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2025-03-07

You Can Use Golf as a Web Framework for C

How to use C for web development

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The TechBeat: Give Feedback, Get Rewarded: Win Sony Headphones or an iPad for Helping Shape HackerNoon’s Future (3/7/2025)

How are you, hacker? đŸȘWant to know what's trending right now?: The Techbeat by HackerNoon has got you covered with fresh content from our trending stories of the day! Set...

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Finding XPath Bugs in XML Document Processors via Differential Testing

We implemented and evaluated our approach on six widelyused XML process systems, which successfully found 27 previously-unknown unique bugs.

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A Generalization of Our Exit-problem for a Class of Non-Markov Processes With Path Dependency Paper

In this section, we present the possible generalization of Assumptions A-1 and A-2 as well as the exit-time result for this more general process

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A Mathematical Overview of Dimension Reduction in Text Classification

Dimension reduction refines text classification by reducing feature space while preserving cluster structure. Scatter matrices (Sw, Sb) measure intra-class and inter-class distances, ensuring better classification performance with fewer dimensions.

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A Brief Introduction to Statistical Parsing

Statistical parsing uses probabilistic context-free grammars (PCFGs) to analyze sentence structures. Each rule in a grammar has a probability based on corpus data, allowing NLP models to disambiguate competing parse...

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When Words Won’t Talk, Sentence Structures Spill the Truth

Statistical parsing proves effective in distinguishing authors by analyzing grammatical structures rather than traditional word-based methods. While The Federalist Papers benefited from dimensionality reduction, Sanditon did not, highlighting the method’s...

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Can AI Tell Jane Austen’s Writing Apart from a Fake?

Using statistical parsing, this study confirms distinct stylistic differences between Jane Austen’s unfinished Sanditon and its continuation. Unlike in The Federalist Papers, POS tagging proves effective in distinguishing authorship, revealing...

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Deep Syntax and Dead Founders: How AI Deciphered The Federalist Papers

Using statistical parsing and syntactic tree features, this study accurately attributes The Federalist Papers to their authors. Rooted subtrees outperform POS tagging in distinguishing writing styles, proving the effectiveness of...

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Great software design looks underwhelming

Years ago I spent a lot of time reviewing coding challenges. The challenge itself was very straightforward - building a CLI tool that hit an API and allowed the user...

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2025-03-06

Inside the Incredible Potential of Quantum Computing in Drug Development

Drug development is time-consuming, costly, and complex — but quantum computing could allow results in mere months rather than years by accelerating data generation, rapidly solving complex problems, and authentically...

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Pentagon Signs Deal to "Deploy AI Agents for Military Use"

The Pentagon has signed a deal with AI company Scale AI, dubbed "Thunderforge," to use AI agents for military planning and operations. Put simply, we've never been closer to giving...

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Code Smell 293 - You Should Avoid Adding isTesting or Similar Flags

When you add flags like isTesting, you mix testing and production code. This creates hidden paths that are only active in tests.

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There's Some Serious Drama on the Moon

Houston-based space company Intuitive Machines' Athena lunar lander approached its final landing spot on the Moon early Thursday morning. It was meant to touch down autonomously near Mons Mouton, a...

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Consent: It’s Not Just for Doctors’ Offices Anymore—Tech Needs It Too

In the world of technology and data privacy, consent plays a crucial role. The principles of medical consent that govern our most serious health decisions also apply to the digital...

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The Crypto Industry Got Everything It Wanted, and Now It's in Crisis

Life has never been better for the cryptocurrency industry. In its 16 short years of existence, the industry's eclipsed to over $3 trillion, worm its way into state and federal...

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SquareX Unveils Polymorphic Extensions That Morph Infostealers Into Any Browser Extension

Polymorphic extensions work by exploiting the fact that most users interact with extensions via the pinned in the browser toolbar. The attack begins with the user installing the malicious extension,...

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Bybit Becomes The First Exchange To List USDtb , Bringing Institutional-Grade Stability To Crypto

Bybit becomes the first platform to include USDtb, a blockchain-based USD stablecoin, on its Spot exchange. Bybit is offering 5% Annual Percentage Rate (APR) for new and existing eligible users...

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Answer To Win from $2000: How Does Decentralized Cloud Compare to Traditional Cloud Services?

The #blockchain Writing Contest by Aleph Cloud and HackerNoon offers $700 for the best takes on decentralized cloud computing. Answer key questions on decentralization’s advantages, real-world applications, and challenges. Submit...

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The Hidden Power of "Cherry" Parameters in Large Language Models

Not all parameters in LLMs matter equally! This blog explores parameter heterogeneity and how some "cherry" parameters significantly impact performance. Learn how optimizing them can boost efficiency.

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