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biff.graph is a lightweight Clojure library to model and query data as a unified graph using resolvers that declare input/output shapes. It offers a subset of Pathom without a planning step, but with batching and caching. The ~600-line codebase prioritizes simplicity for small projects. You define per-entity resolvers, join data via nested maps, and query with a context. The README includes an end-to-end example (rss-feed, post), guidance on resolver autogeneration, testing, and integration with biff.fx and the Biff 2 ecosystem. Status: release candidate (2.0.0-rc7).
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Reame is a CPU-first LLM inference server for llama.cpp that runs on commodity hardware. It uses a persistent disk KV cache, a generation archive (palimpsest), and self-regulating speculative decoding. The Conclave interleaves multiple generations and elects a winner by majority to improve accuracy while sharing model reads. It offers an OpenAI-compatible REST API, a zero-config CLI, and ships with 210 test cases. Aimed at private, repetitive workloads (document extraction, classification, code completion) without GPU or big models; it scales with time, not size, and is MIT-licensed.
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UPI: Anatomy of a Transaction dissects the hidden relay behind a two-second payment. Five visible moments frame it (scan, name/amount, PIN, green tick, buzz); the rest runs through seven actors: the TPAP app, sponsor banks, NPCI’s central switch, and the payee’s PSP and bank. The app never handles money or PIN; it signs a request that the sponsor bank and NPCI route and settle. Debits happen before credits. Most failures are business declines or bank-rail technical declines; NPCI auto-reconciling resolves deemed or pending payments within a day. UPI processed 2,272 crore payments in June 2026.
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Earth Game is a private, offline CLI tool that turns life goals into quests and helps track progress. Built in Python (3.8+), it uses the standard library and SQLite with no dependencies or external requests. It supports CLI commands to initialize a local database, manage character values, add/list/start/done quests, track loops, and record reflections, plus data export. A local web UI is available via earth web on localhost. All data stays on-device, with private permissions and no external network access.
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Orbit is a real-time AR satellite tracker for iPhone and iPad (iOS 17+). Point your camera at the sky to see the ISS and 15,000+ objects—planets, constellations, and debris—overlaid in AR. No account required; calculations use on-device location and orientation data. Diagnostics are anonymous; no photos or precise location history are stored or shared. An optional Google Gemini–powered AI chatbot can be used, with messages sent to Google. Satellite data come from public sources. Last updated: 9 June 2026.
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The piece analyzes Nvidia-backed neoclouds CoreWeave and Nebius, which offer hyperscalers rapid GPU access and higher utilization through circular financing. Microsoft and Meta have signed multi‑billion commitments (with totals potentially well over $100B when OpenAI/Anthropic are counted), while Nvidia also provides equity stakes and a backstop for unsold capacity. CoreWeave carries heavy debt and negative cash flow; Nebius is stronger on cash but still needs substantial funding to hit its active-power targets. Rising rates and reliance on Nvidia pose risks to the model’s durability.
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Strict tables in SQLite enforce rigid typing, preventing mismatches like inserting TEXT into INTEGER columns. A strict table requires a declared type and rejects bogus types (GARBAGE, JSON, DATETIME, etc.) unless the ANY datatype is used for a flexible column. On inserts/updates, values can be accepted only if they can be losslessly converted (e.g., '123' → 123). Converting an existing non-strict table to strict isn’t supported; you must create a new strict table and migrate data. Strict tables debuted in SQLite 3.37.0 (2021+). The author likes the safeguards despite potential migration effort and SQLite’s push for flexible typing.
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Two AI futures: a centralized clergy ruling frontier AI vs. a human-centered path where billions direct capable agents. A two-tier system is already emerging, with frontier AI restricted to a few and broader access constrained, risking disenfranchisement. To lift the average, we should double the median worker’s capability by embedding AI into everyday work, not by reducing headcount. Start by giving every person a personal, sovereign agent owned and controlled by the company and managed by the human. Build the internet for agents, agents for humans, with humans at the center.
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Geohot critiques AI 2040 and the Cult of Intelligence, arguing against fast 'hard takeoff' scenarios. Intelligence is only one bottleneck; tokens won't bend physics, and reality is messy with hardware supply chains and slow chip fabrication. Datacenter-in-the-ocean hype ignores operational frictions. He contrasts two futures: Plan A—autocratic global governance that expands nanny-state control over GPUs; Plan L—local, user-aligned AI that truly serves individuals, but risks misuse. True alignment requires local control and safeguarding freedom.
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Pluralistic's Cory Doctorow argues the AI paradox—some users are oppressed by automation while others benefit—rests on 'centaurs' vs 'reverse centaurs.' A centaur is a human aided by a machine; a reverse centaur is a machine that puppeteers a human. He cites Hearst's AI-generated summer reading list as an example of a reverse-centaur workflow, where a writer serves as the accountability sink for the AI. The piece champions humans steering AI (the 'centaurs'), critiques labor immiseration, and predicts an AI bubble will burst, leaving open-source models like Whisper and a need for stronger AI criticism; previews his upcoming book.
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Urges setting a user-agent and respecting the site's robots policy; cites related links (policy and a Phabricator task).
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Requests crawlers to identify with a user-agent and comply with the site's robots policy; references related discussions at w.wiki/4wJS and Phabricator T400119.
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Amber 0.6 alpha is out. A language compiled to Bash that is modern, type-safe, and aims to catch bugs at compile time. Features include ECMA Script–like syntax, runtime safety, strong typing, instant documentation, and Bash interoperability with a standard library. The article shows a get_weather example using curl to wttr.in with error handling. Amber is community-driven (Discord, Docs, GitHub) and was crowned 2024’s top Engineering Project in Technology at Wrocław University, founded by Paweł Karaś.
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Sixtyfour, a San Francisco data-enrichment startup, is hiring an Operations Associate – Data Samples & Customer Success. Compensation: $75K-$120K and 0.10%-0.40% equity. The role sits with the sales/growth team to curate data samples, ensure accuracy (zero defects), and handle 7–10+ concurrent requests via Slack, email, and CRM. You’ll be first responder, track engagement, flag churn risk, and relay customer feedback to engineering. Requirements: self-starter, growth mindset, detail-oriented, strong written communication, and comfort with spreadsheets/CRMs. Interview: intro call, take-home, and a one-week paid onsite in SF.
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James Randall describes using Claude to dissect and attempt to recreate the 1986 BBC Micro game Thrust in a browser. The first AI attempt yielded only a rough imitation; the real magic is precise timing and physics. By feeding Claude a disassembly and comments, he documents the 6502 subsystems, clocked physics (6 active slots per 16 ticks), fixed-point math, and hardware-driven sound, then builds a faithful recreation with sprites, terrain, a demo, teleport, and CRT effects. AI didn’t recreate Thrust, but helped him understand it enough to recreate it. Source on GitHub; playable now. Also Annhexation 4X browser game.
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Leaded gasoline, using tetraethyl lead (TEL), was introduced in 1923 to solve engine knocking. GM engineer Thomas Midgley Jr. championed TEL because it could be patented, unlike ethanol, despite TEL’s known toxicity. Early deaths and worker poisonings sparked backlash, but a 1926 public health report judged daily exposure to drivers minimal and allowed continued sale. The EPA began phasing out leaded gasoline in the 1970s. Lead exposure harms children's neurodevelopment and behavior, with lasting environmental effects.
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American rower Kelsey Pfendler completed a historic solo crossing from Monterey, California to Honolulu, Hawaii, becoming the first U.S. woman, the youngest, and fastest to row more than 2,400 miles. In her 21-foot Lily, she finished in just under 44 days, reportedly beating both the previous women’s and men’s records maintained by Ocean Rowing Society International. Pfendler, a Grand Canyon river-rafting guide, battled blistered hands, sleep deprivation and harsh winds/currents, sharing the journey online. She urged others to tackle their ‘big, hard scary thing.’
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Ship That Code offers hands-on, build-from-scratch coding courses across 9 languages and 80+ projects. Students pick a system, write and run code in a guided cycle with AI feedback and real execution (e.g., Redis-like storage). It provides structured career paths (Backend, Frontend, Full-Stack, DevOps, Data Science) with 60–90 hour tracks and ~37 languages. Free signup with no credit card; lessons start quickly. The platform, by Echoed Labs LLC, focuses on building real systems rather than tutorials.
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