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NSFW

Definition
Stands for "Not Safe For Work."
4294967296

Definition
4294967296 is the total number of possible unique values in 32 bits.
16-bit

Definition
16-bit means that something uses a piece of data that has a length of 16 bits (or 2 bytes in a typical computer).
From 0 to 65535

Definition
Range of numbers we can store in a 16-bit unsigned integer data structure.
65536

Definition
The total number of unique values we can store in 16 bits (or 2 bytes).
8-bit

Definition
8-bit means that something uses a piece of data that has a length of 8 bits (or 1 byte in a typical computer).
256

Definition
256 is the total number of unique values you can store in 8 bits or in 1 byte.
Total Number of Possible Unique Values per Bit Length

List
Reference
For reference, a list with the total number of unique values we have in a sequence of N bits.
How Many Unique Values We Can Store in N Bits?

Explanation
We can calculate it with the formula X = 2^N.
Wolfram|Alpha

Definition
A website you can use to calculate all sorts of things.
Significant Numbers in Computers

Explanation
List
Learn why numbers like 256, 255, 16, 32, 1024, and 4294967296 have special significance in computers!
Typical Computer

Definition
The typical computer of 2024 is a computer that is powered by electricity and stores data as bits (binary digits, which can be either 0 or 1).
How to Hide the Default Columns in the Admin Pages in WordPress using PHP

Tutorial
Tutorial: learn how to hide the default columns (title, author, categories, tags, comments, date) in the admin pages of Wordpress using PHP.
PHP

Definition
PHP is a programming language used mainly to create websites.
How to Disable RSS Feeds for Search Pages on WordPress using PHP

Tutorial
Tutorial: learn how to disable RSS feeds for search pages on Wordpress (version 6.4.3) using PHP. This tutorial is intended for developers who are already proficient with using function.php or developing plugins.
Attention

Definition
Attention refers to people's ability to focus on things in order to gain information. Without focus, it's not possible to absorb information even if it's available.
Navbars on Hover

My Blog
When I added a navbar to my website, I figured it would make sense to make the menus appear when the mouse cursor hovers over an item, because that's how it works on a menubar. In doing this, I made two mistakes.
I Can't Disable "AI Overview" in Google

My Blog
Recently, Google started rolling out a feature that shows AI-generated answers when you search for something. There doesn't seem to be a way to disable this.
RSS Autodiscovery

Definition
The ability of RSS clients and web browsers to discover RSS feeds associated with a webpage.
Not a Bug?!: Why Icons of RSS Feeds Appear Stretched in Some Feed Readers!

Explanation
Akregator displays the image of an RSS feed stretched, but why this happens?