Stack: HTML + CSS + TypeScript + Next.js (React) Goal: Build a universal expandable subtitle with an embedded “Show more” button and gradient background. The required result Introduction User interfaces often require short blocks of content that may vary in length depending on the data returned from the backend. This is especially true for subtitles … Read more
Many, but far from all, otherwise mobile-only applications are available on the Mac App Store for Macs with an Apple silicon processor. Such Macs can hypothetically run any iPhone or iPad application, though individual developers can choose whether or not to offer that functionality. There are multiple reasons why a company might not offer their … Read more
“The heavy rare earth elements are added as sort of a spice, a doping agent, to maintain the magnetism of the magnet at high temperatures. It also improves corrosion resistance and the longevity of the magnet,” says Seaver Wang, director of the climate and energy team at the Breakthrough Institute, an Oakland-based think tank. Beyond … Read more
TL;DR Retroid appears to be shipping US Pocket Flip 2 and Classic pre-orders ahead of other countries. Retroid has not officially announced this policy, but the evidence is overwhelming. Shipments from China to the US will stop on April 25, so only a few days remain to fulfill pre-orders. The Retroid Pocket Flip 2 and … Read more
Robert Triggs / Android Authority TL;DR The US government has stopped funding the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) database, a standardized global system for identifying and tracking software vulnerabilities across platforms and devices, including Android. Without CVEs, Google’s monthly Android security bulletins may face delays, confusion, or reduced transparency. It’s unclear who, if anyone, will … Read more
The former boss of Sony Interactive Entertainment America has commented on the backlash to Nintendo’s Switch 2 pricing, saying the desire for exclusive Nintendo games “mitigates the sticker shock.” Last week, Nintendo confirmed the Switch 2 price at $449.99, which is around $50 more than some analysts had predicted, and, more controversially, the $10 jump … Read more
The Singleton pattern has been a common design pattern for decades. It ensures that a class has only one instance and provides a global point of access to that instance. While it may seem convenient, the Singleton pattern is often discouraged in modern Android development, especially with Kotlin and Jetpack architecture components. In this article, … Read more
While wealthy Western countries have been weaning themselves off coal for the last two decades, Donald Trump is now trying to take the US in the opposite direction. The president is issuing further orders to start digging and burning more of what he calls “beautiful, clean coal”. The good Why? The “good” thing about coal … Read more
Nintendo uses a bitterant called denatonium benzoate applied to its Nintendo Switch cartridges to dissuade people from putting cartridges in their mouths. It’s a substance that tastes absolutely foul, often used in similar situations — to keep people from consuming things they shouldn’t be, like antifreeze. While a Nintendo Switch cartridge might not be poisonous, … Read more
Dizzied by an accumulated pileup of busted norms, you might have missed a presidential executive order issued on March 20. It’s called, “Stopping Waste, Fraud, and Abuse by Eliminating Information Silos.” It basically gives the federal government the authority to consolidate all the unclassified materials from different government databases. Compared to eviscerating life-sustaining agencies in … Read more