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Growth Mindset in the Age of AI: Why Adaptability is the New Superpower

In a world being reshaped by AI, the ability to learn, unlearn, and relearn is more valuable than any single skill. It's time to cultivate a growth mindset.

August 27, 2025

#Mindset #Future of Work #AI #Opinion
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Beyond Aesthetics: The Rise of Ethical Design

For too long, design has been judged on its looks alone. But a new movement is pushing for a more responsible approach, one that prioritizes fairness, inclusivity, and user well-being.

August 27, 2025

#Design #Ethics #Privacy #Opinion
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The Redemption of Dart: How Google's 'Failed' Language Became Flutter's Secret Weapon

Many wrote off Google's Dart language as a failed JavaScript competitor. Years later, it re-emerged as the powerhouse behind Flutter, one of the most popular cross-platform frameworks. This is the story of why Dart was the perfect bet.

August 27, 2025

#Development #Mobile #Technology
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The Invisible Tax That Was Slowing Down All of Data Science, and The Hero That Fixed It

Why was moving data between tools like Spark and Pandas so slow? A hidden 'tax' was being paid by every data scientist. Apache Arrow is the unsung hero that created a universal language for data, making everything faster.

August 27, 2025

#Development #Technology #Open Source
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The Man Who Built The Internet's Most Essential Tool (And You've Never Heard Of Him)

Every time you update your phone, play a game, or even turn on your TV, you're probably using a tool built by one man: Daniel Stenberg. This is the story of curl, the unsung hero of data transfer, and the incredible dedication of its creator.

August 26, 2025

#Development #Open Source #Technology
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The Code That Runs the World: Why COBOL, The 'Dinosaur' Language, Still Powers Our Lives

Dismissed as a relic of the past, COBOL is the invisible engine behind trillions of dollars in daily transactions, from your ATM withdrawals to credit card swipes. This is the surprising story of the programming language that was never supposed to last, but became indispensable.

August 26, 2025

#Technology #Business
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The 40-Year-Old Kernel That Is Apple's True Secret Weapon

How has Apple managed to switch its entire computer architecture three times with such success? The answer isn't just good engineering; it's a 40-year-old microkernel called Mach that runs deep inside every Apple device.

August 26, 2025

#Development #Technology #Hardware
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The Telescope That Isn't a Telescope: How We See Black Holes with an Earth-Sized Lens

To photograph a black hole, we would need a telescope the size of the planet Earth. Since that's impossible, scientists built one virtually. This is the story of interferometry, the ingenious technique that lets us see the unseeable.

August 26, 2025

#Astronomy #Science #Technology
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Postgres's Secret Weapon: The Magic of Foreign Data Wrappers

Your PostgreSQL database can do something you might not know about: it can query other databases, files, and even APIs as if they were local tables. This is the magic of Foreign Data Wrappers (FDWs).

August 25, 2025

#Development #Technology