xr: A new weapon for your regex arsenal – Emacs Notes
This looks seriously handy: take a regular expression, throw it at this tool, and get an rx expression out of the other side!
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Better Git diff output for Ruby, Python, Elixir, Go and more | tekin.co.uk
Very simple config change to git that makes diffs so much more useful for so many more languages -- especially Python in my case.
Rewritten in Rust: Modern Alternatives of Command-Line Tools · zaiste.net
List of useful "modern" tools for the command line (for interesting values of "modern" and what that might imply).
Bayer acquires Asklepios BioPharmaceutical to broaden innovation base in cell and gene therapy - Bayer News
Bayer Acquires AskBio to Broaden Innovation Base in Cell and Gene Therapy - AskBio
Solving the Sequence Alignment problem in Python
Sequence alignment code, in Python, with a good explanation of the problem and the solution.
How to Treat Depression With Low-Intensity Virtual Reality Interventions: Perspectives on Translating Cognitive Behavioral Techniques Into the Virtual Reality Modality and How to Make Anti-Depressive Use of Virtual Reality–Unique Experiences
Paper about the use of VR to help treat depression.
Python behind the scenes #1: how the CPython VM works
This article opens a series which seeks to answer this very question. We'll dive into the internals of CPython, Python's most popular implementation. By doing so we'll understand the language itself at a deeper level. That is the primary goal of this series. If you're familiar with Python and comfortable reading C but have no much experience working with CPython's source code, there is a good chance you'll find this writing interesting.
How to Deduplicate String Objects In-Memory in Python
Handy approach to processing strings in Python that, in some situations, should save time and memory.
In-depth guide to Beat Saber
Lots of information about Beat Saber, answers a lot of questions I've had since I started playing.
Manually Uninstalling FortiClient on MacOS - InfoSecMonkey - Blog Site
Details on how to wipe FortiClient from macOS.
Roche - Biochemical Pathways
I dunno really but it's cool.
Does contact tracing work
Paper about the problems with the English contract-tracing scheme, with particular emphasis on the issues with the use of Excel.
The Difficult Art of Giving Space in Love: Rilke on Freedom, Togetherness, and the Secret to a Good Marriage
While I'm not convinced that it makes sense to focus on the idea of "marriage" in this article -- it seems to approach it as if it's the only sensible and viable long-term form of relationship -- I do like the main thrust of it; the idea that the best relationships are those where each partner can make space for the other(s).
Reverse Engineering the source code of the BioNTech/Pfizer SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine
Very readable article that explains the purpose and the content of the BioNTech/Pfizer SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine, from the point of view of the actual sequence of it, and done in terms that a developer can relate to.
A half-hour to learn Rust - fasterthanli.me
"In order to increase fluency in a programming language, one has to read a lot of it. But how can you read a lot of it if you don't know what it means?
In this article, instead of focusing on one or two concepts, I'll try to go through as many Rust snippets as I can, and explain what the keywords and symbols they contain mean."
Photographer admits to faking “lava photographer on fire” image that went viral
The story behind the infamous lava/fire photograph.
How to open a file in Emacs
On the surface: an article about how to open files in Emacs. Not so on the surface: an article about why Emacs is.
Synth Soundtracks For Films That Don’t Exist
Bandcamp's pick of songs from artists on the site; with the subject being... well, this subject of this bookmark. Some really neat stuff here.
HR is not your friend, and other things I think you should know
Good essay that gives plenty of reasons why HR are not there for you; they're 100% there for the company and nothing else.
Exploring the Supply Chain of the Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines · Neubertify
Excellent description of everything that goes into making a COVID-19 vaccine.
MuscleWiki
Useful wiki that details each of the muscles in the body and how you can develop them.
Genomics Boot Camp
The Genomics Boot Camp is a resource that helps you to start your journey in practical analysis of genomic data, with a focus on SNP data. The chapters follow the same structure all the time: provide background information and practical insight to the topic, and when appropriate exercises to reinforce the obtained knowledge. The Genomics Boot Camp as a whole was designed to cater to various learning preferences with written text, video demonstrations, and the possibility of hands-on exercises. There is a certain overlap between the book and the YouTube channel contents, but each has unique pieces of information as well. So for the full experience, I suggest checking out both.
Explaining the GameStop shorting thing
Tweet that contains an image of a reddit post (I know!) that explains the whole solution with hedge funds, GameStop and r/WSB, and does it in a very short and easy to understand way.
THE $TREET
Comprehensive explanation of the situation with r/WSB, GameStop shares and the taking down of some hedge funds.
Computer Graphics from Scratch
This broad introductory book gives you an overview of the computer graphics field with a focus on two core areas of modern graphics: raytracing and rasterization. Links to interactive demos throughout bring the algorithms alive. Every algorithm is built up without the use of external libraries or APIs and is presented with language agnostic pseudocode, allowing anyone with a basic understanding of programming and high school math to follow along.
Benchling Product Release Announcements
Product release notes (ChangeLog, kinda) for Benchling.
A Whirlwind Tutorial on Creating Really Teensy ELF Executables for Linux
This document explores methods for squeezing excess bytes out of simple programs. (Of course, the more practical purpose of this document is to describe a few of the inner workings of the ELF file format and the Linux operating system. But hopefully you can also learn something about how to make really teensy ELF executables in the process.)
lisp-journey.gitlab.io
Handy view of the state of the Common Lisp ecosystem as of 2020.
Get to Know Benchling Validated Cloud
Webinar covering information about Benchling's "Validated Cloud" offering.