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Xubuntu.org Might Be Compromised

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Websites Are for Humans

People may abandon commercial social media due to content overload, AI-generated disinformation, and decision fatigue. There will be a shift towards fragmented, private, or self-hosted platforms emphasizing human touch and artisanal quality. The IndieWeb principles—POSSE and PESOS—may revive, encouraging users to control their content by posting on personal websites first and syndicating elsewhere.

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How to Assemble an Electric Heating Element from Scratch

Build a 12V DC electric resistance heating element from nichrome wire, connected directly to a solar panel without a battery. Calculate resistance based on panel voltage and current using Ohm’s law, then determine wire length and connect multiple wires in parallel if needed for even heat. Solder nichrome to heat-resistant cables, add safety components like thermal switches and fuses, and encapsulate in mortar or create a removable brick. This approach improves efficiency, safety, and cost compared to commercial elements, enabling DIY solar-powered heating solutions.

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Replacement.ai

Replacement.AI aims to replace humans with superhuman AI for economic gain, dismissing human flaws and safety concerns. It develops AI tools, including a children's system called HUMBERT, to automate parenting and everyday tasks, ultimately rendering humans obsolete. The company emphasizes profits over safety and human flourishing, celebrating the end of human roles and creativity.

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Lost Jack Kerouac story found among assassinated mafia boss' belongings

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A Tower on Billionaires' Row Is Full of Cracks. Who's to Blame?

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Improving PixelMelt's Kindle Web Deobfuscator

Improving PixelMelt's Kindle Web Deobfuscator involved reconstructing text from Amazon DRM ebooks by extracting SVG characters, creating images, and applying OCR using Tesseract. While effective in producing a visually similar layout and reasonably accurate text, the process is manual, imperfect, and does not handle images or semantic structure. The author suggests the method can be recreated with programming skills, but ultimately stops buying Amazon books, preferring alternatives like Kobo. The technique demonstrates a way to access personal ebook content despite DRM obfuscation.

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Abandoned land drives dangerous heat in Houston, Texas A&M study finds

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BQN "Macros" with •Decompose (2023)

The article explores BQN's •Decompose system function, allowing access to the syntax tree of tacit functions. It demonstrates breaking down functions into abstract syntax trees (AST), manipulating their structure, and reassembling them, enabling advanced macros like alternate train semantics and symbolic differentiation. Examples include converting trains to nested monads, left-to-right application, and computing derivatives symbolically. The approach uses recursive decomposition and reconstruction functions. While currently non-practical, this technique offers potential for complex code transformations, machine learning prototyping, and advanced array programming in BQN.

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Lego Theft Ring

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Uber will offer gig work like AI data labeling to drivers while not on the road

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OpenAI researcher announced GPT-5 math breakthrough that never happened

OpenAI researchers falsely claimed GPT-5 solved certain previously unsolved math problems; the model only retrieved known research, not new solutions. The incident drew criticism from experts and was retracted. GPT-5 is currently more useful for literature review and research support rather than solving complex problems.

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What Happened in 2007?

Since 2007, correlating with widespread smartphone adoption, various troubling trends have emerged: declines in happiness, youth mental health crises, rising depression and anxiety, increased internet addiction and sleep problems, stagnating IQ scores, and slowing economic productivity. The rapid growth of smartphones and constant connectivity are believed to contribute to attention detriments and diminished life outcomes, especially among youth. The trends suggest a significant societal impact linked to mobile technology, prompting calls for further research.

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How one of the longest dinosaur trackways in the world was uncovered in the UK

A 220-meter-long dinosaur trackway, likely made by sauropods like Cetiosaurus, was uncovered in Oxfordshire’s Dewars Farm Quarry, marking one of the longest ever found. The footprints reveal details about dinosaur movement and behavior, including a rare print suggesting a pause. The site also contains smaller footprints of Megalosaurus and marine fossils, providing insights into the Jurassic environment. Preservation was aided by the right sediment and climate conditions, offering a unique glimpse into the prehistoric landscape of the UK.

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Show HN: Duck-UI – Browser-Based SQL IDE for DuckDB

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Did Space Debris Hit A United Flight Over The Rockies Thursday?

A United flight from Denver to Los Angeles diverted to Salt Lake City due to a windshield crack. There were initial speculations about space debris causing scorch marks, but experts suggest it was likely due to routine windshield heat/structural cracks or heat system arcing, common in aviation. No confirmed airliner debris strikes exist, and the risk from space debris remains very low. The incident involved a Boeing 737 MAX 8 with no confirmed extraterrestrial cause.

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Jupyter Collaboration has a history slider

A new document timeline feature in JupyterLab, part of the Jupyter Collaboration extension, allows users to explore, compare, and restore previous versions of shared documents, including notebooks, text files, and 3D models via JupyterCAD. It uses a timeline slider and forked versions to navigate history without altering the main document, supported by CRDT-based undo management. The feature enhances collaboration, version control, and iterative workflows across disciplines.

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The Case for the Return of Fine-Tuning

Fine-tuning in AI is experiencing a renaissance due to new tools, better frameworks, and increased demand for model ownership and control. While large models shifted focus to prompt engineering and retrieval-augmented generation, fine-tuning offers bespoke, controlled, and efficient customization. Modern pipelines are modular and orchestrated, enabling continuous learning and online reinforcement learning. Infrastructure improvements and open ecosystems facilitate this shift. Fine-tuning is now viewed as a strategic, ownership-driven process rather than just a technical step, potentially shaping the future of AI customization and deployment.

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The optimistic case for protein foundation model companies

The article discusses the surge in funding for protein foundation model startups, questioning its rationale amid Open-source models' growing competitiveness and perceived commoditization. It highlights that private models may soon outperform open-source equivalents in complex tasks, especially multi-property optimization beyond simple binding. The potential for models to automate multi-objective protein design, including biochemical properties, could revolutionize drug development and reduce costs. Ultimately, while current benchmarks focus on binding, broader applications may offer significant value, justifying investments in advanced protein modeling.

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Show HN: Newcomer Ranking – Alternative to GitHub Trending for New Repos

A list of the top 100 new rising GitHub stars, recently surpassing 500 stars. Many repositories gained thousands of stars in just days, covering diverse topics including AI, machine learning, programming tools, frameworks, and utilities across multiple languages.

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