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14 Aug

CIA brainwashing experiments helped make Outlast an iconic horror series

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The Sleep Room in The Outlast Trials is named after a real-life space at McGill University’s Allan Memorial Institute in Montreal, where from 1957 to 1964, doctors conducted mind-control experiments on patients as part of the CIA’s MK-Ultra initiative. Led by Dr. Donald Ewen Cameron, these tests included electroshock therapy, sensory deprivation and heavy doses of psychedelic drugs. One patient, Linda MacDonald, went to McGill seeking help for symptoms of postpartum depression after giving birth to her fifth child. She was placed in a drug-induced coma for 86 days in the Sleep Room, and records show she was treated with…

14 Aug

TeleportHQ: Getting Started with a Powerful Low-Code Platform

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When you're getting started with building web applications, choosing the right tools can make all the difference. TeleportHQ is one such tool that’s been gaining traction, especially in the realm of low-code development. This guide will walk you through the basics of TeleportHQ, comparing it with other popular low-code platforms like Bubble, Webflow, and CodeParrot AI, and showing you how it stacks up against them. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced developer, this guide is designed to give you a comprehensive understanding of TeleportHQ and how to leverage it for your projects. What is TeleportHQ? TeleportHQ is a low-code…

14 Aug

There’s another BlackBerry movie coming out and this one’s a documentary

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If you weren’t sated by last year’s , you’ll have another chance to witness the rise and fall of the once-iconic smartphone. Filmmaker Eddie Schmidt, one of the directors behind Netflix’s Ugly Delicious, is prepping a documentary about the handset, .The documentary is currently in production and is being made by Unrealistic Ideas, which is a production company founded by Mark Wahlberg aka the guy from Fear. This team was behind HBO’s McMillions, a documentary miniseries about the infamous McDonald's Monopoly promotion scam.The project is currently untitled and there’s no release date, but we do know that the filmmakers have…

14 Aug

Industry First Non-Terrestrial Network NB-IoT Testcase

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The technology of wireless IoT connectivity has been developing for many years, following the various cellular standards (e.g. 2G, 3G and 4G) and short-range standards (e.g. Bluetooth). It is typically used Source link lol

14 Aug

HTML: o que é, Qual a sua importância para a web.

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Quando você entrar em sites de notícias, redes sociais, sistemas de bancos, entre outros, temos vários elementos que são disponibilizados na tela que possibilitam a interação do usuário. Mais você já parou para pensar em como tudo isto foi construído? Um dos profissionais responsáveis por construir um site é o desenvolvedor front-end, que transforma em código um layout feito pela equipe de UX/UI design utilizando o figma. Tecnicamente, a construção de um website é feita através de várias tecnologias, e uma delas é o HTML. Neste artigo, você vai conhecer o que é o HTML e para que ele serve…

14 Aug

Apple is finally opening up NFC to third-party developers in iOS 18.1

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Apple isn’t just opening up Near-Field Communication (NFC) access in the European Union; it’s offering third-party access to functions like tap-to-pay in the US and other regions. The company posted a notice on Wednesday announcing that third-party developers can start implementing their own contactless transaction systems through an API in the upcoming iOS 18.1.The move follows Apple’s “legally binding” agreement with the European Commission last month to comply with EU regulations — specifically, the Digital Markets Act (DMA). That followed a four-year investigation by the governing body that found Apple liable for restricting rival mobile wallet developers from accessing the…

14 Aug

DEV Search: 20x Latency Reduction By Layering Algolia On Top of Postgres

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At DEV, our commitment to open-source development drives our decision-making process, especially regarding the tools and technologies we use. Our platform, which we open source as Forem, reflects this ethos. Forem is an open-source Rails application designed to foster community and content sharing. As a backstop for this approach, the base search is implemented in Postgres to serve small and straightforward use cases. However, to serve a high-traffic global network, it is not an entirely sufficient experience. Latency is the only objective measure of user experience. If a request loads slower, users are going to leave and/or lose trust in…

14 Aug

Ninja’s DualZone air fryer is on sale for $150 right now

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Ninja's DualZone air fryer is on sale for . That’s the lowest price we’ve seen all year for this kitchen mainstay. The sale drops $50 from the sticker price, which is a discount of 25 percent.We chose the Ninja DualZone as one of the , and the primary reason is right there in the name. The dual cooking zones are incredibly handy, letting home chefs prepare two different foods simultaneously. Each chamber allows for independent temperatures, cooking modes and more. Of course, the zones can also be chained together to whip up a whole bunch of one thing, like fries…

14 Aug

Creating and Managing Tasks with Asyncio

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Asyncio allows developers to write asynchronous programs in Python without hassle. The module also provides many ways asynchronous tasks and with the multitude of ways to do it, it can become confusing on which one to use. In this article, we will discuss the many ways you can create and manage tasks with asyncio. What is an asyncio task? In asyncio, a task is an object that wraps a coroutine and schedules it to run within the event loop. Simply put, a task is a way to run a coroutine concurrently with other tasks. Once a task is created, the…

14 Aug

Why is the Sonos app so broken?

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Following back in the spring, the Sonos app was very broken and missing key functionality. The company admitted it made a huge mistake in pushing the redesign too soon and explained that it has since uncovered more “issues” that have prohibited it from adding those missing features. Users were quickly frustrated, and now the company is so mired in fixing its app problem that it that are ready to launch ahead of the holiday season. Let’s discuss how we got here, what happened with the app, the consequences Sonos is facing and what likely happens next.The backstorySonos released a completely…