Using gRPC for (local) inter-process communication – F. Werner’s Research Page
Using a full-featured RPC framework for IPC seems like overkill when the processes run on the same machine. However, if your project anyway exposes RPCs for public APIs or would benefit from a schema-based serialisation layer it makes sense to use only one tool that combines these—also for IPC. Microservices for beginners# For the FlashCam […]
Show HN: Unbug – Rust macros for programmatically invoking breakpoints
A crate to programmatically invoke debugging breakpoints with helping macros. These macros are designed to help developers catch errors during debugging sessions that would otherwise be a panic (which may not be desirable in certain contexts) or simply a log message (which may go unnoticed). This crate’s internals are disabled by default, there are shims […]
What is the origin of the lake tank image that has become a meme? (2021)
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U of T computational imaging researchers harness AI to fly with light in motion
Close your eyes and picture the iconic “bullet time” scene from The Matrix — where hacker Neo, played by Keanu Reeves, dodges bullets in slow motion. Now imagine being able to witness the same effect, but instead of speeding bullets, you’re watching something that moves one million times faster: light itself. This is now possible, […]
Bluesky is ushering in a pick-your-own algorithm era of social media
Bluesky sign-ups continue to grow Anna Barclay/Getty Images As a technology reporter, I like to think I’m an early adopter. I first signed up to the social network Bluesky around 18 months ago, when the platform saw a small surge in users disaffected by Elon Musk’s approach to what was then still called Twitter. It […]
Show HN: Cardo ‒ Open Source desktop podcast client
Listen to your podcasts 🎙️ on desktop 💻 Lightweight 🪶, fast ⚡ Sync using or Open source, made with ♥️ by n0vella
Clearest Health (YC S23) is hiring a full-stack engineer in NY
We are looking to make our first engineering hire at Clearest Health. This role will report directly to the CTO. We are in an unsexy $300 B market that desperately needs better incentive alignment, which can only be achieved through better technology. Your work will directly impact the health and savings of 60% of the […]
Discarded delights: The joy of ex-library books
Let’s start with the definition. An ex-library book is a book that once belonged to a public library or institution and has been ‘discarded’ after being deemed no longer useful. These books often gravitate into the hands of used booksellers and end up for sale on online marketplaces such as AbeBooks. A ‘friends of the […]
Why don’t you move abroad?
I just wrapped up a tech conference here this week in Salt Lake City. I was one of the speakers. It was a special moment for me. Strangely enough, the very first time I came to US, it was also as a speaker at a conference. “Did you just say you are a speaker at […]
Foursquare Open Source Places: A new foundational dataset
Foursquare Open Source Places: A new foundational dataset for the geospatial community (via) I did not expect this! […] we are announcing today the general availability of a foundational open data set, Foursquare Open Source Places (“FSQ OS Places”). This base layer of 100mm+ global places of interest (“POI”) includes 22 core attributes (see schema […]