RESIDUALS: Differential feature detection in LiDAR DEMs via decomposition
TL;DR RESIDUALS is an open-source framework that compares many combinations of signal decomposition and upsampling to reveal features in digital…
Balancing code-driven and LLM-driven internal agents for reliable workflows
TL;DR An engineering team added support for both LLM-orchestrated and code-driven workflows after finding that model-based automation sometimes produced nondeterministic,…
How Children Recast Our Sense of Time: On Memory, Firsts and Traditions
TL;DR An essay argues that adults experience time differently from children, proposing a logarithmic model of subjective time where childhood…
Rust–: Forked Rust compiler that disables the borrow checker on GitHub
TL;DR A fork of the Rust compiler called rustmm removes the borrow checker, allowing programs that would normally be rejected…
How Cameras and Lenses Form Images: Sensors, Pinhole to Vignetting
TL;DR The source walks through camera basics from photon capture on a digital sensor to color reconstruction and simple optics.…
Survey of 18 Memory Subsystem Optimization Posts and Techniques
TL;DR Johnny’s Software Lab collected 18 posts that examine ways to speed software by improving use of the memory subsystem.…
LG’s Stage 501 party speaker uses AI to remove vocals for karaoke
TL;DR LG announced the Xboom Stage 501, a party speaker developed with Will.i.am that uses an “AI Karaoke Master” to…
OpenAI Bets Heavily on Audio While Silicon Valley Moves Beyond Screens
TL;DR OpenAI has reorganized multiple teams to accelerate development of new audio models and is preparing an audio-first personal device,…
Autism diagnoses rose as criteria broadened, not due to higher severe prevalence
TL;DR An analysis of CDC ADDM data from 2000–2016 found the increase in autism diagnoses was concentrated among children with…
How Cameras and Lenses Capture Light: From Sensors to Pinhole
TL;DR This report summarizes a primer on how modern digital cameras form images, starting from light detection on a sensor…