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The article discusses the continued use and support for macOS 9, the operating system released by Apple in 1999. It highlights the efforts of a community of enthusiasts who are preserving and running this legacy system, providing updates and enhancements to extend its functionality.

WinApps is an open-source project that allows Linux users to run Windows applications directly on their Linux desktop, without the need for a virtual machine or dual-boot setup. The project provides a seamless integration of Windows applications within the Linux environment, enabling users to access their favorite Windows software on their preferred Linux distributions.

Airbus has issued a precautionary fleet action for certain A320 family aircraft models to address a potential safety issue related to the timing of the flap/slat electronic control unit. The company is working closely with aviation authorities and customers to implement the necessary measures.

The article explores the practice of 'downzoning' in urban planning, where cities restrict the allowed density and height of new construction. It examines the potential impacts of downzoning on housing affordability, economic growth, and environmental sustainability in growing metropolitan areas.

The article discusses the development of ImgurUK, a proxy service that allows users to access Imgur content in the UK despite regional restrictions. It highlights the technical implementation, benefits for users, and insights into the motivation behind creating this service.

The article explores the notion that successful mathematicians tend to have a limited repertoire of problem-solving techniques, which they use repeatedly to tackle various mathematical challenges. It suggests that mastering a few powerful ideas can be more productive than attempting to accumulate a vast knowledge base.

The article discusses the mathematical properties of a tricusp triangle, a unique geometric shape with three curved sides and three cusps. It explores the relationship between the triangle's angles, the curvature of its sides, and the behavior of its trigonometric functions.

The article discusses the author's decision to stop self-censoring their opinions and speak more openly, acknowledging the potential risks but believing it's important to contribute to thoughtful discussions on complex topics.

Molly.im is a personal website and blog that covers a range of topics, including technology, design, and personal reflections. The site provides a platform for the author to share their thoughts, experiences, and creative work with readers.

The article explores the rise of 'local rags' - small, community-focused news outlets that aim to provide more targeted and personalized coverage compared to larger, national media outlets. It discusses the benefits and challenges these local news sources face in an increasingly digital media landscape.

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The article discusses the development of 'Airloom', a virtual reality (VR) platform designed to preserve cultural heritage. It explores how Airloom aims to digitally reconstruct historical sites and artifacts, making them accessible to a wider audience through immersive VR experiences.

Neato Robotics announces a major product update on October 6th, 2025, introducing new features and improvements to their line of robotic vacuums, providing customers with enhanced cleaning capabilities and improved user experience.

The article provides an overview of Django's new background task feature, which allows developers to offload long-running tasks to a separate process, improving application responsiveness and scalability.

Mu is a lightweight, open-source microservices framework that provides a simple, yet powerful, approach to building and managing distributed systems. The framework offers features such as service discovery, load balancing, and distributed tracing, helping developers create and deploy microservices efficiently.

Garfield's proof of the Pythagorean theorem is a simplified, visual proof that shows the relationship between the squares of the sides of a right triangle. This proof, using rearrangement and subtraction, provides an elegant and accessible way to demonstrate the fundamental theorem without complex mathematical derivations.

The article discusses the development of the ABC programming language, which was created as a clean, simple, and elegant alternative to UNIX shell scripts. It provides insights into the design goals, evolution, and usage of ABC within the UNIX ecosystem.

The article explores the use of machine learning models to predict the risk of severe COVID-19 outcomes based on patient data, demonstrating the potential of such models to support clinical decision-making and resource allocation during the pandemic.

The article discusses the Hacker News Vector Search dataset, which is a collection of Hacker News posts and comments that can be used for vector search and natural language processing tasks. The dataset includes various features such as post text, comments, user information, and timestamps.

Fabric is a powerful and flexible open-source framework for building distributed applications. It provides a modular and extensible architecture that enables developers to create and manage complex networks of interconnected services, making it a popular choice for building decentralized systems and blockchain-based applications.

Hello good folks!

So... TL;DR: I find presentations boring. I find Choose your own adventure style books not boring. I married the two. Now, you can have presentations where the people you present two have the ability to choose how your presentation proceeds! And you can construct your presentation using plain markdown, start a server, your audience opens the `/voter` link you open the `/presenter` link and start your presentation. Whenever there is a question, they will choose and the presentation proceeds according to the choice.

Longer version:

In the years I partook on presentations I always liked the ones that are more interactive. Not in a I ask questions and then wait uncomfortably for people to shout out something, no. In a way where I, as a viewer, got something to do! Makes me more interested in the presentation as well, and I'll be learning and remembering things more as well.

I also like choose your own adventure type of books. So I wondered, how could I make these two come together? So I wrote this little tool called adventure-voter. Not a very good name, but meh... The point is that you'll have a backend and a frontend to deal with votes and deal with following forks in your presentation. Going back from a fork if the fork ended up in death or a failed route. ( you procastinated, your backend didn't start, you server didn't come up, etc whatever makes sense as an end in your presentation ). And then you can explore a different route. Imagine, you are presenting something about Kubernetes. And one of the questions is, okay you are now bringing up etcd. How do you configure it? Do you... and the vote begins.

This makes the presentation a little bit more enjoyable I think. Also, the framework is super easy. You have your presentation in Markdown and the frontend is a lightweight parser with tailwind that does things and makes it look relatively nice. ( I'm not a frontend dev, sorry ). And you can link together steps and stories with `next: slide-1b` or whatever.

Granted, you'd have to work a bit more to get a presentation that makes sense, but honestly, I think it will make for a very interesting talk. Something I'm aiming to do on the next KubeCon in Atlanta. I'm going to be using this framework to present something. ( If I get in. :)) )

Lastely, I want the presentation to be enjoyable and not boring. :) And that's my main goal. On KubeCon you sit through presentation after presentation after presentation and hopefully this one will be ( if I get accepted ) something that you enjoy and don't fall asleep on. :)

I hope this is useful. Enjoy folks. :)

The article explores the prevalence of bad code in large companies, highlighting the challenges of technical debt, complex legacy systems, and the need for a cultural shift towards better software development practices.

The S&P 500 index reveals significant changes in the US economy, with technology and healthcare sectors gaining prominence, while traditional industries like energy and finance have declined in importance.

The article compares Electron and Tauri, two popular frameworks for building desktop applications. It examines the differences between the two in terms of performance, security, and development experience, highlighting the advantages and drawbacks of each approach.

The article discusses the use of temporary directories in programming, highlighting the importance of properly managing and cleaning up these directories to avoid potential issues, such as security risks and disk space consumption.

The article discusses how to create custom tables with Pandoc, a document conversion tool. It explains the process of creating Markdown tables with custom alignment and formatting, and then converting them to various output formats using Pandoc.

Tyr is an open-source self-hosted platform that enables users to manage and monitor their digital assets, including cryptocurrencies, stocks, and real estate investments. The platform provides features for portfolio tracking, performance analysis, and automated trading strategies.