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06 Aug

Safari beta lets you selectively block distractions like pop-ups

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Ahead of the full release of iOS 18, iPadOS 18, macOS Sequoia and more, Apple continues to bring updates to the betas it's made available to early testers. Today, the company has dropped the fifth developer beta to those platforms, and with it comes a few changes to Safari and Photos. Specifically, Apple's browser is getting some tools that could make surfing today's cluttered and overwhelming web pages a lot less distracting, with something called Distraction Control.Is Safari's Distraction Control an ad blocker?To be clear, this isn't intended to be an ad blocker. It's for parts of a page that…

06 Aug

A Comprehensive Guide to API Test

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IntroductionAPI (Application Programming Interface) testing is a critical aspect of modern software development. It involves verifying that APIs work as expected and adhere to specified requirements. This guide explores the fundamentals of API test, various methods, tools, and best practices to ensure your APIs are robust and reliable.What is API Test?API test involves testing the endpoints, methods, and responses of an API to ensure they function correctly. It focuses on the business logic layer of the software architecture, ensuring data exchange between systems is accurate and secure.Why is API Testing Important?APIs are the backbone of modern applications, enabling communication between…

06 Aug

CrowdStrike says Delta’s woes aren’t its fault after massive IT outage

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CrowdStrike has taken a lot of flak over the that brought much of the planet's computer systems to a halt last month. One thing that the company isn't for though is .Delta CEO Ed Bastian the company had "no choice" but to seek damages. The airline canceled more than 5,000 flights and said it was looking at a cost of over $500 million in lost revenue and compensation to passengers.New: CrowdStrike accuses Delta of creating a “misleading narrative that CrowdStrike is responsible for Delta’s IT decisions and response to the outage.” Letter from CrowdStrike’s outside counsel: pic.twitter.com/OMD3iY6U9M— David Slotnick (@David_Slotnick)…

06 Aug

Angular Data Binding Demo

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Here I am demonstrating data binding in a small application. Data binding automatically keeps your page up-to-date based on your application's state (direct quote from the Angular docs). Essentially, data binding makes our applications more dynamic and interesting. There are two broad categories of data binding in Angular. There is one-way data binding and two-way data binding. One way data binding can be categorized on whether it is data source to view target (source to view) or view target to data source (view to source). One-way data binding Interpolation: source to view. Double curly brace syntax is used like this…

06 Aug

Nat Geo’s first Vision Pro immersive environment takes you to Iceland

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National Geographic is no stranger to new media. The network has produced a slew of immersive virtual reality experiences, 360 degree videos, and even its own "Space Projection Helmets" for its big-budget show One Strange Rock. Today, it's finally delivering its first immersive experience for the Apple Vision Pro: A Disney+ environment featuring Iceland's Thingvellir National Park. Now you can sit back and watch The Avengers in 3D amid pristine white snow, towering rock formations and a clear blue sky (or a star-filled on at night). Alongside that film, Disney+ is also adding 3D versions of The Age of Ultron…

06 Aug

Introduction to GraphQL with JavaScript

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GraphQL is a powerful query language for APIs that enables clients to request only the data they need. This contrasts with REST, where clients often receive more data than necessary, leading to inefficiencies. In this article, we'll explore the fundamentals of GraphQL, set up a GraphQL server using Node.js, and query the API using Apollo Client in a JavaScript application. Understanding GraphQL Key Concepts Schema: Defines the structure of the data that can be queried. It includes types, queries, and mutations. Queries: Allow clients to request specific data from the server. Mutations: Enable clients to modify data on the server.…

05 Aug

X is reportedly closing its San Francisco office

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X will soon close its longtime San Francisco office and move employees to offices elsewhere in the Bay Area, according to an email from CEO Linda Yaccarino The New York Times. Yaccarino’s note to employees comes several weeks after Elon Musk threatened to move X’s headquarters out and into Austin, Texas.Yaccarino’s note, however, doesn’t seem to mention Texas. According to The New York Times, she told employees the closure will happen over the “next few weeks” and that employees will work out of “a shared engineering space in Palo Alto” that’s also used by xAI, as well as other “locations…

05 Aug

Day 4/10 HTML

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Slow day compared to yesterday.Started off with a refresher of yesterday's topic then moved on to today's topicStudied HTML Media Images, Audio, Videos...(WILL ATTACH PROJECT LATER AS IM HAVING GITHUB ISSUES) *My notes: * Embedding Images To embed an image in HTML, use the <img> tag. This tag is self-closing and requires the src attribute to specify the image's path and the alt attribute to provide alternative text for accessibility. Example: <img src="https://dev.to/ofameh/path/to/image.jpg" alt="Description of image" width="600" height="400"> Enter fullscreen mode Exit fullscreen mode src: Path to the image file (relative or absolute URL). alt: Text description of the image…

05 Aug

NVIDIA’s AI team reportedly scraped YouTube, Netflix videos without permission

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In the latest example of a troubling industry pattern, NVIDIA appears to have scraped troves of copyrighted content for AI training. On Monday, 404 Media’s Samantha Cole reported that the $2.4 trillion company asked workers to download videos from YouTube, Netflix and other datasets to develop commercial AI projects. The graphics card maker is among the tech companies appearing to have adopted a “move fast and break things” ethos as they race to establish dominance in this feverish, too-often-shameful AI gold rush.The training was reportedly to develop models for products like its Omniverse 3D world generator, self-driving car systems and…

05 Aug

Shimmer effect in Card when you load Supabase dashboard.

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When loading a dashboard, especially one as feature-rich as Supabase’s, it’s essential to provide visual feedback to users indicating that content is being loaded. A popular and visually appealing way to achieve this is by using a shimmer effect. This effect simulates a loading state and keeps users engaged while the actual content is being fetched. Let’s explore how Supabase implements a shimmer effect in their dashboard using the animate property and some creative CSS. Shimmer Effect Using the Animate Property The ShimmeringCard component in Supabase's source code showcases how to create a shimmering loading effect using a combination of…