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1. No GPS required: our app can now locate underground trains Total comment counts : 56 Summary error Top 1 Comment Summary The article discusses a discovery by a French company named Snips, which developed an app that could detect when a train entered or left a station by utilizing the pressure sensor in smartphones. The app noticed a distinct change in air pressure when the train moved in or out of tunnels, which are common between subway stations....

1. How I ship projects at big tech companies Total comment counts : 80 Summary The article discusses the nuances of project management in large tech companies, focusing on the process of “shipping” a project, which means getting it completed and recognized as successfully launched by company leadership. Here are the key points: Shipping is Not Automatic: Unlike coding, shipping requires active management and prioritization. It doesn’t happen naturally once the code is written or tasks are completed; it requires someone to take charge of the process....

1. I sent an Ethernet packet Total comment counts : 32 Summary The article details the author’s journey in starting a new series on the Low Byte Productions YouTube channel about building a TCP/IP stack from scratch on a microcontroller. The author uses an STM32F401 on a Nucleo development board and a W5100 Ethernet chip from Wiznet, originally designed for Arduino but modified for this project. Here are the key points:...

1. Audio Decomposition – open-source seperation of music to constituent instruments Total comment counts : 12 Summary The project described aims to convert music audio files into sheet music by employing several signal processing techniques: Data Source: The project uses instrument samples from the University of Iowa Electronic Music Studios database. Fourier Transform and Envelope Extraction: The core of the method involves analyzing the music through Fourier transforms to identify the frequencies present (spectrogram approach) and extracting the envelope of the sound wave to characterize the dynamics of the instruments....

1. Delta: A syntax-highlighting pager for Git, diff, grep, and blame output Total comment counts : 24 Summary The article discusses delta, a syntax-highlighting pager designed for enhancing the readability and usability of git, diff, grep, and blame outputs. Here are the key points: Installation: It’s available as “git-delta” in most package managers, with the executable named “delta”. Configuration: Users can configure git to use delta by adding settings to their ~/....

1. Rust for tokenising and parsing Total comment counts : 21 Summary Here’s a summary of the article: The article discusses the development of sqleibniz, an analysis tool focused on the SQLite dialect: Purpose: The tool aims to enhance SQL development by providing: Static analysis including syntax checks and verification of existing tables, columns, and functions. Integration with an embedded SQLite runtime for runtime assertions. High-quality, contextual error messages with the option to mute diagnostics....

1. Evaluating the world model implicit in a generative model Total comment counts : 10 Summary The article discusses arXivLabs, a platform where collaborators can develop and share new features for the arXiv website, emphasizing values like openness, community, excellence, and user data privacy. It also mentions that arXiv only collaborates with partners who share these values. Additionally, there’s a mention of an arXiv Operational Status service where users can receive status updates via email or Slack....

1. Title drops in movies Total comment counts : 55 Summary The article by Dominikus Baur and Alice Thudt explores the phenomenon known as the “title drop” in films, where a character mentions the movie’s title during dialogue. Here’s a summary of the key points: Analysis Scope: The study analyzed 73,921 movies from 1940 to 2023, covering about 61% of IMDb movies with at least 100 user votes. Methodology: The researchers used subtitles from OpenSubtitles....

1. Hacking 700M Electronic Arts accounts Total comment counts : 25 Summary error Top 1 Comment Summary The article discusses how EA (Electronic Arts) employs a generic backend system named “Blaze” across their games, including Madden. The author and their team discovered this system while exploring Madden’s backend, which uses generic web and TCP endpoints. They developed a tool to interact with these endpoints by uploading XML data. However, their method inadvertently caused server crashes each time they made a request, as they were connecting to a different server for each call, essentially crashing all the Madden servers sequentially....

1. Scientists glue two proteins together, driving cancer cells to self-destruct Total comment counts : 17 Summary error Top 1 Comment Summary error Top 2 Comment Summary error 2. A change of heart regarding employee metrics Total comment counts : 71 Summary error Top 1 Comment Summary error Top 2 Comment Summary error 3. An embarrassingly simple approach to recover unlearned knowledge for LLMs Total comment counts : 16 Summary error...