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1. Jellyfin: Free software media system Total comment counts : 52 Summary Jellyfin is a free, open-source media system that enables users to control and stream their media from a dedicated server to multiple end-user devices via various apps. It is an alternative to proprietary systems such as Emby and Plex. Jellyfin is based on the .NET Core framework, offering full cross-platform support. The development team provides transparent, free software and open community involvement....

1. Review of Hetzner ARM64 servers and experience of WebP cloud services on them Total comment counts : 22 Summary The article discusses the rise of ARM64 architecture servers and their role in the server field. After discontinuing ARM64 machines in 2020, Scaleway resumed offering servers with ARM64 processors in 2023, utilizing the Altra Max processor. AWS was the only mainstream cloud service provider to continue offering ARM64 machines between 2020 and 2023, using their own Graviton processors....

1. Full Time Total comment counts : 38 Summary The writer has quit their job to work on Marginalia Search full-time. They express relief at the decision to commit to their passion project, and look forward to achieving a better balance in life. The writer acknowledges the uncertainty that comes with solely relying on their project for income but is excited by the opportunity to create something that is meaningful. They reflect on how they started the project to see how far they could take it, and express surprise at the fact that they are now doing it full-time....

1. Quake’s lightning gun bug explained [video] Total comment counts : 16 Summary error Top 1 Comment Summary A bug was missed in a code where the normalization was performed prior to zeroing out the Z component, resulting in an unnormalized vector. Top 2 Comment Summary The request is for an explanation of a skiing bug in the game Tribes. The person requesting the explanation would like it presented in a style similar to a certain video, as they have not found previous explanations to be satisfactory....

1. New York State Senate passes prohibitions on non-competes Total comment counts : 22 Summary The New York State Senate has approved two bills aimed at non-compete agreements; the first proposes banning all non-compete agreements, and the second proposes a limited ban of certain types. If passed by the State Assembly and signed by the Governor, the bills could become law this week. Bill No. S3100A would ban employers from entering into non-compete agreements with covered individuals and provide for legal recourse and payment for lost compensation, damages, attorneys’ fees, and costs....

1. Llama.cpp: Full CUDA GPU Acceleration Total comment counts : 25 Summary The article describes a new pull request that adds GPU acceleration for ggml tensors in order to improve prompt processing and generation performance. The author added CUDA kernels for scale, cpy, diag_mask_inf, and soft_max, as well as two special kernels for doing matrix vector multiplication. The PR is still being tested for lower-end GPUs and potential issues with VRAM usage....

1. Show HN: Non.io, a Reddit-like platform Ive been working on for the last 4 years Total comment counts : 163 Summary Nonio is a new platform that functions like Reddit where your subscription fee is split between everything you upvote each month to reward creators for their content. $1 of your subscription goes to running the servers and the remaining amount is split equally among the content you upvote at the end of the month....

1. Reddit Strike Has Started Total comment counts : 96 Summary The article advises caution when clicking on subreddits that have recently changed their publicity type or disabled posting, as there may be slow rollout issues on Reddit’s side. It suggests using Reddark hosted by individuals unrelated to UNTONE as a possible alternative, but warns users to click with care. Additionally, the article provides a code source and suggests joining Lemmy as an alternative to Reddit....

1. The computer graphics industry got started at the university of Utah Total comment counts : 28 Summary The IEEE has recognized the key computer graphics and visualisation techniques that Ivan Sutherland and David Evans developed in the 1960s and 1970s, many of which are still used today. Using the facilities at the University of Utah and their own firm, Evan and Sutherland produced such processes as Gouraud shading, the Warnock algorithm and the Phong reflection model....

1. Mechanical Apple Watch from real e-waste Apple Watch Total comment counts : 37 Summary The author of the article spent the last three months constructing a mechanical Apple Watch using a Seiko NH38 watch movement and 42mm Series 1 Apple Watch in stainless steel, among other parts. The author was inspired to create this watch after realizing they would be spending a lot of money on features they neither needed nor would use in a regular Apple Watch....