The researchers started by sketching out the problem they wanted to solve in Python, a popular programming language. But they left out the lines in the program that would specify how to solve it. That is where FunSearch comes in. It gets Codey to fill in the blanks—in effect, to suggest code that will solve the problem....
A hostel company I stayed with a while back emailed me with the subject: “Your booking is confirmed!”. This made me frantically check all my accounts since I hadn’t booked any hostels recently. I was super concerned until I opened the email and saw… it was a stupid marketing email…...
I just bought a car and my wife keeps wanting me to look at all the “final notice” crap we keep getting. I told her if it isn’t from our insurance company then toss it.
Soak a large sponge in cornstarch, wrap as small as possible with rubber bands, let dry, cut rubber bands then flush a hand full of these down the toilet.
Elon Musk has said and done a lot of weird and outrageous things during his tenure as the owner of Twitter (now X), but we may have just seen the weirdest and most outrageous.
I can confirm this. My friends neighbor had a DeLorean and it sat in the driveway covered in a tarp waiting for “parts” 98% of the time. I can count the times I saw him drive it on one hand.
This study shows that in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans, the downregulation of active TE families extends lifespan. These findings link DNA activity to aging and opens up new possibilities in medical and biological research for health improvement and age determination. doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-40957-(open access)
just cleared 100 notifications (lemmy.world)
Inside Mark Zuckerberg’s Top-Secret Hawaii Compound | WIRED (www.wired.com)
A WIRED investigation just revealed Mark Zuckerberg’s years-long construction of a lavish, bunker-equipped sprawling compound in Hawaii....
Google DeepMind used a large language model to solve an unsolvable math problem (www.technologyreview.com)
The researchers started by sketching out the problem they wanted to solve in Python, a popular programming language. But they left out the lines in the program that would specify how to solve it. That is where FunSearch comes in. It gets Codey to fill in the blanks—in effect, to suggest code that will solve the problem....
GM Says It's Dropping Apple CarPlay And Android Auto Because They're Unsafe (jalopnik.com)
What's our last name again? (lemmy.world)
Marketing email's subject made me think my card got hacked (lemmy.world)
A hostel company I stayed with a while back emailed me with the subject: “Your booking is confirmed!”. This made me frantically check all my accounts since I hadn’t booked any hostels recently. I was super concerned until I opened the email and saw… it was a stupid marketing email…...
How many of you actually use the headphone jack on your phone?
On a recent post, there were a lot of comments, which said that they were missing the headphones on newer mobile devices....
This toilet paper at my work (i.postimg.cc)
Capitalism and its consequences have been a disaster for the human anus
A book recommendation from Google Bard
I was playing with Bard last night and gave it a list of books I’ve read and enjoyed recently, and asked it to recommend other books I might enjoy....
HP TV ads claim its printers are 'made to be less hated' (www.theregister.com)
Ex-Twitter security head claims the company fired him to flout regulations (www.theverge.com)
Lucid dream startup says engineers can write code in their sleep. Work may never be the same (fortune.com)
Elon Musk Is Crafting A Narrative For The Death Of Twitter (www.forbes.com)
Elon Musk has said and done a lot of weird and outrageous things during his tenure as the owner of Twitter (now X), but we may have just seen the weirdest and most outrageous.
Elon’s Edsel? The Tesla Cybertruck went on sale today (arstechnica.com)
Downregulation of transposable elements extends lifespan in Caenorhabditis elegans (scitechdaily.com)
This study shows that in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans, the downregulation of active TE families extends lifespan. These findings link DNA activity to aging and opens up new possibilities in medical and biological research for health improvement and age determination. doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-40957-(open access)
Amazon resellers ask Supreme Court to clarify where online businesses can be sued (www.reuters.com)
YSK the difference between lead and led (and similar-sounding/looking words)
This drives me nuts when I see it done wrong, but it’s actually kind of complicated because English is orthographically deranged....
Why does this kind of screen chenge color at different angles? (lemmy.zip)
Israel, Hamas agree on four-day truce, hostage release and aid into Gaza (www.reuters.com)
Note that this isn’t ALL the hostages – just 50 in exchange for 150 Palestinians imprisoned in Israel. archive.org link...
'Incredibly rare' orca behavior captured on video for first time (www.newsweek.com)