My Favorite Restaurant Served Gas — THE BITTER SOUTHERNER
With the arrival of Thank You Please Come Again, our new book by Kate Medley, we present its opening essay.
4 Keys to VMI Success
VMI (vendor managed inventory) is the process where the supplier manages the customer's inventory so that the customer has the "right" item in the "right" place at the "right" time to ensure high service levels, efficient and productive operations, and the least amount of…
The Palisades Restaurant in Eggleston
Dine in a former general store from the Roaring Twenties, when Eggleston was a hot springs boomtown.
A Spring in Every Kitchen — The New Atlantis
We know how to produce clean water. Why don't we have enough of it?
The saddest chord progression ever (revisited)
First, let’s get this out of the way: the title of this post is a joke. No chord progression has any inherent emotional quality. Musical sadness is a matter of cultural convention, and even w…
XiaomiMiMo/MiMo: MiMo: Unlocking the Reasoning Potential of Language Model – From Pretraining to Posttraining
MiMo: Unlocking the Reasoning Potential of Language Model – From Pretraining to Posttraining - XiaomiMiMo/MiMo
Where Does Consciousness Come from? Two Neuroscience Theories Go Head-to-Head
Two leading theories of consciousness went head-to-head—and the results may change how neuroscientists study one of the oldest questions about existence
Simplest backpropagation explainer without chain rule
Neural Networks learn to predict by backpropagation. This article aims to help you, build a solid intuition about the concept using a simple example. The ideas we learn here can be expanded for bigger nerual network. I assume that you already know how feed forward neural network…
6 Questions Every New Art Buyer Should Ask a Gallery
Galleries are crucial touchpoints for discovering new artists and artworks. Here’s what you need to know about how to approach them.
Do you really need a Vector Search Database?
Reflections on Intercom’s decision to stick with Elasticsearch
The Leaderboard Illusion
Measuring progress is fundamental to the advancement of any scientific field. As benchmarks play an increasingly central role, they also grow more susceptible to distortion. Chatbot Arena has emerged as the go-to leaderboard for ranking the most capable AI systems. Yet, in this…
Here are my top 12 MCP Servers I used and tested so far: - Python Code… | Philipp Schmid | 34 comments
Here are my top 12 MCP Servers I used and tested so far: - Python Code Interpreter: Runs Python code in a sandbox using Pyodide and Deno for isolation. https://lnkd.in/eYmexFA2 - Web fetcher: Fetches web page content using Playwright headless browser with JavaScript support…
How to Use PySpark for Data Aggregation
We will discover how you can use basic or advanced aggregations using actual interview datasets.
A Gentle Introduction to Graph Neural Networks
What components are needed for building learning algorithms that leverage the structure and properties of graphs?
Advanced Python Error Handling in Python
In this article, we’ll look at advanced error-handling techniques that go beyond the standard try-except mechanism with practical examples and tips to help you improve the robustness of your Python applications.
Markdown Image Uploads with EasyMDE and Active Storage - Avo
Learn how to add image uploads to a markdown field using the EasyMDE editor, Rails and Active Storage.
Mike Piazza Is Alive and Well and Living in Italy
The candid Mets legend reflects on his Cinderella career and indelible place in the pop-culture pantheon.
The Case of Anna H.
She called a violin a banjo, a glove a statue, and pliers a banana. Why was she losing her ability to recognize objects?
Python Patterns for Intermediate Data Scientists
Learn to leverage Python patterns like a professional.
Why Trump can’t build iPhones in the US
The administration wants the iPhone to be manufactured in America. The components that power it show why that is highly impractical
The Creativity Hack No One Told You About: Read the Obits
Reading obituaries can boost creativity by exposing you to distant ideas, fueling the associations that lead to unexpected breakthroughs.
But here’s the catch: This only works if that new information is very different from what’s already in your head.
highly creative people have a different kind of memory structure — one that holds a wider range of ideas and forges more unexpected connections between them.
A 105-Year-Old Japanese Doctor Reveals How to Reverse Aging and Stay 30 Years Younger
Imagine feeling 30 years younger even when you’re 100. Sounds impossible, right? Dr. Hinohara proved otherwise. Meet Dr. Shigeaki Hinohara who was one of Japan’s most respected doctors and a global…
Sorting elegantly in Rails with in_order_of
Sorting columns in custom order in Rails elegantly using inemorder/emof.
Reclaiming Sanya, one meal at a time
Since 2018, Sanya Cafe has been building community in one of Tokyo’s most colorful — and infamous — neighborhoods.
In Uncertain Times, Get Curious - by Elizabeth Weingarten - Behavioral Scientist
Asking better questions can act as an antidote to uncertainty—and the anxiety that comes with it.
20 Helpful Verification Tools for Journalists | Beyond Bylines
As we near April Fool’s Day and its potential wave of misleading content, we're rounding up a few verification tools that journalists should bookmark.
The ‘Profound’ Experience of Seeing a New Color
The ecstasy of “olo”
What Are the Lost Libraries of Timbuktu?
The Lost Libraries of Timbuktu. are a collection of books numbering in the hundreds of thousands that were lost following the decline of Timbuktu in the 19th century.
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How to Cook With Tuna
Take the pantry staple from dependable to delectable with these easy tips.
DeepSeek R2 AI Model Rumors Begin to Swirl Online; Reported to Feature 97% Lower Costs Compared to GPT-4…
DeepSeek is set to drop another model pretty soon, as details about their next DeepSeek R2 model have surfaced on the internet
@cloudofoz - Verlet simulation test
A 2D cloth Verlet simulation made in Rust
You’re a Bad Judge of How Good-looking You Are - Nautilus
Why are we such bad judges of how others see us? Epley’s answer is that other people are novices about us, while we’re experts.“The Green Mirror” (1911) by Guy Rose / Wikicommons Nautilus Members enjoy an ad-free experience. Log in or Join now . There’s the full-body bedroom…
The Longest Night
One Easter Sunday, the Alaska Ranger—a fishing boat out of Dutch Harbor—went down in the Bering Sea, 6,000 feet deep and thirty-two degrees cold. Forty-seven people were on board, and nearly half of them would spend hours floating alone in the darkness, in water so frigid it can…
The Gruen Transfer is consuming the internet
The Gruen Transfer is taking over social media. What is it and how can we avoid it?
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QOpt / QOBLIB - Quantum Optimization Benchmarking Library · GitLab
This is the ZIB GitLab instance
Scotland’s Viking Isles: A History Lover’s Voyage to Orkney & Shetland
Nordic or Scottish? For the residents of Shetland, the nearest train station is in Bergen, Norway. In Orkney, they speak Norn, derived from Old Norse.
NNCP
What is NNCP? NNCP lets you securely send files, or request remote execution, between systems. It uses asynchronous communication, so the source and destination need never be online simultaneously. NNCP can route requests via intermediate devices – other NNCP nodes, USB sticks…
The new AI calculus: Google’s 80% cost edge vs. OpenAI’s ecosystem
Explore the Google vs OpenAI AI ecosystem battle post-o3. Deep dive into Google's huge cost advantage (TPU vs GPU), agent strategies & model risks for enterprise
The Congo’s Dinosaur of Discord
Once a subject of Victorian fascination, the mokele-mbembe myth is now fodder for creationists on a quest to disprove Darwinism
A Guide to Rails Flashes
If someone tries to steal a penguin, how should you warn them?
A Zombie Star That Can Shred Human Atoms Is Speeding Through the Galaxy
There’s a zombie star racing through our galaxy at more than 110,000 miles per hour, and it’s basically a cosmic horror show.
TSMC’s Cutting-Edge SoW-X Packaging Set For Mass Production By 2027; Delivering 40x Higher Computi…
TSMC also revealed developments in advanced packaging technologies at the NA Technology Symposium, and they look interesting.
Hōshi: A Short Documentary on the 1300-Year-Old Hotel Run by the Same Japanese Family for 46 Generations
Hōshi, a traditional Japanese inn in Komatsu, Japan, holds the distinction of being the second oldest hotel in the world—and “the oldest still running family business in the world.” Built in 718 AD, Hōshi has been operated by the same family for 46 consecutive generations.
To Steal a Whale Bone
"There’s something about the thrill of discovery that can make a person believe what they’ve found is theirs now—to claim, to guard, to name."
How to Build and Scale Onboarding
Superhuman became known for its unique approach to onboarding: a highly-personalized, white-glove, human-led experience. Superhuman's Gaurav Vohra, startup advisor and growth leader, gives us a detailed look at how he built and scaled the program.
How to tell if someone is hoarding – and provide effective help | Psyche Ideas
For many, letting go of possessions is intensely stressful, even when the clutter puts them at risk. Here’s what you can do
You are wasting your warm intros
Your note sucks because you don't sound sincere. Do these 6 things to make your note more persuasive before you hit send.
Setting a Pricing Strategy Amid Ever-Changing Tariffs
There are options beyond simply raising your prices or absorbing extra costs.