Educational guide for Git version control system available in multiple formats including HTML and PDF, with variations for US Letter and A4 paper sizes, both in color and black and white versions.
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Google has revised its AI ethical guidelines by removing previously established commitments that prevented the use of AI in weapons and surveillance systems, marking a significant shift from its 2018 policy stance.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/02/04/google-ai-policies-weapons-harm
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Fentanyl, responsible for over 74,000 American deaths in 2023, primarily enters the US through Mexico using chemicals sourced from China and increasingly from India. Mexican cartels manufacture the drug using Chinese precursor chemicals, with 98% of US seizures occurring at the southwest border, while China maintains it has strict drug laws despite evidence of companies knowingly selling fentanyl-related chemicals.
Apple launches Apple Invites, a new app enabling users to create and manage custom event invitations with integrated features like photo sharing, Apple Music playlists, and Apple Intelligence capabilities. The platform combines iCloud and Apple services functionality while allowing non-Apple users to participate through web access, with enhanced features available for iCloud+ subscribers.
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OmniHuman is an advanced AI system capable of generating realistic human videos with diverse visual and audio styles, supporting various aspect ratios and body proportions. The system excels in producing high-quality animations driven by music, speech, or video inputs, while handling complex gestures and accommodating multiple body poses and singing forms.
USPS announces temporary suspension of inbound parcel acceptance from China and Hong Kong starting February 4, 2025, while letter and flat mail services remain unaffected.
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Modal introduces DoppelBot, a Slack bot that can be fine-tuned on user messages to create AI replicas of team members, featuring Llama 3.1 model integration and serverless deployment capabilities. The solution includes message scraping, model fine-tuning with LoRA, and real-time inference handling through Modal's infrastructure.
https://modal.com/docs/examples/slack-finetune
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Alan Turing's secret 'Delilah' project from 1943-1945 resulted in a groundbreaking portable voice-encryption system, demonstrating his largely unknown expertise in electrical engineering. Recently discovered documents, known as the 'Bayley papers,' reveal Turing's detailed work on this innovative system that could encrypt and decrypt speech using pseudorandom number generation and advanced circuit design. The project showcased Turing's transition from theoretical mathematics to practical engineering, laying groundwork for his later contributions to computer design.
Microsoft has removed official documentation about a Registry workaround that allowed Windows 11 installation on unsupported PCs, following the release of Windows 11 24H2. The company maintains strict hardware requirements for Windows 11 upgrades and recommends purchasing new PCs rather than using bypass methods.
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An exploration of Simon Willison's link blogging approach, which emphasizes frequent writing and adding personal insights to shared content rather than striving for uniqueness. The method encourages combining public bookmarks with commentary and connecting related concepts to enhance readers' understanding.
A detailed exploration of creating animated graphics using GLSL shaders, demonstrated through the creation of an animated Rick (from Rick and Morty) character using only code and no images, featuring techniques like domain warping, shape composition, and various animation methods.
https://danielchasehooper.com/posts/code-animated-rick/
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A 25-year-old former Musk employee, Marko Elez, has been granted full read-and-write access to critical Treasury Department payment systems, raising serious security concerns among department staff. The privileged access allows modification of code controlling Social Security payments, tax returns, and other government disbursements, with sources indicating Elez has already begun rewriting the codebase.
https://www.rawstory.com/musk-treasury-doge/
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The rise of Lofi Hip Hop as a popular music genre has led to its commercialization through AI-generated content and stock music on streaming platforms like Spotify. Musicians are adapting to this challenge by creating unique variations of their work, while the importance of supporting authentic artists through personal playlists becomes increasingly crucial.
https://gamechops.substack.com/p/how-spotify-killed-lo-fi-hip-hop
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Software engineers are actively removing DEI-related references from federal databases, including the Department of Health and Human Services' Head Start program, through a project called 'Remove-DEI'. The changes affect the ability to search and filter information about programs targeting families affected by systemic discrimination, with contractor Ad Hoc LLC being paid $7.2 million to manage the database modifications.
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A curated list of influential scientific books from the 20th century spans multiple disciplines including physics, biology, anthropology, and computer science. The collection features seminal works from renowned scientists like Einstein, Darwin, and Feynman, alongside important field guides and scientific explorations. Notable selections range from theoretical physics and mathematical principles to evolutionary biology and human consciousness studies.
A detailed explanation of the decision to rewrite the Roc compiler from Rust to Zig, highlighting how self-hosting is common in compiler development and discussing the technical advantages of Zig for this specific project. The rewrite aims to implement significant design changes for Roc 0.1.0, focusing on improved reliability, documentation, and maintainability.
https://gist.github.com/rtfeldman/77fb430ee57b42f5f2ca973a3992532f
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Vanguard Group has implemented its largest-ever fee reduction, cutting costs across 87 funds and lowering its average asset-weighted fee to 0.07% for $10 trillion under management. The strategic move affects 168 share classes and positions Vanguard significantly below the industry average of 0.44%.
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Radiant Foam introduces a novel scene representation method using Voronoi diagrams for real-time ray tracing, achieving speeds comparable to Gaussian Splatting without specialized hardware requirements. The approach enables efficient ray-cell intersections through an innovative cell-stepping algorithm, maintaining high-quality reconstruction while supporting complex light transport phenomena.
A comprehensive guide to programming the 6502 processor, focusing on assembly language fundamentals and culminating in a Snake game implementation, demonstrating memory management, addressing modes, and basic game development concepts on vintage hardware.