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Aim to develop an open-source, modular 16 mm film projector using commonly available parts and proven mechanical elements.

Reuses existing claw, shutter and transport mechanisms from Eiki RT-2 and compatible optics from various brands.

Implements a high-density 800 W LED light source with water cooling, achieving up to twice the brightness of a 250 W halogen lamp.

Some employers draft confidentiality agreements so broadly they function as lifetime non-competes, forbidding you from working in the same industry after leaving.

These agreements rely on the ‘inevitable disclosure’ doctrine, claiming any use of experience or instincts violates confidentiality even without conscious wrongdoing.

Various jurisdictions counter these practices: China mandates 30% salary during non-competes, Brazil 100%, Oregon 50%; California bans non-competes entirely for most roles.

A working prototype of Balatro was built for the Nintendo E-Reader, playing in-round gameplay with a mocked blind selection and win screen.

Technical hurdles include displaying large scores within 32-bit limits, fitting many on-screen numbers given only four numeric draw slots, and accommodating 150 unique jokers’ graphics.

Sprite count limits (56 sprites) and background use require careful design or hand size restrictions to display cards.

The US military bombed three of Iran’s key nuclear facilities: Fordo, Natanz, and Isfahan.

President Trump warned Iran to make peace or face even greater attacks.

Iran’s leaders condemned the strikes, threatening to defend their country and consider all options, including missile retaliation.

Harper is a free, open-source English grammar checker alternative to Grammarly

It runs entirely on-device for full privacy and works offline

Provides instant grammar suggestions in under 10 milliseconds

Nxtscape is an open-source agentic browser that runs AI models locally.

It prioritizes privacy by letting users use their own API keys or local models.

It works with Chrome extensions and automates tasks via AI agents in the browser.

AbsenceBench is a benchmark evaluating LLMs’ ability to identify deliberately removed content in documents.

Tests span numerical sequences, poetry, and GitHub pull requests, requiring models to spot omissions given original and edited versions.

State-of-the-art models (e.g., Claude-3.7-Sonnet) achieve only 69.6% F1-score on tasks with ~5K token context.

Samsung pre-installs AppCloud bloatware by ironSource (now owned by Unity) on A and M series phones in West Asia and North Africa without user consent.

AppCloud collects sensitive data—including biometric information, IP addresses, and device fingerprints—while its privacy practices are opaque and there is no clear opt-out.

The app cannot be removed without rooting the device (which voids warranties and poses security risks) and may reappear after system updates.

Miyazaki employs visual elements—color, lighting, body language—to reinforce the film’s anti‐war and ecological themes.

The Giant Warriors and battle scenes mirror real war technologies such as nuclear bombs, emphasizing environmental destruction.

Contrasting peaceful landscapes with war‐torn scenes highlights how conflict devastates both nature and human communities.

YouTube is A/B testing ‘fake buffering’, adding a backoff equal to 80% of ad duration to initial video playback when ads are blocked.

This backoff delay applies to the first video request and happens regardless of ad blocking, but only noticeable by adblock users.

Setting isInlinePlaybackNoAd to true in the InnerTube JSON request prevents ads and thus the fake buffering backoff.