Raspberry Pi 4 can finally boot directly from USB https://github.com/raspberrypi/rpi-eeprom/issues/28
GitHub
Boot from USB · Issue #28 · raspberrypi/rpi-eeprom
When are you planning implement booting from USB? Thanks
Precursor – A mobile, open source electronics platform https://www.bunniestudios.com/blog/?p=5921
DuckDB – An embeddable SQL database like SQLite, but supports Postgres features https://duckdb.org/
DuckDB
An in-process SQL OLAP database management system
DuckDB is an in-process SQL OLAP database management system. Simple, feature-rich, fast & open source.
uMatrix has been archived https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix
GitHub
GitHub - gorhill/uMatrix: uMatrix: Point and click matrix to filter net requests according to source, destination and type
uMatrix: Point and click matrix to filter net requests according to source, destination and type - gorhill/uMatrix
Embedded PDF viewer in Firefox 81 supports filling forms https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/view-pdf-files-firefox-or-choose-another-viewer
support.mozilla.org
View and edit PDF files using Firefox’s built-in viewer | Firefox Help
You can view PDF files directly in Firefox with the built-in viewer. Learn how to use the PDF viewer and how to resolve common problems.
$1 hearing aid could treat millions with hearing loss https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/09/1-hearing-aid-could-treat-millions-hearing-loss
Science
This $1 hearing aid could treat millions with hearing loss
LoCHAid can be assembled in 30 minutes with cheap parts
Crows possess higher intelligence long thought a primarily human attribute https://www.statnews.com/2020/09/24/crows-possess-higher-intelligence-long-thought-primarily-human/
STAT
Brainiacs, not birdbrains: Crows possess higher intelligence long thought a primarily human attribute
New research finds that crows can ponder the content of their own minds, a manifestation of higher intelligence long believed the sole province of humans and a few other higher mammals.
MS treatment a step closer after drug shown to repair nerve coating https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/sep/25/ms-treatment-step-closer-drug-shown-to-repair-nerve-coating-trial-multiple-sclerosis
the Guardian
MS treatment a step closer after drug shown to repair nerve coating
Side-effects of bexarotene rule out use but trial suggests other drugs may halt multiple sclerosis
Firefox's JIT is getting significantly faster https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/mozilla.dev.platform/1PHhxBxSehQ
Ora2Pg – Oracle to PostgreSQL database schema converter https://www.ora2pg.com/
Ora2Pg
Ora2Pg - Moves Oracle database to PostgreSQL
Oracle to PostgreSQL migration tool, automatically convert Oracle and MySQL database to PostgreSQL
Show HN: A SQL database implemented purely in TypeScript type annotations https://github.com/codemix/ts-sql
GitHub
GitHub - codemix/ts-sql: A SQL database implemented purely in TypeScript type annotations.
A SQL database implemented purely in TypeScript type annotations. - codemix/ts-sql
CRDTs are the future https://josephg.com/blog/crdts-are-the-future/
Seph
I was wrong. CRDTs are the future
I saw Martin Kleppmann’s talk a few weeks ago about his approach to realtime editing with CRDTs, and I felt a deep sense of despair. Maybe all the work I’ve been doing for the past decade won’t be part of the future after all, because Martin’s
APFS changes in Big Sur: how Time Machine backs up to APFS https://eclecticlight.co/2020/06/29/apfs-changes-in-big-sur-how-time-machine-backs-up-to-apfs-and-more/
The Eclectic Light Company
APFS changes in Big Sur: how Time Machine backs up to APFS, and more
APFS adds 6 volume roles, including one which supports Time Machine backups. And per-file encryption is coming.
Show HN: A simple way to set goals you actually follow https://motion.hoanhan.co/
Alar: The making of an open-source dictionary https://zerodha.tech/blog/alar-the-making-of-an-open-source-dictionary/
zerodha.tech
Alar: The making of an open source dictionary - Zerodha Tech Blog
The story of a massive Kannada dictionary created by V. Krishna single handedly over four decades, and its accidental discovery and open sourcing at an unlikely place, a stock brokerage.
Six Figures in 6 days https://tr.af/6
tr.af
Six figures in 6 days
notes on life & work
The High Privacy Cost of a “Free” Website https://themarkup.org/blacklight/2020/09/22/blacklight-tracking-advertisers-digital-privacy-sensitive-websites
The Markup
The High Privacy Cost of a “Free” Website
Trackers piggybacking on website tools leave some site operators in the dark about who is watching or what marketers do with the data
Escaping strings in Bash using !:q https://til.simonwillison.net/til/til/bash_escaping-a-string.md
til.simonwillison.net
Escaping strings in Bash using !:q
TIL this trick, [via Pascal Hirsch](https://twitter.com/phphys/status/1311727268398465029) on Twitter. Enter a line of Bash starting with a `#` comment, then run `!:q` on the next line to see what that would be with proper Bash escaping applied.
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bash…
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bash…