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In the 70s I sold mainframes door-to-door. My first 4 domains were free. There were no registrars, or ICAAN, or hosting vendors. My nick was pre-banned from SEO forums. Claude AI just rejected me. All my program languages are dead.
The great AI hype correction of 2025 | MIT Technology Review
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The great AI hype correction of 2025
Four ways to think about this year's reckoning
www.technologyreview.com
December 15, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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"While the generative AI boom had tons of impact on all sorts of companies, it immediately upended everything about Stack Overflow in an existential way."

Stack Overflow users don't trust AI. They're using it anyway | The Verge

www.theverge.com/podcast/8440...
December 15, 2025 at 5:03 PM
The arid US midwest just crept 140 miles east thanks to climate change
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Climate change and the aridification of North America | PNAS
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"There are no solutions, only trade-offs" --Thomas Sowell
The arid US midwest just crept 140 miles east thanks to climate change
There’s a line that stretches down North America, singeing into the continent a border that separates an arid west from a humid east. And it’s on the move.
qz.com
December 15, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Research Links Extreme Cold Weather in the United States to Arctic Warming - NOAA Climate Program Office
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How Climate Change May Be Affecting the Polar Vortex : Rutgers
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Research Links Extreme Cold Weather in the United States to Arctic Warming - Climate Program Office
The study provides insights that could potentially extend the warning lead time of cold extremes in the United States, Canada, and Asia.
cpo.noaa.gov
December 15, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Massive Study Reveals Where Gout Comes From, And It's Not What We Thought : ScienceAlert
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Massive Study Reveals Where Gout Comes From, And It's Not What We Thought
Gout is often blamed on overindulgence in alcohol or unhealthy eating, but research suggests genetics plays a much bigger role in the painful arthritic condition than previously thought.
www.sciencealert.com
December 10, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Perl's decline was cultural
www.beatworm.co.uk/blog/compute...
#Tech
December 6, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Dirksen: A billion here, a billion there, and pretty soon you're talking about real money.

Doesn't seem to apply nowadays:

It’s Official: Netflix to Acquire Warner Bros. in Deal Valued at $82.7 Billion (hollywoodreporter.com)

#usEconomy #WallSt
December 5, 2025 at 4:32 PM
YouTuber accidentally crashes the rare plant market with a viral cloning technique - Dexerto

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#SciSky
YouTuber accidentally crashes the rare plant market with a viral cloning technique - Dexerto
YouTuber ‘Plants in Jars’ explained how she was a driving force in accidentally crashing the rare plant market with one specific method.
www.dexerto.com
December 4, 2025 at 11:00 PM
#MedSky

San Francisco sues Coca-Cola, Kraft over ultraprocessed food – DW – 12/03/2025
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San Francisco sues Coca-Cola, Kraft over ultraprocessed food – DW – 12/03/2025
The Californian city is suing makers of ultraprocessed foods that health experts link to obesity and other diseases.
www.dw.com
December 3, 2025 at 8:11 PM
MIT study: AI can already do the work of 12% of America's workforce

www.msn.com/en-us/techno...

#Jobs #Employment
November 30, 2025 at 9:43 PM
#SciSky #MedSky

70 Years Since the First Kidney Transplant, Pig-to-human Option Gains Attention - Home Dialysis Central

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70 Years Since the First Kidney Transplant, Pig-to-human Option Gains Attention
“We stand at the beginning of a future where organ shortages may no longer dictate patient outcomes.”
homedialysis.org
November 30, 2025 at 9:16 PM
#3dprinting

3D printing with unconventional vase mode

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3D printing with unconventional vase mode
vorpal.se
November 23, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Kevin Boone: The privacy nightmare of browser fingerprinting

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November 23, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Google tells employees it must double capacity every 6 months to meet AI demand - Ars Technica

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Google tells employees it must double capacity every 6 months to meet AI demand
Google’s AI infrastructure chief tells staff it needs thousandfold capacity increase in 5 years.
arstechnica.com
November 23, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Iowa City's Free Bus Experiment Has Been a Remarkable Success

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Iowa City's Bus Experiment Has Been a Remarkable Success
So much so that it's continuing it for a third year
www.newser.com
November 22, 2025 at 9:09 PM
ho-le-crap! I let this loop a couple of times. Show the kids.

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They just disappeared O_O
Posted in r/blackmagicfuckery by u/lillacmess • 9,042 points and 213 comments
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November 16, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Verizon to slash 15,000 jobs in its biggest shake-up ever | TechSpot

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Verizon to slash 15,000 jobs in its biggest shake-up ever
Most of the reduction is expected to come through layoffs, while about 200 company-owned stores will transition into franchised operations – a shift that will remove those...
www.techspot.com
November 15, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Ultra-processed foods linked to higher risk of precancerous polyps, new study finds - CBS News

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Ultra-processed foods linked to higher risk of precancerous polyps, new study finds
Eating ultra-processed foods could lead to an increased risk of being diagnosed with precancerous colorectal growths for women under 50, according to new research.
www.cbsnews.com
November 15, 2025 at 1:11 PM
World’s Largest Cargo Sailboat Completes Historic First Atlantic Crossing
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World’s Largest Cargo Sailboat Completes Historic First Atlantic Crossing
Marine Insight - The maritime industry guide.
www.marineinsight.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Tiny electric motor is as powerful as four Tesla motors put together and outperforms record holder by 40%

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Tiny electric motor is as powerful as four Tesla motors put together and outperforms record holder by 40%
UK-based YASA has just built a tiny electric motor that makes Tesla motors look like slackers, and this invention could potentially reshape the future of EVs
supercarblondie.com
November 4, 2025 at 1:32 AM