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The NPS Data API is now available for developers who want to incorporate NPS data into their projects. An API, or application programming interface, allows different applications to communicate with each other. With the NPS Data API, developers can access official data and content from NPS.gov for use in apps, maps, and websites. The API […]
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In response to European regulations, Meta (formerly Facebook) will be implementing changes to give users in the EU, EEA, and Switzerland more control over their data on Facebook and Instagram. These changes, which will be rolled out in the coming weeks, will comply with the Digital Markets Act. Users will have the option to choose […]
The author highlights several Python packages that have been used to build web-based interfaces, such as Plotly Dash and Streamlit. They also introduce Taipy as an alternative API created by the Taipy R&D team. The author emphasizes the use of Markdown, a widely-used markup language, to generate high-quality HTML pages. They explain how the Taipy […]
GeoCities, founded in 1994, provided users with a platform to create their own websites on any topic. The websites were organized into virtual neighborhoods based on themes, creating a sense of community and allowing users to share their interests and knowledge. However, as social media networks like Facebook and Instagram have gained dominance, the focus […]
A recent study has revealed that buffalofish have an unexpectedly long lifespan, with some individuals living to be over 100 years old. This discovery overturns previous beliefs about the fish, which were thought to only live into their mid-20s. The study found that two species of buffalofish, the smallmouth buffalo and the black buffalo, can […]
Security is of paramount importance in today’s digital landscape. With the ever-increasing threats and hacking attempts, it is crucial to find and fix vulnerabilities that expose our systems and data to potential breaches. Our team is dedicated to identifying any weak points in your infrastructure and then implementing the necessary measures to patch them up. […]
This web content explains the algorithms behind collisions in games and user interfaces. It covers collisions between points, circles, rectangles, lines, polygons, and triangles. The examples are designed to be easily understood and there is minimal math involved. The content includes interactive examples built using processing.js and the source code for all examples and the […]
NASA has re-established contact with its miniature helicopter on Mars after a communication outage caused concern. Ingenuity, a 1.6-foot-tall drone, arrived on Mars with the rover Perseverance in 2021 and autonomously became the first motorized craft to fly on another planet. During its 72nd flight, communication between Ingenuity and Perseverance was lost, but NASA announced […]
This website may appear to be about simple text files at first, but it goes beyond that. It provides a unique look into the history of writers and artists who were limited to the 128 characters of ASCII. While the main focus is on textfiles from the mid-1980s and the world at that time, some […]
The Boehm-Demers-Weiser conservative garbage collector is a tool that can be used as a replacement for C malloc or C++ new. It allows users to allocate memory without explicitly deallocating it. The collector automatically recycles memory when it determines that it can no longer be accessed. The collector is commonly used by programming language implementations […]