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And test it on the VM [1] inside itself. --- [1]: https://www.engraved.blog/building-a-virtual-machine-inside/

Fully agreed! A dedicated bike lane that separates riders from car traffic could make riding experience very enjoyable. I was born in China during the 80s, when biking was the most…

We're Constructor customer, and use it to manage our open source projects. It's fast and simple, and does all we want. In addition to all that, the founding team, esp. Seth, is a h…

We're Python developers who also like playing Wordle. So we created Pordle [1]. It's like Wordle, but letting you guess Python package names instead of English words. Every day, Po…

Thanks for introducing Automerge, and pointing out the pros/cons! Will dig deeper.

Has anyone tried to develop anything with MSFT's Fluid Framework [1], which is used to build Loop? I have not got a chance to check details. But it seems quite nice. Any general re…

Very interesting considering both WP and BO are owned by the same boss ...

I believe, this is how scaling works, and exactly the price we pay to afford the top-notch. In any given field, company, pro sport team, there are top 10% labs/groups/players that …

You don't understand the difference btw a research paper and a product launch. A paper is to provide inspiration. In this case, a high ZT p-type crystal may indicate a new mechanis…

Exactly what I'm looking for. Waiting for more insights.

Why do you have to learn JS? If you just want to make a web app and add some interactive 3D models on it, there're some Python libraries can help with that, like: https://github.co…

A reasonable request is not to shut all prestigious publishing monopolies down, but to ask/beg/fight them to be less greedy. As you mentioned, publishers run market places and sell…

Super interesting! Could you share the link to your 2 qubit algorithm paper? I'm also doing quantum research, bit on the hardware side, and really interested in knowing algorithm d…

Very insightful! Could you share how many qubits you can use in your lab? I guess one need at least 3 qubits to run some interesting quantum algorithms?

I have a question to the folks who are interested in quantum computation: do you feel getting benefits if you can have direct access to a physical quantum computer? In other words,…

Chatting with friends or their kids, I often got asked if I liked my PhD study. They tried to figure out if PhD is worthwhile for them or their kids to pursue. I liked it a lot bec…