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  • Extra disk space (30GB minimum)

    Holy shit. Are they generating documentation or a game?

    On November 14th at 1PM UTC

    Looks like the announcement was written by somebody from the US and the picture made by somebody non-US.

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  • America at the Center of Anime Piracy War in New Google Copyright Rankings
  • Piracy isn't only torrenting. Speeds are better on TOR than I2P, so streaming websites could host the data and allow users to download it directly (DDL). They could also be on TOR and I2P, then provide the DDLs on TOR and torrents on I2P - the best of both worlds.

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  • US Senate To Revive Software Patents With PERA Bill Vote On Thursday
  • The U.S destroying its own economy. Who could've asked for a better Christmas present? With Trump at the helm next year, it's only a question of time before trade partners tell the U.S to fuck off and they stop ignoring decisions like these.

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  • Bash Script to compile a single rust script, execute the binary and delete the binary
  • That's pretty cool, but terrifying as well. Can't wait for somebody to go a step further and start writing proc macros (call it rusht) to replace bash scripts with rust scripts. Actually, now that I think about it, not so terrifying. They can probably be debugged better, could be safer (unless someone starts publishing malicious proc macros), allow dependencies to be added to compose better scripts without relying on they system's package manager, and so much more.

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  • Logseq - A privacy-first, open-source knowledge base
  • It has many upsides like every page being a markdown file, the interface is nice and easy to use, it supports embedding files images, videos, diagrams and PDFs, highlighting PDFs and referring to the highlights, saved searches (e.g all tasks about "life", pages about science and " forum responses", ...), and I'm probably forgetting a few. It even has a mobile app that's works quite well.

    The downside however is that it's all in some functional language transpiled into JavaScript to run in electron. There's no CLI to take a directory and spit out HTML files to host your notes, "automation" means downloading and running the electron app, then interacting with an API that controls electron and simulates clicking. It's amongst the worst solutions I've seen for automation and I'm not sure why they built the application this way. And because it's an electron app, there are unnecessary difficulties on read-only system partitions / atomic operating systems. Finally, though opensource, they have a Contributor Licence Agreement (CLA).

    My fear is that there will be a rugpull at some point in the future and I'll have to find an alternative solution, so right now I'm on the (passive) lookout for opensource alternatives with mobile apps. Found nothing yet and I don't want to start developing one myself (no time).

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  • The US government wants devs to stop using C and C++
  • Eventually, painfully, slowly, we'll move to memory-safe languages. It really is a good idea. Personally, though, I don't expect it to happen this decade. In the 2030s? Yes, 2020s? No.

    This. Unless the government starts introducing fines or financial incentives (like fines) to force the use of memory-safe languages, ain't nothing gonna happen.

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  • phys.org The mechanics of ovulation: Study explains how muscle-like fibers help eggs squeeze out from follicle

    Eggs pop out of ovaries. But what propels them has been unknown. Now, researchers from the University of Connecticut explain in an article published in the September 18 issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences that tiny, muscle-like fibers in the ovary's cells squeeze the egg out...

    The mechanics of ovulation: Study explains how muscle-like fibers help eggs squeeze out from follicle

    cross-posted from: https://rss.ponder.cat/post/53510

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    cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/32201894

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    Snapdragon 8 Elite arrives with Linux support, potentially unlocking PC gaming on phones and tablets

    cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/25405532

    > > Qualcomm engineering director Trilok Soni recently confirmed that the company's Linux team published Linux kernel updates for the Snapdragon 8 Elite processor. Qualcomm unveiled the SoC earlier this month, targeting a new generation of flagship phones and tablets supporting Android and Linux.

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    Is GNU Taler usable?

    Thanks for creating the community. The sidebar description sounds like monero without blockchain. Is it currently usable?

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    phys.org 'Party atmosphere': Skygazers treated to another aurora show

    Scientist Jim Wild has traveled to the Arctic Circle numerous times to study the northern lights, but on Thursday night he only needed to look out of his bedroom window in the English city of Lancaster.

    'Party atmosphere': Skygazers treated to another aurora show

    > Scientist Jim Wild has traveled to the Arctic Circle numerous times to study the northern lights, but on Thursday night he only needed to look out of his bedroom window in the English city of Lancaster.

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    www.scientificamerican.com Dark Matter Black Holes Could Fly through the Solar System Once a Decade

    The universe’s hidden mass may be made of black holes, which could wobble the planets of the solar system when they pass by

    Dark Matter Black Holes Could Fly through the Solar System Once a Decade

    > Black holes the size of an atom that contain the mass of an asteroid may fly through the inner solar system about once a decade, scientists say. Theoretically created just after the big bang, these examples of so-called primordial black holes could explain the missing dark matter thought to dominate our universe. And if they sneak by the moon or Mars, scientists should be able to detect them, a new study shows.

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    What if somebody wrote a virus that infected windows computers to replace the OS with linux?

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    phys.org A possible explanation for the 'missing plastic problem': New detection technique finds microplastics in coral skeletons

    Researchers from Japan and Thailand investigating microplastics in coral have found that all three parts of the coral anatomy—surface mucus, tissue, and skeleton—contain microplastics. The findings were made possible thanks to a new microplastic detection technique developed by the team and applied ...

    A possible explanation for the 'missing plastic problem': New detection technique finds microplastics in coral skeletons

    These findings may also explain the "missing plastic problem" that has puzzled scientists, where about 70% of the plastic litter that has entered the oceans cannot be found. The team hypothesizes that coral may be acting as a "sink" for microplastics by absorbing it from the oceans. Their findings were published in the journal Science of the Total Environment.

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    phys.org A possible explanation for the 'missing plastic problem': New detection technique finds microplastics in coral skeletons

    Researchers from Japan and Thailand investigating microplastics in coral have found that all three parts of the coral anatomy—surface mucus, tissue, and skeleton—contain microplastics. The findings were made possible thanks to a new microplastic detection technique developed by the team and applied ...

    A possible explanation for the 'missing plastic problem': New detection technique finds microplastics in coral skeletons

    cross-posted from: https://rss.ponder.cat/post/30414

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    phys.org Deserts' biggest threat? Flooding

    A new study from the USC Viterbi School of Engineering researchers, along with researchers from the Institute de Physique du Globe de Paris at the University of Paris Cité, has found that the increase in soil erosion in coastal areas due to desertification is worsening flood impacts on Middle Easter...

    Deserts' biggest threat? Flooding

    > A new study from the USC Viterbi School of Engineering researchers, along with researchers from the Institute de Physique du Globe de Paris at the University of Paris Cité, has found that the increase in soil erosion in coastal areas due to desertification is worsening flood impacts on Middle Eastern and North African port cities.

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    Radicle 1.0 released

    radicle.xyz Radicle

    Sovereign code infrastructure.

    Radicle

    cross-posted from: https://discuss.tchncs.de/post/21810137

    > Radicle is an open source, peer-to-peer code collaboration stack built on Git. Unlike centralized code hosting platforms, there is no single entity controlling the network. Repositories are replicated across peers in a decentralized manner, and users are in full control of their data and workflow.

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    Are there any 3 in 1 (in terms of width) or 48:9 monitors out there?

    I've only found 2 in 1 / 2 monitors wide with aka 32:9. They call them "ultrawide" but IMO they should be called double wide monitors. Even the Samsung 57" Odyssey Neo G9 monitor, despite its size, is still just 32:9.

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    Space & Astronomy @mander.xyz onlinepersona @programming.dev
    phys.org SpaceX Polaris Dawn mission aiming for history with first private spacewalk

    The SpaceX Polaris Dawn mission, a daring multiday orbital expedition that will feature the first-ever spacewalk by private citizens, is targeting liftoff early Tuesday, though weather could play spoilsport.

    SpaceX Polaris Dawn mission aiming for history with first private spacewalk

    > If they launch, the highlight of the mission will be the first spacewalk composed entirely of non-professional astronauts, who will be wearing sleek, newly developed SpaceX extravehicular activity (EVA) suits outfitted with heads-up displays, helmet cameras, and an advanced joint mobility system.

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    Asterinas: a rust kernel with a linux ABI

    Linux maintainers are unwilling to get rust into the kernel, so some rust folks decided to start writing a new kernel with same ABI. This allows them to make new architectural decisions. An example being their "frame kernel" (something between a monolithic kernel and a microkernel).

    If I may say, it's more legible and the tooling is way better, right off the bat.

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    phys.org Global South cities lack cooling green spaces

    Cities in the Global South are more exposed to extreme heat because they lack cooling green spaces, new research shows. The study found that Global South cities have just 70% of the "cooling capacity" provided by urban greenery in the Global North. The paper, published in the journal Nature Communic...

    Global South cities lack cooling green spaces

    cross-posted from: https://rss.ponder.cat/post/20502

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    phys.org Researchers identify effective materials for protecting astronauts from harmful cosmic radiation on Mars

    Researchers have identified specific materials, including certain plastics, rubber, and synthetic fibers, as well as Martian soil (regolith), which would effectively protect astronauts by blocking harmful space radiation on Mars. These findings could inform the design of protective habitats and spac...

    Researchers identify effective materials for protecting astronauts from harmful cosmic radiation on Mars

    cross-posted from: https://rss.ponder.cat/post/16484

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    phys.org Test of a prototype quantum internet runs under New York City for half a month

    To introduce quantum networks into the marketplace, engineers must overcome the fragility of entangled states in a fiber cable and ensure the efficiency of signal delivery. Now, scientists at Qunnect Inc. in Brooklyn, New York, have taken a large step forward by operating just such a network under t...

    Test of a prototype quantum internet runs under New York City for half a month

    cross-posted from: https://rss.ponder.cat/post/16876

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    www.scientificamerican.com U.S. Wind and Solar Are on Track to Overtake Coal This Year

    Two renewable resources, wind and solar, together have produced more power than coal through July—a first for the U.S.

    U.S. Wind and Solar Are on Track to Overtake Coal This Year

    cross-posted from: https://rss.ponder.cat/post/10432

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    Ladybird browser is switching from C++ to Swift

    Andreas Kling aka @awesomekling wrote:

    >We've been evaluating a number of C++ successor languages for @ladybirdbrowser , and the one best suited to our needs appears to be @SwiftLang 🪶 > >Over the last few months, I've asked a bunch of folks to pick some little part of our project and try rewriting it in the different languages we were evaluating. The feedback was very clear: everyone preferred Swift! > >Why do we like Swift? > >First off, Swift has both memory & data race safety (as of v6). It's also a modern language with solid ergonomics. > >Something that matters to us a lot is OO. Web specs & browser internals tend to be highly object-oriented, and life is easier when you can model specs closely in your code. Swift has first-class OO support, in many ways even nicer than C++. > >The Swift team is also investing heavily in C++ interop, which means there's a real path to incremental adoption, not just gigantic rewrites. > >Strong ties to Apple? > >Swift has historically been strongly tied to Apple and their platforms, but in the last year, there's been a push for "swiftlang" to become more independent. (It's now in a separate GitHub org, no longer in "apple", for example). > >Support for non-Apple platforms is also improving, as is the support for other, LSP-based development environments. > >What happens next? > >We aren't able to start using it just yet, as the current release of Swift ships with a version of Clang that's too old to grok our existing C++ codebase. But when Swift 6 comes out of beta this fall, we will begin using it! > >No language is perfect, and there are a lot of things here that we don't know yet. I'm not aware of anyone doing browser engine stuff in Swift before, so we'll probably end up with feedback for the Swift team as well. > >I'm super excited about this! We must steer Ladybird towards memory safety, and the first step is selecting a successor language that we can begin adopting very soon. 🤓🐞

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    Microbiology @mander.xyz onlinepersona @programming.dev
    phys.org Bacteria encode hidden genes outside their genome; do we?

    Since the genetic code was first deciphered in the 1960s, our genes have seemed like an open book. By reading and decoding our chromosomes as linear strings of letters, like sentences in a novel, we can identify the genes in our genome and learn why changes in a gene's code affect health.

    Bacteria encode hidden genes outside their genome; do we?

    cross-posted from: https://rss.ponder.cat/post/8399

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