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To the brain, reading computer code is not the same as reading language (2020)
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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…
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VBScript deprecation: Timelines and next steps
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VBScript deprecation: Timelines and next steps | Windows IT Pro Blog
Learn about the deprecation of Visual Basic Scripting edition.
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Feynman's Garden
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Feynman's Garden
The best description of my problem solving process is the Feynman algorithm, which is sometimes presented as a joke where the hidden subtext is “be smart”, but I disagree. The “algorithm” is a surprisingly lucid description of how thinking works in the context…
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To the brain, reading computer code is not the same as reading language (2020)
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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…
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Electrically conductive bricks can replace fossil fuels in industrial processes
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MIT spinoff company says its electrically conductive bricks can replace fossil fuels used in industrial processes
A Medford company has built a brick that can be heated up to 1,800 degrees Celsius from renewable sources of energy. That concentrated heat can then be used for industrial processes, such as making steel or cement, cutting out the need for coal.
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Google Meet rolls out multi-device adaptive audio merging
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Google Workspace Updates
Introducing adaptive audio in Google Meet: creating ad-hoc meeting spaces with multiple laptops
What’s changing In this hybrid work era, we hear from customers that finding a video conferencing room to join a meeting is often difficult...
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Mediocre Engineer's Guide to HTTPS
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Show HN: Boldly go where Gradient Descent has never gone before with DiscoGrad
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GitHub - DiscoGrad/DiscoGrad: DiscoGrad - automatically differentiate across conditional branches in C++ programs
DiscoGrad - automatically differentiate across conditional branches in C++ programs - DiscoGrad/DiscoGrad
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Periodic Table of the Elements, in Pictures and Words
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Periodic Table of the Elements, in Pictures and Words
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What are your favourite websites that display a lot of data / tables?
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Talos – An Immutable OS for Kubernetes
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Talos - An Immutable OS for Kubernetes
Talos is an operating system for Kubernetes. It is designed to be lightweight, secure, and easy to use. In this article, I will introduce Talos and its features.
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LO – simple WASM native language
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GitHub - glebbash/LO: LO - small programming language targeting WASM that aims to be as simple as possible
LO - small programming language targeting WASM that aims to be as simple as possible - glebbash/LO
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Kernel dev writes a USB driver from scratch in 3h [video]
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Watch Linux kernel developer write a USB driver from scratch in just 3h for Apple Xserve front-panel
Watch #Linux #kernel developer write a new #USB driver #code from scratch in just 3h by copy'n pasting and thus stealing it from other best matching drivers for #Apple #Xserve front-panel meter. #Ad: GPU offers & more @Amazon: https://services.exactcode.…
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The Evolution of Lisp (1993) [pdf]
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llama-fs: A self-organizing file system with llama 3
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GitHub - iyaja/llama-fs: A self-organizing file system with llama 3
A self-organizing file system with llama 3. Contribute to iyaja/llama-fs development by creating an account on GitHub.
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Amiga Minimig Ported to Tang Nano 20k FPGA
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GitHub - MiSTle-Dev/NanoMig: Amiga Minimig ported to the Tang Nano 20k FPGA
Amiga Minimig ported to the Tang Nano 20k FPGA. Contribute to MiSTle-Dev/NanoMig development by creating an account on GitHub.
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What the damaged Svalbard cable looked like when it came up from the depths
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This is what the damaged Svalbard cable looked like when it came up from the depths
Exclusive photos show the damage in detail. They may explain what happened, but the question of guilt remains.
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Self-hosted offline transcription and diarization service with LLM summary
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GitHub
GitHub - transcriptionstream/transcriptionstream: turnkey self-hosted offline transcription and diarization service with llm summary
turnkey self-hosted offline transcription and diarization service with llm summary - transcriptionstream/transcriptionstream
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macOS Sonoma silently enabled iCloud Keychain despite my precautions
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The CompCert C Compiler
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AI firms mustn’t govern themselves, say ex-members of OpenAI’s board
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The Economist
AI firms mustn’t govern themselves, say ex-members of OpenAI’s board
For humanity’s sake, regulation is needed to tame market forces, argue Helen Toner and Tasha McCauley
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