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Retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) is essential for most large language model (LLM) applications because it brings company-specific information into the generation

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Conspiracy theories about so-called false flag attacks have been around for decades. But as trust in media and public institutions craters, every single major news event is now being labeled as fake.

The leading cause of friction and time waste for engineering teams is not tech debt, testing or code reviews, but

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Lies do the most damage when there’s also a tiny bit of something real in them. Like 5% truth, 95% bullshit. It gives those spreading misinformation something to hold on to justify their actions. Maybe fanaticism is when we can no longer see anything except the 5%.

Didn’t notice until today that Kagi has a translation service. Simple, works well. This’ll be my new default instead of Google.

404 Media obtuvo la lista de páginas y servicios desde donde el contratista ShadowDragon extrae datos. Su herramienta permite a analistas del gobierno analizar la información para encontrar vínculos entre personas.

La base de datos permite crear filtros según cientos de categorías distintas, incluidos estatus migratorio, "características físicas específicas" (cicatrices, marcas, tatuajes), "afiliación criminal"; datos de lectores de patentes y más.

Documentos internos del DHS revelan su colaboración con Fivecast, una empresa que ofrece el servicio de “detección de términos y frases de riesgo encontrados en línea”.

Información filtrada mediante hackeos y obtenida por 404 Media revela que en los vuelos de deportación a El Salvador hubo decenas de personas adicionales no registradas oficialmente.

¿Positivo o negativo? Esas son las opciones que tienen los analistas cuando la herramienta Giant Oak Search Technology desentierra el contenido publicado en redes sociales y otras fuentes para que el ICE lo analice.

Las cámaras lectoras de patentes de Flock están instaladas en más de 5000 comunidades en EE.UU. y las policías locales usan el sistema nacional para realizar búsquedas el ICE.

Chats de Slack y foros de discusión internos de la empresa muestran que el gigante de la vigilancia está colaborando activamente con el ICE para ubicar a personas con órdenes de deportación.

Correos internos del ICE obtenidos por 404 Media indican que el sistema CBP, normalmente usado para tomar fotos de personas al ingresar o salir de EE.UU., está siendo usado ahora por la agencia mediante una herramienta llamada Mobile Fortify.

From ICE's facial recognition app to its Palantir contract, we've translated a spread of our ICE articles into Spanish and made them freely available.

New WordLand release, v0.5.24, fixes a problem in previous release that kept the Markdown icon from appearing in some user's icon bars.

The only problem with sleeping outside is that … you’re outside. Rumpl’s Wrap Sack solves all your crazy temperature woes.

In a previous post, I introduced Apple Containers and compared it with Docker Desktop for macOS. In this tutorial, we

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We forget what we don’t want to remember. While I understand that impulse, there are dangers embedded in our forgetfulness. This is especially true for anyone living in Flash Flood Alley, or what we like to call the Hill Country (a concept that softens the nature of this flood-sculpted and -scoured terrain). So I have […]

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Some people are fans of the Tennessee Titans. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Tennessee Titans. This 2025 Defector NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read all the previews so far here.

Your team: The Tennessee Titans, who are currently attempting to prevent the Houston Texans from using Houston Oilers blue. Jesus Christ Titans, just go back to being the Oilers already. The Houston Oilers’ signature accomplishment, blowing a 35-3 lead in a playoff game, is still a better legacy than anything the “Titans” have “accomplished” in their quarter century-plus as an ongoing NFL concern. The only time the outside world pays attention to these slobs is when Tennessee wears Oilers throwbacks, and you know why? Because it helps them forget that the Titans exist. I’d rather wear a dead skin mask than a Titans jersey.

“President Donald Trump’s NASA budget plans look to cut its public relations funding by half, but already the agency is shuttering social media accounts that include those dedicated to popular missions, including Mars Curiosity, Mars Perseverance, and Voyager.” – Phys.org - ...