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The secret Python switch: How one flag makes your scripts run faster

Python -O won’t magically make every script faster, but in the right workloads it’s a free win—here’s how to test it safely.
InfoQ

Are You Missing a Data Frame? The Power of Data Frames in Java

Vladimir Zakharov explains how DataFrames serve as a vital tool for data-oriented programming in the Java ecosystem. By ...
How-To Geek on MSN

Build an infinite desktop on Ubuntu with Python and a systemd timer

Pull fresh Unsplash wallpapers and rotate them on GNOME automatically with a Python script plus a systemd service and timer.

OpenAI says new coding model helped build itself

The new coding model released Thursday afternoon, entitled GPT-5.3-Codex, builds on OpenAI’s GPT-5.2-Codex model and combines insights from the AI company’s GPT-5.2 model, which excels on non-coding ...

So yeah, I vibe-coded a log colorizer—and I feel good about it

Oh, sure, I can “code.” That is, I can flail my way through a block of (relatively simple) pseudocode and follow the flow. I ...
WCVB Channel 5 Boston

Driver held without bail in Boston hit-and-run that killed MFA art collector, dog

DAVID. BEN. GOOD AFTERNOON. YOU CAN SEE BEHIND ME THAT FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS HAVE STARTED TO COVER THAT PARK BENCH OVER THERE WITH FLOWERS, DOG TREATS AND PICTURES. IT’S NEAR THE SPOT WHERE 79 YEAR ...
FOX 5 Atlanta

Family remembers 10-year-old killed in Clayton County hit-and-run

10-year-old killed in Clayton County hit-and-run crash Suspected driver arrested and charged with homicide by vehicle Family grieving loss after Christmas tragedy CLAYTON COUNTY, Ga. - A 10-year-old ...
WTOC-TV

Two arrested in connection with fatal hit-and-run that killed young teen

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - The Chatham County Police Department has announced the arrest of two men in connection with a fatal hit-and-run that took the life of a 14-year-old male Sunday night. Detectives ...
The New York Times

How Cameroon Fought to Save Its Malaria Program After the U.S. Cut Critical Funding

When the Trump administration slashed foreign aid, it gutted a program that had reduced malaria deaths world wide. In northern Cameroon, health workers tried to protect children in one last rainy ...
Investopedia

Could This Policy Change Be the Key to Extending Social Security Funding?

Capping Social Security COLAs for high earners could save the program $115 billion, experts say Elizabeth Guevara is a personal finance reporter who explains the world of business and economics and ...
AOL

With Biden's SAVE program, 7.6M Americans have had a long break from student loan payments. Now time is running out. Here's what to do

After being paused for 7.6 million borrowers under President Biden’s SAVE plan (Saving on A Valuable Education), the Trump administration announced a settlement that will — if it gets approved in ...
pv magazine International

Solar and storage program forecast to save all Massachusetts ratepayers $313 million per year

Continued growth in solar and storage deployment in Massachusetts can save ratepayers $313 million per year through 2030, found a study by Synapse Energy Economics and the Solar Energy Industries ...