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The Manchester Garbage Collector and purple-garden's runtime Compsci Programming Plt Performance xnacly.me
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An in-depth explanation of the manchester garbage collector (mgc), a composite garbage collection system designed for the purple-garden minimalist scripting language runtime to optimize allocation speed and reduce fragmentation.
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Windows 8 Desktop Environment for Linux Linux Osdev Release Design github.com
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Win8DE is a Windows 8 style desktop environment shell for Linux Wayland compositors providing start menu, wallpaper utility, lock screen, OSD for volume and brightness, power menu, and drag-drop support.
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Apple picks Google's Gemini to power Siri Ai Programming Ios Mac Mobile Platforms www.cnbc.com
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Article about Apple selecting Google's AI model Gemini to power Siri, relevant to developments in artificial intelligence and software powering a major voice assistant.
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Ireland fast tracks Bill to criminalise harmful voice or image misuse Ai Law Privacy Security www.irishtimes.com
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Ireland is moving to fast track a Bill criminalising harmful misuse of voice or image, particularly targeting AI-generated deepfakes and non-consensual intimate or child abuse imagery.
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39c3: In-house electronics manufacturing from scratch: How hard can it be? [video] Hardware Culture Event media.ccc.de
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A detailed talk on the challenges and practical experiences of setting up a small-scale, in-house electronics manufacturing line in Europe, aiming to democratize electronics production using tools like OpenPnP.
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Zen-C: Write like a high-level language, run like C Programming Plt C Compilers github.com
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Zen-C is a modern systems programming language designed to write high-level code that compiles down to human-readable C with features like type inference, pattern matching, generics, traits, async/await, and RAII-based manual memory management while maintaining full C ABI compatibility.
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iCloud Photos Downloader Programming Python Linux Windows Mac Ios Devops Platforms github.com
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A cross-platform command-line tool that allows users to download all their iCloud photos, available via various package managers and requiring specific iCloud settings to avoid access errors.
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This game is a single 13 KiB file that runs on Windows, Linux and in the Browser Programming Games Windows Linux Browsers Wasm Platforms Compsci iczelia.net
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An exploration of a compact cross-platform Snake game implemented as a single 13 KiB source file running natively on Windows, Linux, and in browsers, inspired by Justine Tunney’s cosmopolitan libc project.
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Keychron's Nape Pro turns your keyboard into a laptop‑style trackball rig www.yankodesign.com
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XMPP and Metadata Networking Privacy Security Distributed Culture Event blog.mathieui.net
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The article discusses metadata in XMPP messaging, focusing on what metadata is, its implications for data retention, and what servers can see during communication.
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Conbini Wars – Map of Japanese convenience store ratios Visualization Culture Web conbini.kikkia.dev
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An interactive map visualizing the market share ratios of Japanese convenience store chains.
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Show HN: 30k IKEA items in flat text Databases Programming Release huggingface.co
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A dataset containing flat text descriptions of 30,000 IKEA products, including item categories, materials, prices, and product links.
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The next two years of software engineering Ai Programming Culture Practices Vibecoding addyosmani.com
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The article explores the pivotal changes and uncertainties in software engineering over the next two years, especially focusing on AI coding advancements, shifting economic pressures, evolving developer attitudes, and outlines critical questions shaping the industry's future.
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I'm making a game engine based on dynamic signed distance fields (SDFs) [video] Graphics Games Programming Compsci www.youtube.com
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The video discusses the development of a game engine utilizing dynamic signed distance fields (SDFs) for rendering and game design.
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Ozempic reduced grocery spending by an average of 5.3% in the US Finance Science News news.cornell.edu
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Research shows that use of the weight-loss drug Ozempic is linked to a 5.3% average reduction in grocery spending among U.S. households within six months of starting treatment.