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Ruby 4.0: A lot of restructuring under the hood, few new features

The new major version with a new JIT compiler, a revised parallelization API, and a maturing type system paves the way for ...
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One pull of a string is all it takes to deploy these complex structures

MIT researchers have developed a new method for designing 3D structures that can be transformed from a flat configuration ...
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Data Science: Building Machine Learning Models, Harvard University

Harvard University presents its eight-week online course through edX, which imparts to students essential knowledge of ...

10 Comedy Movies That Are 10/10, No Notes

Tropic Thunder, Some Like It Hot, and 21 Jump Street are all among the all-time greatest, funniest comedy movies that are ...
TheServerSide

HTTP request methods explained

The 1.0 version of the Hypertext Transfer Protocol, issued way back in 1996, only defined three HTTP verbs: GET, POST and HEAD. The most commonly used HTTP method is GET. The purpose of the GET method ...
Palm Beach Post

Python Challenge nears: Want to kill a Burmese python in Florida? Keep your gun holstered

The challenge takes place from July 11-20 in designated South Florida locations. Participants compete for prizes, including $10,000 for removing the most pythons. Pythons must be killed humanely using ...
The Conversation

Death by firing squad set to resume in the US – but no matter the method, all means of execution come with a troubling history

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