The Cheating Device (ChatGPT on a TI-84) [video]
Tell HN: DanBC has died
I am sorry to announce that long-time HN contributor DanBC died last month after a prolonged period of ill health. May his legacy continue to inspire, and his contributions to this place and the wider world be remembered. Rest in peace, Dan. https://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/media/53jhyy44/neurodiver… “Sadly Dan Beale Cocks, the wonderful Co-Chair of the Mental Health and […]
Paraguay Loves Mickey, the Cartoon Mouse. Disney Doesn’t
One is a colossus spanning theme parks, merchandise and movies, with 150 Academy Awards, 225,000 employees and annual revenue of nearly $90 billion. The other is a third-generation family firm with 280 workers that packages hot sauce, soy beans, multicolored sprinkles, a herb called horsetail, six varieties of panettone and seven kinds of salt for […]
g1: Using Llama-3.1 70B on Groq to create o1-like reasoning chains
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Atkinson Hyperlegible Font
Is this font easy for you to read? Good—that’s the idea. Our font, Atkinson Hyperlegible was carefully developed by the Braille Institute to help low-vision readers. It improves legibility and readability through clear, and distinctive letters and numbers. Our award-winning font has made reading easier for millions upon millions of people and continues to change […]
Linux dev swatted and handcuffed live during a development video stream
Two days ago, tech streamer and host of Code Therapy René Rebe was streaming one of many T2 Linux (his own custom distribution) development sessions from his office in Germany when he abruptly had to remove his microphone and walk off camera due to the arrival of police officers. The officers subsequently cuffed him and […]
How to Lead Your Team When the House Is on Fire
The tech industry is going through challenging times: from one side, funding dried up due to the end of the Zero Interest-Rate Period; on the other one, the rapid rise of AI disrupts previously safe domains and business models. These forces are pushing companies to “wartime” mode, a concept I first read about in the […]
How to Succeed in Mrbeast Production (Leaked PDF)
HOW TO SUCCEED IN MRBEAST PRODUCTION (leaked PDF). Whether or not you enjoy MrBeast’s format of YouTube videos (here’s a 2022 Rolling Stone profile if you’re unfamiliar), this leaked onboarding document for new members of his production company is a compelling read. It’s a snapshot of what it takes to run a massive scale viral […]
A (More) Modern CSS Reset
I know I also have a terrible record with open source maintenance, so I thought I’d archive the original and just post this instead. Do with it what you want! To be super clear, this is a reset that works for me, personally and us at Set Studio. Whenever I refer to “we”, that’s who I’m referring to. […]
How Foundries Calculate Die Yield
Intel has abandoned the 20A node to go straight to 18A. There has been a lot of speculation on why. Some say that Intel needs all hands on deck to fix 18A because it is in trouble. Others surmise that this might actually save Intel money, and fund their 14A node. Intel’s reasoning in the […]