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pRichard Feynman recounts an amazing anecdote about philosophy of science; we trace it to a forgotten University of Michigan research programme into ‘floor cues’./p

Having a static site is great, but there could be times where you need to build your site on a schedule.

Adding Tundra brakes to your 1st gen Tacoma (1996-2004) or 3rd gen 4Runner (1996-2002) is one of the easiest upgrades you can make. The larger calipers, pads, and rotors give your truck significantly

A rolling explainer answering readers’ questions about the current situation in Israel/Palestine.

The jury got a taste of code review as they examined a falsified "insurance fund" and the infamous FTX → Alameda Research "backdoor".

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dupeGuru is a cross-platform (Linux, OS X, Windows) GUI tool to find duplicate files in a system. It’s written mostly in Python 3 and has the peculiarity of using multiple GUI toolkits, all using the same core Python code. On OS X, the UI layer is written in Objective-C and uses Cocoa. On Linux & Windows, it’s written in Python and uses Qt5.

At a conference meant to give women and non-binary technologists networking and career opportunities, male attendees reportedly swarmed the career fair and took over recruiter lines.

A few weeks ago, we at Ingka Digital decommissioned IKEA Retail Web (IRW), a monolithic e-commerce system that has been in production for…

@zachleat@zachleat.com Have you ever read the post of how the Ikea site it built? 40mn static pages assembled at the CDN https://medium.com/flat-pack-tech/history-of-ikea-com-static-files-and-microfrontends-6def9d7c4285

Tarot legend and comics writer Rachel Pollack’s legacy is epic

Researchers are only beginning to uncover the toxic cocktail of chemicals, microplastics, and heavy metals hidden in car and truck tires. But experts say these tire emissions are a significant source of air and water pollution and may be affecting humans as well as wildlife.

Some quick thoughts about Epic Games, Songtradr, and Bandcamp and how the whole affair could lead to a mess of headaches.

2024 REPUBLICAN 2nd GOP PRIMARY DEBATE SIMI VALLEY, CALIFORNIA SEPTEMBER 27, 2023 - - -9:00 PM: Fox Business host Stuart Varney welcomes the audien...

With a big serve and an even bigger stage presence, the 20-year-old American stole hearts (and more than a few matches) at the US Open. Next up: superstardom.

Transgression of planetary boundaries by human activities have now brought humanity well beyond a “safe operating space.”

You can only work for people that you like. https://airbagindustries.com/blog/you-can-only-work-for-people-that-you-like

Video documentation of Tony Oursler's exhibition at the Lisson Gallery in London, Sept. 3 to Oct. 3

Charting ESPN’s rise, including how it build leverage over the cable TV providers, and its ongoing decline, caused by the Internet.

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Apple Pro Speakers There are a few "extra" features of the iMac G4 that I have gone to great lengths to incorporate because I felt that t...

I hope you enjoy this technique, even if it is a little different to the other previous Ultimate Technique videos. Let me know how you get on!Check out @wire...

If you work in tech and haven't heard about "being glue", I would say that it's vital to read about it: https://noidea.dog/glue You'll either feel extremely heard, or it will open your eyes to what some of your (disproportionately female) coworkers struggle with on a regular basis.

So I'm annoyed at a collage of minidiscs ending up in my timeline because I follow "diskette" but that's not important... So, it's a portmanteau of "disk" and "cassette". Disk as in "a round flat t…