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There's a small house in the moddle of IBM's Code Page 437. Why?

Transformers have been the backbone of power grids for over a century, but today's demands for renewable energy, electric vehicles, and smarter grids are

a moderately technical blog

Earlier this week, Haroen Viaene posted this tweet about YAML: worst part of yaml: https://yaml.org/type/bool.html — Haroen Viaene (@haroenv) January 10, 2022 The linked-to page contains the documentation on what defines a boolean in YAML, and details that…

Researchers have invented two new urinal designs that could significantly reduce the amount of urine splashback, keeping public restrooms cleaner.

Our initial highly experimental release for the Pixel 9a is now available for both CLI and web install via https://staging.grapheneos.org/.

We've tested both install methods and did basic testing of functionality including Wi-Fi, camera, audio, etc. Feedback…

We ported a few popular Shadertoy shaders over to Rust

An index of the components available in the Evidence library.

I work best seated at my

New research suggests that when people are hungry, they focus more on the tastiness of food and tend to ignore nutritional information, which may contribute to poor dietary decisions.

Why take an interest in assembly language and which to learn?

Classic Motorola 680x0-friendly AmigaOS 3.2.3 released with over 50 fixes and enhancements.

When engineering meets ambition… and occasionally, the ground

Fifty years after Monty Python and the Holy Grail redefined comedy, stars Michael Palin and Terry Gilliam look back on the freedoms – and limitations – that shaped the film.

Crosswalk buttons along the mid-Peninsula appear to have been hacked, so that when pressed, voices professing to be Mark Zuckerberg or Elon Musk begin speaking.

Whenever I start up Netflix, I'm asked if I want to create an account for my children. I don't have children. I don't want children. I find most children annoying - not yours, obviously, yours are lovely. But I resent being asked every single time whether…