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EcmaScript 2026 (17th edition) is out now

Overview Ecma-262 has just been released on July 1st. I m eager to dive into the features most of which have already been implemented (i.e. released prior to the formal release announcement). Here they are with more information from the author around the motivation each feature to be added and proposed usecase: Also featuring a sneak [ ]

Building the browser extension was harder than the back-end (a URL shortener story)

I expected the URL shortener to be the difficult part. It wasn’t. The PHP back-end was finished relatively quickly: database schema, shortening algorithm, QR generation, statistics, rate limiting, and a simple API. The real challenge turned out to be building and publishing browser extensions for Firefox and Chrome. TL;DR I built a PHP URL shortener [ ]

Updated (19/Jun): Anatomy of the “.well-known/” folder

Updated: June 19, 2026 Mark Nottingham recently published So You Want To Define a Well-Known URI where he outlines how .well-known URI s can be and are misused by protocol designers. However, there are no specific examples in the post, which brings up the question of whether all already registered suffixes should be using the .well-known [ ]

Chamonix & Courmayeur for adventurers (2024)

Considered by many the best freeride resort in the world, Chamonix offers a lot and different activities. Personally I found the people to be a little uptight, so here some tips and information obtained throughout my stay in January of 2024. Ski zones Getting around with buses Besides using a car, there are buses [ ]

YouTube ads uBlock Origin workaround

First step on how to get around Ad blockers are not allowed on YouTube dialog? Easiest solution for your browser (no matter the OS) is to use a verified extension like uBlock Origin available for: Second step Find the extension in the browser s toolbar, click on it and select the settings icon at the bottom [ ]

How to disable hardware media control keys for your browser (Firefox or Chrome)

Lately it s been really annoying that browsers integrate media controls. Especially if you are sharing screen at the work place, nobody cares if you are listening to Katy Perry or Tyler Cassidy Firefox Chrome

Изкачване на връх Фенгари, о. Самотраки

Накратко Едно невероятно преживяване от ~ 0м надморска височина до 1611м (официални)! Преходът отне 11 часа през юни (светлата част на деня бе ~15 часа). Със спиране на често, качването бе 5ч и 50мин, а слизането 4ч и 50мин. Пътеката се вижда сравнително ясно, макар че на няколко пъти има отклонения, които могат [ ]

HTTP Client Hints API

Какво е Client Hints API? Client Hints (CH) API е набор от HTTP хедъри за проактивна комуникация и трансфер на ресурси и съдържание (content-negotiation). Към момента на писане на статията статуса на предложението е Experimental .Ето и какво ще разгледаме днес: Как функционира? Пример за комуникация Кои са хедърите в спецификацията? Допълнителна информация Как функционира? Client [ ]

Linux: installing global npm packages without using sudo (a.k.a. resolving EACCES permissions errors when installing packages globally)

1. Create a directory where global packages will be deployed: 2. Set the newly created directory as default global directory for npm: 3. Update the $PATH environment variable by adding this to your .profile file (in your user home directory) so that the terminal knows where to find the global packages: 4. Reload environment in [ ]

Adversarial Learning of Realistic Neural Talking Head Models

Another great paper from Samsung AI lab! @egorzakharovdl et al. animate heads using only few shots of target person (or even 1 shot). Keypoints, adaptive instance norms and GANs, no 3D face modelling at all. ▶️ https://t.co/Xk5D4WccpD 📝 https://t.co/SxnVfY72TT pic.twitter.com/GjVrJbejT0 Dmitry Ulyanov (@DmitryUlyanovML) May 22, 2019