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Locality of Behaviour (2020)

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-14 16:17:19

Locality of Behaviour (LoB) Carson Gross May 29, 2020 “The primary feature for easy maintenance is locality: Locality is that characteristic of source code that enables a programmer to understand that source by looking at only a small portion of it.” – Richard Gabriel Locality of Behaviour is the principle that: The behaviour of a unit of code should be as obvious as possible by looking only at that unit of code The LoB principle is a simple prescriptive formulation of the quoted statement

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Adding calendar events with a screenshot is AI at its finest

theverge.com Allison Johnson 2025-08-14 15:00:00

Apple’s AI capabilities have been less than impressive to date, but there’s one new feature coming with iOS 26 that’s actually really handy: adding stuff to your calendar with a screenshot. I’ve been testing this feature out for the past few weeks in the developer beta, and I’m pleased to report that it works, easily making it my favorite Apple Intelligence feature so far. That’s admittedly a low bar to clear — and it’s not quite as capable as Android’s version — but it’s a nice change of pace

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The Three Types of Camera I Learned Every Photographer Needs to Have

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-15 00:36:48

I've been a professional photographer for over a decade, shooting everything from editorial photo stories, to product photography and landscape, travel and street photography in my personal work. In that time, I've learned there are three main types of camera that all photographers need to own. And I'm not talking about brands, like a Sony or a Canon, or even sensor types, like a full frame or an APS C. I mean a deeper level of camera selection -- the types of camera that offer fundamentally dif

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Amazon’s Freevee app gets an expiry date, but here’s how to keep watching for free

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-08-15 14:06:08

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Amazon confirmed plans to sunset its free streaming service, Freevee, late last year. The company has now notified users that the Freevee app will be shut down in August 2025. Freevee’s extensive library of movies, TV shows, and live TV will be available through Prime Video. After announcing plans to wind down its free video streaming service late last year, Amazon has now confirmed that the Freevee app will finally be shut down in August. But there’

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Microsoft asks users to ignore Windows Firewall config errors

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-08-15 13:02:03

Microsoft asked customers this week to disregard incorrect Windows Firewall errors that appear after rebooting their systems following the installation of the June 2025 preview update. These warnings are logged in the Event Viewer as 'Event 2042' for Windows Firewall with Advanced Security, with a 'Config Read Failed' warning and a 'More data is available' message. Microsoft added that this known issue is caused by a new feature that's still under development and hasn't yet been fully integrat

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Google’s customizable Gemini chatbots are now in Docs, Sheets, and Gmail

theverge.com Jess Weatherbed 2025-08-15 12:30:41

• Leverage a copywriting Gem to create posts and content tailored to your target audience, pre-loaded into the Gem. • Create a Gem that helps with sales interactions that is grounded on information for a specific company, prospect, or industry. • Leverage an “assistant gem” tailored to your job role to help provide more relevant summaries for you and content for internal communications. • Leverage a Gem designed to help pressure test content from a certain persona (e.x C-Suite or CEO) to help

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AI voice startup ElevenLabs pushes global expansion as it gears up for an IPO

cnbc.com Ryan Browne 2025-08-15 13:16:14

Founded in 2022, ElevenLabs is an AI voice generation startup based in London. It competes with the likes of Speechmatics and Hume AI. LONDON — ElevenLabs, a London-based startup that specializes in generating synthetic voices through artificial intelligence, has revealed plans to be IPO-ready within five years. The company told CNBC it is targeting major global expansion as it prepares for an initial public offering. "We expect to build more hubs in Europe, Asia and South America, and just k

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Blizzard is winding down support for its Warcraft mobile game

theverge.com Ash Parrish 2025-08-16 01:11:54

is a reporter who covers the business, culture, and communities of video games, with a focus on marginalized gamers and the quirky, horny culture of video game communities. Microsoft’s layoff of roughly 9,000 employees is continuing to have downstream effects at the company’s subsidiaries. Aftermath reports that as many as 100 developers at Blizzard have been impacted, and as a result the studio is winding down development on its mobile tower defense game Warcraft Rumble. In an announcement, B

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Amazon to shut down Freevee streaming TV service in August

cnbc.com Annie Palmer 2025-08-16 09:43:23

Amazon is discontinuing its standalone free streaming TV service next month as it looks to consolidate its content offerings under Prime Video. The service, called Freevee, launched in 2019 underneath IMDb, the film and TV site Amazon bought in 1998. It offered a stable of free, ad-supported video, including original series and some Prime Video content, primarily through an app. The Freevee app will shut down in August, at which point users will be able to watch shows and movies on Prime Video

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How to watch Summer Games Done Quick 2025

engadget.com Unknown 2025-08-16 13:46:19

In a mad, mad world, speedruns for charity can be a calm oasis. Summer Games Done Quick (SGDQ) has your fix with the 2025 edition of the marathon. You can tune in starting on Sunday, July 6. As usual, the lineup includes loads of fun games and bonkers challenges. It's fitting that this year's lineup includes a Switch 2 game. On the event's last day, the speedrunner Peas will take on Mario Kart World on the new console. Nintendo Perhaps to commemorate the new console's launch, Nintendo is ever

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Amazon is shutting down its Freevee app in August

techcrunch.com Aisha Malik 2025-08-16 13:38:43

Amazon plans to shut down its stand-alone Freevee app in August, according to an in-app notice to users. The free, ad-supported streaming service is directing viewers to continue watching Freevee content on Prime Video. “Prime Video is the new exclusive home for Freevee TV shows, movies and Live TV,” the notice to readers states. “The Freevee app will be accessible until August 2025. Continue watching your favorite Free Originals and our library of hit movies, shows, and live TV on Prime Video

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Spain arrests hackers who targeted politicians and journalists

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-08-16 17:30:05

The Spanish police have arrested two individuals in the province of Las Palmas for their alleged involvement in cybercriminal activity, including data theft from the country's government. The duo has been described as a "serious threat to national security" and focused their attacks on high-ranking state officials as well as journalists. They leaked samples of the stolen data online to build notoriety and inflate the selling price. "The investigation began when agents detected the leakage of p

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Everwild has reportedly been cancelled amid Xbox layoffs

engadget.com Unknown 2025-08-16 21:22:00

In today's gaming world, a decade of development can sometimes amount to nothing. Parent company Microsoft has reportedly cancelled Rare's long-in-development project Everwild. The news comes amid broader layoffs across Microsoft's Xbox division. Rare employees will likely be part of the Xbox layoffs, according to Video Games Chronicle. VGC and Bloomberg's Jason Schreier were the first to report the game's cancellation. (Schreier added that an MMORPG project from Zenimax, codenamed "Blackbird,"

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The smart cooler that stopped me from toting ice again just hit an all-time low price

zdnet.com Maria Diaz 2025-08-17 01:13:00

ZDNET's key takeaways The Anker Solix EverFrost 2 is available for $1,349 but currently on sale. This cooler works as a portable mini-fridge, with dual-zone cooling and the capacity to freeze or refrigerate. The Anker Solix EverFrost 2 is bulky and heavy, and it only comes with one battery so you have to purchase the second to reach the full 3.2 day capacity. View now at Best Buy View now at Amazon more buying choices The Anker Solix EverFrost 2 58L electric cooler is typically $1,100, but it

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Bezos-funded satellite tracking methane emissions loses power in space

engadget.com Unknown 2025-08-17 09:00:34

MethaneSAT, the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) methane-tracking satellite backed by the Bezos Earth Fund, is lost in space. Its ground team lost contact with the spacecraft on June 20 but tried to reestablish a connection until it learned in the morning of July 1 that MethaneSAT had lost power altogether. The team believes that the satellite is likely not recoverable. MethaneSAT collected data on methane emissions that have previously been untrackable in an effort to combat climate change. Met

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Show HN: HackerNewt – Breadth-first exploring HN client for iOS

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-17 12:57:23

Don't get lost in big Hacker News discussions! HackerNewt is a Hacker News client that uses an alternative way of displaying comment tree. Advantages over traditional interfaces: - Comment width doesn't get narrower no matter how deep in the tree you are - You always see the parent of the comment you're currently reading - Swiping allows you to move in and out of subtrees with animated transitions that you fully control - You can easily skip subtrees that don't interest you by simply scrolling A

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Linux's remarkable journey from one dev's hobby to 40 million lines of code - and counting

zdnet.com Steven Vaughan-Nichols 2025-08-18 17:04:00

Martin Harvey/Getty Images When Linus Torvalds posted his now-legendary 1991 announcement about a "hobby" operating system kernel, no one would have predicted that Linux would become the backbone of modern computing. In a speech at the Open-Source Summit, North America, Jonathan Corbet, executive editor of LWN and longtime kernel developer, recounted the Linux kernel's remarkable journey, highlighting its disruptive beginnings, its unique development model, and the challenges that have shaped i

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Show HN: HackerNewt - Breadth-first exploring HN client for iOS

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-19 04:57:23

Don't get lost in big Hacker News discussions! HackerNewt is a Hacker News client that uses an alternative way of displaying comment tree. Advantages over traditional interfaces: - Comment width doesn't get narrower no matter how deep in the tree you are - You always see the parent of the comment you're currently reading - Swiping allows you to move in and out of subtrees with animated transitions that you fully control - You can easily skip subtrees that don't interest you by simply scrolling A

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Brazil’s antitrust watchdog says Apple must face penalties over App Store restrictions [U]

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-08-19 06:04:39

Apple’s week is off to a rough start. First, Proton filed a class action lawsuit in the U.S. Almost simultaneously, a judge in New Jersey rejected Apple’s attempt to dismiss a federal antitrust case. And on Monday night, things got a little worse: CADE, Brazil’s antitrust watchdog, formally recommended that Apple be sanctioned for the “imposition of the exclusive use of its payment system by app developers and the restriction on the distribution and commercialization of third-party digital serv

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The secret to Linux's remarkable journey from one dev's hobby to 40 million lines of code

zdnet.com Steven Vaughan-Nichols 2025-08-19 17:33:23

Vicki Jauron, Babylon and Beyond Photography/Getty Images When Linus Torvalds posted his now-legendary 1991 announcement about a "hobby" operating system kernel, no one would have predicted that Linux would become the backbone of modern computing. In a speech at the Open-Source Summit, North America, Jonathan Corbet, executive editor of LWN and longtime kernel developer, recounted the Linux kernel's remarkable journey, highlighting its disruptive beginnings, its unique development model, and th

Topics: corbet development kernel linux really

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Brazil’s antitrust watchdog says Apple must face penalties over NFC restrictions

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-08-19 21:04:39

Apple’s week is off to a rough start. First, Proton filed a class action lawsuit in the U.S. Almost simultaneously, a judge in New Jersey rejected Apple’s attempt to dismiss a federal antitrust case. And on Monday night, things got a little worse: CADE, Brazil’s antitrust watchdog, formally recommended that Apple be sanctioned for restricting access to the iPhone’s NFC chip and forcing developers to use Apple Pay. In its ruling, CADE’s General Superintendence said Apple’s behavior creates “art

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Someone brought Flappy Bird back to Android, but there’s a good reason you shouldn’t download it

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-08-20 04:00:23

Joe Maring / Android Authority If, like me, you had an Android phone in the 2010s, you almost certainly played Flappy Bird. And all these years later, I still occasionally find myself itching to play a few rounds. Unfortunately, playing the original Flappy Bird in 2025 is all but impossible. But thanks to one developer, Flappy Bird is back. Recently, a new developer got the attention of the r/Android subreddit by announcing they had reverse-engineered the original Flappy Bird to run on a 64-bi

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Here’s how to watch the Nothing Phone 3 and Headphone 1 launch live

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-08-20 05:00:46

TL;DR The Nothing Phone 3, with its new Glyph Matrix system, is launching in London today. The company will also unveil its first wireless headphones — the Nothing Headphone 1 — at the event. You can watch Nothing’s launch event live through the YouTube link embedded below. The hype train is finally coming to a halt as Nothing gets ready to launch its new flagship, the Nothing Phone 3, at an event in London today. Android Authority will bring you all the action from the ground, but you also h

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You're Probably Not Eating Enough of These 13 Kidney-Boosting Foods

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-20 06:00:11

Your kidneys are quietly working around the clock to keep your body in balance. They filter waste, regulate essential hormones, and help manage everything from blood pressure to red blood cell production. But like any vital organ, they need care and attention to function at their best. According to the CDC, more than 1 in 7 US adults live with chronic kidney disease, and many don't even realize it. That makes early prevention and daily support even more important. Fortunately, you don't need to

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Next-gen procurement platform Levelpath nabs $55M

techcrunch.com Marina Temkin 2025-08-20 21:46:23

Levelpath, a procurement software startup founded by the duo behind Scout RFP, has raised $55 million in Series B funding led by Battery Ventures as the company looks to quadruple its revenue this year. The funding round also saw participation from existing investors, including Benchmark, which led Levelpath’s $14.5 million seed round, and Redpoint, the lead investor in the $30 million Series A round announced in 2023. The startup was founded by Stan Garber and Alex Yakubovich (pictured right)

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A Super Mario Maker 2 player has cleared an astonishing 1 million levels

engadget.com Unknown 2025-08-21 01:24:45

Super Mario Maker 2 was released six years ago this past Saturday. While Nintendo didn't do a whole lot to mark the occasion, one of the game's most dedicated players sure did. DSteves hit a remarkable milestone by becoming the first to clear 1 million SMM2 levels. The Twitch and YouTube streamer had hoped to reach that point by the game's sixth anniversary and got there toward the end of a 18-hour marathon . In fact, DSteves cleared 1,000 levels during that single stream. After the 999,999th

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Proton Mail developer sues Apple in the U.S., says App Store model breaks antitrust laws

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-08-21 05:44:17

Privacy-focused Swiss tech company Proton, best known for its encrypted email service Proton Mail, is suing Apple in the United States on behalf of “millions” of developers around the world. Here are the details. The proposed class action, filed Monday in California (via Reuters), claims Apple has: “eliminated competition and extracted supracompetitive profits from app developers through a web of exclusionary conduct.” Proton says the lawsuit represents millions of iOS developers who are subje

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Make Sure to Stay on Top of These 6 Blood Tests When Monitoring Your Health

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-21 17:04:53

Having your blood drawn might not be much fun, but regular diagnostic tests of your blood can detect diseases early for treatment and give your doctor and medical providers critical information about how well your body is functioning. The proper frequency of these blood tests depends on your age and personal health status -- the most important thing is to ask your doctor which tests you need and when you need them. With all the different types of blood tests out there, it's good to go into you

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I'm never toting ice after testing a smart cooler (and it just hit an all-time low price)

zdnet.com Maria Diaz 2025-08-21 21:43:22

ZDNET's key takeaways The Anker Solix EverFrost 2 is available for $1,349 but currently on sale. This cooler works as a portable mini-fridge, with dual-zone cooling and the capacity to freeze or refrigerate. The Anker Solix EverFrost 2 is bulky and heavy, and it only comes with one battery so you have to purchase the second to reach the full 3.2 day capacity. View now at Best Buy View now at Amazon more buying choices The Anker Solix EverFrost 2 58L electric cooler is typically $1,100, but it

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Event – Fast, In-Process Event Dispatcher

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-21 18:19:19

Fast, In-Process Event Dispatcher This package offers a high-performance, in-process event dispatcher for Go, ideal for decoupling modules and enabling asynchronous event handling. It supports both synchronous and asynchronous processing, focusing on speed and simplicity. High Performance: Processes millions of events per second, about 4x to 10x faster than channels. Processes millions of events per second, about than channels. Generic: Works with any type implementing the Event interface

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Latest Tech News

Locality of Behaviour (2020)

Adding calendar events with a screenshot is AI at its finest

The Three Types of Camera I Learned Every Photographer Needs to Have

Amazon’s Freevee app gets an expiry date, but here’s how to keep watching for free

Microsoft asks users to ignore Windows Firewall config errors

Google’s customizable Gemini chatbots are now in Docs, Sheets, and Gmail

AI voice startup ElevenLabs pushes global expansion as it gears up for an IPO

Blizzard is winding down support for its Warcraft mobile game

Amazon to shut down Freevee streaming TV service in August

How to watch Summer Games Done Quick 2025

Amazon is shutting down its Freevee app in August

Spain arrests hackers who targeted politicians and journalists

Everwild has reportedly been cancelled amid Xbox layoffs

The smart cooler that stopped me from toting ice again just hit an all-time low price

Bezos-funded satellite tracking methane emissions loses power in space

Show HN: HackerNewt – Breadth-first exploring HN client for iOS

Linux's remarkable journey from one dev's hobby to 40 million lines of code - and counting

Show HN: HackerNewt - Breadth-first exploring HN client for iOS

Brazil’s antitrust watchdog says Apple must face penalties over App Store restrictions [U]

The secret to Linux's remarkable journey from one dev's hobby to 40 million lines of code

Brazil’s antitrust watchdog says Apple must face penalties over NFC restrictions

Someone brought Flappy Bird back to Android, but there’s a good reason you shouldn’t download it

Here’s how to watch the Nothing Phone 3 and Headphone 1 launch live

You're Probably Not Eating Enough of These 13 Kidney-Boosting Foods

Next-gen procurement platform Levelpath nabs $55M

A Super Mario Maker 2 player has cleared an astonishing 1 million levels

Proton Mail developer sues Apple in the U.S., says App Store model breaks antitrust laws

Make Sure to Stay on Top of These 6 Blood Tests When Monitoring Your Health

I'm never toting ice after testing a smart cooler (and it just hit an all-time low price)

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