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1. 211.▲
   Prisoner laments floppy disks for appeals documents, with file sizes < 1.44 MB(tomshardware.com)

   3 points by Stratoscope 1y ago|1 comments
2. 212.▲
   Hunting Russian Drones in a Prop Plane with Shotguns and Rifles(wsj.com)

   8 points by Stratoscope 1y ago|0 comments
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   by Stratoscope 1y ago

   I've shared this before, but it seems relevant here: Several years ago a Facebook recruiter invited me to interview with them. It mostly went well, except I bombed the leetcode algorithm quiz. The next day, as I expected, they sent me
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   by Stratoscope 1y ago

   I like to use the example of being a passenger in a car. • Position is where you are at any moment. If you're not moving, your position doesn't change. • Velocity is how quickly your position changes. If you are doing 30 MPH on a
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   by Stratoscope 1y ago

   My first summer job was a $2/hour "Night Operator" at Transdata, a Phoenix timesharing company. They shut down their timesharing service at night, so after running a few batch jobs, I had the SDS Sigma 5 all to myself. We had
6. 216.▲
   by Stratoscope 1y ago

   https://archive.is/Er6oU
7. 217.▲
   California Central Valley keeps sinking and it's taking home values down with it(sfgate.com)

   3 points by Stratoscope 1y ago|1 comments
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   Meteorite that punched through Georgia roof may be older than Earth itself(space.com)

   2 points by Stratoscope 1y ago|0 comments
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   Mark Zuckerberg angers locals in Silicon Valley enclave over 11-home compound(nypost.com)

   2 points by Stratoscope 1y ago|1 comments
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    US influencer stranded in Antarctica after landing plane without permission(independent.co.uk)

    73 points by Stratoscope 1y ago|104 comments
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    by Stratoscope 1y ago

    Yes. Details are in the Christie's auction listing linked above. Scroll down to read the very interesting article about the Apple 1 in general and specifics about this particular machine.
12. 222.▲
    by Stratoscope 1y ago

    My dad had a fun twist on this: "I'm not paranoid, but there's a bunch of paranoid people following me around."
13. 223.▲
    First Rollable OLED Screen in a Laptop – Lenovo's ThinkBook Plus(windowscentral.com)

    3 points by Stratoscope 1y ago|0 comments
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    Scientists try new way to limit invasive carp in Mississippi River: feeding them(jsonline.com)

    5 points by Stratoscope 1y ago|0 comments
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    by Stratoscope 1y ago

    I can't be the only person here who is familiar with the word "attestation" in everyday life but had no idea what it means in the context of login security. So I asked my friend Miss Chatty [1] about it. Hopefully this will h
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    Cognition CEO offers buyouts to let workers flee 'extreme' work culture(sfgate.com)

    43 points by Stratoscope 1y ago|35 comments
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    Wandering of the auroral oval 41,000 years ago(science.org)

    2 points by Stratoscope 1y ago|1 comments
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    by Stratoscope 1y ago

    See also: Did UV Rays Doom Neanderthals? https://www.wsj.com/science/neanderthal-extinction-human-sur... https://archive.is/3wKyO
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    Ancient hybridization underlies tuberization and radiation of the potato lineage(cell.com)

    1 points by Stratoscope 1y ago|1 comments
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    by Stratoscope 1y ago

    A summary: ‘This wasn’t obvious’: the potato evolved from a tomato ancestor, researchers find https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/jul/31/potato-evolv...
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    by Stratoscope 1y ago

    https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/03/world/europe/russia-putin... https://archive.is/gcQ2w
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    Putin Widens Effort to Control Russia's Internet(nytimes.com)

    5 points by Stratoscope 1y ago|1 comments
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    by Stratoscope 1y ago

    #random
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    Why Is California So Chilly This Summer?(nytimes.com)

    5 points by Stratoscope 1y ago|5 comments
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    by Stratoscope 1y ago

    > It’s been so cold in San Francisco, painters on the Golden Gate Bridge had to break out heaters. https://archive.is/BPQPs
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    Thanks for Your $1 Billion Job Offer, Mark Zuckerberg. I'm Gonna Pass.(wsj.com)

    3 points by Stratoscope 1y ago|3 comments
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    by Stratoscope 1y ago

    https://archive.is/no70G
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    by Stratoscope 1y ago

    Location: Menlo Park, CA Remote: Yes, or possible hybrid if nearby Willing to relocate: Possibly Technologies: Python, Ruby, C, C++, C#, JavaScript, TypeScript, PowerShell, Flask, SQL, PostGIS, Shapely, Unity, Unreal Engine, multiple assemb
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    'College hazing' or training? Amid shortage, air traffic recruits wash out.(washingtonpost.com)

    4 points by Stratoscope 1y ago|1 comments
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    by Stratoscope 1y ago

    Without paywall: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/ar-AA1Jqm7X https://archive.is/nZ48I