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Monday January 6, 2025. 10:00 AM
2024 was a year filled with AI possibilities; 2025 needs to turn those possibilities into realities. For that, we need the cloud companies to stop churning out “primitives” such as large language models (LLMs) and instead give developers solutions. In mid-2024 I...
Over the last year, we’ve seen an explosion in innovation in time-series forecasting. Along with new statistical models, transformer-based approaches have allowed for the creation of zero-shot foundation models from well-known organizations such as Google, Amazon, and...
Over the past two years, generative AI has been a force for transformation—and disruption—everywhere it’s landed. Education was no exception; if anything, schools were among the first institutions to grapple with AI’s implications. As students embraced ChatGPT and...
The future is now. Video games can be played on everything from smart fridges to Amazon Alexa, but I've yet to see one running in a YouTube video – until now, that is. Viva la Vida is an interactive YouTube game where you try your best to dodge damage-dealing chess pieces to...
Linus has released 6.13-rc6 for testing. So we had a slight pickup in commits this last week, but as expected and hoped for, things were still pretty quiet. About twice as many commits as the holiday week, but that's still not all that many. I expect things will start...
Sunday January 5, 2025. 11:00 PM
TL;DR: This encrypted USB flash drive uses a keypad lock to keep 64GB of data secure, combining portability, convenience, and top-notch privacy protection for $59.99. You wouldn't leave your journal open on a park bench, so why let your digital files be any less secure? —...
Millions of computers are heading towards a security crisis as Microsoft plans to end support for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025. Despite this impending deadline, 32 million devices -- roughly 65 percent of household computers in Germany -- are still running the aging...
TL;DR: This refurbished iPad Air 4th-Gen for $324.97 is a budget-friendly way to flex Apple's high-end design and powerful features without blowing your savings. Need a device that can keep up with your chaotic life? Enter the refurbished 4th-generation iPad Air. — Read the...
The more than two decades since Half-Life 2‘s release have been filled with plenty of rumors and hints about Half-Life 3, ranging from the official–ish to the thin to the downright misleading. As we head into 2025, though, we’re approaching something close to a critical mass...
If you've been around these parts for a minute, you likely know that one of my guilty pleasures is weird, unhinged Twitter accounts. The sheer level of commitment to the bit is one of the few things keeping me on that hellhole of a website, even though Bluesky is shaping up...
With all of the horrific events that have already occurred in the brand new year, I feel like we could all use a bit of levity. Enter this ridiculously cute video of the American Woodcock, an adorable little bird with an unflappable swagger. — Read the rest The post 2025 c...
The Forbidden Corner is a weird and whimsical theme park in Coverham, England. This theme park isn't one full of roller coasters and thrill rides. Instead, it's a place where you can explore a surreal landscape of sculptures, mazes, and structures to walk through. — Read the...
Saturday January 4, 2025. 11:59 PM
I’d like to write a full-fledged blog post about these adventures at some point, but for now I’m going to focus on one particular side quest: getting acceptable video output out of the 1000H when it’s running Windows 3.11 for Workgroups. By default, Windows 3.x renders using ...
James Thomson, developer of, originally, DragThing and now PCalc, also happens to be the developer of the very first publicly shown version of the Mac OS dock. Now that it was shown to the world by Steve Jobs exactly 25 years ago, he reminisces about what it was like to...
Belkin has introduced a new design for its existing BoostCharge Pro MagSafe Power Bank 5K to celebrate the Year of the Snake. This refreshed version of the popular power bank features a colorful snake-themed pattern symbolizing intelligence and elegance, inspired by the...
A new study found that ants perform better at solving puzzles in a group than humans, especially when the humans are not allowed to speak with one another. Longhorn crazy ants can't move in a straight line but can beat humans at navigating a complex puzzle in a group. — Read...
Watch a dude ride a treadmill in a plastic container at increasing levels of speed. This experiment results in the container breaking apart each time it's taken for a ride, becoming comically smaller and smaller. Things start to go downhill after about 4 mph speed, but...
TL;DR: Save 44% on the GoCable, a keychain that comes with a phone cord, bottle opener, and safe-proof cutter while supplies last. Want to become the coolest and most prepared person in any scenario? All you need is this neat keychain. — Read the rest The post Your old...
On Monday, December 30, 2024, a man named was pulled over by California Highway Patrol for reckless driving on I-99 near Madera, California while driving a Rolls Royce. At the time, officers alleged that the man was driving dangerously fast, and they suspected that he may...
Tiny VR headsets called MouseGoggles give researchers a powerful tool for neuroscience research using mice. READ BOING BOING AD-FREE! Researchers at Cornell University studying neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's need the mice in their experiments to experience a...
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