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Our Generation Ships Will Sink (2015)

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JANUARY 10, 2024

In this exclusive feature essay, Robinson explains the technology behind the best science fiction novel of 2015.

Why Is README Capitalized? (2015)

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APRIL 11, 2024

I have just forked a project in Github, made my changes etc. This got me wondering: I see mostly README.txt in opensource projects and the file I edited was Readme.txt. Is this some sort of

The Immortal Jellyfish (2015)

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MARCH 23, 2024

Thje tiny jellyfish Turritopsis dohrnii actually reverts to a previous stage of development - becoming a polyp - after experiencing damage or starvation.

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The Path to Product Excellence: Avoiding Common Pitfalls and Enhancing Communication

Peak Performance: Continuous Testing & Evaluation of LLM-Based Applications

Manufacturing Sustainability Surge: Your Guide to Data-Driven Energy Optimization & Decarbonization

From Developer Experience to Product Experience: How a Shared Focus Fuels Product Success

Understanding User Needs and Satisfying Them

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The impact of non-participation on results from PISA 2015

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DECEMBER 25, 2023

Our analysis illustrates how the PISA 2015 sample for Canada only covers around half of the 15-year-old population, compared to over 90% in countries like Finland, Estonia, Japan and South Korea.

Supreme Commander Graphics Study (2015)

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APRIL 9, 2024

Total Annihilation has a special place in my heart since it was the very first RTS I played; it was with Command & Conquer and …

Machine intelligence (2015)

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NOVEMBER 22, 2023

This is going to be a two-part post—one on why machine intelligence is something we should be afraid of, and one on what we should do about it. If you’re already afraid of machine intelligence,

The Disturbing Truth About How Airplanes Are Maintained Today (2015)

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APRIL 7, 2024

In the last decade, most of the big U.S. airlines have shifted major maintenance work to places like El Salvador, Mexico, and China, where few mechanics are F.A.A. certified and inspections have no teeth.

Why I Live in IRC (2015)

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FEBRUARY 6, 2024

I have lived in IRC for about 7 years. What I mean by this is that IRC has been my primary hub for reading information online and interacting with people and systems. I don't use an RSS reader, I visit Twitter and Facebook only.

The history and future of workplace automation (2015)

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JUNE 19, 2023

(Summer 2015) - In this essay, I begin by identifying the reasons that automation has not wiped out a majority of jobs over the decades and centuries. Automation does indeed substitute for labor—as it is typically intended to do.

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Use Midnight Commander like a pro (2015)

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JANUARY 20, 2024

If you’ve used an *nix system, at some point you’ve stumbled upon Midnight Commander, a file manager based on the venerable Norton Commander. You’re probably familiar with the basic operations (F5 for copying, F6 for moving, F8 for deleting, etc.) and how to switch panels (ummm, the Tab key). But mc offers so much more…

So you want to abolish time zones (2015)

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MARCH 13, 2024

Let's take a look at some of the changes that arise from this, through a simple case study: making an international phone call to a relative. Before abolishing time zones I want to call my Uncle Steve in Melbourne. What time is it there? Google tells me it is currently.

Japan’s 72 Microseasons (2015)

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AUGUST 24, 2023

In ancient times the Japanese divided their year into 24 periods based on classical Chinese sources. The natural world comes to life in the even more vividly named 72 subdivisions of the traditional Japanese calendar.

The Princeton Companion to Applied Mathematics

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APRIL 27, 2024

Martin, Fadil Santosa, and Jared Tanner, Princeton University Press, 2015. The Princeton Companion to Applied Mathematics, edited by Nicholas J. Higham, with associate editors Mark R. Dennis, Paul Glendinning, Paul A. xvii + 994 + 16 color plates, hardcover. The book's web page at Princeton University Press. Purchase from Amazon.…

Abstractions, repetition and discovery (2015)

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JANUARY 31, 2024

Hands up if you've been in this situation; you are building out a handful of new features that happen to share certain facets. To the customer they are distinct deliverables, but to you and your team it's a rinse and repeat type scenario with maybe one or two tweaks in each case.

How Software Works (2015)

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JANUARY 30, 2024

How Software Works explains everyday software to the non-programmer.

How Gyms Make Money (2015)

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JANUARY 4, 2024

(This is a chapter from my forthcoming book, co-written with Tess Read, “The Secret Life Of Money”. The book deals with all sorts of…

The Human Hemisphere (2015)

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MARCH 30, 2024

Radical Cartography, brought to you by Bill Rankin

Marilyn vos Savant and the Monty Hall Problem (2015)

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FEBRUARY 25, 2024

In 1990, Marilyn vos Savant correctly answered a probability puzzle in her column for Parade Magazine. And then, the world called her an idiot.

The Procrastination Matrix (2015)

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JANUARY 1, 2024

Life is never easy with a monkey in your head.

What's worked in Computer Science: 1999 vs. 2015 (2015)

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MARCH 15, 2024

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The Craft of Experimental Physics (2015)

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

In the basement of the Argosy Book Store, I found a collection of essays from 1933. The one that prompted the purchase of the book was entitled: The Craft of Experimental Physics, by P.M.S. Though written more than 80 years ago, the salient points are just as relevant today.

Bell Labs: An Institute of Creative Technology (2015)

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MARCH 9, 2024

This week I finished the most recent book in my self-guided study of 20th century technology, namely The Idea Factory: Bell Labs and the Great Age of American Innovation, by Jon Gertner. As the title implies, it’s a chronicle of research and development wing of AT&T, a history that lasts.

The Earthquake That Will Devastate the Pacific Northwest (2015)

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JANUARY 27, 2024

When the Cascadia fault line ruptures, it could be North America’s worst natural disaster in recorded history.

Are you a “harbinger of failure”? (2015)

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JULY 15, 2023

An MIT study finds the same consumers tend to purchase failed products. Dubbed “harbingers of failure,” these buyers may provide new window into consumer behavior and behavioral economics.

To write a great essay, think and care deeply (2015)

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MARCH 10, 2024

The nonfiction writer Lucas Mann offers advice for essayists worried about whether they have anything interesting to say.

How is AI Technology Transforming Recycling?

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JULY 6, 2023

billion tonnes produced from the 1950s to 2015. The World Bank estimates solid waste production will increase by 73% to 3.88 billion tonnes by 2050. Plastic waste, in particular, poses a significant challenge, with over 8.3 appeared first on Analytics Vidhya.

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Android features I'm envy of as an iPhone user

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APRIL 19, 2024

Since 2015, my daily driver phone is an iPhone. In this almost a decade, I have been closely following the moves of the only iOS alternative, Google’s Android.

Mach-O Binaries (2015)

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AUGUST 6, 2023

An online electronic journal repository for various projects, topics, tutorials, and other such texts, usually dealing with programming languages, reverse engineering, CS theory, object/binary analysis, formal methods, formal logic, and maybe, sometimes, even philosophy

Deep Residual Learning for Image Recognition (ResNet Explained)

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FEBRUARY 6, 2023

One of the key breakthroughs in deep learning is the ResNet architecture, introduced in 2015 by Microsoft Research. Introduction Deep learning has revolutionized computer vision and paved the way for numerous breakthroughs in the last few years.

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Infographic: Is AI the Next Gold Rush?

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MARCH 4, 2023

analyzed over 10,000 AI companies and their funding data between 2015 and 2023. Our friends over at writerbuddy.ai The data was collected from CrunchBase, NetBase Quid, S&P Capital IQ, and NFX. Corporate AI investment has risen consistently to the tune of billions.

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How to Be Someone People Love to Talk to (2015)

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FEBRUARY 10, 2024

There's a science to good conversation. Here's the research and tips that can turn you into that person that people love to talk to.

Immutable Data (2015)

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JUNE 25, 2023

The advantages and disadvantages of a keeping data around, including a simple blog application example in PostgreSQL.

The IT Productivity Paradox (2015)

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APRIL 5, 2024

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What is Subaru battery settlement 2024 and can you make a claim?

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JANUARY 9, 2024

Subaru has settled a lawsuit about battery issues in some of its models from 2015 to 2020. This affects people who own or leased certain Subaru models from 2015 to 2020 – Outback, Forester, Legacy, WRX, and Ascent (2019-2020) – except for those in Alaska or Hawaii. Can you still make a claim for the Subaru battery settlement 2024?

New Clues (2015)

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JANUARY 10, 2024

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Why Frames Tilt Forward (2015)

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JULY 23, 2023

I installed a hanging system — basically a slotted rail mounted near the ceiling, with sliding wires and height-adjustable hooks. I was a bit surprised when I hung my first piece and saw how far forward it tilted. Why do picture frames tilt forward?

“Kolmogorov music” by Christopher Ford (2015) [video]

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JULY 15, 2023

Kolmogorov complexity analysis suggests that we can measure how well we understand a piece of music by the concision of a program that produces it. Furthermo.

The curious case of the disappearing Polish ? (2015)

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JANUARY 31, 2024

One keyboard bug three decades in the making

Grave of a man who never was (2015)

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JULY 10, 2023

Discover Grave of the Man Who Never Was in Huelva, Spain: This amended headstone marks the grave of a participant in one of the most successful military deceptions of all time.

The Web's Grain (2015)

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DECEMBER 3, 2023

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The idea of OpenAI is dead. Now Microsoft is in the driver’s seat.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2023

The creator of wildly popular artificial intelligence tools such as ChatGPT and Dall-E was founded in 2015 as a nonprofit, with the … OpenAI, which was reeling Monday after the ouster of CEO Sam Altman and his subsequent hire by Microsoft, was never meant to be a typical high-flying tech startup.

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Jessica Livingston (2015)

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JUNE 23, 2023

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Depth Precision Visualized (2015)

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JULY 10, 2023

Depth precision is a pain in the ass that every graphics programmer has to struggle with sooner or later.

Why did old phone numbers start with letters? (2015)

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AUGUST 31, 2023

Though they looks like gibberish to modern phone-users, these weird numbers were perfectly normal in the 1950s.

Our Generation Ships Will Sink (2015)

Why Is README Capitalized? (2015)

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The Immortal Jellyfish (2015)

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The impact of non-participation on results from PISA 2015

Supreme Commander Graphics Study (2015)

Machine intelligence (2015)

The Disturbing Truth About How Airplanes Are Maintained Today (2015)

Why I Live in IRC (2015)

The history and future of workplace automation (2015)

Use Midnight Commander like a pro (2015)

So you want to abolish time zones (2015)

Japan’s 72 Microseasons (2015)

The Princeton Companion to Applied Mathematics

Abstractions, repetition and discovery (2015)

How Software Works (2015)

How Gyms Make Money (2015)

The Human Hemisphere (2015)

Marilyn vos Savant and the Monty Hall Problem (2015)

The Procrastination Matrix (2015)

What's worked in Computer Science: 1999 vs. 2015 (2015)

The Craft of Experimental Physics (2015)

Bell Labs: An Institute of Creative Technology (2015)

The Earthquake That Will Devastate the Pacific Northwest (2015)

Are you a “harbinger of failure”? (2015)

To write a great essay, think and care deeply (2015)

How is AI Technology Transforming Recycling?

Android features I'm envy of as an iPhone user

Mach-O Binaries (2015)

Deep Residual Learning for Image Recognition (ResNet Explained)

Infographic: Is AI the Next Gold Rush?

How to Be Someone People Love to Talk to (2015)

Immutable Data (2015)

The IT Productivity Paradox (2015)

What is Subaru battery settlement 2024 and can you make a claim?

New Clues (2015)

Why Frames Tilt Forward (2015)

“Kolmogorov music” by Christopher Ford (2015) [video]

The curious case of the disappearing Polish ? (2015)

Grave of a man who never was (2015)

The Web's Grain (2015)

The idea of OpenAI is dead. Now Microsoft is in the driver’s seat.

Jessica Livingston (2015)

Depth Precision Visualized (2015)

Why did old phone numbers start with letters? (2015)

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