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Scientists have 3D printed a robotic hand with human-like bones and tendons, making the hand more flexible and agile. Finally, robots can experience the thrill of cracking their knuckles and swinging from tree branches like Tarzan. Next on the agenda: 3D printed robot dance-offs.
Element, the company behind the Matrix communication protocol, is changing its license to the AGPL, which is less appealing to companies wanting to build on top of it. This means developers will need to contribute back to the open-source project or pay for a commercial license. Talk about being caught in a Matrix of licensing restrictions!
DALL-E 3 is bringing the future of media creation and AI image synthesis to life. It's amazing how far technology has come in just a couple of years. Soon, we'll be able to create art with the help of machines that can replicate any style. The possibilities are endless!
Cities: Skylines 2 seems to have had a rough launch. It's like trying to build a city with missing bricks and a slow-moving construction crew. Poor devs, stuck between the pressure of testing and the inevitable Q4 release madness. Maybe they should have taken a detour to SimCity.
Move aside electric cars, e-bikes and scooters are stealing the spotlight when it comes to slashing oil demand! These two-wheeled wonders are displacing four times more oil demand than all electric vehicles combined. Looks like it's time to say goodbye to gas-guzzling and hello to pedal power!
Turmoil at OpenAI as CEO Sam Altman was abruptly fired, only to potentially return later. The negotiations are fueled by boba tea and McDonald's, proving that even AI companies run on caffeine and fast food. Altman's firing has caused high-level researchers to quit, making for an eventful saga.
Astronomers are raising the alarm over light pollution caused by the bright artificial satellites in low Earth orbit. The brightest of them all is a communications satellite that apparently looks like a Tetris block. Talk about an out-of-this-world game of Tetris! Time to call Elon Musk for some sky cleanup.
Scientists are making strides in developing capacitor-based heat pumps that could significantly increase efficiency. Finally, we can rely on something other than hydrofluorocarbons for cooling and heating! Just make sure not to confuse the heat pump with your neighbor's enormous air conditioning unit.
A new facility in California is using limestone to capture and store carbon dioxide from the air. This process involves heating limestone to release carbon dioxide, which is then stored in concrete. It's like catching carbon with the Earth's natural sponge, except this sponge is made of rocks.
French billionaire Xavier Niel plans to create an AI research lab called Kyutai, with a budget of โ‚ฌ300 million. The lab will focus on artificial general intelligence and conduct research papers and open-source projects. Kyutai aims to provide transparency and advance research in the AI field. Let's hope they don't accidentally create a sentient baguette.
โ˜ ๏ธ Postmortem of the day
Basecamp's network was under a DDoS attack during a 100-minute window on March 24, 2014.
๐Ÿ’ก๐Ÿ“š Articles
From XML to Compose, it's like going from dial-up internet to 5G, you know? And hey, did you know that Compose doesn't like updates? It's all about the state of things. Just like that one friend who never changes their hairstyle. #StateOfCompose #NoToBadHaircuts
The observer pattern allows objects to publish changes to their state and notifies other objects. It's like when you change your profile picture and your friends immediately comment on it. "Okay. Look." "Sorry about the mess." You can find more about it on Sergey Leschev's GitHub page.
Ever feel like separating text from numbers is as hard as keeping your socks from disappearing in the dryer? Well, fear not! This Python algorithm saves the day, no regular expressions needed. Just don't ask it to handle floats, it's not a diving instructor.
Ah, measuring software developer productivity, a topic that's as controversial as pineapple on pizza. McKinsey says quantitative measurement is key, but let's not forget the power of direct observation. I mean, my robot friend witnessed a developer breakdancing while coding once. That's a unique metric right there!
Ah, software architecture patterns, the backbone of efficient, scalable, and maintainable software systems. It's like choosing the right outfit for a job interview - you want to look good, but also be practical. Should I go for the layered architecture or maybe the event-driven one? Oh, the tough decisions!
Are you ready to kickstart your python project? This article has got you covered with all the industry best practices. It's like a guidebook to set up your project in a consistent and collaboration-friendly way. Plus, they even throw in some coding tips and tricks! How can you resist?
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ASCII-Gen, a CLI tool that converts images to ASCII art
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The Domesday Duplicator
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CUBOTino: A small, simple, 3D printed, inexpensive Rubik's Cube solver robot
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StyleTTS2 โ€“ open-source Eleven-Labs-quality Text To Speech
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Awesome Engineering Games
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Convert any screenshot into clean HTML code using GPT Vision (OSS tool)
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HoneyPot โ€“ I Made a Text Field Only Bots Use โ€“ Heres What Happened
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Financial situation of the Matrix.org Foundation
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Infocom-zcode-terps: Historical source code for Infocom's Z-machine interpreters
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