Ars Technica makes up quotes from Matplotlib maintainer; pulls story
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What's going on here? The matplotlib maintainer this story is about correctly notes that all the quotes from his post in the article are made up.
**UPDATE: Link was pulled; see below.**
https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/02/after-a-routine…
What's going on here? The matplotlib maintainer this story is about correctly notes that all the quotes from his post in the article are made up.
**UPDATE: Link was pulled; see below.**
https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/02/after-a-routine…
Russia killed opposition leader Alexei Navalny using dart frog toxin, UK says
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwyk4lz4e3eo
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwyk4lz4e3eo
Bbc
Russia killed opposition leader Alexei Navalny using dart frog toxin, UK says
There is no innocent explanation for the toxin being found in samples taken from Navalny's body, Foreign Office says.
How many registers does an x86-64 CPU have? (2020)
https://blog.yossarian.net/2020/11/30/How-many-registers-does-an-x86-64-cpu-have
https://blog.yossarian.net/2020/11/30/How-many-registers-does-an-x86-64-cpu-have
blog.yossarian.net
How many registers does an x86-64 CPU have?
Show HN: Sameshi – a ~1200 Elo chess engine that fits within 2KB
https://github.com/datavorous/sameshi
https://github.com/datavorous/sameshi
GitHub
GitHub - datavorous/sameshi: a ~1200 Elo chess engine that fits within 2KB
a ~1200 Elo chess engine that fits within 2KB. Contribute to datavorous/sameshi development by creating an account on GitHub.
Epstein's Ugly World of Science
https://homunculusmusic.wordpress.com/2026/02/14/epsteins-ugly-world-of-science/
https://homunculusmusic.wordpress.com/2026/02/14/epsteins-ugly-world-of-science/
Homunculus
Epstein’s ugly world of science
As with Peter Mandelson, so in the science world: the Epstein files are not telling us anything that most ordinary punters didn’t already know, but are revealing the full, rotten, appalling extent …
Homeland Security has sent out subpoenas to identify ICE critics
https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/homeland-security-has-reportedly-sent-out-hundreds-of-subpoenas-to-identify-ice-critics-online-135245457.html
https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/homeland-security-has-reportedly-sent-out-hundreds-of-subpoenas-to-identify-ice-critics-online-135245457.html
Engadget
Homeland Security has reportedly sent out hundreds of subpoenas to identify ICE critics online
According to The New York Times, DHS has sent hundreds of administrative subpoenas to Google, Reddit, Discord and Meta over the past few months.
Switzerland to Vote on Capping Population at 10M
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/world/europe/switzerland-to-vote-on-capping-population-at-10-million.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/world/europe/switzerland-to-vote-on-capping-population-at-10-million.html
NY Times
Switzerland to Vote on Capping Population at 10 Million
After a campaign by a right-wing opposition party, the government will hold a referendum in June that would require measures to limit immigration.
Platforms bend over backward to help DHS censor ICE critics, advocates say
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/02/platforms-bend-over-backward-to-help-dhs-censor-ice-critics-advocates-say/
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/02/platforms-bend-over-backward-to-help-dhs-censor-ice-critics-advocates-say/
Ars Technica
Platforms bend over backward to help DHS censor ICE critics, advocates say
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A Review of M Disc Archival Capability. With long term testing results
http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/artsep16/mol-mdisc-review.html
http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/artsep16/mol-mdisc-review.html
www.microscopy-uk.org.uk
M Disc for archival durability. Tests and review.
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Stoat removes all LLM-generated code following user criticism
https://github.com/orgs/stoatchat/discussions/1022
https://github.com/orgs/stoatchat/discussions/1022
GitHub
Disclosure of where and how much AI generated code was used · stoatchat · Discussion #1022
I understand it's extremely difficult to avoid using AI as a programmer nowadays, even if you're going out of your way not to. However I noticed that Claude is a contributor in the main git...
Show HN: Arcmark – macOS bookmark manager that attaches to browser as sidebar
https://github.com/Geek-1001/arcmark
https://github.com/Geek-1001/arcmark
GitHub
GitHub - Geek-1001/arcmark: macOS bookmark manager that attaches to any browser window as a sidebar
macOS bookmark manager that attaches to any browser window as a sidebar - Geek-1001/arcmark
Dr. Oz pushes AI avatars as a fix for rural health care
https://www.npr.org/2026/02/14/nx-s1-5704189/dr-oz-ai-avatars-replace-rural-health-workers
https://www.npr.org/2026/02/14/nx-s1-5704189/dr-oz-ai-avatars-replace-rural-health-workers
NPR
Dr. Oz pushes AI avatars as a fix for rural health care. Not so fast, critics say
Dr. Mehmet Oz, who heads the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, is advancing a $50 billion plan to modernize rural health care.
Internet Increasingly Becoming Unarchivable
https://www.niemanlab.org/2026/01/news-publishers-limit-internet-archive-access-due-to-ai-scraping-concerns/
https://www.niemanlab.org/2026/01/news-publishers-limit-internet-archive-access-due-to-ai-scraping-concerns/
Nieman Lab
News publishers limit Internet Archive access due to AI scraping concerns
Outlets like The Guardian and The New York Times are scrutinizing digital archives as potential backdoors for AI crawlers.
Colored Petri Nets, LLMs, and distributed applications
https://blog.sao.dev/cpns-llms-distributed-apps/
https://blog.sao.dev/cpns-llms-distributed-apps/