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vLLM handles inference requests via an OpenAI-compatible API server that passes tokenized prompts to an AsyncLLM engine using asynchronous IPC.

EngineCore schedules and batches tokens from multiple requests with a continuous batching algorithm and manages KV cache blocks via a KVCacheManager.

ModelRunner processes batched tokens on GPUs in parallel using optimized FlashAttention and replayable CUDA graphs.

There are two main email formats: plain text and HTML, with many technical communities preferring plain text email by default.

A curated list of email clients that support plain text composition, wrapping, and bottom posting without additional configuration is provided.

Detailed setup instructions are given for various popular email clients and webmail services to enable plain text composing and proper quoting.

Facebook now prompts users to opt into cloud processing that analyzes their camera roll photos for AI-generated suggestions, including images not yet shared on the platform.

By tapping “Allow,” users consent to ongoing upload of photos to Meta servers, where AI analyzes metadata, faces, objects, and location per Meta’s AI Terms of Service.

Generated suggestions include collages, recaps, AI restylings, and photo themes visible only to the user and not used for ad targeting.

The Register of Copyrights was abruptly fired by the White House, leading to a legal dispute over whether the president had authority to dismiss her.

No clear leader is in place: White House appointees have not assumed their roles, while the Library’s longtime deputy claims acting authority.

Copyright certificates were briefly paused and then issued without the Register’s signature, raising concerns about their legal validity.

The 6-state Busy Beaver number BB(6) lower bound has been improved sequentially from over 10^36,534 to 10 tetrated 15 times, then to 10 tetrated 10 million times, and most recently to 2 tetrated to 2 tetrated to 2 tetrated to 9 (equivalent to 2 pentated to 5).

The exact value of BB(5) is known as 47,176,870, highlighting the dramatic growth leap between n=5 and n=6.

To convey the vastness of the new BB(6) bound, one can imagine 10 tetrated 10 million grains of sand filling that many observable universes.

TTAB dismissed Deno’s fraud claim against Oracle on June 18.

Deno will not amend the fraud claim to avoid delays and focuses on genericness and abandonment claims.

Oracle must respond to the cancellation petition by August 7, admitting or denying claims.

Social platforms often start with authentic intentions but become corrupted by venture funding and growth pressures.

Economic incentives drive platforms to prioritize user growth and engagement over genuine connection and wellbeing.

Algorithms are engineered for engagement using tactics similar to gambling, exploiting psychological vulnerabilities for profit.

USB-C can support varied functions beyond charging, such as video output on unconventional devices.

Model Context Protocol (MCP) intended for AI can be repurposed to connect any system or data source.

By removing its AI focus, MCP becomes a universal plugin protocol that any application can leverage.

A student team designed and implemented a RISC ISA CPU named GAIA on FPGA and built a custom C compiler toolchain called Ucc.

They ported the MIT educational Unix-like OS Xv6 to their home-built CPU by adding interrupt handling, virtual memory, and MMU support.

The team enhanced their CPU simulator and developed a primitive linker, disassembler, and debug features to support OS porting.

She erased all her digital notes accumulated over years and felt relief.

The “second brain” concept can lead to passive storage rather than active thinking.

Excessive knowledge capture encourages deferral and anxiety over unread items.