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I Built a Retry Library Because I Kept Losing Failed API Calls

Every retry library I found did the same thing: wrap a function, retry it a few times, throw if it still fails. Fine until the retries run out and the error just... disappears into a catch block.

  • Developer created smart-retry library to improve existing API call retry solutions
  • Offers drop-in Axios and Fetch clients, automatic failure logging, and replay capability
  • Customizable conditions via shouldRetry callback, defaults to retrying specific errors

·dev.to

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Delta E is a distance, not a score

I run a game where you get a brand name — Spotify, IKEA, Home Depot — and rebuild its primary color from memory with three sliders: hue, saturation, lightness.

·dev.to

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London’s HITAI acquires YC-backed fitness gaming studio Quell to boost its sports motion-tracking platform

HITAI, a London-based movement intelligence platform for sports, has acquired the technology and IP of Quell, a UK-based fitness gaming developer and publisher behind the ‘Impact’ fitness gaming…

  • London-based HITAI acquires Quell, a fitness gaming studio.
  • Quell's camera-less motion-recognition technology enhances HITAI's platform.
  • Acquisition funded by Tencent and Y Combinator, boosting HITAI's sports analytics.

·eu-startups.com

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Pokémon: Wild Card Announced for 2027

The animated movie Pokémon: Wild Card was announced during the closing ceremony of the 2026 Pokémon World Championships. "For the first time in seven years, a new Pokémon movie is on its way," The…

·ign.com

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Multikernel Linux Tree Released: Runs Multiple Kernels On Bare Metal Without a Hypervisor

"Multikernel Technologies has put out mklinux v7.0-mk2, the first public release of the multikernel Linux tree it's been building since last year," reports the blog It's FOSS: The basic premise of the…

  • Multikernel Technologies releases mklinux v7.0-mk2, first public multikernel Linux tree.
  • Host kernel uses kexec to spin up new kernel instances with direct hardware access.
  • Differentiates from VMs and containers by running multiple independent Linux kernels on bare metal.

·linux.slashdot.org

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Grindr wants to be the everything app for gay men; investors are still deciding whether it can pull it off

George Arison is done letting Wall Street's "Grindr discount" go unchallenged — in a wide-ranging Q&A, the CEO walks us through how AI, a controversial $350-plus EDGE tier, and a bet on healthcare and…

  • Grindr's revenue expected to triple from $195 million in 2022 to $540 million-plus in 2024
  • CEO George Arison aims to transform Grindr into a comprehensive LGBTQ+ platform
  • EDGE subscription with AI-powered matchmaking faces criticism

·techcrunch.com

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