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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.

Meet the 'croc docs' who track gators, pythons in Florida Everglades

International Women and Girls in Science Day, Feb. 11, promotes full and equal access to and participation in STEM fields for ...
Tom's Hardware on MSN

ZX Spectrum flies simulated spacecraft using BASIC, Python, and serial — Kerbal Space Program lunar lander powered by 1980s hardware

Controlling a lunar lander using a 1980s home computer is not for the faint of heart, and this project shows how one intrepid ...
Afro

Baltimore’s first project labor agreement aims to boost union jobs, local workforce

Baltimore has secured its first-ever project labor agreement (PLA), a historic deal aimed at ensuring union labor and local workforce participation on four major capital projects managed by the city ...
KOB 4

Housing project at First and Silver moves forward despite uncertainty

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Sol Housing will take over the development of a long-vacant, city-owned lot at First Street and Silver Avenue in Albuquerque. A previous $30 million housing project called “The ...
CNBC

Trump’s first vetoes of his second term hit bipartisan infrastructure projects, draw accusations of retribution

President Donald Trump issued a pair of vetoes on Tuesday that blocked legislation to support bipartisan infrastructure projects in Colorado and Florida. Some Colorado lawmakers suggested the vetoes ...
Reuters

Trump issues first second-term vetoes for Colorado water project and Florida tribal measure

WASHINGTON, Dec 30 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump vetoed a major drinking water project in Colorado, drawing immediate condemnation from Colorado Republican lawmaker Lauren Boebert, a former ...
InfoWorld

Get started with Python’s new native JIT

The native just-in-time compiler in Python 3.15 can speed up code by as much as 20% or more, although it’s still experimental. JITing, or “just-in-time” compilation, can make relatively slow ...
NJ.com

First modern tunnel boring machines in NJ to make Gateway project a reality in 2026

Next year, the first modern tunnel-boring machines ever used in New Jersey will arrive in North Bergen to begin drilling the first mile of the $16 billion Gateway Tunnel through the rocky Palisades.
E&E

For first time in months, BLM advances solar power project

After the Bureau of Land Management signed off on changes to a Nevada solar farm approved during the Biden administration, construction may start next month. The Trump administration for the first ...
NJ.com

First Gateway Tunnel Project almost done, despite 2-month federal payment freeze

With five projects under construction and two tunnel boring machines on their way to New Jersey, progress continues on the $16 billion Gateway Tunnel project, despite a two-month federal payment ...
Forbes

First Caterham Project V Prototype To Be Shown In January

Caterham will show its near-production Project V sports car on 9 January 2026 at the Tokyo Auto Salon. In addition, the original Project V show car will make its first appearance at the 2026 CES event ...