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From TLDR 2024-02-01 tldrnewsletter.com

ADD BACTERIA TO THE LIST OF THINGS THAT CAN RUN DOOM (1 MINUTE READ) [7] https://www.theregister.com/2024/01/31/bacteria_runs_doom/

An MIT biotechnology PhD student has created a rudimentary screen
capable of displaying Doom using a simulation of E. coli bacteria. It
takes roughly 70 minutes to display a single frame of Doom on the bioluminescent bacteria. A full reset takes eight hours and 20
minutes. A video about the project is available in the article.

REINVENTING THE EEL: FIRST LAB-GROWN EEL MEAT REVEALED (3 MINUTE
READ) [8] https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/jan/22/reinventing-the-eel-first-la
b-grown-eel-meat-revealed

Forsea Foods in Israel is the first company to produce lab-grown
freshwater eel meat. It aims to have its product on sale in about two
years. The company's goal is to match the price of wild-caught eel.
Forsea Foods' strategy is to target species at risk of extinction that
also command high prices in restaurants and shops. It has raised $5.2
million in investments, with more expected to be announced soon.

THE PERFORMANCE INEQUALITY GAP, 2024 (35 MINUTE READ) [11] https://infrequently.org/2024/01/performance-inequality-gap-2024/

Performance is a deep and nuanced domain. There's a lot that can go
wrong and how sites manage resources after-load can have huge impacts
on perceived performance. Global baselines matter as many teams have
low performance management maturity and many popular frameworks fail
to ward against catastrophic results. This article looks at current
web technologies to provide an up-to-date understanding for working
web developers. It looks at what's changed since last year and what technologies new projects should consider.

THE PROMISE AND CHALLENGES OF CRYPTO + AI APPLICATIONS (25 MINUTE
READ) [17]
https://vitalik.eth.limo/general/2024/01/30/cryptoai.html

Crypto and AI are two major technology trends from the last decade -
while the technologies can be combined, there aren't that many useful applications where the two fields intersect.
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