Git only tracks files, not directories. It will only create a directory if it contains a tracked file. But sometimes you need to “track” a directory, to ensure it exists for fresh clones of a repository. For example, you might need an output directory called…

I wanted a blue badge on LinkedIn. To get it, I gave a US company my passport, my face, and my biometric data. Then I read the fine print.

An experiment in language change

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Sammy Azdoufal just wanted to steer his DJI Romo with a gaming controller.

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We're adopting Rust as our C++ successor language, and using AI agents to accelerate the transition.

Platforms are caught in a dilemma: enforce age restrictions or protect user privacy. How are they navigating this tricky terrain?

A minute-by-minute reconstruction of the massacre by Earshot and Forensic Architecture found Israeli soldiers fired over 900 bullets at the aid workers, killing 15.

A story about Disneyland's Space Mountain and a 10-year-old inventor.

Your AI coding agent is drowning in noise

Bus stop balancing is fast, cheap, and effective. It can turn a service people tolerate into one they’re happy to use.

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Why you can't build a smartphone, electric car, or destroyer in the Golden State.

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I wonder how the government of California plans to enforce it?

From COBOL in the 1960s to AI in the 2020s, every generation promises to eliminate programmers. Explore the recurring cycles of software simplification hype.

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