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natemcintoshon I wrote one of the fastest DataFrame libraries

I'm guessing Polars and Ballista (https://github.com/ballista-compute/ballista) have different goals, but I don't know enough about either to say what those might be. Does anyone know enough about either to explain the differences?

natemcintoshon Julia 1.5 Highlights

I would like to use Julia on an airgapped computer too, but have struggled to figure out how to get packages on it in the past. Could you explain a little more how this might get easier with 1.5?

natemcintoshon Rav1e, an AV1 encoder written in Rust and assembly

"The fastest and safest AV1 encoder" but it's also 62.1% assembly? Is the assembly as safe as rust? I'm confused

natemcintoshon Ask HN: My mother has shaky hands – guidance on iPhone accessibility settings?

To chime in, I have a loved one with ALS. He cannot move his hands at all. Apple's Voice Control allows him to do almost everything he could want to do with his iPad and it has really opened up his world again.

Learning to navigate takes a little practice, but is fairly intuitive once you know the available commands.