The Daily Index — Thursday, November 2, 2023 · TLDR Index

PROGRAMMING, DESIGN & DATA SCIENCE

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HOW BEAR DOES ANALYTICS WITH CSS

Bear Blog doesn't use client-side JavaScript. This post describes how it logs traffic without using JavaScript or server logs - only CSS. The site triggers a CSS rule whenever a user hovers their cursor over a page that makes a URL request to record data. The resulting system can track unique users without storing IP addresses un-hashed. The code for the system is available in the article.

herman.bearblog.dev · 4 min

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ATTENUATING INNOVATION

Windows Mobile came too early - Android had the benefit of copying the iPhone, while Microsoft started development in 2000 with the Pocket PC 2000 operating system. Apple was able to invent the future by considering what the core functions of a cell phone would be years later. AI could be going down the same path as Window Mobile, especially with Biden's recent executive order, which is rooted in the past yet arrogant about an unknowable future, proscriptive instead of adaptive, and the most cynical attempt at regulatory capture the tech industry has ever seen.

stratechery.com · 18 min

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WHAT THE EXECUTIVE ORDER MEANS FOR OPENNESS IN AI

The Biden-Harris administration has issued an executive order on artificial intelligence that is about 20,000 words long. The order tries to address the entire range of AI benefits and risks and will likely shape every aspect of the future of AI. This article takes a look at some of the policies in the executive order and how they may impact openness in AI.

aisnakeoil.com · 17 min

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DISNEY IS ABOUT TO OWN ALL OF HULU

Disney is buying up Comcast's stake in Hulu for an expected $8.61 billion.

theverge.com · 1 min

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MICROSOFT PUSHES THE BOUNDARIES OF SMALL AI MODELS WITH BIG BREAKTHROUGH

Microsoft's Phi 1.5 model is now multimodal, meaning it can view and interpret images.

semafor.com · 6 min

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FIRST M3 BENCHMARKS SHOW BIG SPEED IMPROVEMENTS OVER M2

Preliminary benchmark results indicate that the entry-level M3 chip with an 8-core CPU performs up to 35% faster than the M1 and 20% faster than the M2.

appleinsider.com · 1 min

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NETFLIX WILL CUT THE NUMBER OF ADS YOU SEE IF YOU BINGE-WATCH; AD-SUPPORTED DOWNLOADS ALSO COMING SOON

Netflix will make every fourth episode ad-free during binge-watching sessions.

9to5mac.com · 2 min