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Pharo 13 Released!

Pharochucks constructors, types, and interfaces overboard. Its syntax—effortlessly elegant like a well-crafted haiku. Pharo 13.0 rolls in, riding the wave of 698 shiny new pull requests...

Pharo 13 Released!
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Programming Language Theory has a public relations problem

Programming Language Theory (PLT) can bewilder those on the outside. It's the Rubik's Cube of abstractions, wrapped in complex topological theorems. Imagine wading into a codebase teeming with hidden layers. Researchers? They prefer to sculpt fresh theorems from raw clay rather than recycling someon..

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The hunt for a perfect laptop continues

Drowning in a sea of PC laptops, each promising the moon with only a whisper of difference? Choice paralysis kicks in hard. EnterApple and Framework.They cut through the chaos with sleek, straightforward lineups that don't make your eyes cross—proving less really is more...

The hunt for a perfect laptop continues
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Introduction to Digital Filters with Audio Applications

A comprehensive guide to digital filters, covering theory, design, and implementation across time and frequency domains. It starts with the simplest filters and builds toward advanced topics like state-space models, pole-zero analysis, and filter structures, with detailed examples using MATLAB, Faus..

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Google is tracking you even when you use DuckDuckGo

Flipping toDuckDuckGodoesn't cut the cord—40%of US sites still tip off Google through Analytics and YouTube embeds. Those sneaky devils ignore privacy tools. Geography plays its card: with stricter privacy laws,SwedenandSwitzerlandshow how regulation can spank data tracking into shape...

Google is tracking you even when you use DuckDuckGo
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Android is about to take another AI leap over Apple

Arm's SME2 promises sixfold AI speed boostin the next wave of Android phones. Could give Apple a run for its money by 2026 in mobile AI. Watch for Lumex branding...

Android is about to take another AI leap over Apple
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I’m more proud of these 128 kilobytes than anything I’ve built since

Ditching webfonts for system fonts? A masterstroke. It dodged FOUT and saved bytes by leaning on native beauties likeRobotoorSan Francisco. When juggling a tight128KBbudget, out goes the clunky frameworks. In comesWhizz, a slick custom library that sharpens DOM and AJAX choreography. Images weren't ..

I’m more proud of these 128 kilobytes than anything I’ve built since
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How to bring data centre-like connectivity to your home with IPTTTH

IPTTTHin India serves up enterprise-grade connectivity minus the ISP circus. It's like bypassing the bouncer to get inside the exclusive club. Costs? A slippery beast to tame. And those routing snafus? An obstacle course for the faint of heart. Yet, for networking aficionados, it's a ride you won't ..

How to bring data centre-like connectivity to your home with IPTTTH
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Happy 20th birthday Django! Here’s my talk on Django Origins from Django’s 10th

Django'stale began like any good saga—chock-full of twists. Fast forward20 years, and it's not just surviving; it's flourishing, born from an urgent need to ship projects at breakneck speed...

Happy 20th birthday Django! Here’s my talk on Django Origins from Django’s 10th
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You are in a box

Tools often bloat as users cling to them, terrified of steep costs.Ripgrepand the classicGNUgrep syntax point the way to easier transitions—if we bothered to notice. Simpler shell workflows beckon us. But beware the tug-of-war: unstructured IPC flounders without a schema, andPowerShellcan't get its ..

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