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Late Bronze Age Collapse
This week, by order of the ACOUP Senate, we’re talking about the Late Bronze Age Collapse (commonly abbreviated ‘LBAC’), the shocking collapse of the Late Bronze Age state system across the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East during the 12th century (that is, the 1100s) BC. In the broader Mediterranean world, the Late Bronze Age Collapse is the event that probably comes closest to a true ‘end of civilization’ event – meaningfully more severe than the collapse of the Roman Empire in the West (a…
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Good Tools Are Invisible
TL;DR: A good tool is and ought to be invisible—striving to make such tools is the goal of a toolmaker.
One habit I see a lot, and have to push back on, is taking a tool’s shortcomings and reselling them as a “puzzle game” which is “fun” to solve.
I don’t want my tools to be “fun”. I want my tools to be invisible.
Let’s take vim as an example This is just an example, and applies to other editors too.. I constantly see some people praise it not for what actually makes it good, but by taking th…
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GPT-5.6
https://deploymentsafety.openai.com/gpt-5-6/gpt-5-6.pdf
https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/guides/latest-model
https://x.com/levie/status/2075287443411222628, https://xcancel.com/levie/status/2075287443411222628
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The mathematical secrets of Barcelona's Sagrada Familia
Authors: Sergi Muria Maldonado, Professor de Didàctica de les Matemàtiques, Universitat de Barcelona; Anton Aubanell Pou, Professor de l’Institut de Formació Continuada i professor jubilat de Didàctica de les Matemàtiques, Universitat de Barcelona, and Jordi Font González, Professor de Didàctica de les Matemàtiques, Universitat de Barcelona
The basilica’s columns branch out, imitating the natrual structure of a tree.
David Herraez Calzada/Shutterstock
2026 marks 100 years since the death of Ant…
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In Emacs, Everything Looks Like a Service
A common refrain is that Emacs is an operating system (OS). This isn’t true, but what invites comparison to an OS is its ability to orchestrate applications and utilities above the OS kernel level. The diagram below suggests a truer picture of how Emacs’ relates to an OS and its capabilities.
Emacs’ built-in access to OS system services (file system, network, etc.) coupled with the ability to run other programs makes it routine to improvise client behavior within it. Because of this, Emacs user…
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Show HN: Getting GLM 5.2 running on my slow computer
A few days ago I found myself trying out GLM 5.2 and was really positively impressed. The capabilities and security I was getting from this LLM are similar to those I've gotten from models like Claude or GPT, and this really surprised me.
But then I thought, "I wonder how it would work on a normal computer like mine," and above all, "I wonder if it would work without going into OOM on a computer like mine." So I started working with the help of agents to test this possibility.
I started conver…
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EU Parliament greenlights Chat Control 1.0
Today, the European Parliament allowed the suspicionless mass scanning of private communications (“Chat Control 1.0”) to pass, a measure it had rejected twice in March. Although a majority of voting Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) actually opposed the regulation (314 against, 276 in favor, 17 abstentions), the motion to reject it failed to secure the required absolute majority of 361 votes. As a result, mass scanning is now permitted again until 2028.
A symbolic exemption was adopted…
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Laylo (YC S20) Is Hiring a Head of Finance
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Java 27: What's New?
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EU Commission: addictive design Instagram and Facebook in breach of the DSA
Highlights, press releases and speeches
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WHO: Global Cancer Cases May Surge Almost 70% by 2050
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Sensory processing differences linked to sexual distress in autistic adults, which can lower relationship and sexual satisfaction. 33% of autistic adults reported impairments to sexual function (e.g., arousal, lubrication) and two-thirds of autistic women had sexuality-related personal distress.
New research published in the International Journal of Sexual Health suggests that sensory processing differences in autistic adults are linked to higher levels of sexual distress, which in turn can lower overall relationship and sexual satisfaction. The study provides evidence that addressing these specific sensory needs could help mitigate anxiety and improve the intimate lives of autistic individuals.
Sensory processing differences represent a defining feature of life for many autistic indiv…
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New regulators of parathyroid hormone secretion : Current Opinion in Nephrology & Hypertension
Parathyroid hormone (PTH) regulates mineral metabolism and bone strength. Beyond the well-characterized roles of calcium, phosphate, vitamin D, and fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23), emerging evidence identifies leptin as a previously under-recognized parathyroid regulator, Secondary hyperparathyroidism (SHP) is a major complication of chronic kidney disease (CKD) characterized by dysregulated PTH secretion and parathyroid hyperplasia. The intracellular signaling mechanisms driving SHP remain…
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Vaccine Against Brain Tumors Shows Promising Long-Term Results: 33 patients with high-grade astrocytomas, the most common form of glioma, received vaccine that trains the immune system to recognize and fight tumor cells. 66% were still alive after 8 years, and in 42%, the disease had not progressed.
Gliomas are usually incurable brain tumors that are difficult to remove completely through surgery. Chemotherapy and radiation therapy are also only effective to a limited extent. These tumors often share a key characteristic: in the majority of cases, the cancer cells carry a common genetic mutation. An identical genetic error causes a specific amino acid to be substituted in the IDH1* enzyme. This results in a novel protein structure—a so-called neoepitope. What makes this special is that, on…
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As the US recovers from its latest heatwave, a new study warns of an increase in hospitalizations for mental health issues. Heatwaves may trigger acute exacerbations of mental and behavioural disorders through sleep disruption and physiological stress responses
As the US recovers from its 4 July heatwave, a new study in Nature Health warns of an impending uptick in people attending hospitals for mental health and behavioural disorders, according to the first multi-country study of heatwave-related mental health hospitalization, led by Monash University in Australia.
The study, led by Professors Yuming Guo and Shanshan Li and published in Nature Health, looked at more than 2.6 million warm-season hospitalisations from 852 locations in Brazil, Canada, C…
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The EU just revived a law that lets Meta and Google scan your messages – critics call it mass surveillance
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In a nutshell: The European Parliament has spent the past several years grappling with whether to allow or compel platform holders to scan everyone's messages for Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM). A voluntary version of the law was in force from 2021 until April 2026 and was revived this week.
Europe's Parliament voted on Thursday to reinstate legislation that allows companies such as Google, M…
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EU accuses Meta of failing to tackle mental health risks of ‘addictive design’ | Regulators say Facebook and Instagram features such as autoplay and infinite scroll contribute to ‘compulsive use’
EU regulators have accused Meta, the company behind Facebook and Instagram, of failing to tackle the risks of its “addictive design” on the physical and mental health of users.
In an official charge sheet against Meta released on Friday, the European Commission said features such as video autoplay and infinite scroll, which provides an endless stream of content, “shift the brain into autopilot mode, contributing to unhealthy habits and compulsive use”.
In a significant finding, as the EU consi…
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Meta AI Can Now Use Your Instagram Photos Without Consent. SAG-AFTRA Urges App Users to Opt Out: ‘Take Action to Protect Your Likeness’
SAG-AFTRA is urging its members and all Instagram users to take action against Meta’s new Muse Image model, which has been woven into the Instagram app and makes public accounts susceptible to AI generations of their content. Per Wired: “All someone has to do is tag your account’s profile in a prompt— if it’s public — and they can use Meta AI to generate an image using your likeness.”
“Meta now lets anyone use your Instagram photos in AI images without your consent,” SAG-AFTRA wrote on social m…
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Russia's new bullets disintegrate into 3 to hit high-speed drones
The development of specialized anti-drone ammunition reflects the changing nature of warfare. (Representational image)Jay_Rembert/stevepb
A Russian company has developed a new type of rifle calibre bullets that split into three mid-flight, according to reports. This can help increase hit probability against high-speed drones.
Developed by Russia’s Rostec, these multi-bullet “Mnogotochie” rounds can successfully hit drones. Reports have claimed that the first batches of these bullets have been…
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Meta found to breach EU laws with 'addictive' Instagram, Facebook designs
Instagram and Facebook's "addictive" designs have put Meta in breach of the European Union's digital laws, the EU concluded Friday in a preliminary report.
The tech giant violated the EU's Digital Services Act by failing to adequately consider the risks associated with design features that affected the physical well-being of its users, including minors and vulnerable adults, the European Commission said.
These features include infinite scroll, which constantly shows fresh content, autoplay, pu…
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Moscow Oil Refinery Ignites Again Following Massive Overnight Drone Attack
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Thick black smoke and orange flames rise from the Moscow oil refinery in Kapotnya following a drone strike, with the city’s high-rise skyline visible in the background. (Source: OSINT channel Supernova+)
The Moscow oil refinery in Kapotnya district caught fire once again following a massive overnight drone attack, The Moscow Times reported on July 10.
OSINT monitoring channels have posted videos showing thick black smoke rising from the facility, which had an annual capacity of 14…
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Zelensky: China Responded 'Harshly' to Russian Nuclear Threats for the First Time
President Volodymyr Zelensky said China has, for the first time, responded “harshly and unequivocally” to Russian rhetoric about the possible use of nuclear weapons against Ukraine.
Speaking in response to a question from Radio NV, Zelensky said several European leaders had told him they recently discussed the issue with Chinese officials, who made clear that Beijing opposes any use of nuclear weapons.
Follow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official.
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Dutch gov't wants to allow airlines to fine misbehaving passengers and also wants European airlines to be able to share their blacklists to bar disruptive passengers
The Cabinet wants to make it possible for airlines to impose fines on passengers who misbehave. This is one of the plans Minister Vincent Karremans (Infrastructure, VVD) proposed in a letter to parliament to combat misconduct on airplanes. Fines alongside criminal prosecution could act as an “additional deterrent,” he said.
The VVD Minister sees a “worrying rise” in disturbances on airplanes, including verbal abuse, threats, and physical aggression. “Unfortunately, this is a global trend.” In t…
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Ukrainian Deep Strikes Hit 697 Targets, Costing Russia $6.1 Billion in 2026
Ukraine's Defense Forces struck 697 targets inside Russia through Deep Strike operations during the first six months of 2026.
Direct and indirect economic losses inflicted on the enemy are estimated at no less than $6.1 billion, according to Ukraine's military command.
The figures were reported by the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, General Oleksandr Syrskyi, on July 10. He presented them as part of a summary of Ukraine's long-range operations for the year so far.
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EU to submit resolution on forced conversions/marriages of minority girls in Pakistan
Lawmakers and rights advocates will gather at the EU Parliament to examine forced conversion/marriage of minority girls in Pakistan. European Parliament
The issue of abductions, forced religious conversions and forced marriages of minor Christian girls in Pakistan is set to come under renewed international scrutiny at the European Union Parliament on Tuesday (July 14).
Lawmakers and human rights advocates will gather in Brussels then for a conference on protection of minority girls. Joseph Jan…
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Lobsters Interview with mitchellh
@mitchellh (blog) was behind Vagrant, Packer, Consul, Terraform, Vault, Nomad, Waypoint and now builds Ghostty and Vouch.
In this interview, we talk about terminals, Zig and open source.
You've been interviewed a lot. Why do people like to interview you?
In interviews, everyone comes from a different angle. Many people want to know how the software engineering to business founder mindset transition went. Then others are interested in product stuff, the work I did at Hashicorp or Ghostty now.…
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You paid me, a long-time Linux user, to use Windows 11 exclusively for a month: here’s how it went
Home > Windows > You paid me, a long-time Linux user, to use Windows 11 exclusively for a month: here’s how it went
You all donated en masse to have me use Windows 11 for a month, and so I did. What was it like for a long-time Linux user to go back and experience Windows as it exists now? Is it really as bad as we’ve collectively made it out to be? Did my month with Windows 11 consist of nothing but pain and misery, or are there good things to say, too? Or, was it an unexpected pleasant surpris…
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I Did Not Kill Stanley Lieber: How to draw (with 9front)
The penultimate paper on paint(1) and the 9front art machine.
0 Questions.
1 How to draw
1.1 The Machine
1.1.1 A Computer
1.1.2 Two in One
1.2 The Input
1.2.1 Mouse
1.2.2 Finger
1.2.3 Tablet
1.2.4 Keyboard
1.2.5 Drawterm / VNC
1.3 The Medium
2 paint(1)
2.1 Getting Startled
2.1.1 Pen and Mouse
2.1.2 What paint(1) cannot do for you
2.1.3 paint(1) Keys
2.2 Canvas
2.2.1 Treat the initial window size of paint(1) as your canvas
2.3 Tools
2.3.1 Colors
2.3.2 Brush
2.3.3 Fill
2.3.4 Eraser
2.3.5 St…
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Cpp2Rust: Automatic Translation of C++ to Safe Rust
Cpp2Rust translates C++ to fully safe Rust automatically. It is a syntax-driven translator based on clang's AST.
Cpp2Rust's algorithm is described in the paper Cpp2Rust: Automatic Translation of C++ to Safe Rust published at PLDI 2026.
Cpp2Rust first parses the input C++ file(s) with clang and produces an AST. It then traverses the AST and emits Rust code as strings, inserting calls to the libcc2rs runtime library where needed (e.g., for raw pointer semantics). Finally, the Rust code is pretty…
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Announcing Rust 1.97.0
The Rust team is happy to announce a new version of Rust, 1.97.0. Rust is a programming language empowering everyone to build reliable and efficient software.
If you have a previous version of Rust installed via rustup, you can get 1.97.0 with:
If you don't have it already, you can get rustup from the appropriate page on our website, and check out the detailed release notes for 1.97.0.
If you'd like to help us out by testing future releases, you might consider updating locally to use the beta…
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What are you doing this weekend?
Feel free to tell what you plan on doing this weekend and even ask for help or feedback.
Please keep in mind it’s more than OK to do nothing at all too!
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A road to Lisp: Why Lisp
The question that most programmers face when seeing some Lisp code for the first time is, without doubt, “what the hell is this?”. I asked myself the same thing when I first read its unconventional syntax: all those parentheses, the weird indentation, and who thought to use the first argument of format to print to stdout?
(defun flip-coin-for-real ()
(<= (random 100) 80))
(defun hello-lisp ()
(write-line "What is your name?")
(let ((name (read-line))
(learn-it (if (flip-coin-for-real)
"should"…
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Hectic Mini-Moon Collisions in the Early Solar System Produced the Grains Packed Inside Meteorites
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Seafloor Spreading Event Caught in Real Time, Starting with a Swarm of Earthquakes and an Outpouring of Lava
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WHO Warns Annual Cancer Cases Could Nearly Double by 2050 Without Stronger Action
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The Mystery of Why There Hasn't Been a Confirmed Case of Schizophrenia in People Born Blind
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Viral Desert Rain Frog Moves Closer to Extinction in New IUCN Update
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An Elusive Gray Fox Climbs Trees to Hide in Plain Sight — and It May Be Much Rarer Than Once Thought
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Typhoon Flooding in China Sends Farmed Venomous Snakes Swimming Into Residential Areas
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This Week’s books in Programming
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On July 10, 1553, Lady Jane Grey started her nine-day reign as England and Ireland’s Queen, the shortest tenure in British history. Her Catholic cousin Mary I deposed her, and, after initially sparing her life, had her beheaded for high treason.
The Streatham portrait, believed to be based on a contemporary woodcut
Queen of England and Ireland
(more...)
(disputed)
Reign 10 July 1553 – 19 July 1553[1]
Predecessor Edward VI
Successor Mary I
Born 1536 or 1537
England
Died 12 February 1554 (aged 16 or 17)[2][3][4][5][6]
Tower of London, England
Cause of death Beheading (execution)
Burial
Church of St Peter ad Vincula, Tower of London
Spouse
(m. ; died )
House Grey
Father Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Suffolk
Mother Lady Frances Brandon…
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Cherry Vann is a British Anglican bishop serving as Archbishop of Wales since 2025. She is the first woman to be elected as an Anglican archbishop in the United Kingdom and the first openly gay and partnered bishop to serve as a primate in the Anglican Communion.
Vann at her enthronement as Archbishop of Wales, 2025
Church Church in Wales
Diocese Monmouth
Elected 30 July 2025
Predecessor Andy John
Other post Bishop of Monmouth (2020–present)
Previous post Archdeacon of Rochdale (2008–2020)
Orders
Ordination 1989 (deacon)
1994 (priest)
Consecration 25 January 2020
by John Davies
Personal details
Born Cherry Elizabeth Vann
29 October 1958 (age 67)
Whetstone, Leicestershire, England
Denomination Anglicanism
Partner Wendy Diamond
Alma mater Royal College of…
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CRINK is an acronym coined in 2023 by Western analysts to refer to the grouping of China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea in what is perceived as a "loose alliance" of anti-Western nations. Within the proposed concept of the Second Cold War, this grouping is considered rival to NATO.
This article is about the perceived alliance of China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea; not to be confused with Axis of evil, George W. Bush's term for Iran, Iraq, and North Korea. For other uses, see Axis of evil (disambiguation).
CRINK (China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea)[a] is an acronym coined in 2023 by Western analysts to refer to the grouping of China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea in what is perceived as a "loose alliance" of anti-Western nations.[13][1] Within the proposed concept of t…
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asterix_(1992_video_game)) https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astérix_(jeu_…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asterix_(1992_video_game))
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astérix_(jeu_vidéo,_1991))
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After the release of Season 2 of House of the Dragon, George R.R. Martin had a falling out with showrunner Ryan Condal, criticising the changes made from his books in a blogpost before quickly deleting it. Martin later said of his plans for season 3 "This is not my story any longer".
This article is about the TV series. For the house in Ceuta, see House of the Dragons.
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