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Freq Out with LTSpice

We always enjoy [FesZ’s] videos, and his latest about FREQ function in LTSpice is no exception. In fact, LTSpice doesn’t document it, but it is part of the underlying Spice system. So, of course, you can figure it out or just watch the video below. The FREQ keyword allows you to change component attributes in

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A profile of Rachel Griffin Accurso, known as Ms. Rachel on social media, whose YouTube channel for educational children’s videos has over 4.8M subscribers (McKenna Oxenden/New York Times)

McKenna Oxenden / New York Times: A profile of Rachel Griffin Accurso, known as Ms. Rachel on social media, whose YouTube channel for educational children’s videos has over 4.8M subscribers  —  The YouTube star of “Songs for Littles,” an online video series that pulls millions of views, says she’s found her calling in encouraging children

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Build accelerated AI apps for NPUs with Olive

Microsoft’s AI push goes beyond the cloud, as the company is clearly getting ready for desktop hardware with built-in AI accelerators. You only have to look at Microsoft’s collaboration with Qualcomm, which produced the SQ series of Arm processors, all of which come with AI accelerators that deliver new computer vision features on Windows. AI

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A look at MoMA’s “Never Alone” exhibit, featuring a collection of 35 video games, making MoMA one of very few art museums to have a permanent games collection (Julian Lucas/New Yorker)

Julian Lucas / New Yorker: A look at MoMA’s “Never Alone” exhibit, featuring a collection of 35 video games, making MoMA one of very few art museums to have a permanent games collection  —  After years of neglect, art institutions are coming around to games.  Can they master the controls?

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Freq Out with LTSpice

We always enjoy [FesZ’s] videos, and his latest about FREQ function in LTSpice is no exception. In fact, LTSpice doesn’t document it, but it is part of the underlying Spice system. So, of course, you can figure it out or just watch the video below. The FREQ keyword allows you to change component attributes in

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Presence Sensor Locks Computer When You Step Away

Having a computer that locks its screen after a few minutes of inactivity is always a good idea from a security standpoint, especially in offices where there is a lot of foot traffic. Even the five- or ten-minute activity timers that are set on most workstations aren’t really perfect solutions. While ideally in these situations

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Best DJ Controllers with Bluetooth of 2023

Many companies featured on ReadWrite partner with us. Opinions are our own, but compensation and in-depth research determine how products may be selected and ranked. Learn more about how we make money. Are you a DJ looking for the perfect blend of convenience and versatility in your DJ controller? Look no further! In this article, we present

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Report: Apple is working on new external display for Macs that can double as a smart home display in low-power mode, to release next year “at the earliest” (Benjamin Mayo/9to5Mac)

Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac: Report: Apple is working on new external display for Macs that can double as a smart home display in low-power mode, to release next year “at the earliest”  —  In the latest Power On newsletter, Mark Gurman writes that he understands Apple is working on a new Mac external display option

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A look at uncensored and loosely moderated AI chatbots like WizardLM-Uncensored and Open Assistant setting off a polarizing debate about free-speech and risks (Stuart A. Thompson/New York Times)

Stuart A. Thompson / New York Times: A look at uncensored and loosely moderated AI chatbots like WizardLM-Uncensored and Open Assistant setting off a polarizing debate about free-speech and risks  —  A new generation of chatbots doesn’t have many of the guardrails put in place by companies like Google and OpenAI, presenting new possibilities —

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Hackaday Links: July 2, 2023

Members of Pixelbar woke up to shocking news on Wednesday morning this week as they learned that a fire had destroyed the building housing their Rotterdam hackerspace. Pictures of the fire are pretty dramatic and show the entire building ablaze. We’re not familiar with Pixelbar specifically, but most hackerspaces seem to share space with other

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Watching Paint Dry for Over 100 Years

A Model T Ford customer could famously get their car “in any color he wants, so long as it’s black.” Thus begins a deep dive into the history of car paint from [edconway]. See the article here on substack for a recounting of the incremental improvements in car paint and its surprising role in mass

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Analysis of whether in the coming years AI will destroy, displace, create, and accelerate jobs like other waves of automation, or if this time it’s different (Benedict Evans)

Benedict Evans: Analysis of whether in the coming years AI will destroy, displace, create, and accelerate jobs like other waves of automation, or if this time it’s different  —  Pretty much everyone in tech agrees that generative AI, Large Language Models and ChatGPT are a generational change …

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