28 September 2023

37 links · Thursday

About the News that Antimatter Doesn't "Fall Up"

No theoretical physicist is surprised by the news that anti-atoms, just like ordinary atoms, fall down under the Earth's gravity. Here's why.

Hosting Customized Homebrew Formulae

What happens if you have something you want to install from Homebrew but it's just not working quite right? You can try hosting a customized formula. Here's how.

How to handle a hands-off supervisor

If you’ve started a PhD then you probably already have a topic and a supervisor. Your supervisor should have handed you a few problems to cut your teeth on. Unfortunately, this isn’t always the case. Your supervisor may be in a slightly different field to you …

The degrading of big tech

The mismanagment of big tech monopolies is impoverishing the world. We should do something about it.

Wifi without internet on a Southwest flight

I spent a recent flight finding out what I could do with a connection to the flight’s wifi, but without access to the internet. I was on my way home from Strange Loop, a direct flight from St. Louis to Oakland. It’s a long enough flight that I planned to purch…

Introducing Raspberry Pi 5

Coming late October 2023.Visit: https://www.raspberrypi.com/5/ #Pi5 #RaspberryPi

.NET Rocks! Azure and GitHub with April Edwards

Azure and GitHub - better together? While at the Copenhagen Developer Festival, Carl and Richard talked to April Edwards for a special .NET Rocks Live. April talked about how Azure and GitHub work well together, discussing Azure DevOps and GitHub Actions on th…

Primary Constructors in C# 12 - WORTH IT?

Today, we want to learn about one of the new C# 12 features coming with .NET 8 in November 2023. We will learn what Primary Constructors are, how to define t...

The Facade Pattern: A Simplified Beginner Guide

For junior devs, design patterns are critical for you to learn. Consider the facade Pattern! Let's explore the basics of the facade design pattern together!

Understand Clean Architecture in 7 Minutes

Getting Started with Clean Architecture (promo code CLEANAMI): https://dometrain.com/course/getting-started-clean-architecture-in-dotnet?coupon_code=CLEANAMI...

Desalination system could produce freshwater that is cheaper than tap water

A new solar desalination system takes in saltwater and heats it with natural sunlight. The system flushes out accumulated salt, so replacement parts aren’t needed often, meaning the system could potentially produce drinking water that is cheaper than tap water…