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William the Conqueror, known for his victory at Hastings, had a less-than-dignified death. The overweight king tried to lose weight by isolating himself in his castle, but when the French king heard of this, he mocked William’s condition. Infuriated, William decided to invade the French town of Mantes, but disaster struck when his horse threw […]
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In April 2018, the author was working at a startup preparing to launch a highly anticipated new feature. They had built a waitlist to generate interest but kept the launch date a secret. After completing the feature and conducting light testing, they decided to enable it for all customers. However, they were unprepared for the […]
I recently stumbled upon a secret browser hiding within Google Play Services that can be accessed through a link. This browser not only bypasses the regular Google parental controls, but it also bypasses the “lock-down” mode that locks your device. To access it, open the Contacts app and navigate to the “More fields” option in […]
According to Huntress Labs, a Shodan search for “Confluence” shows that there are over 200,000 results, and searches for the Confluence favicon show over 5,000 results. While these numbers don’t indicate the exact number of vulnerable instances, they do highlight how many are exposed to the internet. The task of filtering out the number of […]
Pandoc is a versatile tool that allows you to convert files from one markup format to another. It supports a wide range of formats, including word processor formats, interactive notebook formats, page layout formats, and more. It also offers a number of useful markdown syntax extensions, allowing you to add document metadata, footnotes, tables, and […]
Palette Creator is a tool that allows users to generate color palettes based on a given hexadecimal color. Users can adjust various parameters such as hue, saturation, and lightness to create interesting and unique palettes. The tool is inspired by the Refactoring UI book and aims to fast-track the creation of new palettes. Additionally, there […]
Sudden deaths that have no apparent cause are a major challenge in modern cardiology. These deaths are often due to hidden heart problems, but sometimes forensic experts are unable to determine the exact cause of death. Genetic autopsies, which involve molecular analysis of the corpse to detect alterations in genes that may explain the sudden […]
Science fiction owes a great debt to Hugo Gernsback, the man who brought us Amazing Stories, the first magazine in the genre. Gernsback, an inventor in his own right, came up with some intriguing creations, including television eyeglasses. These glasses, which Gernsback believed millions would yearn for, were a pocket-sized portable TV set, complete with […]
The Food and Drug Administration has reported that there have been 561 deaths linked to recalled Philips devices used to treat obstructive sleep apnea and other breathing disorders. Philips has issued a recall for millions of the machines after receiving reports that the foam in the devices was breaking down and entering the airways of […]
The article presents a new sub-terahertz wireless link that achieves a maximum data rate of 240 Gbit/s using on-line signal processing. This is the highest single-channel performance ever reported in sub-THz wireless communications. The technology utilizes photonics-based ultra-low phase noise transmitter and receiver, allowing for successful transmission at a data rate of over 200 Gbit/s […]