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Fungus at Chernobyl absorbs nuclear radiation via radiosynthesis
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Technology Networks
Chernobyl Fungus Eats Nuclear Radiation Via Radiosynthesis
A fungus growing near the Chernobyl site was thriving on nuclear radiation thanks to radiosynthesis, using melanin to convert gamma radiation into chemical energy. Scientists are exploring whether its radiation-absorbing properties could be used to protect…
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India announces plan to connect 600k villages with optical fiber in 1000 days
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The Indian Express
1,000 days, 6 lakh villages: Every Indian village to be connected with optical fibre
In Independence Day speech, PM Modi said in the upcoming 1000 days nearly 6 lakh Indian villages will be connected with optical fibre.
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Brain Oriented Programming
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Tobeva Software
Brain Oriented Programming
Write code that's compatible with how your brain works.
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Simple Bacteria Offer Clues to the Origins of Photosynthesis
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Quanta Magazine
Simple Bacteria Offer Clues to the Origins of Photosynthesis
Studies of the energy-harvesting proteins in primitive cells suggest that key features of photosynthesis might have evolved a billion years earlier than scientists thought.
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Amazon's ML University is making its online courses available to the public
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Amazon Science
Amazon's Machine Learning University is making its online courses available to the public
Classes previously only available to Amazon employees will now be available to the community.
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Kiruna, Forever Changing
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Places Journal
Kiruna, Forever Changing
The forced relocation of the northernmost city in Sweden is more than a gigantic architectural project. It is also a test for a society at the crossroads.
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OpenVMS on x86
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Vmssoftware
State of the Port — VMS Software, Inc.
OpenVMS on x86 was made available to the first customer on May 15, 2020. With the 9-December Release V9.0-F, there are now dozens of external users testing the system. The V9.0-G release is scheduled for 10-February 2021.
With each release more features…
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We are a spectrum of jobs, not just one
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Types as axioms, or: playing god with static types
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What's Going On with Intel?
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Some people have commented that the DeepL translation isn't good enough. I'll try to tweak it a bit to see what yields. Here's Part 1. Will work on Part 2 when I find time. Pardon my poor performance. Can't stare at the screen for too as I have reached my…
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Using an old BlackBerry as a portable SSH or Telnet terminal
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A review of Bel, Eve, and a silly VR rant
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Gist
A Review of Paul Graham's Bel, Chris Granger's Eve, and a Silly VR Rant
A Review of Paul Graham's Bel, Chris Granger's Eve, and a Silly VR Rant - bel-eve-vr.md
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Buying a single character domain – and 3 character FQDN – for £15
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Terence Eden’s Blog
Buying a single character domain - and 3 character FQDN - for £15
Short domains are useful for security testing. If you only have a limited number of characters, you need to be able to reference code on a remote server in as few characters as possible. A few years ago, I tried to find a Minimum Viable XSS. The conclusion…
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Isoflow – Infrastructure Diagrams
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Fury in Spain at US Plans to Produce ‘Iberian’ Ham in Texas and Georgia
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the Guardian
Fury in Spain at US plans to produce ‘Iberian’ ham in Texas and Georgia
Purists are angry with the Spanish government for failing to protect jamón’s integrity
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Ask HN: Anyone a social entrepreneur i.e. placing social impact above profit?
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Weaponizing disinformation can bring down a city’s power grid
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journals.plos.org
How weaponizing disinformation can bring down a city’s power grid
Social media has made it possible to manipulate the masses via disinformation and fake news at an unprecedented scale. This is particularly alarming from a security perspective, as humans have proven to be one of the weakest links when protecting critical…
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On Showing Up to School in Your Underwear, Or, My One Day at Recurse Center
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Not enough foreigners applied for H1B visas this year, govt ran a second lottery
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The Register
Shocking no one, not enough foreigners applied for H-1B visas this year so US govt ran a second lottery
So surprising, what with the pandemic and Uncle Sam being so welcoming for immigrants right now
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Precise Higher-Order Meshing of Curved 2D Domains
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Telegram: Video Calls and Seven Years
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Telegram
Video Calls and Seven Years of Telegram
Today marks seven years of Telegram. In 2013, we began as a small app focused on secure messaging and have since grown into a platform with over 400M users. Now this platform also offers video calls.
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