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1. Yann LeCun: AI one-percenters seizing power forever is real doomsday scenario Total comment counts : 53 Summary Yann LeCun, chief AI scientist at Meta, has accused prominent founders in AI, including Sam Altman from OpenAI, Demis Hassabis from Google DeepMind, and Dario Amodei from Anthropic, of engaging in massive corporate lobbying and attempting to control the AI industry through regulatory capture. LeCun warns that if their efforts succeed, a small number of companies will control AI, which will have catastrophic consequences....

1. How Bear does analytics with CSS Total comment counts : 30 Summary The article discusses the design constraints and challenges of creating an analytics system for the Bear Blog platform. The author aims to build a native analytics system for Bear that does not rely on client-side JavaScript, as JavaScript can be blocked by adblockers and affect the accuracy of analytics. Instead, the author proposes using CSS to trigger a URL analytics endpoint when a person hovers their cursor over the webpage....

1. German court prohibits LinkedIn from ignoring “Do Not Track” signals Total comment counts : 56 Summary LinkedIn has been prohibited by the Berlin Regional Court from ignoring “Do Not Track” signals and sharing users’ profiles without their consent. The court ruled in favor of the Federation of German Consumer Organizations (vzbv), stating that LinkedIn’s communication about tracking practices was misleading. The court also banned LinkedIn from automatically making users’ profiles public upon account creation, requiring express consent for profile visibility....

1. Web FM synthesizer made with HTML5 Total comment counts : 21 Summary error Top 1 Comment Summary The article discusses click artifacts in the author’s browser, specifically in Firefox. The author mentions that they have recently implemented an FM/additive/modular synthesizer using SQL and provides a link to the project on GitHub. Top 2 Comment Summary The article discusses an individual’s experience with prominent clicks and artifacts in both Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox while using web audio synthesis....

1. Show HN: OpenSign – Open source alternative to DocuSign Total comment counts : 22 Summary This article introduces OpenSign, an open-source document e-signing solution that aims to provide a free alternative to commercial platforms like DocuSign, PandaDoc, SignNow, Adobe Sign, Smartwaiver, SignRequest, HelloSign, and Zoho sign. Developed by OpenSignLabs, the mission of OpenSign is to democratize the e-signing process and make it accessible for everyone. The article encourages users to refer to the installation guide and user manual for instructions on how to install and use OpenSign, as well as invites contributions from the open-source community....

1. Large Balloon Reflector: a potentially game-changing antenna design Total comment counts : 26 Summary A young engineer named Christopher Walker came up with an innovative idea while making chocolate pudding. He realized that the warped plastic wrap over the pot could be used to create a revolutionary inflatable device for space-based sensing and communications. The concept, known as the Large Balloon Reflector (LBR), turns part of an inflated sphere into a parabolic antenna....

1. Lean4 helped Terence Tao discover a small bug in his recent paper Total comment counts : 23 Summary error Top 1 Comment Summary The article discusses a person who recently started learning Lean4 with the assistance of GPT4. The individual has been sharing their progress on Mastodon throughout the month. This case study highlights how LLMs (large language models) can expedite the learning process even for highly accomplished individuals....

1. The Cloud Computer Total comment counts : 110 Summary Oxide has announced the general availability of the world’s first commercial cloud computer, along with $44 million in Series A financing. The company has three core beliefs: cloud computing is the future of all computing infrastructure, the computer that runs the cloud should be purchased and not rented, and building a cloud computer requires a rack-level approach. While the first belief is widely accepted, the second belief is gaining more recognition as people realize the rental-only model for the cloud is not sustainable....

1. Embeddings: What they are and why they matter Total comment counts : 34 Summary This article introduces embeddings, which are arrays of floating-point numbers that represent the semantic meaning of content. The length of the array remains constant regardless of the length of the content. Embeddings capture characteristics of the content and can be used for various purposes such as finding related articles or performing semantic searches. The author gives examples of how they used embeddings to build a “related content” feature for their blog and a search engine for code....

1. SumatraPDF Reader Total comment counts : 45 Summary This article provides information about SumatraPDF, a reader for various file formats such as PDF, EPUB, MOBI, CBZ, CBR, FB2, CHM, XPS, and DjVu. The reader is available for Windows and is licensed under the Affero General Public License version 3 (AGPLv3), with some code under the BSD license. For more information, users are directed to the SumatraPDF reader documentation. Top 1 Comment Summary The article talks about the author’s efforts to replace selected PDF workflows with open-source software (OSS) due to Adobe’s more aggressive approach to monetizing Acrobat....