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Geek Gossip
#YouTube - YouTube has begun rolling out lengthy, unskippable adverts to users who watch videos on their TV. Users have been left “speechless” by the new feature. YouTube is pushing people to “bite the bullet” on purchasing YouTube Premium.
Latest Updates
The EFF Abandons Twitter
After almost twenty years on the platform, the Electronic Frontier Foundation EFF is logging off of X. The math hasn’t worked out for a while now. An X post today receives less than 3% of the views a single tweet delivered seven years ago.
Changelog
Spotify - Introduces Global Video Controls with Enhanced User Settings for Customized Listening Experience
Google Meet - Speech translation feature now available on mobile devices, allowing users to translate audio to other languages in near-real-time
Google Finance - Now available in 100+ countries - AI-powered research, advanced visualizations, real-time intel, live earnings, and more.
Trending Projects / Code Repositories
Gstack | Use YCombinator’s CEO’s exact Claude Code setup: 23 opinionated tools that serve as CEO, Designer, Eng Manager, Release Manager, Doc Engineer, and QA
Clawflows | ️ Superpowers for your Openclaw. Powerful prebuilt agent workflows.
Claude Howto | A visual, example-driven guide to Claude Code - from basic concepts to advanced agents, with copy-paste templates that bring immediate value.
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Miscellaneous
New CSS Multi-Column Layout Wrapping Features
This webpage teaches you about CSS multi-column layout, specifically using the column-width and column-height properties to create responsive and flexible grid layouts. You will learn how to use column-wrap to wrap columns to a new line and how to use break-inside to prevent breaking of content within a column.
Vibe Coding Best Practices: Avoid the Doom Loop with Planning and Code Reviews
Discover the power of creating software without writing code, using AI-powered tools like Base44, Lovable, and Claude Code to build real products and bridge the gap between prototype and production software.
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