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Each slice of Stellar Factory’s pizza puzzles is a smaller puzzle indicated by patterns on the back of its pieces, making them great fun for cooperative puzzle parties. Each 550-piece, 8-slice puzzle features a wavy edge and is loaded with toppings ranging from delicious to downright disturbing. Choose from pepperoni, veggie supreme, or meat lover’s varieties.
The Awesomer
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D-day, 1944.
We remember those who gave their lives for freedom on that day.
Peter
Bayou Renaissance Man
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There’s data out there that helps scientists simulate what happens after an explosion gets going, but they still don’t fully understand how to simulate the genesis of a blast. Tom Scott visited a team at the UK’s University of Sheffield working on solving this problem, which could improve the safety of handling explosives and bomb disposal.
The Awesomer
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We have a new AI tool in the market called Transformers Agent which is so powerful that it can automate just about any task you can think of. It can generate and edit images, video, audio, answer questions about documents, convert speech to text and do a lot of other things.
Hugging Face, a well-known name in the open-source AI world, released Transformers Agent that provides a natural language API on top of transformers. The API is designed to be easy to use. With a single line code, it provides a variety of tools for performing natural language tasks, such as question answering, image generation, video generation, text to speech, text classification, and summarization.
Planet Python
https://i.ytimg.com/vi/_ZHbHCLQceQ/maxresdefault.jpgIn today’s video, we’ll demonstrate how effortless it is to construct an API using LaraChain. This API will enable authenticated requests to ask Large Language Models, like OpenAI, questions about your data. With just a few clicks, your applications can communicate with your data and interact with the LLM in use.Laravel News Links
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Bootstrap is a popular front-end framework that has revolutionized web development. With its latest release, Bootstrap 5.3.0, the framework has introduced a wealth of exciting new features and enhancements that empower you to create stunning, responsive, feature-rich websites and applications.
One of the noteworthy Bootstrap 5.3.0 additions is a toggle for dark mode. This toggle lets users of your website effortlessly switch between light and dark modes, facilitating seamless usage of your website or application across various lighting conditions.
To use this feature, simply add the data-bs-toggle=”dark-mode” attribute to any button or link element.
Here’s an example:
<button type="button" class="btn btn-primary" data-bs-toggle="dark-mode">
Toggle Dark Mode
</button>
Bootstrap 5.3.0 introduces a set of font scale utilities that allow you to quickly adjust the size of your text based on predefined scales, without having to pick specific font values yourself.
You can use these utilities in combination with other Bootstrap typography classes to achieve scalable and consistent typography across your website or application.
Here are a few examples of how you can use the font scale utilities:
<p class="fs-1">This is the largest font size</p>
<p class="fs-2">This is a slightly smaller font size</p>
<p class="fs-3">This is a medium font size</p>
<p class="fs-4">This is a small font size</p>
<p class="fs-5">This is the smallest font size</p>
Another new addition in Bootstrap 5.3.0 is the introduction of gutter utilities. These utilities make it easy to add gutters between columns in your Bootstrap grid layout without having to write custom CSS.
Here’s an example of how you can use the gutter utilities:
<div class="row gx-3">
<div class="col">Column 1</div>
<div class="col">Column 2</div>
</div>
This example uses the gx-3 class to add a gutter of 3 units (or 1.5rem) between the two columns.
The form controls in Bootstrap have been updated in version 5.3.0 to improve consistency and usability. The new form controls include updated styles for checkboxes, radio buttons, and select boxes, as well as improved validation feedback.
Bootstrap 5.3.0 introduces new styles for checkboxes and radio buttons that make them easier to use and more accessible. The new design features larger hit areas and improved focus indicators, making it easier for you to interact with these inputs.
Here’s an example of how you can use the new checkbox styles:
<div class="form-check">
<input class="form-check-input" type="checkbox" value="" id="check1">
<label class="form-check-label" for="check1">Default checkbox</label>
</div>
And here’s an example of how you can use the new radio button styles:
<div class="form-check">
<input class="form-check-input" type="radio" name="exampleRadios" id="radio1" value="option1">
<label class="form-check-label" for="radio1"> Option 1 </label>
</div>
Notice how this markup uses the .form-check-input class to style the input element itself, and the .form-check-label class to style the label.
Select boxes have also been updated in Bootstrap 5.3.0 with new styles for better consistency and usability. The new select box styles feature larger hit areas and improved focus indicators, making it easier for you to interact with these inputs.
Here’s an example of how you can use the new select box styles:
<select class="form-select" aria-label="Default select example">
<option selected>Open this select menu</option>
<option value="1">One</option>
<option value="2">Two</option>
<option value="3">Three</option>
</select>
Notice how you can use the .form-select class to style the select box itself.
Bootstrap 5.3.0 also introduces new validation feedback styles for form controls. These styles make it easier to provide visual feedback to your website users when they fill out a form incorrectly.
Here’s an example of how you can use the new validation styles:
<div class="form-group">
<label for="exampleInputPassword1">Password</label>
<input type="password" class="form-control is-invalid" id="exampleInputPassword1" placeholder="Password" required>
<div class="invalid-feedback"> Please provide a valid password. </div>
</div>
Notice how the .is-invalid class indicates that the input field is invalid, and the .invalid-feedback class displays a message to the user.
With these new styles, it’s easier than ever to create accessible and consistent forms for your website or application.
Bootstrap 5.3.0 is a significant update to the popular CSS framework that brings several new features and improvements to the table. From the dark mode toggle to the font scale utilities and gutter utilities, there are plenty of new tools at your disposal to help you build better websites and applications.
MakeUseOf
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Some LEGO astronaut minifigs go their whole lives only dreaming of space travel. Now, 1000 lucky minifigs have traveled to the edge of space courtesy of LEGO and Kreativ Gang. Three crews of 335 plastic astronauts flew to a height of roughly 35,500 meters aboard a carbon fiber and stainless steel space shuttle carried aloft by a weather balloon.
The Awesomer
A friend sent me a link to an article titled "Return of the One Room Schoolhouse". I found it very interesting, particularly because it gave examples of eighth grade final examinations from 1895. I doubt most of our modern schoolchildren could pass them – in fact, I think most of us adults would have a hard time with them too!
Here, for example, is the Geography exam.
Geography (Time, one hour)
1. What is climate? Upon what does climate depend?
2. How do you account for the extremes of climate in Kansas?
3. Of what use are rivers? Of what use is the ocean?
4. Describe the mountains of N.A.
5. Name and describe the following: Monrovia, Odessa, Denver, Manitoba, Hecla, Yukon, St. Helena, Juan Fernandez, Aspinwall and Orinoco.
6. Name and locate the principal trade centers of the U.S.
7. Name all the republics of Europe and give capital of each.
8. Why is the Atlantic Coast colder than the Pacific in the same latitude?
9. Describe the process by which the water of the ocean returns to the sources of rivers.
10. Describe the movements of the earth. Give inclination of the earth.
All that in one hour? I’d be very hard pressed to answer that many questions, concisely enough, in that time limit.
Click over to the article to look at the examinations for English, arithmetic and other subjects. They’re interesting and thought-provoking. Why are modern children taught so much less factually, and so much more about irrelevant, touchy-feely subjects that will do nothing to help them as adults?
Peter
Bayou Renaissance Man
A friend sent me a link to an article titled "Return of the One Room Schoolhouse". I found it very interesting, particularly because it gave examples of eighth grade final examinations from 1895. I doubt most of our modern schoolchildren could pass them – in fact, I think most of us adults would have a hard time with them too!
Here, for example, is the Geography exam.
Geography (Time, one hour)
1. What is climate? Upon what does climate depend?
2. How do you account for the extremes of climate in Kansas?
3. Of what use are rivers? Of what use is the ocean?
4. Describe the mountains of N.A.
5. Name and describe the following: Monrovia, Odessa, Denver, Manitoba, Hecla, Yukon, St. Helena, Juan Fernandez, Aspinwall and Orinoco.
6. Name and locate the principal trade centers of the U.S.
7. Name all the republics of Europe and give capital of each.
8. Why is the Atlantic Coast colder than the Pacific in the same latitude?
9. Describe the process by which the water of the ocean returns to the sources of rivers.
10. Describe the movements of the earth. Give inclination of the earth.
All that in one hour? I’d be very hard pressed to answer that many questions, concisely enough, in that time limit.
Click over to the article to look at the examinations for English, arithmetic and other subjects. They’re interesting and thought-provoking. Why are modern children taught so much less factually, and so much more about irrelevant, touchy-feely subjects that will do nothing to help them as adults?
Peter
Bayou Renaissance Man
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This is amazing.
Not the Bee