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Based on the provided text, the article describes using the Hugging Face Text Embeddings Inference library via a local server at port 8080. It demonstrates sending HTTP POST requests to the `/embed` endpoint, first with …
This article provides a modern installation guide for Arch Linux using BTRFS on a UEFI system, aimed at helping new users set up a minimal installation. The guide covers steps from basic terminal installation through vid…
Several key challenges faced by the Cursor development team, including improving context retrieval by training a custom reranker to filter 500k tokens down to 8k, creating a "copilot for edits" to handle small code chang…
This article provides a technical guide for decompiling IL2CPP Unity games using Il2CppDumper and Ghidra for modding purposes. The process involves extracting metadata with Il2CppDumper, converting it for Ghidra compatib…
The article describes how the author built a blogroll for their Eleventy-based website, featuring each blog's favicon and latest post. They chose to schedule daily site rebuilds to keep the "latest posts" section reasona…
Apple's Virtualization framework in macOS 12 (Monterey) supports macOS guest VMs but imposes significant limitations, including the inability to install third-party kernel extensions in guests. The author has developed a…
The article describes the author's difficulty using Valgrind for memory debugging on Artix Linux, as both Artix and Arch Linux have removed debug packages in favor of a debuginfod system. While debuginfod worked with GDB…
The article explains best practices for writing alt text for code snippet screenshots on social media, emphasizing that the goal is to provide a text alternative that conveys the same information as the image. It advises…
This article provides a curated list of peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing tools, including web-based services like Web Wormhole and PairDrop, as well as command-line applications like croc and Wush. It notes that some popu…
The article provides a batch script titled "AnyDesk-Reset.cmd" designed to reset the remote desktop software AnyDesk. The script stops the AnyDesk service, deletes configuration files from the system and user directories…
FriendlyIR is a new Slack application designed to help cybersecurity professionals stay updated on the latest news, blog posts, and social media updates by monitoring multiple sources in real-time. Currently awaiting Sla…
The article explains how to highlight the active menu item in a Hugo website by ensuring menu URLs end with a trailing slash. The author describes creating a custom theme with a navbar defined in `hugo.toml` and looping …
The article provides instructions for setting up necessary software for a database course, specifically downloading Docker images for PostgreSQL 15.3 and pgAdmin4. It also invites students to join a Discord community to …
The article notes that a comment reading "Look for indications that widgets are being created for a dead and dying world" was found in the Unreal Engine 5.1 source code file UserWidget.cpp at line 20351. The comment was …
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…
This article provides a guide for security professionals to identify leaked API keys and secrets on GitHub by using specific search syntax. It lists search patterns for various services, including OpenAI, GitHub OAuth, S…
Prompting large language models should be called "prompt design" rather than "prompt engineering," drawing a direct analogy to web design. It highlights similarities such as the need for clarity, handling dynamic content…
This article explains how to decompile Apple Shortcuts workflows by modifying iCloud Share URLs to access the raw JSON data, which contains the download URL for the shortcut's binary property list file and its name. It t…
This article provides step-by-step instructions for installing Doom Emacs on Windows, beginning with installing Emacs via Chocolatey and cloning the Doom Emacs repository. It then explains how to set the HOME environment…
This article is a curated list of cybersecurity tools and resources, organized by categories such as privilege escalation, credential harvesting, and exploitation frameworks. The repository, created by the author to mana…