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James Propp argues that even “stupid” questions can spark learning and new mathematics. Through personal anecdotes—from landlordship to bargaining mistakes—he shows murky questions can become insights when explored with patience and tools like ChatGPT. He recounts a probability project where stopping times in coin tossing lead to the elegant result that the expected heads-to-toss ratio at stopping is π/4, a coming-upon insight after missteps. He cautions against trusting AI for proofs or bibliographies, and champions asking many questions to uncover better ones.
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Text is an access-denied/temporarily unavailable notice from ResearchGate, not an article. It says the user cannot access www.researchgate.net and that site restrictions may block access. The URL references a publication titled 'Towards a Generalization of Knuth's Pseudocode Architecture From Algorithms to Knowledge' and includes diagnostic details (Ray ID, timestamp, IP). No article content is provided.
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CSMWrap is an EFI application that lets UEFI-only systems boot legacy BIOS by wrapping SeaBIOS as an out-of-firmware component. To use it, copy csmwrap<ARCH>.efi to a FAT-formatted partition’s /EFI/BOOT/ as BOOTX64.EFI or BOOTIA32.EFI, then boot via the UEFI entry. Disable Secure Boot if needed or sign the binary. Prefer an MBR partition table for compatibility. Optional csmwrap.ini enables serial output, custom VBIOS, IOMMU disable, verbose mode, and VGA card selection. SeaVGABIOS is used for video; a legacy video card improves compatibility. See the Wiki and credits.
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By March 2026, global tech layoffs reached about 45,363, with roughly 9,238 (20%) tied to AI adoption and automation. Major cuts include Block (4,000), WiseTech Global (2,000), Livspace (1,000), eBay (800) and Pinterest (675). Soaring layoffs hit cities like Seattle (16,590), San Francisco (9,395), Sydney (2,000), Stockholm (1,900) and Veldhoven (1,700). If trends persist, year-end losses could reach about 264,730. Companies cite AI-driven restructuring and productivity gains, alongside ongoing reskilling efforts.
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Zap Code is an AI-powered, free tool for kids ages 8-16 to build real web apps and games by describing ideas in plain English. It generates real HTML, CSS, and JavaScript with a live preview and offers three learning modes: Visual tweaks, Peek at code, and Edit real code. Projects can be published to a gallery and remixed, building a portfolio. Safety features include a parent dashboard, moderated gallery, no ads or tracking. It teaches transferable coding skills.
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claudetop is a real-time cost monitor for Claude Code sessions, like htop for Claude. It shows live session costs, burn rate, and monthly forecast; lets you compare models (Opus, Sonnet, Haiku) with cache-aware pricing; reports cache efficiency and context usage; issues smart alerts for overbudget, low cache, or runaway costs; logs per-session history and per-project costs; pricing updates automatically from pricing.json in the repo; supports user plugins in ~/.claude/claudetop.d and a simple install script.
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A surreal, game-like interface forces users to set volume to exactly 25% for 3 seconds and then endure a barrage of prompts, minigames, surveys, CAPTCHAs, and compliance checks to access controls. The piece satirically critiques invasive UX, mandatory ads, data harvesting, and performative consumer “participation,” layering quests, randomizers, and moralizing tasks to simulate a coercive, carnival-like experience.
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Claude doubles off-peak usage from March 13–27, 2026 for Free, Pro, Max, and Team plans (Enterprise excluded). Off-peak is outside 8 AM–2 PM ET / 5–11 AM PT; five hours of usage are doubled across Claude surfaces (web/desktop/mobile, Cowork, Claude Code, Claude for Excel, Claude for PowerPoint). No action needed; bonus usage doesn’t count toward weekly limits. After March 27, limits revert to standard with no billing changes. Terms apply; not transferable or cash value and not combinable with other offers.
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The post argues to move documentation into the code repo rather than external systems. Benefits: versioning with git, proximity to code, easier collaboration, automatic API doc generation, testable examples, and human-friendly reviews; docs become the spec. AI agents accelerate keeping docs up-to-date and reduce stale documentation, with rules/specs guiding agent work. Over time, most content (including rules) should be documentation, potentially replacing separate 'rules' files. Even with Git-centric workflows, collaboration tools like Google Docs can be used briefly, but core docs should live in the repo for accessibility, auditing, and consistency, with internal deployment as needed.
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Authors generalize Knuth's pseudocode from algorithms to knowledge representation, arguing that combining formal notation with multilingual natural language yields richer knowledge communication. They contend that a missing reader capable of both rich formal systems and natural language blocked earlier generalization; AI systems circa 2024 satisfy this reader condition. The result is a class of notations (structure = formal systems; content = natural language; reader = competent reader), with Lingenic as an example. The paper itself demonstrates the proposal and extends literate-style notation to knowledge.
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AbjadPro provides Arabic learning tools based on comprehensible input and spaced repetition. Learn the alphabet for free; signing up unlocks flashcards, videos, stories, and progress tracking. The program uses engaging stories and videos for meaningful input, with a Spaced Repetition System to accelerate vocabulary recall without replacing input. It offers foundations of the Arabic script, vowel markings, practice sets, numerals, and level-based content across dialects (MSA, Levantine, Egyptian). The site includes account features, privacy terms, and cookies.
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Jazzband is winding down after 10+ years. New signups are disabled; project leads will be contacted before PyCon US 2026 to transfer projects to new homes. A detailed wind-down plan and retrospective explain what happened. The org struggled with AI-generated spam PRs and a one-roadie governance model, compounded by leadership bottlenecks. Django Commons has stepped in for Django projects. In ten years, 3,135 members, 84 projects, ~93,000 GitHub stars, and 1,312 PyPI releases. Transition completes by end of 2026; sites remain accessible during wind-down.
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BBC profiles a Philippines-based 'chatter' who impersonates OnlyFans models in online chats, earning under $2 an hour for 8-hour shifts, five days a week, with targets to push hundreds of dollars in sales per shift. The work, done for agencies, involves sexting and selling explicit content; she finds it emotionally 'icky' and morally troubling, feeling she deceives fans. Unions warn about the unregulated nature of such online work and potential legal risks amid Philippine anti-pornography laws. Some later improved pay within another agency, but rates remain very low. OnlyFans says it has a relationship only with creators.
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The article argues that productivity gains since the 1970s have not been shared, with income rising for executives and shareholders while wages stagnate. It contends that Universal Basic Income is the only way to distribute gains to everyone as a cash dividend, since both AI and its data came from public and collective work. It cites RAND and EPI data and proposes about $1,400 per month per adult and $500 per month per child, funded by taxes on wealth or AI-related revenues, with Alaska’s Permanent Fund as a precedent. It rejects job guarantees or targeted benefits as substitutes.
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GitAgent is an open standard for Git-native AI agents, enabling seamless integration of AI agents with Git workflows and tooling.
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Purplesyringa tests compressors on a 327 KB Lua file for ComputerCraft and finds bzip2/bzip3 beat all LZ77-based codecs. Uncompressed 327 KB; gzip/zopfli ~75 KB; zstd/xz/brotli ~68 KB; bzip2 -9 63 KB; bzip3 61 KB. BWT-based approach groups contexts and needs no extensive heuristics, making decoding compact and deterministic; LZ77-based methods rely on backreferences. Decoder size can be kept small by dropping compatibility. An ad-hoc bzip2-like encoder achieves ~67 KB. Conclusion: for text/code, bzip offers the best ratio with simpler heuristics and acceptable speed tradeoffs.
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The piece argues eugenics is a rising force in U.S. politics and culture, reinforced by Trump and a tech‑driven rightward shift. It traces eugenics from early 20th‑century American policy and Nazi influence to today’s practices—sterilization, coercive contraception, criminalizing poverty, and selective immigration—promoted under a guise of merit and whiteness. It stresses liberal complicity, internalized ableism, anti‑Blackness, antisemitism, and other biases that normalize harm to disabled, poor, and marginalized people. The author calls for a broad cultural reckoning, inclusive solidarity, and, some argue, dismantling aspects of the United States to end eugenic thinking.
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Int’l ITC accuses HP of using Dynamic Security firmware updates to brick third‑party ink and toner, conflicting with EPEAT 2.0 rules. EPEAT 2.0 (Dec 2025) requires support for remanufactured cartridges or an approved alternative. HP issued firmware 2602A/B in Jan 2026 for about 11 models, drawing criticism that HP prioritizes profit over environmental standards. The Int’l ITC notes HP is uniquely aggressive in lockouts. No printers are yet registered under EPEAT 2.0. HP did not respond to comment requests.
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