After playing/working with computers for more then 25 years I started to appreciate small but handy valuable stuff – like adapters or handlers or … yeah – all kind of stuff. With …
The flip phone web: browsing with the original Opera Mini
Opera Mini was first released in 2005 as a web browser for mobile phones, with the ability to load full websites by sending most of the work to an external server. It was a massive hit, but it started to fade out of relevance once smartphones entered mainstream use.
Opera Mini still exists today as a web browser for iPhone and Android—it's now just a tweaked version of the regular Opera mobile browser, and you shouldn't use Opera browsers. However, the original Java ME-based version is still fu
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VR Design Unpacked: The Secret to Beat Saber’s Fun Isn’t What You Think
Our series Inside XR Design highlights and unpacks examples of great XR design. Today we’re looking at Beat Saber (2019) and why its most essential design element can be used to make great VR games that have nothing to do with music or rhythm. Editor’s Note: It’s hard to believe Beat Saber was first released in Early Access seven …
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Windows Longhorn Explained by a Retired Microsoft Engineer
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Madison Square Garden’s surveillance system banned this fan over his T-shirt design
A fan was ejected from a Knicks game in 2021 for wearing a shirt calling out the team’s owner, James Dolan. This week, the designer of the shirt was swept up in the saga when he was informed that he, too, was banned from all Madison Square Garden venues.
Online discussions about using Large Language Models to help write code inevitably produce comments from developers who’s experiences have been disappointing. They often ask what they’re doing wrong—how come some …
The Sydney Metro has been a huge success. So...what's next?
The Sydney Metro and its most recent extension to Sydney CBD has been a hugely successful project, reporting strong patronage and high customer satisfaction. In this video, I'll perform a retrospective on the Sydney Metro; what was done right, what was done wrong, and how the Sydney Metro has changed Sydney. More importantly, we’ll discuss upcoming projects, and finally, what the government should be building next.
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SMH article about rezoning Kellyville and Bella Vista: https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/the-suburbs-where-new-housing-density-will-double-under-revised-plan-20241124-p5kt3r.html
NSW Planning Site about Kellyville and Bella Vista: https://www.planning.nsw.gov.au/plans-for-your-area/priority-growth-areas-and-precincts/sydney-metro-northwest-urban-renewal-corridor/kellyville-and-bella-vista
Michelle Rowland is a NIMBY: https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/labor-divided-over-plans-for-higher-density-at-north-west-metro-stops-20240831-p5k6ta.html
SMH article about the secret report into possible future metro lines: https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/the-eastern-line-hidden-in-34-billion-plan-for-next-generation-of-sydney-s-metro-20240909-p5k8y9.html
Corridor reserved for future metro line through Marsden Park: https://www.planningportal.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/2022/SEPP%20Zone%20Map.PDF
Housing commisioner suggesting we spend less on the metro: https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/the-hidden-downside-to-sydney-s-love-affair-with-shiny-new-trains-20240910-p5k9ef.html
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Nagarathna Memorial Grant – 2025 Open for Applications | Thejesh GN
Welcome to the eighth edition of the NMG grant. It seems like it started yesterday, and it's already been eight years. I am grateful to friends (Nemo, Gangadhar, Shweta, Divya) and other anonymous folks who have joined me on this journey with additional grant support. We do have some of them supporting us this year,