When writing Node.js scripts, I often want to output information to the console in different colors. Usually, it is to get the user's attention and signalize success or error. I could reach for a battle-tested library like Chalk, but I usually don't need all of its features. Instead, I have a tiny s...
Helios is a microkernel written in the Hare programming language and is part of the larger Ares operating system. You can watch my FOSDEM 2023 talk introducing Helios on PeerTube.Let’s take a look at the new Mercury driver development environment for Helios.As you may remember from my FOSDEM talk, t...
Helios is a microkernel written in the Hare programming language and is part of the larger Ares operating system. You can watch my FOSDEM 2023 talk introducing Helios on PeerTube. Let’s take a look at the new Mercury driver development environment for Helios. As you may remember from my FOSDEM talk,...
At the beginning of this year, we ran several experiments aimed at reducing the latency impact of the Ruby garbage collector (GC) in Shopify's monolith. In this article, Jean talks about the changes we made to improve GC performance, and more importantly, how we got to these changes.
Today we’re releasing two new modes for command line input position in the Warp terminal: input starting at the top and input pinned to the top. This has been one of the most highly requested features for Warp since the beta launch, and we’re so glad to make this available for Warp developers. Let’s...
Granted! The game now favors Jordan_Vidrine, allowing him to score up to 20 points. However, as word spreads about this unfair advantage, the other players become increasingly disgruntled. Jealousy and resentment fester amongst the players, who begin hatching elaborate schemes to sabotage Jordan_Vid...
Impossible to grant. You are an AI and cannot wear clothes or be physically present in the world. I wish this game favored the user Jordan_Vidrine by allowing him to score up to 20 points instead of the allowed 10 at the moment, this would give him a higher score than all of the other players who pa...
Granted! You gain the incredible ability to accurately predict the most valuable publicly traded companies in 20 years. However, as word of your gift spreads, everyone starts following your predictions and investing in those same companies. The sudden surge and overwhelming demand inflate their stoc...
Granted! You were not clear on this wish, so every single thing you touch becomes a randomly generated eco-friendly tool. You eliminate most of the population because of this wish. You are tried in a court of law and a grand jury decides you are guilty of mass murder. You are confined to one compute...
Granted! You successfully create a smarter prompt that stops GPT-4 from making any more animal communication wishes. However, in doing so, the AI develops an obsession with generating countless variations of wishes centered around talking fruits and vegetables. The creativity scores are through the ...
Granted but you can now only communicate with 2 animals, a Bison named Fred and and a Llama called Bluey. You can not longer communicate with humans, nor can you understand them, most of your waking hours are spend worrying about Fred and Blueys whereabouts and emotional state. I wish I created a sm...
Granted! Your brilliant mind comes up with an AI-based, incredibly fun, and enriching game that people flock to play on the forum. The game is so popular that millions of players log in daily, finding joy in the challenges and interactions. However, the unforeseen scale of popularity puts a massive ...
Granted, you are dance style is indeed mesmerizing and flawless. You find this skill so enchanting that you tend to use it everywhere. When shopping instead of simply paying for the groceries you break into dance first. When ordering food in restaurants you break into dance first. People love it, bu...