To the brain, reading computer code is not the same as reading language (2020) https://news.mit.edu/2020/brain-reading-computer-code-1215
MIT News
To the brain, reading computer code is not the same as reading language
MIT neuroscientists have found reading computer code does not rely on the regions of the brain involved in language processing. Instead, it activates the “multiple demand network,” which is also recruited for complex cognitive tasks such as solving math problems…
Resume Tip: Hacking "AI" screening of resumes https://www.solipsys.co.uk/images/ResumeTip.png
Should I use JWTs for authentication tokens? https://blog.ploetzli.ch/2024/should-i-use-jwt-for-authentication/
Controlling the Taylor Swift Eras Tour wristbands with Flipper Zero https://blog.jgc.org/2024/05/controlling-taylor-swift-eras-tour.html
blog.jgc.org
Controlling the Taylor Swift Eras Tour wristbands with Flipper Zero
Many large concerts feature wristbands that light up on command. They are used to produce varied visual effects across a stadium. One compan...
Surveilling the masses with wi-fi-based positioning systems https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.14975
arXiv.org
Surveilling the Masses with Wi-Fi-Based Positioning Systems
Wi-Fi-based Positioning Systems (WPSes) are used by modern mobile devices to learn their position using nearby Wi-Fi access points as landmarks. In this work, we show that Apple's WPS can be...
Run VSCode and terminal on any iOS device https://docs.blink.sh/advanced/code
docs.blink.sh
Blink Shell: Blink Shell: The top mobile terminal for Apple devices.
Blink Shell: The top mobile terminal for Apple devices. Blazing fast, full-featured, and loved by developers around the world. It's giving you the freedom to develop anywhere, anytime.
Show HN: I made a free app to calibrate your turntable by simply playing a song https://grooved.okat.best/
grooved.okat.best
Grooved - One tap turntable calibration.
Free, no ads.
Reproducing GPT-2 in llm.c https://github.com/karpathy/llm.c/discussions/481
GitHub
Reproducing GPT-2 (124M) in llm.c in 90 minutes for $20 · karpathy llm.c · Discussion #481
Let's reproduce the GPT-2 (124M) in llm.c (~4,000 lines of C/CUDA) in 90 minutes for $20. The 124M model is the smallest model in the GPT-2 series released by OpenAI in 2019, and is actually qu...
AI headphones let wearer listen to a single person in a crowd by looking at them https://www.washington.edu/news/2024/05/23/ai-headphones-noise-cancelling-target-speech-hearing/
University of Washington
AI headphones let wearer listen to a single person in a crowd, by looking at them just once
A University of Washington team has developed an artificial intelligence system that lets someone wearing headphones look at a person speaking for three to five seconds to “enroll” them. The...
Kino: Pro Video Camera https://www.lux.camera/introducing-kino-pro-video-camera/
Lux — iPhone camera apps, camera reviews and more
Introducing Kino - Pro Video for iPhone
Today we're excited to launch Kino, a powerful filmmaking app for beginners and experts alike. As say they say in screenwriting, "Show, Don't tell," so let's walk through a few of the tent-pole features in our huge 1.0 release.
Vector indexing all of Wikipedia on a laptop https://foojay.io/today/indexing-all-of-wikipedia-on-a-laptop/
foojay
Indexing all of Wikipedia, on a laptop
foojay is the place for all OpenJDK Update Release Information. Learn More.
Donating forks to the dining hall https://1.coc0o44.preview.ben.page/forks
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Show HN: ChatGPT UI for rabbit holes https://delve.a9.io/
delve.a9.io
Go down rabbit holes
How to copy a file from a 30-year-old laptop https://www.unterminated.com/random-fun/how-to-copy-a-file-from-a-30-year-old-laptop