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Abuse at the Max-Planck Institutes in Germany
There was rarely a meeting with the director that didn't feel destabilizing. "He was hitting his...
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The Plasma desktop is miles ahead of everything else (2021)
The Plasma desktop is miles ahead of everything else Updated: April 30, 2021 Normally, I tried...
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Bluesky quickly sold out of the T-shirt its CEO wore to troll Mark Zuckerberg
When Bluesky CEO Jay Graber took the SXSW stage this week, she managed to make fun...
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Show HN: OCR Benchmark Focusing on Automation
Interest in the field of OCR document processing has grown significantly with back-to-back releases from new...
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The Internet of Beefs (2020)
You’ve heard me talk about crash-only programming, right? It’s a programming paradigm for critical infrastructure systems,...
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East Asian personality may stem from Ice Age Siberia 20000 yrs ago
I have never thought I’d be involved in science. I assumed you needed a lab coat...
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Germanwings A320. Novel Theory of the Crash
Crash: Germanwings A320 near Barcelonnette on Mar 24th 2015, first officer alone in cockpit, initiated rapid...
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Lawmaker seeks ban of toxic fuel at Portland racetrack after Guardian story
An Oregon legislator has moved to ban the use of leaded fuel at a racetrack in...
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AI search engines cite incorrect sources at an alarming 60% rate, study says
Even when these AI search tools cited sources, they often directed users to syndicated versions of...
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Decrypting encrypted files from Akira ransomware using a bunch of GPUs
I recently helped a company recover their data from the Akira ransomware without paying the ransom....
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(Any) 8-hour time-restricted-eating window effective for weight loss
Participants with obesity who engaged in any of three 8-hour, time-restricted eating schedules experienced weight loss...
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Prequel (YC W21) Is Hiring a Strong Front End Engineer
Helping B2B co's sync data to their customersConnect directly with founders of the best YC-funded startups.Apply...
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The School Car Pickup Line Is a National Embarrassment
I teach a lot of international students about the US education system and our schools. Whenever...
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You Can Make Postgres Scale
Mar 13th, 2025Lev Kokotov Postgres scales. No other two words that I’ve ever heard of, produced...