16+ hour, 17+ min ago   (352+ words) ost algorithmic trading bots rely on standard linear heuristics or basic prompt-chained LLMs. We decided to take an experimental detour into computational neurobiology. We built Degeneret Fly, an open-source pipeline that drives a WebGL character using authentic reconstructed MaleCNS v1.0 fruit…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (457+ words) Software engineering has entered a new phase — and it’s no exaggeration to say the community is on fire. The rise of LLMs has dramatically increased productivity and unlocked possibilities that, until recently, felt out of reach. The emergence of highly…...

6+ day, 10+ hour ago   (1666+ words) Algorithms don’t read your mind—they predict you because they already know you. Has it ever felt like you merely thought about something and soon saw it in your social media feed? You didn’t search for it, say it out…...

6+ day, 5+ hour ago   (189+ words) Any sufficiently advanced technology will immediately be forced to play Doom. Let’s look at this story in its natural chronological order. Scientists have been using fruit flies for research for over a century. The winged insects have a strong history…...

6+ day, 15+ hour ago   (323+ words) We’ve all been there: staring at a delicious plate of pasta, trying to figure out if it’s 400 calories or 800 calories for our fitness tracker. Traditional Dietary Analysis apps often fail because they can't distinguish between different food items on a…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1694+ words) Classic Machine Learning Through the Eyes of an SRE, Part 10: The Finale What nine algorithms taught me to ask about the tenth. Ten parts later, I stopped trying to learn algorithms. That sounds like a strange conclusion for a series…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1559+ words) You open ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, or another AI assistant. A moment later, the AI responds: Hello! How can I help you today? But behind those few words, a surprisingly complex process has taken place. Your computer did not simply send…...