Category: News

By Alistair Coleman & Kayleen DevlinBBC MonitoringRussia is using a familiar tactic to blame an adversary for attacks it has…

Written by David Rowley May 19, 2022 This post by David Rowley about Postgres 15 was originally published on the Microsoft TechCommunity Blog. In recent years, PostgreSQL has seen several improvements which make sorting faster. In the PostgreSQL 15 development cycle—which ended in April 2022—Ronan Dunklau, Thomas Munro, Heikki Linnakangas, and I contributed some changes…

It could be doom for the vroom.That’s what officials and light sleepers are hoping for when a state law aimed at deterring noisy, souped-up vehicles goes into effect this spring, coupled with an ongoing pilot program by the city to automatically detect and ticket loud roadsters.The goal is to address ear-splitting clamor from cars and…

In the previous blog post I talked about how we are implementing the Oh Dear redesign. In this post I go into more detail on why and how we implemented a tailwind-like color system which supports all the colours used throughout the redesign. From Sketch to code One of the tasks that needs to be…

ScreenshotsAbout this extensionFree and open-source add-on created to combat the trend of unreadable website designs.Features highlights: Turn hard to read text to black (or a darker shade)Enlarge small fontsIncrease font boldnessEasy to toggle: click on the icon or press a shortcut (default F1)Address bar button to quickly set up website-specific optionsVery lightweight, does not bloat…

Russia’s Chief of General Staff Valery Gerasimov and US Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman General Mark Milley held a phone…

“Chess is a matter of delicate judgement, knowing when to punch and how to duck” – Bobby Fischer Update (18 May 2017): A very warm welcome to those who’ve come here after seeing the article on the ChessBase front page (image below for posterity!) Read on to learn how to play Duck Chess… or search…

Identity verification in Australia needs an overhaul to make better use of biometrics, according to an independent review the government has kept secret for three years. The formerly secret review also recommends the government make its facial verification system available to the private sector. Commissioned in 2018, the review was led by former Attorney-General’s Department…

🚨 New fund alert! 🚨 (Yes, venture capital funds do drops now!) Today, we are proud to announce GAMES FUND ONE, a16z’s inaugural fund dedicated to building the future of the games industry. Having been investors in this space for more than a decade, it’s clear to us the industry has entered a new era,…