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In this web content, the author discusses the interesting features and extensions of the High C Compiler, which was used for the FM TOWNS platform in the late ’80s. The author highlights several unique features of High C, such as the ability to use underscores in numeric literals, labeled arguments, case ranges, and nested functions. […]
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At the recent CES 2024, Samsung showcased the world’s first transparent MicroLED display at its annual First Look event. The transparent MicroLED display outshone its OLED and LCD counterparts in terms of brightness and design, with a frameless and more transparent glass panel. The content displayed on the transparent MicroLED display appeared almost holographic, creating […]
Bending Spoons, the technology company behind popular consumer products like Remini, Splice, and Evernote, has announced its agreement to acquire Meetup, a community-based platform. Luca Ferrari, co-founder and CEO of Bending Spoons, personally shared the news with the Meetup community, expressing excitement and gratitude for the opportunity to be the new steward of Meetup. Ferrari […]
Microsoft’s new Outlook for Windows has transformed into a surveillance tool for targeted advertising. While Google and Apple are often criticized for their privacy-washing campaigns, it seems that Outlook is also collecting user data for Microsoft and its 772 external partners. European users are at least informed about this data sharing, but Americans are left […]
The Internet, once a simple tool for finding information, has evolved into an unreliable mess. Google’s new search method of providing snapshots of websites has led to incorrect information being displayed, such as the claim that eggs can melt. Furthermore, a Twitter user bragged about manipulating Internet traffic to boost their place in search results, […]
I recently embarked on a project to build my own mechanical computer using Legos. My inspiration came from thinking about different ways to use mechanical devices to compute things. I didn’t want to recreate famous early computers like Pascal’s calculator or Babbage’s difference engine because they were mechanically complex and lacked some fundamental components. Instead, […]
OpenSSH has announced its plans to remove support for DSA keys in the near future. The decision is based on the inherent weaknesses of the DSA algorithm, including the limited key size and use of the SHA1 digest. OpenSSH disabled DSA keys by default in 2015 but has maintained optional support. However, with alternatives like […]
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved the first regulated spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in the United States. This came just a day after a false announcement from the SEC’s official Twitter account caused chaos in the markets. The approved applications came from 11 companies, including BlackRock, Grayscale, and Bitwise. This historic […]
In this web content, the author discusses how to create Rust objects that can survive program restarts. They propose stitching together three components: systemd’s File Descriptor Store, the memfd_create syscall, and Rust’s Allocator trait. This combination allows for the creation of objects whose memory remains intact even when the program restarts. They provide code examples […]
Shoelace is a web component library that works with all frameworks and CDNs. It can be fully customized with CSS and even includes a dark theme. The library is built with accessibility in mind and offers first-class React support. Shoelace also comes with built-in localization and is open source. It is designed to solve the […]