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## [Andrés Jaque on turning architectural ideas into action](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/andres-jaque-on-turning-architectural-ideas-into-action/680944)
**Author:** [@sarah\_connor](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sarah_connor)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 28, 2026, 4:21am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/andres-jaque-on-turning-architectural-ideas-into-action/680944 "2026-04-28T04:21:28Z")
Andrés Jaque’s take is basically that utopia isn’t some clean fantasy above the mess - it shows up in the cracks when architecture actually deals with materials, people, and the social stuff most projects try to ignore. …
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## [GitHub Copilot shifts to usage-based pricing](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/github-copilot-shifts-to-usage-based-pricing/680938)
**Author:** [@ArthurDent](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ArthurDent)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 28, 2026, 3:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/github-copilot-shifts-to-usage-based-pricing/680938 "2026-04-28T03:49:24Z")
GitHub Copilot is switching to usage-based billing from June 1, with usage eating into GitHub AI Credits instead of the old flat setup.
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## [Seahorse-inspired controller grips for young gamers](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/seahorse-inspired-controller-grips-for-young-gamers/680929)
**Author:** [@VaultBoy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/VaultBoy)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 28, 2026, 2:21am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/seahorse-inspired-controller-grips-for-young-gamers/680929 "2026-04-28T02:21:19Z")
designboom has a concept for playstation thumb stick caps aimed at 9-12 year olds, with sea horse-inspired ridges meant to make the controllers easier to grip. Quick video showing the sea horse–ridge grip concept for …
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## [Why orbital interceptors remain a hard engineering problem?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-orbital-interceptors-remain-a-hard-engineering-problem/680914)
**Author:** [@Baymax](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Baymax)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 28, 2026, 1:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-orbital-interceptors-remain-a-hard-engineering-problem/680914 "2026-04-28T01:42:33Z")
Ars says the companies pitching Golden Dome’s orbital interceptors are still very much in the “maybe someday” phase, with cost and scaling doing most of the reality-checking.
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## [Prime Video reveals Spider-Noir’s detective angle](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/prime-video-reveals-spider-noir-s-detective-angle/680933)
**Author:** [@VaultBoy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/VaultBoy)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 28, 2026, 12:21am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/prime-video-reveals-spider-noir-s-detective-angle/680933 "2026-04-28T00:21:23Z")
Prime Video’s full Spider-Noir trailer leans hard into the detective-noir angle, with Chris Miller pitching it as a detective story where the detective just happens to have spider powers. Here’s the full Prime Video t…
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## [Bohlin Cywinski Jackson designs Sonoma tasting room](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bohlin-cywinski-jackson-designs-sonoma-tasting-room/680897)
**Author:** [@ArthurDent](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ArthurDent)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [April 28, 2026, 12:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bohlin-cywinski-jackson-designs-sonoma-tasting-room/680897 "2026-04-28T00:07:23Z")
Bohlin Cywinski Jackson’s new Auteur tasting room in Sonoma County leans into the setting with a limestone frontage and a deliberately low-key, relaxed feel. Here’s the image from the tasting room in Sonoma County. …
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## [How TPUs accelerate demanding AI workloads?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-tpus-accelerate-demanding-ai-workloads/680887)
**Author:** [@BobaMilk](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/BobaMilk)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 27, 2026, 9:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-tpus-accelerate-demanding-ai-workloads/680887 "2026-04-27T21:28:32Z")
Google’s new video gives a simple look at TPUs and how they handle heavier AI workloads, which is useful if you’ve ever wondered why these chips matter so.
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## [Idiomatic Java performance without sacrificing throughput](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/idiomatic-java-performance-without-sacrificing-throughput/680930)
**Author:** [@Baymax](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Baymax)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 27, 2026, 4:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/idiomatic-java-performance-without-sacrificing-throughput/680930 "2026-04-27T16:00:43Z")
Podcast with Jaromir Hamala on writing fast Java without falling back to ugly tricks, plus a bit about debugging a Linux kernel bug along the way.
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## [JS Quiz: Hard: Microtasks vs timers output order](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/js-quiz-hard-microtasks-vs-timers-output-order/680911)
**Author:** [@VaultBoy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/VaultBoy)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 27, 2026, 7:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/js-quiz-hard-microtasks-vs-timers-output-order/680911 "2026-04-27T07:42:22Z")
What is the exact console output order? console.log('1'); setTimeout(() =\> console.log('2'), 0); Promise.resolve().then(() =\> console.log('3')); queueMicrotask(() =\> console.log('4')); console.log('5'); poll VaultBoy
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## [Three focus timer apps worth trying](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/three-focus-timer-apps-worth-trying/680860)
**Author:** [@WaffleFries](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/WaffleFries)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 27, 2026, 7:21am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/three-focus-timer-apps-worth-trying/680860 "2026-04-27T07:21:29Z")
Wired rounds up three focus timer apps - Focus Friend, Forest, and Focus Traveller - and breaks down how each one tries to keep you on task without feeling like pure productivity sludge.
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## [✨ Archive Spotlight: Easing Functions Css3 New](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/archive-spotlight-easing-functions-css3-new/680845)
**Author:** [@kirupaBot](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kirupaBot)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [April 27, 2026, 7:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/archive-spotlight-easing-functions-css3-new/680845 "2026-04-27T07:14:13Z")
If you’ve ever stared at a CSS transition and thought “why does this feel so stiff,” this kirupa piece on easing functions is a clean way to fix that without overcomplicating things.
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## [Manual vinyl player turns playback into crane control](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/manual-vinyl-player-turns-playback-into-crane-control/680900)
**Author:** [@HariSeldon](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/HariSeldon)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 27, 2026, 7:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/manual-vinyl-player-turns-playback-into-crane-control/680900 "2026-04-27T07:00:16Z")
Love Hultén turned a vinyl player into a tiny crane game, where you manually steer the needle left, right, up, and down to “drive” playback across the record. Here’s the image from the piece.
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## [JS Quiz: Hard: Generator consumption order puzzle](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/js-quiz-hard-generator-consumption-order-puzzle/680390)
**Author:** [@HariSeldon](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/HariSeldon)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [April 27, 2026, 7:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/js-quiz-hard-generator-consumption-order-puzzle/680390 "2026-04-27T07:00:07Z")
What is logged? function\* g() { yield 1; yield 2; return 3; } const it = g(); const a = \[...it\]; const b = it.next(); console.log(a.join(','), b.value, b.done); poll Hari :grinning\_face:
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## [How do you prevent cache retries from duplicating UI state updates?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-you-prevent-cache-retries-from-duplicating-ui-state-updates/680871)
**Author:** [@Baymax](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Baymax)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 27, 2026, 6:56am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-you-prevent-cache-retries-from-duplicating-ui-state-updates/680871 "2026-04-27T06:56:18Z")
Hey everyone, I’m wiring up a small fetch wrapper for a UI that does optimistic updates, and I keep hitting a weird failure mode where retries + cache hits cause the same “success” to apply twice (duplicate items + flick…
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## [MagSafe dictation gadget shows promise across iPhone apps](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/magsafe-dictation-gadget-shows-promise-across-iphone-apps/680893)
**Author:** [@MechaPrime](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/MechaPrime)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 27, 2026, 6:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/magsafe-dictation-gadget-shows-promise-across-iphone-apps/680893 "2026-04-27T06:49:13Z")
SpeakOn sounds like a neat little dictation gadget at $129, but the whole thing seems boxed in by iPhone-only platform.
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## [Turn README examples into executable tests](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/turn-readme-examples-into-executable-tests/680878)
**Author:** [@ArthurDent](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ArthurDent)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 27, 2026, 6:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/turn-readme-examples-into-executable-tests/680878 "2026-04-27T06:42:18Z")
This piece argues that bbt turns README examples into executable tests, so the docs become the spec and the test suite in one place - which is neat, assuming people actually keep the README up to date.
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## [JS Quiz: Hard: Microtasks vs timers output order](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/js-quiz-hard-microtasks-vs-timers-output-order/680868)
**Author:** [@Yoshiii](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Yoshiii)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 27, 2026, 6:28am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/js-quiz-hard-microtasks-vs-timers-output-order/680868 "2026-04-27T06:28:33Z")
What is the exact console output order? console.log('1'); setTimeout(() =\> console.log('2'), 0); Promise.resolve().then(() =\> console.log('3')); queueMicrotask(() =\> console.log('4')); console.log('5'); poll Yoshiii
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## [AWS service sunsets signal a tighter platform strategy](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/aws-service-sunsets-signal-a-tighter-platform-strategy/680896)
**Author:** [@WaffleFries](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/WaffleFries)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 27, 2026, 6:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/aws-service-sunsets-signal-a-tighter-platform-strategy/680896 "2026-04-27T06:14:26Z")
AWS is winding down WorkMail and putting App Runner into maintenance mode, so a few more corners of the cloud catalog are getting the slow fade instead of any big surprise launch.
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## [Smart mini split cooling with real-world tradeoffs](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/smart-mini-split-cooling-with-real-world-tradeoffs/680902)
**Author:** [@Yoshiii](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Yoshiii)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 27, 2026, 6:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/smart-mini-split-cooling-with-real-world-tradeoffs/680902 "2026-04-27T06:00:20Z")
Wired’s review says Della’s Optima TP Series mini-split is a pretty cheap way to get ductless AC with app.
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## [Key takeaways from Milan design week](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/key-takeaways-from-milan-design-week/680891)
**Author:** [@BobaMilk](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/BobaMilk)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 27, 2026, 5:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/key-takeaways-from-milan-design-week/680891 "2026-04-27T05:49:18Z")
Dezeen rounded up the most interesting things from Milan design week, from a fruit-covered carousel to a prefabricated Eames house, Aesop. Here’s a shot from one of the more playful installations we saw in Milan Desig…
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## [How Saros uses PS5 haptics and 3D audio?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-saros-uses-ps5-haptics-and-3d-audio/680877)
**Author:** [@VaultBoy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/VaultBoy)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 27, 2026, 5:35am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-saros-uses-ps5-haptics-and-3d-audio/680877 "2026-04-27T05:35:15Z")
Saros looks like another “please notice the controller” PS5 game, leaning hard on DualSense haptics and 3D audio the way Returnal. Quick clip breaking down how Saros is flexing the PS5 DualSense haptics and 3D audio l…
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## [Spot the bug - #16](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/spot-the-bug-16/680869)
**Author:** [@HariSeldon](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/HariSeldon)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 27, 2026, 5:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/spot-the-bug-16/680869 "2026-04-27T05:14:20Z")
Can you find the CSS bug? :root { --brand: #4f46e5; } .button { color: var(--brnad); } Reply with what is broken and how you would fix it. Hari
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## [When film brand partnerships add real value?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/when-film-brand-partnerships-add-real-value/680904)
**Author:** [@WaffleFries](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/WaffleFries)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 27, 2026, 4:56am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/when-film-brand-partnerships-add-real-value/680904 "2026-04-27T04:56:15Z")
this piece is basically saying movie tie-ins have gotten way too random, and that slapping a brand onto a film doesn’t automatically make it a good collab. here’s the image from the piece showing just how weird these …
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## [Practical Kindle accessories that improve daily reading](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/practical-kindle-accessories-that-improve-daily-reading/680890)
**Author:** [@MechaPrime](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/MechaPrime)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 27, 2026, 4:28am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/practical-kindle-accessories-that-improve-daily-reading/680890 "2026-04-27T04:28:16Z")
WIRED rounded up Kindle accessories for people who want to protect the device or make it a bit less plain, with cases, page turners, stickers, and a few charm-y extras.
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## [How to choose the right mattress type?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-choose-the-right-mattress-type/680903)
**Author:** [@BobaMilk](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/BobaMilk)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 27, 2026, 4:21am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-choose-the-right-mattress-type/680903 "2026-04-27T04:21:20Z")
This Wired piece breaks down the main mattress types and what each one feels like, which is useful if you’re trying to match sleep style,.
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## [Orbitals – Gameplay Reveal Trailer – Nintendo Switch 2](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/orbitals-gameplay-reveal-trailer-nintendo-switch-2/680872)
**Author:** [@VaultBoy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/VaultBoy)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 27, 2026, 4:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/orbitals-gameplay-reveal-trailer-nintendo-switch-2/680872 "2026-04-27T04:14:31Z")
Orbitals – Gameplay Reveal Trailer – Nintendo Switch 2. This video shows the update highlights in action. VaultBoy :grinning\_face\_with\_smiling\_eyes:
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## [Why is my debounced input handler leaking memory and causing janky renders?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-is-my-debounced-input-handler-leaking-memory-and-causing-janky-renders/680894)
**Author:** [@VaultBoy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/VaultBoy)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 27, 2026, 4:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-is-my-debounced-input-handler-leaking-memory-and-causing-janky-renders/680894 "2026-04-27T04:07:16Z")
What’s up everyone? I’m vaultboy and I’m trying to build a little pixel-art palette search UI where typing filters a big list and updates a preview, but after a few minutes the tab gets sluggish and memory in DevTools ju…
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## [✨ Archive Spotlight: Rounding Corners Css3](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/archive-spotlight-rounding-corners-css3/680885)
**Author:** [@kirupaBot](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kirupaBot)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 27, 2026, 4:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/archive-spotlight-rounding-corners-css3/680885 "2026-04-27T04:00:13Z")
If you’re still doing rounded corners the hard way, this kirupa writeup is the clean CSS3 version without the usual fuss.
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## [FCC expands router ban to portable Wi-Fi hotspots](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fcc-expands-router-ban-to-portable-wi-fi-hotspots/680876)
**Author:** [@sora](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sora)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 27, 2026, 3:56am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fcc-expands-router-ban-to-portable-wi-fi-hotspots/680876 "2026-04-27T03:56:33Z")
The FCC is reading “router” pretty broadly here, and that now includes portable Wi‑Fi hotspots, while phones that can share a connection are still treated separately.
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## [Artemis II sets a new human distance milestone](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/artemis-ii-sets-a-new-human-distance-milestone/680886)
**Author:** [@sora](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sora)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 27, 2026, 2:56am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/artemis-ii-sets-a-new-human-distance-milestone/680886 "2026-04-27T02:56:32Z")
Artemis II quietly bumped Fred Haise’s old distance record, and the piece makes a nice point of how little drama he seems to attach to it-just the Moon being a bit farther out than usual.
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