral compass will decide where you will end up. While going about your day, you suddenly receive a message, whether it’s through SMS, WhatsApp, or a direct message on a social media platform. Typically, these messages appear to have […]
For the record: You just ordered me to cause a expensive outage
On Call Techies are often beset by undeserving and despicable dolts who demand daunting feats of tech support. Which is why each Friday The Register brings you a fresh instalment of On Call – the reader-contributed column in which you share stories of defeating those dunderheads. This week, meet a reader we’ll Regomize as “Norman” […]
Show HN: Protect your links with a password
Focus on what matters Manage, protect, and share with confidence Once your URL and password are set, you’ll access a private dashboard. This secure space ensures your content’s privacy. Here, generate a sharable URL, update the password, or delete the URL from our database. Enjoy complete control over your shared content in a protected environment.
The Economics of Writing Technical Books
Updated: May 24, 2024 Updated: Strategy Recently, a longtime friend and fellow author pointed out that he earns about $1/h from being a series editor for a major publisher. Apparently, some authors were surprised that the series editor doesn’t work for free. Authors might be higher on the idealist spectrum when it comes to compensation, […]
Bytecode Breakdown: Unraveling Factorio’s Lua Security Flaws
Some months ago I exploited a vulnerability in the Lua implementation of Factorio that allowed a malicious server to obtain arbitrary execution on clients. As the vulnerability has been patched for months already (Factorio versions below 1.1.101 are affected), is time to share the details with the community. I think this is a very interesting […]
OctoPrint’s anonymous usage stats were manipulated
While recording the latest episode of OctoPrint on Air on June 25th, I noticed that something was up with the stats. Going through the graphs on data.octoprint.org and commenting on them, I saw a quite irregular amount of instances running a very old version. I figured I had an issue with my data queries and […]
Panama Papers: Court acquits all 28 charged with money laundering
A Panamanian court has acquitted all 28 people charged with money laundering in connection with the Panama Papers scandal, concluding a trial that began in April. The secret financial documents were leaked in 2016, revealing how some of the world’s richest and most powerful people use tax havens to hide their wealth. Among those exonerated […]
A Bunch of Programming Advice I’d Give to Myself 15 Years Ago
I finally have the feeling that I’m a decent programmer, so I thought it would be fun to write some advice with the idea of “what would have gotten me to this point faster?” I’m not claiming this is great advice for everyone, just that it would have been good advice for me. I can’t […]