Digest — 2024-12-30:

Basic OSR Principles

a complete unknown

on having a blog (the cage is all i've ever known)

The Duality of Holiday Memories

My Weight

The Rory Sutherland interview: Bees, magic, and the folly of “Laplace’s demon”

How urine led to the foundation of chemistry

Why your sleeping brain replays new rewarding experiences

This weird JWST trick lets us “see” dark matter

The Making of a Forecasting Bot

Great read: Heather Cox Richardson on Jimmy Carter’s “life characterized by a...

Eight Clams Control This Polish City’s Water Supply

The Walmart Effect. According to new research, “Walmart makes the places it...

Haalarit are overalls worn by Finnish university students, covered in patches they...

77 Facts That Blew Our Minds in 2024

52 things Kent Hendricks learned in 2024, incl. “walking speed on the...

If the highly unlikely Silurian hypothesis is true (if the Earth was...

Great Art Explained: The Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci

Just grab a library

Began a pay-on-results coaching experiment, made $40,300 since July

o3, Oh My

Considerations on orca intelligence

Learn to write well BEFORE you have something worth saying

2025 Prediction Thread

Why I'm Moving from Mechanistic to Prosaic Interpretability

Is "VNM-agent" one of several options, for what minds can grow up into?

GitHub GraphQL API and TypeScript

Jido – Run 10k agents at 25KB each

Passkey technology is elegant, but it’s most definitely not usable security

The Curious Case of Quentell

Adding a fully-bootstrapped Mono to GNU Guix

How to Quit Mainstream Social Media and Join Mastodon: A Healthier Way to Connect

My thoughts on the new NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano

The Homa network protocol

Software Design is Knowledge Building

Flame graphs can hide small overheads with big overall impact

lmno.lol - Drag and drop blogging minus the yucky bits of the modern web

Collection of insane and fun facts about SQLite

Legacy Train Control System Stabilisation (2012)

Installing NetBSD on the Nintendo Wii

Exported for tests only: Precise control over API visibility with custom warnings

How webcams with focus control work (Razer Kiyo Pro repair)

Systems Ideas that Sound Good But Almost Never Work—"Let's just…"

What are you doing this week?

Fabrice Bellard's ts_sms: Short Message Compression using LLM

The web is too big, or scaling down

I still believe in the bicycle for your mind, and this is my ride

Trespassing For The Common Good

How America Invented the Red State

What Is a dependency?

Does Life’s Happiness Have a Shape?

Why was there a wall near runway at S Korea plane crash airport?

Ergo S-1 – An open-source ergonomic wireless keyboard

JPL Horizons on-line solar system data and ephemeris computation service

If I Could Wave a Magic Wand

Shmøergh Hog – The making of a simple analog synth

Optimizing Ruby's JSON, Part 4

The Cognitive Style of PowerPoint [pdf]

RWKV Language Model

Skipping Boring Functions in Debuggers

Most people don't care about quality

How AI is unlocking ancient texts

ShredOS – Secure disk erasure/wipe

Lucy: A concise language for describing Finite State Machines

Nvidia bets on robotics to drive future growth

AI companies cause most of traffic on forums

Letting Language Models Write My Website

Colliding with the SHA prefix of Linux's initial Git commit

A simple way to explore data through a Tableau-like UI directly in your data app

Fun facts about SQLite

Database mocks are not worth it

Beyond BLE: Cracking Open the Black-Box of RF Microcontrollers [video]

Performance of LLMs on Advent of Code 2024

Ts_zip: Text Compression Using Large Language Models

China to Build Thorium Molten-Salt Reactor in 2025

How Well Do LLMs Generate Code for Different Application Domains?

'Obelisks': New Class of Life Has Been Found in Human Digestive System

Tell HN: John Friel my father, internet pioneer and creator of QModem, has died

Cook: Colliding with the SHA prefix of Linux's initial Git commit

I made a tiny library for switches and sum types in Lua

Jack Elam and the Fly in 'Once Upon a Time in the West'

Lightstorm: Minimalistic Ruby Compiler

Beyond Gradient Averaging in Parallel Optimization

I Wrote a Game Boy Advance Game in Zig

I keep turning my Google Sheets into phone-friendly webapps, and I can't stop

Dumping Memory to Bypass BitLocker on Windows 11

"A Course of Pure Mathematics" – G. H. Hardy (1921) [pdf]

Curl with Partial Files

Archibald Low's ‘ruthlessly imaginative’ 1925 predictions come true, mostly

Meta wants more access to your iPhone

VW Group Collects Vehicle Movement Data

86Box: Emulator of x86-Based Machines

Pincites (YC S23) is hiring a founding engineer to build legal AI agents (Remote)

KAG – Knowledge Graph RAG Framework

Limits to Growth (1972)

Curl-Impersonate

MiceWine – run Windows applications and games on Android smartphones

From Pegasus to Predator – The evolution of commercial spyware on iOS [video]

Little Snitch: Network Monitor and Application Firewall for macOS

Calendars are a choice

Cambodia Imprisons Leading Opposition Figure For ‘Incitement’

J-36: Assessing China’s New Generation Combat Aircraft

With New Agreements, Australia Confirms Its Pacific Ties

Student-Led Party Is Set to Break the Duopoly in Bangladesh

179 Killed in Airplane Crash, South Korea’s Deadliest

A Look Back at 2024 in Central Asia

Brazil-China Partnership: Redefining the Belt and Road Initiative in Latin America

A Ceremonial Start to Construction of the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan Railway

South Korean Women’s Resistance at the Heart of Yoon Suk-yeol’s Impeachment

The Evolving Strategic Partnership Between India and Kuwait

Listening to the Geography of the Moon

No Evidence Thai Banks Facilitated Myanmar Arms Purchases, Government Says

[elsewhere] Announcement: LambdaConf 2025 Keynote

CARS24 promotes Himanshu Ratnoo as CEO to drive growth and innovation

Zepto sees second top-level exit as VP of Central Operations Jitendra Bagga resigns

Economy exhibiting resilience, GDP to grow at 6.6% in FY25: RBI report

India Inc seeks cut in personal income tax rates, flags dumping by China at pre-Budget meet

Electrifying commercial fleet operations; Vicharak brings hardware revolution

Electrifying India: This Gurugram startup is driving EV fleet adoption with asset and financing solutions

Rewind 2024: AI domination, quick commerce heat, profit chase triumphed Indian startups

Astranis just successfully launched 4 high-orbit satellites aboard SpaceX's Falcon 9

See the Moon Phases in 2025 - Full-year time-lapse

India’s Rise as a Space Superpower: The Incredible Story of SpaDeX (Space Docking Experiment)

Arvind Kejriwal promises to give ₹18,000 per month to priests and granthis under new scheme

'Not only Sambhal but the entire state and country is ashamed,' says SP MP Zia Ur Rehman Barq

Flogging self, going barefoot— why Annamalai must endure pain as Modi-Shah’s TN priorities change

Telengana CM Revanath meets Satya Nadella Chairman and CEO of Microsoft in Hyderabad.

From commissioning of INS Arighaat to delay in GE engines—Indian defence highs & lows of 2024

‘Khatakhat’: ThePrint Word of the Year & how Rahul Gandhi reshaped India’s political economy in 2024

ISRO launches PSLV-C60 with SpaDeX and innovative payloads from Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh

'He lived a life measured not by words, but by his deeds', says Joe Biden on death of Jimmy Carter

Rich Indians can’t complain about taxes—move abroad all, but you must give back

Global elections 2024: Shocking outcomes & historic moments across continents | ThePrint World 360

AIADMK holds a protest in against Tamil Nadu govt over alleged sexual harassment at Anna University

'Govorner said full inquiry will be done,' says Pappu Yada on BPSC aspirants' protests

Arvind Kejriwal promises Rs 18k per month for temple priests, gurdwara granthis if wins in polls

Trump’s drawn a red line for China along the Panama Canal

India’s top 5 economic winners & losers in 2024

Take Control

what i want from 2025

From Rahul's Comeback to Amit Shah's "Ambedkar" Speech: Top Parliament Moments of 2024 | Lok Sabha

"Deliberate Insult": How Vajpayee's Funeral Was Different From Dr. Singh's? | Congress Attacks BJP

Rami Malek Pretended To Be His Twin Brother | The Graham Norton Show

Of peanuts and principles: Jimmy Carter dies

2024 in 90 seconds

Guy Rescues A Tiny Kitten And Puts Her In His Rap Videos | The Dodo

Tiniest Bush Baby Found In the Road | The Dodo

Tiniest Bush Baby Found In the Road | The Dodo

Guy Rescues A Tiny Kitten And Puts Her In His Rap Videos | The Dodo

Pet Products I'd Repurchase: Automatic Feeder | The Pack

Husky Who Was Rescued From A Crowded Kennel Loves To Be Buried In Snow | The Dodo

Rage Against 2024 with Lewis Black | The Daily Show

"If you wanna love Trump, love him... but just stop framing it as patriotism." #jonstewart #shorts

Lewis Black’s review of the Cybertruck: 🖕🖕 #lewisblack #thedailyshow #shorts

Is the Internet Humanity’s Collective Mind... or a Digital Wild West?

David Gilmour on recording “Echoes” #davidgilmour #pinkfloyd #song #musicproduction #shorts 

Ray Dalio - My Biggest Failure Became My Strength

ORIGAMI FIGHTER JET F-16 NEW DESIGN BY ORIGAMI WORLD STEP BY STEP | DIY F-16 FIGHTER JET ORIGAMI ART

FIGHTER JET F-16 ORIGAMI WORLD TUTORIAL | DIY COOL PAPER AIRPLANE F-16 FIGHTER JET EASY CRAFT

The scenes behind the best of 2024 | Reporters Without Orders Ep 352

2024: पलट गए जो लोग

हमारी गुज़ारिश बस आपसे से है, न किसी सरकार न किसी सेठ से

Let Me Explain: Here’s why GST still isn’t ‘good and simple’ tax

Dec 30, 2024: Aaj Ka AQI from Delhi L-G VK Saxena’s residence

Why Do We Use a Filter Command in Our Pnpm Workspace with Lead Engineer, Sean Amarasinghe

How Can You Ensure Dependencies Exist Before Running Your App with Lead Engineer, Sean Amarasinghe

Let's See What Everyone's Favourite Part Of NTS Magazine Issue 1 Is! 🙌 #nevertoosmall #shorts

The Beauty Of Old Hollywood In One Scene

What's Up: January 2025 Skywatching Tips from NASA

Squid Game RECAP: Season 2

Kitne Bache Hein Aap Ke? | Moin Akhtar | Anwar Maqsood | Loose Talk

Tumse Kiya Larungi Mein? 😂 #shorts #comedy #moinakhtar #loosetalk

Making Of Dharavi: Kaise Banti Hai MEDHA KI REPORT? ft. Ankit

How Cyber Fraud Happened Through Diljit Dosanjh's Show

Types of Cyber Fraud Happening in India

Is There A Safe Seat During A Plane Crash? | Jist

Biker Dragged & Killed by SUV with BJP Logo | Jist

How Special Cell Caught Criminals in Jammu & Kashmir?

What Cases Are Assigned to the Special Cell?

Ustad Zakir Hussain & Remo Fernandes 🔥✨#guitar #icmtabla #fusion #music #shorts

Ustad Zakir Hussain Ji 🙏✨#icmtabla #classical #music #shorts

Legends In One Frame Pt Shiv Kumar Sharma & Ustad Zakir Hussain Ji🙏✨#santoor #icmtabla #classical

Adani Enterprises to exit Adani Wilmar! #shorts

AI-Powered Bug Hunting • Ben Sadeghipour @NahamSec • GOTO 2024

Harnessing AI to Clean up Beaches from Plastic Pellets • Signe Simonsen & Julian Wood

React Native Full Course for Beginners

2024, what a year you have been! 🤩

Bodega, bar, corner store: Germany's second home | DW Documentary

Scientists Create First Diamond Nuclear Battery

Bermuda Triangle’s Most Chilling Moments! | Curse of the Bermuda Triangle | Discovery Channel

A Strange Object Near Pluto! | Nasa’s Unexplained Files | Full Episode | Discovery Channel

A Glimpse into the World's Greatest Mysteries! | Unexplained and Unexplored | Discovery Channel

It's Time for a Reindeer Makeover | #DeepLook #Shorts

Tangy, spicy, sweet Guava Chutney! 🍈🔥 Perfect for snacks or dosas. Try it now!

How Long Did Dinosaurs Live?

How "tall" is Wembanyama in chess?

The most heartbreaking game of World Rapid 2024 | Praggnanandhaa vs Murzin

Clash of future World Champions | Arjun Erigaisi vs Nodirbek Abdusattorov | World Rapid 2024

New Chess World Champion from India 👸♥️ #chess

Magnus Returns to the Venue after the Controversy ☠️ #magnuscarlsen #chess

FIDE CEO Emil Sutovsky on Magnus Carlsen making a comeback to play World Blitz 2024

Beating Hikaru Nakamura with 1.a4! | Jacobson vs Nakamura | World Rapid 2024

The man who has been training Volodar Murzin for 7 years to make him the World Champion

NEW RAPID CHAMPION Defeats Caruana, Hikaru, Pragg and Duda to BECOME a CHAMPION

Magnus Carlsen SHOWS UP in JEANS for the 2024 WORLD BLITZ CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP

Magnus Carlsen ARRIVES at the VENUE in JEANS

Magnus is LATE for the BLITZ CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP But HE FIRST ADJUSTS the PIECES

Snowball Fight Warm-Up Tips #warmup #stretchingexercises #fitness

Ride for Glory : The Ultimate Cowboy Showdown

Dieselgate: Exposing the Deadly Cover-Up

Why Some People Taste 🅒🅞🅛🅞🅡

Five people charged in connection with Liam Payne's death in Argentina | BBC News

At the scene of the South Korea plane crash investigation #SouthKorea #Plane #BBCNews

Jimmy Carter's life and legacy after the US presidency | BBC News

Dazzling celestial light show expected after 80 years | BBC News

Jimmy Carter: State funeral and day of mourning to be held for former US president | BBC News

Russia and Ukraine exchange hundreds of prisoners of war | BBC News

Anger as families wait for victims' remains after South Korea plane crash | BBC News

South Korea launches air safety review after Jeju Air plane crash | BBC News

Former US President Jimmy Carter has died aged 100. #JimmyCarter #JoeBiden #BBCNews

How Donald Trump won and how Kamala Harris lost the US Election | BBC Newscast

Playtime Party for Pretty Pups | Wonderful World of Puppies | BBC Earth

CANDLE BLOW challenge with boyfriend and family

Boyfriend and sister DYNAMIC

The Jeans are ON! || Mamedyarov vs Carlsen || FIDE World Blitz Chess Championship 2024

NN VS MORPHY || FIDE World Blitz Chess Championship 2024

Zendria In Bengaluru | First Time

Galatta Team Challenging Vikkals | Vikkals

Street Photographers 😂 #vikkals #shorts

Fentanyl Addict interview-Sky

The Brightest Object in the Universe is a Black Hole

जब​ अचानक मेहमान आजाएं तो सिर्फ 10min में ब्रेड से बनाये ये टेस्टी नाश्ता Crispy Bread Potato Snack

Can police arrest foreigner husband?

There is no one to guide you | Krishnamurti

How To Get Fit Using Zwift Like A Pro

😂 When The Going Gets Tough - The Tough Get Going

Actress Swapna's Hottest Kabaddi Match - Nenjile Thunivirunthaal | Vijayakanth | Goundamani | CMM

कम Oil में Lauki Kofte 😎 #laukikofta #koftarecipe #cookingtips #ranveerbrar