A Useless Machine does one thing: when you turn it on, a mechanical paw reaches out and flips the switch back off. Useless, but fun. Let’s build one in Elixir! To save us some code, and to give our Useless Machine object permanence, we’ll define it as a reactive durable workflow using Journey. 1. Prerequisites…
When I first started learning C++, I felt lost in a sea of syntax, pointers, and manual memory management. The language seemed powerful yet daunting. But over time, I found resources that transformed my confusion into confidence. Today, I want to share the 7 best resources to learn C++ that helped me — and can…
Daily Tech News Roundup Stay up-to-date with the latest happenings in the tech world. Today’s roundup covers everything from early Black Friday deals and Apple’s potential sales dominance to controversies surrounding AI and streaming content. Let’s dive in! The Best Apple Watch to Buy With Black Friday approaching, finding the right Apple Watch can be…
Headlined by Starnger Things, Labubu and KPop Demon Hunters, here’s how to watch the 2025 Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade online, on TV and from anywhere.
Semantic Object Factory: The Missing Layer That Aligns AI Intent With Backend Semantics Author: bnggbn For the last two articles, we established two major ideas: IRP — the backend defines semantics; the frontend normalizes them. The frontend is now the semantic boundary, not just a UI renderer. If you missed the first part, IRP established…
Background Around 2023/2024, my friends and I began working on an overhaul of the UT Registration Plus extension, which had already been in the university ecosystem for years prior thanks to Sriram Hariharan, and today it has over 60,000 active users on campus! Check it out here: https://github.com/Longhorn-Developers/UT-Registration-Plus Course Registration… A biannual event students know…
Introduction The workflow for an agentic app starts when the user interacts with it by presenting a prompt through a chat interface or form. The agent gets this prompt and analyzes it as to what the user intends and requires. It can take the help of LLM to acquire tasks, clarify the details, and break…
Vari always scores highly in our reviews thanks to their simple designs and solid build quality, and for Black Friday they’re getting discounts you won’t want to miss
Intel’s next HEDT workstation platform supports high-end memory, multiple PCIe lanes, and robust connectivity, challenging AMD’s Threadripper ecosystem.
OpenAI’s new device promises serenity, but its always-on surveillance will make it anything but peaceful to own.
