The Clausen function
I ran across the Clausen function the other day, and when I saw a plot of the function my first thought was that it looks sorta like a sawtooth wave. I wondered whether it also sounds like a sawtooth wave, and indeed it does. More on that shortly. The Clausen
Read moreHow to manage deleted files on iOS, iPadOS, and macOS
Illustration by Samar Haddad / The Verge Most of the time when you delete a file, it’s actually not wiped from existence immediately — as recently discovered by a man whose wife came across illicit texts he’d been sending (and which he thought he had got rid of on his
Read moreHow to build open-source apps in a highly regulated industry
Today we chat with Reshma Khilnani, co-founder and CEO of Medplum, an open-source platform enabling companies to build healthcare applications like EHRs and patient portals. She discusses how to iterate rapidly in an industry where SOC2 compliance is just the beginning (one of the compliance tests is named after Dante’s
Read moreExplaining generative language models to (almost) anyone
Here’s a simple, three-part framework that explains generative language models.
Read moreLimit of a doodle
Suppose you’re in a boring meeting and you start doodling. You draw a circle, and then you draw a triangle on the outside of that circle. Next you draw a circle through the vertices of the triangle, and draw a square outside that. Then you draw a circle through the
Read moreNational Provider Identifier (NPI) and its checksum
Healthcare providers in the United States are required to have an ID number known as the NPI (National Provider Identifier). This is a 10-digit unique identifier which serves as the primary key in a publicly available database. You can use the NPI number to look up a provider’s name, credentials,
Read moreThe Functional Depth of Docker and Docker Compose
Learn how to create a multi-container Flask application using Docker Compose, manage Docker images with Vultr Container Registry, and more. Continue reading The Functional Depth of Docker and Docker Compose on SitePoint.
Read moreChris’ Corner: Esoteric Stuff in CSS
Listen I ain’t trying to scare you, but this CSS stuff can get complicated. It doesn’t have to be. CSS is just selectors with key value pairs in the end. The vast majority of CSS I write is pretty darn straightforward, especially once you have a general system (what files
Read moreDozens of Tesla Cybertrucks vandalized by someone who really doesn’t like Elon Musk
Screenshot: WPLG Local 10 News Elon Musk may have just won approval for a $56 billion pay package from his adoring supporters, but someone in Fort Lauderdale is clearly not a fan of the controversial CEO. Last week, dozens of Tesla Cybertrucks were defaced with the words “Fuck Elon” in
Read moreWhy SaaS and Low-Code Need AI for Helpful Technical Support
I use many SaaS tools, data, and automations to run different parts of StarCIO’s business. It’s a very technical and efficient operation, and it was all developed using no-code technologies. If you’d like an example, watch my Driving Digital Standup video on How to Build Apps, Databases, and Integrations with
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