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6+ min ago (51+ words) A post by Juan. Tagged with cleancode, discuss, softwaredevelopment. Templates let you quickly answer FAQs or store snippets for re-use. Are you sure you want to hide this comment? It will become hidden in your post, but will still be visible via the comment's permalink. Hide child comments as well...

6+ min ago (315+ words) Additionally, the study emphasizes the importance of genomic surveillance in guiding public health policies. With the emergence of resistant strains, routine monitoring of HBV variants can inform vaccination strategies and public health interventions. It raises an interesting question about the future of HBV vaccination programs and the need to consider variant prevalence in vaccine design. From a clinical perspective, the implications of this research are far-reaching. It calls for a paradigm shift in how healthcare providers approach the management of gray zone patients with HBV. By integrating genetic testing into standard care practices, physicians can better stratify patients based on their risk profiles and tailor therapies that are more effective. Furthermore, these findings prompt a reevaluation of existing treatment guidelines. Regulatory bodies and medical organizations may need to incorporate HBV variant analysis into their recommendations for managing patients with chronic…...

7+ min ago (200+ words) Imagine a world where traffic disasters are predicted and prevented before they even happen. A world where subtle shifts in bridge structure, potentially indicating weakness, are flagged instantly. A world where potential for catastrophic congestion is estimated and averted, making commutes smoother and infrastructure safer. It's closer than you think. The key is a novel, lightweight AI approach that combines classical image processing with the efficiency of spiking neural networks (SNNs). This system identifies unusual patterns within real-time infrastructure monitoring data, enabling proactive intervention. It's like having a tireless inspector constantly watching for danger signs that humans might miss. This approach leverages Scale-Invariant Feature Transform (SIFT) to extract key visual features from sensor data. These features are then fed into an SNN, mimicking the brain's efficient processing by using sparse, event-driven computation. It's a powerful combination: the precision of SIFT…...

9+ min ago (251+ words) It's one of the stranger findings in a while when it comes to cats: Researchers suggest they may have to meow more if a man takes care of them instead of a woman. As the New York Times reports, their theory is that cats have essentially realized that guys aren't... Cats May Meow More for Men It's one of the stranger findings in a while when it comes to cats: Researchers suggest they may have to meow more if a man takes care of them instead of a woman. As the New York Times reports, their theory is that cats have essentially realized that guys aren't great listeners. Or as the study in the journal Ethology puts it in science-speak: Men "require more explicit vocalizations to notice and respond to the needs of their cats." For the experiment out of…...

12+ min ago (302+ words) Cyber Monday begins in just a few hours, but some deals are already live (and selling fast). If you're shopping for yourself or for someone else this holiday season, you'll be hard-pressed to find a better deal on the ANC Apple AirPods 4 than 22% off at Amazon right now." Also: Over 100 Cyber Monday deals on products up to 75% off right now Since their first iteration was released in 2016, AirPods have set the bar in terms of wireless earbud design. In the following nine years a number of wireless earbuds have come out from high-quality audio brands like Bose and Sony, but for the casual wearer, Apple AirPods are pretty unparalleled when it comes to user interface, brand trust, and innovation." Also: Expert tested: Here are the differences between the AirPods 4 models In her review, ZDNET associate editor Allison Jewell writes that…...

14+ min ago (1154+ words) Monday morning arrived with the scent of rain on concrete. Ethan descended the familiar stairs, coffee tray in one hand, a white bakery bag in the other. Eleanor looked up from her laptop. "What's the occasion?" "Croissants. The baker said they're architectural'all those layers held together by structure." She smiled. "Perfect. Today we're building structures of our own. Sit." Ethan set down the coffees and took his seat. "Structures?" "Structs. Go's way of creating custom types that group related data together. Until now, we've used Go's built-in types'int, string, bool, slices, maps. Today, we make our own." "This is a struct. type Person struct defines a new type called Person. Inside the curly braces, we list fields'pieces of data that belong to a Person. Each Person has a Name (string) and an Age (int)." "And when we print it?" "We…...

14+ min ago (938+ words) December 1, 2025 | 10:55 am TEMPO.CO,Jakarta-The head of the Indonesian Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG), Teuku Faisal Fathani, stated that the tropical cyclone Senyar that caused flooding in Sumatra was due to anomalous weather. Teuku mentioned that Indonesia is not generally prone to cyclones. Cyclones mostly occur in the north or the western Pacific waters. They are formed north of Papua, then pass through the Philippines and end up in the South China Sea. Hence, the Philippines can be affected by cyclones more than ten times a year. Cyclones generally do not come close to the equator due to the weak Coriolis effect. Hence, cyclones do not form at the equator and only in areas with coordinates higher than 5 degrees north and 5 degrees south latitude. However, an anomaly occurred due to atmospheric anomalies. Then, the weather became cold and so…...

19+ min ago (568+ words) Around 56 million years ago, Earth suddenly got much hotter. Over about 5,000 years, the amount of carbon in the atmosphere drastically increased and global temperatures shot up by some 6C. As we show in new research published in Nature Communications, one consequence was that many of the world's plants could no longer thrive. As a result, they soaked up less carbon from the atmosphere, which may have contributed to another interesting thing about this prehistoric planetary heatwave: it lasted more than 100,000 years. Today Earth is warming around ten times faster than it did 56 million years ago, which may make it even harder for modern plants to adapt. Rewinding 56 million years However, abrupt global warming may temporarily impact this regulating function. Investigating how Earth's vegetation responded to the rapid global warming event around 56 million years ago " known formally as the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum…...

22+ min ago (182+ words) Looking to protect your APIs, web apps, or enterprise endpoints with a full-featured Web Application Firewall (WAF) without the headache? This guide walks you through installing SafeLine WAF in about 10 minutes, with practical tips for DevOps teams. Whether you prefer automatic deployment or hands-on manual control, you'll be up and running quickly, with full visibility and security. Even if you're already using a cloud WAF (Cloudflare, AWS WAF, etc.), SafeLine gives you control, privacy, and observability: With minimal prerequisites, SafeLine can protect your endpoints in minutes. Ensure your server meets these minimum requirements: Run the one-liner installer: Once finished, open your browser and access the Web UI to get started. Prefer manual control? Follow these steps: " Tip: For ARM servers, set ARCH_SUFFIX=-arm. For LTS release, set RELEASE=-lts. Reset and view admin credentials: " Save these securely! Installing a WAF in…...

25+ min ago (128+ words) Talking about imaging, the X300 has a triple setup that includes a 200MP main sensor with OIS, a 50MP ultrawide lens, and a 50MP periscope telephoto lens. The X300 Pro has a 50MP Sony main sensor with OIS, a 50MP ultrawide lens, and a 200MP periscope telephoto lens with OIS. Both these phones have the same 50MP front shooter. Vivo is ready to unleash its new flagships the X300 series in India and it will be part of a big month as other brands look to finish the year with a bang. November 2025 has been extremely busy for the phone segment with not one but multiple flagship launches and Vivo is adding its name into the ring with the X300 and the X300 Pro models in India....