Photo by Simon Kadula on Unsplash As the story of C’s birth goes hand in hand with the creation of Unix, the first C compiler can be traced back to the early 1970’s. I've detailed the history of C in
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Today, February 14th, 2024, marks the 33rd anniversary of Lemmings, the game that transcended mere entertainment to become a cultural icon and a catalyst for Scotland’s thriving game development indus
I am happy to announce the third edition of Think Python, which will be published by O’Reilly Media later this year. You can read the online version of the book here. I’ve posted the Preface and the f
uv: Python packaging in Rust (via) “uv is an extremely fast Python package installer and resolver, written in Rust, and designed as a drop-in replacement for pip and pip-tools workflows.” From Charlie
If you feel beat after a day in the office, then you're not alone. Concentrating for long periods of time on mental tasks, like critical thinking and decision-making, can cause cognitive fatigue, whic
Trading trust The Brookings Institution did a fascinating survey series over the last five years. I have two takeways from this: The first is that focused and persistent propaganda is able to shift pu
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For venture capital, AI is expected to be the next great source of opulent investment returns. For many venture capitalists, however, AI could be an extinction event.
The big picture: Most of today’s top VCs are, almost by definition, legacy investors. They made…
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Back to blog PublishedJanuary 24, 2024 Update on GitHub m-ric Aymeric Roucher Jofthomas Joffrey THOMAS andrewrreed Andrew Reed TL;DR Open-source LLMs have now reached a performance level that makes th
You’ve got the skills and the drive for the job, but how old are you again? Age matters. We all know it. The trick is knowing what you’re up against, why these obstacles persist, who might be able to
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