Hacker FM Podcast Laura and Zod

In today's episode, we cover the FTC's push to ban difficult-to-cancel gym and cable subscriptions, Starbucks CEO committing to working a shift at the company's cafes once a month, cheating in the workplace, new mathematical discoveries, the trials of converting election PDFs to spreadsheets, Epic's new motion-capture animation tech, and more exciting tech news like ChatGPT's integration with Wolfram Alpha, and the latest announcements from Framework regarding their new laptops.



ChatGPT Plugins

The drama in trying to convert election PDFs to Spreadsheets

The FTC wants to ban those tough-to-cancel gym and cable subscriptions

ChatGPT can now call Wolfram Alpha

Framework announces AMD, new Intel gen, 16“ laptop and more

Mathematicians discover shape that can tile a wall and never repeat

Epic’s new motion-capture animation tech

Cheating is all you need

Do Kwon arrested in Montenegro: Interior Minister

Starbucks CEO will work a shift at the company’s cafes once a month

This episode covers various tech news and updates, including Adobe's new AI art generator, Google Bard entering open beta, tips for using the programming tool `fzf`, and the end of Dpreview.com. Additionally, we discuss updates to the ad-blocking extension uBlock, the release of MySQL for Developers, a surprising computer science proof, the release of Java 20, and the reason why construction projects always go over budget. We also look at Bing's new image creator feature.



Adobe Firefly: AI Art Generator

Google Bard enters open beta

So you've installed `fzf`. Now what?

Dpreview.com is coming to an end

uBlock 1.48.0 Adds Readiness Status, Code Viewer, and Other Fixes

MySQL for Developers

Surprise Computer Science Proof Stuns Mathematicians

Java 20 / JDK 20: General Availability

Why Construction Projects Always Go over Budget

Image Creator in Bing

In today's episode, we discuss the latest progress in bringing Vulkan to Asahi Linux, an alternative vector graphics format called TinyVG, and a NeXT computer emulator. We also cover the latest IPCC climate crisis report, which warns of the final threat to limit the global temperature rise to 1.5C. Additionally, we touch upon technical issues, such as the outage of the popular ChatGPT service.



Paving the Road to Vulkan on Asahi Linux

TinyVG – an alternative binary encoded vector graphics format

Previous: A NeXT Computer Emulator

IPCC climate crisis report delivers ‘final warning on 1.5C’

ChatGPT is down

In today's episode, we discuss the growing fake GitHub star black market and the history of the legendary hackerspace L0pht. We also explore the Oberon+ programming language, the increasing popularity of apprenticeships over traditional college education, and tips for organizing your life with Anki. Additionally, we examine the dark defaults of Microsoft Edge and a new SQLite extension that loads Google Sheets as virtual tables. Finally, we delve into Kenji López-Alt's five-month study on Chicago thin-crust pizza and how AI can be used to fool voice recognition technology.



Tracking the Fake GitHub Star Black Market

The dark defaults of Microsoft Edge

More students are turning away from college and toward apprenticeships

How to participate in Monday’s oral arguments re: Internet Archive

Libgsqlite: A SQLite extension which loads a Google Sheet as a virtual table

Anki-fy your life

The early 90s tech scene that created L0pht, the legendary hackerspace

The Oberon+ Programming Language

Kenji López-Alt spent 5 months studying Chicago thin-crust pizza

AI fooled voice recognition to verify identity used by Australian tax office

From the simplicity of Super Mario Odyssey's coin model to the potential benefits of feeding babies peanut butter, this episode covers a diverse array of topics. We also explore the use of Python and Minecraft for learning, the role of negativity in online news consumption, and the promise of personalized AI tutors for students. Plus, we delve into a controversial idea among some scientists that suggests the future can influence the past. Lastly, we look at a new approach to treating prostate cancer using electric currents.



Give babies peanut butter to cut allergy by 77%, study says

Prostate cancer could be treated by destroying tumors with electric currents

Negativity drives online news consumption

The model for coins in Super Mario Odyssey is simpler than in Super Mario Galaxy

ViperGPT: Visual Inference via Python Execution for Reasoning

One AI Tutor Per Child: Personalized learning is finally here

A growing number of scientists are convinced the future influences the past

Show HN: Learn Python with Minecraft

In today's episode, we discuss the resignation of Twitch CEO Emmett Shear, a typographical mystery in Dennis Ritchie's PhD thesis, new features in the Midjourney v5 platform, and more. Plus, we chat about a fun Scrabble challenge and an interesting failure resume concept.



Lego violates GPL by keep Blender-based BrickLink Studio source closed (2021)

How did Dennis Ritchie produce his PhD thesis? A typographical mystery (2022) [pdf]

Shoshikantetsu

Not by AI

Miller: Like Awk, sed, cut, join, and sort for CSV, TSV, and tabular JSON

My Failure Resume

Midjourney v5 can do hands

Can you beat my dad at Scrabble?

Twitch CEO Emmett Shear is resigning

Just Write