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- AlphaFold3 – why did Nature publish it without its code? https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-01463-0 19 comments
- The Nature of Code (2nd Edition) https://natureofcode.com/introduction/ 51 comments
- On the Dual Nature of Necessity in Use of Rust Unsafe Code https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3611643.3613878 32 comments rust
- The Nature of Code https://natureofcode.com/ 5 comments programming
- The Nature of Code http://natureofcode.com/book/introduction/ 8 comments compsci
- The Nature of Code, a good place to start? http://natureofcode.com/ 4 comments learnprogramming
- The Nature of Code http://natureofcode.com/book/ 4 comments programming
- 'Unbreakable' security codes inspired by nature http://www.rdmag.com/news/2014/04/unbreakable-security-codes-inspired-nature?et_cid=3865428&et_rid=623702531&location=top 3 comments technology
- I'm a filthy n00b. What are your opinions about the book Nature of Code? https://www.reddit.com/r/gamedev/comments/93lbju/im_a_filthy_n00b_what_are_your_opinions_about_the/ 11 comments gamedev
- Is CS the wrong field if you're struggling with coding and are not a natural? https://www.reddit.com/r/cscareerquestions/comments/7v4zrp/is_cs_the_wrong_field_if_youre_struggling_with/ 18 comments cscareerquestions
- NPR's Code Switch: Arthur Chu on natural dialects and immigrant assimilation http://www.npr.org/blogs/codeswitch/2014/07/31/336380977/breaking-out-the-broken-english 12 comments linguistics
- Natural Selection source code has just been uploaded to GitHub by the developers http://forums.unknownworlds.com/discussion/comment/2180754/#Comment_2180754 28 comments linux_gaming
- The Nature of Code - A free ebook on simulation programming http://natureofcode.com/book 39 comments gamedev
- The Nature of Code [free book on computer simulations of natural systems using Processing] http://natureofcode.com/book/ 8 comments programming
- Coding Horror: Sorting for Humans : Natural Sort Order http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/001018.html 47 comments programming
- The Nature of Code - free online ebook (or pay what you want pdf) that uses Processing for its examples http://natureofcode.com/ 7 comments programming
- Publish your computer code: it is good enough : Nature News http://www.nature.com/news/2010/101013/full/467753a.html 4 comments science
- Artificial Proteins Never Seen in the Natural World Are Becoming New COVID Vaccines and Medicines. Researchers have begun to crack the code of protein structure, allowing them to remake, well, everything. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/artificial-proteins-never-seen-in-the-natural-world-are-becoming-new-covid-vaccines-and-medicines/ 19 comments worldnews
- Examining the fractal nature of code: coupling and cohesion http://humbletoolsmith.com/2020/07/09/examining-the-fractal-nature-of-coupling-and-cohesion/ 8 comments programming
- Brazilians develop code that disables machines working within nature reserves. A software update can implement it worldwide. https://www.adweek.com/creativity/these-devices-could-disable-machines-harming-protected-rainforest-areas/ 137 comments worldnews
- IBM "Call For Code" Calls for Developers to Help Solve Natural Disasters https://callforcode.org/ 5 comments webdev
- Do you see a way use abstract rewriting system over graphs from Wolfram Physics Project to represent code-data dual algothms that modify each other and form natural selection process? https://www.reddit.com/r/compsci/comments/g2yfix/do_you_see_a_way_use_abstract_rewriting_system/ 5 comments compsci
- Obama Seeks Building Code Changes Amid More Extreme Weather - President Barack Obama is asking the private sector to tighten building standards to reduce losses from natural disasters after studies linked an increase in extreme weather to climate change. http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2016-05-10/obama-seeks-building-code-changes-as-more-extreme-weather-seen 5 comments politics
- [Nobel winner]:Natural selection will destroy us ('Natural selection has resulted in traits such as group selfishness being coded in our genes. These were useful to our ancestors under the conditions in which they lived, but have become noxious to us today...') http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20928015.400-biology-nobelist-natural-selection-will-destroy-us.html 254 comments science
- China's earthquake was no natural disaster. Shoddy construction, willful ignorance of code killed their children. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/25/world/asia/25schools.html?_r=1&ref=todayspaper&oref=slogin 3 comments reddit.com
- A scientist let a computer program a chip, using natural selection. This created an extremely efficient chip, so precise that the code could not be used on a different chip of the same type http://www.damninteresting.com/on-the-origin-of-circuits/ 22 comments technology
- AT&T: Communication service providers shouldn't just take open source code -- they should contribute. Also: Open source is "almost a natural hardener for code." Insert "Herbal Viagra" joke here. http://www.lightreading.com/carrier-sdn/openflow-specifications/atandt-makes-case-for-open-source-sharing/d/d-id/715127 3 comments opensource
- Whole Foods Market sells out to Monsanto--"Natural" is now code for Genetically Engineered--No labeling, No Accountablity! What's next? http://www.commondreams.org/view/2011/01/28-8 4 comments politics
- The Future of Interactive Theorem Proving? "Lean Chat, a VS-code extension that provides an interface for autoformalizing natural language theorem statements in Lean. Under the hood, these translation are generated by OpenAI’s Codex, a text generation model trained on Github source code." https://xenaproject.wordpress.com/2022/08/16/the-future-of-interactive-theorem-proving/ 17 comments math
- Heard about Github Copilot? Now Meet Salesforce's 'CodeGen’ : An AI Model That Turns Simple Natural Language Requests Into Executable Code https://www.marktechpost.com/2022/04/02/meet-codegen-a-large-scale-language-model-which-turns-simple-english-prompts-into-executable-code/ 24 comments coding
- In a significant step to reduce emissions, Massachusetts officials propose new building codes to promote energy efficiency | The proposal doesn’t end the use of oil and natural gas in future construction projects https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/02/08/science/significant-step-reducing-emissions-state-proposes-new-building-codes-promote-energy-efficiency/ 3 comments climate
- Just finished and really enjoyed Code by Charles Petzold. What should I read next? I loved the explanatory+historical+totally still relevant nature of Code. I am a professional but entirely self-taught software developer, so I found the foundational nature of this book amazingly enjoyable. https://www.microsoftpressstore.com/store/code-the-hidden-language-of-computer-hardware-and-software-9780735611313 18 comments programming
- Killing nature a crime? France may introuce 'ecocide' into the criminal code. MPs who pushed for introducing the ecocide in the criminal code last year, proposed a sentence of 20 years in prison and a fine of €10 million. https://rmx.news/article/article/killing-nature-a-crime-france-may-introuce-ecocide-into-the-criminal-code 5 comments environment
- Not a 'math person'? You may be better at learning to code than you think - New research from the University of Washington finds that a natural aptitude for learning languages is a stronger predictor of learning to program than basic math knowledge, or numeracy. https://phys.org/news/2020-03-math-person-code.html 197 comments programming
- In Montana, anti-public lands and anti-Native groups converge: The New Code of the West Conference brought together conservative media personalities, state legislators, natural resources attorneys and far-right activists https://www.hcn.org/articles/sagebrush-rebellion-in-whitefish-montana-anti-public-lands-and-anti-native-groups-converge?utm_source=wcn1&utm_medium=email 7 comments politics
- FIFA no longer considers "corruption" a violation under its new ethics code, but will now ban any officials found to have made "any public statements of a defamatory nature towards FIFA." https://apnews.com/d165d80179aa4117a260a1a5e65eafb6 3 comments nottheonion
- FIFA no longer considers "corruption" a violation under its new ethics code, but will now ban any officials found to have made "any public statements of a defamatory nature towards FIFA." https://apnews.com/d165d80179aa4117a260a1a5e65eafb6 58 comments worldnews
- FIFA no longer considers "corruption" a violation under its new ethics code, but will now ban any officials found to have made "any public statements of a defamatory nature towards FIFA." https://apnews.com/d165d80179aa4117a260a1a5e65eafb6 1004 comments sports
- “Unbreakable” security codes inspired by nature: "The advantage of this discovery is that it offers an infinite number of choices for the secret encryption key shared between the sender and receiver. This makes it virtually impossible for hackers and eavesdroppers to crack the code." http://www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/articles/2014/unbreakable-security-codes-inspired-by-nature-/ 10 comments technology
- The genetic code of the fruit fly Drosophila has been hacked into, allowing it to make proteins with properties that don't exist in the natural world. The advance could ultimately lead to the creation of new or "improved" life forms in the burgeoning field of synthetic biology. http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn22167-synthetic-upgrade-for-fruit-flys-dna.html 24 comments science