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How people secured their secrets before encyption

Fast Company Tech

Dambrogio, a conservator at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Libraries, traces her interest in the subject back about 25 years, to a fellowship at the Vatican’s archives. This gave researchers a common language to describe and compare techniques. Image:MIT Libraries, MC0760, UH6203.] ”

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Deep Learning with PyTorch (9-Day Mini-Course)

Machine Learning Mastery

Last Updated on April 4, 2023 Deep learning is a fascinating field of study and the techniques are achieving world class results in a range of challenging machine learning problems. It can be hard to get started in deep learning.Which library should you use and which techniques should you focus on?

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5 Python Libraries to Build an Optimized RAG System

Machine Learning Mastery

Retrieval augmented generation (RAG) has become a vital technique in contemporary AI systems, allowing large language models (LLMs) to integrate external data in real time.

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Content Strategy for Digital Collections: Archives, Libraries, and Museums

Forum One

Museums, archives, and libraries share many goals and functions. The items that museums, archives, and libraries collect reflect the human spirit. In archives, libraries, and museums, curators use their judgment to select and arrange artifacts to create a narrative, evoke a response, and communicate a message.

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Google rolls out a new JPEG coding library

InfoWorld

Google has introduced Jpegli , a JPEG library for image encoding. The new library is intended to be faster, more visually pleasing, and more efficient than traditional JPEGs. Jpegli works by using new techniques to reduce noise and improve image quality.

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New Tech Bends Sound Through Space So It Reaches Only Your Ear in a Crowd

Singularity Hub

This is the key to our technique: We use two ultrasound beams at different frequencies that are completely silent on their own. For example, museums could provide different audio guides to visitors without headphones, and libraries could allow students to study with audio lessons without disturbing others.

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The most influential design book you’ve never heard of

Fast Company Tech

During this time, he published a simple manual, called Lettering , which laid out his approach to crafting letterforms, letting students learn about proper technique and trace and copy letters directly inside the book. Walter Kch was a calligrapher and educator at the Zrich School of Arts and Crafts in the late 30s and 40s.

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