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- 1Great blue heron photographed gliding low over Texas lake●Shadow Rider A Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) glides low over a Texas lake, as if riding its own shadow skimming acro
A striking wildlife photograph shows a great blue heron (Ardea herodias) skimming just above the surface of a Texas lake, its wings positioned so it appears to ride its own shadow across the water. The image is being shared and appreciated among nature photography fans, who are also browsing broader galleries of heron and egret images.
- 2AI code review reports arrive before humans even open the PR●Picture this, you open a PR and the AI report is already waiting. Three findings, all minor. You skim... # codereview #
Developers are discussing the growing normalisation of AI-generated code review, where an automated report is already waiting when a pull request is opened — in the example, three minor findings and an approval. The debate centres on whether these instant AI verdicts add value or create a false sense of scrutiny, with critics noting code can be approved without anyone truly understanding it.
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Readers online are asking how so many people manage to finish dozens of books a year, sparking a wider conversation about reading habits, speed, and whether the numbers people share are realistic. The discussion touches on audiobooks, skimming, and the pressure to quantify reading in the age of reading challenges and book-tracking apps.
- 4Travel researcher laments how video replaced text●I just don’t get how this new world based entirely on video works. It takes AGES longer to derive some info from a video
Australian tech writer Tim Richards has criticised the shift from text to video for sharing information, arguing that extracting facts from a video or audio clip takes far longer than skimming written text. He singled out travel research as an example, saying anyone relying on YouTubers' destination videos for practical information must be a 'glutton for punishment'.
- 5Skims among two new tenants at Roseville Galleria▼2 new tenants coming to Roseville Galleria, including Skims. What we know
Westfield Roseville Galleria, a major shopping mall in Roseville, California, is adding two new tenants, including Kim Kardashian's shapewear brand Skims. The Sacramento Bee reports the news but few further details about opening dates or the second tenant are available. Shoppers in the Sacramento area are discussing what the arrivals mean for the mall's retail lineup.
- 6Virginia adds chip technology to EBT cards to curb SNAP fraud▼‘No one should go without food:’ Virginia rolls out chip technology on EBT cards to fight SNAP fraud
Virginia is rolling out chip-enabled EBT cards for SNAP recipients, aiming to reduce food benefit fraud such as card skimming and cloning. State officials frame the move around the principle that no one should go without food, and local outlets across the state are covering the upgrade as a protection for low-income families relying on food assistance.