A critical analysis of NASA's 10 coding rules for embedded software programming discusses potential issues with their restrictions, especially around recursion, memory allocation, and function pointers. The analysis emphasizes how these rules, while potentially beneficial for spacecraft software, may lead to less maintainable code and argues against limitations that prevent common programming patterns.
A Linux notebook user discovered white noise and battery drain issues caused by unsuspended AudioContext in Firefox, particularly from websites like Outlook, X.com, and Google Translate. The problem stems from websites creating AudioContext without properly suspending it when not in use, leading to unnecessary power consumption and speaker noise.
Texas is experiencing significant growth in renewable energy capacity, with solar and battery storage installations leading the expansion of the state's electric grid in 2023-2024. The state's utility-scale solar installation has surpassed California's, meeting up to 50% of peak power demand on some days, while battery storage capacity has nearly doubled annually since 2021.
Russian threat actors are conducting sophisticated phishing campaigns targeting Microsoft 365 accounts through Device Code Authentication, with recent attacks focusing on political themes around the new US administration. Multiple actors, including suspected CozyLarch (APT29), are using social engineering and spear-phishing to impersonate government officials and research institutions, achieving higher success rates than traditional phishing methods.
Jellyfin is a free, privacy-focused media server solution that enables users to stream their personal content to any device without fees or data tracking. The platform is entirely community-driven, built by volunteers under GNU GPL license, allowing users complete control over their media management and streaming experience.
A discussion about concerns regarding telemetry implementation in NixOS packages and governance issues within the NixOS community, highlighting conflicts between commercial interests and FOSS principles, particularly focusing on controversial decisions around package modifications and community management.
The Trump administration's proposal for 'reciprocal' tariffs based on perceived unfair trade practices, including the EU's VAT system, reflects a misunderstanding of how value-added taxes work. The real competitiveness issues stem from flaws in the US federal and state tax systems, particularly the problematic design of state sales taxes that create tax pyramiding.
Mayor Lurie's appointment of Daniel Tsai as San Francisco's Public Health chief has sparked controversy due to Tsai's past involvement at McKinsey in marketing opioids, specifically tramadol, during the onset of America's opioid crisis. While Tsai brings extensive experience in Medicaid programs and healthcare leadership, his appointment has raised concerns among local health service providers about transparency and expertise in evidence-based interventions.
Modern basketball has transformed into a data-driven, specialized sport where analytics dictate strategy and player roles. The rise of three-point shooting, exemplified by teams like the Golden State Warriors, has revolutionized offensive approaches, while technological advancements in player tracking and analysis have optimized every aspect of the game.
A personal life visualization project where each week of the author's (Gina) life is represented as an interactive box, allowing visitors to explore her journey chronologically and geographically.
An in-depth analysis of the layout models in TeX and Typst typesetting systems reveals fundamental differences in their approaches to block-level layout and positioning. The discussion explores how Typst's region-based model could potentially overcome TeX's limitations in handling varying container widths and breakable tables through a pure, relayout-based approach.
A speedrunning record for Diablo by Maciej 'Groobo' Maselewski was proven fraudulent after extensive investigation by fellow speedrunners using automated analysis tools. The investigation revealed impossibilities in the dungeon generation and item placement that made the record-breaking 3-minute, 12-second run statistically impossible.
Recent research reveals significant accumulation of microplastics in human organs, including the brain, with newer samples showing higher concentrations than older ones. The U.S. plastics industry continues production despite health concerns, producing 130 billion pounds in 2023, while regulatory efforts remain ineffective. Studies indicate concerning correlations between microplastic presence and various health issues, including increased rates of heart attacks and strokes.
A discussion on the challenges of naming enumeration types in software design, highlighting the difficulty in finding unbiased and precise terminology that accurately represents binary states or conditions. The problem extends beyond simple true/false scenarios into more complex domain-specific naming conventions.
Expatriates share their diverse experiences relocating to various countries, discussing challenges and benefits of living abroad from economic, social, and quality-of-life perspectives, with particular focus on moves between Western nations and Asia.
Kreuzberg is a Python library offering asynchronous text extraction capabilities from various document formats, including PDFs, images, and office files, with local processing and minimal dependencies. The library provides both single-item and batch processing options, integrating tools like Tesseract OCR and Pandoc for comprehensive format support.
A CLI tool named 'Obvious Unified Compression Helper' (ouch) offers easy-to-use compression and decompression capabilities for multiple formats with no runtime dependencies for Linux x86_64. The tool provides comprehensive format support including tar, zip, 7z, and various compression algorithms, featuring parallel compression for certain formats and intuitive command-line interface.
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A CAPTCHA verification page is requesting human interaction by pressing and holding a button until it turns green to proceed with the intended action.
New research reveals brake dust from car brake pads may be more harmful to human lung cells than diesel exhaust, with newer copper-containing pads being particularly dangerous. While some states limit copper in brake pads, this pollutant remains largely unregulated, though electric vehicles' regenerative braking could help reduce this type of pollution.