The hottest Library Substack posts right now

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Dada Drummer Almanach • 163 implied HN points • 27 Feb 24
📚 Literature Library Research Books Reading
  1. Working with what's available can lead to innovative approaches, like practicing 'deconstruction' even in a small college far from big libraries.
  2. Access to resources can change drastically over time, as seen in the shift from paid alumni access to free borrowing privileges at Harvard Library.
  3. The shift to online resources has transformed research practices, offering a wealth of materials instantly but altering the traditional experience of library exploration.

⬜ Waiting for books

One Thing • 336 implied HN points • 21 Dec 23
📚 Literature Library Books Reading Newsletter Authors
  1. Waiting for books from the library can be a slow and unpredictable process, but it adds a layer of excitement and anticipation to reading.
  2. Having multiple books on hold at a time allows for a diverse selection and prevents the pressure of reading one book quickly.
  3. The time it takes for a book to arrive from the library creates a low-stakes adventure and allows the reader to engage with the content without external influences.

Exphormer(Graph Neural Networks)

MLOps Newsletter • 39 implied HN points • 04 Feb 24
🕹 Technology Machine Learning Neural Networks Optimization Deep Learning Library
  1. Graph transformers are powerful for machine learning on graph-structured data but face challenges with memory limitations and complexity.
  2. Exphormer overcomes memory bottlenecks using expander graphs, intermediate nodes, and hybrid attention mechanisms.
  3. Optimizing mixed-input matrix multiplication for large language models involves efficient hardware mapping and innovative techniques like FastNumericArrayConvertor and FragmentShuffler.

On the futility of writing

The Leftovers • 119 implied HN points • 24 Jul 22
📚 Literature Writing Books Authors Library Social media
  1. Question the purpose of writing: Despite acknowledging its futility, the act of writing persists, raising the eternal question of why we engage in a seemingly pointless endeavor.
  2. The infinite possibilities of words: Reflecting on Borges' 'The Library of Babel,' the idea of an ever-expanding, chaotic library suggests a universe where the potential for new creations is boundless, even amidst the saturation of existing literature.
  3. Social media and the democratization of writing: The digital age demands that we all become writers, sharing our thoughts with a global audience through online platforms, blurring the lines between creation, self-promotion, and personal expression.
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Three Tips for Writing CDK Tests

Making It Up • 0 implied HN points • 18 Mar 24
🕹 Technology Testing Infrastructure Library Development
  1. Use the assertions module provided by CDK for fine-grained and snapshot tests. It's valuable but can be easily missed.
  2. Make Nested Stacks easily accessible by adding them as properties of the Stack class. This simplifies the testing process.
  3. When facing test failures, consider writing your CloudFormation template to a file. This can provide clarity and help resolve common testing issues.

Open-sourced library for working with media files

Cosmos • 0 implied HN points • 27 May 23
🕹 Technology Library Automation Editing
  1. Using a library like Pluto can speed up media editing workflows by automating tasks like converting files, resizing images, creating videos from images, and more.
  2. Pluto offers a variety of scripts to help with tasks such as converting a PDF into a video slideshow, creating GIFs from videos, resizing images for better website performance, and more.
  3. For those working with media files regularly, leveraging Pluto's scripts can save time and streamline the editing process.