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https://ali.af Adding mine to the list here :-)

My issue with automatic transmissions is that while they may be able to predict optimal settings in specific conditions, they cannot understand the overall conditions of traffic an…

People who are really serious about software should make their own hardware I never get tired of this quote, and I will always point to it when people compare iOS/Android or macOS/…

I tried registering a .af domain around ten years ago. At the time the Afghan NIC registration process involved downloading a PDF application, manually filling out your WHOIS info …

Note that Cook has been vocal about repatriation and has suggested that it be mandatory to all corporations, then taxed specifically for infrastructure development.

Safari sandboxes each tab so you could simply dedicate each one to a specific website.

Yes, they rolled this out in a relatively recent update.

To add to the list of questionable UI changes, they are continuing to push iMessage Apps and there is no way to remove the icon from the input bar. Now with iOS 11 they have added …

I believe that they simply dumped the NAND to circumvent the passcode entry limit then brute-forced. But it was also an iPhone 5C model which does not include the Secure Enclave. T…

Gmail actually banks on the idea that most people just fill out whatever fields they are presented. The phone number is not actually required to register an account.

On one hand you could take advantage of available tools to make your job easier. On the other you could do everything from scratch for personal satisfaction. Neither option discoun…

Andy Gavin wrote a series on the creation of Crash Bandicoot [1]. It covers some of the intricate details and compromises of developing for the Playstation. It's one of my favorite…