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For over two decades now, one man has been single-handedly running a vital news and information publication serving the anglophone community in Deux-Montagnes (Two Mountains), Que. With the province continuing its efforts to promote French, often at the expense of English, according to many, there are fewer and fewer places for English speakers to get […]
We know, you’ve already got a USB to serial adapter. Probably several of them, in fact. But that doesn’t mean you couldn’t use one more — especially when it’s as as cleverly designed as this one from [Anders Nielsen]. The first thing you notice about this adapter, and the big departure from the ones that […]
Welcome to Day 8. We have 4 days before Christmas. It’s almost the cutoff to getting packages delivered before Christmas. I hope you have completed the bulk of your shopping already. The eighth day is eight maids a-milking. The term “a-milking” had different connotations beyond simply milking the odd cow here and there in the […]
I’m excited to share an interview with two researchers that I’ve had the privilege of collaborating with on a recently released paper studying how open source maintainers adjust their work after they start using GitHub Copilot: Manuel Hoffmann is a postdoctoral scholar at the Laboratory for Innovation Science at Harvard housed within the Digital, Data, […]
#308: What’s In Our Toolbox: Simulators & Source Control December 19th, 2024 · 29 minutes In the second of a multi-part series sharing the apps that we use to develop software, we discuss the tools we use to enhance the iOS Simulator, make the most of on-device testing, and manage our code in source control. […]
Welcome to Day 6, and we have six days before Christmas, and this list is half done. The sixth day is six geese. That sounds like a decent gift back in 1790 or so, but now it seems like it would be up there with a 300-piece tea set for your 3-year-old niece. Because it’s […]
Secrets of Shooting Gaming Events: How Canon Cameras Ensure Broadcast and Video Quality Esports and sports tournaments have become an integral part of the modern entertainment industry, gathering a huge audience around the world. Not only the dynamics and clarity of the image are important, but also the transmission of the atmosphere of the event, […]
Doha: Israeli negotiators have never been closer to a deal for the release of hostages in Gaza since the November 2023 truce in the war between Israel and Hamas, Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Monday. A source later told AFP that an Israeli technical team had arrived in Doha, Qatar, on Monday “to discuss […]
Planting forests while growing protein-rich food seems like a win-win, so are there any potential drawbacks? Lynne Boddy, professor of fungal ecology at Cardiff University, believes that mycoforestry “absolutely” has the potential to produce significant food crops while sequestering carbon. However, she advocates for “huge care” in doing so. “To my mind, whenever we inoculate […]
These signs showing the land as private property of Los Angeles were all over the Owens Valley. Anya Steinberg hide caption toggle caption Anya Steinberg These signs showing the land as private property of Los Angeles were all over the Owens Valley. Anya Steinberg Throughline associate producer Anya Steinberg talks to supervising senior editor Julie […]