In October 1984 I arrived at Oxford University, trailing a large steamer trunk containing a couple of changes of clothing and about five dozen textbooks. I had a freshly minted bachelor’s degree in ...

This is the first article in a two-part series where we show how to build your own anti-bot system to protect a login endpoint, without relying on third-party services. Many bot detection solutions, ...

Roadroller is a heavyweight JavaScript packer for large demos. It was originally designed for js13kGames, but it remains usable for demos as small as 4KB. Depending on the input it can provide up to ...

When you shop through retailer links on our site, we may earn affiliate commissions. 100% of the fees we collect are used to support our nonprofit mission. Learn more. String trimmers (also called ...

When you watch high-level golfers hit their irons, you’ll notice they typically take a chunk of the ground with them. That’s because when they are hitting the ball, they’re also hitting the ground, ...

A new feature has appeared in preview versions of Windows 11 that allow you to compress the file size of an image without having to resize its resolution in an app like Photos or Paint or fiddling ...

Last month, the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) collective reported that dark energy is evolving—specifically weakening—and it could help provide the first observational evidence of string ...

What? You thought Hamlet was the most sublime meditation on the nature of humanity and death ever written, all wrapped up in a taut political thriller? Wrong! Apparently, it’s a would-be Hollywood ...

When you have a dry, itchy or painful eye problem, you want to feel better. One way to do this is with a warm compress. What is it? Simply put, it’s a warm, wet cloth. You put it on your eye to ease ...

As a mid-handicapper, it can be tricky to learn how to compress the golf ball. It’s an acquired skill that requires superb fundamentals and great clubface control. But in order to consistently hit it ...

The digital age has made storing and document transfers more efficient than ever. However, many email systems still have a limit to the size of documents you can send or receive. You may additionally ...