You hear it often: dating today doesn’t work like it used to. Or: apps like Tinder have made flirting more distant. But the process of staring, judging, and messaging potential suitors from afar—hallmarks of modern dating apps—is not new. Beginning … Read more
“Water, water, everywhere,And all the boards did shrink;Water, water, everywhere,Nor any drop to drink.” -The Rime of the Ancient Mariner The English, said Sir John Fortescue (c. 1470), “drink no water, unless at certain times upon religious score, or by … Read more
This is a neat trick I’ve used to write self-extracting software or scripts that extract files from archives by just using tail -c $0 All you have to do is make sure you append an explicit ‘exit’ to the end … Read more
No wonder some of them may be turning to tools like ChatGPT to maximize their earning potential. But how many? To find out, a team of researchers from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL) hired 44 people on the … Read more
Enrique Echeburúa (San Sebastian, Spain, 72 years old), Professor Emeritus of Clinical Psychology at the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), says that when a suicide occurs, there are other victims beyond the deceased, and they do not receive adequate … Read more
By Shannon Bond Monday, May 8, 2023 • 5:01 AM EDT In 2016, Elon Musk went on stage at a tech conference outside Los Angeles and made a bold statement about the self-driving capability of Teslas. “A Model S and … Read more
You do not have JS enabled. Since this is an Angular based website, it won’t do jack for you :-). What is Lost at SQL? A SQL learning game by Robin Lord to help you pick up basic SQL skills … Read more
On the night of June 17, 1998, a Cornell campus police officer named Ellen Brewer had just begun her shift when she noticed a tall, silhouetted figure moving slowly across the engineering quad. The man appeared to be dressed all … Read more
In “Relieving your Python packaging pain”, I shared what I’ve witnessed to be the most reliable way to avoid many python packaging problems, for a large number of users. This article listed the steps to take without justifying them, delegating … Read more
Today, electricity is a ubiquitous part of many people’s lives. But, of course, it wasn’t always this way. And when electricity came around, it wasn’t immediately seen as a necessity. In fact, electricity companies had to convince people that their … Read more