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posted on Tue Nov 29 13:26:14 UTC 2022 by sonabinu | view on HN
The author describes their experience working as a data scientist, and how they eventually left the field because they found it unfulfilling and the management to be insane.
An extensive tutorial on how to setup a Pi-Hole
posted on Tue Nov 29 13:50:43 UTC 2022 by Brajeshwar | view on HN
posted on Tue Nov 29 14:44:20 UTC 2022 by Koshkin | view on HN
The article discusses the PCjs project, which uses JavaScript to recreate the IBM PC experience.
posted on Tue Nov 29 14:46:04 UTC 2022 by signa11 | view on HN
The article discusses the new features of the Emacs 29 release, including Eglot being part of Emacs core, TreeSitter being part of Emacs core, and the ability to install packages from Git using Emacs' built-in packaging system.
Dwarf-Based Stack Walking Using eBPF
posted on Tue Nov 29 15:40:38 UTC 2022 by todsacerdoti | view on HN
The article discusses how frame pointers are used to walk the stack in the x86 architecture, and how many applications and libraries choose to omit frame pointers.
Keyboard Shortcuts every Command Line Hacker should know about GNU Readline
posted on Tue Nov 29 10:00:52 UTC 2022 by donatzsky | view on HN
This article is about the GNU Readline and keyboard shortcuts that command line hackers should know about.
posted on Tue Nov 29 14:30:37 UTC 2022 by davikr | view on HN
The article is a journey of writing a self-compiling compiler for a subset of the C language with explanations of what is being done and why.
What working with Tailwind CSS every day for 2 years looks like
posted on Tue Nov 29 14:07:01 UTC 2022 by themosaad | view on HN
The author has been using Tailwind CSS for two years and highlights some of the pros and cons. The pros include that it works well across different technologies and has fast build times. The cons include that there is no type safety and a learning curve. The author has created a custom plugin to help with the learning curve.
Cornell, Oxford to lead grants aimed at boosting iron nutrition
posted on Tue Nov 29 14:47:23 UTC 2022 by PaulHoule | view on HN
The article discusses how Cornell's Department of Food Science will be studying how to increase iron and zinc absorption for millions of people in developing countries with the help of two grants from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Charles V of Spain Secret Code Cracked
posted on Tue Nov 29 15:24:20 UTC 2022 by mikece | view on HN
Pierrot found "distinct families" of about 120 symbols used by Charles V, which she then used to crack the code the emperor used to replace vowels coming after consonants with marks.
posted on Mon Nov 28 14:34:23 UTC 2022 by feross | view on HN
The article discusses the use of pointer compression to reduce the size of pointers on 64-bit platforms.
Vision Transformers (ViT) Explained
posted on Tue Nov 29 12:34:13 UTC 2022 by gk1 | view on HN
The article discusses how the Vision Transformer (ViT) marks the first step towards the merger of the two fields of vision and language into a single unified discipline, and explains and visualizes the intuition behind how and why it works.
JSON Hero: Enhanced JSON structure visualization
posted on Tue Nov 29 03:53:12 UTC 2022 by fagnerbrack | view on HN
Obsolete Sounds: collection of disappearing sounds and extinct sounds
posted on Tue Nov 29 07:09:34 UTC 2022 by sohkamyung | view on HN
The article is about the Obsolete Sounds project, which is designed to draw attention to the world’s disappearing soundscapes and to help us think about how to save those sounds before it’s too late.
How do transistors work, anyway?
posted on Tue Nov 29 10:41:27 UTC 2022 by weinzierl | view on HN
The article discusses how the invention of the electronic circuit changed the world and how a firm grasp of electronics remains elusive for most.
The X500 Plus computer case (2013)
posted on Tue Nov 29 15:36:28 UTC 2022 by indigodaddy | view on HN
The article is about a customer's Kickstarter project for a computer case inspired by the Commodore Amiga 500, which is designed for modern computer hardware.
Dwarf-Based Stack Walking Using eBPF
posted on Tue Nov 29 15:34:58 UTC 2022 by brancz | view on HN
The article discusses how frame pointers are used to walk the stack in the x86 architecture, and how many applications and libraries choose to omit frame pointers.
Notes on ExFAT and Reliability (2021)
posted on Tue Nov 29 09:58:19 UTC 2022 by LinAGKar | view on HN
The article discusses the three main types of file systems for external storage and their compatibility with different operating systems.
posted on Mon Nov 28 20:33:47 UTC 2022 by benbreen | view on HN
The article discusses how Aristotle's five elementary sensations are incorrect, and how flavor is a distinct sensation that is often mistaken for taste.
Mathematical Existence and the Axiom of Choice
posted on Mon Nov 28 15:49:41 UTC 2022 by herodotus | view on HN
The article discusses the axiom of choice and how it implies the existence of all kinds of objects, but does not give any guidance on how to find examples of these objects.
The best Go framework: no framework?
posted on Tue Nov 29 12:01:13 UTC 2022 by roblaszczak | view on HN
In Go, there is no default framework, and many suggest you shouldn't use a framework at all.
Berlin artist transforms waste plastic into an inflatable isolation chamber
posted on Mon Nov 28 15:28:20 UTC 2022 by action-io | view on HN
Correlation Waves is a physical interactive installation composed of a kinetic sculpture that reacts to the position of the audience by inflating itself and deploying an isolation chamber around the person standing right under it.
Tailwind is a leaky abstraction
posted on Tue Nov 29 13:19:50 UTC 2022 by jakelazaroff | view on HN
The article is a discussion of the pros and cons of Tailwind, a utility-based CSS framework, from the perspective of someone who has recently spent time learning it.
posted on Tue Nov 29 02:28:47 UTC 2022 by guoqi | view on HN
The article discusses different ways to improve performance by caching on the client-side.
Ask HN: How innovative is the hydrogen industry?
posted on Tue Nov 29 16:14:26 UTC 2022 by danielovichdk | view on HN
Show HN: Python library for embedding large graphs (Written in Rust)
posted on Tue Nov 29 06:20:58 UTC 2022 by h4kor | view on HN
This library provides a function to embed graphs in 2D space, using force-directed layouts, with the option to use a spring model or networkx model.
posted on Mon Nov 28 11:47:44 UTC 2022 by nyc111 | view on HN
Forth is a programming language that is not widely accepted and is seen as bad by many people.
Can you game core allocation on Apple Silicon?
posted on Mon Nov 28 15:07:14 UTC 2022 by zdw | view on HN
The article discusses how the Quality of Service (QoS) assigned by apps to the threads they create affects which core type the thread will run on an Apple silicon Mac.
Beyond Meat is struggling, and the plant-based meat industry worries
posted on Mon Nov 28 13:07:01 UTC 2022 by stephc_int13 | view on HN
The article discusses how plant-based meat sales have been declining, and possible reasons why.
Pong was boring, and people loved it
posted on Mon Nov 28 13:02:15 UTC 2022 by kjhughes | view on HN
This article is about the 50th anniversary of Pong and why it is still relevant.