Huh, pretty cool to #host 1kB #static #pages for #free https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=345.. I like the #idea and considered it myself, but it is super open for #abuse . I also considered a small #lightweight #vm for running #user #applications as a #webserver - potentially it could be super cool. I would be super tempted to run the #elk #js #engine https://github.com/cesanta/elk
Interesting, it might be possible to *actually* #program a much niceer #rust #grammar that is more #familiar to #cpp https://matklad.github.io/2023/01/26/rus.. I'm still not quite sold on it, but this would go a long way making me more accepting of it.
Looks like the #wifi #tracking #algorithm based on #signal is back: https://hackaday.com/2023/01/26/tracking.. It appears the #research is actually #published this time. Looking at the #images at least it looks quite #accurate - scary, given #wifi is *everywhere.*
Very cool little #project completed with #tinytapeout https://teaandtechtime.com/designing-my-.. There is a little #computer I would like the #opportunity to create at some point...
Looks as if #lightfield #cameras finally got #cheap enough for people to #buy https://hackaday.com/2023/01/25/unlockin.. Good that they managed to interface with the #old #firmware on these little #devices !
Just #watched the #film " #megan ", the #ai #robot #girl #companion that goes crazy. It was okay, but far too #unrealistic . A few people said it was #realistic , but it wasn't. I still rate the #movie #exmachina as more real.
#robots have a far way to go, in this case a #darpa #robot was easily #defeated by #us #marines#hiding under a #cardboard #box https://www.extremetech.com/extreme/3424..
Really good #discussion on #lotuseaters called #brokenomics explaining the #gold #standard https://youtube.com/watch?v=_Igh0upJRac
Very interesting #article on #nolibc , a #replacement for #libc when you don't need (nearly) any of the #features it offers: https://lwn.net/SubscriberLink/920158/31..
Very cool #camper #van #build https://hackaday.com/2023/01/22/off-grid.. I wouldn't mind building something #similar on a #budget . Maybe I would look to #convert a normal #car and add some things to make it a little more #enjoyable , for #sleep , #cooking and #privacy . The goal would be to have a #camper #van I could go #travel the #uk with.
I #noticed this too, that #carbon #emissions are creeping into #flight #search #results https://www.zerohedge.com/commodities/ca.. I will go one further, #skyscanner order their #results based on this. They should #calculate what is important though, reduced #price and #time - that also has the same affect. Yet the #goal here is to introduce a new #tax on #travel . It just means that the #poor will be even more unlikely to #travel .
Interesting take on a #minimal #crossplatform #graphics #library https://zserge.com/posts/fenster/ It has been released as an interesting little #library too: https://github.com/zserge/fenster
Really cool #story about #nasa #solving a #vibration #display #text #problem simply with some #strobing https://gizmodo.com/how-nasa-solved-a-10.. In the #hackernews #comments is a great #story about testing empty #cereal boxes with a #fan https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=344.. Genius!
I am liking the #wednesday #netflix #tv #series , but the #socialjustice inserts are just too much. Can these #artists not #separate #politics from their #art ? That said, it is still a good #tv #series . #timburten 's hand is very clear in this, it's very well #produced and the #story is good. It reminds me of #lemonysnicket 's #aseriesofunfortunateevents (something I wish they would get the courage to actually finish).
#india has officially overtaken #china has the #country with the highest #population https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/india-.. This will cause a lot of trouble, but could be better for the world. I would rather a #world #leader be run by #democracy rather than #communism .
Looks like #google are really in a #panic over the #chatgpt #ai #software https://www.theverge.com/2023/1/20/23563.. They are apparently looking to #launch 20+ #products in #response this year. The #concern is that they want to #focus on #facts and #misinformation , which they can't actually #achieve .