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Football season is almost here, and with it comes the spectacle of burly men in helmets violently colliding with each other for our amusement. Despite the sport’s many flaws, it remains a part of American culture and can even be a bonding experience between fathers and children. When considering the similarities between ancient Rome and […]
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The Hoxne Hoard is a significant archaeological discovery in Britain, consisting of a large collection of late Roman silver and gold. It was discovered in 1992 by Eric Lawes, a metal detectorist, in the village of Hoxne in Suffolk. The hoard includes over 14,000 coins and approximately 200 items of silver tableware and gold jewelry. […]
In the world of cross-platform development, there have been various attempts to achieve the “write once, run everywhere” promise. Java failed to deliver on this, but technologies like Flutter have come close. Flutter allows developers to create apps that can be run on multiple platforms without major modifications. However, these apps often feel “alien” on […]
The Life Dashboard is a low-power, heads-up display designed to run on a Kindle. The project repurposes second-hand Kindles, taking advantage of their large e-ink screens, Wi-Fi connectivity, and ARM processors, which make them great hacking platforms. The second version of the project involved some compromises and rewrites. Initially, the dashboard was supposed to generate […]
Communications on St Helena, a remote island in the South Atlantic Ocean, are still possible despite being somewhat outdated. The island has its own postage system and issues its own postage stamps. The correct postal address for St Helena is important to prevent mail from being misrouted. Delivery to and from St Helena goes through […]
We are introducing voice and image capabilities in ChatGPT, offering a more intuitive interface. Users can engage in voice conversations and show ChatGPT images to enhance their interactions. These features have various applications, such as having a live conversation about a landmark while traveling or analyzing images to troubleshoot a problem. Voice conversations can be […]
Apache Open Office, a suite of office productivity software offered by The Apache Software Foundation, seems to be an un-maintained project despite its recent version release in 2014. The software’s history dates back to the creation of StarOffice in 1985, which was later open-sourced by Sun Microsystems resulting in the birth of OpenOffice.org. However, with […]
We are excited to announce that the Minecraft Wiki has officially moved from Fandom to minecraft.wiki. This move allows us to bring about several improvements to the wiki. Firstly, the new website design features a fresh look with a new skin and a dark mode option. Additionally, the site now loads faster thanks to our […]
In response to a reader’s question about the use of “which” in a 1934 US Supreme Court opinion, the author explains that “which” is used as a relative adjective to avoid ambiguity. While this usage is not as common nowadays, it still appears occasionally. The Oxford English Dictionary defines “which” in this context as a […]
Netflix’s DVD subscription service, which began in 1998, is coming to an end. The DVD distribution plant in Anaheim, once processing 1.2 million DVDs a week, now has just six employees left. The DVD business played a crucial role in transforming the entire entertainment industry, leading to the decline of competitors like Blockbuster. With the […]