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CERN has developed a portable antimatter containment device to enable shipping of antimatter across Europe. The system, mounted on a truck and cooled with liquid helium, maintains superconducting magnets to trap antimatter particles like protons with minimal loss. It successfully traveled nearly 4 km at over 40 km/h without any proton loss, paving the way for transporting antimatter to laboratories such as a new facility in Düsseldorf, Germany, which will facilitate higher-precision antimatter experiments.
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The article shares experiences with mainframe code modernization, highlighting COBOL's data structures, numeric and string handling, internationalization, and clever programming tricks, such as redefinitions and specific string parsing methods. It also references system-specific elements like the JCL "dd" command, illustrating the complexity and quirks of legacy mainframe systems.
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Blocking all ICMP traffic is not recommended, as it performs essential functions like troubleshooting (ping, traceroute), Path MTU Discovery, and IPv6 neighbor discovery. While some ICMP types can pose security risks, blocking specific types (e.g., rate limiting or at network borders) is advised rather than blocking all. Proper management of ICMP traffic enhances network reliability and security.
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A project to create a mini-ITX sized Macintosh Plus logicboard clone that can be built without original parts. It features onboard VGA, uses standard power supplies, and includes custom modifications like a SCSI header and sound replacement. The board is surface-mount, with plans for open-source release. Prototype boards have been produced and tested successfully.
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"The Machine Stops" depicts a future society reliant on an all-encompassing machine that controls every aspect of life. People live underground, communicate through screens, and have lost direct experience of the natural world. Vashti, a conformist mother, values the machine but is unaware of its failure. Her son Kuno seeks to reconnect with the surface of the Earth and rejects total dependence on the machine. When the system finally collapses, humanity is exposed to the outside world and its mortal dangers. Kuno and Vashti find fleeting moments of genuine human connection and understanding amid the chaos, symbolizing a return to natural life and true human experience.
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Optimized PDF table rendering in iText, reducing processing time by up to 95%. Key improvements include caching border collapse calculations, optimizing tagged PDF processing, and refining tree traversal algorithms for tagging. These changes significantly sped up large table generation, from minutes to seconds, and were included in iText 9.1.0.
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Rocky Linux 10 will support RISC-V as an alternative architecture, enabling out-of-the-box use on VisionFive 2 and QEMU, with limited support for P550 via vendor kernels. This community-driven effort collaborates with Fedora, aiming for rapid growth and hardware expansion. RISC-V builds will not block overall release progress. Support includes several hardware options, with ongoing developments. The initiative marks a significant step toward a cross-architecture ecosystem for Rocky Linux.
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a16z speedrun is a 12-week global startup accelerator supporting AI, entertainment, and tech founders with funding, mentorship, resources, and community. It offers direct investments, coaching, industry connections, and perks like credits and recruitment. The program has funded over 120 startups with $100M since 2023, fostering a collaborative environment for rapid product development and growth.
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ClipJS is a free, open-source, browser-based video editor that requires no registration, downloads, or watermarks. It allows users to trim, combine videos, images, texts, and audio instantly without ads, filtering easily via PC or phone.
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Ryan Williams proved that small amounts of memory can be as powerful as time in computation, a breakthrough in understanding the relationship between space and time resources. His universal simulation method demonstrates that algorithms with limited space can solve problems previously thought impossible, challenging long-held assumptions in complexity theory. The result also implies certain problems require more time than space, edging closer to resolving the P versus PSPACE question. This marks the first significant progress in 50 years.
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Bhutan issued the world's first playable record postage stamps in 1972, designed by American adventurer Burt Todd. These miniature vinyl records, embedded with folk songs and country histories, are collectible and have increased significantly in value. Todd's innovative stamp designs, including talking stamps and other novelty issues, made Bhutan notable for its philatelic ventures.
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Ratatoi is a C library that wraps strtol as an "evil" atoi: it crashes with abort() on overflow to ensure memory safety, instead of silently failing.
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Depleting cysteine in mice causes rapid weight loss (~30% in a week) by disrupting cellular energy pathways, reducing coenzyme A levels, and forcing fat burn. The process activates stress responses and increases hormone GDF15, preventing fat replenishment. Findings highlight cysteine's crucial role in metabolism and potential for future obesity treatments, though practical application in humans remains complex.
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Google AI Studio Updated with new features including Gemini 2.5 Pro for code generation, multimodal media tools like Imagen, Veo, and Lyria RealTime, native speech and audio generation, URL context retrieval, and simplified app deployment to Cloud Run. It enhances developer experience with iterative chat, project management, and previewing models, making it a comprehensive platform for building AI-powered applications.
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