The Difference Between Downloading and Streaming
https://danq.me/2025/05/26/downloading-vs-streaming/
https://danq.me/2025/05/26/downloading-vs-streaming/
Dan Q
The Difference Between Downloading and Streaming
Mostly to make use of an animation I made for a different blog post that hasn't materialised, let me take a moment to explain to you the fundamental technical difference between 'streaming' and 'downloading'. Which won't take long... because there isn't one!
NYC MTA scavenges for parts on eBay to maintain subway system
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/can-ebay-bargains-keep-new-york-citys-subways-running-mta-infrastructure-substations-3859fb5b
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/can-ebay-bargains-keep-new-york-citys-subways-running-mta-infrastructure-substations-3859fb5b
WSJ
Opinion | Can eBay Bargains Keep New York City’s Subways Running?
The MTA scavenges for parts to maintain systems that date back half a century or much longer.
Most leading chatbots routinely exaggerate science findings
https://www.uu.nl/en/news/most-leading-chatbots-routinely-exaggerate-science-findings
https://www.uu.nl/en/news/most-leading-chatbots-routinely-exaggerate-science-findings
Utrecht University
Most leading chatbots routinely exaggerate science findings
It seems so convenient: asking ChatGPT or another chatbot to summarise a text to quickly get a gist of it. But how accurate are they really?
15 years after servers shut down, FromSoft's mech game Chromehounds back online
https://www.readonlymemo.com/interview-15-years-after-the-servers-shut-down-fromsofts-singular-mech-game-chromehounds-is-back-online/
https://www.readonlymemo.com/interview-15-years-after-the-servers-shut-down-fromsofts-singular-mech-game-chromehounds-is-back-online/
Read Only Memo
Interview: 15 years after the servers shut down, FromSoft's singular mech game Chromehounds is back online
The PvP mech battler is finally playable online in Xbox 360 emulator Xenia, and I talked to the modder making it happen.
Forester, a tool for scientific and mathematical hypertexts
https://www.forester-notes.org/index/index.xml
https://www.forester-notes.org/index/index.xml
Yes-rs: A fast, memory-safe rewrite of the classic Unix yes command
https://github.com/jedisct1/yes-rs
https://github.com/jedisct1/yes-rs
GitHub
GitHub - jedisct1/yes-rs: 🚀 A blazingly fast, memory-safe rewrite of the classic Unix 'yes' command. Written in Rust! 🦀
🚀 A blazingly fast, memory-safe rewrite of the classic Unix 'yes' command. Written in Rust! 🦀 - jedisct1/yes-rs
'Noisy, ugly, planet-destroying temple': Australian locals on Tesla factory
https://www.news.com.au/national/south-australia/noisy-ugly-planetdestroying-temple-adelaide-locals-revolt-over-tesla-plan/news-story/87a1a6f5092cdde39c40fe26a231f830
https://www.news.com.au/national/south-australia/noisy-ugly-planetdestroying-temple-adelaide-locals-revolt-over-tesla-plan/news-story/87a1a6f5092cdde39c40fe26a231f830
Diligent (YC S23) Is Hiring a Founding AI Engineer
https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/diligent/jobs/LAdzmYb-founding-ai-engineer
https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/diligent/jobs/LAdzmYb-founding-ai-engineer
Y Combinator
Founding AI Engineer at Diligent
## 👋 About us
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At Diligent, we are on a mission to help **fintechs and banks automate and enhance due diligence** operations with AI agents. Leading banks and payment companies use us to automate risk investigations they run when onboarding and monitoring…
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At Diligent, we are on a mission to help **fintechs and banks automate and enhance due diligence** operations with AI agents. Leading banks and payment companies use us to automate risk investigations they run when onboarding and monitoring…
He has powered his house for 8 years using laptop batteries
https://3dvf.com/en/he-has-powered-his-house-for-8-years-using-laptop-batteries/
https://3dvf.com/en/he-has-powered-his-house-for-8-years-using-laptop-batteries/
3DVF
He Has Powered His House for 8 Years Using Laptop Batteries - 3DVF
Can we really turn waste into a sustainable source of energy? Glubux, a daring internet user, took on the challenge with 1,000 used batteries. Discover how he has been powering his home for 8 years thanks to his ingenuity! Have you ever thought about what…
BGP handling bug causes widespread internet routing instability
https://blog.benjojo.co.uk/post/bgp-attr-40-junos-arista-session-reset-incident
https://blog.benjojo.co.uk/post/bgp-attr-40-junos-arista-session-reset-incident
blog.benjojo.co.uk
BGP handling bug causes widespread internet routing instability
How a hawk learned to use traffic signals to hunt more successfully
https://www.frontiersin.org/news/2025/05/23/street-smarts-hawk-use-traffic-signals-hunting
https://www.frontiersin.org/news/2025/05/23/street-smarts-hawk-use-traffic-signals-hunting
Frontiers Science News
Street smarts: how a hawk learned to use traffic signals to hunt more successfully
Dr Vladimir Dinets, a zoologist who studies animal behavior, ecology, and conservation, is the author of a recently published Frontiers in Ethology article that
The Art of Fugue – Contrapunctus I (2021)
https://www.ethanhein.com/wp/2021/the-art-of-fugue-contrapunctus-i/
https://www.ethanhein.com/wp/2021/the-art-of-fugue-contrapunctus-i/
The Ethan Hein Blog
The Art of Fugue – Contrapunctus I
JS Bach’s last set of works, collectively titled The Art of Fugue, was published shortly after his death. It was not a big hit. Dense counterpoint was deeply unfashionable at that time, as We…