The Japan Atomic Energy Agency reported earlier this year that is has developed and tested a battery with depleted uranium as the active material of the negative electrode. Why would they do this, and what role could such a battery play? First let's look at the details (which…
"But why?!" is a question I often find myself asking Vollebak when they create some of their oddly fascinating garments. A glow-in-the-dark puffer, a jacket that can survive mars, another garment literally made from woven metal, Vollebak tends to push the limits of what…
Ollama has been one of my favorite ways to run local models for a while - it makes it really easy to download models, and it's smart about keeping them …
Read on to learn all about El Cid, one of the most revered figures in European history.
During the Middle Ages, Christian saints with unusual backstories gained large followings. Their appeal can help us understand medieval culture, values, and beliefs.
Many anime tracks become mainstream hits, performed at concerts and karaoke bars nationwide. Here's a guide to the world of anison.
Google DeepMind has announced a new artificial intelligence system, AlphaEarth Foundations, designed to analyze the Earth's surface by integrating vast
Let's iterate through the loops.
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This series covers the core parts of the art market.
Discover how art auctions work by learning how to consign art, understand pricing, navigating key terms used by auction houses.
A four-part framework.
We'll dive into how ActiveStorage treats uploaded data, and how to extend this process, in part one of this two-part series.
Both comics and memes rely on the same interplay of visual and verbal elements for their humor.
If Google’s payments go away, Apple’s services business could take a massive hit.
AI’s most outspoken leader found direction in a personal tragedy.
Generative AI is arguably the most complex application that humankind has ever created, and the math behind it is incredibly complex even if the results
Master fast, powerful ways to visualize data with these compact, ready-to-use Python one-liners.
Five of the region's island nations offer such citizenship by investment for as little as $200,000.
Traditional von Neumann architectures suffer from fundamental bottlenecks due to continuous data movement between memory and processing units, a challenge that worsens with technology scaling as electrical interconnect delays become more significant. These limitations impede the…
I’ve been building Kidz Fun Art (web, iPad & Windows) since 2021, so 4 years at time of writing. It’s a tablet optimized application intended to be used by children of all ages R…
Compendium of free ML reading resources
Our guide to all things strategy, from “adjacency expansion” to “value stick.”
I went on to figure out how make masonry work today with other browsers. I'm happy to report I've found a way — and, bonus! — that support can be provided with only 66 lines of JavaScript.
Researchers are testing a special coating on GaN devices that may enhance transistor performance by breaking the Schottky limit.
Evidence for the impact of Trump’s trade war has shown up at the popular China-founded online retailer.
Reasoning, the process of devising and executing complex goal-oriented action sequences, remains a critical challenge in AI. Current large language models (LLMs) primarily employ Chain-of-Thought (CoT) techniques, which suffer from brittle task decomposition, extensive data…
I like bits, bits are mighty. With bits you can do impressive things!
How Language Models Turn Text into Meaning, From Traditional
A 94-page research report on interconnect fundamentals for semiconductor engineers.
Science suggests we are hardwired for altruism, but do we really need to be thinking of others all the time?
More than 26 million Americans have been directed to malicious sites after scanning QR codes without verification, a practice engaged in by 73% of the
How to balance modern and classic brand design - Fast Company
Just pretend you're someone else
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Along with introducing Carson's rule for bandwidth estimation, this article explains how to calculate the required transmission bandwidth based on either the sidebands or the total power of the signal.
Aphantasia is a characteristic where you can’t form mental images to “see” things in your head. Learn more about this trait.
42 posts tagged ‘system-prompts’. The hidden prompts that LLM applications use to specify how they should behave.
Humans have a long history of diving to forage from the seabed and today elite freedivers are reaching greater depths than ever. Some researchers argue humans belong in the sea.
The world of dental floss is undergoing some radical technological advancements. And vaccines could be next.
See North America's busiest freight trade hubs in 2024 and rail's role in moving over 54M containers across the U.S., Canada, and Mexico.
Are you ready to put your problem-solving skills to the test? Whether you’re a lifelong puzzle lover or just looking for a new way to sharpen your mind, the world of modern brain teasers has never been more exciting. In 2025, designers and creators are pushing the boundaries of…
Combining Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern into the first transcontinental railroad in the U.S. would create a 52,215-mile colossus that could offer seamless service from coast to coast, bypassing longtime interchange choke points in Chicago and at gateways along the…
A simple but powerful approach to note taking
Canva, once maligned by the design industry, is becoming a standard. Mentions of it in graphic design job listings are way up this year.
Can microfactories solve prefab's economic problem by inverting the factory model?
I have long since come to appreciate the value of writing scripts
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