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Three-stage model of a training input pipeline: CPU-side prefetch queue (often pinned memory), host-to-device transfer into a GPU VRAM backlog, and GPU compute consuming batches. Each stage has throughput and a queue capacity; memory pressure comes from mismatched rates rather than a single parameter. Tradeoffs: larger prefetch boosts utilization but raises pinned RAM; faster loading helps only if transfer and compute keep up; larger VRAM backlog smooths bursts but increases VRAM residency; bigger batch size raises memory footprint. Practical guidance: balance stages for stable throughput; adjust depth, loader rate, and batch size; VRAM also includes weights and optimizer state.
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Google disclosed YouTube generated more than $60bn in 2025 revenue, combining ads and paid subscriptions, surpassing Netflix. Growth came from subscriptions (YouTube Premium and other tiers) and stronger retention in its ecosystem. Q4 ad revenue was $11.38bn, below expectations, while Shorts averaged more than 200 billion daily views. In the UK, YouTube was the second-most watched service (94% of adults; about 51 minutes daily). Analysts note most content is user-generated; Google plans to boost AI investment and expand subscriptions, with Oscars to be hosted on YouTube from 2029.
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Cheap design argues design is the expensive bottleneck in both physical and software realms. 3D printing reduces fabrication costs but sacrifices strength, so standard parts endure; in software, libraries and frameworks solve design costs yet introduce dependency drift and maintenance burden. LLM-assisted coding lowers the cost of one-off tooling (jigs, converters) and enables generated code to be viable. The shift is from glue-heavy builds to exact-fit, generated modules; hard problems still deserve libraries, while some custom code ends up shorter. Design becomes cheaper, but not free.
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Notes Rivian R2, an electric mid-size SUV, alongside references to R1S, R1T, and R3. Includes branding, sign-in prompts, and language/region links for multiple locales.
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After years of running a public git server (since 2011) and even a CVS before, the author abandons self-hosted git due to AI scrapers hammering the cgit frontend. Repositories are now primarily hosted on GitLab/GitHub, with dangling links updated to the forges. The only remaining self-hosted service is the webserver for the blog, which is static since 2018 (Jekyll). A prior AI-triggered outage overflowed logs, prompting a fixed config. The move marks the end of an era, with a nod to Security Nightmares.
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Jeff Geerling and his dad toured a modern SMPTE 2110 broadcast truck during St. Louis Blues games to understand live digital timing. They saw two Evertz grandmasters for PTP-based synchronization of video, audio, and metadata, with a Tektronix PRISM tool for debugging and manual clock setting via an Atomic Clock app when GPS isn’t reliable. The truck uses hybrid fiber/copper cabling, a large patch bay, and a Calrec Artemis console, emphasizing human teamwork as much as technology. The video captures the atmosphere better than words.
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Small boards are 24V/6V demonstration units showing pinball devices (solenoids, relays, pop bumpers, flippers and zipper flippers, steppers, ball-count, credit, score reels, projection and spin units). Each board links to neighbors to form a powered display string; each includes an instruction card and related videos. The page explains device basics, operation, patents, and provides deeper sections and resources for pinball mechanisms and repair.
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FOSDEM 2026 presents Willow - Protocols for an uncertain future, a talk in the Local-First, sync engines, CRDTs track. The illustrated, musical presentation examines how to design peer-to-peer protocols that are harder to weaponise, drawing on past centralised and peer-to-peer abuses. It introduces Willow, a family of open-source, publicly funded protocols, by worm-blossom collective with speaker Sammy Gwilym. Details: Sunday, room K.3.201, 15:55–16:20 (UTC+1). Resources include Willow homepage, source code, and video recordings with subtitles.
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ArtisanForge offers a free, gamified Laravel and PHP training set in the Realm of Codexia. With 13 courses, 217 quests and 168 lessons across 10 kingdoms, learners tackle topics from PHP fundamentals (Syntaxia) to API Development (API Forge) and deployment (Launch Keep). The platform adds XP, levels, guilds, achievements, and an AI companion Pip the Owlox to guide quests and coding challenges. It emphasizes hands-on learning and uses cookies/Google Analytics; privacy terms apply.
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Goxe is a Go-based log reduction tool that ingests logs (via UDP/syslog), normalizes, filters, and aggregates repeated messages into single-line entries with counts. It reduces noise, bandwidth, and storage while preserving visibility of recurring issues. It runs as a background pipeline/sidecar, supports worker pools, state management, partial reporting, ascii beautification, timestamp parsing, burst detection, and config-driven UDP ingestion (default port 1729) with a config.json. It can ship aggregated data remotely in JSON. Licensed Apache 2.0. Open-source project by DumbNoxx.
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Open-source WYSIWYG DOCX editor for React that runs fully in the browser with no server dependency. Open, edit, and save .docx files, with a live demo. Installation: npm install @eigenpal/docx-js-editor. Quick start shows DocxEditor usage with a documentBuffer and a ref for save. Features include Word-like formatting, tables, images, links, undo/redo, print preview, and a plugin architecture for ProseMirror plugins. Supports readOnly mode, toolbars, zoom, and template variables. Development notes cover Next.js SSR considerations; MIT license; repository on GitHub with active history.
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GreyNoise’s Grimoire chronicles a dramatic, immediate collapse of global telnet traffic on Jan 14, 2026: a 65% drop in one hour, then a 59% sustained reduction, with 18 ASNs silent and five countries dropping from data. Six days later CVE-2026-24061 was disclosed and CISA added it to KEV. The pattern suggests a routing/infrastructure change—likely port 23 filtering by a North American Tier-1 provider—not a shift in attackers. GNU Inetutils telnetd flaw enables root login via the USER env, fixed in 2.7-2+. Patch or disable; apply border filtering; remediation deadline Feb 16, 2026.
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Sol LeWitt — Generative Wall Drawings presents a generative tribute where each piece is algorithmically rendered from LeWitt’s instruction-based wall drawings, producing a unique variation with every reload. The project surveys numerous works (Wall Drawings #11, #16, #17, #19, #38, #46, #47, #56, #85, #86, #87, #88, #95, #130, #138, #142, #154, #159, #160) that explore grids, divisions, line directions, colors, and materials (including tissue paper inserts and pegboard).
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The Falkirk Wheel is the world’s only rotating boat lift, connecting the Forth & Clyde Canal with the Union Canal 35m above. Opened in 2002 on a former tar works, it replaced 11 locks and now attracts ~500,000 visitors annually. It uses about 1.5 kWh per rotation and enables ~1-hour boat trips. Tickets: adult £17.95; concession £16.50; child 5–15 £9.80; under-5 free; carers free. The site has a cafe, gift shop, venue hire and full accessibility. Annual maintenance 6 Jan–17 Feb 2026; no trips during that period. Booking online recommended.
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Access to feynmanlectures.caltech.edu is blocked by Cloudflare’s security service. The block was triggered by an action that resembled an online threat (e.g., unusual input or malformed data). To resolve, contact the site owner and include what you were doing and the Cloudflare Ray ID shown on the page. The page also notes enabling cookies and shows your IP. The site is protected by Cloudflare.
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On the Windows 95 CD, Microsoft included Weezer’s Buddy Holly video to showcase multimedia. They first secured the song rights from Weezer’s publisher Geffen Records, reportedly without the band’s involvement. For the video itself, which mixed footage from Happy Days, the lawyer had to obtain permissions from all the actors depicted. The post notes how involved rights clearance was, imagines contacting The Fonz, and reflects humor about today’s YouTube situation.
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Access denied attempting to access the MIT Press page; you don’t have permission. Includes Reference #18.3a0c3417.1770761310.7332e709 and an errors.edgesuite.net URL.
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Eight-year retrospective from Michael Lynch chronicles bootstrapped life after quitting Google in 2018 and selling TinyPilot in 2024, now balancing work with fatherhood. In 2025 he made $16.3k in revenue and $8.2k profit (his fourth-most profitable year), mainly from a book on teaching developers to write, with $6k Kickstarter pre-sales and 422 early-access buyers. He produced substantial writing (13 blog posts, 12 notes, 12 retrospectives, ~150 pages) and helped clients. He outlines five criteria for a fulfilling business: enjoyment, competence, profitability, work-life balance, and founder–user alignment. Goals: $75k profit, five book citations, and a profitable software venture.
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