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PCBs, ground planes, and you
In the early 1980s, a typical printed circuit board inside an 8-bit home computer looked roughly like this: A detail of the Amstrad CPC 464 main board. By the early 2010s, the same tech would be packaged the following way: A close-up of Arduino Uno R3, from a product promo shot. Other than increased miniaturization,…
What is Blockchain: Everything You Need to Know (2022)
If you want to pay online, you need to register an account and provide credit card information. If you don’t have a credit card, you can pay with bank transfer. With the rise of cryptocurrencies, these methods may become old. Imagine a world in which you can do transactions and many other things without having…
Google and Apple Maps still list Gulf of Mexico, not America, per Trump’s order
President Donald Trump hit the ground running after his inauguration last Monday, making sweeping changes such as delaying the TikTok ban and potentially making all Americans female. He also signed an executive order renaming the Gulf of Mexico the “Gulf of America” and Denali as “Mount McKinley.” Despite this, Google Maps and Apple Maps have…
Google’s Willow and the Quantum Menace: A Design Perspective | Web Designer Depot
When Google announced its new quantum computing marvel, the Willow chip, the tech world buzzed with excitement. Capable of solving problems in seconds that would take classical supercomputers millennia, Willow promises to revolutionize fields from healthcare to logistics. But for those in design and technology, Willow raises profound questions about security, ethics, and the future…
Positioning Text Around Elements With CSS Offset | CSS-Tricks
When it comes to positioning elements on a page, including text, there are many ways to go about it in CSS — the literal position property with corresponding inset-* properties, translate, margin, anchor() (limited browser support at the moment), and so forth. The offset property is another one that belongs in that list. The offset…
Collections in Java: A Complete Tutorial and Examples – SitePoint
Collections in Java form the backbone of efficient data management and manipulation. Whether you’re handling a collection list in Java for small-scale tasks or managing vast datasets, Java Collections streamline these tasks by providing pre-defined collection framework classes and interfaces. This collection framework in Java tutorial explains collections in Java in detail to help beginners…
How to Calculate Your SEO ROI Using Google Analytics
You’ve spent hours learning the most effective SEO tactics, but they won’t be useful if you can’t measure them. Measuring SEO return on investment (ROI) involves two factors: KPIs (key performance indicators) and the cost of your current SEO campaigns. Tracking these key metrics monthly enables you to tweak and optimize your strategy, as well…
Navigating The Challenges Of Modern Open-Source Authoring: Lessons Learned — Smashing Magazine
Alvaro Saburido delves into the current state and challenges of Open-Source authoring, sharing lessons learned from both community- and company-driven initiatives. Open source is the backbone of modern software development. As someone deeply involved in both community-driven and company-driven open source, I’ve had the privilege of experiencing its diverse approaches firsthand. This article dives into…
Short-Form Video Dominance: The Future Of Engagement In Social Media
Short-form videos are no longer a passing trend – they are here to stay. Short clips on platforms like TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts have taken over our feeds and continue to thrive on social because of their sharply edited content and low investment requirement. With YouTube Shorts boasting over 50 billion daily views…
CVE-2024-54507 Writeup
< Home Light Mode A particularly ‘sus’ sysctl in the XNU Kernel The kernel might just be an impostor. TLDR: here is a PoC. Every time Apple releases a new version of XNU, I run a custom suite of tests under an address sanitizer to see if I can spot any regressions, or even possibly…