While we wait for Apple Intelligence to arrive on our devices, something remarkable is already running on our Macs. Think of it as a locavore approach to artificial intelligence: homegrown, sustainable, and available year-round.

The collective motion of large crowds may be predictable past a certain density of people in a given area, according to a study published in Nature. The findings, based on four years of observations at ...

What LLMs can't do yet

Shrouded in secrecy and isolated from the world, North Korea exudes an air of mystery. Hardly anything is known about the country except media stories about their dear leader, Kim Jong Un – h…

Nicolas Welch is one of the JPM employees who are objecting to the company ending hybrid work.

The discovery has been described as one of the most important pieces of Roman history in the City of London.

Discover how naming what's happening in the room can defuse tense meetings, improve team dynamics, and elevate your leadership skills. Learn practical tips from an experienced tech leader on using this powerful communication technique to transform difficult…

More information is available on the project website of the ESP32 antenna array "ESPARGOS": https://espargos.net/

Source code for Python library + demos: https://github.com/ESPARGOS/pyespargos (directory "demos/camera" for "WiFi camera" demo)

As a research…

A modern, end-to-end genetic circuit design desktop app - khokao/synergetica

"A calculator app? Anyone could make that." (this was originally a https://x.com/ChadNauseam/status/1890889465322786878) Not true. A calculator should show you the result of the mathematical expressi…

Prospera touts itself as the world’s most ambitious experiment in self-governance. Critics say its founders have lost their way

Why is Rust being used to replace parts of the JavaScript web ecosystem like minification (Terser), transpilation (Babel), formatting (Prettier), bundling (webpack), linting (ESLint), and more?

I’ve been seriously traveling for more than 50 years, and I’ve learned a lot. I’ve traveled solo, and I’ve led a tour group of 40 friends. I’ve slept in dormitories and I’ve stayed in presidential suites with a butler. I’ve … Continue reading →

Learn how to achieve flow state and defeat digital distractions through environment design, mindful breaks, and deep work practices for a more focused life.

New approach for interpreting expressions in pets and livestock could improve animal welfare

For Mary Midgley, the Western philosophical tradition is shaped by the fact that its greatest practitioners were bachelors

What happens when the chief maintainer of an open source project dies. Maintaining VIM turned out to be a full time job, though the community has stepped in to help.

Intel has built a suite of AI tools for Audacity, useful for spoken word audio and music alike. These AI features run 100% locally on your PC.