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Most programming languages exist to be used. They want to be readable, fast, deployable, and friendly enough that someone will actually choose them at work, like Python. However, there are a handful that never had that problem because they were never trying to be useful, just interesting.

All eyes will be on Paramount+ in July for several good reasons, chief among them the highly-anticipated return of Season 4 of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, the emotional end to The Chi at the end of the month, and who could forget the controversial return of Conor McGregor to the UFC, who takes on Max Holloway on June 11.

The Linux command line can seem impenetrable, with arcane instructions and a focus on text interfaces. Fortunately, there are plenty of resources and tools to help you get started.

And we're off with July, and Netflix isn't making it easy for U.S. subscribers to choose, with a solid lineup of movies on the way for the month. If you've been too preoccupied with the holiday weekend fun, then you might have missed that there's a new Enola Holmes movie now streaming, and the July 1st movie dump is now there for the taking, stuffed with more classics than any reasonable person has evenings for.

Are you concerned about your digital footprint? Does it bother you that anyone listening can observe which websites you visit? Most people don't know what DNS is or how much information it leaks. I'll share with you what the problem is and how to fortify yourself against snoopers.

I've used a lot of browsers in my time, going back as far as Mosaic and Netscape Navigator. For a long time, I've been using Brave as my daily driver, but I've reached the point where it's time to move on. I'm switching to a different open-source option instead.

Samsung Galaxy phones, like all other Android phones, come with a regular one-handed mode. It works, but it only goes so far. While it can help you use your phone with one hand, it's fairly limited and doesn't offer any extra features.

Buying a brand-new economy car is usually the sensible choice, but it isn't always the most rewarding one. Thanks to steep depreciation, the used market is full of luxury performance cars that cost no more than a new compact commuter, offering far more character for the same monthly payment.

Need to nudge text or numbers across an Excel cell? The quickest solution might seem to be tapping the spacebar a few times until everything looks aligned. I used to do exactly that. Unfortunately, it usually comes back to haunt you the next time you resize a column, change the font, or print the sheet.

I'll be honest, I didn't expect to be writing anything positive about DDR3 RAM in 2026, but the RAM market had other plans. With DDR4 and DDR5 kits selling for out-of-this-world prices, buying DDR3 is suddenly a smart buy again.

Original movies are dominating Netflix's current top 10. Enola Holmes 3, the third adventure movie in Netflix's detective franchise, occupies the top spot, while Little Brother, a comedy starring John Cena and Eric André, is No. 2. Both movies are satisfying options, but if you're looking for more thrillers, we've got you covered.

Traveling in summer puts our phones through quite a lot. Whether it's running Google Maps all day, sitting in the scorching sun at the beach, or the battery dying moments before arrival, your phone simply can't always keep up with the demand.

The used hybrid market is hotter than ever in 2026. Sales are up 34 percent year to date, prices keep climbing, and the average new vehicle now costs $50,900—about the same as a new Honda Pilot TrailSport or Ford Explorer ST-Line.

I finally got tired of the poor performance of my old standard mesh Wi-Fi network and replaced it with a UniFi setup. I wish I had done this years ago. UniFi might have been brutal to set up, but it was so worth it in the end.

With the Fourth of July weekend behind us, our attention now turns to a new crop of movies on streaming. My top pick is an adaptation of a novel that features William Shakespeare, his wife, Agnes, and an emotional ending. Plus, it features one of the best acting performances of 2025.

Sedans may not dominate the roads like they once did, but they’re far from gone. As SUVs continue to steal the spotlight, the list of new four-door cars available in the U.S. has become a lot shorter.

I recently came across an interesting discussion about the strange things happening in Google Photos: children being made up as oil paintings or hand drawings, etc. People suggested it was most likely an AI filter, not an AI-generated image, but that got me thinking about what Google is actually doing with our pictures.

USB-A ports are confusing enough, with their different colors that sometimes mean something (but not always). USB-C, however, is next-level because most ports look exactly the same, but they still have different capabilities on the inside.

Aside from snowballs, swimming pools, and air conditioning, nothing keeps the summer vibe chill like a refreshing movie. They provide zen-like escapes to help lower stress levels and offer mental rejuvenation, leaving us feeling hopeful and relaxed.

My home is full of cheap Wi-Fi smart bulbs that were hard to ignore because of how little they cost and how easy they were to set up. But as I got more into home labbing, I started questioning how much of my own setup was dependent on cloud services just for basic functionality.