Quantum Error Correction Update 2024
Making quantum computers is really very difficult. The quantum bits, or qubits, are made up of superconducting circuits operating at thousands of a Kelvin above absolute zero, or individual atoms,…
Multiplication mistake leads to exaggerated plastic cautions
There was a brouhaha a couple months ago over research that suggested black plastic spatulas spew poison into our food. The problem is that there was a basic arithmetic mistake…
Paginated reports supports Power BI language in the Power BI service
Paginated reports supports Power BI language in the Power BI service Source: PowerBI
Summarizing Books as Podcasts
Like just about everyone, we were impressed by the ability of NotebookLM to generate podcasts: Two virtual people holding a discussion. You can give it some links, and it will…
Military location data that anyone can buy legally
For Wired, Dhruv Mehrotra and Dell Cameron, in collaboration with Bayerischer Rundfunk and Netzpolitik.org, check out location data for overseas military personnel that is probably too easy to buy. The…
More milk, fewer cows
For Works in Progress, Jared Hutchins explains how milk production increased per cow, a combination of artificial insemination, cryogenic preservation, and more data. Note the dual axes in the chart…
do you need a data story?
As someone who works at storytelling with data, I’m excited to see the art of storytelling gaining momentum. However, it’s crucial to acknowledge a potentially surprising truth: not every dataset,…
Design Token-Based UI Architecture
Design tokens are fundamental design decisions represented as data. Andreas Kutschmann explains how they work and how to organize them to balance scalability, maintainability and developer experience. more… Source: martinfowler
learning from the design of everyday objects
Have you ever opened a package and thought, “Why, on earth, is this so frustrating?!” Recently, I opened a Barbie doll—a birthday gift my daughter gave to a…