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Convert HLS video (mp4) into Gif with CLI shorthand
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HakkaSaver, a transparent screen saver on macOS
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Spotify Library not synced on Windows
I'm a Spotify user having multiple devices on many platforms. I found out that Windows Spotify's library data inconsistency compared to my other devices. The newest »
Swift lazy initializer with lookup ability if value equals nil
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Android Instrumented Tests on Firebase Test Lab with Travis CI
If Travis CI is your Continuous Integration service, running Instrumented Tests right on the Travis CI build is a bad idea. You can only use ARM »
Gson TypeAdapter slow deserialization
If you have been using Gson's TypeAdapter you might want to check your TypeAdapter's constructer to see if it causing performance issue. Recently I received a »
repositories declaration inside build.gradle
I've been confused about the different repositories declaration inside build.gradle. There are: repositories inside top-level build.gradle's buildscript block repositories inside top-level build.gradle's allprojects »
Which storage directory should I use for storing on Android 6+
Android File System Structure Android uses the Linux file system structure which has a single root. So, both internal storage and external storage are directories which »
Disabling notification vibration on Android 8
Starting in Android 8.0 (API level 26), all notifications must be assigned to a channel or it will not appear. NotificationChannel is a new notification »