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What's Next for Malloy in 2024

Making Things • 0 implied HN points • 09 Jan 24
🕹 Technology Software
  1. The Malloy community is expanding globally and working on enhancing language capabilities like SQL features.
  2. Efforts are being made to improve analytical completeness by implementing partition clauses and percentile functions.
  3. The team aims to enable users to call arbitrary aggregate or window functions in the underlying database.

Malloy's 10x

Making Things • 0 implied HN points • 23 Nov 23
🕹 Technology Software
  1. If you can make something 10x more efficient, you have a winner.
  2. Malloy aims to replace SQL for asking questions of data.
  3. Malloy's efficiency shines when multiple queries are involved, offering reusability and speed.

Dramatic interfaces

31 Seconds • 0 implied HN points • 04 Jan 24
🕹 Technology Software
  1. In certain fields like government and healthcare, dealing with conflict is unavoidable.
  2. There's a need for software interfaces that can handle drama and conflict, not just transactional interactions.
  3. Dramatic intelligence is crucial for the future development of software interfaces, especially with the rise of advanced language models.
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Polymath Engineer Weekly #72

Polymath Engineer Weekly • 0 implied HN points • 04 Dec 23
🕹 Technology Software
  1. Designing a SIMD Algorithm from Scratch can help understand SIMD and Rust's simd library
  2. Creating a Knowledge Graph can assist in analyzing concepts and their connections for a deeper understanding
  3. Microservices help in managing development across teams by reducing communication overhead

The Evolution of Computing: From 8-bit to 64-bit

Deus In Machina • 0 implied HN points • 31 Aug 23
🕹 Technology Software
  1. Computing technology evolved from 8-bit to 64-bit architectures over the years, impacting how we use and understand computers.
  2. Understanding bits, nibbles, and bytes provides insight into the fundamental units of computer data representation and processing.
  3. The transition from 8-bit to 64-bit computing brought advancements in hardware, software development, and overall system performance.

Between Magic and Mindshare

thezakelfassiexperiment • 0 implied HN points • 04 May 23
🕹 Technology Software
  1. Mindshare is a powerful concept that influences group behavior towards products, brands, or ideas.
  2. Mindshare magic involves creating a unique and captivating user experience that drives popularity and growth.
  3. The battle for mindshare in the AI industry highlights the importance of creating magic experiences to stand out and dominate the market.

The problem solving cell

subtract • 0 implied HN points • 06 Nov 23
🕹 Technology Software
  1. In the 1950s, heads-up displays were designed for pilots to see flight data without looking away from the sky.
  2. VisiCalc introduced the first electronic spreadsheet, using familiar tools and concepts to solve problems.
  3. Lotus 1-2-3 and Excel then evolved spreadsheets further, adding features like charts and a point-and-click interface.

Microsoft Copilot is finally available on iOS and Android

pocoai • 0 implied HN points • 03 Jan 24
🕹 Technology Software
  1. Microsoft Copilot is now accessible on iOS and Android, offering AI assistance with tasks like drafting emails and creating travel itineraries.
  2. Samsung Galaxy S24 Series is set to be revealed at the Galaxy Unpacked event, featuring AI capabilities like image creation and real-time translation.
  3. IBM suggests that in the AI era, soft skills like creativity and innovation will be more valuable than traditional computer science degrees.

Integrating the Goldman AI Report Into Our Views

Irregular Ideas with Paul Kedrosky & Eric Norlin of SKV • 0 implied HN points • 29 Mar 23
🕹 Technology Software
  1. Goldman Sachs report suggests over 300 million jobs worldwide could be affected by generative AI
  2. The report considers displacement vs augmentation of jobs and identifies occupations less likely to be affected
  3. Goldman's traditional approach contrasts with the belief that generative AI can lead to significant gains, especially in software production

Deciding the Structure for GPU Draw Commands

Hasen Judi • 0 implied HN points • 26 Aug 23
🕹 Technology Software
  1. Deciding the structure for GPU draw commands involves implementing various elements like rounded rectangles, softness, masking, rotations, and color gradients to draw complex GUI elements.
  2. Consider the requirements and constraints of the GUI design, such as the need for bezier curves for specific use cases beyond SDF rounded rectangles.
  3. Improving the efficiency of drawing rectangles by simplifying parameters like corner radius, using turns instead of radians for rotations, and implementing a unified command struct for specifying properties of the draw commands.

February 2023

Maker News • 0 implied HN points • 24 Feb 23
🕹 Technology Software
  1. February 2023 newsletter contains videos and articles on various interesting topics.
  2. Featured video content includes retro gaming, DIY power bank, and model-making.
  3. Highlighted articles cover topics like C++ developers, ESP chips, AVR coding, ePaper reverse engineering, and semiconductors.

Stuff for the Stash, May-June

INT3 / Low-level Cybersecurity • 0 implied HN points • 30 Jun 23
🕹 Technology Software
  1. The post highlights articles and tools covering a wide range of topics related to cybersecurity.
  2. There are informative papers and vulnerabilities discussed, including topics on firmware, AI, and vehicle security.
  3. Various tools and resources are shared, such as scripts for reversing firmware and a fast packet network scanner.

Initial thoughts about HashiCorp license changes

Rain Clouds • 0 implied HN points • 11 Aug 23
🕹 Technology Software
  1. HashiCorp changed its licenses from MPL to BSL for all its open source products.
  2. The license change will impact competitors like Spacelift.io more than enterprises using Terraform.
  3. The license change may incentivize innovation and adoption of open source infrastructure as code platforms.

Pizza Place Payments

Money in Transit • 0 implied HN points • 23 Jan 24
🕹 Technology Software
  1. Understanding the separation of orders and payments is crucial for developing useful payment applications.
  2. When building payment applications, ensure past orders and payments are unaffected by future changes in products and variants.
  3. Invoices notify about payments, receipts prove payments; keep both immutable and associated with an order.

Building Money In Transit

Money in Transit • 0 implied HN points • 19 Dec 23
💼 Business Software
  1. Decisions in software development need context to be effective.
  2. Architecting software helps mitigate issues caused by siloed engineering teams.
  3. Writing online serves as both product building and customer building.

The John Scully's Disease

Money in Transit • 0 implied HN points • 02 Oct 23
🕹 Technology Software
  1. Successful results require a constant process of iteration and refinement.
  2. Big ideas are just a seed; the originality is in the execution.
  3. The most effective way to build software is by assembling an elite squad of engineers and business experts to crunch knowledge together.

Small steps towards getting rid of meetings

Maximum Tinkering • 0 implied HN points • 22 Aug 23
🕹 Technology Software
  1. Meetings are common but often inefficient, costing organizations time and money.
  2. Alternative solutions like automated information sharing can help reduce unnecessary meetings.
  3. Using AI for idea generation can generate a quantity of ideas quickly and cheaply, potentially sparking human creativity.

Risky Biz News: Let's revisit the Ivanti Connect Secure clusterfudge

Risky Business News • 0 implied HN points • 02 Feb 24
🕹 Technology Software
  1. Ivanti disclosed two zero-day vulnerabilities in its Connect Secure VPN appliance, leading to exploitation by threat actors.
  2. Security firm Volexity linked the attacks to a Chinese cyber-espionage group, influencing hundreds of infected devices globally.
  3. Malware names like GLASSTOKEN, GIFTEDVISITOR, BUSHWALK were found on infected devices, leading to the mass exploitation phase.

Having Fun: The Key To Tech Team Profit

Squirrel Squadron Substack • 0 implied HN points • 25 Oct 23
🕹 Technology Software
  1. Software engineering teams should bring excitement and fun to the workplace to motivate developers and increase creativity and profitability.
  2. In complex systems like software, relaxation and fun can lead to better problem-solving and creativity.
  3. Encouraging experimentation and taking appropriate risks can lead to innovative solutions and success in technology teams.

RISC-V Vector Cryptography Extension (2/2)

Fprox’s Substack • 0 implied HN points • 20 Feb 23
🕹 Technology Software
  1. There are new instructions for hash functions like SHA-2 and SM3 in the RISC-V vector cryptography extension.
  2. The Zvkb extension includes instructions for bit manipulation like bit and byte reversal, vector rotations, and carry-less multiplication.
  3. The vector cryptography extensions have specific encodings within the opcode spaces, making them incompatible with certain future extensions.

The Software Supply Chain Security Future

Iceberg • 0 implied HN points • 08 Oct 23
🕹 Technology Software
  1. Open source software is commonly used to solve industry problems and dependencies are essential when developing a web app.
  2. Relying on auto updaters and scanners for security can be reactive and not fully effective in preventing issues.
  3. Implementing capability based security in programming languages could provide a solution to software supply chain security concerns by limiting the permissions of imported code.

The Business of AI Agents

notes & upside • 0 implied HN points • 16 Oct 23
🕹 Technology Software
  1. Real demand for AI products from consumers and businesses.
  2. Incumbents embracing AI quickly by integrating it into existing business models.
  3. AI agents represent a new disruptive opportunity in software, functioning independently to achieve objectives.