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The CIA just stopped publishing their World Factbook and took every page, including the archived copies of previous versions!
This sucks. It was public domain, so I recovered the 2020 edition (the last one published as a zip file) and shared it to GitHub […]
This sucks. It was public domain, so I recovered the 2020 edition (the last one published as a zip file) and shared it to GitHub […]
Original post on fedi.simonwillison.net
fedi.simonwillison.net
February 5, 2026 at 12:26 AM
The CIA just stopped publishing their World Factbook and took every page, including the archived copies of previous versions!
This sucks. It was public domain, so I recovered the 2020 edition (the last one published as a zip file) and shared it to GitHub […]
This sucks. It was public domain, so I recovered the 2020 edition (the last one published as a zip file) and shared it to GitHub […]
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so it turns out that when VS Code asks you “do you trust the authors of this folder?” what they mean is that it’ll auto-execute .vscode/tasks.json if it exists, which can include shell commands.
maybe that’s too many features. you can’t hold all these features. put a few features back
maybe that’s too many features. you can’t hold all these features. put a few features back
January 21, 2026 at 8:04 AM
so it turns out that when VS Code asks you “do you trust the authors of this folder?” what they mean is that it’ll auto-execute .vscode/tasks.json if it exists, which can include shell commands.
maybe that’s too many features. you can’t hold all these features. put a few features back
maybe that’s too many features. you can’t hold all these features. put a few features back
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With all these countries sending 1 military unit to Greenland I've learned about this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tripwire_force
January 16, 2026 at 6:54 PM
With all these countries sending 1 military unit to Greenland I've learned about this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tripwire_force
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https://www.reddit.com/r/maryland/comments/1q23hym/nasas_largest_library_is_closing_amid_staff_and/
They are currently throwing the books in dumpsters.
They are currently throwing the books in dumpsters.
January 4, 2026 at 6:29 PM
https://www.reddit.com/r/maryland/comments/1q23hym/nasas_largest_library_is_closing_amid_staff_and/
They are currently throwing the books in dumpsters.
They are currently throwing the books in dumpsters.
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If early derails are correct, this happened because of sparklers setting extremely flammable ceiling foam on fire.
In other words, what caused The Station nightclub fire in the US - twenty-three years ago.
Safety rules are written in blood.
www.swissinfo.ch/eng/various/...
In other words, what caused The Station nightclub fire in the US - twenty-three years ago.
Safety rules are written in blood.
www.swissinfo.ch/eng/various/...
Swiss bar fire likely started by sparklers on champagne bottles, says prosecutor
Around 40 people are dead and 115 seriously injured by a blaze in a crowded bar on New Years' Eve in the Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana.
www.swissinfo.ch
January 3, 2026 at 8:34 AM
If early derails are correct, this happened because of sparklers setting extremely flammable ceiling foam on fire.
In other words, what caused The Station nightclub fire in the US - twenty-three years ago.
Safety rules are written in blood.
www.swissinfo.ch/eng/various/...
In other words, what caused The Station nightclub fire in the US - twenty-three years ago.
Safety rules are written in blood.
www.swissinfo.ch/eng/various/...
For people who, like me, got a new Commodore 64 Ultimate for either new year or Xmas: a German magazine is doing a number of very nice 'getting started' videos about the machine. The videos are auto-translated, so also non-German speakers can enjoy them.
See […]
See […]
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hachyderm.io
January 2, 2026 at 7:43 AM
For people who, like me, got a new Commodore 64 Ultimate for either new year or Xmas: a German magazine is doing a number of very nice 'getting started' videos about the machine. The videos are auto-translated, so also non-German speakers can enjoy them.
See […]
See […]
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(Energy transitions can happen faster than we think): In 2000 almost 90% of Denmark’s electricity was from fossil fuels, but in 2024, that number was a mere 10%. No addition, just transition. Jan Rosenow […]
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wandering.shop
December 24, 2025 at 5:01 PM
(Energy transitions can happen faster than we think): In 2000 almost 90% of Denmark’s electricity was from fossil fuels, but in 2024, that number was a mere 10%. No addition, just transition. Jan Rosenow […]
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I've heard anecdotal reports of computer repair places "accidentally" breaking the ram and refunding the customer the catalogue price from six months ago, presumably to feed it into machines of more important corporate customers... so we're already at the scavenging-to-survive stage of AI […]
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infosec.exchange
December 23, 2025 at 11:12 AM
I've heard anecdotal reports of computer repair places "accidentally" breaking the ram and refunding the customer the catalogue price from six months ago, presumably to feed it into machines of more important corporate customers... so we're already at the scavenging-to-survive stage of AI […]
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just as a little pro-tip for being a considerate help recipient, I’ve found that IT service people are quite happy when you use the exact words “resolved, you can close the ticket”
December 22, 2025 at 10:08 AM
just as a little pro-tip for being a considerate help recipient, I’ve found that IT service people are quite happy when you use the exact words “resolved, you can close the ticket”
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Kudos to the @ACM:
"Beginning January 2026, all ACM publications and related artifacts in the ACM Digital Library will be made open access."
https://dl.acm.org/openaccess
#cs #computerscience #openaccess
"Beginning January 2026, all ACM publications and related artifacts in the ACM Digital Library will be made open access."
https://dl.acm.org/openaccess
#cs #computerscience #openaccess
自2026年1月起，ACM旗下所有出版物将全面开放获取。
Beginning January 2026, all ACM publications will be made open access (dl.acm.org)
12-18 ↑ 178 HN Points
dl.acm.org
December 20, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Kudos to the @ACM:
"Beginning January 2026, all ACM publications and related artifacts in the ACM Digital Library will be made open access."
https://dl.acm.org/openaccess
#cs #computerscience #openaccess
"Beginning January 2026, all ACM publications and related artifacts in the ACM Digital Library will be made open access."
https://dl.acm.org/openaccess
#cs #computerscience #openaccess
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I hope Trump lives long enough to see his name unceremoniously removed from all the things he pasted it on.
December 20, 2025 at 6:46 PM
I hope Trump lives long enough to see his name unceremoniously removed from all the things he pasted it on.
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I had a very Rowling-unapproved dream that Harry Potter broke a curse through technicality by changing pronouns from “he” to “they”
December 17, 2025 at 8:18 AM
I had a very Rowling-unapproved dream that Harry Potter broke a curse through technicality by changing pronouns from “he” to “they”
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"In Finland, tax records are considered public data, and every November, the tax authorities release a dataset to the media containing the incomes earned and taxes paid by Finland’s richest."
"At the top spot this year was Mikko ”Miki” Kuusi, founder of food delivery company Wolt and CEO of […]
"At the top spot this year was Mikko ”Miki” Kuusi, founder of food delivery company Wolt and CEO of […]
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mastodon.online
December 16, 2025 at 7:28 AM
"In Finland, tax records are considered public data, and every November, the tax authorities release a dataset to the media containing the incomes earned and taxes paid by Finland’s richest."
"At the top spot this year was Mikko ”Miki” Kuusi, founder of food delivery company Wolt and CEO of […]
"At the top spot this year was Mikko ”Miki” Kuusi, founder of food delivery company Wolt and CEO of […]
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"The Dutch government has quietly removed #google #tracking tools from job listings for its intelligence services over concerns that the data would expose aspirant spies to U.S. #surveillance," according to POLITICO.
"The intervention would put an end to Google’s processing of the data of job […]
"The intervention would put an end to Google’s processing of the data of job […]
Original post on eupolicy.social
eupolicy.social
December 3, 2025 at 7:15 PM
"The Dutch government has quietly removed #google #tracking tools from job listings for its intelligence services over concerns that the data would expose aspirant spies to U.S. #surveillance," according to POLITICO.
"The intervention would put an end to Google’s processing of the data of job […]
"The intervention would put an end to Google’s processing of the data of job […]
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comparisons of AGC program memory size to USB PD controller program memory size are at least _kind of_ apples to apples in terms of the task performed, but it's still not a fair comparison because the Apollo computer did not have to deal with thousands of other vendors connecting their […]
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mastodon.social
November 29, 2025 at 12:57 AM
comparisons of AGC program memory size to USB PD controller program memory size are at least _kind of_ apples to apples in terms of the task performed, but it's still not a fair comparison because the Apollo computer did not have to deal with thousands of other vendors connecting their […]
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October 7, 2025 at 7:37 AM
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user with 537 tabs and documents open on three 4k monitors: why do computers these days use so much ram? this never happened when I had one single Internet Explorer window open on a 800x600 monitor
November 19, 2025 at 4:21 PM
user with 537 tabs and documents open on three 4k monitors: why do computers these days use so much ram? this never happened when I had one single Internet Explorer window open on a 800x600 monitor
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I saw a new exhibit of some of hiroshige’s 100 famous views of edo today and this one stopped me in my tracks
November 18, 2025 at 1:06 AM
I saw a new exhibit of some of hiroshige’s 100 famous views of edo today and this one stopped me in my tracks
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Doctors in China have used lab-grown insulin-producing cells to treat a woman with type 1 diabetes. The cells were made from her own tissue, reprogrammed into stem cells, and then grown into tiny clusters that release insulin. A year after the transplant, her blood sugar remains normal without […]
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wandering.shop
November 15, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Doctors in China have used lab-grown insulin-producing cells to treat a woman with type 1 diabetes. The cells were made from her own tissue, reprogrammed into stem cells, and then grown into tiny clusters that release insulin. A year after the transplant, her blood sugar remains normal without […]
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Mozilla: we are developing our AI features for Firefox with user input and emphasis on user choice
users: please stop. no-one who specifically uses alternative browser Firefox wants this. our choice is no
Mozilla:
users: please stop. no-one who specifically uses alternative browser Firefox wants this. our choice is no
Mozilla:
November 13, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Mozilla: we are developing our AI features for Firefox with user input and emphasis on user choice
users: please stop. no-one who specifically uses alternative browser Firefox wants this. our choice is no
Mozilla:
users: please stop. no-one who specifically uses alternative browser Firefox wants this. our choice is no
Mozilla: