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The concept of instances in social media is a category error, as it's a Mastodon-brained concept that doesn't apply to atproto, which separates hosting and apps. Decentralization in atproto is achieved by swapping hosting or making new apps, unlike Mastodon where decentralization is measured by the number of instances.
Hyundai is buying SoftBank's remaining 9.65% stake in Boston Dynamics for $325 million, gaining full control of the humanoid robotics company. This move will allow Hyundai to deploy Boston Dynamics' robots in its own factories, starting with the electric Atlas robot at its Georgia plant by 2028.
A Colombian scientist developed an ultrasonic espresso method using high-frequency sound waves to extract coffee flavor without hot water, saving up to 75% of energy. The method produces espresso-strength coffee in under three minutes, with taste results similar to traditional espresso.
UK politicians plan to ban social media for users under 16 in Spring 2027, citing online harms but critics argue it will cause more harm than good. The ban will limit access to educational content, local events, and distant friends and family.
How many of the 171,476 English words do you actually know? Take our scientifically stratified 100-question challenge to find out.
Oracle engineer Lois Foltan confirmed that JEP 401: Value Classes and Objects will be integrated into the main OpenJDK repository and target JDK 28. The feature allows programmers to declare value classes and objects that can be optimized for performance, enabling density and locality in memory, and is currently in preview mode.
I have a system with c servers, each of which can only handle a single concurrent request, and has no internal queuing. The servers sit behind a load balancer, which contains an infinite queue. An unlimited number of clients offer c * 0.8 requests per second to the load balancer on average. In other words, we increase the offered load linearly with c to keep the per-server load constant. Once ...
Google Workspace is warning Firefox users to switch to Chrome, affecting Business Plus accounts. This may impact Firefox access, prompting teams to ensure software compatibility across browsers.
William Heronemus, a UMass professor, led a team that built the first wind turbine, dubbed the "Wind Furnace," in 1976 to prove wind energy's potential. His work sparked the wind industry, inspiring a generation of engineers and leading to the development of modern wind farms.
Bobby Prince, a renowned composer and sound designer, passed away on June 16, 2026, leaving behind a legacy in the video game industry. He is survived by his wife Connie, children, and grandchildren, and will be remembered for his kindness, humor, and love.
Starfront Observatories in Rockwood, Texas, offers ultra-dark skies for astrophotographers to control their telescopes remotely. Owner Bray Falls hosts 550 telescopes, allowing users to access them from anywhere for as little as 99 dollars a month.
Senators Cruz and Wyden introduced the JAWBONE Act to protect First Amendment rights from government coercion of private companies to censor speech. The bill creates a federal cause of action and transparency system for government communications with intermediaries about user expression.
DuckDB is a fast in-process analytical SQL database that has gained widespread adoption due to its ease of use and performance. It can read data from various file formats like Parquet, CSV, and JSON, and execute queries directly on these files without the need for a server or cluster.
The Open Courts Act of 2026 aims to eliminate PACER fees and modernize federal court filing systems, improving public access and cybersecurity. The bill is supported by EFF and other organizations, seeking to make court records easier to find and understand.
The plan is to drive a huge motorized banana car around the world, meeting people and selling merchandise to fund the trip. A partner is needed for filming, editing, and uploading videos, with a 50/50 split on resulting income.
The Ahmes papyrus contains a table of Egyptian fraction representations of fractions of the form 2/n for odd integers n. The Egyptians used a table of these representations to calculate other fractions by doubling and adding 1.
To become a successful researcher, you need to combine reading and building skills, and be willing to put in the time and effort required. A good researcher stays open-minded, refuses to let ego cloud their judgement, and is willing to learn from failure.
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Tom Di Mino claims to have deciphered Linear A, a Bronze-age Minoan writing system, by linking it to an extinct Semitic language. His breakthrough could be a major discovery in linguistics, potentially shedding light on the use of logograms in Linear A and resolving problems with Linear B translations.
Robert Recorde introduced zenzizenzizenzic to represent the eighth power of a number in 1557. It is an obsolete notation with more Zs than any other word in the Oxford English Dictionary.
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Researchers at MIT developed Fractal, a new kernel that gives a cleaner view of processor behavior, and has already found previously unknown behavior in Apple's M1. Fractal treats hardware as the object of study, allowing researchers to run experiments with minimal background noise and gain a deeper understanding of processor behavior.
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ClickHouse is an open-source analytical database that was released in 2016 and has become the most popular open-source database with over 2000 contributors. It was created by a single developer who started with a custom data structure for incremental aggregation and eventually built a full-fledged database system from scratch.
Amazon MGM dropped Luca Guadagnino's Sam Altman biopic Artificial due to unknown reasons. The film, starring Andrew Garfield, will now be released by a different studio after positive screen tests.
Gribouille 0.3.0 adds guide control for hiding axis ticks and legends, and introduces a theme parameter for styling composition chrome. It also includes fixes for legend layout, stacking area charts, and other features.
The author noticed a significant increase in people wearing AirPods during a trip to the US, feeling isolated and disconnected from others. Regular human contact is essential for our well-being, but earbuds can hinder this by creating a "Do Not Disturb" sign and reducing opportunities for casual interactions.
We let AI agents read and write files in our projects, and we install skills or plugins from the internet. npm malware steals secrets at install time. The AI agents run commands and install npm packages too, and sometimes those packages are hallucinated or malicious. airgap is a wrapper that runs a program inside namespaces. Sensitive secrets in files are hidden from AI agents. Agents can ...