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beautiful-mermaid is a library that renders Mermaid diagrams as beautiful SVGs or ASCII art, designed to be fast, fully themeable, and work in various environments including terminals. It supports multiple diagram types like flowcharts, state diagrams, sequence diagrams, class diagrams, and ER diagrams, with dual output options for rich UIs and terminals. The library is built for the AI era and offers a powerful theming system that allows users to customize colors or use pre-built themes.
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The comment thread discusses the appreciation for ASCII diagrams, with a focus on their versatility and sharp appearance when using monospaced fonts. A recommendation for monodraw as an application is made. There's also a counterpoint regarding the perceived lack of professionalism in ASCII diagrams.
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The article is about Virginia 'Ginny' Oliver, known as the 'Lobster Lady', who spent nearly 100 years fishing for lobsters in Maine. She passed away at the age of 105 and was celebrated by Governor Janet Mills for her hardworking spirit.
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LignoSat, a satellite made from magnolia wood, was launched from the International Space Station in December 2024 despite experiencing communications failure.
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The comment thread discusses the launch of wooden satellites for space exploration and combatting pollution, with a mix of positive reactions to innovation and concerns about practicality.
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The article introduces the Mecha Comet, a modular Linux handheld computer designed for customization, modding, and open-source development. It features various hardware components like processors, storage, display, battery, and connectivity options, along with extensions such as keyboard, gamepad, GPIO, and M.2 slots for additional functionality.
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The comment thread discusses a Kickstarter project for a Linux-based handheld computer, with users expressing interest in the product while also questioning its utility and the state of its operating system. There's a comparison made to another device, highlighting features and compatibility. The conversation touches on the potential for impulsive buying behavior with small gimmicky computers.
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Trinity Large: An open-source 400B sparse MoE (Multi-Expert) model has been released, featuring three variants - Trinity-Large-Preview, Trinity-Large-Base, and TrueBase. The model uses a high sparsity ratio with 13B active parameters per token, employing 256 experts with 4 experts active per token. It is designed for efficient training on large-scale hardware, achieving faster inference compared to peers in the same weight class while maintaining performance.
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The comment thread discusses the excitement around an 'open' base model for research, its performance compared to other models, training costs vs. quality improvement, benchmarking reliability, and technical aspects like RAM requirements and distillation into different architectures.
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Questom (YC F25) is seeking a Founding Engineer to help build the core systems for their platform, focusing on connecting communication platforms, agentic workflows, and external tools like CRMs. The role involves designing high-performance systems that can scale across multiple customers with different data sources and configurations, creating repeatable workflows for agents, and turning ambiguous ideas into working software.
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The article explores the physics behind airplane flight through an in-depth investigation of airflow and lift generation around airfoils. It uses visualizations to explain concepts like pressure, velocity, and flow dynamics, focusing on how these factors interact with wing shapes and angles of attack to create lift.
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The comment thread discusses the potential of AI in creating explainers quickly and its impact on quality human-created content, with a focus on the capabilities and limitations of AI. There is agreement that AI can create similar content but lacks passion and quality found in human-created works.
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An individual spoofed ADSB signals to display the meme of JD Vance over Mar-a-Lago, potentially raising questions about age verification for ADSB systems.
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The comment thread discusses the legal implications and technical aspects of spoofing ADS-B data to display a meme on aviation tracking websites. Opinions vary on whether this constitutes a federal crime, with some suggesting it could be prosecuted under laws like the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA), while others argue that violating terms of service is not necessarily a CFAA violation. The thread also explores the technical details of ADS-B protocol and its role in aviation safety.
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The article discusses the death of Tariq Jamieson, an infant who died from codeine poisoning after being administered crushed Tylenol-3 mixed in breast milk or formula by an unknown caregiver. The case was initially attributed to a genetic predisposition of his mother Rani to convert codeine into morphine at higher rates than usual, leading to the belief that it could be fatal for infants during breastfeeding. However, subsequent investigations and analyses have raised doubts about this interpretation, suggesting instead that Tariq likely received direct administration of the drug.
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The comment thread discusses the flaws and limitations of the scientific method, particularly in relation to human fallibility, egos, and dishonesty. There is a debate on whether science as an institution protects these issues or if skepticism towards consensus and institutions is necessary for scientific progress. The conversation also touches on the replicability crisis in research and the role of egos in scientific integrity.
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An internal Google bug report inadvertently leaked images of Android's desktop interface, showcasing a taller status bar optimized for large screens, with features like time display, battery icon, Wi-Fi indicator, notification bell, language settings, Gemini icon, and screen recorder. The Taskbar remains similar to current versions, while the mouse cursor has been slightly modified.
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The comment thread discusses various opinions and concerns regarding the future of personal computing, with a focus on the potential rise of Android as a desktop operating system and its implications on privacy, surveillance, and the convergence of mobile and desktop interfaces.
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