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The author of this content discusses their needs and preferences for a desktop environment. They want a minimalistic desktop that doesn’t have a 1990’s feel but still provides good text rendering and rounded corners for windows and buttons. They praise GNOME for being ahead in terms of functionality, high-DPI display support, and integration with other […]
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This web content introduces a project that explores the limits of TypeScript’s type system by implementing various functions and algorithms purely on top of the type system. The goal is to catch bugs and errors in code as it is being written, rather than waiting for them to appear when the code runs. The project […]
suc is a Simple Unix Chat system that offers core features similar to Slack, Mattermost, and IRC. It achieves this with just five lines of bash code. The simplicity of suc is in contrast to the massive line counts of other chat systems like Mattermost, which has over half a million lines of code. Suc […]
In this article, we explore the optimization techniques used to enhance the compression ratio and memory usage of Apache Arrow in the OTel Arrow protocol. We discuss the benefits of optimizing schemas in terms of memory usage and the various approaches to handle recursive schema definitions. We also highlight the importance of sorting in enhancing […]
Fireworks are not just bursts of light and color in the sky; they are the result of centuries of experience, weeks of planning, and hours of labor. A typical aerial display shell consists of breaks, time-delay fuses, stars, black powder, launch tubes, and a main fuse. The breaks contain stars and bursting charges, which spread […]
The decline of cognitive function due to aging and age-related diseases is a significant challenge that requires effective pharmacological interventions. Klotho (KL) is a longevity factor that has been shown to improve cognitive function in mice. This study aimed to determine if low-dose administration of KL could enhance cognition in aged rhesus macaques. The researchers […]
Redhatisnotlinux.org is a website that aims to draw attention to the fact that companies developing commercial applications for Linux often ignore the portion of the professional GNU/Linux community that does not use Red Hat Linux. The website provides lists of commercial hardware and software that exclusively support Red Hat Linux, as well as those that […]
The latest version of Sourcegraph, version 5.2.0, includes several updates and bug fixes. Notably, golang.org/x/net/trace instrumentation has been removed entirely from core Sourcegraph services but is still available for Zoekt. In addition, there are fixes for crashed indexes, Bitbucket Cloud configuration validation, and race conditions with the grpc server.send message. Other improvements include support for […]
On June 30th, Oracle Cloud unexpectedly shut down all of my servers hosted on two Oracle Cloud accounts. This cloud provider has a reputation for banning accounts without giving any explanation. Unfortunately, it was my fault for not having proper backups in place. I had data duplication between the two accounts, but no backups. I […]
Many creative people face the pressure to monetize their work, as if the only value something has is based on how much money it makes. Online “gurus” claim that anyone can make big money selling anything online if they follow their formula. The author, a fiction writer, tried to make money by conforming to popular […]