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TimescaleDB expands PostgreSQL query performance by 1000x, reduces storage utilization by 90%, and provides time-saving features for time-series and analytical applications—while still being 100% Postgres.

PStore implements a file based persistence mechanism based on a Hash. - ruby/pstore

Researchers marvel at the bird’s record-holding migratory flight of 7,000 or so miles from Alaska to New Zealand at this time of year. No eating or refueling along the way.

Nature - DeepMind’s system for predicting the 3D structure of proteins is among five recipients of science’s most lucrative awards.

BREAKING: Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announces that Japan will allow visa-free, individual tourism and remove a daily entry cap from Oct. 11.

The soleus muscle in the calf can do big things to improve the metabolic health in the rest of your body if activated correctly. Now UH researchers are pioneering the “soleus pushup” which elevates muscle metabolism for hours, even while sitting.

Empowering everyone to build reliable and efficient software.

Contribute to krea-ai/open-prompts development by creating an account on GitHub.

Judge lowers $7B award but agrees Charter is liable.

Nature - ‘Jarring’ study reveals hiring bias at US institutions.

I interviewed Toby Young about this ironic and shocking case of censorship.

Experts debate whether Neanderthals created art. A paleoanthropologist explores the evidence and the sources of people’s skepticism.

Florida law was blocked by lower courts that found it violates First Amendment.

Have you ever wondered what a particular piece of code is doing?

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Long after graduation, anxiety in waking life often drags dreamers back into the classroom.

Signal is currently blocked in Iran. To help people in the country accessSignal, we are republishing and revising a post that weoriginally posted in February, 2021 during a very similar situation in Iran.If you are willing and able, please follow the instructions…

The demand for lithium for EV batteries is driving a mining boom in an arid Andes region of Argentina, Chile, and Bolivia, home to half the world’s reserves. Hydrologists are warning the mines could drain vital ecosystems and deprive Indigenous communities…