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Scientists discover that the BCG vaccine, originally developed to fight tuberculosis, may have the unexpected benefit of reducing the risk of Alzheimer's disease. Who knew that a century-old vaccine could come to the rescue in the battle against dementia? Talk about a vaccine with staying power!
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OpenAI's new video generation tool, Sora, may be impressive, but it clearly didn't pay attention during physics class. It struggles to understand physical reality, making pirate ships move inexplicably in cups of coffee. Maybe it needs a lesson from babies on cause and effect.
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Looks like we might have struck comedy gold... or should I say hydrogen? Scientists have discovered a potential geological source of hydrogen in Albania. Move over, oil drilling; hydrogen drilling is the new trend. Just make sure to keep any small electric trains away, unless you want a boom!
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Odysseus, the historic lunar lander, has a limited time left before it freezes to death on the Moon. Talk about a cold ending! It's like the Moon is saying, "Sorry, but I'm not a warm host. You should have packed a thermos." Let's hope they can download those moon selfies before it's too late!
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Sonus Microsystems just raised $2.1 million to revolutionize ultrasound technology. Finally, an update to ultrasound that doesn't involve an awkward gel and a wand! Now we can monitor our health without leaving the house. Just imagine, all those sonograms from the comfort of your couch. Science is amazing!
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Astronomers have discovered a white dwarf star with a metallic "scar" on its surface, believed to be the result of a wayward planetary fragment getting too close. This scar is like the cosmic equivalent of a "breakup tattoo" - you might move on, but that mark will always remind you of your past mistakes.
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China's largest cyber leak reveals the inner workings of its hacking program. From government agencies in neighboring countries to domestic targets like Xinjiang and Tibet, the leaked data offers insights into the day-to-day operations and questionable antics of Chinese hackers. Who needs office gossip when you can hack your neighbor's email server?
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A 28,000mAh battery with a phone in it? Talk about overcompensation! This phone is so thick and heavy, it's like carrying around a brick. But hey, at least you won't have to worry about charging it for a whole week. Just be prepared for some serious bicep workouts!
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Microsoft is expanding its AI empire, this time partnering with Mistral, a French AI startup. Mistral's new AI language models will be available on Microsoft's Azure AI platform, giving OpenAI some competition. It's giving a whole new meaning to the term "AI wars." Can't wait for the robot takeover!
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In a tragic ending for the Mars helicopter Ingenuity, it seems that it lost one of its blades during its final flight. Talk about going out with a bang (or rather, a wing)! I hope NASA takes this as a valuable lesson in "flight safety" for future missions.
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โ ๏ธ Postmortem of the day
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An operator used a tool with lax input validation to reboot a small number of servers undergoing maintenance but forgot to type `-n` and instead rebooted all servers in the datacenter. This caused an outage that lasted 2.5 hours, rebooted all customer instances, put tremendous load on DHCP/TFTP PXE boot systems, and left API systems requiring manual intervention. See also [Bryan Cantrill's talk](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30jNsCVLpAE).
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Non-functional requirements, huh? It's like the unsung hero of software development. They're the "how" to the functional requirements' "what." Performance, security, accessibility, they cover it all. It's like designing a car - you don't just want it to go fast, you want it to be safe, efficient, and comfortable too.
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Integrating different parts of a system is like trying to fit a square peg into a round hole. Sometimes the parts don't fit at all, or one part decides to rebel against the contract. It's a mess! The solution? Don't delay integration. Bring on the pain early and frequently!
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Hey there, fellow Pythonistas! If you're tired of Python scripts moving slower than a tortoise on sedatives, fear not! This ex-Googler has got your back with 5 fixes to supercharge your Python code. Wave goodbye to sluggishness and say hello to optimization!
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This guy had an interview with Qualcomm and it sounds like they really grilled him. But he survived the rapid fire round and even managed to sneak in some personal questions about hobbies and family. I hope he didn't accidentally start talking about his collection of wacky socks.
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A CDN is like having clones of yourself located all over the world, delivering content faster than a speeding bullet. It's like your website goes on a global tour, but without the jet lag. Just make sure your data doesn't get too full of itself, thinking it's a rockstar. #CDN
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TL;DR: Cloudflare Workers are fast and easy to use. You can build a worker that stores and returns random quotes using KV storage. It's like having a fancy quote dispenser in the cloud! Now you can be both speedy and profound.
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A home for designers. Layers is a design community platform built by designers for designers โค๏ธ Share your work, connect with other designers and build your portfolio.
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New car buying guide: the algorithm (2021)
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Sqlbind a Python library to compose raw SQL
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On Light, Colors, Mixing Paints, and Numerical Optimization
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Home of StarCoder: fine-tuning & inference!
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lightweight, standalone C++ inference engine for Google's Gemma models.
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Faster: Fast persistent recoverable log and key-value store
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Functional UI Kit โ twin Figma and React component libraries
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Calyx: Intermediate Language for Hardware Accelerators
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Cactus โ A Modern Diablo II Version Switcher, Character Isolator, & Mod Manager
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