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The Castration of Sima Qian (2022)
Sima Qian (145–86 BC) is considered the foremost Chinese historian for his work, Records of the...
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The Unexpected Resurrection of Harlan Ellison
In 1968, a notoriously caustic science fiction writer accused Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry of peddling...
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Spending 30 years in a psychological study warped Susannah Breslin's life
For three decades, Susannah Breslin was studied by researchers.As a baby, her parents enrolled her in...
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Helios-NG: massively-parallel OS for manycore CPUs
Welcome fellow reader of ‘el Reg’... you might have come here due to this The Register...
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A Million Years Without a Megaslide
Earthquakes, volcanic activity, and sediment flux can trigger underwater landslides known as submarine slides, which can...
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Understanding and avoiding visually ambiguous characters in IDs
It is not uncommon that I need to write down or communicate IDs when interacting with...
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Finding the First 10-digit Prime in Digits of e (2017)
Back in 2004, Google ran a recruitment campaign where they posted the following billboard along the...
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Fifty Years of the Personal Computer Operating System
PC software pioneer Gary Kildall demonstrated CP/M, the first commercially successful personal computer operating system in...
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It's Hyperobjects All the Way Down
1.You might think, in this time of profound human and climate trauma, that the world is...
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HTML-first, framework-agnostic implementation of shadcn/UI – franken/UI
6 months ago Meeting Tomorrow Hi, let's have a meeting tomorrow to discuss the project. I've...
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AI programming tools should be added to the Joel Test
Here's a wake-up call to all CTOs: AI programming tools are getting freaking amazing and if...
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Google Maps goes haywire on Indian roads
It was pitch black. The shortcut that Google Maps directed them to, off the highway, got...
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Changelog-Driven Releases
Mathieu Larose Projects Hire Me April 2024 Ever released an untested version of your open-source project...