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New AI generates CRISPR proteins unlike any seen in nature

freethink.com

Berkeley-based startup Profluent has trained an AI to imagine new, never-before-seen CRISPR proteins — opening the...
Berkeley-based startup Profluent has trained an AI to imagine new, never-before-seen CRISPR proteins — opening the door to gene editors with capabilities beyond what we’ve found in the wild. They’re also making a brand new CRISPR system open source, so any scientist can now start leveraging an AI-designed gene edito...
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Ask HN: Why do tech journals have such poor writing?

ycombinator.com
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Proposal would have motorists pay by miles driven instead of per-gallon gas tax

abc7.com

A new pilot program aims to charge drivers for using the roads based on how much...
A new pilot program aims to charge drivers for using the roads based on how much they actually drive.LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- California roads are maintained through gas tax revenue, but that's dwindling with the increase in the number of electric vehicles.A new pilot program aims to charge drivers for using the roads ...

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How to think about the effect of the economy on political attitudes / behavior?

columbia.edu
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Mortgages Are a Manufactured Product

bitsaboutmoney.com

Why is it so hard for entrepreneurs to get mortgages? Why did the address I send...
Why is it so hard for entrepreneurs to get mortgages? Why did the address I send my payment to change? Why don’t most banks own mortgages anymore? Why is there a thriving economy of small specialist lenders locally who only do mortgages? Why is a 30-year fixed rate mortgage available at all?Welcome to the wild and w...
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Retrospex: Convert images to fit Commodore 64 graphic modes

github.com
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Intel undercut a standards body to give us the PCI connector

ieee.org

A version of this post originally appeared on Tedium, Ernie Smith’s newsletter, which hunts for the...
A version of this post originally appeared on Tedium, Ernie Smith’s newsletter, which hunts for the end of the long tail.Personal computing has changed a lot in the past four decades, and one of the biggest changes, perhaps the most unheralded, comes down to compatibility. These days, you generally can’t fry a compu...

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Bend a Parallel Language

higherorderco.com
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Mathematicians and the Selection Task

ed.gov
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Show HN: Open-source GeForce NOW alternative with Stadia's social features

github.com
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Michelle's List: Glassdoor but for Landlords and Properties

michelleslist.com
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YARA is dead, long live YARA-X

virustotal.github.io

For over 15 years, YARA has been growing and evolving until it became an indispensable tool...
For over 15 years, YARA has been growing and evolving until it became an indispensable tool in every malware researcher’s toolbox. Throughout this time YARA has seen numerous updates, with new features added and countless bugs fixed. But today, I’m excited to announce the biggest change yet: a full rewrite.YARA-X is...
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Microsoft: "A new era is coming. Find out what's next on Monday 5/20."

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Sorry, Wrong Number

roads.org.uk
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Men's Shirts Button on the Right. Why Do Women's Button on the Left?

smithsonianmag.com

These gendered designs have been the standard for hundreds of years. Kampee Patisena via Getty Images...
These gendered designs have been the standard for hundreds of years. Kampee Patisena via Getty Images Without looking, can you say whether your shirts button to the left or to the right? The answer is actually pretty simple: If you wear women’s clothing, the buttons are on the left side of the shirt. However, if you...
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Worklenz: Open-Source, All in one project management tool

github.com
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Sucked feet first down the tube (2010)

smh.com.au
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Common Data Structures in Common Lisp

djhaskin.com

Published on May 18, 2024 Someone asked about building data structures with examples in Common Lisp...
Published on May 18, 2024 Someone asked about building data structures with examples in Common Lisp on the Lisp Discord. I thought, how fun. I'll write a blog post about it. So here we are. We're going to cover creating three different types of data structures in Common Lisp: linked lists, growable vectors, and hash...
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Reading list to join AI field from Hugging Face cofounder

thomwolf.io
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A Hack of Psychotherapy Records Revealed a Nation's Secrets

bloomberg.com
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A kids traffic mat in Elm

matiasklemola.com

Liikennematto is a tiny simulation game for children and grown-ups alike. The gameplay is simple: you...
Liikennematto is a tiny simulation game for children and grown-ups alike. The gameplay is simple: you only build the roads! Lots, buildings and their residents pop up after. I used to keep a somewhat regular devlog for Liikennematto. The previous entries appeared 6-12 months apart, but since July 2021 the devlog has...
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MG Tech Index

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Riven

filfre.net

Robyn and Rand Miller. Sometimes success smacks you right in the face. More often, it sneaks...
Robyn and Rand Miller. Sometimes success smacks you right in the face. More often, it sneaks up on you from behind. In September of 1993, the brothers Rand and Robyn Miller and the few other employees of Cyan, Inc., were prototypical starving artists, living on “rice and beans and government cheese.” That month they...
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I Took a Trip to a BYD Dealership to See the Chinese Automaker Tesla Fears Most

theautopian.com

BYD is a giant Chinese NEV maker based in the southern Chinese megacity of Shenzhen. NEV...
BYD is a giant Chinese NEV maker based in the southern Chinese megacity of Shenzhen. NEV stands for New Energy Vehicle, a Chinese category that includes EVs, PHEVs, and FCEVs. BYD owns several brands: BYD, Denza, Fangcheng Bao, and Yangwang. The BYD brand is mass-market, offering everything from cheap electric econo...
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