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The piece argues that “robot” is a social construct rooted in science fiction, not a fixed technical category. Using a dishwasher as a foil, it shows that robots aren’t defined solely by technology but by cultural perception and discomfort. Over time the term has shifted with novelty—industrial arms, Roombas, cobots, humanoid forms—driven by fears about work, rights, and what it means to be human. Frankenstein and Star Trek illustrate how robots serve as narrative tools to probe humanity. In short, robots are defined by perception, not just function.
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rat's register allocator is a five-step, greedy, one-pass backend rework. It replaces the old linear-scan with a priority-bin-packing approach: Live ranges, Fixed registers, Coalescing, Picking registers, and Spilling with code rewrite. vregs are bundled (via copies/phi joins) and assigned by priority weight / sqrt(length); if no register is free, bundles spill to stack, then rewritten using a small temp. It uses backwards block walks, holes, hints, and union-find for merges; no eviction or range splitting. Quick wins: 58% fewer allocator lines, ~22% allocator time and ~77% total sqlite O0 compile-time improvement.
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X Corp. sent cease-and-desist notices on Aug 24 and Sept 8, 2026 demanding permanent takedown of Nitter and its repository. The author now says there is no legal counsel and seeks funding and help to fight for Nitter’s future. Appeals for lawyers or organizations to assist. Donations via Liberapay, Patreon, Ko‑fi, BTC, ETH, XMR, SOL, ZEC, and other methods; funds first cover legal costs, then development. Thanks to everyone who supported Nitter over seven years. — zedeus, Oct 10, 2026.
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IRCv3 Working Group develops and tests extensions to the IRC protocol; core specs RFC1459/2812 and a new core document; extensions are backward-compatible; roadmap and GitHub host the work; FAQ and Libera.Chat channel. Features include SASL login, sharing account info, optional message metadata, instant away, accurate receive timestamps, and grouping messages. Ongoing work includes standardized account registration/verification, history access, secure connection auto-detection, Unicode nicknames/channels, and client avatars. Participating orgs listed (InspIRCd, Irssi, IRCCloud, WeeChat, Nefarious IRCd, HexChat, BitlBee, Kiwi IRC, UnrealIRCd, ircdocs, ZNC, Palaver).
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European Alternatives provides a searchable directory to find European substitutes for non-European brands and services. Users can search by category or by brand (e.g., Coca-Cola, Amazon, Google) and click a non-European solution to view its European alternative. The page lists numerous brands as examples and includes standard site links and legal notices in the footer. Site: Buy-European.net.
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Dave Rupert notes a small group leaving the online world: Salma retires from the internet and DevRel to go offline; Chad Whitacre writes a typewriter letter and plans a religion-themed zine, pondering the practicality of such an exit; Brett Codes quits AI and video, choosing a more unplugged, conviction-driven life. He muses on hidden costs and how they sustain themselves, and reflects on the bittersweet joy of life offline, ending with a wish to join them soon.
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LineageOS Changelog 32 outlines the 24.0 release with Android 17, marking a 10th anniversary. It covers security patches from Aug 2025–Oct 2026 for 18.1–24.0 and backports to legacy branches; major app updates (Canvas image editor; Catapult TV launcher; Etar; Jelly; Updater with redesigned UX; Seedvault; WebView 155). It adds WebUSB-based browser flashing tools, CI/CD improvements, and an accessibility audit. Deprecations include older Linux kernels; expansion of device support via common kernels and shims; Wiki and translations enhancements; extensive new device additions.
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RAM shortages are reviving DDR4 as Intel and AMD plan CPUs that support older memory. Gigabyte says two LGA1700 motherboards will back upcoming Intel chips, reviving DDR4 alongside DDR5 with launches expected in early 2027. AMD is pursuing a similar path for the AM4 platform with Ryzen 7 5800X3D. DDR4, launched in 2014, remains far cheaper than DDR5, which offers higher speeds and efficiency but at a steep price (about $260 for 32GB DDR4 vs $620 for DDR5). With cross-compatibility returning and price gaps wide, holding DDR4 makes financial sense for now.
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Git stores objects as zlib-compressed data; commit size depends on compression efficiency and later packfile dedup. In practice, loose objects incur overhead, but larger commits are space-efficient. Experiments show: an empty repo .git ~64 KB; a commit with 250 tiny files ~112 KB; a tiny 3-byte change ~17 KB; another 4 new objects for a single-file change; a 583 KB binary commits to ~300 KB; a 16.4 MB source file commits to ~1.6 MB. Larger commits with few files can be 10–50% of uncompressed data.
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Agent Standup lets Claude Code sessions become a live stand-up with AI agents. A lead issues orders and sub-agents join, share screens, report back, and you see who’s waiting or blocked. It runs anywhere Claude Code does and supports live voices, context gauge, tokens, replay, recap, a change-tree, and video. It also supports 8 languages. Install as a VS Code extension (or .vsix), via npx, desktop app, or other editors; not signed by Apple on macOS. MIT licensed, unofficial and built by Atoll92; open source.
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Deterministic simulation testing (DST) in celld runs production code in a controlled simulator to explore execution orders, time, and storage faults. Using seeds, the same code and settings reproduce identical runs, and failures can be replayed to diagnose and verify fixes, with invariants checked after each action. A race involving alarm wake entries exposed a bug: deleting an old wake entry could break a new alarm’s wake-up. The fix creates a separate object-storage entry for each alarm and defers deletion until confirmed. Regression tests were added, and broader fault/restart testing is planned.
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Researchers at Texas A&M report that polyethylene microplastics, common in food packaging, may contribute to fatty liver disease, with worsened effects when combined with an unhealthy, Western-style diet high in fat, fructose, and cholesterol. Using spatial transcriptomics, they mapped liver damage and identified a PPAR-α–ANXA2 cross-talk that may underlie impaired fat metabolism and tissue repair. The findings suggest polyethylene can affect liver function both on its own and in the presence of dietary risk factors, raising questions about progression to fibrosis and potential therapeutic targets; further human-relevant studies are needed.
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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says we must treat AI models as potentially compromised and implement an emergency brake to pause or shut down a model mid-task. He calls for transparency, containment, tamper-proof human-readable evidence, independent audits, timely incident disclosure, and verifiable data, with standardized containment technologies as models grow more capable.
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GSD Task Manager uses an Eisenhower matrix to sort tasks by urgency and importance, helping you finish rather than juggle. It’s visualization-first and offline-first, storing data in IndexedDB with optional PocketBase sync. Key features: four-quadrant drag-and-drop, Quick Capture, full task editing, search, keyboard shortcuts, and Smart Views; due dates, tags, dependencies with circular checks; archive, analytics, and sync history. Privacy-first: local-only by default; cloud sync is optional. Includes a separate MCP server; self-hosting via Docker. Live app: gsd.vinny.dev.
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