January 3, 2025

Let’s remember that an operating system (OS) is the main software on a computer or mobile device that manages all other software and hardware, like Windows on desktop or Android on mobile. It lets you run apps, organize files, and interact with the device, acting like a bridge between you and the machine to make everything work smoothly. We’re mostly used to a limited set of options when selecting an OS for our devices, and

In the previous post of this focus, we replaced Philips Hue automation with the one from Home Assistant. One significant gap we noticed was that Home Assistant doesn’t automatically adjust the brightness according to the time of the day, a feature Philips Hue offers. In this post, we are going to address this gap. The first step when wanting to add a feature to Home Assistant is to browse through available integrations. While there was

Are you ready to level up your skills as a developer in 2025? In this article, I show 10 books that will help you become a better programmer, enhance your coding practices, and improve your overall software engineering skills. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced developer, these books cover essential topics like clean coding, debugging, system design, productivity, and more. My selection is based on suggestions and recommendations of top developers worldwide. If you are ready,

Table of Links Abstract and 1 Introduction 2. Related Works 2.1. 2D Diffusion Models for 3D Generation 2.2. 3D Generative Models and 2.3. Multi-view Diffusion Models 3. Problem Formulation 3.1. Diffusion Models 3.2. The Distribution of 3D Assets 4. Method and 4.1. Consistent Multi-view Generation 4.2. Cross-Domain Diffusion 4.3. Textured Mesh Extraction 5. Experiments 5.1. Implementation Details 5.2. Baselines 5.3. Evaluation Protocol 5.4. Single View Reconstruction 5.5. Novel View Synthesis and 5.6. Discussions 6. Conclusions