Google Illuminate: Books and papers turned into audio https://illuminate.google.com/home
New York Times tech workers union votes to authorize a strike https://www.axios.com/2024/09/10/nyt-tech-union-strike-vote
Axios
NYT Tech Guild votes to authorize a strike
A spokesperson for The New York Times did not comment.
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We spent $20 to achieve RCE and accidentally became the admins of .mobi https://labs.watchtowr.com/we-spent-20-to-achieve-rce-and-accidentally-became-the-admins-of-mobi/
watchTowr Labs
We Spent $20 To Achieve RCE And Accidentally Became The Admins Of .MOBI
Welcome back to another watchTowr Labs blog. Brace yourselves, this is one of our most astounding discoveries.
Summary
What started out as a bit of fun between colleagues while avoiding the Vegas heat and $20 bottles of water in our Black Hat hotel rooms…
Summary
What started out as a bit of fun between colleagues while avoiding the Vegas heat and $20 bottles of water in our Black Hat hotel rooms…
Why Haskell? https://www.gtf.io/musings/why-haskell
www.gtf.io
GTF :: Why Haskell?
Haskell is a great programming language with many features that make it easier to write robust software, and yet it is rarely taken up by software engineering teams. This essay aims to explain my views as to why Haskell is a great choice for programmers.
Kolmogorov-Arnold networks may make neural networks more understandable https://www.quantamagazine.org/novel-architecture-makes-neural-networks-more-understandable-20240911/
Quanta Magazine
Novel Architecture Makes Neural Networks More Understandable
By tapping into a decades-old mathematical principle, researchers are hoping that Kolmogorov-Arnold networks will facilitate scientific discovery.
GAZEploit: Remote keystroke inference attack by gaze estimation in VR/MR devices https://www.wired.com/story/apple-vision-pro-persona-eye-tracking-spy-typing/
WIRED
Apple Vision Pro’s Eye Tracking Exposed What People Type
The Vision Pro uses 3D avatars on calls and for streaming. These researchers used eye tracking to work out the passwords and PINs people typed with their avatars.
Show HN: iFixit created a new USB-C, repairable soldering system https://hackaday.com/2024/09/12/review-ifixits-fixhub-may-be-the-last-soldering-iron-you-ever-buy/
Hackaday
Review: IFixit’s FixHub May Be The Last Soldering Iron You Ever Buy
Like many people who solder regularly, I decided years ago to upgrade from a basic iron and invest in a soldering station. My RadioShack digital station has served me well for the better part of 20…
FDA Authorizes First Over-the-Counter Hearing Aid Software https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-authorizes-first-over-counter-hearing-aid-software
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
FDA Authorizes First Over-the-Counter Hearing Aid Software
The FDA authorized the first over-the-counter hearing aid software device intended to be used with compatible versions of the Apple AirPods Pro headphones.
Entire staff of game publisher Annapurna Interactive has reportedly resigned https://www.theverge.com/games/2024/9/12/24243317/annapurna-interactive-staff-reportedly-resigns
The Verge
The entire staff of beloved game publisher Annapurna Interactive has reportedly resigned
They wanted to spin out the game division.
Porting SBCL to the Nintendo Switch https://reader.tymoon.eu/article/437
reader.tymoon.eu
Porting SBCL to the Nintendo Switch
For the past two years Charles Zhang and I have been working on getting my game engine, Trial, running on the Nintendo Switch. The primary challenge in doing this is porting the underlying Common Lisp runtime to work on this platform. We knew going into this…
JG Ballard's Apocalyptic Art https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/2024/09/jg-ballards-apocalyptic-art
New Statesman
JG Ballard’s apocalyptic art
In Empire of the Sun, published 40 years ago, the great novelist turned his childhood experiences in a Japanese prisoner-of-war camp into a form of personal liberation.
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Defend against vampires with 10 gbps network encryption https://www.synacktiv.com/en/publications/defend-against-vampires-with-10-gbps-network-encryption
Synacktiv
Defend against vampires with 10 gbps network encryption
Lisp implemented in Rust macros https://github.com/RyanWelly/lisp-in-rs-macros
GitHub
GitHub - RyanWelly/lisp-in-rs-macros: A Lisp interpreter written fully in rust macros.
A Lisp interpreter written fully in rust macros. . Contribute to RyanWelly/lisp-in-rs-macros development by creating an account on GitHub.
Making a rickroll laser: A parametric speaker https://10maurycy10.github.io/projects/speaker/
Terence Tao on O1 https://mathstodon.xyz/@tao/113132502735585408
Mathstodon
Terence Tao (@tao@mathstodon.xyz)
I have played a little bit with OpenAI's new iteration of #GPT, GPT-o1, which performs an initial reasoning step before running the LLM. It is certainly a more capable tool than previous iterations, though still struggling with the most advanced research…
Powerful, Open-Source, Programmatic CAD https://www.implicitcad.org/
Bitcoin puzzle #66 was solved: 6.6 BTC (~$400k) withdrawn https://www.blockchain.com/explorer/addresses/btc/13zb1hQbWVsc2S7ZTZnP2G4undNNpdh5so
Blockchain
Address: 13zb1hQbWVsc2S7ZTZnP2G4undNNpdh5so
The most popular and trusted block explorer and crypto transaction search engine.
How to succeed in MrBeast production (Leaked PDF) https://simonwillison.net/2024/Sep/15/how-to-succeed-in-mrbeast-production/
Simon Willison’s Weblog
How to succeed in MrBeast production (leaked PDF)
Whether or not you enjoy MrBeast’s format of YouTube videos (here’s a 2022 Rolling Stone profile if you’re unfamiliar), this leaked onboarding document for new members of his production company …