Claude's web interface and mobile apps use a system prompt to provide information, including the current date, at the start of conversations. The prompt is updated periodically to improve Claude's responses, but not for the Claude API.
Token brokers buy unused credits from startups and resell them, offering discounts to attract buyers. This market is growing rapidly, with tens of millions of credits being offered across various sites and forums.
The author criticizes Dmitry Grinberg's article on RISC-V, arguing that his criticism of the architecture is biased and misses the point. The author claims that RISC-V's openness and low cost make it accessible to developers in developing countries, allowing them to create their own projects without relying on expensive tools or licenses.
The Saint Lucie Nuclear Power Plant Unit 1 was manually shut down after 3 control rods dropped into the reactor core. The event, classified as a non-emergency by the NRC, had all systems responding normally post-trip.
A favorite professor taught Anton Chekhov's short stories as models of writerly virtues, emphasizing his life and work. Chekhov's personal life was marked by a mix of romantic relationships, including with actress Olga Knipper, whom he married at 41 and died from tuberculosis at 44.
CL-Amiga, a Common Lisp implementation for the Amiga family, is built to run on m68k and PPC architectures. It has a self-contained bytecode VM with no external runtime dependencies and supports various features like object system, condition system, macros, and interactive development style.
A neuroscientist studied how people navigate without GPS, finding that relying on technology can lead to a loss of spatial awareness and cognitive mapping skills. Many participants reported difficulty navigating when their GPS was disrupted, highlighting the importance of these skills in everyday life.
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Jack Kerouac worked as a fire lookout in the North Cascade Mountains from 1956 to 1957, seeking an ascetic experience. He kept panoramic maps of his surroundings, which were drawn by civil engineer Archie G. Norcross for the Maine Fire District between 1918 and 1923.
A London estate agent used a Victorian "cosmorama" to offer virtual property tours in the 1840s and 1850s. This immersive visual technology, involving convex lenses and controlled lighting, allowed buyers to experience properties as if they were there, decades before digital previews became common.
The author, a hobbyist, has developed software for Casio Pocket Computer calculators and created a Bulletin Board Service (BBS) hosted on one of the devices. The BBS allows users to connect via telnet and log amateur radio contacts using the calculator's programming capabilities.
The concept of the weekend has evolved over 100 years, from its origins in Henry Ford's five-day workweek to modern debates about a four-day week. The weekend is now seen as a time for rest and leisure, but also for socializing and pursuing passions.
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Tasklet is hiring a Head of Design Engineering to create a simple, intuitive, and beautiful AI platform for businesses. The ideal candidate will be an exceptional product thinker, designer, and frontend engineer who can own the design process end-to-end.
A countermodel to Tarski's identity exists with 11 elements, but no smaller models satisfy it. The smallest possible countermodels are of size 12, and there are exactly 8,957,952 such models up to isomorphism.
Comma.ai's Chestnut eGPU dock allows users to read and modify its firmware, a first for the industry. The $249-$799 dock enables more powerful driving models in cars, with some versions reaching 100W of power similar to Tesla's HW4.
Researchers studied persistent kidney disappointment using the UCI dataset, exploring its causes and outcomes. Kidney failure can lead to various health issues, including heart problems, bone diseases, and increased potassium levels.
A mysterious tunnel known as the Road to Nowhere in North Carolina leads to a dead end and is linked to the construction of Fontana Dam. The dam's creation displaced communities and sparked environmental concerns, leading to a stalled road project meant to access ancestral cemeteries.
Follow the user manual for safe and proper use of the ASUS Oxiis E250G1. Failure to comply with instructions may result in damage to the product or others, and voids warranty.
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DuckDB version 2.0 will support asynchronous reads of Parquet and CSV files, significantly speeding up queries when synchronous I/O saturates the available bandwidth. This change is particularly beneficial for remote data access, such as in data lakes like DuckLake.
The author argues that students should learn to use AI tools like Claude Fable to review their code, rather than relying solely on human reviewers. This approach allows for faster development and reduces the risk of bugs being missed, while still maintaining the benefits of human judgment and creativity in coding.
Researchers have created a single layer of Bi2Sr2CuO6+δ, containing only one CuO2 plane, to study high-temperature superconductivity in its extreme 2D limit. This reduction leads to an approximately 10% decrease in the optimal superconducting transition temperature and unprecedented tunability.
Researchers have found a way to use unencrypted WiFi signals to create radio-based images of people and recognize them within seconds, without cameras or devices. This technique can identify individuals with nearly 100% accuracy, even from different angles and while walking.
The author discusses the lack of standardization in Postgres connection pooling, citing PgBouncer as a widely used but often overlooked solution. Many managed Postgres providers bundle PgBouncer out of the box, but users still need to learn about its limitations and configuration.
The author discusses the importance of solitude and isolation for creative individuals, citing examples from mathematician Alexander Grothendieck and filmmaker Ingmar Bergman. They argue that this state allows for a heightened sensitivity to new ideas and a freedom from social pressure.
A Super El Niño event is rapidly strengthening across the tropical Pacific, with record-level westerly wind anomalies and subsurface ocean heat driving its growth. The latest forecasts indicate a historic peak in late 2026/early 2027, with significant impacts on global weather patterns expected.
A software engineer reflects on the role of agentic engineering, finding value in harnessing and models to solve development puzzles. They highlight the importance of human reasoning and critical thinking in software creation, beyond what large language models can offer.