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Tenth Circle Added To Rapidly Growing Hell theonion.com/tenth-c...

Ah Apple. Forever fixing things that weren't broken to begin with. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

As usual @p-y.wtf's performance write ups are highly recommended reading.

Heute ist Bundestagswahl, geht wählen! Es sei denn, ihr wollt die AfD wählen, dann bleibt lieber zu Hause!

I’ve upgraded examples in 🛝Android Screenshot testing playground to newer versions: ✅ AndroidUiTestingUtils 1.5.0 -> 1.6.0 ✅ Paparazzi 1.3.4 -> 1.3.5 ✅ Roborazzi 1.26.0 -> 1.41.1 ✅ Compose Screenshot alpha07 -> alpha08 Check it out 👇 github.com/sergio-sastr...

👌 𝗗𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗦𝗲𝗲𝗸-𝗥𝟭 𝘃𝘀 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝘁𝗚𝗣𝗧 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗞𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 🚀 JetBrains (by Vera Kudrevskaia) has published an analysis on its blog comparing different AI models when working with Kotlin. 🔍 The evaluation included tools like DeepSeek-R1, various OpenAI versions, Anthropic, and Google Gemini #AndroidDev

⚡️US threatens to shut off Starlink if Ukraine won't sign minerals deal, sources tell Reuters. The U.S. first raised the prospect of shutting off Starlink after Zelensky rejected the deal presented on Feb. 12. Starlink terminals are critical in securing Ukraine's battlefield communications.

I recently wrote about something I call "Toddler Mindset"—a way of approaching decisions by asking what’s possible instead of what’s allowed. It’s a mental shift I'm forcing myself to learn after watching my daughter have zero regard for rules 😅 www.vinaygaba.me/writing/the-...

If you're an engineer that's curious about what it's like to scale Bluesky, give this pod a listen! Autumn and Justin are such fun hosts too

TIL about some great tooling developed by Airbnb aimed at helping to create less recomposition with JetPack Compose. Can't wait to try it out! github.com/airbnb/maver...

PhotoView Android 1.0.3 has been released. 🌇 PhotoView is an ImageView component that enables zoom functionality through diverse touch gestures for Android. github.com/GetStream/ph...

As an immigrant in Germany the saddest realization is seeing how my tax euros are spent and have zero control over it. Just the pain.

Was laut Union in 🇩🇪 finanzierbar ist: - Pendlerpauschale: 6 Mrd € - Dieselprivileg: 8 Mrd € - Dienstwagenprivileg: 3 Mrd € - Kerosinsteuerbefreiung: 8,3 Mrd € - 0% MwSt. auf int. Flüge: 4 Mrd. € und was nicht: - Deutschlandticket: 3,4 Mrd. €

The diagram below helps you decide what API to use to implement your animation. developer.android.com/develop/ui/c...

It's finally out! 😅 Catch my Kotlin 2.1 feature video on guards on the 'tube! www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsKC...

The latest issue of Dispatch is going to be special... I reached out to a few Android experts and asked them all an important question. They shared fun hot-takes, insights, wishes and predictions. I'll be sending the email this week. Subscribe now - www.jetpackcompose.app/newsletter #AndroidDev

Did the "bastion" of free speech just say that he will censor the free speech platform that he claims it is?

New blog post: Parallelism with Android SQLite blog.p-y.wtf/parallelism-... What started an ANR investigation ended up with a deep dive into Android SQLite's connection pool... #AndroidDev

What if instead of getting Agents to do our tasks, we have them attend meetings while we work on tasks.

This doesn't quite fit the peak indie era content posted by this account but for Phoebe I will make all the exceptions.

I really enjoy doing some CI and also love to write tests and come up with nice refactoring because of it. Things my younger self would have loaded are some of the ones I find the most joy in now.

Working on a new tool for SMASH SMASH. Now I need to make something happen on impact 😄💥

KMP for Mobile Native Developers: The Book santimattius.github.io/kmp-for-mobi...

Hey #AndroidDev! Ever turned on wireless debugging only to walk away from the device and it went to sleep? Or used a long USB cable and didn't want to reach for the device to unlock it? I have found the necessary ADB commands to never get up from your chair again.

It was a pleasure to present at @virtualjug.bsky.social yesterday about the new developments in Kotlin. Thanks to all who attended and asked questions! www.youtube.com/live/4DANDw8...

Unlock the power of Kotlin with Effective Kotlin! Join Marcin Moskala & @cortini.co as they explore key insights from the book to help you write cleaner, more efficient code and much more!

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If you wanted no leaks you should have gone into Settings -> Security -> Configure privacy & security -> Privacy options -> Other -> Configure -> Media interface and clicked “Disallow.” The Leak setting is on by default but we understand your privacy is important so we’ve made it easy to opt out

The fact that the changes are for US-only makes me immediately think of 1984 and how the beginning of “doublespeak” would’ve started.

#Booksky

As a fan of literature there’s no worse feeling than finding out a novel has an unreliable narrator and realising you wasted your money

When your smart colleague @tagir-valeev.bsky.social writes an amazing book, you gotta get that autographed! Don't forget to get your copy of "100 #Java Mistakes and How to avoid them"... 📚

Dive even deeper into the podcast RSS rabbit hole with Marco Gomiero! It's a nerdy, fun exploration of podcast tech you won't want to miss! Watch now: https://buff.ly/4h5I0j8 #PodcastTech #RSSMagic

Guess who’s joining Kendrick Lamar on the Super Bowl halftime stage? None other than multi-Grammy winner singer SZA.