Hosting SQLite databases on Github Pages
(via) I’ve seen the trick of running SQLite compiled to WASM in the browser before, but this comes with an incredibly clever bonus trick: it uses SQLite’s page structure to fetch subsets of the database file via HTTP range requests, which means you can run indexed SQL queries against a 600MB dat Read more
Plot & Vega-Lite
Plot & Vega-Lite. Useful documentation comparing the brand new Observable Plot to Vega-Lite, complete with examples of how to achieve the same thing in both libraries. Read more
The details of Apple’s new podcast program agreement
Gathright notes, as I did, that Apple says it can provide transcription—according to my Rebound co-host and podcast industry bigwig, Apple already does this to an extent to enable search and sometimes automatically detect hosts. Read more
How KFC Was Made from a Gas Station Chicken Recipe
Making the perfect fried chicken as we know it — juicy on the inside and crispy on the outside — used to be a luxury. But a man named Harland Sanders changed that after mastering his own recipe – inside a gas station. Sources: [KFC] https://ift.tt/3bzqT6I https://ift.tt/2PhupO9 Read more
Kyudo〜弓道①〜
In Japanese kyudo, archers use traditional asymmetric bows over 2 meters long as they attempt to strike a target from a distance of either 28 or 60 meters. Self-mastery is key in this exacting martial art, where the target is said to reflect the heart, and correct attitude and technique are seen as Read more
Finally, Differentiable Physics is Here!
❤️ Check out Weights & Biases here and sign up for a free demo: https://ift.tt/2YuG7Yf Their instrumentation for this paper is available here: https://ift.tt/38IHcgz 📝 The paper “DiffTaichi: Differentiable Programming for Physical Simulation” is available here: Read more
What is the Real Book? (a jazz shibboleth)
What is the Real Book and what in the heck is a jazz shibboleth? A history and analysis of the most influential book in jazz music of the past 40 years. SUPPORT ME ON PATREON:https://ift.tt/2qhpizf Nolte’s video on abandoning her Real Books. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMiCg…Bar Read more
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如果未来对华为的制裁没变，那么「鸿蒙」还有意义吗？
比如数据库优先使用OceanBase，比如服务器优先使用ARM架构（华为鲲鹏），比如操作系统必须使用国产Linux（管它套不套壳，自主可控至关重要）… … 数亿用户级的运营商平台，已经成功切换到了ARM平台。 Read more
How Does a Touchstone Work?
Before the use of coins and currency was established, how did Merchants and Traders determine the quality and validity of precious metals being offered to them in trade for goods and services? Lloyd from the Lindybeige Channel explains how this worked.Modern methods to examine the molecular structu Read more