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I used WebSerial + WebSockets during hardware to prototype some connected hardware (on boards that didn’t have WiFi). Plug in to USB, fire up the web app, and then press a button i…

This just blocks AI features within Firefox. The feature I would really want here is a switch that blocks AI summaries, overviews, etc. on any websites you browse.

The financials of open access are interesting. Instead of journals getting revenue from subscribers, they charge authors an “Article Processing Charge” (APC) which for ACM is $1450…

I like how the author mentioned typing speed tests as a “warm up” to the day. I frequently find myself going to do a typing speed test when I’m at my desk but unable to work, and h…

The Barbican is one of my favorite places on Earth and this post in a simple way does such a good job of capturing the beauty and wonder I associate with it. Others have mentioned …

Doing the puzzle with “pencil and paper” logic is actually quite approachable and fun! I recommend it. Hint: you don’t need to run constraint satisfaction! There are some insightfu…

The “Robber Barons” name is used now for the sketch comedy group on campus: https://youtube.com/@stanfordrobberbarons

Same, although I know Shazam does most of its work on very high frequencies so it’s possible we’re not able to hear the part that got matched. The “Not Like Us” snippet (09/29 2:43…

I also love this visualization and remember being blown away when I first saw it! Two notes: 1. These “stringlines” are also known as Time-Space Diagrams in the transit industry, a…

Are there any tools that employ LLMs to fill out the Semantic Web data? I can see that being a high-impact use case: people don’t generally like manually filling out all the fields…

Does Patreon let you see what percentage of your subscribers signed up through the iOS app?

The term (I think) is “automatism”, popularized by Surrealists. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surrealist_automatism

This article reasons that it is not a coincidence because of the “seconds pendulum” definition of the meter, which would necessitate the values being equal because of the pendulum …

The 1-minute (or less) headways on London Underground are precisely because of signal modernization over the past couple decades that has moved certain lines beyond purely fixed-bl…

Much of what you’re describing (besides the live hitching and unhitching) is made possible by Communication-Based Train Control (CBTC) [see link below]. This has been implemented i…

Assuming you mean TrainTime (which does both LIRR and Metro-North). That app is one of the best transit apps I’ve used (public or private). TrainTime has different requirements tho…

I wasn’t around during the heyday of Demoscene but everything I see always blows me away. I think these days, Dwitter has a similar vibe. 140-character JavaScript demos: https://ww…

I first learned about this piece in a college art class. Reading about it again, I’m intrigued by how much of the surrounding discourse (including the artist’s own comments) talks …

Although in this scenario, there’s (theoretically) an externalized benefit of improved fuel efficiency. So it’s possible that it is a net positive for society?