NativeJIT: A C++ expression –> x64 JIT
NativeJIT is an open-source cross-platform library for high-performance just-in-time compilation of expressions involving C data structures. The compiler is light weight and fast and it takes no dependencies beyond the standard C++ runtime. It runs on Linux, OSX, and Windows. The generated code is optimized with particular attention paid to register allocation. The compiler was […]
Continuous Glucose Monitoring
Continuous glucose monitoring has been a thing for a while. It’s a probe that sits just inside your body and measures blood glucose levels frequently. Obviously this is most useful for type 1 diabetics, who need to regulate their blood glucose manually. (At this point, I would be amiss not to give a nod to […]
My home servers are not a homelab
First, what is a homelab? While I don’t think there’s a dictionary definition, a homelab seems to refer loosely to the collection of servers, networking gear, and supporting infrastructure that someone has set up in their home, for experimentation and learning, either for fun or to develop skills. Naturally, homelabs can take a wide variety […]
Nearly 20% of cancer drugs defective in 4 African nations
An alarming number of people across Africa may be taking cancer drugs that don’t contain the vital ingredients needed to contain or reduce their disease. It’s a concerning finding with roots in a complex problem: how to regulate a range of therapeutics across the continent. A US and pan-African research group published the findings this […]
ICE test train reaches speeds of up to 405.0 km/h
Artikel: ICE-Testzug fährt bis zu 405,0 km/h und sammelt wichtige Erkenntnisse für den Hochgeschwindigkeitsverkehr DB und Siemens Mobility haben bei Testfahrten einen neuen Geschwindigkeitsrekord für die Strecke Erfurt–Leipzig/Halle erreicht • Fahrten liefern wichtige Erkenntnisse für die Sanierung von Schnellfahrstrecken sowie die technische Weiterentwicklung von Hochgeschwindigkeitszügen Die Deutsche Bahn (DB) und Siemens Mobility haben mit einem ICE-Testzug […]
Bitcoin’s Security Budget Issue: Problems, Solutions and Myths Debunked
“There’s no security issue — the hashrate ⓘ is growing, that means everything is okay!” The output of Proof-of-Work isn’t hashrate — it’s economic cost. What matters is not how many hashes are produced, but how expensive they are to produce. A growing hashrate means nothing if it’s powered by cheaper hardware or cheaper electricity. In other words, […]
Finding former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s passport number (2020)
So you know when you’re flopping about at home, minding your own business, drinking from your water bottle in a way that does not possess any intent to subvert the Commonwealth of Australia? It’s a feeling I know all too well, and in which I was vigorously partaking when I got this message in “the […]
Tesla sales drop for fifth month in a row in Europe
NEW YORK — Europeans still aren’t buying Teslas with figures out Wednesday showing sales plunged for a fifth month in a row in May, a blow to investors who had hoped anger toward Elon Musk would have faded by now. Tesla sales fell 28% last month in 30 European countries even as the overall market […]
Cell Towers Can Double as Cheap Radar Systems for Ports and Harbors (2014)
16 Dec 2014 2 min read Visualization of the Passive Coherent Location system for detecting ships in a port Illustration: Fraunhofer FKIE How do you see ships without a pricey radar system? The question has troubled seaports around the world as they work to improve security. Without radar installations, it can be hard for port […]
Error handling in Rust
The current standard for error handling, when writing a crate, is to define one error enum per module, or one for the whole crate that covers all error cases that the module or crate can possibly produce, and each public function that returns a Result will use said error enum.