I think @elvismercury may have asked a similar question recently, but I'd be interested to know what stackers' preferred appreciation models are. I'm working on some family financial planning and could use some good future estimates of purchasing power. [1…

Linux Mint 22.2 beta ISOs are being tested according to information on the distro's internal testing server. This suggests a public beta is imminent.

So, I signed up to get an nsec on Nostr and backed it up securely on my laptop (running Linux Mint Debian, regularly updated and upgraded, and hence I believe as secure as it can be). I also installed the Nos2x extension on my Google chrome (on the same device)…

Trecho do episódio "O Bitcoin no Presente e no Futuro - Allan Raicher - Bipa Cast 68"

Para o episódio completo:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sd7t9K41gMo&t=1s

Everything we do changes the world, of course, and I remain a strong advocate for kindness. Nonetheless, we need to face the fact that the children’s book version of “be kind and change the world” hasn’t worked. Wars and crime proceed as they have since the…

A recent surge in advocacy for JSON-formatted prompts has swept through social media, particularly among developer circles in the AI space. These posts, usually in threads that begin with titles such as “You’re missing out big time if you’re not using JSON…

Implementing co-driving techniques, like the use of intelligent speed controls to mitigate congestion at traffic lights, can significantly reduce intersection carbon dioxide emissions without impacting traffic throughput or safety, according to new MIT research.

FinCEN reports a near doubling of bitcoin ATM scam complaints and significant losses, prompting calls for enhanced oversight and regulation.

Poor, poor Visual C++ developer. You see these MinGW or Linux guys using GNU make on their fancy quad core machines to compile Qt. They are already hacking again while you still sip at your coffee, watching the distressing 25% CPU usage in the task manager.…

Endex AI has raised $14 million in a funding round led by the OpenAI Startup Fund, as the company prepares to launch its AI agent explicitly built for Microsoft Excel. Founded by Tarun Amasa and Pratham Soni, Endex is positioning itself as the first company…

India’s BFSI (Banking, Financial Services, and Insurance) sector is slowly changing the very foundation of traditional IT outsourcing. Global financial giants are increasingly turning to their in-house global capability centres (GCCs) to handle work that…

Anthropic has introduced automated security reviews in Claude Code, enabling developers to detect and fix vulnerabilities directly within their workflow.  The new capabilities include a /security-review command for terminal-based analysis and a GitHub Action…

We've been steadily improving the vector graphics support in Qt Quick in the past few years, and this continues in Qt 6.10 with several new and useful features. The main focus of this blog will be the support for animated vector graphics, added to the existing…

And one bonus name that I'll probably buy more of on a dip.

The US dollar just posted its worst first-half performance since 1973.

Yesterday I was talking about Bitcoin with my girlfriend. Mostly the usual stuff “why does it have that value?” “How and why was it made?” “How does it work?” I knew the answers to these questions, but one thing I didn’t really know. She asked me “what it…