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BITS Pilani reshapes its UG curriculum to prepare students for the AI era
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BITS Pilani reshapes its UG curriculum to prepare students for the AI era

The Indian Express·1 day ago
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V Ramgopal Rao, former IIT Delhi Director, shared that the revised curriculum redesigns the traditional classroom learning approach and enables students to explore diverse disciplines while pursuing their academic interests.

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Per-block difficulty adjustment in a post-quantum Proof-of-Work chain (Rust, integer-only) published:
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Per-block difficulty adjustment in a post-quantum Proof-of-Work chain (Rust, integer-only) published:

DEV Community: rust·Althaaf Mohamed·3 days ago
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#devtorust#devto#dev#difficulty#block

I'm building Quantum-Lattice (QL), a Layer 1 Proof-of-Work chain written in Rust that signs every...

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Reversing Factorio's RNG
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Reversing Factorio's RNG

Hacker News·about 1 month ago
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This post details how Factorio's random number generation works, how it can be reversed and how I used that knowledge to predict and manipulate the RNG with pure in‑game mechanics.

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Looking inside a 1970s PROM chip that stores data in microscopic fuses
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Looking inside a 1970s PROM chip that stores data in microscopic fuses

Hacker News·3 months ago
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#righto#chip#fuses#transistors#bits

The MMI 5300 was a memory chip from the early 1970s, storing 1024 bits in tiny fuses. 1 Unlike regular RAM chips, this was a PROM ( Progra...

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We have proof automation now

Hacker News·3 months ago
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#imperialviolet#symbol#state#bits#states

I've long had a soft spot for dependently-typed languages like Coq Rocq and Lean. They offer the possibility of a type system capable of encoding and enforcing arbitrarily subtle invariants.…

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The adder at the heart of Intel's 8087 floating-point chip
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The adder at the heart of Intel's 8087 floating-point chip

Hacker News·4 months ago
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#righto#carry#adder#bits#block

In 1980, Intel released the Intel 8087 floating-point coprocessor, a chip that could make math up to 100 times faster. As well as arithmetic...

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BITS Pilani Goa grapples with ‘suicide contagion’ as another student pursuing PhD takes his own life
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BITS Pilani Goa grapples with ‘suicide contagion’ as another student pursuing PhD takes his own life

The Indian Express·Pavneet Singh Chadha·6 months ago
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According to the police, the incident took place on Wednesday morning. A purported suicide note recovered from the spot stated that no one was responsible for his death, said police, adding that they have initiated inquest proceedings.

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Stop using UUID v4 for database primary keys — UUIDv7 is the 2026 default
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Stop using UUID v4 for database primary keys — UUIDv7 is the 2026 default

DEV Community·engr anees·6 months ago
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#javascript#but#webdev#database#uuid

Your B-tree indexes hate UUID v4. They've hated it for years. You probably haven't noticed because...

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How to Generate a Strong Password Online for Free — Customizable Length, Nothing Stored, Nothing Sent
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How to Generate a Strong Password Online for Free — Customizable Length, Nothing Stored, Nothing Sent

DEV Community·Shaishav Patel·6 months ago
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#webdev#security#beginners#tooling#password

From Dev.to - webdev: How to Generate a Strong Password Online for Free — Customizable Length, Nothing Stored, Nothing Sent

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The Best Drill Bits for Stainless Steel, Tested and Reviewed by Experts
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The Best Drill Bits for Stainless Steel, Tested and Reviewed by Experts

Bob Vila·Mike Bruton, Mark Wolfe·6 months ago
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#page#bits#drill#steel#cobalt

Whether you're a DIYer or pro, discover the best drill bits for stainless steel. We tested top picks; these handled this tough task the best.

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Aggregate Identity in Go: UUID v7, ULID, or Snowflake?
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Aggregate Identity in Go: UUID v7, ULID, or Snowflake?

DEV Community·Gabriel Anhaia·6 months ago
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Picking the right ID for your DDD aggregate roots in Go. UUID v4, v7, ULID, Snowflake — sortability, distribution, B-tree friendliness, decision rule.

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