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AI programming tools should be added to the Joel Test

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Here's a wake-up call to all CTOs: AI programming tools are getting freaking amazing and if...
Here's a wake-up call to all CTOs: AI programming tools are getting freaking amazing and if you don't allow your teams to use them somehow, it will bite you in the ass in a couple of years. You will be slower and you will lose your best people.The infamous Joel Test is a list from the year 2000 of 12 things all grea...
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Dify, a visual workflow to build/test LLM applications

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Show HN: Balter, the Open Source, composable, distributed load testing framework

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Balter, A Load TestER, is a distributed load testing framework designed to make testing high-traffic scenarios...
Balter, A Load TestER, is a distributed load testing framework designed to make testing high-traffic scenarios easy. Load test scenarios are written using standard Rust code with two special attributes thrown in. Balter makes no assumptions about the service under test, and can be used for a variety of use-cases, fr...
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Getting Started with Gemini 1.5 Pro and Google AI Studio

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Google is taking a big step into the world of Large Language models with Gemini 1.5...
Google is taking a big step into the world of Large Language models with Gemini 1.5 Pro. Last week, the model became available to developers through the Gemini API and Google AI Studio. Similarly to OpenAI’s Playground (which I recently wrote an article about) the Google AI Studio is a simple interface to test Googl...

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USAF Test Pilot School, DARPA announce aerospace machine learning breakthrough

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America's Young Farmers Are Burning Out. I Quit, Too

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In 2023, Scott Chang-Fleeman—a young farmer like me—put down his shovel. A post on his Instagram...
In 2023, Scott Chang-Fleeman—a young farmer like me—put down his shovel. A post on his Instagram read, “Shao Shan Farm, in its current form, is going on indefinite hiatus.” From the outside, the burgeoning farm had the makeup of one that could stand the test of time. In reality, his experience of farm ownership was ...
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The VC acid test as a founder (2017)

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“A contract is only as good as the people who sign it,” was a saying often...
“A contract is only as good as the people who sign it,” was a saying often quoted by an elderly attorney I worked with for the first fifteen years of my practice and I always nodded in his general direction when he said that and smiled as if agreeing. I liked and respected him, he had won more cases than there were ...
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Apple Did a Dry Run of APFS on Your Device Even Before iOS 10.3 (2017)

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Apple rolled out APFS for good in iOS 10.3, but well before that the company did...
Apple rolled out APFS for good in iOS 10.3, but well before that the company did a trial APFS migration and collected user analytics. Apple’s Craig Federighi explains APFS migration. Image credit: The Show The Show We found out about this test phase from Craig Federighi during The Show with John Gruber. That’s a pos...
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Procrastination can be caused by anxiety

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Anxiety is a feeling of worry and unease that people experience in various situations, such as...
Anxiety is a feeling of worry and unease that people experience in various situations, such as before taking a test, interviewing for a job, or making a big decision. Occasional anxiety is an expected part of life, though some people suffer from anxiety disorders, which generally involve episodes of anxiety that are...
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North Korea Hacked Him. So He Took Down Its Internet

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P4x says he has largely automated his attacks on the North Korean systems, periodically running scripts...
P4x says he has largely automated his attacks on the North Korean systems, periodically running scripts that enumerate which systems remain online and then launching exploits to take them down. “For me, this is like the size of a small-to-medium pentest,” P4x says, using the abbreviation for a “penetration test,” th...
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Harvard and Caltech Will Require Test Scores for Admission

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U.S.WorldBusinessArtsLifestyleOpinionAudioGamesCookingWirecutterThe AthleticSKIP ADVERTISEMENTYou have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load.The universities are the latest highly selective schools to end their policies tha...

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Google threatens to cut off news after California proposes paying media outlets

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Google says it will start removing links to California news websites in a “short term test...
Google says it will start removing links to California news websites in a “short term test for a small percentage of California users.” The move is in response to the pending California Journalism Preservation Act (CJPA), which would require Google to pay a fee for linking Californians to news articles. “If passed, ...
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Show HN: Evaluate LLM-based RAG Applications with automated test set generation

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Trying Out Rye

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Harvard will require test scores for admission

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Caltech restores standardized test requirement for undergraduate admission

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Caltech has reinstated its requirement for prospective students to submit SAT or ACT test scores as...
Caltech has reinstated its requirement for prospective students to submit SAT or ACT test scores as part of their application for admission to undergraduate study. The test requirement takes effect immediately, which means that all students who apply to Caltech beginning in fall 2024 and would enroll in fall 2025 ar...
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Harvard will require test scores for admission again

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List of common 3D test models

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This is a list of models and meshes commonly used in 3D computer graphics for testing...
This is a list of models and meshes commonly used in 3D computer graphics for testing and demonstrating rendering algorithms and visual effects. Their use is important for comparing results, similar to the way standard test images are used in image processing. Modelled Designed using CAD software; sorted by year of ...
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ESA Satellites to Test Razor-Sharp Formation Flying

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The European Space Agency will launch a mission late this year to demonstrate precision formation flying...
The European Space Agency will launch a mission late this year to demonstrate precision formation flying in orbit to create artificial solar eclipses. In a press conference last week, the agency announced details of the mission and the technology the orbiters will use to pull off its exquisitely-choreographed maneuv...

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New details on F-16, drone collision in banned Arizona airspace

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A little more has been uncovered about the mysterious drone sightings in a highly restricted US...
A little more has been uncovered about the mysterious drone sightings in a highly restricted US military test flight area above the Arizona desert, but the additional details don’t offer any clear idea of who might be illegally piloting the UAVs. The supplemental information concerned a mid-air collision between a U...
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Texas will use computers to grade written answers on this year's STAAR tests

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Canadian DNA lab knew paternity tests misidentified dads, but kept selling them

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A Canadian DNA laboratory knowingly delivered prenatal paternity test results that routinely identified the wrong biological...
A Canadian DNA laboratory knowingly delivered prenatal paternity test results that routinely identified the wrong biological fathers — ruling out the real dads — and left a trail of shattered lives around the globe, a CBC News investigation has found.Harvey Tenenbaum, the owner of Viaguard Accu-Metrics, told a CBC p...
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Atlanta Police Foundation pushed 'unprecedented' surveillance plan

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by ACPC Staff In 2023, the Atlanta Police Foundation (APF) quietly advanced what one critic called...
by ACPC Staff In 2023, the Atlanta Police Foundation (APF) quietly advanced what one critic called an “unprecedented” plan to test an invasive individual electronic surveillance program and secure a $1 million city contract for Talitrix, an APF donor company. Founded in 2020 and with ownership stakes held by several...
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A Helicopter Crash Nearly Killed Amazon Founder Jeff Bezos in 2003

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Amazon founder Jeff Bezos was scouting for a large Texas ranch to buy in March 2003.The...
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos was scouting for a large Texas ranch to buy in March 2003.The billionaire wanted a huge parcel of land to test spacecraft for his then-nascent startup Blue Origin.He was scouting properties by helicopter with a cowboy, an attorney, and a pilot named "Cheater."A gust of wind blew the helicop...

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