It started with a simple thought: four bytes in a hash table bucket look just like an integer. Luckily, this one idea led to a deep dive into bit-twiddling and a 2x performance boost.

I like bits, bits are mighty. With bits you can do impressive things!

Two schools of thought about the purpose of copyleft have been at odds for
some time. Simply put, the question is: are copyleft licenses designed primarily to protect
the rights of large companies that produce electronics and software
products, or…

Explore how language models convert text into meaningful representations through interactive visualizations. No input required; simply browse the guide to understand embeddings.

The proposed ordinance, which could take effect next year, would require certain projects to include plans for replacing gas utilities with all-electric ones to get a permit. 

Some lessons I’ve learned from experience.

: We say everything... just not the oldest hardware. Unix Epochalypse less than 13 years away

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Find out how One UI 8 alters bootloader unlocking and what it means for older devices and custom software.

The current state of digital identity is a mess. Your personal information is scattered across hundreds of locations: social media companies, IoT companies, government agencies, websites you have accounts on, and data brokers you’ve never heard of. These…

Create beautiful photomosaics with a browser-based tool. No uploads required - everything processes directly in your browser.

Google has updated Android's Terminal app to let you run full graphical Linux programs. Here's why that's a big deal.

Over the past 2 years, 230 intersections in Flanders were equipped with “intelligent traffic lights”, lights that take into account how busy roads are. Today 200,000 motorists and other road users possess an app that can control such lights. But because the…

In the field of cybersecurity, a distinction is made between the "blue team" task of building a secure system, and the "red team" task of locating vulnerabilities in such systems. The blue team is more obviously necessary to create the desired product; but…

: A better minesweeper is needed. Time for an intervention to save Microsoft from itself

Portable file server with accelerated resumable uploads, dedup, WebDAV, FTP, TFTP, zeroconf, media indexer, thumbnails++ all in one file, no deps - 9001/copyparty

BY MORTEN BUSCH Sex chromosomes usually determine whether you are female or male. Women are XX. Men are XY. However, genetically, a few women are actually men. They grow up as women with a woman’s body, and most only discover well into puberty that they are…

An epidemic that's been sustained for 44 years might finally be quelled, with the milestone approval of the first HIV drug that offers 100% protection with its twice-yearly injections. It's a landmark achievement that stands to save millions of lives across…