‘We can’t wait another year’: disaster-hit nations call for climate aid
Countries on the frontlines of climate change have warned they cannot wait another year for long-sought aid to recover from disasters as floods and hurricanes wreak havoc across the globe. ⌘ Read more
Dust in the air eased slightly in 2023: UN
The amount of dust in the air eased slightly in 2023, the United Nations said Friday, warning that poor environmental management was fueling sand and dust storms. ⌘ Read more
In Cuba, a haven for the world’s tiniest bird
The wings of the world’s tiniest birds are a near-invisible blur as they whizz around tourists visiting a private Cuban garden that has become a haven for the declining species. ⌘ Read more
Hamas uses hospitals as leverage to pressure IDF: ‘Cynical exploitation of the population’ ⌘ Read more
Quartz64 Zero: A Low-Cost SBC Featuring Rockchip RK3566T with 64-bit Arm and 32-bit RISC-V CPUs
Quartz64 Zero: A Low-Cost SBC Featuring Rockchip RK3566T with 64-bit ARM and 32-bit RISC-V CPUs
Pine64 recently introduced the Quartz64 Zero, a compact and economical single board computer featuring the Rockchip RK3566T SoC. Designed for both hobbyists and commercial applications, this board offers scalable features and a guaranteed long-term supply. ⌘ Read more
2024 年 Rust 加密生態系統概述
根據一項加密庫漏洞的實證研究，加密庫中 37.2% 的漏洞是內存安全問題，而只有 27.2% 是加密問題。現在是時候不再使用 C 作爲實現加密庫的實際語言了。由於 Rust 的高級特性與底層控制，沒有垃圾收集器，可移植性和易於嵌入，Rust 是我們取代當今最常用的加密庫的最佳選擇。OpenSSL, BoringSSL 和 libsodium，它們都是用 C 編寫的。2024 年，Rust 的加密生 ⌘ Read more
IoT 物聯網通信調試工具，智能防粘包，支持 ModbusRtu、MQTT 服務端、MQTT 客戶端
在現代工業自動化和物聯網 (IoT) 領域，通信協議的重要性不言而喻。Modbus 和 MQTT 作爲兩種主流的通信協議，廣泛應用於設備之間的數據交換。今天，亞倫給大家推薦一款集成了這兩種協議的通信調試工具——Wu.CommTool。Wu.CommTool 是一款專爲 Windows 系統設計的通信工具，它不僅支持 Modbus RTU 協議，還集成了 MQTT 服務器和客戶端的功能。這款工具 ⌘ Read more
圖解 RocketMQ 架構
寫在前面Kafka、RocketMQ 都是很出名的中間件，上次我們講解了 Kafka，這次我們來講講 RocketMQ 的原理。基本架構圖解析RocketMQ 總共可以分成四個模塊NameServer：提供服務發現和路由功能，管理各種元數據信息。 Broker：消息存儲和路由分發節點，負責存儲消息和將消息路由給消費者。 Producer：消息生產者，負責產生併發送消息到指定的 Topi ⌘ Read more
Kafka 一條消息的完整生命週期
1、引言 在大數據和實時流處理的領域，Apache Kafka 憑藉其高性能、高吞吐量和可擴展性，成爲了業界廣泛使用的分佈式消息隊列系統。然而，在諸多應用場景中，消息的順序性往往是一個至關重要的需求。無論是金融交易、日誌記錄還是其他需要精確時間線的業務場景，消息的順序消費都顯得尤爲關鍵。 Kafka 如何保證消息的順序消費，是許多開發者和架構師關心的問題。從根本上說，Kafka 通過其 ⌘ Read more
一文搞懂大模型、RAG、函數調用、Agent、知識庫、向量數據庫、知識圖譜、AGI 的區別和聯繫！！—
背景 當我們把 AI 大模型視作人的大腦時，調用 A 大模型就如同調用一個人的智慧。將 AI 大模型人格化，意味着它應該能夠理解人類的語言（懂人話）、用人類的語言進行表達（說人話），並直接給出結果。然而，重要的是要認識到，儘管 AI 大模型可以提供快速的答案，但這些結果並不總是完全準確。 在 AI 大模型的推理基礎上，我們採用了多種技術手段來實現真正的 AGI（通用人工智能 ⌘ Read more
Apple Vision Pro Launches in UK, Canada, France, Germany, and Australia
Apple’s Vision Pro spatial computing headset today arrived at Apple Store locations in the United Kingdom, Canada, France, Germany, and Australia. The device was previously only available in Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, mainland China, and the United States.
Consumer interest in the $3,499 he … ⌘ Read more
全面掌握 Go 語言 errors 標準庫：使用指南與源碼深度解析
前言–在 Go 語言中，錯誤處理是一個重要的部分。Go 官方提供了一個輕量級的 errors 標準庫，用於創建和處理錯誤。本文將介紹如何使用 Go 的 errors 標準庫，並深入解析其源碼實現。準備好了嗎？準備一杯你最喜歡的咖啡或茶，隨着本文一探究竟吧。 Go 版本：1.22.0error 接口——–下面的內容會提到 error 接口，因此我們有必要先了解一下 error 接口的相 ⌘ Read more
Go 語言實現 Base64、Base58 編碼與解碼，很簡單
在 Go 語言中，實現 Base64 和 Base58 編碼與解碼是非常常見的任務。Go 標準庫中已經包含了 Base64 的編碼與解碼函數，而 Base58 需要使用第三方庫來實現。下面分別介紹 Base64 和 Base58 編碼與解碼的實現方法。Base64 編碼與解碼Go 標準庫的encoding/base64包提供了 Base64 編碼與解碼的功能。示例代碼package mainimp ⌘ Read more
(#kzjdhia) @lyse True!
@lyse @lyse.isobeef.org True! ⌘ Read more
(#uepfgma) @movq well that depends on what this 2000 lines of coat does right does the 2000 lines of code basically amount to a linear set of in …
@movq @www.uninformativ.de well that depends on what this 2000 lines of coat does right does the 2000 lines of code basically amount to a linear set of instructions with no branching? Or is that 2000 lines of Covid include lots of conditional branching that make understanding what the program does, difficult … ⌘ Read more
(#7rwp7gq) @eapl.me Cool! 👌 I shall have to have a look into these. If you’ve read both before, perhaps you can share short excerpts or your …
@eapl.me @eapl.me Cool! 👌 I shall have to have a look into these. If you’ve read both before, perhaps you can share short excerpts or your own thoughts and experiences? ⌘ Read more
(#orggmja) @movq That’s what I’m implying yea! 👌 if we can figure out how to measure complexity, we can figure out how to control complexity …
@movq @www.uninformativ.de That’s what I’m implying yea! 👌 if we can figure out how to measure complexity, we can figure out how to control complexity and thereby keep software systems and even organizations more simple and easier to manage potentially even more cost-effective. ⌘ Read more
Real-life ‘stillsuit’: Dune-inspired upgrade for spacesuits allow astronauts to recycle urine into water
Astronauts on spacewalks famously have to relieve themselves inside their spacesuits. Not only is this uncomfortable for the wearer and unhygienic, it is also wasteful, as—unlike wastewater on board the International Space Station (ISS)—the water in urine from spacewalks is not recycled. ⌘ Read more
Monero dominates ‘Europe’s biggest Bitcoin store’ ShopinBit in June 2024
Monero was the most used cryptocurrency on ShopinBit1 - Europe’s biggest Bitcoin store - in June 2024, according to a usage report2 that was published earlier today:
What has happened here?? Our stats for June are here and the results are, well, see for yourself
#Monero: 74.54% (+43.52%)
#Bitcoin: 23.64% (-45.2%)
#LightningNetwork: 1.73% (+1.6%)
FIAT: 0.08% (+0.06%)
XMR … ⌘ Read more
rottenwheel publishes ‘Revuo Monero’ Issue href=”https://txt.sour.is/search?q=tags:202”>#202**
rottenwheel1 has published Issue #2022’3 of the weekly Revuo Monero audience-funded newsletter, which covers July 4-11 2024 news:
Recent News
Upcoming Events
CCS Proposal Ideas
CCS Proposals Need Funding
Price & Blockchain Stats
Volunteer Opportunities
Support
To support Revuo Monero, you can contribute XMR to the address listed in the footer of each issue and on the Support 4 page. Join the Revuo XMP … ⌘ Read more
vtnerd submits CCS proposal for 3 months of full-time Monero dev work
Lee Clagett (vtnerd1) has submitted a CCS proposal2 looking to work full-time on Monero core components development for 3 months (Q3 2024):
Work primarily on the monerod, wallet, and monero-lws.
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Qualcomm’s Oryon core: a long time in the making
In 2019, a startup called Nuvia came out of stealth mode. Nuvia was notable because its leadership included several notable chip architects, including one who used to work for Apple. Apple chips like the M1 drew recognition for landing in the same performance neighborhood as AMD and Intel’s offerings while offering better power efficiency. Nuvia had similar goals, aiming to create a power efficient core that could could surpass designs … ⌘ Read more
UK’s Starmer urges NATO allies to boost defence spending ⌘ Read more
The Kamala Harris Conspiracies Are Here
The far right is already spreading conspiracies about Vice President Kamala Harris after speculation that she may replace President Joe Biden as the Democratic nominee. ⌘ Read more
Biden mistakes Zelenskyy for Putin during introduction to Ukraine president’s NATO speech ⌘ Read more
Google DeepMind’s Chatbot-Powered Robot Is Part of a Bigger Revolution
Robotics researchers are exploring how large language models can give physical machines more smarts. ⌘ Read more
Iconography of the X Window System: the boot stipple
For the uninitiated, what are we looking at? Could it be the Moiré Error from Doom? Well, no. You are looking at (part of) the boot up screen for the X Window System, specifically the pattern it uses as the background of the root window. This pattern is technically called a stipple. What you’re seeing is pretty important and came to symbolize a lot for me as a computer practitioner. ↫ Matt T. Proud The X bootup pattern is defin … ⌘ Read more
If you have not used it yet, try Vifm (standalone file manager) and vifm/vifm.vim plugin. ⌘ Read more
Is it really that hard? ⌘ Read more
France Is Busing Homeless Immigrants Out of Paris Before the Olympics ⌘ Read more
Palestinians say Microsoft unfairly closing their accounts
Palestinians living abroad have accused Microsoft of closing their email accounts without warning – cutting them off from crucial online services. They say it has left them unable to access bank accounts and job offers – and stopped them using Skype, which Microsoft owns, to contact relatives in war-torn Gaza. Microsoft says they violated its terms of service – a claim they dispute. ↫ Mohamed Shalaby and Joe Tidy a … ⌘ Read more
“Majority of websites and mobile apps use dark patterns”
A global internet sweep that examined the websites and mobile apps of 642 traders has found that 75,7% of them employed at least one dark pattern, and 66,8% of them employed two or more dark patterns. Dark patterns are defined as practices commonly found in online user interfaces and that steer, deceive, coerce, or manipulate consumers into making choices that often are not in their best interests. ↫ International Consum … ⌘ Read more
Pressure Grows in Congress to Treat Crypto Investigator Tigran Gambaryan, Jailed in Nigeria, as a Hostage
A new resolution echoes what 16 members of Congress have already said to the White House: It must do more to free one of the most storied crypto-focused federal agents in history. ⌘ Read more
Russia ties with gifts to Clarence Thomas ⌘ Read more
The 39 Best Shows on Max (aka HBO Max) Right Now (July 2024)
House of the Dragon, The Sopranos, and Fantasmas are just a few of the shows you need to be watching on Max this month. ⌘ Read more
US to resume shipments of 500lb bombs to Israel ⌘ Read more
How Watermelon Cupcakes Kicked Off an Internal Storm at Meta
Arab and Muslim workers at Meta allege that its response to the crisis in Gaza is one-sided and out of hand. “It makes me sick that I work for this company,” says one employee. ⌘ Read more
Danish Prime Minister calls for giving all her country’s air defense assets to Ukraine | УНН ⌘ Read more
Study: Targeted home systems to remove PFAS more cost-effective than system-wide solutions
PFAS, the potentially cancer-causing chemicals known as “forever chemicals,” have become an increasing concern in home drinking water. Solutions to reduce the risk of exposure range from mandated municipal-level water treatment to under-the-sink home treatment systems. ⌘ Read more
Notorious Hacker Kingpin ‘Tank’ Is Finally Going to Prison
The cybercrime boss, who helped lead the prolific Zeus malware gang and was on the FBI’s “most wanted” list for years, has been sentenced to 18 years and ordered to pay more than $75 million. ⌘ Read more
OpenAI Is Testing Its Powers of Persuasion
Sam Altman is touting AI’s ability to sway people’s behavior. His company is also wrestling with the risks. ⌘ Read more
US and Germany foiled Russian plot to assassinate CEO of arms manufacturer sending weapons to Ukraine ⌘ Read more
DietPi July 2024 News (Version 9.6)
DietPi July 2024 News (Version 9.6)
The July 2024 release of DietPi v9.6 introduces new software, enhancements, and bug fixes to enhance user experience and system performance. This update includes the addition of the IRC bouncer software package soju and several improvements across different devices and features. ⌘ Read more
Refurbished USB-C Apple Pencil Now Available in U.S. and Canada
The USB-C Apple Pencil that was launched in November 2023 is now available from the Apple Refurbished Store in the United States and Canada at a discount. Refurbished USB-C Apple Pencil models are available for $69 in the U.S., which is $10 off of the standard $79 price. In Canada, the refurbished USB-C A … ⌘ Read more
US and Germany foiled Russian plot to assassinate CEO of arms manufacturer sending weapons to Ukraine ⌘ Read more