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The piece argues that classifying products with LLMs into a large real taxonomy can be costly. A cheaper approach is to let a small, cheap LLM hallucinate plausible fake classifications for a query, then map those to real taxonomy items by embedding both fake and real labels and finding the closest real match. This avoids sending the schema to the LLM while keeping accuracy via post-hoc alignment. Demonstrated with a Wayfair-like dataset, e.g., 'brown coffee table' mapping to a real category. The pattern enables scalable, vector-based classification and encourages using cheap models and vector databases.
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Iroh now authenticates managed relays by default with API-key–issued tokens to prevent abuse from leaked relay URLs. Each connection uses a signed capability token that ties a specific endpoint public key to relay use, with a short expiry. A leaked URL is harmless without a token; a leaked token only grants access to that endpoint. Revocation is via rotating/deleting the API key. Endpoints automatically mint tokens using the iroh_services preset. Future plans include per-endpoint scopes and individual revocation. Recommendation: deploy at least two relays in different regions.
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The article compares fast collision checking between a robot’s spheres and a point cloud, focusing on CAPT (a NN-like structure) and Chen–Yeh’s MVT (multilevel sparse voxel table). CAPTs offer fast queries but high construction cost; MVTs avoid backtracking by storing only occupied voxels, enabling SIMD. The author rewrote MVT in Rust for easier memory management, adding mutable and immutable variants. They benchmark voxel width and find 10–20 cm often near-optimal; Baxter benefits from tuning. Results show MVTs outperform CAPTs in construction time and often in queries; end-to-end planning speeds up, but occlusion and imperfect perception keep real-world planning open.
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Opus 5 feels harder to work with despite being more capable than Opus 4.7/4.8 and Fable, because it makes unchecked assumptions, reinterprets plans, and rarely asks clarifying questions—requiring constant babysitting. The author blames two forces: a push for self-improving AI capable of recursive bootstrapping toward AGI/ASI, and pressure to excel on benchmarks. Benchmark-centric training rewards bold, assumption-heavy answers in ambiguity, which clashes with real coding needs that require asking for direction and weighing context.
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Vault Operator embeds AI inside your knowledge base, reading notes and their links to act on your behalf. It offers inline AI chat on the current note, with review-then-apply changes and a checkpoint undo. It can ingest sources (PDF, web, Office) with block-level provenance and create sense-making notes with backlinks. It can clip web pages into permanent markdown notes. It maintains three-layer memory (Soul, Facts, History) and searches by meaning via an opt-in semantic index. It can generate Word/Excel/PPTX drafts, monitor vault health, run an MCP server, discover plugins, and route models with cost-conscious governance.
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BBC Verify reports a major oil slick washing up on Qeshm Island, Iran, likely from a ship attacked in the Strait of Hormuz on 3 August—the Minoan Pioneer. Satellite imagery shows the spill spreading from Omani waters across the strait, over 300 sq km by 10 August and well over 100,000 gallons. The slick threatens mangroves, coral reefs and Hawksbill turtles, as well as nearby fishing communities. Iran denies responsibility; some analysts say it was probably from the Minoan Pioneer attack. Iran says origin under investigation; local officials claim cleanup is nearly complete, though BBC Verify cannot confirm.
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DeepSeek-V4-Pro GA Release announces V4-Pro with major agent upgrades for production gains and a flexible reasoning scheme for V4-Pro and V4-Flash (low for simple tasks to max for complex tasks). It adds native OpenAI Responses API support optimized for Codex with one-click setup, and V4 Pro is available on app/web and via API with unchanged model names. API pricing now includes peak and off-peak rates (off-peak 50% lower), effective 16:00 UTC Aug 16, 2026. Try it in Expert Mode.
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An analysis shows Kubernetes CPU limits slow apps and raise costs. Testing the same app with and without a CPU limit, the authors observe throttling that freezes work every 100 ms, hurting tail latency; removing the limit improves startup time and spike latency while keeping CPU requests and memory limits as protections. The recommended plan: remove CPU limits across clusters, keep requests and memory limits, add a LimitRange default, and later a ResourceQuota; right-size requests. For .NET, set DOTNET_PROCESSOR_COUNT. Benefits include far lower p99 latency, faster deploys, and substantial cost savings; exceptions apply for certain limits.
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Red Blob Games chronicles the discovery and development of differential heuristics for A* pathfinding. Starting from Google's 2007 drag-and-drop route editing and their fast A* over world-scale road networks, the author explored optimizations through papers but found many not worth it unless maps are huge. After years of trying to tutorialize, they switched to learning, experimenting, and visualizing. The result is the Differential Heuristics page, using two arrows to show when the heuristic points in the right vs wrong direction, with interactive diagrams and region visualizations to demonstrate where the optimization helps. Email/contact and references included.
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Lors de l’éclipse du 12 août, le Xiaomi 17 Ultra a confondu le Soleil et la Lune sur une photo: l’IA a appliqué des détails lunaires (cratères, reliefs) au Soleil zoomé, donnant une Lune rougeâtre à la place. L’article rappelle que les smartphones usent d’astuces d’IA pour embellir les clichés lunaires et que ce n’est pas exclusif à Xiaomi; d’autres utilisateurs sur X ont signalé le même phénomène, et Samsung avait aussi été critiqué pour le Space Zoom. Cela illustre les limites des algorithmes après-capture.
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Elttam reveals a new universal Ruby 4.0 RCE deserialization gadget chain that makes a single Marshal.load trigger command execution on Ruby 4.0.6 (and is compatible back to 3.3). The chain uses gadgets plus established RubyGems paths, requires no extra gems, and begins by coercing autoload through Gem::SpecFetcher to Gem::Specification.load, which evals payload code. It then writes attacker-controlled Ruby to disk via a deflated payload fetched over HTTPS and executes it, using a Time._load workaround and a Hash-key hash trigger to reach the gadget. Conclusion: Marshal.load on untrusted input is dangerous; defenders should avoid deserialization and prefer data-only formats.
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ArcadeMaker is an open-source, beginner-friendly 2D game engine and IDE written in C#, using its own Exp language (not C#) and MonoGame for graphics/audio, with web export planned via a KNI engine. Inspired by GameMaker 8, it evolved from C# scripting to its own language, and the IDE currently includes features not yet implemented in the engine. It's unfinished by design; long-term goals are parity with the old engine, full IDE features, web export, and broader templates. Licensed under MIT; contributions welcome.
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Darian Domocos of Fiora5 argues that the hardest barrier to starting a CPU company is credibility—getting investors to believe two unknown founders can succeed. The interview covers building a business around open RISC-V, where RVA23 standardization accelerates ecosystem maturity even as closed systems keep advantages. It also discusses sovereignty through supply chains: Europe seeks a local, resilient chip ecosystem rather than total self-sufficiency. Fiora5 attracts talent with equity and responsibility. Reading list includes The Confidence Game and Onur Mutlu’s ETH Zürich lectures.
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Newly released DHS records show a broad spying operation on left-wing groups and anti-ICE protesters in Minnesota and New York during Trump’s immigration crackdown, dubbed Operation Puppet Master. Undercover agents attended meetings, infiltrated Signal chats, and obtained financial data from unions (AFL-CIO, SEIU, local locals) and groups like the DSA, SURJ, and Sunrise Movement. The DoJ indictment of 15 Minneapolis protesters cites a conspiracy to oppose ICE, but none of the organizations are charged. Records also show audio surveillance and license-plate data; critics call it mass spying on lawful protest.
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Sean Goedecke argues that every blog post should reveal what sparked it and what the writing taught the author; if nothing new is learned, it isn’t publishable. Writing clarifies thinking and often changes the author’s views, so he favours posts that argue a position rather than meandering. He advocates blogging about topics you don’t fully understand, explaining why it’s acceptable for beginners to explain complex fields, and why public consensus can be wrong. Key tips: write with research, defend controversial points, rewrite the intro after finishing, and seek feedback (including from LLMs).
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