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The ‘Epic of Gilgamesh’ is not the oldest surviving work of literature
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Tales of Times Forgotten
No, the 'Epic of Gilgamesh' Is Not the Oldest Surviving Work of Literature - Tales of Times Forgotten
If you think you know one thing about the ancient Mesopotamian Epic of Gilgamesh, then, chances are, you probably think that the epic is the oldest surviving work of literature in the whole world. This claim pervades basically all non-academic discussion…
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Tauri and Svelte for faster, lighter desktop apps
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ghostdev.xyz
Build a cross platform app with Tauri - GHOST
Tauri is excellent at building cross-platform lightweight desktop applications using web technology. This post covers what Tauri is, and what it can do.
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New (LTE) Rotary Cell Phone [video]
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The Endless Doomscroller
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The Endless Doomscroller
An endless stream of doom, without all the specifics.
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Australia gov wants telco Optus to pay for new passports for data breach victims
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RNZ
Australian govt wants telco Optus to pay for new passports for data breach victims
The Foreign Affairs Minister formally asked teleco Optus to cover passport application fees for anyone caught up in a data breach which affected millions of Australians.
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The US Sabotaged a USSR Natural Gas Pipeline in 1982 (2004)
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The Sydney Morning Herald
Cold War hotted up when sabotaged Soviet pipeline went off with a bang
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Analysis of Chromium issue 1196683, 1195777
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iamelli0t’s blog
Analysis of Chromium issue 1196683, 1195777
On April 12, a code commit[1] in Chromium get people’s attention. This is a bugfix for some vulnerability in Chromium Javanoscript engine v8. At the same time, the regression test case regress-1196683.js for this bugfix was also submitted. Based on this regression…
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Badssl.com
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Meta has banned the personal Facebook accounts for everyone on our team
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The most dangerous road for cyclists in America
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Bicycling
The Deadly Evolution of America’s Most Dangerous Road for Cyclists
When 13-year-old Andrew Alati biked across Hempstead Turnpike on June 30, 2019, the odds were stacked against him
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Scientists find wreckage of ship that tried to warn Titanic of iceberg
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CNN
This ship tried to warn the Titanic about the iceberg. Now scientists have found its wreckage
The wreck of a ship that tried to warn the RMS Titanic of the iceberg that sank it on its maiden voyage has been found at the bottom of the Irish Sea.
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Converting Coal Power Plants to Nuclear Gains Steam
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IEEE Spectrum
Converting Coal Power Plants to Nuclear Gains Steam
A U.S. Department of Energy report identifies over 300 coal plants that could be swapped over
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HDD Clicker – HDD Sound Simulator
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E2EE vulnerabilities in matrix-js-sdk, matrix-ios-sdk and matrix-android-sdk2
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matrix.org
Upgrade now to address E2EE vulnerabilities in matrix-js-sdk, matrix-ios-sdk and matrix-android-sdk2
Matrix, the open protocol for secure decentralised communications
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RootMyTV is a user-friendly exploit for rooting/jailbreaking LG webOS smart TVs
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GitHub
GitHub - RootMyTV/RootMyTV.github.io: RootMyTV is a user-friendly exploit for rooting/jailbreaking LG webOS smart TVs.
RootMyTV is a user-friendly exploit for rooting/jailbreaking LG webOS smart TVs. - RootMyTV/RootMyTV.github.io
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"Ducks,” the Canadian cartoonist Kate Beaton’s new graphic memoir
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The New Yorker
How Kate Beaton Paid Off Her Student Loans
“Ducks,” the Canadian cartoonist’s new graphic memoir, chronicles two years she spent working in the Athabasca oil sands, in northeastern Alberta.
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Collecting Vernacular Photography
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What to Do If a Nuclear Disaster Is Imminent
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Ki4U
WHAT TO DO IF A NUCLEAR DISASTER IS IMMINENT!
Practical 'What To Do' Family Action Plan for Imminent Nuclear Attack (terrorist or strategic nukes) & Radioactive Fallout! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
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How to Build a Personal Webpage from Scratch (In 2022)
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rutar.org
How to Build a Personal Webpage from Scratch - Alex Rutar
An opinionated introduction to designing and deploying a modern static webpage.
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KittyHawk air taxi startup is winding down
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WSJ
Kittyhawk, Google Co-Founder Larry Page’s Air Taxi Startup, Is Winding Down
The closing of the company, backed by Google co-founder Larry Page, marks an exit from a crowded industry.
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The GJK Algorithm for intersecting shapes (2021) [video]
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YouTube
A Strange But Elegant Approach to a Surprisingly Hard Problem (GJK Algorithm)
In 1988, three engineers came together and developed one of the most clever solutions to the problem of detecting when two complex objects collide. Their solution, the Gilbert Johnson Keerthi (GJK) algorithm, named after the authors, made an incredible impact…
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