Readit NewsHas anyone else noticed that Google doesn't index source code from GitHub anymore? I could have sworn that you used to be able to search for source code that is on GitHub (e.g. error message strings), but today the index doesn't seem to include the source code at all. The pages with the source code are in the index but you can only find them by file name. Big loss for Google if so.
I also mourn the Google cache. I bet site owners were lobbying to get rid of it, but it's really lame that Google caved after all these years...
It's been my experience as well, 80% of websites that had previously content displayed in google results are just not in Google index any more. Google only left titles of the pages in index which won't rank well in search results and won't be able to find the content of those pages.
Ennergizer commented on Show HN: What is my phone number whatismynumber.io/en/... · Posted by u/Ennergizer
There's no way this isn't some kind of scam, right? How is browsing to a website and calling a number (or installing an entire new app) easier than going to Settings > Cellular and reading the clearly displayed number? Why would this much more complicated service be offered if there isn't some abuse going on?
The Android app tries to use the SIM card info on Android. The website can only detect your phone number by calling the provided number. The app has 500K+ installs.
Sometimes it's hard to remember the phone number on the spot or you get a new SIM and want to see its phone number. Very handy for older folks.
Works from any country does not pick up the phone.
Ennergizer commented on Chrome: Heap buffer overflow in WebP chromereleases.googleblog... · Posted by u/skilled
Yes but you have to pay a LOT in bandwidth for a <10% savings to be worth the cost of supporting an entire extra toolchain and dealing with the support issues (better now but it took a decade not to have “I right-clicked and now I can’t open it” reports from users). Google and Facebook serve that much but most people do not.
From experience, in many cases it's 50% savings when done correctly and considerably makes the app\website faster on large images when you have 20-50 images to load on one page.
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