Stephen Wolfram...
Launching Version 14.2 of Wolfram Language & Mathematica: Big Data Meets Computation & AI
The Drumbeat of Releases Continues… Notebook Assistant Chat inside Any Notebook Bring Us Your...
23 hours ago
The Drumbeat of Releases Continues… Notebook Assistant Chat inside Any Notebook Bring Us Your Gigabytes! Introducing Tabular Manipulating Data in Tabular Getting Data into Tabular Cleaning Data for Tabular The Structure of Tabular Tabular Everywhere Algebra with Symbolic Arrays...
Max Rozen
OnlineOrNot Diaries 24
Looking over last year, and a first incident for 2025.
11 hours ago
Looking over last year, and a first incident for 2025.
Daniel Marino
What I’m Using in 2025
I’ve always been fascinated to see what other apps or workflows others are using in their day-to-day...
18 hours ago
I’ve always been fascinated to see what other apps or workflows others are using in their day-to-day lives. Every now and then I learn about a new app or some cool trick I didn’t previously know. I doubt anyone seriously cares about what I’m using, but figured I’d list them out...
essay – snarfed.org
Interactive navigation in embedding space
tdjgordon, Pixabay Discussed a fascinating idea for a foundation model tool at lunch today:...
20 hours ago
tdjgordon, Pixabay Discussed a fascinating idea for a foundation model tool at lunch today: interactive navigation in embedding space. Right now, you prompt most generative models with human language. That works, but it’s imprecise and coarse. If you’re generating an image of an...
The Modern House
Box Fresh: five homes under five years old
As we are well aware, a modern house has multiple meanings and can span as far back as the early...
an hour ago
As we are well aware, a modern house has multiple meanings and can span as far back as the early 20th century. This week however, we’ve decided to look to the more recent past and marvel at how architects and developers are translating the requirements […]
Society's Backend
Open AI beats OpenAI, Understand Scaling Laws, Commerce in the Age of AI Agents, and More
Society's Backend Reading List 01-24-2025
3 hours ago
Society's Backend Reading List 01-24-2025
Patterns in Humanity
Immigration and crime: Norway
Are immigrants overrepresented in crime in Norway? And why?
yesterday
Are immigrants overrepresented in crime in Norway? And why?
Construction Physics
Why Is Homeowners Insurance Getting So Expensive?
The recent Los Angeles fires have highlighted the rising costs of homeowners insurance in the US.
yesterday
The recent Los Angeles fires have highlighted the rising costs of homeowners insurance in the US.
Irrational...
"We're a product engineering company!" -- Engineering strategy at Calm.
In my career, the majority of the strategy work I’ve done has been in non-executive roles,
things...
yesterday
In my career, the majority of the strategy work I’ve done has been in non-executive roles,
things like Uber’s service migration.
Joining Calm was my first executive role, where I was able to not just propose, but also mandate, strategy.
Like almost all startups, the engineering...
Stat Significant
Which Music Was Underappreciated in Its Time? A Statistical Analysis
What music slipped through the cracks but eventually found its audience?
yesterday
What music slipped through the cracks but eventually found its audience?
Out-of-Pocket Blog
Announcing…The Out-Of-Pocket Hackathon #2 | Out-Of-Pocket
We’re doing it again, but we know what we’re doing now
yesterday
We’re doing it again, but we know what we’re doing now
lcamtuf’s thing
Don't build a platform... unless?
"Build a product, not a platform" is a common saying among tech entrepreneurs. But why do some...
yesterday
"Build a product, not a platform" is a common saying among tech entrepreneurs. But why do some platforms succeed?
Handprinted - Blog
CMYK Screen Printing!
CMYK screen printing is a great way of bringing both your photographic and coloured art images to...
yesterday
CMYK screen printing is a great way of bringing both your photographic and coloured art images to life through colour separation. This is achieved by layering four colours (cyan, magenta, yellow, and black) on top of each other using only 4 screens.
To start, you will need to...
DYNOMIGHT
Algorithmic ranking is unfairly maligned
What does “algorithmic ranking” bring to mind for you? Personally, I get visions of political...
yesterday
What does “algorithmic ranking” bring to mind for you? Personally, I get visions of political ragebait and supplement hucksters and unnecessary cleavage. I see cratering attention spans and groups of friends on the subway all blankly swiping at glowing rectangles. I see...
Vitalik Buterin's...
Scaling Ethereum L1 and L2s in 2025 and beyond
yesterday
Res Obscura
The leading AI models are now very good historians
Three case studies with GPT-4o, o1, and Claude Sonnet 3.5, and what they mean
2 days ago
Three case studies with GPT-4o, o1, and Claude Sonnet 3.5, and what they mean
Archinect - Features
Five Ways Architects Charge Fees, and Five Tips to Consider
In the architectural profession, some argue, financial management often takes a backseat to creative...
2 days ago
In the architectural profession, some argue, financial management often takes a backseat to creative pursuits, leaving firms vulnerable to cash flow challenges and unsustainable business practices. Concerns about profitability, rising costs, and the perceived value of the...
Essays - Benedict...
Are better models better?
Every week there’s a better AI model that gives better answers. But a lot
of questions don’t have...
2 days ago
Every week there’s a better AI model that gives better answers. But a lot
of questions don’t have better answers, only ‘right’ answers, and these
models can’t do that. So what does ‘better’ mean, how do we manage these
things, and should we change what we expect from...
Computer Ads from...
Comics from 1984/04 Creative Computing Mag
Sorry for the delay. - JP
2 days ago
Sorry for the delay. - JP
Computer Things
The Juggler's Curse
I'm making a more focused effort to juggle this year. Mostly boxes, but also classic balls too.1...
2 days ago
I'm making a more focused effort to juggle this year. Mostly boxes, but also classic balls too.1 I've gotten to the point where I can almost consistently do a five-ball cascade, which I thought was the cutoff to being a "good juggler". "Thought" because I now know a "good...
Contemporist...
19-Foot-High Wooden Bookshelves And A DJ Booth For A New Streetwear Store
Design studio El Departamento, has shared photos of 'Nude Library', Nude Project's new flagship...
2 days ago
Design studio El Departamento, has shared photos of 'Nude Library', Nude Project's new flagship store at La Roca Village in Barcelona, Spain.
Artificial Ignorance
R1 is reasoning for the masses
Why everyone's focused on DeepSeek's new R1 model - and what it means for AI geopolitics.
2 days ago
Why everyone's focused on DeepSeek's new R1 model - and what it means for AI geopolitics.
Map of the Week
Latitude Twins
This map, on Reddit shows major North American cities replaced by European or Middle Eastern ones...
2 days ago
This map, on Reddit shows major North American cities replaced by European or Middle Eastern ones with the same approximate latitude.
It illustrates the interesting climate fact that because of the Gulf Stream, Europe is much warmer further north. Thus Chicago is equivalent to...
Trying to Understand...
The Sword Is Mightier...
...than the pen. In Ukraine anyway.
2 days ago
...than the pen. In Ukraine anyway.
Atoms vs Bits
How To Make Decisions Under Stress
(To be clear: I don't know how to make good decisions under stress)
2 days ago
(To be clear: I don't know how to make good decisions under stress)
the singularity is...
Death of the Visceral
Pulled up at a stop light
Imagine flying an x-wing down a corridor, having to turn the plane...
2 days ago
Pulled up at a stop light
Imagine flying an x-wing down a corridor, having to turn the plane sideways to fit, a missile on your tail and closing, hitting the turbo, feeling the g force, coming up on the end of the corridor, pulling back hard on the stick the second the corridor...
Notes on software...
Embedding Python in Rust (for tests)
This is an external post of mine. Click
here
if you are not redirected.
2 days ago
This is an external post of mine. Click
here
if you are not redirected.
Strange Loop Canon
What would a world with AGI look like?
3 days ago
99% Invisible
Sanctuary
In July 1980, a group of Salvadoran migrants crossed the border between Mexico and Arizona. They...
3 days ago
In July 1980, a group of Salvadoran migrants crossed the border between Mexico and Arizona. They walked over a remote mountain range and halfway across a wide desert valley in the Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument. There were more than two dozen of them—people who had left...
wingolog
here we go again
Good evening, fey readers. Tonight, a note on human rights and human
wrongs.
I am in my...
3 days ago
Good evening, fey readers. Tonight, a note on human rights and human
wrongs.
I am in my mid-fourties, and so I have seen some garbage governments in
my time; one of the worst was Trump’s election in 2016. My heart ached in
so many ways, but most of all for immigrants in the US....
GeoCurrents
Declining Human Fertility and Urbanization in the United States
A recent GeoCurrents post on Utah’s declining birth rate included maps of the Total Fertility Rate...
3 days ago
A recent GeoCurrents post on Utah’s declining birth rate included maps of the Total Fertility Rate (TFR) of the U.S. by state in 2008 and 2022. Comparing the state-by-state data from these two years yields a map of total fertility change during this period (posted below). As this...
The Pragmatic...
Are LLMs making StackOverflow irrelevant?
Fresh data shows that the number of questions asked on StackOverflow are as low as they were back in...
3 days ago
Fresh data shows that the number of questions asked on StackOverflow are as low as they were back in 2009 – which was when StackOverflow was one years old. The drop suggests that ChatGPT – and LLMs – managed to make StackOverflow’s business model irrelevant in about two years’...
Blog - Practical...
Why are the Dutch So Famous for Waterworks?
[Note that this article is a transcript of the video embedded above.]
This is the Veluwemeer...
3 days ago
[Note that this article is a transcript of the video embedded above.]
This is the Veluwemeer (velOOwemeer) Aqueduct in Harderwijk (HAR-der-vehk), Netherlands. It solves a pretty simple problem. If you put a bridge for vehicles over a navigable waterway, you often have to make it...
Math Is Still...
Concept Cells Help Your Brain Abstract Information and Build Memories
Individual cells in the brain light up for specific ideas. These concept neurons, once known as...
3 days ago
Individual cells in the brain light up for specific ideas. These concept neurons, once known as “Jennifer Aniston cells,” help us think, imagine and remember episodes from our lives.
The post Concept Cells Help Your Brain Abstract Information and Build Memories first...
Both Are True
Thank you, and remember, the universe is in your basement
a few words on David Lynch
3 days ago
a few words on David Lynch
Hidden History
The 1968 Utah Sheep Kill
In 1968, a malfunctioning nerve gas test at the Dugway Proving Grounds in Utah killed several...
3 days ago
In 1968, a malfunctioning nerve gas test at the Dugway Proving Grounds in Utah killed several thousand sheep and provoked an outcry. In March 1968, researchers at the Dugway Proving Grounds in Utah were scheduled to perform three experiments involving a lethal nerve gas known as...
IEEE Spectrum
Robot Gets Up Close to the Seabed Without Disturbing It
Seabed observation plays a major role in safeguarding marine systems by keeping tabs on the species...
3 days ago
Seabed observation plays a major role in safeguarding marine systems by keeping tabs on the species and habitats on the ocean floor at different depths. This is primarily done by underwater robots that use optical imaging to collect high quality data that can be fed into...
Rest of World -...
The global struggle over how to regulate AI
Big AI companies have come out hard against comprehensive regulatory efforts in the West — but are...
3 days ago
Big AI companies have come out hard against comprehensive regulatory efforts in the West — but are receiving a warm welcome from leaders in many other countries.
Unfiltered by Tim...
I'm 38. If You're in Your 20's or 30's, Read This.
1. When you turn 35 you'll see the difference between those who took risks and those who didn't.
3 days ago
1. When you turn 35 you'll see the difference between those who took risks and those who didn't.
alexwlchan
Looking at images in a spreadsheet
I’ve had a couple of projects recently where I needed to work with a list that involved images.
For...
3 days ago
I’ve had a couple of projects recently where I needed to work with a list that involved images.
For example, choosing a series of photos to print, or making an inventory of Lego parts.
I could write a simple text list, but it’s really helpful to be able to see the images as part...
Matt Mullenweg
What’s in My Bag, 2025
It’s another year, I have ordered all the things and tested all the cables, there’s a little bit...
3 days ago
It’s another year, I have ordered all the things and tested all the cables, there’s a little bit about tech and a little bit about life. Here’s what made the cut, now I’m going to be factoring in weight of everything as well. The flat-lay this year was taken at my sister...
The American Scholar
“The Terrorist, He’s Watching” by Wislawa Szymborska
Poems read aloud, beautifully
The post “The Terrorist, He’s Watching” by Wislawa Szymborska appeared...
3 days ago
Poems read aloud, beautifully
The post “The Terrorist, He’s Watching” by Wislawa Szymborska appeared first on The American Scholar.
./techtipsy
Why my blog was down for over 24 hours in November 2024
In November 2024, my blog was down for over 24 hours.
Here’s what I learned from this absolute...
3 days ago
In November 2024, my blog was down for over 24 hours.
Here’s what I learned from this absolute clusterfuck of an incident.
Lead-up to the incident
I was browsing through photos on my Nextcloud instance. Everything was fine, until Nextcloud
started generating preview images for...
CONTEMPORIST
A New Restaurant Design Inspired By The Food It Sells – The Waffle
Multidisciplinary design studio Masquespacio has shared photos of their latest project, Novu Waffle,...
3 days ago
Multidisciplinary design studio Masquespacio has shared photos of their latest project, Novu Waffle, an innovative gastronomic space in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. With a focus on fun and immersion, Masquespacio has created a dynamic and cheerful environment where the waffle is the...
mtlynch.io
How to Resolve Local Hostnames in OPNSense
My router runs OPNSense Business. I like having an open-source router, but I have a few gripes with...
3 days ago
My router runs OPNSense Business. I like having an open-source router, but I have a few gripes with it.
My biggest issue is that, by default, OPNsense can’t resolve hostnames on my local network.
Why can’t OPNsense resolve local hostnames?
For every other router I’ve owned in my...
Mind Mine
just show up
stop postponing the act
4 days ago
Seldo.com
What I've learned about writing AI apps so far
4 days ago
Jim Nielsen’s Blog
Relationship Advice for AI
You know what’s really helpful in solving my own problems? Writing them down, sending them to...
4 days ago
You know what’s really helpful in solving my own problems? Writing them down, sending them to someone, and not hearing back.
You ever do that? For me, it’s a bulletproof method to solving problems.
It’s akin to those moments when you go to someone with a problem, you talk it...
Probably...
Algorithmic Fairness
This is the last in a series of excerpts from Elements of Data Science, now available from Lulu.com...
4 days ago
This is the last in a series of excerpts from Elements of Data Science, now available from Lulu.com and online booksellers. This article is based on the Recidivism Case Study, which is about algorithmic fairness. The goal of the case study is to explain the statistical arguments...
Fatih Arslan
Four years at PlanetScale
It’s been four years since I joined PlanetScale. In this post, I'm reflecting on my journey and...
4 days ago
It’s been four years since I joined PlanetScale. In this post, I'm reflecting on my journey and accomplishments during this period.
NeuroLogica Blog
The Hubble Tension Hubbub
There really is a significant mystery in the world of cosmology. This, in my opinion, is a good...
4 days ago
There really is a significant mystery in the world of cosmology. This, in my opinion, is a good thing. Such mysteries point in the direction of new physics, or at least a new understanding of the universe. Resolving this mystery – called the Hubble Tension – is a major goal of...
Scarlet Ink
The Hidden Advantage of Sharp Edges — Why Being Disagreeable is Best
Anyone can be valuable if they have the right motivation, but strangely enough, being disagreeable...
4 days ago
Anyone can be valuable if they have the right motivation, but strangely enough, being disagreeable multiplies that value.
Common Edge
Letter From Malibu: Do We Stay or Do We Go?
The recent conflagration threatens to permanently alter a rare example of California livability.
4 days ago
The recent conflagration threatens to permanently alter a rare example of California livability.
Marcus on AI
Breaking news: AGI is not imminent!
Influencers have gone wild lately claiming that AGI is imminent.
4 days ago
Influencers have gone wild lately claiming that AGI is imminent.
UX Collective
Sidebar is back from its break
Weekly curated resources for designers — thinkers and makers.
4 days ago
Weekly curated resources for designers — thinkers and makers.
History Today Feed
Edward I’s Destruction of England’s Jews
Edward I’s Destruction of England’s Jews
JamesHoare
Mon, 01/20/2025 - 10:25
4 days ago
Edward I’s Destruction of England’s Jews
JamesHoare
Mon, 01/20/2025 - 10:25
Retail Design Blog
Lucky Cookies Bakery by Studio NOR
The Lucky Cookies is a bakery specializes in traditional Chinese pastries. Located on the first...
4 days ago
The Lucky Cookies is a bakery specializes in traditional Chinese pastries. Located on the first floor of the famous Beijing...
Open Culture
Fred Armisen & Bill Hader’s Comedic Take on the History of Simon and Garfunkel
During their days filming Documentary Now!, a mockumentary series that aired on IFC, Fred Armisen...
4 days ago
During their days filming Documentary Now!, a mockumentary series that aired on IFC, Fred Armisen and Bill Hader teamed up and created a fictionalized “history” of Simon and Garfunkel, telling the “real” story behind the making of “Bridge Over Troubled Water” and “Mrs....
Paul Cudenec
Zionism versus the world
As I have said before, Israel’s current long-planned genocidal landgrab – and the complicity of...
4 days ago
As I have said before, Israel’s current long-planned genocidal landgrab – and the complicity of world puppet “leaders” – has fatally exposed the nature of the single global mafia.
Wrong Side of...
The Worst Year Ever
The Year of the Plague #1
4 days ago
The Year of the Plague #1
Odds and Ends of...
Odds and Ends #53: Now TfL is betting on AI cameras to improve safety
Plus Leicester's neo-imperial ambitions, why governments are too scared to govern, a theory on why...
4 days ago
Plus Leicester's neo-imperial ambitions, why governments are too scared to govern, a theory on why Starship exploded... and more!
Quantum Frontiers
Ten lessons I learned from John Preskill
Last August, Toronto’s Centre for Quantum Information and Quantum Control (CQIQC) gave me 35 minutes...
4 days ago
Last August, Toronto’s Centre for Quantum Information and Quantum Control (CQIQC) gave me 35 minutes to make fun of John Preskill in public. CQIQC was hosting its biannual conference, also called CQIQC, in Toronto. The conference features the awarding of … Continue reading →
David Heinemeier...
Failed integration and the fall of multiculturalism
For decades, the debate in Denmark around problems with mass immigration was stuck in a...
4 days ago
For decades, the debate in Denmark around problems with mass immigration was stuck in a self-loathing blame game of "failed integration". That somehow, if the Danes had just tried harder, been less prejudice, offered more opportunities, the many foreigners with radically...
CrimethInc.
Reports from the Festivals of Resistance / Day of the Forest Defender
January 18 is the Day of the Forest Defender, honoring the life of Manuel “Tortuguita” Terán, who...
4 days ago
January 18 is the Day of the Forest Defender, honoring the life of Manuel “Tortuguita” Terán, who was murdered by Georgia State Troopers two years ago while protesting the construction of Cop City in Atlanta, and everyone else who has given their lives in the fight against those...
swyx's site RSS Feed
Home Assistant Voice Preview is an unusable mess.
I just got a Home Assistant Voice recently. I was so excited to try it out as a programmable Alexa.
4 days ago
I just got a Home Assistant Voice recently. I was so excited to try it out as a programmable Alexa.
Melissa Penfold
THE THINGS YOUR WEDDING GUESTS SECRETLY DESPISE
There’s a fairly well-established list of the things that wedding guests detest. Overly long...
4 days ago
There’s a fairly well-established list of the things that wedding guests detest. Overly long ceremonies. Overly long toasts. Cash bars. A bachelor or bachelorette trip that sends its attendees into credit-card debt. A destination wedding in a remote locale that the couple has...
Jonas Hietala
Securing my partner's digital life
I’ve been with Veronica for over a decade now and I think I’m starting to know her fairly well.
Yet...
4 days ago
I’ve been with Veronica for over a decade now and I think I’m starting to know her fairly well.
Yet she still manages to surprise me.
For instance, a couple of weeks ago she came and asked me about email security:
I worry that my email password is too weak.
Can you help me change...
ntietz.com blog -...
My writing process, and how I keep it sustainable
Recently, a reader wrote to me and asked about my writing process and burnout.
They had an image in...
4 days ago
Recently, a reader wrote to me and asked about my writing process and burnout.
They had an image in their head that I could sit down at a computer and type up a full post on a given topic, but were unsure if that's the right approach when they start blogging.
And they were...
computers are bad
2025-01-20 office of secure transportation
I've seen them at least twice on /r/whatisthisthing, a good couple dozen times
on the road, and...
4 days ago
I've seen them at least twice on /r/whatisthisthing, a good couple dozen times
on the road, and these days, even in press photos: GMC trucks with custom
square boxes on the back, painted dark blue, with US Government "E" plates.
These courier escorts, "unmarked" but about as...
Working Theorys
Digital Tug-of-War
On TikTok ban whiplash, digital trade, Harvard MBAs, and CEOs running it back.
5 days ago
On TikTok ban whiplash, digital trade, Harvard MBAs, and CEOs running it back.
Basta’s Notes
I'm going to run for president
And I want you to be angry, too
5 days ago
And I want you to be angry, too
The Honest Broker
In the Music Business, 80 Is the New 20
It's never been better for dead and dying musicians
5 days ago
It's never been better for dead and dying musicians
Infinite Scroll
Weekly Scroll: The Ban Cometh
TikTok banned, RedNote reversal, TrumpCoin and Gjörfbunkle
5 days ago
TikTok banned, RedNote reversal, TrumpCoin and Gjörfbunkle
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The MUST-READ Classics
5 days ago
Weighty Thoughts
My Book's Pre-Sale is Live!
Reserve an early copy and get other goodies
5 days ago
Reserve an early copy and get other goodies
African History...
The forts and castles of Africa: a brief architectural history.
For much of African history, the construction of fortresses and fortified structures was a mostly...
5 days ago
For much of African history, the construction of fortresses and fortified structures was a mostly urban phenomenon associated with large states.
Paolo Amoroso's...
I accepted the Blog Question Challenge
<![CDATA[MattoF has tagged me for the Blog Question Challenge which asks bloggers questions about...
5 days ago
<![CDATA[MattoF has tagged me for the Blog Question Challenge which asks bloggers questions about their background and motivations, tools, and workflows. It is a variation by Kev Quirk of a challenge originally created by Ava at Bear Blog.
I have accepted this fun challenge and...
Jorge Arango
Humanities Crash Course: Week 3
I’m undertaking a year-long crash course in the humanities. These are my notes for week 3.
Following...
5 days ago
I’m undertaking a year-long crash course in the humanities. These are my notes for week 3.
Following Ted Gioia’s curriculum, this week I read the remainder of the Odyssey. On the audiovisual front, I watched a movie that made me think differently about the poem’s...
Old Vintage...
The "35-cent" Commodore 64 softmodem
Rockwell famously used 6502-based cores in modems for many years, but that doesn't mean other 6502s...
5 days ago
Rockwell famously used 6502-based cores in modems for many years, but that doesn't mean other 6502s couldn't be used. If only there were a way to connect a Commodore 64's audio output directly to an RJ-11 plug ...
Convergent WorkSlate stuff I've got to catalogue. Officially...
journal – Winnie Lim
knowing how to be, when ill is also a skill
I had the second sitting of my root canal last tuesday, and while the procedure itself went pretty...
5 days ago
I had the second sitting of my root canal last tuesday, and while the procedure itself went pretty well, I developed some pain after a few hours had passed. I asked the...
On Test Automation
My career and a thought experiment
As is the case every year, 2025 is starting off relatively slowly. There’s not a lot of training...
5 days ago
As is the case every year, 2025 is starting off relatively slowly. There’s not a lot of training courses to run yet, and since a few of the projects I worked on wrapped up in December, I find myself with a little bit of extra time and headspace on my hands. I actually enjoy these...
A Smart Bear
"Stealth mode" and other f'ing brilliant strategies
Oh you secretive devil! The last thing you need is anyone finding out about your startup. Like...
5 days ago
Oh you secretive devil! The last thing you need is anyone finding out about your startup. Like competitors. Or customers.
Saturday Morning...
Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - BOOM
Click here to go see the bonus panel!
Hovertext:
Guess who's celebrating tonight? You guys probably,...
6 days ago
Click here to go see the bonus panel!
Hovertext:
Guess who's celebrating tonight? You guys probably, because it can't be me because there is no such entity!
Today's News:
Last Place Comics
Weather Man
The post Weather Man appeared first on Last Place Comics.
6 days ago
The post Weather Man appeared first on Last Place Comics.
Ken Shirriff's blog
Reverse-engineering a carry-lookahead adder in the Pentium
Addition is harder than you'd expect, at least for a computer.
Computers use multiple types of adder...
6 days ago
Addition is harder than you'd expect, at least for a computer.
Computers use multiple types of adder circuits with different tradeoffs of size versus speed.
In this article, I reverse-engineer an 8-bit adder in the Pentium's floating point unit.
This adder turns out to be a...
The Diff
Longreads + Open Thread
Skyscrapers, AI, Congestion Pricing, The Odyssey, History, Markets, Accounting, Loneliness, Slavery
6 days ago
Skyscrapers, AI, Congestion Pricing, The Odyssey, History, Markets, Accounting, Loneliness, Slavery
Overcoming Bias
Beware Shared Basic Value Changes
Most of our activities can be seen as nested plans, to achieve nested goals.
6 days ago
Most of our activities can be seen as nested plans, to achieve nested goals.
dthompson
Wasm GC isn’t ready for realtime graphics
Wasm GC is a wonderful thing that is now available in all major web
browsers since slowpoke...
6 days ago
Wasm GC is a wonderful thing that is now available in all major web
browsers since slowpoke Safari/WebKit finally shipped it in December.
It provides a hierarchy of heap allocated reference types and a set of
instructions to operate on them. Wasm GC enables managed...
Flashbak
Watch The Alphabet, David Lynch’s horrific 1968 short,
“There’s a connection between music, film, painting, writing, everything, you’re into, the more...
6 days ago
“There’s a connection between music, film, painting, writing, everything, you’re into, the more they’re going to help each other” – David Lynch David Lynch’s 1968 short The Alphabet was inspired by his first wife Peggy’s niece reciting her ABCs during a nightmare then waking...
Uncharted...
Ten New US Cities: The Salton Sea
Salton City and Bombay Beach could flourish with industry and tourism
6 days ago
Salton City and Bombay Beach could flourish with industry and tourism
The Ruffian
Notes On the Great Vibe Shift
The Extraordinary Impact of Trump's Second Victory
6 days ago
The Extraordinary Impact of Trump's Second Victory
Seth's Blog
Memo to the future
The experience of the now is often more vivid than a distant memory. As a result, we can make...
6 days ago
The experience of the now is often more vivid than a distant memory. As a result, we can make decisions in the future without enough regard for how we felt the last time we were in a similar situation. Here’s a simple hack that can inform your decisions… You know someone who...
Cremieux Recueil
Lessons About the Civil Service and Political Appointees
What does history tell us about how the executive branch can run the government?
6 days ago
What does history tell us about how the executive branch can run the government?
Noahpinion
Why I'm long-term bullish on the Middle East
A bold prediction, to say the least.
6 days ago
A bold prediction, to say the least.
diamond geezer
200 things you could do this weekend
200 things you could do this weekend
The Traitors. Mix pot pourri. Draw a graph of sweet colours in...
6 days ago
200 things you could do this weekend
The Traitors. Mix pot pourri. Draw a graph of sweet colours in a tube of Fruit Pastilles. Move your savings to an account with a better rate of interest. Take your old DVDs to a charity shop. Buy new towels. Reread The Phantom Tollbooth....
Anecdotal Evidence
'That Gravity Stayed Him Somehow'
In the second volume of his Johnsonian
Miscellanies (Clarendon Press, 1897), George Birkbeck Hill...
6 days ago
In the second volume of his Johnsonian
Miscellanies (Clarendon Press, 1897), George Birkbeck Hill collects anecdotes
from the writer and clergyman Thomas Campbell, including this:
“Talking of suicide, Boswell took up the defence
for argument’s sake, and the Doctor said that some...
Christopher Butler
100 Image Moodboard
My aesthetic sensibilities represented in 100 images.
These images are subject to change without...
6 days ago
My aesthetic sensibilities represented in 100 images.
These images are subject to change without warning.
Moneyness
Here’s why we tolerate fake check scams
Source: Better Business Bureau
The daily news is filled with personal stories about bad...
6 days ago
Source: Better Business Bureau
The daily news is filled with personal stories about bad experiences with banks. Here’s a recent example. In November 2024, a charity inadvertently accepted a fake check from a would-be donor.
The charity's bank allowed the charity to deposit...
The Marginalian
Forgiveness
Shortly after I began the year with some blessings, a friend sent me Lucille Clifton’s spare,...
6 days ago
Shortly after I began the year with some blessings, a friend sent me Lucille Clifton’s spare, splendid poem “blessing the boats.” We had met at a poetry workshop and shared a resolution to write more poetry in the coming year, so we began taking turns each week choosing a line...
Wuthering...
Read and To Read, in 2024 and 2025
What did I read in 2024?
The best book I read last year was Ovid’s Metamorphoses
(8 CE). Best...
6 days ago
What did I read in 2024?
The best book I read last year was Ovid’s Metamorphoses
(8 CE). Best books, really, in translations
by Arthur Golding and Charles Martin. My
“best book of the year” answer will never be interesting. America’s librarian Nancy Pearl asked, somewhere
on...
Arduino Blog
A Game Boy is the worst and best option for a car’s dash
If your car was made in the last decade, its dash probably has several displays, gauges, and...
6 days ago
If your car was made in the last decade, its dash probably has several displays, gauges, and indicator lights. But how many of those do you actually look at on a regular basis? Likely only one or two, like the speedometer and gas gauge. Knowing that, John Sutley embraced...
Citation Needed
Issue 74 – Stop asking me questions like “where does the yield come from”
Regulators and lawmakers eagerly prepare to abdicate any last traces of interest in the wellbeing of...
6 days ago
Regulators and lawmakers eagerly prepare to abdicate any last traces of interest in the wellbeing of everyday Americans as they suck up to the powerful billionaires who will soon be publicly calling the shots.
seangoedecke.com RSS...
Thinking clearly about software
You can go a long way as a software engineer without ever managing to think clearly. The feedback...
6 days ago
You can go a long way as a software engineer without ever managing to think clearly. The feedback loop of writing and running code is so…
Casey Handmer's blog
Dittemore’s Law
A quick note to formalize some observations on elite organization dysfunction. The Space Mirror...
a week ago
A quick note to formalize some observations on elite organization dysfunction. The Space Mirror Memorial at Kennedy Space Center in Florida commemorates the 25 US astronauts who have died in flight. Ron Dittemore is the retired former Space Shuttle program manager who was...
SatPost by Trung...
Garmin's ~$40B Pivot
The GPS pioneer took huge hits from Apple (iPhone, Watch) and Google (Maps). But huge R&D investment...
a week ago
The GPS pioneer took huge hits from Apple (iPhone, Watch) and Google (Maps). But huge R&D investment helped turn the company from an automotive GPS firm to a leader in fitness watches and trackers.
Willem's Blog
Master of Change
In this post I discuss the brilliant book Master of Change by Brad Stulberg, providing a...
a week ago
In this post I discuss the brilliant book Master of Change by Brad Stulberg, providing a thought-provoking guide to thrive in a changing world.
Musings on Markets
Data Update 2 for 2025: The Party Continued (for US Equities)
In my last post, I noted that the US has extended its dominance of global equities in recent years,...
a week ago
In my last post, I noted that the US has extended its dominance of global equities in recent years, increasing its share of market capitalization from 42% in at the start of 2023 to 44% at the start of 2024 to 49% at the start of 2025. That rise was driven by a surge in US equity...
Calculated Risk
Q4 GDP Tracking: 2.1% to 3.0% Range
From BofA:
Since our last weekly publication, our 4Q GDP tracking estimate has moved up...
a week ago
From BofA:
Since our last weekly publication, our 4Q GDP tracking estimate has moved up three-tenths to 2.1% q/q saar. [Jan 17th estimate]
emphasis added
From Goldman:
Following this morning’s data, we boosted our Q4 GDP tracking estimate by 0.1pp to +2.6%...
TheCollector
The Colosseum’s Inaugural Games: 100 Days of Spectacles
undefined
a week ago
Birchtree
The Vision Pro makes Touch ID more appealing
Ryan Christoffel writing on 9to5Mac: Why Vision Pro Is Apple’s Best Reason Yet to Bring Touch ID...
a week ago
Ryan Christoffel writing on 9to5Mac: Why Vision Pro Is Apple’s Best Reason Yet to Bring Touch ID Back to iPhone
Because Face ID on iPhone does no good when Vision Pro is strapped to your face—an unfortunate detail I’m reminded of every time I
Ed Zitron's Where's...
The Slop Society
In the last week we've seen the emergence of the true Meta — and the true Mark Zuckerberg — as the...
a week ago
In the last week we've seen the emergence of the true Meta — and the true Mark Zuckerberg — as the company ended its fact-checking program, claiming that (and I quote) "fact checkers have been too politically biased and have destroyed more trust than they've
Mazdak
ChatGPT’s Newest Feature Lets You Customize Its Personality
OpenAI has announced an exciting update for ChatGPT users: the ability to customize the chatbot’s...
a week ago
OpenAI has announced an exciting update for ChatGPT users: the ability to customize the chatbot’s personality and interaction style.
Dreams of Space -...
The Eager Beaver Space Book (1962)
As I keep digging in my collection I have found Space Beavers! This was a promotional comic book...
a week ago
As I keep digging in my collection I have found Space Beavers! This was a promotional comic book from Cities Service gasoline. It probably was a give-away with purchase. It reflects the early 60s where the Mercury launches had taken place and we were looking ahead to the future....
Castles in the Sky
How I Make Room for the Year
The first of a three part series marking the transition from 2024 to 2025
a week ago
The first of a three part series marking the transition from 2024 to 2025
A Collection of...
Collections: On the Gracchi, Part I: Tiberius Gracchus
This week, we’re going to talk a bit about the brothers Tiberius (trib. 133) and Gaius (trib. 123-2)...
a week ago
This week, we’re going to talk a bit about the brothers Tiberius (trib. 133) and Gaius (trib. 123-2) Gracchus, the famous Roman reformers of the late second century. There’s actually a fair bit to say about both of them, so we’re going to split this treatment over two weeks,...
Blog System/5
Hands-on graphics without X11
A crash course on direct framebuffer and keyboard access via NetBSD’s wscons
a week ago
A crash course on direct framebuffer and keyboard access via NetBSD’s wscons
Confessions of a...
Linux Context Switches: The Truth About TLB Flushes
Watch now (22 mins) | Is the TLB really flushed during context switches?
a week ago
Watch now (22 mins) | Is the TLB really flushed during context switches?
Cheese and Biscuits
etch by Steven Edwards, Hove
Hove is a very acceptable place to spend a day. I was last in the area when visiting the Urchin, a...
a week ago
Hove is a very acceptable place to spend a day. I was last in the area when visiting the Urchin, a seafood-specialist gastropub and microbrewery (I bet there aren't too many of them around) which made the (pretty easy actually) journey down from Battersea more than worth my...
Full Width 
Shortcuts 
Sign Up 
Log In 
Articles 
Reading List 