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Qualcomm’s new ‘Elite’ sound chip might finally deliver the Wi-Fi earbud dream

What if your wireless earbuds - or audio glasses - could stream high-quality lossless audio that doesn't cut out when you leave your phone on the bedside charger or buried in the couch? Qualcomm's new Snapdragon Sound Elite Gen 2 is its first to integrate "micro-power Wi-Fi 6E" right into the chip, so they can […]

Qualcomm’s new ‘Elite’ sound chip might finally deliver the Wi-Fi earbud dream

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I Built a Tamagotchi for Developers — It Lives in VS Code and Judges Your Work Ethic

I have a problem: I will happily grind 40 hours in a game for a meaningless achievement, but ask me to stay focused through one afternoon of debugging and my brain files for divorce.

  • Developer created VS Code extension called DevGotchi
  • Avatar in side panel with Focus, Motivation, Energy, Health stats
  • Stats decay in real-time, XP earned by saving, committing, fixing bugs

Stop Making Developers Guess Which Icons to Mirror in RTL

Direction is part of an icon’s behavior. In right-to-left interfaces, some icons should mirror. Others should not. A back arrow usually changes direction. A checkmark does not.

  • Icon behavior includes directional mirroring in RTL interfaces.
  • Developers currently guess which icons need to mirror in RTL.
  • Icon catalog stores metadata to centralize RTL decision-making.

Why SSH Key Authentication Beats Password Authentication — What Is Actually Being Proven

"Use key-based auth instead of a password" is common advice for connecting to a server over SSH. But what exactly does key authentication prove, and how does that differ from what a password proves?

  • Password authentication transmits secret directly, vulnerable to attacks
  • Public-key authentication proves possession of key through signature
  • Public-key authentication safe for server leaks due to public key

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