A comprehensive list of advertising and analytics vendors detailing their data collection practices, cookie durations, and privacy policies, focusing on how they handle user data including IP addresses, device information, location data, and browsing behavior.
A suspected cult leader and associate from the 'Zizian' group were arrested in Maryland, connected to multiple homicides across the US. The group, comprised of young computer scientists with anarchist beliefs, has been linked to six killings, including a Border Patrol agent's death. Their ideology spans radical veganism, gender identity, and AI concerns.
Gulf of Mexico is a unique programming language featuring unconventional syntax rules, including mandatory exclamation marks, three-space indentation, and unusual variable declarations. The language incorporates creative features like variable lifetimes, reverse code direction, and automatic syntax completion.
A comprehensive explanation of the XOR operator, from its basic logic operations to advanced mathematical applications in cryptography, game theory, and finite fields, illustrated with practical examples in computing and theoretical concepts.
ESPARGOS is a phase-coherent ESP32 antenna array that enables WiFi sensing applications through Channel State Information (CSI) monitoring. The system features Power over Ethernet capabilities, a Python library for control, and supports real-time indoor device localization without requiring modifications to target devices.
An exploration of AI thought process visualization using text embeddings and t-SNE plotting, specifically analyzing how the Deepseek model processes questions. The analysis reveals distinct phases in AI reasoning, including search, thinking, and concluding stages, demonstrated through various philosophical and practical prompts.
An overview of defense-related policy objectives focusing on military personnel matters and social policy changes. Key initiatives include reinstating service members dismissed over COVID-19 vaccine mandates and implementing restrictions on gender-related policies.
A deep dive into circumventing iOS app security measures, focusing on anti-debugging protections including PT_DENY_ATTACH, jailbreak detection, and code injection prevention. The analysis reveals techniques to bypass these protections and explores a particularly aggressive security measure that crashes devices when triggered.
An in-depth analysis of thread-local storage (TLS) performance in C++, examining how different implementations and contexts affect access speed. Core findings show that TLS access is fastest in executables without constructors, while shared libraries and constructors significantly degrade performance due to complex initialization and addressing mechanisms.
Stylus is an open-source browser extension that enables users to customize website appearances using CSS snippets. The author shares personal CSS modifications for various websites, primarily focusing on font adjustments and layout improvements. The customizations include removing unwanted elements, adjusting text widths, and implementing preferred fonts across different domains.
Research explores how the antidepressant fluoxetine protects against sepsis through immunometabolic mechanisms, finding it promotes both resistance and cooperative host defenses independent of serotonin. The study reveals fluoxetine increases IL-10 levels which prevents cardiac dysfunction and regulates lipid metabolism during infection.
A developer chronicles resolving AMD GPU sleep-wake hangs on Linux by identifying and fixing VRAM memory management issues during system suspend. The solution involved implementing power management notifiers to properly handle VRAM eviction before swap disabling, culminating in a patch that will be included in Linux kernel 6.14.
Mistral Saba, a 24B parameter AI model, specializes in Middle Eastern and South Asian languages with enhanced cultural understanding and regional context. The model supports Arabic and Indian languages, offering superior performance despite being smaller than comparable models, and can be deployed locally on single-GPU systems for various applications.
A detailed exploration of representing and querying graph data structures in PostgreSQL using nodes and edges tables, demonstrated through Lord of the Rings character relationships. The solution showcases how to implement complex relationship queries using recursive CTEs and parameterized statements for flexible graph traversal.
Cloudflare and CyberPeace Institute have partnered to create CyberPeace Tracer, a resource providing data-driven insights about cyber threats targeting NGOs and civil society organizations. The initiative addresses the critical need for cybersecurity in humanitarian sectors, where organizations face an average of 95 million attacks daily. Through this collaboration, vulnerable organizations gain access to email security tools and real-time threat intelligence sharing.
Mass firings at the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) caused chaos as hundreds of employees were terminated under Trump and Musk's initiative to reduce federal workforce. The agency, responsible for overseeing U.S. nuclear weapons, saw workers abruptly dismissed with minimal notice, though some terminations were later paused or rescinded. The situation has raised concerns about the future stability of this critical nuclear security organization.
A developer details the migration of searchcode.com's database from MySQL to SQLite, resulting in what might be the world's largest SQLite database at 6.4TB. The migration involved implementing BTRFS compression, upgrading to a powerful server with an Intel Xeon CPU, and successfully maintaining performance across all operations.
An in-depth analysis reveals that word embedding models like word2vec aren't inherently superior to traditional distributional semantic methods, with hyperparameter optimization being more crucial than algorithm choice. The study demonstrates that Singular Value Decomposition (SVD) often outperforms popular embedding methods in word similarity tasks, while Skip-gram Negative Sampling (SGNS) excels in analogy tasks.
A former Marine commander explores when military officers should disobey orders, arguing that loyalty to the Constitution and professional ethics may require questioning even legal orders. The article presents personal experiences of justified disobedience and emphasizes that military officers must exercise moral autonomy while being prepared to face consequences.
X (formerly Twitter) is blocking links to Signal.me, preventing users from sharing direct contact links to the encrypted messaging service. The platform displays various error messages when users attempt to post Signal.me URLs, while other Signal domains remain accessible. This blocking coincides with federal employees using Signal to communicate with journalists about DOGE-related whistleblowing.