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Alison Chaiken
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Ich bin in Philadelphia geboren und in USA aufgewachsen. Später arbeitete ich beim Bosch in Hildesheim und XSe in VIllingen-Schweningen. Von Februar 2026, beginne […]

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@liaizon @hongminhee Alas, I put this event on my calendar last week when I was in California. When I came here to DE, the calendar program shifted it to tomorrow, which I just noticed now. Oh well, I hope that it was very successful!
February 3, 2026 at 8:45 PM
@ryan @evan @dmarti I'm pretty happy with #duckduckgo AI implementation. It's unobtrusive, and not presented by default.
January 28, 2026 at 6:30 AM
@kernellogger Besonders interessant ist, dass die neue Andwendung nicht angeblich auf #rust geschrieben ist!
January 28, 2026 at 5:18 AM
@level98 Physics courses for physics majors typically rely on cgs (centimeter-gram-second) units rather than mks (meter-kilogram-second). The advantage is that some annoying constants go away, like mu-nought and epsilon-nought in Maxwell's Equations. As you note, other fields of physics have […]
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January 27, 2026 at 5:57 AM
The point of Test-Driven Development is to block the rush to write code. Unit tests at least make the developer consider what functions are needed and what their pre- and post-conditions are. Still, unit testing cannot typically help address questions like, "How many threads should the […]
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January 26, 2026 at 10:47 PM
@dangillmor @molly0xfff Does cryptocurrency harm those who don't buy it? It strikes me as a form of gambling, which ruins many lives, but not those who don't gamble.
January 21, 2026 at 6:01 AM
@tux Was für eine Überweisung dann?
January 19, 2026 at 6:03 AM
@dmarti If I'm not mistaken, @lwn does pay editors, editor's boss and owner, but they're all the same 4 or 5 people. Now that's a business plan!
January 18, 2026 at 5:33 AM
@dmarti Don't forget my personal favorite @lwn ! Other journalists are paid via Patreon or Medium and are no less valuable for being less visible.
January 18, 2026 at 5:29 AM