Pull fresh Unsplash wallpapers and rotate them on GNOME automatically with a Python script plus a systemd service and timer.

Oh, sure, I can “code.” That is, I can flail my way through a block of (relatively simple) pseudocode and follow the flow. I ...

Think of a REST API like a waiter in a restaurant. You (an app) tell the waiter what you want (your request), and the waiter goes to the kitchen (the server) to get it for you. REST is just a set of ...

Python -O won’t magically make every script faster, but in the right workloads it’s a free win—here’s how to test it safely.

The PLA is in a major crisis, with a level of leadership instability unseen since the heyday of the Cultural Revolution. PLA General Zhang Youxia, pictured here during a 2017 meeting with Russia’s ...

Feb 2 : A Chinese-linked cyberespionage group with a long history hijacked the update process for the popular code editing platform Notepad++ to deliver a custom backdoor and other malware to targeted ...

A clinical psychologist on why men still don’t seek help for their mental health When Jake, a businessman in his 50s, first arrives at my therapy practice, it’s obvious that he has some misgivings.

OpenAI announced ' GPT-5.3-Codex ' on February 5, 2026. GPT-5.3-Codex is a model that combines the coding capabilities of GPT-5.2-Codex and the inference capabilities of GPT-5.2, achieving improved ...

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As video games mature, recurring design conventions become widespread across titles and studios, ultimately cementing themselves as universal game language. Spikes hurt you, hearts heal you, and coins ...