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Why Your Prompts Fail (And How to Fix Them)
Here is a reliable test: find a prompt that isn't working. Read it carefully. Now ask yourself — at which specific sentence did the model get permission to do what it did wrong? You will almost always find it. A hedged instruction. A missing constraint. An ambiguous scope. The model did not misunderstand you — it followed the most statistically probable interpretation of what you wrote. That interpretation was not the one you intended. These are not beginner mistakes. They are structural patterns that reappear at every experience level, because they look reasonable when you write them and only reveal themselves in the output. TL;DR: Prompts fail because they hand interpretive control to the model on dimensions where you had a specific requirement. Each of the seven mistakes below is a different way of doing that — and each has a specific, testable fix. Mistake 1: Placing Critical Instructions in the Middle of the Prompt Language models process all tokens simultaneously through attention mechanisms , but the effective weight any individual token receives depends heavily on its position. Instructions near the beginning and end of a prompt receive disproportionately more attention weight than those in the middle. This is not a quirk — it is a consequence of how positional embeddings interact with self-attention across long contexts. This effect is well-documented. The "Lost in the Middle" study (Stanford / UC Berkeley, 2023) showed that retrieval accuracy from long-context windows degrades significantly for information placed in the middle — even in capable models. The same mechanism applies to instruction prompts: GPT-4o and Claude 3.5 Sonnet both exhibit measurably lower constraint adherence for instructions buried mid-context compared to those at the leading or trailing position. Open-weight models including DeepSeek-V3 and Llama 3 display the same positional bias — this is not a proprietary model quirk, it is a structural property of the transformer architecture. T
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Uber’s product chief on hotels, robotaxis, and why the company doesn’t want to be “everything for everyone”
Uber Chief Product Officer Sachin Kansal walks TechCrunch through the company's financial-services ambitions, its increasingly complicated relationship with Waymo, its new AV Labs data operation, and how AI is starting to show up in ways riders and drivers will actually notice.
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A variable I'd refactored into one function — and kept referencing from another. Python's lazy evaluation hid it, and an AST test finally caught it
One day the browser automation flow started failing right after plugin updates with NameError: name 'plugin_form_selectors' is not defined in the post-update "residual check" step. The refactor that introduced this had landed back in v1.6.1. The error didn't surface until many rounds later. Reading the code, the cause is obvious in seconds — but nobody hit it for ages, because Python's lazy evaluation kept the leftover reference hidden until exactly the right execution path ran. This post walks through what the bug was and how we structurally prevented its kind via an AST static-analysis test. What happened — a reference that crossed a scope boundary browser_utils.py has two functions involved: run_browser_update_flow() , which orchestrates the whole update flow, and browser_update_remaining_plugins() , which handles only the plugin-update logic. The list of plugin-form selector candidates, plugin_form_selectors , used to be a local variable inside run_browser_update_flow() . In the v1.6.1 refactor — "let's split plugin update into its own function" — we created browser_update_remaining_plugins() and moved the plugin_form_selectors definition into it . # After v1.6.1 refactor def browser_update_remaining_plugins ( page , site , update_url ): plugin_form_selectors = [ # ← defined here ' #update-plugins-table-wrap form ' , ' form[name= " upgrade-plugins " ] ' , ' form[action*= " do-plugin-upgrade " ] ' , ' .plugins-php form ' , ] # ... update logic ... def run_browser_update_flow ( site , page ): # ... call to plugin updater ... browser_update_remaining_plugins ( page , site , update_url ) # ★ post-update "residual check" still uses the old local name for selector in plugin_form_selectors : # NameError if page . locator ( selector ). count () > 0 : pending_browser . append (...) The " after updating, make sure no plugin update forms are still visible " residual check stayed in run_browser_update_flow() . During the refactor, the call to extract this loop alongside the
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SilentShare — A Browser-Based Peer-to-Peer File Sharing App
Have you ever been in a computer lab, classroom, or office where you needed to quickly send a file between your phone and laptop? I run into this problem all the time. Sometimes there's no USB cable, no pendrive, Bluetooth is painfully slow, or uploading to cloud storage just to download the file on another device feels unnecessary. So I decided to build SilentShare . What is SilentShare? SilentShare is a browser-based peer-to-peer file sharing application that lets you instantly share: 📁 Files (up to 50 MB) 💻 Code snippets 📝 Text 🖼️ Images No installation. No account. No server storing your files. Your data goes directly from one device to another using WebRTC . Whether you're sending files from your phone to your laptop, between classmates, or across the internet, SilentShare keeps the process simple. Why I Built It I wanted something that: Opens instantly in any browser Doesn't require creating an account Doesn't upload files to someone else's server Works on desktop and mobile Feels lightweight and fast Instead of relying on cloud storage, I wanted the browser itself to become the transfer tool. Features ✨ Peer-to-peer file transfer using WebRTC 📂 File sharing up to 50 MB (including ZIP files) 🔒 Optional end-to-end encrypted rooms using AES-GCM 📷 QR code invitations with built-in camera scanner 📊 Live progress, transfer speed, ETA, pause & resume 🖼️ Preview support for: Images Audio Video PDFs 💻 Share code snippets with syntax highlighting 👥 Multi-user rooms (around 5 participants) 🌙 Dark & Light mode 📱 Installable as a Progressive Web App (PWA) How It Works Create a room Receive a random room code Share the code, QR code, or invite link Other devices join Start sharing instantly The files are transferred directly between devices instead of passing through a storage server. Privacy One of the goals of SilentShare was privacy. No user accounts No cloud storage No permanent database Nothing stored after the browser tab closes If you set a room password, all transf
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Why do we need classes in PySide6?
While we can build simple applications without using classes using PySide6, But in big applications and Massive coding systems We should use Classes But why? To understand why do we need classes in PySide6 We should first see the Python code First from PySide6.QtWidgets import QApplication , QWidget , QPushButton , QLineEdit import sys class MainWindow ( QWidget ): def __init__ ( self ): super (). __init__ () button1 = QPushButton ( " Button 1 " ) input = QLineEdit () if __name__ == " __main__ " : app = QApplication ( sys . argv ) window = MainWindow () window . show () app . exec () Before talking about why do we need Classes for PySide6 Let's Explain the code first line by line The imports first thing we make the imports we do need: from PySide6.QtWidgets import QApplication, QWidget, QPushButton, QLineEdit The QApplication Is the simply the application we will make, Like empty app on the RAM it do nothing but it's on the RAM if it's alone And the QWidget Is the Blank screen That will be placed on the Empty Application in the RAM The QPushButton Is like any button we are saying in any app Like the Subscribe button on YouTube or like Post button on Twitter QLineEdit is the input bar, Like the input bar of ChatGPT where you put on it your prompt or like The input bar in WhatsApp Where you type any thing on it to send it to your friends The class And finally The thing You clicked on the post for First thing we define the class How can we define it? Why do we need to define it? Why do even we want it? Who created it? (NOOO IAM JUST KIDDING) We can simply define the class in python by just typing class That's it just class then the name of it For Example MainWindow and then a little semi-colon : OR EVEN WE GIVE IT A Parents And Why do we need to define it, For simply use it BRILLIANT RIGHT? And we want the classes in PySide6 for give it a parents QWidget or even QMainWindow , And we will explain both of them right now but before it Let's explain first what does parents
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HTTP gets a QUERY method so complex searches can stop pretending to be POST
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I Built a Local AI Code Reviewer That Reads Your Entire Codebase (and PRs!) for Free
As developers, we all want AI to review our code. But sending proprietary, unreleased code to third-party cloud APIs (like OpenAI or Anthropic) isn't always an option—especially if you're working on client projects or under strict NDAs. I wanted an AI code reviewer that was 100% private , free , and actually understood the context of my entire project . So, I built one using Python and Ollama . Here’s a look at what it does and how you can use it! What it does It’s a CLI tool that uses local LLMs (like qwen2.5-coder or llama3 ) to review your code. No API keys, no subscriptions, and zero data leaves your machine. But I didn't want to just paste code snippets into a terminal. I wanted a tool that actually fits into a developer's workflow. Here is what it supports: 1. Review an Entire Codebase Just point it at your project folder. The app will recursively gather your files, automatically ignoring bulky folders like node_modules , .git , vendor , and .next , and give you a full architectural review. python3 app.py ./my-project/ 2. Review Pull Requests Automatically Want to review a PR? Just pass the GitHub PR URL. The tool auto-detects that it's a diff, fetches the changes, and switches into "PR Review Mode." Instead of looking at architecture, it zeroes in on the + lines to find bugs, edge cases, and missing tests introduced by the PR. python3 app.py https://github.com/facebook/react/pull/30000 (Working on a private repo? Just pipe it: gh pr diff 123 | python3 app.py ) 3. Pipe Anything Into It You can pipe individual files, diffs, or snippets straight from your terminal. cat src/main.py | python3 app.py 🛠️ How to run it yourself Install Ollama and pull a solid coding model: ollama pull qwen2.5-coder Clone the repo and install the requirements: pip install -r requirements.txt Run it! python3 app.py ./your-code 💡 The Magic Under the Hood The script dynamically switches its prompt based on what you feed it. If you give it a directory, it looks for separation of concerns
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GPUs for AI in 2026: NVIDIA, AMD, Intel Compared
The AI hardware landscape has shifted significantly in 2026, with NVIDIA, AMD, and Intel all competing for developers who need GPUs capable of running local large language models and AI inference workloads. Choosing the right GPU for AI workloads requires looking beyond marketing numbers and focusing on the specifications that actually affect real-world performance. Memory capacity, memory bandwidth, and software ecosystem maturity consistently matter more than theoretical compute peaks when running transformer models locally. This comparison covers the most relevant workstation and prosumer GPUs available in mid-2026, including NVIDIA's Blackwell architecture (RTX 50-series), AMD's Radeon AI Pro R9700, and Intel's Arc Pro B70. The goal is to provide a practical reference for developers deciding which hardware best fits their model sizes, software stack, and budget constraints. Which GPU specifications matter for AI workloads Marketing materials from GPU vendors emphasise AI TOPS and tensor performance, but these metrics rarely tell the complete story for local inference. The specifications below are ranked by their actual impact on running large language models. VRAM capacity VRAM is typically the first limiting factor when running LLMs locally. A model cannot execute entirely on the GPU if it does not fit into available memory. Once model weights spill into system RAM, inference performance drops dramatically. Approximate VRAM requirements for common model sizes: Model Size Recommended VRAM 7B 8-12 GB 14B 16 GB 32B 24-32 GB 70B 48-64 GB 120B+ Multiple GPUs For most homelab users, moving from 16 GB to 32 GB of VRAM provides a substantially larger practical benefit than increasing raw compute performance. A 32 GB GPU capable of running an entire model will often outperform a theoretically faster 16 GB GPU forced to offload tensors into system memory. Memory bandwidth Memory bandwidth determines how quickly model weights can be streamed into compute units. Large tran
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I built a tool that checks whether ChatGPT recommends your brand (Python + Apify)
Your customers have stopped Googling "best note-taking app." They're asking ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Gemini instead — and getting back a short list of three or four products. If your brand isn't on that list, you're invisible, and unlike a Google ranking you can't even see where you stand. That's the problem I set out to measure. This post is the build breakdown: five AI answer engines, one uniform result shape, a mention-detection core that doesn't lie to you, and the honest gotchas I hit around cost and billing. The whole thing runs as a paid Apify Actor written in async Python. The niche has a name now — GEO (Generative Engine Optimization) or AEO (Answer Engine Optimization). Think SEO, but the search engine is a language model and the "ranking" is whether you get named in the answer. The core question Give the tool a brand, its competitors, and the buyer-intent questions your customers actually type: { "brand" : "Notion" , "competitors" : [ "Obsidian" , "Coda" , "Evernote" ], "prompts" : [ "best note taking app for students" , "Notion vs Obsidian which should I use" ], "engines" : [ "perplexity" , "chatgpt" , "gemini" , "claude" , "aiOverview" ], "samplesPerPrompt" : 3 } It asks each engine each prompt (several times, because LLM answers vary run-to-run), then analyzes every answer for: were you mentioned, how early, were you recommended or just listed, what's the sentiment, who else got named, and — the part incumbents skip — which domains each engine cited. That last one is the actionable output: it tells you which websites the AI trusts for your category, i.e. where you need coverage. Architecture: one shape to rule them all The trick that keeps the whole thing sane is that every engine adapter — whether it's a clean REST API or a messy HTML scrape — returns the exact same record shape : { " engine " : " perplexity " , " prompt " : " best note taking app for students " , " sampleIndex " : 1 , " responseText " : " ... " , " citations " : [{ " url " : " ... "
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Video-generation startup PixVerse raises $439M, valuation soars past $2B
With the cash, the company aims to expand its world model offering and reach customers across geographies.
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Hermes agent maker Nous Research in talks for new funding at $1.5B valuation
The company is raising at least $75 million, led by Robot Ventures, with significant participation from USV and other prominent investors.
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How I created CSS-DOS - the '80s PC implemented in pure CSS, booting Windows 1.0
Please read the 'How is this possible?' page, and the full interactive walkthrough to see how this is all done. Did you use AI? The site copy and explanations hand-edited by me pressing my keyboard buttons. I find AI writing to be cringeworthy and bland. However, AI did help a lot with churning out the code. It's definitely 'my code' - LLM-assisted, but not 'vibe-coded'. This is an entirely novel project and I don't think you could (or should) point an LLM at this and press 'Go' My full thoughts on the use of AI in this project are available to read here submitted by /u/Putrid-Bench5056 [link] [留言]
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Please let this hot pink Pixel 11 leak be real
Bring on the magenta and peach.
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Stop Saying You Want Ownership Mindset
My 2nd article this week, I'm supposed to keep it to just once per week but whateverrr, I've had this...
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OnePlus is reportedly bailing on the US
OnePlus and its parent company, Oppo, plan to announce in the coming days that OnePlus brand will be leaving the US and European markets, according to a machine translation of a WinFuture report. Should the exit actually happen, it will mark a conclusion to months of rumors about the future of OnePlus. Android Headlines said […]
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Can you clear even a single level?🎚️
Hey what's up guys👋🏻 Remember our last Perfect Circle challenge? We had some amazing attempts! While...
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Capturing, Streaming, Storing, and Visualizing Crypto Market Data in Real Time with PostgreSQL, Debezium, Kafka, JDBC & Grafana
In the fast-moving world of cryptocurrency, market data changes every second — prices fluctuate, trades execute, and volumes shift continuously. Capturing this stream of real-time data and transforming it into meaningful insights requires a robust and scalable pipeline. In this project, I built a complete real-time crypto market data pipeline that captures, streams, stores, and visualizes live data from Binance using PostgreSQL, Debezium, Kafka, JDBC, and Grafana. The goal was to design an architecture that not only moves data instantly between systems but also keeps it queryable and monitorable in real time. What began as a simple Binance data extractor evolved into a production-grade CDC (Change Data Capture) workflow capable of detecting every database change, streaming it through Kafka, storing it in a sink database, and visualizing it live on Grafana dashboards.
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Siri AI Is Becoming Apple’s Everything Tool
Apple’s revamped Siri is more than a voice assistant; it’s now the backbone of the iPhone user experience. You can try it now through the iOS 27 public beta.
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Audit-log every email your AI agent sends
When an autonomous agent gets an email address of its own, the first question your security team asks isn't "can it send mail?" It's "can you prove, six months from now, exactly what it said and to whom?" That's a different problem from "does it work." A demo that fires off a few support replies looks great in a sprint review. But the moment a real customer says "your bot promised me a refund," or a regulator asks for the complete record of what an automated system told a data subject, you need a defensible trail — an immutable record of every outbound and inbound message the agent touched, captured outside the mailbox the agent can also delete from. I work on the Nylas CLI, so the terminal commands below are the exact ones I reach for. But the architectural point here is provider-agnostic and it's the part most "AI email" tutorials skip: the live mailbox is not your audit log. It's mutable, it has retention limits, and the same agent that sends mail can also trash it. If your only record of what the agent did lives in the inbox, you don't have an audit trail — you have a working copy. What "audit-log everything" actually means There are two stores in this design, and keeping them separate is the whole point. The live mailbox — the Agent Account grant. Messages flow in and out here. It's queryable, it's real-time, and it's mutable . Flags change, messages move folders, things get trashed. On the free plan it's also retention-limited: 30 days for the inbox, 7 days for spam. The audit store — your system. An append-only, write-once log keyed by message_id and thread_id . Nothing in it is ever updated or deleted in normal operation. This is the record you hand a reviewer. The audit store is the thing you build. Nylas gives you the two capture points — the send response and the inbound webhook — but the immutability is your responsibility. That means a WORM (write-once-read-many) object store, an append-only table with no UPDATE / DELETE grant for the app role, or a has
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How I export 1.2-gigapixel images on an iPhone without running out of memory
Rendering a big image on iOS is one of those things that looks trivial until your app gets killed by the OS mid-export. CGContext , draw, makeImage() , done — except the moment the output gets large, that innocent-looking pipeline quietly asks for gigabytes of RAM and iOS terminates you. I hit this wall building Mozary , an iOS app that packs 100+ photos into a single giant picture (a photo mosaic). In v1.1.0 I finally killed the "high-resolution export crashes with out-of-memory" bug for good. The fix: stop putting the canvas in RAM at all. Put it in a memory-mapped file and let the OS page it to disk. RAM usage dropped from "4.8 GB, please die" to a few dozen MB, flat, regardless of output size. This post is the walkthrough — with the actual Swift. If you've ever seen Core Graphics blow up on a big image (mosaics, collages, stitched panoramas, high-res rendering — same trap), this is for you. TL;DR A non-compressed bitmap costs 4 bytes/pixel . A 1.2-gigapixel image = ~4.8 GB of RAM just for the canvas. CGContext(data: nil, ...) allocates that in RAM. context.makeImage() then copies it again . Double death. Back the canvas with a memory-mapped file ( mmap ). Writes transparently page out to disk and don't count against your app's memory footprint . Wrap that same mapping in a CGImage via CGDataProvider — zero copy — and stream it straight to a JPEG on disk. Never call makeImage() . Decode source tiles at their draw size , not full size. Because you now spend disk instead of RAM: add a free-space pre-flight check and clean up temp files after a crash. Let's dig in. The problem: "compressed file size" is a lie about memory Mozary lays photos out on a grid. A typical high-res export is a 200 × 267 grid with each tile drawn at 150px : width: 200 × 150 = 30,000 px height: 267 × 150 = 40,050 px That's ~1.2 gigapixels . Here's the part people underestimate: the final JPEG is only a few hundred MB to ~2 GB because JPEG is compressed . But while you're drawing, the canvas i