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In the moral panic over vaping, we risk forgetting that cigarettes kill | Martha Gill | The Guardian
November 10, 2024 at 10:00:06 AM GMT+1 * - permalink -Let us start with how odd it is to be imposing bans on the most popular and effective aid for quitting smoking that we currently have
- https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/nov/10/in-the-moral-panic-over-vaping-we-risk-forgetting-that-cigarettes-kill
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Demi Moore: the US is ‘built on Puritans, religious fanatics and criminals’ | Film | The Guardian
November 6, 2024 at 3:13:26 PM GMT+1 * - permalink -Demi Moore: the US is ‘built on Puritans, religious fanatics and criminals’
- https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/nov/06/demi-moore-the-us-is-built-on-puritans-religious-fanatics-and-criminals-election
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We’re leaving Kubernetes - Blog
November 4, 2024 at 10:01:43 PM GMT+1 * - permalink -we’ve found that Kubernetes is not the right choice for building development environments
- https://www.gitpod.io/blog/we-are-leaving-kubernetes
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Hi Google, please stop 💩 the bed: a desperate plea from the independent web.
October 31, 2024 at 12:57:55 PM GMT+1 * - permalink -Google is killing independent websites by burying them in the search results, even when we perfectly follow their guidelines.
Nobody" is sure what is going on, but their search engine started breaking down about 16 months ago
- https://build.shepherd.com/p/hi-google-please-stop-the-bed-a-desperate
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‘Christmas creep is real’: festivities start earlier every year, analysis finds | Christmas | The Guardian
October 28, 2024 at 8:15:13 AM GMT+1 * - permalink -‘Christmas creep is real’: festivities start earlier every year, analysis finds
Data supports belief that Christmas-themed merchandise, songs and decorations are appearing ahead of season
- https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2024/oct/28/christmas-creep-real-festivities-start-earlier-every-year-analysis-finds
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Open Source on its own is no alternative to Big Tech - Bert Hubert's writings
October 27, 2024 at 12:46:48 PM GMT+1 * - permalink -Open Source on its own is no alternative to Big Tech
- https://berthub.eu/articles/posts/open-source-by-itself-is-no-alternative-for-big-tech/
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Slack researcher discusses the fear, loathing and excitement surrounding AI in the workplace
October 21, 2024 at 6:40:53 PM GMT+2 * - permalink -5 types of AI personalities in the workplace:
“The Maximalist” who regularly uses AI on their jobs; “The Underground" who covertly uses AI; “The Rebel,” who abhors AI; “The Superfan” who is excited about AI but still hasn't used it; and “The Observer" who is taking a wait-and-see approach- https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/slack-researcher-discusses-fear-loathing-155644802.html
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Germans decry influence of English as ‘idiot’s apostrophe’ gets official approval | Germany | The Guardian
October 12, 2024 at 3:49:10 PM GMT+2 * - permalink -“There is a long tradition of conservative circles fretting about international influences on the German languages,” said Stefanowitsch. “It used to be French, and now it’s mainly English”
- https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/07/germany-influence-of-english-idiots-apostrophe
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The human internet is dying. AI images taking over google... : ChatGPT
October 9, 2024 at 12:50:51 PM GMT+2 * - permalink -Human internet is dying, AI images taking over Google
- https://old.reddit.com/r/ChatGPT/comments/1fye6tb/the_human_internet_is_dying_ai_images_taking_over/
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‘A huge loss’: is it the end for the ship that helped us understand life on Earth? | Science | The Guardian
October 9, 2024 at 9:18:09 AM GMT+2 * - permalink -For almost 40 years the Joides Resolution drilled into the ocean floor to collect samples and data that helped scientists to study Earth’s history and structure
- https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/oct/09/a-huge-loss-is-it-the-end-for-the-ship-that-helped-us-understand-life-on-earth
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Keanu Reeves spins out at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in pro racing debut | Motor sport | The Guardian
October 6, 2024 at 10:43:06 AM GMT+2 * - permalink -Reeves, who qualified 31st out of the 35 cars, ran as high as 21st and successfully avoided a first lap crash in turn 14. Reeves finished 25th
- https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/oct/05/keanu-reeves-pro-racing-debut-toyota-gr-cup
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Why toilet paper keeps getting smaller and smaller - The Hustle
August 27, 2024 at 7:31:55 PM GMT+2 * - permalink -"Toilet paper is shrinkflation at its absolute worst"
- https://thehustle.co/news/why-toilet-paper-keeps-getting-smaller-and-smaller
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Prozac in waterways is changing how fish behave, research finds | Fish | The Guardian
August 27, 2024 at 7:52:13 AM GMT+2 * - permalink -Prozac in waterways is changing how fish behave, research finds
Australian study of guppies shows that pharmaceutical pollution could threaten species’ long-term survival
- https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/aug/27/australia-prozac-waterways-fish-behaviour
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GitHub - chrxh/alien: ALIEN is a CUDA-powered artificial life simulation program.
August 17, 2024 at 11:14:42 PM GMT+2 * - permalink -Artificial LIfe ENvironment (ALIEN) is an artificial life simulation tool based on a specialized 2D particle engine in CUDA for soft bodies and fluids
- https://github.com/chrxh/alien
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Apple Is America’s Semiconductor Problem - Semiconductor Digest
August 9, 2024 at 4:33:56 PM GMT+2 * - permalink -No single company is more responsible for thinning out America’s chip manufacturing than Apple
- https://www.semiconductor-digest.com/apple-is-americas-semiconductor-problem/
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Is the dream of nuclear fusion dead? Why the international experimental reactor is in ‘big trouble’ | Energy | The Guardian
August 4, 2024 at 9:55:57 AM GMT+2 * - permalink -Is the dream of nuclear fusion dead? Why the international experimental reactor is in ‘big trouble’
- https://www.theguardian.com/technology/article/2024/aug/03/is-the-dream-of-nuclear-fusion-dead-why-the-international-experimental-reactor-is-in-big-trouble
