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Team closes in on “holy grail” of room temperature quantum computing chips
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www.osapublishing.org
Ultra-efficient frequency conversion in quasi-phase-matched lithium niobate microrings
We demonstrate quasi-phase-matched frequency conversion in a chip-integrated lithium niobate microring resonator, whose normalized efficiency reaches 230,000%/W or 10−6 per single photon.
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Working with GitHub Actions
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Jeffrafter
Working with GitHub Actions
GitHub Actions are still in beta and are changing quickly. But if you are looking to get started the possibilities are endless.
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A man who linked CO2 to climate change in 1895
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Cloverly Blog
The man who linked CO2 to climate change—in 1895
Arrhenius theorized that if atmospheric CO2 levels doubled, the Earth's surface temperatures would rise by 5°C to 6°C. Scientists now think 2°C to 3°C is more likely. Still, not bad for pencil, paper, and the amount of data available in 1895.
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China Detains Former U.S. Air Force Pilot Flying for FedEx
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WSJ
WSJ News Exclusive | China Detains Former U.S. Air Force Pilot Flying for FedEx
Chinese authorities have detained a FedEx pilot in the city of Guangzhou, elevating pressure on the company, which is already in Beijing’s crosshairs amid a U.S.-China trade war.
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The U.S. economy is growing and using less and less stuff to do so
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Harvard Business Review
Dematerialization and What It Means for the Economy — and Climate Change
Andrew McAfee, co-director of the MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy, explains how the U.S. economy is growing and actually using less and less stuff to do so. Thanks to new technologies, many advanced economies are reducing their use of timber, metals…
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Silent Skies: Billions of North American Birds Have Vanished
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Scientific American
Silent Skies: Billions of North American Birds Have Vanished
Though waterfowl and raptor populations have made recoveries, bird populations have declined since 1970 across nearly all habitats
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The Mysterious Death of the Hacker Who Turned in Chelsea Manning
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Colt is ending production of AR-15s
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American Military News
Colt is ending production of AR-15s
Colt Firearms will be ending its production and sales of its AR-15 rifles due to lack of public demand amid excess market capacity. Get the most beautiful D-Day 75th Anniversary Commemorative Coin on the market, here Colt released a statement on Thursday…
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US takes 'richest nation on earth' crown from Switzerland
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US takes 'richest nation on earth' crown from Switzerland
People in the US are now the world’s wealthiest citizens, just ahead of the Swiss, a new global report shows.
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A Gentle introduction to Kubernetes with more than just the basics
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GitHub
GitHub - eon01/kubernetes-workshop:
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A Gentle introduction to Kubernetes with more than just the basics.
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Give it a star if you like it. - eon01/kubernetes-workshop
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Pain Points of Web Development with WordPress
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Medium
The Pain Points of Web Development with WordPress
Watch out for these four problem areas
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Ask HN: Cons of Being on a Remote/Distributed Team?
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AI competitions don’t produce useful models
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Luke Oakden-Rayner
AI competitions don’t produce useful models
Ai competitions are fun, community building, talent scouting, brand promoting, and attention grabbing. But competitions are not intended to develop useful models.
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Rent control will make housing shortages worse
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The Economist
Rent control will make housing shortages worse
The latest trend in housing policy will compound decades of failure
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Interactive Hand Pose Estimation Using a Stretch-Sensing Soft Glove
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igl.ethz.ch
igl | Interactive Geometry Lab | ETH Zurich | Interactive Hand Pose Estimation using a Stretch-Sensing Soft Glove
Abstract, paper, video and other publication materials.
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Hard Times in Silicon Valley? Not for the Payments Startup Stripe
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NY Times
Hard Times in Silicon Valley? Not for the Payments Start-Up Stripe
Known for its quiet and steady growth, Stripe said on Thursday that it received new funding that made it worth $35 billion.
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State employees authorized courthouse 'penetration,' records show
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desmoinesregister
Iowa Judicial Branch approved courthouse 'penetration,' contract shows
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Kiss – A Linux distribution with a focus on “less is more”
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U.S. drone strike kills 30 pine nut farm workers in Afghanistan
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Reuters
U.S. drone strike kills 30 pine nut farm workers in Afghanistan
JALALABAD, Afghanistan (Reuters) - A U.S. drone strike intended to hit an Islamic State (IS) hideout in Afghanistan killed at least 30 civilians resting after a day’s labor in the fields, officials said on Thursday.
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Lectures in Quantitative Economics with Python [pdf]
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Show HN: Cascadia Code, a Font for Windows Terminal and VSCode
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GitHub
GitHub - microsoft/cascadia-code: This is a fun, new monospaced font that includes programming ligatures and is designed to enhance…
This is a fun, new monospaced font that includes programming ligatures and is designed to enhance the modern look and feel of the Windows Terminal. - microsoft/cascadia-code
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