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openai.com
Starting today, all paying API customers have access to GPT-4, OpenAI's most capable model. OpenAI recommends users adopt the Chat Completions API, as they are deprecating older models in the Completions API and focusing on chat-based models to provide better results and a more structured prompt interface.

developer.mozilla.org
Mozilla has introduced the MDN Playground, a platform for web developers to preview and experiment with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript code. It offers features such as instant prototyping, live interaction, expanded code examples, and collaborative capabilities, aiming to enhance the coding experience and facilitate learning and sharing within the developer community.

wccftech.com
Intel's next-generation Arrow Lake CPUs may be built on TSMC's 3nm process node, indicating a potential shift in focus for the company. Rumors suggest that Intel might drop its own 3nm node and rely on TSMC's process for the development of its next-gen CPUs.
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the-dam.org
Suc is a Simple Unix Chat system that provides core features similar to Slack and Mattermost but with just five lines of code. It leverages SSH, UNIX's access control API, and UNIX's text-based modularity for authentication, access control, encryption, and more. With only 55 lines of code, suc can implement the core features of Mattermost with just 0.005% of the code, making it a lightweight and secure alternative.

www.oilshell.org
Oils is an exterior-first shell that distinguishes between interior and exterior code. Interior code refers to code within a process, while exterior code deals with coordination between processes. The design of Oils incorporates this interior-exterior idea to describe its features, including functions and procs, text handling using UTF-8 strings, and structured data represented by garbage-collected data structures in memory and JSON-based data languages on the wire.

www.theverge.com
How many humans does it take to make tech seem human? Millions to support OpenAI, Google, Meta, and every other major tech company. As AI becomes ubiquitous, a vast tasker underclass is emerging β and not going anywhere.

aws.amazon.com
Spam traps are email addresses used to expose illegitimate senders who add addresses to their lists without permission, causing potential mail blockages. They come in various forms, including classic spam traps, seeded traps, recycled addresses, typo traps, and fake addresses. To avoid spam traps, senders should focus on explicit permission, confirmed opt-in processes, list management, engagement tracking, securing web forms, and promptly honoring unsubscribe requests.

factoryfactoryfactory.net
The traditional approach of using a single universal tool is no longer favored. Instead, the focus has shifted to customized tool production through specialized factories. The introduction of a general-purpose tool-building "factory factory factory" streamlines the process of obtaining the right tools for specific tasks, eliminating the need for individuals to manage multiple factories and simplifying the tool-building process.

towardsaws.com
Transition from an operation manager to a site reliability engineer in just a month is possible with the right guidance and experience. By applying to management positions at other companies and continuously learning, it is achievable to become a manager and lead a team to solve customer problems.

news.itsfoss.com
OpenKylin is China's first independent open-source desktop operating system, developed by a special interest group. It is based on a long-term support Linux kernel and uses the UKUI desktop environment, providing an intuitive and familiar user experience.

www.influxdata.com
Mermaid.js is a JavaScript-based tool that allows developers, project managers, and data visualization specialists to easily create interactive diagrams and charts. It simplifies the process of visualizing data and offers various options for styling and theme configurations. The tool saves time and effort, making it ideal for creating engaging visualizations in a simple and efficient manner.

blog.rafaelgss.dev
The year is 2023, and Node.js v20 has been released. This article provides a scientific analysis of Node.js' performance using benchmark results, including improvements and setbacks in different modules such as file system operations, events, HTTP servers, startup time, module loading, streams, and URL parsing.