FeedCity

Technically we do store hierarchical data in the database — each reply knows the reply it's replying to and the root post — but we only display replies as a flat list. I had intended to have a mode where it switches to hierarchical when a conversation has gotten long and out of control, but never got around to that.

Servers can now run on SQLite as well as MySQL (that's the day's big server-side story -- see the server worknotes), and the dialog's last line follows along: it says "SQLite version" or "MySQL version" to match the actual engine, with the real version number either way. The server sends the engine name in a new databaseEngine member of the user-data record, and the client reads it as of v0.6.10. First seen live on scratchpad.rss.chat, the first server running on SQLite.

Laos did something no other country has tried: it banned the import of new gas and diesel passenger cars outright. As of June 1, nearly every new car cleared for import has to be electric.

It’s the most aggressive EV mandate on the planet right now, and it has almost nothing to do with consumer demand.

Range Rover revealed the first images of the all-electric GT, a stunning new grand tourer built for the long haul. The interior is even more of a surprise.

A Low-Key U.S. Attorneys Scandal Eighteen months in, President Trump’s strategy to circumvent the Senate on the appointment of U.S....

The market for small e-readers has been booming lately. Earlier this year, Jason took a look at the Xteink X4, a pint-sized reading device that was about as light and small as they come.…