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No other F1 designer has penned more championship winning cars than Adrian Newey. Read more »

"You will no longer be beloved celebrities. You will be wrathful gods. Show me a little wrath." Read more »

“AI,” or semi-cooked language learning models are very cool. There’s a world of possibility there in terms of creativity and productivity tools to scientific research. But early adoption of AI has been more of a rushed mess driven by speculative VC bros who are more interested in making money off…

This week, our first place winner on the insightful side is That One Guy with a comment about the lawsuit between cops that resulted more than $23 million in damages: ‘They hospitalized a cop, but he’s a black guy and they’re white so…’ The injuries:And he’s already secured a settlement…

Five Years Ago This week in 2019, Texas began pushing its bill that would allow the state to sue Twitter for banning conservatives, while Facebook filed a questionable lawsuit over fake followers and likes, and a New York saxophonist became the latest to join the bandwagon of suing Fortnite developers.…

More than 90% of stablecoin transaction volumes aren't coming from genuine users, according to a new metric co-developed by Visa, suggesting such crypto tokens may be far away from becoming a commonly used means of payment. Bloomberg: The dashboard from Visa and Allium Labs is designed to strip out transactions…

Wednesday Rest of World noticed an overlooked tech story in Argentina: Olga de León looked confused as she walked out of a nightclub on the edge of Buenos Aires on a recent Tuesday afternoon. She had just had her iris scanned. "No one told me what they'll do with my…

An anonymous reader shared this report from Mint: Elon Musk-owned social media platform X (formerly Twitter) has launched a new Grok AI-powered feature called 'Stories', which allows users to read summaries of a trending post on the social media platform. The feature is currently only available to X Premium subscribers…

The Model Why does biological evolution work? And, for that matter, why does machine learning work? Both are examples of adaptive processes that surprise us with what they manage to achieve. So what’s the essence of what’s going on? I’m going to concentrate here on biological evolution, though much of…

The U.S. government has loosened some rules governing electric vehicle tax credits a bit, potentially making more EVs eligible for credits of up to $7,500. The Treasury Department announced final regulations for the credits under the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act on Friday, giving automakers more time to comply with some…

The FCC on Thursday restored “net neutrality” rules that prevent broadband internet providers such as Comcast and AT&T from favoring some sites and apps over others. The move effectively reinstates a net neutrality order the commission first issued in 2015 during the Obama administration; under then-President Donald Trump, the FCC…

The automaker Hyundai said it had paused its advertising on Elon Musk’s social media app, X, after a sponsored post from the company appeared next to antisemitic and pro-Nazi posts. Hyundai confirmed the pause in a statement to NBC News late Wednesday and said it was taking its brand safety…

Apple today announced a new Pride Edition Braided Solo Loop Apple Watch band, watch face, and wallpaper. The band features a fluorescent design inspired by multiple pride flags with a laser-etched lug that reads "PRIDE 2024." Black, Hispanic, and Latin communities, as well as those impacted by HIV/AIDS, are represented…

Amazon today has Apple's AirPods 2 and AirPods 3 with Lightning Charging Case on sale, with up to $49 in savings on these earbuds. For the AirPods 3, this is the first time we've tracked a discount on the device since February. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with Amazon.…

Apple will be holding its first event of the year this Tuesday, May 7 at 7 a.m. Pacific Time, with a live stream to be available on Apple.com and on YouTube. How long will the event be? In his newsletter today, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman said the video will have a…

Modern human life relies on a stable internet connection. But threats to internet connectivity are varied — from underseas rock slides and technical errors to war and geopolitical conflict.

Tens of thousands of people earn a living on TikTok. But as creators face down the real possibility of TikTok going away, many are trying to switch to new platforms to save their livlihoods.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Gregory Rosston of Stanford University about the FCC's decision to reinstate net neutrality policies and what the last 6 years on the internet has been like without them.

If you're looking for a great pair of earbuds without breaking the bank for yourself (or as a gift), now's a good time to shop. Apple's third-generation AirPods are currently down to $140 from $169 — a 17 percent discount. This deal brings the AirPods back down to their record-low…

Watch along today as NASA's Boeing Starliner Crew Flight Test finally — most likely — blasts off to the International Space Station (ISS). NASA should start streaming its coverage at 6:30PM ET on its YouTube channel, with the official launch set for 10:34PM ET. The spacecraft will carry two astronauts,…

Doctor Who is famous for constantly reinventing itself while remaining more or less exactly the same. The show has had a rough few years, which has led to some dramatic changes behind the scenes. Russell T. Davies, who was behind Doctor Who’s 2005 revival, has stepped in to rescue the show.…

Over a seven-decade career David Hurn has photographed everyone from the Beatles to Audrey Hepburn.

Two Nasa astronauts are due to set off to the International Space Station in a new spacecraft in the early hours of Tuesday morning UK time.

Kivimaki rose through teen cyber gangs to become a Most Wanted criminal responsible for one of the most shocking hacks in history.

AWS Polly is great for adding speech to Raspberry Pi and similar, especially with the “neural” enhancement. Regular readers will know that for years I was a great fan of using Ivona speech on my Raspberry Pi. In Node-Red I used the free Ivona service to provide high quality speech in Node-Red at the heart of……

Elsewhere I’m wriing about moving from Raspberry Pi 4 and legacy 32-bit Bullseye (Pi OS) to Raspberry Pi 5 and 64-bit Bookworm (Pi OS). While we await an RPi5 audio dongle to hopefully get command-line audio to work in RPi5 and as I don’t have the USB audio dongle yet……

Last week this turned up in the post here in Spain by CTT courier so I thought I’d write a few lines about it. Typically, mains powered USB Zigbee devices act as routers (I’d call them repeaters but never mind). As regular readers know, I use Sonoff a LOT –……

I’ve been following the press and social media coverage of Apple’s pricey new Vision Pro Augmented Reality headset, which now totals hundreds of stories and thousands of comments and I’ve noticed one idea missing from all of them: what would Steve (Jobs) say?  Steve would call the Vision Pro a…

Sorry I’ve been away: time flies when you are not having fun. But now I’m back. Moore’s Law, which began with a random observation by the late Intel co-founder Gordon Moore that transistor densities on silicon substrates were doubling every 18 months, has over the intervening 60+ years been both…

My son Cole, pictured here as a goofy kid many years ago, is now six feet six inches tall and in college. Cole needed a letter of recommendation recently so he turned to an old family friend who, in turn, used ChatGPT to generate the letter, which he thought was…

Remembering is a tricky, unstable business. This hour: a look behind the curtain of how memories are made...and forgotten.     The act of recalling in our minds something that happened in the past is an unstable and profoundly unreliable process--it’s easy come, easy go as we learn how true…

An ode to the small, the banal, the overlooked things that make up the fabric of our lives.Most of our stories are about the big stuff: important or dramatic events, big ideas that transform the world around us or inspire conflict and struggle and change. But most of our lives,…

In an episode we last featured on our Radiolab for Kids Feed back in 2020, and in honor of its blocking out the Sun for a bit of us for a bit last week, in this episode, we’re gonna talk more about the moon. According to one theory, (psst listen…

In Pursuit Of Repetitive Beats is a pleasingly nostalgic VR exploration of the UK's acid-house movement and '80s rave scene. Our full impressions.

In this week's episode of the Between Realities VR Podcast, Alex and Skeeva host

WallStreetCN reports Apple plans to launch the far cheaper and lighter Vision headset as early as June 2025. More details here.

Five Nights at Freddy’s: Help Wanted 2 (2023), the sequel to the popular VR horror game, is officially coming to Quest next week. Developer Steel Wool Studios announced FNAF: Help Wanted 2 is slated to arrive on the Quest platform on May 9th, 2024, supporting Quest 2/3/Pro. Originally launched on PSVR 2…

Searching for Vision Pro apps when not actually wearing the thing has been a hassle since day one. Now Apple has added a nifty new search function to its App Store web portal which makes it a lot easier to browse and download stuff. Apple launched its Vision Pro web…

The PC VR population has been growing ever so steadily over the last four years. Meanwhile, the MacOS population has shrunk and been overtaken by VR. If you were just looking at the percent of the Steam population with monthly-connected VR headsets, you’d probably conclude that VR on the platform…

Despite our best efforts, Loki Anomalies continue to spread through the multiverse—and now there’s a new problem. Surtur’s armies have figured out how to harvest...

Picture this: You’re the size of a small insect, stranded in the middle of a massive yard, with towering blades of grass rising all around...

In 1999, the original Homeworld released to widespread acclaim. Set exclusively in the vast reaches of space, Homeworld quickly became known for its storytelling and...

Who needs an external battery when you have good old-fashioned emotions? Scientists based out of Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have begun working on augmented reality (AR) contact lenses capable of displaying virtual information in the real world. But here’s the really interesting part: according to an official release…

Return to a life of crime in this sizable DLC update. Developer 3R Games this week announced a new update for its popular VR game, Thief Simulator VR: Greenview Street, which introduces a brand new neighborhood over twice the size of Greenview Street. Available now on Meta Quest headsets, the…

Experience BATL Axe Throwing on Meta Quest headsets. ArcadeXR today announced its 2.0 update for Arcade Legends which introduces axe throwing to the game for the very first time. For those unfamiliar, Arcade Legends is a unique VR experience that allows you to build your own personal arcade. Here you…

It’s been nearly two years since the launch of the Raspberry Pi Computing Education Research Centre. Today, the Centre’s Director Dr Sue Sentance shares an update about the Centre’s work. The Raspberry Pi Computing Education Research Centre (RPCERC) is unique for two reasons: we are a joint initiative between the…

Today’s blog is from Aimy Lee, Chief Operating Officer at Penang Science Cluster, part of our global partner network for Experience AI. Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming the world at an incredible pace, and at Penang Science Cluster, we are determined to be at the forefront of this fast-changing landscape.…

Modern web design has turned websites from static and boring walls of information into ways of providing fun and engaging experiences to the user. Our new ‘More web’ project path shows young creators how to add interaction and animation to a webpage through JavaScript code. Why learn JavaScript? As of…

Matt’s TV Barn on YouTube looks at how video sound was placed within transmitted video in the UK.00:04 Intro 00:44 Brief technology introduction 01:58 Survey of the equipment we have for this video 04:09 Company intro: PYE TVT 06:22 Company intro: RE Technology 09:09 Reproducing a rather large early problem…

Rocky Mountain Maker used 2 micro:bits to turn a wall clock into a pomodoro timer and shared the build on Instructables:A bbc micro:bit v2 mounted in the clock, receives an input from a bbc micro:bit v2 sat on my desktop. When I want to start the pomodoro, I ‘tell’ the…

Someone awhile ago asked the facelesstech if it was possible to have TV out via the USB C port so that only one cable coming out the Gameboy macro is needed to charge it and for TV out.To pull this off I knew I had to abuse the USB C…

Last year, we launched the Arduino Pro Opta: it was an instant success with our community, and allowed us to reach PLC engineers with a new solution specifically designed for their needs.  To further expand Opta’s capabilities, today the Arduino ecosystem welcomes various expansions that allow you to add new…

Being able to monitor the weather in real-time is great for education, research, or simply to analyze how the local climate changes over time. This project by Hackster.io user Pradeep explores how he was able to design a simple station outdoors that could communicate with a cloud-based platform for aggregating the sensed data.…

Founded in 1975 and headquartered in Madison Heights, Michigan, Galco is a leading e-commerce distributor that specializes in providing a wide range of industrial and commercial electrical and electronic products, focusing on maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO).  Known for strong expertise in sourcing hard-to-find, high-quality products and guaranteeing exceptional customer…

We continue with our flash contests, so keep your eyes peeled on this page to catch the current themes. Flash contests start every second Friday and last for 17 days, concluding on the Sunday after the next, effectively spanning over the... The post Flash Contests Theme: Insect Hotels appeared first…

At the end of March 2024, we started shipping the MMU3 for the Original Prusa MK4 (and MK3.9). This also marked the end of a long in-house testing period in which the MMU3 proved to withstand thousands upon thousands of filament... The post Original Prusa MMU3 – 2024 Update and…

For several months, we’ve been working hard to bring you the next major firmware release. And today’s the day: firmware 6.0.0 is out now! What does it bring? Honestly, a lot. You can, of course, chew through the complete release notes... The post Major Firmware Release 6.0.0, PrusaSlicer 2.7.4 and…

Fallout TV show inspired coasters. Coaster holder is available here!

This planter features an awake cat, diligently guarding your plant. Resembling a chunky cat lounging on its back, it not only assists in caring for your plants but also appreciates being placed in a sunny spot, as the cat enjoys a warm place to nap. It adds a playful touch…

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Since the 1990s, the web has been a publishing place for human-readable documents. Documents published on the web are in HTML. HTML has a little bit of… Read more "Progress on the Block Protocol"

You’ve probably seen web editors based on the idea of blocks. I’m typing this in WordPress, which has a little + button that brings up a long… Read more "Making the web better. With blocks!"

The other day I was talking to a young developer working on a code base with tons of COM code, and I told him that even before… Read more "Kinda a big announcement"

As we celebrate the release of Babylon.js 7.0, we’re also looking forward and planning for next year’s Babylon.js 8.0 release and beyond.One of the features we’re looking into updating is the audio engine.The current audio engine is decent, but it is aging poorly and has design issues that make it difficult to…

The first blog I wrote to announce Babylon.js availability was made on 6/27/2013. Yes, the engine is already 11 years old:). Almost a teenager. They grow so fast!I found the link on archive.org for the curious.Initial version of the site (on IE11!!)Along all these years, we collectively built a fantastic engine alongside an…

Our mission is to build one of the most powerful, beautiful, simple, and open web rendering engines in the world, and we are excited to announce that mission takes another step forward today, with Babylon.js 7.0.https://medium.com/media/e078489a47c00c0b38b61d6e0663fce2/hrefBabylon.js 7.0 is a celebration of a year’s worth of new features, optimizations, and performance…

The technology and development world is always changing. First released in 1998, Xojo’s longevity is a testament to its ability and willingness to adapt from…

It's been too long since we last recognized the enormous amount of valuable assistance that the Xojo MVPs provide to Xojo and the community. We are so grateful to have such an amazing group of dedicated, passionate Xojo experts with so much Xojo knowledge. You may occasionally see MVPs on…

SQL is 50 years old! It was first introduced in a 1974 paper titled “SEQUEL: A STRUCTURED ENGLISH QUERY LANGUAGE” by Donald Chamberlin and Raymond…

I’m putting Better Programming on hiatus to make room for other programming publications.I get that this is a big pivot given that we switched to a new editor recently. But things are changing at Medium and I think this will ultimately be a boon for everyone, authors, readers and publications.I…

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A Postgres database speed test. Who wins?Continue reading on Better Programming »

Node-RED 3.1 is now available to install. If upgrading, please read the upgrade instructions. This release is a little overdue to say the least. We released the first beta back in February - thinking it would be the only one we did. But one thing lead to another and, four…

Update: the results are now available here. Back in 2019 we published the results of the 2019 Node-RED community survey. The results painted an interesting picture of the Node-RED community. We think it is time to refresh these results so we are running the survey again. The 2023 survey is…

Node-RED 3.0 is now available to install. If upgrading, please read the upgrade instructions. The Change Log has the full list of changes in this release, but here are the highlights. Migrating from Node-RED 2.x Editor Features Context Menu Junctions Debug Path Tooltip Continuous Search Default node names Monaco Text…

There is a new PHP release in town!

There is a new PHP release in town!

There is a new PHP release in town!

Recently, I had the pleasure of attending DeveloperWeek in Oakland, CA. In addition to working the Akamai booth, making new friends, and spreading the good word of cloud computing, my team mate, Talia and I were tasked with creating a demo to showcase the new VPC product.BackgroundA Virtual Private Cloud…

Surprise! This is a bonus blog post for the AI for Web Devs series I recently wrapped up. If you havent read that series yet, Id encourage you to check it out.This post will look at the existing project architecture and ways we can improve it for both application developers…

Welcome back to the series where we have been building an application with Qwik that incorporates AI tooling from OpenAI. So far weve created a pretty cool app that uses AI to generate text and images.Intro & SetupYour First AI PromptStreaming ResponsesHow Does AI WorkPrompt EngineeringAI-Generated ImagesSecurity & ReliabilityDeployingNow, theres…

WordPress Plugin Directory Gets a Facelift, Needs a Bit More ChatGPT Gets Personal: How ... Read more This article, Business Roundup Week Ending May 3, was published at Post Status — the community for WordPress professionals.

This Week at WordPress.org (April 28, 2024) News Gutenberg’s Persistent Inserter Sidebar Efforts are ... Read more This article, 🌐 WP Media Corps Next Steps (Marketing Team) 🔄 Gutenberg’s Persistent Inserter Sidebar 🛠 Gutenberg 18.2 Enhancements 🔧 React 19 Beta Upgrade Guide 📣 Call for Volunteers for WP 6.6, was…

Rhys Wynne is a freelance WordPress Plugin developer, author and speaker, who enjoys video games, cricket, travel and most other sports. This article, Member Spotlight: Rhys Wynne, was published at Post Status — the community for WordPress professionals.

It’s such a delight when a plan comes together and unfolds, especially when it’s something you’ve been working on for many years. Today the announcement went out that we’re combining the best technology from Beeper and Texts to create a great private, secure, and open source messaging client for people…

My old HSPVA friend and classmate Joe Santa Maria has a really cool album that I can only describe as if a Chris Potter big band decided to play Indonesian gamelan music, a type of trance-like rhythmic music which I originally discovered through Aaron Taylor Kuffner’s Gamelatron. You can listen…

I was late to discover Tom Scott, it was only after he did his goodbye video that I came across him, but he is a Youtube treasure with an archive of a ton of good stuff. Here’s one where he ties together scraping, APIs, Web 2.0, privacy, Cliffs of Dover,…

Here's everything you need to know about how to deregister anonymous functions in WordPress. And a plugin to help.

Simple text files or documents keep me focused more than any elaborate task management systems and it comes with additional benefits for others.

For all of the articles on the web for furthering ones career in this industry, there could stand to be more that deal with with the topic of soft skills.

Put simply, search engine optimization (SEO) is any process of improving the quality or quantity of traffic to a website or page via a search engine.  What used to be a little-known strategic niche is now the topic du jour, as digital agencies and marketing experts the world over battle…

Creative technology agency whiteGREY has a simple yet powerful ethos: Tension creates extraordinary. It’s a viewpoint that’s set the agency apart since its founding, and by introducing diverse perspectives, whiteGREY continues to create tension and arrive at the extraordinary for a wide and impressive portfolio of brands and organizations around…

Unlock the secret to growing your agency—recurring revenue streams! By providing ongoing client services, you establish a stable, predictable, and highly reliable source of income. Growing your agency into a sustainable, successful business often seems like an impossible task, and it’s easy to understand why. There’s a finite number of…

This lesson provides an overview of accessing and using the WordPress Site Editor, a comprehensive tool that empowers you to customize every aspect of your website with ease.

In this session, you’re about to embark on a journey that will transform the way you approach WordPress project setup. Imagine being able to automate repetitive tasks, streamline essential configurations, and save valuable time—all with the power of WP-CLI. Description: In today’s fast-paced world, efficiency is key. As WordPress professionals,…

Using the Group block is one of the cornerstones of mastering the WordPress block editor. When you select a Group block, you have the variations of the Group block, the standard group, rows, stacks, and grids. This lesson will examine how you can use rows and stacks to achieve various…

On the podcast today we have Nahuai Badiola. Nahuai is a freelance WordPress developer, theme, and plugin creator. He also writes WordPress code tutorials and enjoys sharing everything he learns about web sustainability in his blog, podcast, and at WordPress events. Nahuai’s life took an unexpected turn one day when…

On the podcast today we have Maestro Stevens. Maestro is an international speaker and managing director of The Iconic Expressions. His areas of expertise include digital marketing, brand strategy, web development, and project leadership. In this episode Maestro lays out the case for how inclusivity is not just something that we…

On the podcast today we have Jonathan Desrosier. Jonathan has been a contributor to WordPress Core for many years, and a WordPress Core committer since 2018. Jonathan currently works as a Senior Software Engineer at Bluehost, where he is sponsored full-time to contribute to WordPress Core through the Five for…

The goal of a website is to be seen. It’s your digital storefront and virtual presence online where your potential customers come to find... The post Boost Organic Traffic on Your WordPress Website appeared first on Pixel Jar.

A common trend in web design is to avoid paginating blogs. Instead, designers often opt for an infinite scroll design or a button that... The post Pagination vs. Infinite Scroll appeared first on Pixel Jar.

Podcasting continues to grow in momentum, year after year.  What was once a niche hobby with limited marketing value has now grown into an... The post How to Create a Podcast Website in WordPress appeared first on Pixel Jar.

Sail is a great and much more affordable alternative to traditional and managed WordPress hosting. It’s a free and open source CLI tool to provision and manage WordPress applications in the DigitalOcean cloud. While the 1-click WordPress installer does the job for many DigitalOcean users, it’s very limited for power-users…

Hey folks, hope you’re having a great 2022 so far! I’ve been working on some premium features for Sail CLI over the past few weeks and I would love for you to try them out. Sail Premium is a collection of additional features for Sail CLI, hosted and operated by…

Meet Surge, a brand new page caching plugin for WordPress. It’s extremely fast and has no configuration screens. There is no learning curve, the plugin works just by activating it. Surge stores cache files on the filesystem, leveraging the Linux kernel page cache for efficient in-memory caching and invalidation. In…

It’s taken about-a-million tiny steps, but as of this moment (2 May, 2024 07:42 UTC-6) this WordPress blog (jjj.blog) and a bunch of other blogs for friends & family are all calling from inside the house running on a cluster of Raspberry Pi 4’s in a server rack in my…

sudo nano /usr/bin/docker_fresh #!/usr/bin/env bash # # Obliterates containers, images, networks, volumes, and cache. # [ $(docker ps | wc -l) -ne 1 ] && echo "Stopping containers..." && docker stop $(docker ps | sed -n '1d;p' | awk -F" " '{print $1}') [ $(docker ps -a | wc -l)…

Value. Validation. Victory. Writing & releasing strong, resilient, fault-tolerant, production-quality software (for the entire world to use) – with dynamic teams of contributors over many months & years – is all about banking trust, typically through an unlimited number of positive interactions. Trust is really important (in teams) to quickly…

What do you already know about hosting WooCommerce stores? When it comes to hosting WooCommerce stores, you may have already read some of my articles on choosing a WordPress host, or how to think about WooCommerce already. But maybe you haven't. Or maybe you read the super sharp article by…

Keeping high performers engaged at work not only maximizes productivity, but also drives revenue up. I won't bore you with the research, but studies show that a single top achiever can deliver as much productivity as up to four average employees. In the heart of every small business, there are…

I couldn't get my camera to focus by pressing the shutter button down half-way. It has always worked in the past. I didn't understand what had happened. I started with checking the modes – was I in a different mode than normal? Nope. Then I went to the settings. I…