ABCs of Power Amplifier Classes: Class A

Design, operation and characteristics of the most linear amplifier class of all.

How a Gang of Harmonica Geeks Saved the Soul of the Blues Harp | Collectors

Harmonica players will suck and harmonica players will blow, but mastering the harmonica is tougher than its diminutive size and simple mechanics suggest....

Understanding Haptic Technology and the Use of Piezoelectric Actuators

Haptic feedback systems using piezo-based actuators are important for a variety of applications, especially automotive. Learn the challenges and the solutions to be considered for this technology.

Was doomed US submarine caught by a monster whirlpool in the South China Sea?

Newly released data from a giant whirlpool near the Paracel Islands could give fresh clues about a major US Navy incident.

ankane/neighbor

Nearest neighbor search for Rails.

Top 10 Most Excellent Gems to Use in Any Ruby Web Application

It can be a challenge when you’re not using Rails to find gems which integrate well. Here are some solid options you can use in any Ruby web application.

NirDiamant/Prompt_Engineering

This repository offers a comprehensive collection of tutorials and implementations for Prompt Engineering techniques, ranging from fundamental concepts to advanced strategies. It serves as an essen...

The inside story of Roku’s TV program

How a scrappy startup upended the U.S. TV market.

How McDonald’s Became China’s New Favorite Wedding Venue

Young Chinese are increasingly opting for simple, affordable wedding ceremonies. That’s leading many to the golden arches.

Hybrid Memory Designed to Cut AI Energy Use

Researchers developing dense, speedy hybrid gain cell memory recently got a boost from CHIPS Act funding

An investigation details a $243M crypto heist in August 2024 in which a social engineering attack ta

Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security: An investigation details a $243M crypto heist in August 2024 where attackers used a phone-based social engineering attack on a user of Gemini's crypto exchange

Gradio Documentation

Documentation, tutorials and guides for the Gradio ecosystem..

How Apple Watch sleep apnea detection works and why it matters | Empirical Health

80% of sleep apnea cases are undiagnosed, and undiagnosed sleep apnea causes $150B of wasted medical spend every year.

Emma Carey: The skydiver who survived a 14000-foot fall

In 2013, Emma Carey went skydiving for the first time and experienced an absolute nightmare. This is why she refuses to let the accident define her.

A Guide to the Muscles You Forget to Exercise

Add “tendon day” to your gym routine.

Game on Paper

The Practical Guide to Empathy Maps: 10-Minute User Personas

A step-by-step process to creating an empathy map as a lean user persona with examples from leading design tool - UXPin.

Russia’s Espionage War in the Arctic

For years, Russia has been using the Norwegian town of Kirkenes, which borders its nuclear stronghold, as a laboratory, testing intelligence operations there before replicating them across Europe.

Troy Aikman ‘never lost at anything.’ He’s just now starting to enjoy it.

'God's Quarterback' was the archetype American success story, but the triumphs everyone saw masked the inner turmoil no one knew about.

A Word Please: Coffee-shop prompt stirs ChatGPT to brew up bland copy

A comparison between a report written by a human and one composed by AI reveals the weaknesses of the latter when it comes to journalism.

Building a RAG Chatbot GUI with the ChatGPT API and PyMuPDF

The Artifex blog covers the latest news and updates regarding Ghostscript, MuPDF, and SmartOffice. Subjects cover PDF and Postscript, open source, office productivity, new releases, and upcoming events.

LlamaIndex : LlamaIndex

RAPIDS cuDF Unified Memory Accelerates pandas up to 30x on Large Datasets

NVIDIA has released RAPIDS cuDF unified memory and text data processing features that help data scientists continue to use pandas when working with larger and text-heavy datasets in demanding…

The Portuguese shepherds who love wolves

Whilst Europe grapples with how to deal with growing wolf populations, this mountainous region of Portugal has coexisted with the predators for centuries.

Why CTOs are choosing Hotwire and Ruby on Rails

A conversation with the CTO and Co-founder of Clara, a recent thoughtbot client, about the strategy behind their decision to build their startup product with Rails and Hotwire.

Virtue Signaling: When People Try to Show Their Goodness

Know Your Lifts: Deadlift

Learn how to deadlift with proper form using our illustrated guide.

Understanding KL Divergence Entropy and Related Concepts

Important concepts in information theory, machine learning, and statistics

The Brooks Turnaround

How speciality running shoe brand Brooks refocused on performance running — and turned the company around.

Miso Mushroom and Leek Pasta

Alchemy is at play here with the delightful union of miso and sherry vinegar, both working to amplify mushroom’s savory, umami notes, and create a rich, layered pasta in just over 30 minutes Sautéed leeks and mushrooms form the core flavors of the pasta, but it is the addition…

Coconut Paloma

In this bright, hydrating take on the Paloma, coconut water is incorporated two ways: in the shaker alongside tequila, grapefruit and lime juice, and in the ice the final drink is poured over As the ice cubes melt, they infuse the drink with coconut-forward flavor Use any extra…

The Meme as Meme - Nautilus

Why do things go viral, and should we care?

PyMuPDF 1.24.10 documentation

PyMuPDF is a high-performance Python library for data extraction, analysis, conversion & manipulation of PDF (and other) documents.

Lesser known parts of Python standard library – Trickster Dev

Code level discussion of web scraping, gray hat automation, growth hacking and bounty hunting

Git Show Files in a Commit

Are you adding all the correct files? Check the files that are part of a commit in git with this trick.

How to Conduct a Win/Loss Analysis with Zach Golden

Collin interviews Zach Golden, from Anova Consulting Group, to uncover the value and intricacies of win-loss analysis in sales.

Do Quests Not Goals

South Island, New Zealand, a.k.a. Middle-Earth If you were to make a list of what you want to get done this week, it would mostly consist of things you have to do. Get groceries. Book a hair appointment. Get back to so-and-so. Read that health and safety thing for work. If you…

The Soul of Maintaining a New Machine

Books in Progress is what we call a “public drafting tool”: Drafts will be made available for comment from the public, allowing for direct collaboration between author and reader.

36-year-old’s Etsy side hustle brings in $220000 a year—and costs under $40 to start: ‘You really c

Etsy seller Emily Odio-Sutton shares how she started, and grew, her lucrative print-on-demand side hustle — and offers tips for how to replicate her success.

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Nuclear Zeitgeist Part 1: A Reactor Primer

AI takes a lot of power. Why did we stop it again? Today's deeper dive on Nuclear power and why I think it will power AI in the future.

Installing Git Large File Storage - GitHub Docs

In order to use Git LFS, you'll need to download and install a new program that's separate from Git.

How We Solved the Hole in the Ozone

A scientist’s first-hand account shows the world can tackle a global environmental crisis.

What's New in Ruby on Rails 8

Let's explore everything that Rails 8 has to offer.

Build A Static RSS Reader To Fight Your Inner FOMO

RSS is a classic technology that fetches content from websites and feeds it to anyone who subscribes to it with a URL. It’s based on XML, and we can use it to consume the feeds in our own apps. Karin Hendrikse demonstrates how to do exactly that with a static site you can use as…

Integrating LLMs with Scikit-Learn Using Scikit-LLM

Combining LLM reasoning for text-based models in Scikit-Learn.

To Be Born in a Bag

Despite recent progress, artificial wombs still face technical challenges. De-extinction efforts, of all things, are driving it forward. Just how much is anyone’s guess.

Gossip and competitive altruism support cooperation in a Public Good game

When there is an opportunity to gain a positive reputation, individuals are more willing to sacrifice their immediate self-interest. Partner choice creates opportunities for competitive altruism, i.e. individuals compete to be regarded as more generous ...

The Surprising Benefits of Gossip

Social scientists are uncovering the intricate group dynamics of gossip

FlexAttention: The Flexibility of PyTorch with the Performance of FlashAtte

We should take awkwardness less personally and more seriously | Aeon Essays

Rather than being a cringey personal failing, awkwardness is a collective rupture – and a chance to rewrite the social script