Qt
- A small hint on how to avoid memory problems when compiling WASM binaries with Qt Read more...
- Qt devs are building up a list of source-incompatible changes in Qt 6. The list is incomplete, but already very big. Affected modules (so far) are QtGui, QtQuick, and QtOpenGL. Read more...
- The cmake cinfigurator in Qt Creator is being revamped. Again ;-) Read more... And it looks like cmake support for iOS is in the works, too
- C++20 has 2 new const keywords: constinit and consteval. Eh. While it's cool to have them, it's also not cool that we now have to know so many seemingly similar const variants. Read more...
- KDAB is teaching us how to use GammaRay. Read more...
- Flecs Entity Component System 2.0 is ready. Read more...
- New CLion is out read more... with better cmake, makefile and C++20 support
- There is a huge (and multi-part) discussion about the new addition to Qt 6 - QProperty (a property binding system for C++, like the one we know from QML). Read more...
IT
- Konsole is getting some serious upgrades recently: console splits, image thumbnails for file paths, shortcut to copy full file path, ability to choose destination app when opening a link... and more. Read more...
- Spotify command line interface. Written in Rust Read more...
- Summary on what different numbers mean when looking up memory use on Linux, and how to judge them Read more...
- Brian Lunduke talks about banning "blacklist" from new Linux kernel code read more... He raises some very good points indeed and explains how and why he thinks it's dumb to ban such well-stablished keywords
- Elon Musk has a special chain of command rule in his companies - looks interesting. Read more...
- Why has Anvil switched to open source. Read more...
- Command line tool for Accountants! Read more... We should totally switch to it :-)
- The official RPi Vulkan driver (WIP) can now run Quake 1, 2 and 3, too. Read more...
Science & others
- Wireless charging is grossly inefficient when compared to wired charging. It can draw even 80% more energy, and consumes more energy even when idling! So, while surely convenient, it is not good for your electricity bills and for the planet. Read more...
- Scientists have cracked the mystery surrounding our body odour - the one coming from armpits at least. This may allow us to develop much more effective and safe deodorants! Read more...
- There is new evidence suggesting that instead of dark matter being present in the universe, we have incorrect theory of gravity! These findings are limited and preliminary, though. We'll have to wait and see how it will go. Read more...
- NASA has had 2 major spacey successes recently: the Dragon capsule has successfully returned from the ISS, with astronauts onboard. And, the new martian robot, Perseverance, has been launched.
- A few astro pics! comet neowise, more neowise, NGC 2442 M20 and M21, start of Perseverance, NGC 6188, Mercury is a part-comet! :-), how HST sees Saturn.
- We now have a method to detect tiny black holes in the Oort cloud. Read more...
- Astronomers have detected some strange, circular shapes outside of the galaxy. Read more...
- A protein in sperm-precursor cells has been shown to protect these cells from damage. This knowledge could help us combat infertility and ageing Read more...
- blanets are planets which orbit a black hole Read more...
- Astrometric technique has been used for the first time to detect a new exoplanet - massive gas giant located far away from its star Read more...
- Big obstacle has been overcome in fusion reactors Read more...
