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Nintendo unveils Switch 2 ahead of June 5 launch

arstechnica.com

As seen previously, the Joy-Cons will be bigger than on the original Switch and will feature...
As seen previously, the Joy-Cons will be bigger than on the original Switch and will feature larger shoulder buttons on the inside edges. The system itself has a larger, "more sturdy" stand that can be adjusted to sit at multiple angles. A second USB-C outlet on the top of the system will allow for easier charging a...
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The Secret History of the War in Ukraine

nytimes.com

On a spring morning two months after Vladimir Putin’s invading armies marched into Ukraine, a convoy...
On a spring morning two months after Vladimir Putin’s invading armies marched into Ukraine, a convoy of unmarked cars slid up to a Kyiv street corner and collected two middle-aged men in civilian clothes.Leaving the city, the convoy — manned by British commandos, out of uniform but heavily armed — traveled 400 miles...

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Porting Tailscale to Plan 9

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It’s been said that nothing helps land a joke like explaining it, so here we are...
It’s been said that nothing helps land a joke like explaining it, so here we are to explain yesterday’s Tailscale Plan 9 announcement, even at the risk of killing the joke. But really, if we had to kill a joke by explaining it, there’s no better type of joke to kill than a corporate April Fools’ Day post. They’re ad...
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Animals Made from 13 Circles (2016)

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A dramatic Einstein ring seen by Webb

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Show HN: Hot Notes – Fuzzy Search for Apple Notes (macOS)

hotmatcha.dev

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Doge official at DOJ bragged about hacking, distributing pirated software

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Show HN: Await-Tree – Visualize Async Rust Task Execution in Real-Time

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UCSD: Large Language Models Pass the Turing Test

arxiv.org
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PowerToys Command Palette Utility

microsoft.com

PowerToys Command Palette allows you to easily access all of your most frequently used commands, apps,...
PowerToys Command Palette allows you to easily access all of your most frequently used commands, apps, and development tools - all from a single solution that is fast, customizable to your unique preferences, and extensible to include your favorite apps. The Command Palette is intended to be the successor of PowerTo...
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American shakedown: Police won't charge you, but they'll grab your money

cbc.ca

On its official website, the Canadian government informs its citizens that “there is no limit to...
On its official website, the Canadian government informs its citizens that “there is no limit to the amount of money that you may legally take into or out of the United States.” Nonetheless, it adds, banking in the U.S. can be difficult for non-residents, so Canadians shouldn’t carry large amounts of cash.That last ...
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Vitodeploy: Self hosted Laravel Forge alternative

vitodeploy.com

Server Management ToolExplore some of Vito's featuresProvisions and Manages the serverEasy database management, Supports Mysql and...
Server Management ToolExplore some of Vito's featuresProvisions and Manages the serverEasy database management, Supports Mysql and MariaDB and PostgreSQLDeploy your PHP applications such as Laravel, Wordpress and moreManage your server's firewallSupports Custom and Letsencrypt SSLRun workers in the backgroundManages...
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Coffea stenophylla: A forgotten bean that could save coffee from extinction

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A steam locomotive from 1993 broke my yarn test

cloudflare.com

So the story begins with a pair programming session I had with my colleague, which I...
So the story begins with a pair programming session I had with my colleague, which I desperately needed because my node skill tree is still at level 1, and I needed to get started with React because I'll be working on our internal backstage instance.We worked together on a small feature, tested it locally, and it wo...

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Using fake deadlines without driving your engineers crazy

manager.dev

As a developer, fake deadlines drove me crazy. I always feel responsible for delivering on time,...
As a developer, fake deadlines drove me crazy. I always feel responsible for delivering on time, so I used to work my ass off (weekends and nights included) just to meet a random date. And then… Silence. Nothing happens. The press release is not planned for a month yet, or another team is delayed so we just need to ...
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Abusive AI Web Crawlers: Get Off My Lawn

mythic-beasts.com
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Sports supplement creatine makes no difference to muscle gains, trial finds

unsw.edu.au

People hoping to build muscle with the support of a creatine supplement might be disappointed by...
People hoping to build muscle with the support of a creatine supplement might be disappointed by new research which shows it has little to no effect when taken at the recommended level. People who take the popular sports supplement creatine and lift weights do not build muscle any faster than those who do resistance...

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Kindle as a High-Contrast GPS

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All Estimations Are Wrong, but None Are Useful

techworld-with-milan.com

If you're working in a team using the Scrum framework, you use story points to estimate...
If you're working in a team using the Scrum framework, you use story points to estimate effort on your stories, tasks, etc. Some management also takes this into account and does planning, measures your productivity, and even keeps you accountable when something is done. Yet, they need to learn that software estimati...
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Wikipedia is struggling with voracious AI bot crawlers

engadget.com

Wikimedia has seen a 50 percent increase in bandwidth used for downloading multimedia content since January...
Wikimedia has seen a 50 percent increase in bandwidth used for downloading multimedia content since January 2024, the foundation said in an update. But it's not because human readers have suddenly developed a voracious appetite for consuming Wikipedia articles and for watching videos or downloading files from Wikime...

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(2016) Interactive Neural Network Art

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Val Kilmer: Top Gun, Batman and The Doors actor dies aged 65

bbc.com

Sofia Ferreira SantosBBC NewsIan YoungsCulture reporterWatch: A look back at Val Kilmer's blockbuster rolesActor Val Kilmer,...
Sofia Ferreira SantosBBC NewsIan YoungsCulture reporterWatch: A look back at Val Kilmer's blockbuster rolesActor Val Kilmer, who starred in some of the biggest movies of the 1980s and 90s, including Top Gun and Batman Forever, has died at the age of 65.He also appeared in 1991's The Doors - playing the legendary ban...
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The Tectonics Behind the Myanmar Quake

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A 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck central Myanmar on Friday afternoon local time near the country’s second-largest...
A 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck central Myanmar on Friday afternoon local time near the country’s second-largest city, Mandalay. The quake caused extensive damage across Myanmar and also toppled a skyscraper under construction in Bangkok, Thailand, more than 600 miles away. After the quake, the Myanmar military ju...
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RIP Val Kilmer: Real Genius .. the Film Nerd Culture Deserves (2015)

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