What's the best programming language for coding agents?
This somewhat widely cited post (I keep seeing it cited, anyway) suggests that dynamic languages and/or languages that represent things more concisely are more token efficient....
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Track Bird Visitors With a Raspberry Pi and a USB Mic
Avian Visitors is a lovely project by [Teddy Warner] that uses a Raspberry Pi and microphone to keep track of which birds have been visiting your...
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Come for Beastfolk Barber's cute, furry hairdressing, but stay for its thoughtful approach to worldbuilding
Is there anything more fear-inducing in this world than a haircut? Whether it be the need to endure a cacophony of sensory nightmares, or the knowledge...
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X replaces its revenue-sharing program with ‘Original Content Rewards’
X is ending its controversial revenue-sharing program for content creators, which has seen numerous revisions under Elon Musk's reign. In its place, it's launching a new...
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Blue Origin working engine resolutions and dual pad future
Blue Origin is nearing the end of its investigation into the catastrophic explosion of a… The post Blue Origin working engine resolutions and dual pad future...
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Danchi Days, out this October, brings the Hamtaro: Ham-Ham Heartbreak vibes I've been desperately craving since childhood
I think about Hamtaro: Ham-Ham Heartbreak, a GBA game that has never seen a release outside of that platform, probably more than I should. That's primarily...
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Grading Tomatoes with an ESP32 and ML
If you’ve ever worked with produce, you might know about grading. In addition to deciding if, say, a strawberry is good or not, they also have...
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id co-founder John Carmack revisits Doom at QuakeCon: 'Still a great game after all these years!'
Not a controversial opinion, by any means.
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Bethesda 40th anniversary sale knocks 50% off Doom: The Dark Ages – Revelations just a month after launch
The whole catalogue is discounted, but this one really stood out to me.
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Polyzonia is an ecosystem sim about breathing life into the Amazon rainforest until it can look after itself
How about we get in our digital grass touching for the day? Well, I suppose we can't just yet, as Polyzonia, an ecosystem sim set in...
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An Amazon data center could have the worst polluting power plant in the country
To power its new West Texas data center, Amazon is investing in the construction of a new power plant that could be one of the largest...
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