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Guix System first impressions as a Nix user
18+ min ago (309+ words) But NixOS isn't the only declarative distro out there. In fact GNU forked Nix fairly early and made their own spin called Guix, whose big innovation is that, instead of using the unwieldy Nix-language, it uses Scheme. Specifically Guile Scheme,…...
Ash Tree Apocalypse: The Beetle Killing our Urban Forests
27+ min ago (673+ words) The emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis) was first identified as an invasive species in the US in 2002. It is now found in over 30 states. These invasive beetles kill ash trees in just a few short years. The USDA is asking…...
Revisiting My esbuild Configuration: Lessons Learned from Snowflake and Prisma
34+ min ago (623+ words) In my previous post about using esbuild with Serverless, I shared a configuration that worked well at the time. However, after introducing a new dependency (snowflake-sdk), I had to revisit that setup " and along the way, I discovered that some…...
AI can write code, but can you catch its mistakes?
39+ min ago (450+ words) "100% of my code is written by AI" or "I barely review it anymore." I've been hearing this a lot from devs recently. AI coding agents are powerful and here to stay - but there's a subtle risk worth being conscious of....
January Weather in Review
40+ min ago (306+ words) HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) - 2026 began rather unassuming with above-average temperatures and mainly dry conditions. The pendulum quickly swung and we were thrust in to a month full of frigid temperatures and winter weather. Temperatures for the first week of the month…...
OnePlus 10 Pro Users Get Their Final ‘Surprise’ Android 16 Update: Know More
45+ min ago (375+ words) OnePlus 10 Pro users have been given their surprising Android 16 update by the company, now rolling out for the global variants. The word surprising is apt because during the launch, many expected the phone to get a total of 3 Android OS…...
Rare Albatross Coasts Above California Waters Far From Home
47+ min ago (570+ words) The bird came out of the blue shortly after noon, wheeling low over the Pacific as a research vessel pressed on and as dolphins and humpback whales breached the water. Tammy Russell, a marine ornithologist on board the research vessel…...
The U.S. nuclear plan is underway with new generation reactors, and the plan is already facing criticism: “It’s a significant risk”
52+ min ago (260+ words) The Palisades plant, located in the state of Michigan, was closed in 2022 to begin a dismantling process that was reversed in August. Located on the eastern shore of Lake Michigan in the United States, the Palisades plant operated from 1971 to…...
Scientists discover hidden geometry that bends electrons like gravity
52+ min ago (473+ words) How can information move at incredible speeds, or electricity flow without wasting energy? Answering these questions has pushed scientists and technology companies toward quantum materials, whose behavior is governed by physics at the smallest scales. Building these advanced materials depends…...
iPhone Fold Battery Size Revealed In Latest Rumor, With The Capacity Expected To Be The Largest That Apple Has Even Used In Its Smartphone Lineup
53+ min ago (327+ words) Apple has never been in favor of adding exceptionally large batteries to its iPhones, but the wave of competitors shipping their devices with silicon-carbon cells likely forced the company's hand to incorporate a 5,088mAh unit in the iPhone 17 Pro Max. The…...