Starship IFT-6 Livestream (liftoff at 4pm CT)
To The space station On its flight to the International Space Station, Dragon executes a series of burns that position the vehicle progressively closer to the station before it performs final docking maneuvers, followed by pressurization of the vestibule, hatch opening, and crew ingress. On its flight to the International Space Station, Dragon executed a […]
TigerEye (YC S22) Is Hiring a Full Stack Engineer
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I Use Erlang Hot Code Updates
2024-11-19 Underjord is a tiny, wholesome team doing Elixir consulting and contract work. If you like the writing you should really try the code. See our services for more information. One of the Erlang ecosystem’s spiciest nerd snipes are hot code updates. Because it can do it. In ways that almost no other runtime can. […]
When did estimates turn into deadlines?
Can I please return to my vacation days in early October? After my unforgettable and fun vacation in Seoul and Sokcho, my original plan was to write about Systems Thinking and the book I read, “Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance” by Robert Pirsig. The Great Buddha at Seoraksan National Park, South Korea But […]
Niantic announces “Large Geospatial Model” trained on Pokémon Go player data
Niantic has trained more than 50 million neural nets to date, where multiple networks can contribute to a single location. All these networks combined comprise over 150 trillion parameters optimized using machine learning. From Local Systems to Shared Understanding Our current neural map is a viable geospatial model, active and usable right now as part […]
Hand Tracking for Mouse Input
The other day I saw the launch of Apple Vision Pro, the whole thing was very interesting, but one thing that caught my attention was the finger input. It seems very intuitive, by using the finger pinching as sort of like a cursor or mouse input. I figured I want to try it out, so […]
Show HN: Physically accurate black hole simulation using your iPhone camera
The developer, Alexandru Lupsasca, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy. Data Not Collected The developer does not collect any data from this app. Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More
A Man of Parts and Learning Fara Dabhoiwala on the Portrait of Francis Williams
In the autumn of 1928, a previously unknown painting turns up on the London art market. It belongs to a Major Henry Howard of Surrey. He is 45 years old. His father has just died and left him a large estate, and he’s selling off much of it – houses, land, family heirlooms. There are […]
A subtle layout bug in Google Search: When CJK text-wrapping meets float
November 19, 2024 / 5 min read Recently, I investigated an interesting layout bug in Google Search’s pagination component. I first noticed it a few months ago but thought it was caused by some Chrome extensions I had installed. Later, I set up a fresh browser profile and reproduced the issue, realizing it was a […]
X’s Moonshot for Circularity
Humans generate tons of waste. To be more precise, by 2050, studies suggest we’ll produce 3.8 billion tons of waste per year—a 73 percent increase from 2020. And as trash continues to accumulate on our planet at an accelerating rate, managing it becomes even more unsustainable. Mismanagement of waste is a climate problem that exacerbates […]