Deep Dive: How Android Works Under the Hood | by Aswinsrinivasan | May, 2025

Deep Dive: How Android Works Under the Hood | by Aswinsrinivasan | May, 2025

“Your phone is more than apps on a screen — it’s a sophisticated layered system built to balance power, security, and performance.” Android Version Evolution: From Cupcake to Android 15 Android powers over 3 billion devices worldwide — from smartphones to tablets, smart TVs, and even cars. But beneath its smooth UI lies a complex … Read more

Kevin Costner’s ‘Robin Hood’ tree at center of criminal trial

Kevin Costner’s ‘Robin Hood’ tree at center of criminal trial

On the morning of September 28, 2023, Brits awoke to the shocking news that the iconic Sycamore Gap tree in Northumberland had been deliberately felled. Locals Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers  were soon arrested and charged with criminal damage, and their trial started earlier this week. Also known as “the Robin Hood tree” after its … Read more

How to Clean a Range Hood

How to Clean a Range Hood

Your range hood is right in the line of fire in your kitchen, pun intended. It gets blasted with hot, greasy steam each time you cook. And unlike ovens, where high temperatures bake splatter into smooth stains, range hoods just get sticky and gross, says Cindy LeBow, the founder of Great Green Cleaning. LeBow has … Read more

🧠 How Jetpack Compose Works Under the Hood: A Peek into Modern UI Magic | by Shantanu Patra | Apr, 2025

🧠 How Jetpack Compose Works Under the Hood: A Peek into Modern UI Magic | by Shantanu Patra | Apr, 2025

April 14, 2025 · 6 min read · Android · Jetpack Compose · Architecture Jetpack Compose has transformed the way we build UI on Android. If you’re coming from XML-based layouts, you might be wondering: How does Compose know when to redraw UI? What happens behind those @Composable functions? In this post, let’s lift the … Read more

The Failure of Anglo Institutions, by Gregory Hood

The Failure of Anglo Institutions, by Gregory Hood

Credit Image: © Eddie Mulholland/Avalon via ZUMA Press The Great Replacement is so obvious that it is almost impossible to talk about. The idea that great Western nations could cease to exist within the century sounds almost crazy. The illusion of continuity is strengthened by the persistence of traditional institutions, especially in the English-speaking world. … Read more

“Adolescence’ and the Invented Racial Enemy, by Gregory Hood

The Failure of Anglo Institutions, by Gregory Hood

Credit: It’s All Made Up Productions / Plan B Entertainment / Warp Films / Album Everything is political under mass democracy. In a large, diverse democracy, perhaps everything becomes anti-white. This seems especially true in the media, and perhaps no country’s press is quite as hysterical as the United Kingdom’s. Currently, what right-wingers despairingly call … Read more

Best cooker hood chimneys in March 2025: Top 10 options for large kitchens with powerful suction and advanced features

Best cooker hood chimneys in March 2025: Top 10 options for large kitchens with powerful suction and advanced features

A cooker hood chimney is a game-changer compared to normal chimneys. Unlike traditional ones, it actively sucks out smoke, grease, and odours, keeping your kitchen fresh. It also has powerful filters to trap oil particles, stopping grime from settling on walls and cabinets. Having a chimney, in general, is a lifesaver. It clears out smoke, … Read more

🧵 How to Answer Like a Kotlin Coroutine Expert: Kotlin Coroutine Suspension Under the Hood | by Shbazhenov | Mar, 2025

🧵 How to Answer Like a Kotlin Coroutine Expert: Kotlin Coroutine Suspension Under the Hood | by Shbazhenov | Mar, 2025

Take this simple example: suspend fun functionA(param: Int): String {return “hello $param”} When compiled, the Kotlin compiler transforms it to something like: public static final Object functionA(int param, Continuation super String> $completion) {return “hello ” + param;} An extra parameter of type Continuation was added. The return type changed from String to Object (or Any? … Read more

The Collapse of the Reform Party, by Gregory Hood

The Failure of Anglo Institutions, by Gregory Hood

Nigel Farage ended 2024 as American Renaissance’s White Renegade of the Year for his efforts to neuter the British Right. He disavowed remigration, said the British should not oppose Islam, and promised more stringent vetting for Reform Party candidates. This time, the victim was MP Rupert Lowe, probably the most prominent figure in the party … Read more

The X Files: America’s Common Culture, by Gregory Hood

The Failure of Anglo Institutions, by Gregory Hood

In a recent interview with Sam Seder, Sarah Stock, who works for Elijah Schaffer, made some common-sense claims about American history. https://twitter.com/xxx/status/1898850831132180942 What is jaw dropping about this? It’s common sense. Many noted that Mr. Seder did not have much of a rebuttal. Progressives have relied so heavily on being able to intimidate people with … Read more