Reducing the cost of a single Google Cloud Dataflow Pipeline by Over 60%
In this article we’ll present methods for efficiently optimizing physical resources and fine-tuning the configuration of a Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Dataflow pipeline in order to achieve cost reductions. Optimization will be presented as a real-life scenario, which will be performed in stages. Before we start, it’s time to introduce several avenues through which the […]
SQL style guide by Simon Holywell
Overview You can use this set of guidelines, fork them or make your own – the key here is that you pick a style and stick to it. To suggest changes or fix bugs please open an issue or pull request on GitHub. These guidelines are designed to be compatible with Joe Celko’s SQL Programming […]
Omnivision-968M: Vision Language Model with 9x Tokens Reduction for Edge Devices
Your browser does not support the video tag. Omnivision is a compact, sub-billion (968M) multimodal model for processing both visual and text inputs, optimized for edge devices. Improved on LLaVA’s architecture, it features: 9x Tokens Reduction: Reduces image tokens from 729 to 81, cutting latency and computational cost. Enhanced Accuracy: Reduces hallucinations using DPO training […]
New Apple security feature reboots iPhones after 3 days, researchers confirm
Apple’s new iPhone software comes with a novel security feature that reboots the phone if it’s not unlocked for 72 hours, according to security researchers. Last week, 404 Media reported that law enforcement officers and forensic experts were concerned that some iPhones were rebooting themselves under mysterious circumstances, which made it harder for them to […]
Relativty: An open-source VR headset for $200
Relativty an Open-source VR headset for $200 I’m Maxim Perumal (Maxim xyz) and when my best friend Gabriel Combe and I were 15 years old we built our own VR headset because we couldn’t afford to buy one. It became Relativty, one of the most popular open-source VR headset. Make it for $200 Relativty is […]
Are We PEP740 Yet?
What is PEP 740? PEP 740 is a Python standard for defining cryptographically verifiable attestations hosted by indices like PyPI. What are attestations? Attestations are digitally signed, publicly verifiable statements about Python packages, including their provenance (e.g., the exact source repository that produced them). Attestations are built on top of Sigstore and use short-lived signing […]
Matrix Client Tutorial
Warning This book is a work in progress. Most of the information that it contains should be correct, but it is not complete. Welcome to the Matrix. Matrix is an open protocol for decentralised communication. Matrix allows users on different servers to communicate with each other, similar to how people on different email servers can […]
M4 MacBook Pro Uses Quantum Dot Display Technology
The M4 MacBook Pro models feature quantum dot display technology, according to display analyst Ross Young. Apple used a quantum dot film instead of a red KSF phosphor film, a change that provides more vibrant, accurate color results. Young says that Apple has opted for KSF for prior MacBook Pro models because it doesn’t use […]
In Memoriam: Thomas E. Kurtz, 1928–2024
2023 CHM Fellow With deep sadness, we say goodbye to computer pioneer Thomas Kurtz. Thomas Eugene Kurtz (Feb. 22 1928–Nov. 12, 2024) was an American mathematician, computer scientist and co-inventor, with John Kemeny, of the BASIC programming language and Dartmouth Timesharing System. In the early days of academic computing in the 1960s, there were no […]
Visual Basic 6 IDE recreated in C#
A recreation of the classic Visual Basic 6 IDE and language in C# using Avalonia. This is a fun, toy project with no commercial intent. All rights to the Visual Basic name, icons, and graphics belong to Microsoft Corporation. Visual Designer Save and load projects in VB6-compatible format Run projects VB6 language support (limited) Building […]