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- 1Debate over debt-secured football clubs in Britain●What does slavery look like in C21st Britain? leaving aside exploitation and 'modern slavery' in the shadow economy, for
A discussion is under way about whether multi-club ownership and private equity financing amount to a form of modern slavery in twenty-first century Britain. The argument sets aside exploitation in the shadow economy and focuses instead on football clubs, claiming private equity firms are now securing loans against the 'value' of players, effectively treating athletes as collateral and assets rather than people.
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Minecraft has released on Nintendo Switch 2, with enhanced lighting and shadow effects and a Mario-themed pack included. Owners of the original Switch version can upgrade for 100 yen under a launch promotion. The release gives existing players a cheap path to the new hardware version while showcasing the Switch 2's graphical improvements.
- 3Premier League ranked by money spent per point after Man City charges▼Ranked: Every Premier League team's money-per-points (after Man City cheated)
ESPN has published a ranking of every Premier League club's spending efficiency, calculating money spent per league point won, framed around the Manchester City financial rule breach charges. The piece compares how effectively each club converts transfer and wage outlay into results, with City's case casting a shadow over the competitive balance of the league. Discussions of club spending and financial fair play remain central to football debate.
- 4Wellington resident captures unusual shadow and light effect●Cool # shadow effect I was just at the right moment to see in # Wellington City yesterday. # Physics # light # science #
A Wellington City resident photographed a striking shadow effect, saying they were in exactly the right place at the right moment to see it. The image, shared with observers of physics, light and urban design, has drawn attention for showing how sunlight and city architecture can briefly combine into an unexpected visual phenomenon on an ordinary city street.
- 5Hidden Supply Chains Still Send Western Chips to Russia▼The Hidden Supply Chains Sending Western Chips to Russia and Beyond
Western-made semiconductors continue reaching Russia despite export controls, moving through intermediary countries and shadow supply chains. Reporting on the networks behind these sanctions-evasion routes has drawn attention to how easily restricted chips slip past restrictions and end up in Russian systems, raising questions about enforcement gaps and the effectiveness of current export policies.
- 6Sunrise photographs of Deadvlei's white clay pan in Namibia●Deadvlei, Namibia. Tried to get there before the sun hit the white ground and the dunes. In the end I found the first ra
A photographer captured Deadvlei, the famous white clay pan in Namib-Naukluft Park, aiming to arrive before sunrise but finding the first rays of light on the dunes and white ground the most striking. The images show the striking contrast between the pale pan, ancient dead trees and surrounding sand dunes. Deadvlei remains a popular subject for landscape photographers, with early morning light widely prized for its colour and shadow effects.
- 7Indie cyberpunk beat-em-up Shadow Hacker draws praise for its demo●'天工骇客 Shadow Hacker' is still one of the best demos I have ever played! ❤️ A high-octane cyberpunk beat-em-up, the incre
The demo for Shadow Hacker, a cyberpunk beat-em-up, is being praised for its high-octane combat, visual effects and audio, with one player calling it among the best demos they have ever tried and saying every punch feels great. The indie title is available to wishlist on Steam, where players are encouraged to try the demo themselves.
- 8Mass Effect players joke about Infiltrator Shepard playthroughs●My Commander Shepard is an Infiltrator. She's a precision shooter. A shadow moving behind enemy lines. A spectre. The be
Players of Mass Effect are sharing how they imagine their Commander Shepard, describing an Infiltrator build as a precision shooter and a shadow who operates behind enemy lines, hand-picked by the Council as a Spectre. The joke lands when the epic description is contrasted with actual gameplay footage of Shepard and her squad bumbling through basic combat encounters.
- 9Autumn forest captured in four acts●„Herbstwald in vier Akten“ #Fotovorschlag #ForestFriday #Footpathfriday #Autumn #Herbst #Herbstwald #AutumnVibes #Forest
Photographers are sharing autumn woodland scenes in a four-part photo series, showing forests in golden season light. The images, taken on woodland walks, highlight bokeh effects, leaf colour and light and shadow, and are tagged for forest and footpath photo themes. The seasonal pictures are drawing small but warm engagement from nature and outdoor photography fans as autumn colours peak.
- 10Photographer shares playful shadow 'portrait' from ocean long exposure●"Portrait" of the Artist... My shadow, when I took this long exposure photo. Just something funny #ocean #mood #dark #ba
A nature photographer has shared a long exposure seascape image in which their own shadow was accidentally captured on the frame, jokingly calling it a "portrait" of the artist. The shot, taken against ocean backlight, is being shared as a light-hearted moment within landscape photography circles, with viewers appreciating the accidental self-portrait effect in an otherwise dark, moody coastal scene.
- 11Developer weighs compile-time side effects in Kittyscript compiler●I'm currently again thinking about the #Kittyscript compiler, specifically about compile time side effects. What should
A developer working on Kittyscript, a programming language project, is revisiting the compiler's handling of compile-time side effects. The open question: what should happen when a nested function calls an identifier that resolves to a macro in the top-level scope, but is shadowed by another binding in an intermediate scope. The edge case touches on scoping rules and macro expansion order, classic rabbit-hole material for language designers.
- 12Efectazo: Free Browser-Based 3D Free-Kick Game Launches●I made Efectazo, a free 3D free-kick game that runs in the browser. Built with three.js r160: PBR materials, shadow-mapp
A developer has released Efectazo, a free 3D free-kick football game that runs entirely in the browser. Built with three.js, it features PBR materials, shadow-mapped floodlights, a procedural grass shader, Magnus-effect ball curl and keeper AI, with 40 levels, daily challenges and slow-motion replays controlled by swiping.
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Borrowers seeking Public Service Loan Forgiveness are facing mounting delays in application processing, and Forbes reports the Education Department may be effectively undermining the program through inaction, described as a 'shadow repeal'. The program, which cancels federal student debt for government and nonprofit workers after 120 qualifying payments, has long been criticized for bureaucratic hurdles, and the current backlog is renewing frustration among public servants awaiting relief.
- 14Shadow mode should be a default in software deployment●🆕 Shadow mode as a default, not a luxury Run the new implementation beside the old on real traffic, with every side effe
A software engineering writer argues that shadow mode—running a new implementation alongside the old one on real traffic with all side effects suppressed—should be standard practice rather than an optional extra. The argument is that contract tests verify the shape of a system, but shadow mode is what proves its actual behaviour before full rollout.