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Society is living in a "pre-cyberpunk" reality where corporate-government fusion is already occurring, despite people believing they are resisting it. It claims that modern "resistance" has shifted from building independ…
The article describes ipatool, an open-source command-line tool developed by Majd, which allows users to download older versions of iOS apps on macOS, Windows, and Linux. To use it, users must log in with their Apple ID,…
The article describes the author's discovery and recreation of Thomas Wright's 1742 astronomical poster "Clavis Cælestis," which consists of seven engraved sheets forming a large, detailed view of the universe. It notes …
YC has promoted Jon Xu and Andrew Miklas, both founders from its Summer 2010 batch, from visiting partners to full-time General Partners. In their new roles, they will take on greater responsibility in selecting, advisin…
The article explores the concept of "friction" as a force that can either hinder or help personal change, depending on how it is managed. The author uses the example of publishing a personal website, arguing that overly …
This article, published on March 26, 2025, is a personal account of the author's experience installing and playing the classic MMORPG *Star Wars Galaxies* through the free, open-source SWGemu server. The author describes…
Nicholas Carlini announced he is leaving Google DeepMind after seven years to join Anthropic for one year, citing disagreements with DeepMind leadership over its support for high-impact security and privacy research. He …
The author describes rebuilding their personal blog using a complex technology stack including Next.js, React, and MDX, despite acknowledging it may seem like overkill for a blog. They chose MDX for content management be…
The article provides practical tips for using Gowin EDA software and Tang FPGA boards (such as the Tang Nano 20K), emphasizing that the free Pro version should be used over the EDU version. It offers guidance on enabling…
LLM chatbot benchmarks like MMLU and HumanEval are becoming saturated, yet user experience is not improving proportionally because these tests measure one-shot performance rather than multi-turn, goal-oriented dialogue. …
The article argues that *Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace* is a good film, defending it against common criticisms by explaining that its depiction of the Force and the Jedi aligns with the morally complex themes…
The article discusses Automated Audio/Music Transcription (AAT/AMT), which converts audio into MIDI data. It highlights **NeuralNote**, a deep learning audio plugin that performs fast, polyphonic transcription with pitch…
Machine learning models frequently fail in real-world applications due to overfitting on misleading data, hidden variables, and spurious correlations. Hundreds of COVID-19 prediction models proved useless after latching …
Complex sociotechnical challenge of counting fish passing through hydroelectric dams, a task the author encountered as a consultant in environmental science. It explains that dam operators must comply with FERC regulatio…
This guide details the setup of an Ubuntu home server using a Beelink Mini PC, focusing on Docker-based services for self-hosting, including Nextcloud, Pi-hole, and monitoring tools like Grafana. It emphasizes security m…
The article announces the launch of "Blocked Books," a new feature on the LegallyBlocked platform that allows users to discover which books are banned or restricted by governments worldwide. The feature aims to shed ligh…
The article argues that the web needs a native HTML or CSS method to visually hide elements while keeping them accessible to screen readers, replacing the current reliance on a "copypasta" utility class like `.visually-h…
This article by Ben provides a humane and flexible approach to technical blogging, emphasizing that it is perfectly acceptable to blog just for fun without focusing on maximizing readership. Key advice includes starting …
Professor Stephane Angers has been appointed as the new director of the Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research for a five-year term starting September 1, 2021. Angers, who holds appointments at the Leslie…
A roundtable discussion at San Francisco State University explored methods for adapting comics for blind and low-vision readers, emphasizing that there is no single correct level of detail for descriptions. Blind advocat…