Katsina urges robust investment in fibre optic infrastructure

My Self-Improving Agent Still Couldn't Improve. That Was the Breakthrough.

Previously: 9 Bugs That All Looked Like a Working System · I Built an AI That Rewrites Its Own Prompts · The Edit That Fixed 4 Tasks and Broke 1 · I Let an LLM Rewrite Its Own Prompt.

2h ago ·dev.to

The Death of the Easter Egg

There is a flight simulator inside Microsoft Excel 97. I wasn't around for it. I learned about it the way most people my age learn about anything from before they were born, which is to say late at…

• Easter eggs were hidden features in software, e.g. Excel 97 flight simulator.
• Tradition began with Warren Robinett hiding his name in Atari's Adventure game.
• Decline due to code review, software measurement, and engineers' attachment to code.

2h ago ·dev.to

Why Comparing PDFs Is Still Surprisingly Difficult

If you've ever had someone send you two PDF files and ask "what changed?", you probably know how this usually goes. Open the first file. Open the second one. Put them next to each other.

• Comparing PDFs is challenging due to their complex structure.
• Text comparison vs visual comparison are two distinct problems.
• A good PDF comparison tool should highlight actual changes.

1h ago ·dev.to

Tesla says Cybercab rides are available in limited areas of Austin; the two-seater has no steering wheel or pedals, and 45 Cybercabs are registered in Texas (Reuters)

Tesla (TSLA.O) said on Thursday it was offering rides in “limited areas of Austin, Texas” in its two-seater Cybercab …

1h ago ·reuters.com

Project Xanadu: Even More Hindsight

1h ago ·gwern.net