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The article concludes a series on x86-64 assembly, explaining control flow, jumps, calls, syscalls, and security concepts like ASLR. It details unconditional jumps, their encodings, and contextual encoding differences using FASM. It covers position-independent and relocatable code, system calls in Linux, and security implications of code loading and address randomization. The author emphasizes understanding conditional instructions, flags, and loops in assembly, illustrating with examples like Fibonacci. The series aims to deepen low-level programming knowledge, referencing resources and acknowledging influences.
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The article criticizes Microsoft's shift from Windows 10 to Windows 11, highlighting increased data collection and privacy concerns, including forced features and obfuscated setup processes. It advocates for transitioning to Linux as a free, privacy-preserving alternative, recommending distributions like Zorin OS, PopOS, Ubuntu, Elementary OS, and MX Linux. The author warns that Windows 11 introduces hardware restrictions and pervasive surveillance, urging users to consider Linux for greater freedom and control over their devices.
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Google's Gemma AI model, specifically the 27-billion-parameter C2S-Scale, helped discover a new cancer therapy pathway by predicting a drug (silmitasertib) that enhances tumor visibility to the immune system in specific conditions. Experimental validation confirmed the model’s prediction, opening new possibilities for immunotherapy of "cold" tumors. This demonstrates how large-scale AI models can generate novel, testable biological hypotheses and accelerate therapeutic development.
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The Interior Department has canceled its broad environmental review for the 6.2-GW Esmeralda 7 solar project in Nevada, which was to be the largest in the U.S., and will review the seven component projects individually. The move has been criticized as delaying renewable energy permitting, aligning with a trend of the Trump administration restricting renewable projects on federal land. Developers remain committed, and the project’s timeline is uncertain.
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The author completes training a small language model using Sebastian Raschka’s book, starting with a simple dataset and then loading pretrained GPT-2 weights. They observe how the model generates coherent text and discuss technical aspects like randomness, optimizers, training speed, and costs. The post emphasizes the excitement of seeing a working LLM and reflects on future directions, including training larger models and classification tasks.
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ImapGoose is a lightweight daemon that continuously syncs local mailboxes with a modern IMAP server using extensions like CONDSTORE, QRESYNC, and NOTIFY for efficient, real-time updates. It monitors inbox changes via server notifications and filesystem events, performing incremental syncs to reduce network usage. Designed for a single use case—local-IMAP synchronization—it emphasizes simplicity and performance. Developed in Go, it supports modern servers only and is open source under ISC license.
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Zed is now fully supported on Windows, with regular updates, native integration, WSL and SSH remoting support, extension compatibility, and AI features including agentic coding. Windows users can download stable or preview versions, and Zed maintains a dedicated Windows team. The platform integrates directly with Windows hardware and system features, enabling remote Linux development and seamless extension use. Feedback on WSL workflows and hardware setups is encouraged to improve functionality.
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The maintainer of Caddy is stepping back from day-to-day involvement due to increasing complexity and workload, which strain his mental health. He will reduce notifications, focus on core tasks, and empower a team of maintainers with release privileges to improve project scalability and resilience. The goal is to increase the project's bus factor beyond 1, involve the community more in leadership, and ensure sustainable development while maintaining quality. Contributions, especially as maintainers or collaborators, are encouraged, and the project remains supported by sponsors.
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The author dislikes Adobe Acrobat for being intrusive and slow, prefers Zathura on Linux for its performance and features, and is developing a cross-platform PDF viewer based on MuPDF with a focus on simplicity, speed, customization, and integration with editors through RPC. The tool aims to improve workflow and user experience, with future plans for features like annotations and a custom GUI.
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The Princeton Engineering Anomalies Research (PEAR) program, active for nearly 30 years, studied consciousness's interaction with physical systems. It has now integrated into the ICRL nonprofit and Psyleron to continue research and outreach, exploring human/machine interactions, remote perception, and spiritual implications. PEAR emphasizes scientific rigor and cultural impact, offering publications, educational materials, and media to share its findings.
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Effective syntax highlighting uses minimal colors, emphasizes constants and definitions, avoids highlighting keywords, and uses background colors to improve contrast. Limit colors to what can be remembered easily and ensure highlights help quick identification. Comments should be prominent, not muted, to add clarity. Dark themes often look better but can be limited in color contrast; using background colors can help. Design your theme step-by-step based on these principles for clearer, more functional code highlighting.
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Monads are overly powerful, making effect systems less analyzable. Simpler interfaces like Applicatives enable effect analysis but limit expressiveness. Selective Applicatives offer a middle ground, allowing branching effects with some analyzability but still have limitations. Future research aims to find abstractions that balance expressiveness with static analysis, improving effect sequencing for practical programming.
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A no-code backend service that allows users to quickly build, scale, and maintain mission-critical systems using natural language specifications. It automates infrastructure setup, testing, and system evolution, enabling faster iteration and confidence in deployments.
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The US passport has dropped from the top 10 to 12th place globally, with visa-free access to 180 destinations, due to changes in reciprocity and country policies. China has risen significantly, now ranking 64th with greater travel freedom. The decline reflects shifting global mobility and soft power dynamics, influenced by US politics and policies. Meanwhile, American demand for second citizenships is surging, with applications increasing 67% in 2025, as wealthy individuals seek diversification amid geopolitical uncertainties.
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