Before and after: See Dubai flooding from space | CNN
CNN Unprecedented, torrential rainfall plunged parts of the United Arab Emirates underwater last week, bringing life to a standstill in Dubai and elsewhere.
These early 3D face animations will haunt your dreams
(Image credit: University of Utah / VintageCG on YouTube) 3D animation has come a long way in the last couple of decades with tools like Blender putting it within reach of even amateur creatives. And just how far it's come is apparent when we see this footage of early 3D animations of the human face.
# Scala 2.13.11The Scala team at Lightbend is pleased to announce the availability of Scala 2.13.11.The following changes are highlights of this release: ### Collections * Faster `Vector` concatenation ([#10159](https://github.com/scala/scala/pull/10159) by [@ansvonwa](https://github.com/ansvonwa)) * New `LinkedHashMap`/`LinkedHashSet` implementation ([#10221](https://github.com/scala/scala/pull/10221) by [@liang3zy22](https://github.com/liang3zy22)) ### Compatibility * Support JDK 21 by upgrading to ASM 9.5 ([#10363](https://github.com/scala/scala/pull/10363), [#10184](https://github.com/scala/scala/pull/10184) by [@Philippus](https://github.com/Philippus)) * Support Java 17 `sealed` in Java sources and classfiles ([#10348](https://github.com/scala/scala/pull/10348), [#10105](https://github.com/scala/scala/pull/10105) by [@som-snytt](https://github.com/som-snytt) ### Align with Scala 3 * Accept `implicit _`, `implicit (x: Int)` in lambdas, like Scala 3 does ([#10327](https://github.com/scala/scala/pull/10327) by [@som-snytt](https://github.com/som-snytt)) * Inherited members no longer take precedence over outer definitions ([#10220](https://github.com/scala/scala/pull/10220), [#10339](https://github.com/scala/scala/pull/10339))
How Your Application Architecture Has Evolved - DZone
If you have been developing or been involved with application architecture in one way or another, then you have definitely seen a lot of changes in the last few years.So many different types of architectures and technologies have come and gone that sometimes it can be hard to keep track of them.
U2 Announce Dates for Achtung Baby Las Vegas Shows
U2 have announced the first five dates for their series of Achtung Baby shows in Las Vegas.The live music experience will take place on Friday, September 29; Saturday, September 30; Thursday, October 5; Saturday, October 7; and Sunday, October 8.Find a new trailer for the shows below.
How to Debug Node.js Applications in Visual Studio Code
Debugging your Node.js application in Visual Studio Code itself is possible and straightforward.The VS Code editor comes with a built-in debugger capable of debugging any application that targets the Node.js runtime.This means that you can debug JavaScript or any other language that compiles to it (e.g. TypeScript).
Decentralized Media Is Breaking Barriers in a Web2 World
Zack Guzman, co-founder of Trustless Media, the company behind Coinage, voted in favor of the DOGE investment idea but was happy with the outcome because it showed that Coinage was truly decentralized.
TypeScript 5.1, available in a beta release as of April 18, features a variety of coding enhancements including easier implicit returns for undefined-returning functions and allowing unrelated types for getters and setters.
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With easier implicit returns for undefined-returning functions, TypeScript 5.1 now allows undefined-returning functions to have no return statement, fixing a situation in which only functions that could have absolutely no return statements were void-returning and any-returning functions.
A few other suggested changes in how Elon Musk's Twitter describes "state-affiliated" businesses
In fact, several people on Twitter pointed out that the social media company specifically said that news outlets like NPR are not state-affiliated media because they have editorial independence, despite getting some funds from the government.
A few other suggested changes in how Elon Musk's Twitter describes "state-affiliated" businesses
Matt Novak at Forbes:
Twitter added a warning to NPR's Twitter account on Tuesday, declaring it as "state-affiliated media," a label that's typically been reserved for foreign media outlets that represent the official views of the government, like Russia's RT and China's Xinhua.In fact, several people on Twitter pointed out that the social media company specifically said that news outlets like NPR are not state-affiliated media because they have editorial independence, despite getting some funds from the government.
China considers sending Russia artillery shells, U.S. officials say
The aid being contemplated consists of 122-millimeter and 152-millimeter rounds, which Russia has in dwindling supplyas it prosecutes a war largely fought with artillery, the officials said.
These newcomers or new menus cover the gamut, from a nature-rich tribute to California's majestic trees in edible form, to healthy, chic, nuanced at-home delivery food.
Ruby Conferences & Camps in 2023 - What's Upcoming? Update
Hello, I have updated the ruby conferences & camps in 2023 calendar page over at Planet Ruby.Built in ruby via github pages (jekyll) and an open datafile (in yaml) - see conferences2023.yml .What's Upcoming?Rails Girls Rotterdam (FREE!), and more.PS:Did you know - the calendar web feed gets (automagically) syndicated on Rubyland News.
'Lost his head': Man Utd star Casemiro sent off in chaotic brawl as coach slams VAR's big miss
Erik ten Hag criticised "inconsistent" VAR after Manchester United's Casemiro was the only player sent off following a mass brawl in the 2-1 win against Crystal Palace.
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Bruno Fernandes' early penalty and a Marcus Rashford strike put United on course for a 13th successive home win in all competitions.
New barrage of Russian air strikes kill at least 11 in Ukraine
KYIV, Ukraine - Russian forces fired another rash of missiles and self-exploding drones in nearly a dozen provinces of Ukraine early Thursday, causing the first attack-related death of the year in Kyiv and killing at least 11 people in all, according to Ukrainian authorities.
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However, the latest onslaught came after Germany and the United States upped the ante in Russia's 11-month war by promising Wednesday to send high-tech battle tanks to Ukraine and green-lighting other allies to do the same.
Which 2022/23 Premier League fixtures are on Amazon Prime
AMAZON PRIME has been given the green light to broadcast a whole host of this season's Premier League fixtures - and the next set of matches are edging closer.The broadcasting giant revealed their scheduled matches before the Qatar World Cup this winter.And Amazon Prime also published what teams will be on display for Boxing Day too.
Methods in Vue are defined in the methods object.Methods are reactive If your Vue template uses a method, and a value that the method relies on changes, Vue will re-render the template.For example, the following code correctly displays the current value, even though value is displayed using a method.
True Democracy Doesn't Focus Only on Elections But on the Real Needs of People
People participate in a march to Trinity Church for a moral Mass on April 11, 2022, in New York City.Michael M. Santiago / Getty Images Last week, I was in Washington, D.C.'s Union Station.The weather had turned cold and I couldn't help noticing what an inhospitable place it had become for the city's homeless and dispossessed.
Whoa! Disney's AI aging and de-aging tool is mind-blowingly realistic
Making actors look older or younger has been a eternal challenge for movie studios.It used to be achieved through fairly cumbersome and not always convincing prosthetics and makeup effects.That was then largely replaced by time-consuming digital VFX techniques, but it looks like Disney's come up with a game changer.
Starbucks Workers Hit the Company Where It Hurts: Red Cup Day
For the past 25 years, Starbucks has been rolling out limited-edition holiday drinks giving away special, reusable, holiday-themed cups in advance of the winter holiday season.Known as Red Cup Day, it's become an obsession among many Starbucks devotees, who treat the cups as collectors items and often line up for them before stores are even open.
The first time my Thanksgiving menu went off the rails was unintentional.I was in college and decided to spend the holiday apart from my family for the first time ever, but on Thanksgiving day, my plans to join a friend's gathering fell through.Thanksgiving dinner that year ended up being a big bag of buttered popcorn and shots of vodka (this was the pre-gig economy era, and everything in my sleepy suburban college town was closed, including Domino's and the Thai place).
(Image credit: Apple/Future) While the iPhone 14 Pro made headlines with features like the always-on display and, of course, the brand new Dynamic Island, the basic iPhone 14 was arguably something of a damp squib.Offering few tangible improvements over the 13, it's hard to recommend upgrading - but next year could be very different.
Netflix's Ad-Tier Model Stirs Debate Among U.K. Marketers: 'Real Audiences of Real People Paying Real Attention Are Harder to Find Than Ever'
U.K. marketers are keenly anticipating - and debating - all the uncharted prospects inspired by the Nov. 3 release of Netflix 's less expensive and potentially game-changing ad-tier model.As the streaming service makes substantial changes to its infrastructure and embeds advertising into its strategy - having recently registered with U.K. ratings measurement agency BARB - these adjustments suggest a more upfront approach in how it will conduct business.
F.T.C. Accuses Ed Tech Firm Chegg of Careless' Data Security
The Federal Trade Commission on Monday cracked down on Chegg, an education technology firm based in Santa Clara, Calif., saying the company's careless approach to cybersecurity had exposed the personal details of tens of millions of users.In a legal complaint, filed on Monday morning, regulators accused Chegg of numerous data security lapses dating to 2017.
Letters, Tweets, TV: How Midterm Disinformation Has Washed Over Pennsylvania
WEST CHESTER, Pa.Disinformation has long been a feature of American politics.Mudslinging, smear campaigns, dirty tricks.Yet wading through the muck ahead of this year's midterm elections in one fiercely contested state, Pennsylvania, shows just how thoroughly it now warps the American democratic process.
This Halloween, what are agency leaders' client horror stories?
Jim de Zoete, executive creative director, Across the Pond A tale of two pitches: it was 2016 and we were working on pitches for two different clients, both sponsoring the British Olympic and Paralympic teams.One was a global car manufacturer, the other a British furniture company.The weeks leading up to the presentations were intense: late nights, furious strategic discussions, last-minute rewrites.
Planet Killer' Asteroid Spotted That Poses Distant Risk to Earth
Astronomers on the hunt for modestly sized asteroids that could vaporize a city or bulkier beasts that could sterilize Earth's surface have spotted a new potential threat.But there's no immediate need to worry it'll be many generations until it may pose a danger to our planet.Detecting uncharted space rocks relies on spying sunlight glinting off their surfaces.
This post originally appeared in the October 29, 2022 edition of Eater Travel, a bi-weekly-ish dispatches from Eater's staff about navigating the places where food is the main attraction.Subscribe now.Because my favorite type of vacation is a lengthy road trip through the mountains, I tend to eat a lot of terrible gas station food when I travel.
1 Trillion-Dollar Growth Stock Down 33% to Buy Right Now | The Motley Fool
The Nasdaq-100 index is trading firmly in bear market territory with a year-to-date loss of 30%, so the financial results of the largest technology companies are extremely important to watch at the moment.
Many Instagram users woke up Monday to an alarming notification that their accounts had been suspended for violating community guidelines.Without being able to post Halloween photos on the app, users sought answers on Twitter and other platforms, with many of them saying they had no idea what those violations could have been.
The Epson XP-6100 is a mid-range printer (or inkjet multifunction peripheral if you want to get technical), which has a wide range of features that lend themselves very well to both office and creative use.It does the basics - scan, copy and print - well, and has in-built templates to help really make the most of them.
General Staff: Russia to withdraw heavy artillery from Kherson.
Russian forces plan to remove its artillery from the Dnipro River's right bank in Kherson Oblast, which includes the city of Kherson, the General Staff reported on Oct. 30.
The full form of JSON is Javascript Object Notation.JSON is plain text written in Javascript object notation.It is used to send data across networks/computers.The structure of the JSON string looks similar to Javascript Object, That's why it is very easy to have the conversion between these two (JSON vs Javascript Object).
Council Post: How To Measure Your Startup's Branding Success
By Daria Gonzalez, founding partner and CEO at Wunderdogs-a brand consultancy focused on technology and innovation.Former early-stage VC.As a startup founder, you probably know that intentional, strong branding is vitally important for your success.Branding matters from the early days: when you pitch investors, launch your product and hire your team.
10 Beginner Coding Projects for Easy Learning - Coding Dojo Blog
Have you recently taken a coding bootcamp and are eager to apply what you've learned into an easy coding project?Maybe you've been dabbling in JavaScript, HTML, or CSS and want to take it to the next level.If you're interested in building out your own applications, games, or web tools, having a foundation in coding skills will help you quite a bit.
BeReal is giving Instagram and TikTok a run for their money - but will it last?
Open Influence Co-Founder/CEO Open Influence Co-Founder/CEO Eric Dahan, Forbes 30 Under 30, has decades of experience in custom-integrated social media marketing for Fortune 500 advertisers, including award-winning influencer marketing campaigns for Universal, YouTube, Disney, L'Oréal, and Netflix.
China launches third space station module, but rocket will return uncontrollably
On Monday, China's space program successfully launched another large piece of its space station.The 23-ton Mengtian module will provide pressurized volume for scientific experiments and is the final large living area to be added to the Tiangong space station.China has constructed its modular space station-similar in form and function to the International Space Station, although smaller-on time and with few major issues.
Introduction to Snapshot flags in Node.js v18.8.0 - LogRocket Blog
Node.js recently introduced an experimental feature to generate run-time user-land (user scripts) snapshots in v18.8.0.In this post, we'll look at the importance of this feature, and some of the options it provides.We'll also compare this snapshot feature to other packaging solutions, such as pkg.To jump ahead: Understanding Node.js startup To understand the need for generating run-time user-land snapshots, we need to understand the way Node.js
Wolves Interactive & AdInMo Collaborate to Enhance the In-Game Racing Experience
AdInMo, the in-game advertising platform, today (October 31st, 2022) announced a multi-title deal with Wolves Interactive to monetise their portfolio of hit racing titles with immersive InGamePlay ads and join AdInMo's global programmatic in-game ad network.InGamePlay brand ads are seamlessly integrated into the gameplay of Wolves Interactive's endless arcade game series Traffic Tour and Motor Tour as well as driving simulator Racing Go, reaching a combined install base of over 130M downloads.
Gunjan Khetan joins Perfetti Van Melle India as CMO
Gunjan Khetan has joined confectionery major Perfetti Van Melle as the Chief Marketing Officer for the India business.Khetan was previously a marketing VP at Reckitt, where he spent over 12 years.On LinkedIn, he wrote about launching into a new role at Perfetti Van Melle: "The first few weeks have been a steep learning curve as I interacted with the larger organization and cross functional teams.
Lithuanian FM calls on allies to secure Ukraine's grain exports with military escorts.
After Russia announced that it suspends the UN deal that allowed the export of Ukrainian grain, Lithuanian FM Gabrielius Landsbergis said that "negotiating with Russia doesn't work."
Landsbergis wrote on Twitter that if Putin continues to jeopardize Ukraine's grain exports, "the free world must unite to safeguard shipping with military escorts."
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Usability heuristic frameworks: which one is right for you?
Like many UX designers, my go-to heuristic evaluation approach is Jakob Nielsen's 10 Usability Heuristics for User Interface Design, first published in 1994 and updated in 2020.
Costa Tequila Adds Anejo to Its Exclusive Lineup of Hi/Lo Blend Tequilas
Costa Tequila announces today the launch of its Añejo, the latest in its lineup of Hi/Lo blends of tequila.
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As the makers of the first 'Hi/Lo' blend of tequila in the world, Costa Tequila offers the only lineup of tequilas that intentionally bring together flavor profiles from 100% Blue Weber Agave sourced in two traditionally separate tequila regions in Jalisco, Mexico: "Los Altos" (the Highlands) and "Valle de Tequila" (the Lowlands).
With spending on public cloud services projected to reach nearly $600 billion in 2023, taking advantage of cloud is now essential for businesses.
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Unlike Fortune 500 companies, which are less agile because they can be weighed down by bureaucracy, SMBs can use their unique attributes to lead the charge for cloud migration.