Subj : Google ends caching 🔍, Redditors review Vision Pro 🌎, Apple open sources config language 👨‍💻 To : tldr@synchro.net From : TLDR Date : Mon Feb 05 2024 11:36 am --rn0XPKEd Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Google is killing off its cached links feature=C2=A0=20 Sign Up [1]|Hire= [2]|Advertise [3]|View Online [4]=20 =09=09TLDR=20 TLDR 2024-02-05= =F0=9F=93=B1=20 BIG TECH & STARTUPS GOOGLE WILL NO LONGER BA= CK UP THE INTERNET: CACHED WEBPAGES ARE DEAD (1 MINUTE READ) [5]=20 G= oogle is killing off its cached links feature. The company says that the = feature was designed as an alternative way to load websites when people c= ouldn't depend on a page loading, but technology has improved to the poin= t Google feels it can retire it. While users can currently still create c= ache links manually, all of Google's support pages about cached sites hav= e been taken down. Deleting cache data will free up an uncountable number= of petabytes of data for Google, which is currently in an era of cost sa= vings.=20 THE FIRST REDDIT REVIEWS OF THE VISION PRO ARE IN (4 MINUTE R= EAD) [6] Reddit's Vision Pro subreddit is filling up with experien= ces from people who decided to take the plunge and spend $3,500 on a new= platform. The reviews are mixed, with some saying it's the best piece = of technology they've ever experienced while others express disappointmen= t over the device's limitations. The device is apparently unable to play = certain types of 3D movies. This thread contains some of the reviews from= the subreddits, with photos, videos, and criticisms included.=20 = =F0=9F=9A=80=20 SCIENCE & FUTURISTIC TECHNOLOGY OBESITY DRUGS HAVE= ANOTHER SUPERPOWER: TAMING INFLAMMATION (4 MINUTE READ) [7]=20 The d= rugs classified as GLP-1 receptor agonists have been shown to reduce infl= ammation in the liver, kidneys, heart, and brain. These drugs include sem= aglutide and tirzepatide, which are marketed as treatments for diabetes a= nd obesity. This effect is leading scientists to hope that they could be = used to treat Parkinson's and Alzheimer's diseases, which both involve br= ain inflammation. More than 20 clinical trials are now exploring the drug= s as therapies for the two conditions.=20 ANTI-AGING PILL FOR SENIOR = DOGS IS NOW IN CLINICAL TRIALS (2 MINUTE READ) [8]=20 Biotech company= Loyal has launched a study that will test a daily anti-aging pill in sen= ior dogs. The pill is designed to help dogs live and stay healthy longer.= Dogs must weigh at least 14 pounds, be at least 10 years old, and live n= ear one of 55 participating vet clinics to enroll in the study. Loyal pla= ns to enroll 1,000 senior dogs in the study, which has already begun. 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Google will no longer back = up the Internet: Cached webpages are dead (1 minute read)

Google is killing off its cached links = feature. The company says that the feature was designed as an alternative w= ay to load websites when people couldn't depend on a page loading, but tech= nology has improved to the point Google feels it can retire it. While users= can currently still create cache links manually, all of Google's support p= ages about cached sites have been taken down. Deleting cache data will free= up an uncountable number of petabytes of data for Google, which is current= ly in an era of cost savings.
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The first Reddit reviews of= the Vision Pro are in (4 minute read)

Reddit's Vision Pro subreddit is fillin= g up with experiences from people who decided to take the plunge and spend = $3,500 on a new platform. The reviews are mixed, with some saying it's the = best piece of technology they've ever experienced while others express disa= ppointment over the device's limitations. The device is apparently unable t= o play certain types of 3D movies. This thread contains some of the reviews= from the subreddits, with photos, videos, and criticisms included.
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Science & Futuristic Technology

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Obesity drugs have another = superpower: taming inflammation (4 minute read)

The drugs classified as GLP-1 receptor = agonists have been shown to reduce inflammation in the liver, kidneys, hear= t, and brain. These drugs include semaglutide and tirzepatide, which are ma= rketed as treatments for diabetes and obesity. This effect is leading scien= tists to hope that they could be used to treat Parkinson's and Alzheimer's = diseases, which both involve brain inflammation. More than 20 clinical tria= ls are now exploring the drugs as therapies for the two conditions.
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Anti-aging pill for senior = dogs is now in clinical trials (2 minute read)

Biotech company Loyal has launched a st= udy that will test a daily anti-aging pill in senior dogs. The pill is desi= gned to help dogs live and stay healthy longer. Dogs must weigh at least 14= pounds, be at least 10 years old, and live near one of 55 participating ve= t clinics to enroll in the study. Loyal plans to enroll 1,000 senior dogs i= n the study, which has already begun. A link for dog owners to sign their p= ets up for the study is available in the article.
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Introducing Pkl, a programm= ing language for configuration (11 minute read)

Pkl is a programming language for produ= cing configurations that are declarative and simple to read and write. It f= eatures capabilities borrowed from general-purpose languages like classes, = functions, conditionals, and loops. Pkl can build abstraction layers to mee= t many different types of configuration needs. It can produce static config= uration files in any format or be embedded as a library into another applic= ation runtime. Pkl code can be shared by creating packages and publishing t= hem.
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The pain points of building= a copilot (6 minute read)

Companies everywhere are launching copi= lots, AI assistants that leverage large language models to assist with task= s. This article looks at the process of building these products, the pain p= oints, and the opportunities for AI tools. The information was gathered fro= m semi-structured interviews with developers from a variety of companies th= at are working on copilots. It is still very early in the field of product = copilots and it will be interesting to see how software engineering will ev= olve over the next several years.
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Remaking the app store (13 = minute read)

The iPhone proposed a new kind of trade= off for the software industry - it put security, privacy, and reliability o= ver the freedom to change anything and do anything. While this tradeoff is = right for almost everyone, Apple uses its control for selfish reasons that = are not about security, privacy, or reliability at all. The DMA appears to = be trying to stop gatekeepers from abusing their control over competitors w= hile also requiring them to control all sorts of other policy objectives. A= pple's response to the DMA suggests that nothing much will change.
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When should you give up on = a project that doesn't work? (5 minute read)

If you have an idea, you should test yo= ur hypothesis as soon as possible. Being afraid that your hypothesis may be= wrong can lead you to spend time working on something that won't pay off. = Early testing can validate an idea - you will know straight away if somethi= ng is worth building. Procrastination can sometimes be a sign that you subc= onsciously know a project isn't going to work out the way you thought it wo= uld.
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Generating code was never t= he hard part (2 minute read)

The truly hard parts of being a softwar= e engineer largely happen before code generation - things like requirements= clarification, negotiation, technical design, and tradeoff analysis.
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Dep Tree (GitHub Repo)

Dep Tree is a tool that helps developer= s keep code bases clean and decoupled by creating a 3D force-directed graph= that visualizes the entropy of a code base.
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Most investments won't work out - you d= on't want to spend the next five years doing the wrong thing.
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Amazon now charges $0.005 per IPv4 addr= ess per hour for all public IPv4 addresses.
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Daunting papers/books and h= ow to finally read them (8 minute read)

This mathoverflow thread discusses how = people successfully overcame whatever was stopping them from extracting the= information they were interested in and how long it took.
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