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Cyber Warfare Explained
Watch · youtube.com · Issue #139
Johnny Harris's 28-minute explainer, published in February 2024, argues that cyber warfare is a constant but largely overlooked threat.
Summary
Johnny Harris's 28-minute explainer, published in February 2024, argues that cyber warfare is a constant but largely overlooked threat. The video describes it as ranging from influencing elections to disrupting nuclear facilities, and says countries including Israel, America and Russia are part of a growing cyber arms race. Chapters cover zero-day vulnerabilities, Cyber Warfare 2.0 and silent timebombs.
A tip for Microsoft Outlook
Short · instagram.com · Issue #139
A short tip about Microsoft Outlook .
Summary
A short tip about Microsoft Outlook .
Findr: AI Search Across Work Apps
Tool · usefindr.com · Issue #139
Findr is an AI-powered assistant that answers work-related questions by searching across a user's connected workplace apps, such as Gmail, Slack, Jira and Drive.
Summary
Findr is an AI-powered assistant that answers work-related questions by searching across a user's connected workplace apps, such as Gmail, Slack, Jira and Drive. Its chat can summarize content and draft emails with references to the sources. Search runs in real time, and users only see content they already have permission to access. A Free plan at $0 includes unlimited universal search and 5 daily Co-pilot queries.
Convertio: Online File Converter
Tool · convertio.co · Issue #138
Convertio is an online file converter that handles documents, images, audio, video, spreadsheets, ebooks, archives, presentations and fonts across more than 300 formats.
Summary
Convertio is an online file converter that handles documents, images, audio, video, spreadsheets, ebooks, archives, presentations and fonts across more than 300 formats. Conversion runs in the cloud, and uploaded files are deleted right away and converted files after 24 hours. The maximum file size is 1 GB, and the site also offers a conversion API and OCR.
Resume Worded: AI Resume and LinkedIn Feedback
Tool · resumeworded.com · Issue #138
Resume Worded is an AI-powered platform that gives feedback on resumes and LinkedIn profiles.
Summary
Resume Worded is an AI-powered platform that gives feedback on resumes and LinkedIn profiles. Its tools include a resume score out of 100, AutoFix rewrites of weak lines that the user approves, Smart Target keyword matching against a job description, a cover letter generator and LinkedIn review. It is free to start, with a paid Pro tier.
What popcorn brain means
Short · vm.tiktok.com · Issue #135
A short item on so-called popcorn brain .
Summary
A short item on so-called popcorn brain .
Spotube: Open-Source Music Streaming App
Tool · spotube.krtirtho.dev · Issue #133
Spotube is a free, open-source, cross-platform music streaming app for Android, Windows, Linux and macOS.
Summary
Spotube is a free, open-source, cross-platform music streaming app for Android, Windows, Linux and macOS. Users can connect their own music metadata, playlists and audio sources through community-made plugins. Features include playlist import and sync, time-synced lyrics that work regardless of source, and downloadable tracks with metadata tags. No premium subscription is required.
New Space: Private AI and Collaboration App
Tool · new.space · Issue #128
new.space is a private AI and collaboration app from Shareup Software Corporation.
Summary
new.space is a private AI and collaboration app from Shareup Software Corporation. It lets users run AI models on their Mac and access them from iOS, Mac or the web. Content is described as end-to-end encrypted and never used to train AI models. Shared Spaces hold links, files and notes for real-time collaboration. The free plan includes 5 GB of storage and 50 AI requests per month.
ChatDB: Free Browser-Based Data Tools
Tool · chatdb.ai · Issue #127
ChatDB is a collection of free, browser-based tools for working with data files, with 53 tools in total.
Summary
ChatDB is a collection of free, browser-based tools for working with data files, with 53 tools in total. It can convert, view and edit files such as CSV, Parquet, JSON, GeoJSON, SQLite and Excel, and includes AI tools for querying Parquet and CSV files in natural language. The site says its tools run in the browser, with no uploads and no accounts.
roadmap.sh
Tool · roadmap.sh · Issue #126
roadmap.sh is a community-built learning site for developers.
Summary
roadmap.sh is a community-built learning site for developers. It offers role-based roadmaps such as Frontend, Backend, DevOps and AI Engineer, plus skill roadmaps for topics like Python, React and SQL. It also includes best-practice guides, short lesson packs, interview question sets and an AI Tutor. The project is credited to the handle @nilbuild, and visitors are invited to register and join the community.
Learn web vulnerabilities and earn legal bounties
Short · youtube.com · Issue #124
Start with the site the speaker names as oas.org to learn web vulnerabilities
Summary
The speaker recommends learning web vulnerabilities, then earning money through legal HackerOne bounty programs.
The speaker recommends learning web vulnerabilities from a website given in the transcript as oas.org, likely OWASP, then joining HackerOne to take part in bug bounty programs. The speaker says bounty programs let you legally search company systems for vulnerabilities within scope, report them, and earn money and recognition.
Key points- Start with the site the speaker names as oas.org to learn web vulnerabilities
- Create a HackerOne account to join bounty programs legally
- Stay in scope and report vulnerabilities to earn credit and money
MisGif: AI Face-in-GIF App for Group Chats
Tool · misgif.app · Issue #123
MisGif is an AI app, pronounced mis-JIF, that puts a user's face into favorite GIFs, TV shows and movies from a single selfie, made for group chats.
Summary
MisGif is an AI app, pronounced mis-JIF, that puts a user's face into favorite GIFs, TV shows and movies from a single selfie, made for group chats. The page shows a GIF grid credited to Tenor and lists an iOS app as coming soon.
How Fast We Adapt to Technology
Read · blockbuster.thoughtleader.school · 30 min · Issue #122
Michael Simmons revisits Alvin Toffler's 1970 book Future Shock and finds its premise partly true.
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Michael Simmons revisits Alvin Toffler's 1970 book Future Shock and finds its premise partly true. He argues that technology's side effects behave like a chronic disease, and that the bigger problem is adaptive lag, as culture and regulation lag far behind technology. Smartphone blue-light fixes took about ten years after the iPhone, and AI is presented as the next case. He criticizes Marc Andreessen's Techno-Optimist Manifesto for focusing on benefits.
A digital dress called Primrose changes looks
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #121
Traditional clothing is static, while Primrose refreshes its look in a moment
Summary
A digital dress called Primrose uses embedded sensors to change its look without a button press.
A CNET presenter introduces Project Primrose, a digital dress with embedded sensors that lets the wearer change its look without pressing a button and responds to movement. The clip shows a live demonstration, which takes a couple of tries before the dress responds.
Key points- Traditional clothing is static, while Primrose refreshes its look in a moment
- The presenter says the dress responds when the wearer turns and moves
- The live demo needed a retry before the dress responded
ExamTopics: Free IT Certification Practice Questions
Tool · examtopics.com · Issue #121
ExamTopics is a free website of practice questions and answers for IT certification exams, including CompTIA, Cisco, Microsoft and Linux.
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ExamTopics is a free website of practice questions and answers for IT certification exams, including CompTIA, Cisco, Microsoft and Linux. The site says it has built its library since 2014, adds updates daily and is maintained by six IT professionals, with material from community contributors. It states it is not affiliated with any certification provider, and claims users are guaranteed to pass.
VisuAlgo: Visual Guide to Algorithms and Data Structures
Tool · visualgo.net · Issue #120
VisuAlgo is a free web platform by the National University of Singapore that teaches data structures and algorithms through animated visualizations.
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VisuAlgo is a free web platform by the National University of Singapore that teaches data structures and algorithms through animated visualizations. It has 24 modules, each with an auto-graded quiz whose questions are randomly generated. Associate Professor Steven Halim conceived it in 2011, and the site says it is offered at no cost to the global computer science community.
Microsoft's Military Empire, Explained
Watch · youtube.com · 21 min · Issue #118
A YouTube explainer by entrepreneur John Coogan, posted in March 2023, on Microsoft's military-related business.
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A YouTube explainer by entrepreneur John Coogan, posted in March 2023, on Microsoft's military-related business. The description frames it as the creator's personal opinion rather than a primary source. Coogan co-founded soylent.com and lucy.co.
PrettyPolly: Practice Speaking a Language With AI
Tool · prettypolly.app · Issue #118
PrettyPolly is an AI conversation partner for practicing speaking from the first day of language study, with 36 languages available.
Summary
PrettyPolly is an AI conversation partner for practicing speaking from the first day of language study, with 36 languages available. Its creator, Chris W, built it after struggling to speak French despite years of school lessons, and argues that regular conversation with native speakers matters most. The page cites more than 9,000 users in the last three months.
Torrenting spreads load but risks legal threats
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #116
A torrent file is a treasure map pointing to users who already have the file
Summary
Torrenting spreads download load across users, but the speaker warns that sharing copyrighted files can bring legal threats.
The video explains how torrenting works. Web servers have limited storage and bandwidth, so torrenting spreads a download across many users. A small torrent file, which the speaker calls a treasure map, points to users who already have the file, and the downloader takes pieces from each of them. The speaker says the video is for educational purposes.
Key points- A torrent file is a treasure map pointing to users who already have the file
- Seeding means re-uploading, and taking without giving back is called leeching
- Copyright holders can see the IP addresses sharing a file and ask ISPs to act
Build monthly totals with SUMIFS in Excel
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #116
Sum amounts where the category is advertising and the date falls in each month
Summary
Monthly category totals can be built with SUMIFS on date ranges, then checked to zero in Excel.
A finance creator builds a monthly expense summary in a fast Excel walkthrough. The steps include freezing the header row, adding month columns, and using SUMIFS-style formulas with date bounds to total advertising spend by month. The speaker then copies the formula down, removes decimals, adds a total column, and adds a check row that should net to zero.
Key points- Sum amounts where the category is advertising and the date falls in each month
- Use a greater-than check against prior month end plus one day for the range
- Add a check row that subtracts to zero across all categories
Guidde: AI Tool for Turning Workflows Into Guides
Tool · guidde.com · Issue #116
Guidde is an AI platform that records a software workflow with a browser extension, desktop or mobile app, then generates a video guide with a written script, voiceover and captions.
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Guidde is an AI platform that records a software workflow with a browser extension, desktop or mobile app, then generates a video guide with a written script, voiceover and captions. Users can edit scripts and audio, translate guides into 50+ languages, and share or export them. The page aims it at onboarding, support and training teams, and says sign-up needs no credit card, with pricing on a separate page.
How Social Apps Affect Sleep
Read · socialmediatoday.com · 2 min · Issue #114
A 2022 Social Media Today article by Andrew Hutchinson summarizing a Sleep Junkie study of 2,012 Americans who wore smartwatches to track sleep after using their phones before bed.
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A 2022 Social Media Today article by Andrew Hutchinson summarizing a Sleep Junkie study of 2,012 Americans who wore smartwatches to track sleep after using their phones before bed. Users of TikTok's For You feed spent about 14% of their sleep cycle in REM, roughly half the recommended amount. The study attributes the effect mainly to blue light, and suggests dark mode and no screens for two hours before sleep.
Letsrecast: Article-to-Audio App (Shut Down)
Tool · letsrecast.ai · Issue #111
Letsrecast, which turned articles into audio, has shut down, and its farewell page thanks users.
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Letsrecast, which turned articles into audio, has shut down, and its farewell page thanks users. The newsletter described the app at the time as handling up to 20,000 words per article.
AI can reconstruct what people see and think
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #108
Reconstructed images shown in an MRI machine by matching patterns in brain activity
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The speaker says AI can now reconstruct what people see, think and where they stand, using brain scans and Wi-Fi signals.
The speaker describes research that reconstructs images from fMRI brain data. Participants viewed images in an MRI scanner, a model learned to map brain patterns to images, and it then reconstructed an image it had not been shown. A later study used Stable Diffusion for better results, and another tried to decode inner speech while people narrated a video. The speaker suggests dreams may no longer be private.
Key points- Reconstructed images shown in an MRI machine by matching patterns in brain activity
- Newer work uses stable diffusion and decoded a narrated inner monologue from a video
- Wi-Fi radio signals alone rebuilt real-time 3D poses of people in a room
Product Chart: Visual Product Comparison
Tool · productchart.com · Issue #101
Product Chart is an online tool that shows gadgets in visual charts, with categories such as 3D printers, solid state drives and flash drives.
Summary
Product Chart is an online tool that shows gadgets in visual charts, with categories such as 3D printers, solid state drives and flash drives. It also includes finders for touch screen laptops, laptops with matte screens and smartphones with removable batteries, plus a similar phone finder.
TIME's A to Z Glossary of Artificial Intelligence
Read · time.com · 10 min · Issue #101
A free glossary by TIME correspondent Billy Perrigo, first published in April 2023, that explains AI terms from AGI and alignment to hallucination and scaling laws.
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A free glossary by TIME correspondent Billy Perrigo, first published in April 2023, that explains AI terms from AGI and alignment to hallucination and scaling laws. It cites a 2023 OpenAI paper estimating that nearly a fifth of US workers could have over half their tasks automated by a language model. It also reports a 2022 survey of 738 AI researchers who put the average chance of human extinction from advanced AI at 10%.
A screenless AI wearable sees and hears
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #98
It needs no smartphone and interacts by hearing and seeing what the wearer does
Summary
A standalone, screenless AI wearable sees and hears what you do, and the presenter says it will transform daily life.
An excerpt from a TED Talk presents a standalone wearable device built for AI that needs no smartphone. The speaker says it is screenless, seamless and sensing, hearing and seeing what the wearer does. In the demonstration, it checks a chocolate bar against the wearer's intolerance and warns them. The speaker argues AI will transform nearly every aspect of life.
Key points- It needs no smartphone and interacts by hearing and seeing what the wearer does
- Demo: it flags that a chocolate bar contains cocoa butter given an intolerance
- The presenter says AI will transform nearly every aspect of life
Have I Been Pwned
Tool · haveibeenpwned.com · Issue #98
Have I Been Pwned is a data breach search service that shows whether an email address appears in known breaches.
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Have I Been Pwned is a data breach search service that shows whether an email address appears in known breaches. It also offers domain monitoring for organizations, a Notify Me alert for future breaches, a password breach check and an API. It tracks over 1,000 breached websites.
Update every outdated PC app with winget
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #97
Open CMD as administrator, then type winget upgrade and press enter
Summary
Run winget upgrade --all from an administrator command prompt once a month to update every outdated app on a PC.
The video shows how to update installed Windows software in one pass. Open Command Prompt as administrator, run winget upgrade to list outdated apps, then run winget upgrade --all to update them. The speaker recommends doing this once a month.
Key points- Open CMD as administrator, then type winget upgrade and press enter
- Add the --all flag to update all outdated software and apps
- The speaker recommends doing this once a month
A Water Treatment That Removes Forever Chemicals
Read · news.ubc.ca · 2 min · Issue #97
UBC engineers led by Dr.
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UBC engineers led by Dr. Madjid Mohseni developed a water treatment that removes PFAS, or forever chemicals, from drinking water. A custom adsorbing material traps up to 99 percent of PFAS, which are then destroyed electrochemically and photochemically, and the material can be regenerated and reused. A pilot at several B.C. locations was set to start, aimed at small, rural, remote and Indigenous communities.
Boring Report
Tool · boringreport.org · Issue #96
Boring Report is an AI-generated news app for iOS, Android and desktop, with the tagline News by AI, Information Without the Noise.
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Boring Report is an AI-generated news app for iOS, Android and desktop, with the tagline News by AI, Information Without the Noise. Kuba describes it as stripping the frills and clickbait from news articles. The page shows mostly app metadata and does not explain features in detail or say whether the app is free.
Super Agent
Tool · super-agent.com · Issue #92
Superagent is a browser extension and web service, credited to the company ocd.pt, that handles cookie consent pop-ups automatically.
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Superagent is a browser extension and web service, credited to the company ocd.pt, that handles cookie consent pop-ups automatically. Users set their cookie choices once, and the service applies them across websites, notifies them of actions it takes and warns when a site ignores their preferences. Extensions are listed for Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge and Opera. The page.
Soundiiz
Tool · soundiiz.com · Issue #91
Soundiiz is a web and mobile service for moving playlists and favorites between music streaming services, and it can keep selected playlists synced.
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Soundiiz is a web and mobile service for moving playlists and favorites between music streaming services, and it can keep selected playlists synced. The page lists 48 supported services, including Spotify, Apple Music, TIDAL and Deezer. The free version transfers playlists one at a time with a 200-track cap per playlist, and batch transfers need a paid plan. The page.
How Not to Be a Hostage to Technology
Read · autodidacts.io · 20 min · Issue #90
Curiositry's 2022 article on The Autodidacts argues that devices and the internet, shaped by advertising, can take control of people's attention.
Summary
Curiositry's 2022 article on The Autodidacts argues that devices and the internet, shaped by advertising, can take control of people's attention. Its remedy, which it calls intentional computing, includes screen-free times, a weekly screen-free day, RSS instead of news sites, keyboard shortcuts, focus rituals, site blocking and uBlock Origin.
Speed Comparison 3D: Fastest Man-Made Objects
Watch · youtube.com · 8 min · Issue #88
RED SIDE's February 2023 3D animation compares the speeds of the fastest man-made objects across different years, with everyday objects included for reference.
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RED SIDE's February 2023 3D animation compares the speeds of the fastest man-made objects across different years, with everyday objects included for reference. The description says it was built in Unreal Engine 5.6 and that constructing the scene was harder than calculating the speeds. The figures come from public data, Google searches and surveys, and may be slightly off.
The Quiet Place
Tool · thequietplaceproject.xyz · Issue #88
The Quiet Place is a short interactive relaxation experience by Amitay Tweeto that asks users to silence their phones and step away from constant notifications.
Summary
The Quiet Place is a short interactive relaxation experience by Amitay Tweeto that asks users to silence their phones and step away from constant notifications. It includes a 30-second relaxation prompt, a linked 90-second exercise, a clean version for kids and background music from the series Lost. It links to app store listings.
Bionic Third Thumb: The Future of Human Augmentation
Watch · youtube.com · 12 min · Issue #82
Freethink's Hard Reset episode, published January 2023, looks at artificial body parts that add capabilities rather than only replace lost ones.
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Freethink's Hard Reset episode, published January 2023, looks at artificial body parts that add capabilities rather than only replace lost ones. Designer Dani Clode developed the Third Thumb, a 3D-printed extra thumb controlled by the toes. Her team works with The Plasticity Lab at University College London and Cambridge University to study how the brain adapts to augmentation and to improve prosthetic control.
Interior AI: AI Redesign for Rooms and Exteriors
Tool · interiorai.com · Issue #78
Interior AI is a web app by Pieter Levels that redesigns photos of interiors, exteriors and gardens with AI.
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Interior AI is a web app by Pieter Levels that redesigns photos of interiors, exteriors and gardens with AI. Users upload a photo, pick a room type and style, and get photorealistic renders in about 25 seconds. It offers over 55 styles and 30 room types, plus virtual staging for empty rooms and sketch-to-image rendering. Plans are paid subscriptions: Pro, Premium and Ultra, from about $29 to $199 per month.
Track This: Firefox Anti-Tracking Tool
Tool · trackthis.link · Issue #77
Track This, from Firefox (Mozilla), is a web tool described as a new kind of Incognito.
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Track This, from Firefox (Mozilla), is a web tool described as a new kind of Incognito. It opens many tabs to make trackers think you are someone else. You choose an alter ego profile from four options: Hypebeast, Filthy Rich, Doomsday and Influencer.
Smart glasses that caption speech live
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #75
Wearing the device makes speech appear as captions in real time
Summary
The speaker demonstrates a pair of smart glasses that display what is said as captions in real time. The speaker says the captions would appear as subtitles for people with no hearing, and that this could change many people's lives, which is why the project was built.
Key points- Wearing the device makes speech appear as captions in real time
- The speaker says it could help people with no hearing at all
Yoodli: AI Roleplay and Coaching for Human Skills
Tool · app.yoodli.ai · Issue #74
Yoodli is an AI platform for practicing human skills through roleplays and coaching, aimed at sales teams, L&D teams and managers.
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Yoodli is an AI platform for practicing human skills through roleplays and coaching, aimed at sales teams, L&D teams and managers. Modules include Roleplays, Personas (embeddable AI experts), Create (builds learning journeys from a prompt), Coach and Measure. It integrates with Zoom, Google Meet, Slack and Salesforce. The company reports SOC 2 Type 2 certification, and the site offers a free sign-up with pricing plans linked.
An AI podcast imitating Jobs and Rogan
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #73
The creator says the voice and transcript were generated from online presence
Summary
An AI-generated podcast mimicking Steve Jobs and Joe Rogan shows a future where humans guide AI to make content.
The speaker describes a 20-minute podcast said to be generated by AI, imitating the late Steve Jobs and Joe Rogan using their voices and a language model trained on their public presence. The speaker expects future content to be AI-generated but guided by humans. Listed cons include lack of consent, profiting from someone's likeness, and manipulation, while pros include easier learning and saving time.
Key points- The creator says the voice and transcript were generated from online presence
- Says the most creative work will depend on articulating ideas to the machine
- Describes telling an AI assistant to create a video of him at his desk
Bumble's ideas came from user motives
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #73
She founded Bumble, a dating app where women make the first move
Summary
Whitney Wolfe Herd says Bumble's original ideas came from understanding what motivates people, such as women making the first move.
An excerpt from an interview with Whitney Wolfe Herd, founder and CEO of Bumble, covers the app's model in which women make the first move. Wolfe Herd describes the personal toll of leaving Tinder, including media pressure and a public persona that followed her. The interviewer notes she was the youngest woman to take a company public, at 31.
Key points- She founded Bumble, a dating app where women make the first move
- She became the youngest woman to take a company public, at 31
- She says leaving Tinder was painful, with reporters trying to reach her window
Google Admin Toolbox Screen Recorder
Tool · toolbox.googleapps.com · Issue #73
A browser-based screen and audio recorder from Google's Admin Toolbox, a set of troubleshooting utilities for Google Workspace administrators.
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A browser-based screen and audio recorder from Google's Admin Toolbox, a set of troubleshooting utilities for Google Workspace administrators. Recording starts and stops with buttons, and audio capture is optional. Media is processed in the browser and not sent to Google or other remote services. It works on desktop and laptop devices, and screen and tab audio capture requires Chrome or a Chromium browser. It is described as free.
iOS 16 Settings Worth Turning On
Watch · youtube.com · 11 min · Issue #68
Payette Forward, a channel hosted by David & David, lists 21 iPhone settings worth turning on, mainly for privacy, security, battery and convenience.
Summary
Payette Forward, a channel hosted by David & David, lists 21 iPhone settings worth turning on, mainly for privacy, security, battery and convenience. Examples include blocking cross-site tracking, enabling Lockdown Mode and Emergency SOS, showing battery percentage, and using Face ID for Notes.
Ninite: Install Many Free Windows Programs at Once
Tool · ninite.com · Issue #68
Ninite is a free Windows tool that installs or updates many programs in one go.
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Ninite is a free Windows tool that installs or updates many programs in one go. You pick apps from a catalog and it fetches each from the publisher's official site, without toolbars or extra software. It checks signatures or hashes and skips apps that are already current. Paid options are Nintune for Intune users, at $1 per machine per year, and Ninite Pro.
Craftle: AI Compute Yield Verification
Tool · craftle.app · Issue #64
Craftle is a tool for verifying compute yield in AI infrastructure.
Summary
Craftle is a tool for verifying compute yield in AI infrastructure. It turns data-center telemetry, job scheduling, rack power, cooling and contract terms into evidence of what a cluster actually delivered and what the shortfall costs. Its sample report models a site in Saudi Arabia, and the company is based in Riyadh. The only call to action is to become a design partner by email.
Emoji Kitchen
Tool · emoji.supply · Issue #62
A browser for Emoji Kitchen, a feature that combines emoji into mixed designs, with thousands of combinations available in Gboard for Android.
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A browser for Emoji Kitchen, a feature that combines emoji into mixed designs, with thousands of combinations available in Gboard for Android. The page displays the combinations as images and credits the Emoji Kitchen team for the emoji and standards. Its source code is on GitHub.
Gmail's team chose 2GB over 200MB
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #61
Competitors gave 25MB, and Larry crossed out 200MB on the whiteboard and wrote 2GB
Summary
Gmail's team was told to choose 2GB over 200MB, a tenfold leap, and the speaker now asks founders for their 2GB moment.
Wesley, who helped build Google Analytics, recounts sitting in on a Gmail product meeting. The team planned 200MB per user, while rivals gave about 25MB, but Larry Page crossed it out and asked for 2GB, saying the team should not return until it worked. The speaker says the team found a way, and that Gmail's invite-only launch was resold for thousands of dollars.
Key points- Competitors gave 25MB, and Larry crossed out 200MB on the whiteboard and wrote 2GB
- The team was told to find a way to deliver 2GB despite storage costs
- The speaker asks founders for their 2GB moment, not an incremental idea
Talk to Books (Google)
Tool · books.google.com · Issue #60
A Google experiment built on machine learning that lets people explore ideas and discover books, with sample searches showing archived results.
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A Google experiment built on machine learning that lets people explore ideas and discover books, with sample searches showing archived results. The page describes it in the past tense, suggesting it may no longer be available.
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