Month: June 2024

Finding the Stinky Parts of Your Code: Code Smell 256 – Mutable Getters

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Using getters is a significant issue. Exposing internals is a major problem TL;DR: Don’t expose your internals and lose control Problems Mutability Unexpected Changes Ripple Effects Thread unsafety Encapsulation Principle violation Solutions Return shallow copies of your collections Context Immutable objects are essential in functional and object-oriented programming. Once created, their state cannot be altered. … Read more

5 Ways to Leverage Obyte and IoT Technology for Innovative Solutions

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Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) is often paired with the Internet of Things (IoT) to get some interesting and automatic features in the real world, also registered and handled digitally. IoT devices are physical objects designed to connect to the Internet and can also perform effectively on a distributed network. Blockchains weren’t really built to face … Read more

A Voice Controlled Website With AI Embedded in Chrome

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Introduction Early preview Chrome Prompt API. I’ve recently been invited into the early preview program for the Chrome Built-in AI (Prompt API). The built-in AI is exploratory work for what will potentially become a cross-browser standard for embedded AI. It leverages Gemini Nano on the device which means that it is bundled into your web browser and … Read more

Apple could announce a Google Gemini deal this fall

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Illustration: The Verge If you’re disappointed that the only AI model that will integrate with Apple devices so far will be ChatGPT, it sounds like you won’t have to wait long for that to change. Apple will announce “at least” one other deal — to add Google Gemini, too — this fall, according to Bloomberg’s … Read more

A Stable Diffusion 3 Tutorial With Amazing SwarmUI SD Web UI That Utilizes ComfyUI: Zero to Hero

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🔗 Tutorial Video Link : ➡️ https://youtu.be/HKX8_F1Er_w https://youtu.be/HKX8F1Erw?embedable=true Do not skip any part of this tutorial to master how to use Stable Diffusion 3 (SD3) with the most advanced generative AI open-source APP SwarmUI. Automatic1111 SD Web UI or Fooocus are not supporting the SD3 yet. Therefore, I am starting to make tutorials for SwarmUI … Read more

Don’t Waste Your Time Watching Sports

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I’ve never watched sports. Not because I don’t get the appeal, but because watching sports = not living your own damn life. This email might piss some people off, but I don’t care. I’ve stayed silent for too long. When you’re glued to the screen, cheering for someone else’s victory, you’re not the one scoring … Read more

How to watch Summer Games Done Quick 2024

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Photo by Ivan “Porkchop44” for Games Done Quick It’s summer, which means it’s time for sun and speedruns. The 2024 edition of Summer Games Done Quick (SGDQ), the annual speedrunning marathon for charity, kicks off on Sunday and runs until July 6th. This year’s lineup is once again packed with runs for some of my … Read more