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No, A Website Can’t Tell You When You’ll Die
There are two things certain in life – death, and the insatiable curiosity of those with all the world’s information at their fingertips. But does punching your vitals into an online “Death Clock” really give you an indication of when your time will be up? No. No, it doesn’t. Don’t be a numpty.
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Firefox 57 Could Break Add-Ons So Much, Some Devs Won’t Bother Fixing Them
When browser vendors make breaking changes to developer APIs, it’s left to add-on and extension creators whether they fix their offerings. Usually, if it’s a small change, no problem. But what about massive overhauls? For Luís Miguel, responsible for a number of popular Firefox add-ons, Mozilla’s switch to the WebExtensions API this year will signal…
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Vine Website Transformed Into Video Archive (And Clearly Not Dead)
Vine was dead. Then it sort-of wasn’t. Now? It’s definitely not, at least for the site itself. Owner Twitter has decided that rather than take it down, it’ll become a permanent archive instead.
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Google’s ‘Draco’ Compression For 3D Graphics Could Mean A Faster Future For VR And Games
Gruntier video cards. More powerful CPUs. Higher resolution displays. All this stuff is really important when it comes to enjoying quality 3D experiences, be it video games or virtual reality. But none of it matters if it takes 400 years to download those experiences. Hence why companies such as Google spend a lot of time…