How Meta Rebuilt Data Ingestion for Petabyte-Scale Reliability
The engineering team at Meta recently outlined how the company migrated a data ingestion platform that transfers several petabytes of MySQL social graph data daily to...
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10 Linux Download Managers That Actually Work in 2026
The post 10 Linux Download Managers That Actually Work in 2026 first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .One thing many people miss after...
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PCMFlow722 library enables two-way real-time HD voice over ESP-NOW with G.722 audio codec
Tanaka Masayuki’s PCMFlow722 library enables (half-duplex) two-way real-time HD voice over ESP-NOW on ESP32 boards with a speaker and a microphone, effectively transforming them into walkie-talkies....
Read moreKnox County, TN Rolls Back ‘Roots’ Book Ban After Backlash
It was just a week or so ago that we were talking about the absurd situation in Knox County, Tennessee, where local government used Tennessee’s book-banning...
Read moreSteamOS 3.8.6 Beta Released With Initial Native Support For AMD HDMI VRR
Valve tonight released their beta version of SteamOS 3.8.6 that contains a number of notable enhancements, including native HDMI Variable Refresh Rate (VRR) support in initial...
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Ubuntu 26.10 Snapshot 1 is now available to download
Canonical has released the first monthly snapshot of Ubuntu 26.10 ‘Stonking Stingray’. This is the first of 4 planned testing builds in the lead up to...
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MAVEN Spacecraft Finds New Plasma Squeezing at Mars
A cloaked alien invasion force is approaching Earth and coming up on Mars. The first officer looks through a viewfinder and says, “Captain, the fourth planet’s...
Read moreUbuntu 26.10 Snapshot 1 Released For Testing
Canonical today released the first monthly snapshot of the Ubuntu 26.10 "Stonking Stingray" release...
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A conversation with Infinity Ward about Call of Duty
Two senior Modern Warfare 4 devs talk friendly competition between studios, SBMM, and "ripped from the headlines" campaigns.
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Legend has it that The 7th Guest's creators were 'fired' on the spot after pitching the game—it's 'hyperbole,' but not entirely untrue
The classic puzzle game began as notes on an airport napkin before "blowing minds" at CES 1991.
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Proposed new US funding rules: We can cancel any grant at any time
Peer review now optional, political staff would screen grants for forbidden topics.
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24 Best Father’s Day Gifts for Dads (2026)
Dads are traditionally tough to shop for—let me help with these handpicked gift ideas for fathers with great taste.
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