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“Irrigation of the land with seawater desalinated by fusion power is ancient. It’s called ‘rain’.” — Michael McClary, in alt.fusion
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If you do something right once, someone will ask you to do it again.
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Wired Hails Rust as ‘the Viral Secure Programming Language That’s Taking Over Tech’
A new article from Wired calls Rust “the ‘viral’ secure programming language that’s taking over tech.” “Rust makes it impossible to introduce some of the most common security vulnerabilities. And its adoption can’t come soon enough….” [A] growing movement to write software in a language called Rust is gaining momentum Read more…
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‘The Disturbing Rise of Amateur Predator-Hunting Stings’
In 2004 NBC’s news show “Dateline” began airing “To Catch a Predator” segments, in which a vigilante group posed online as minors to lure sex predators into in-person meetings — where they were then arrested by police. Although there were only twenty episodes of the series, in three years, it’s Read more…
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The Equipment Designed to Cut Methane Emissions is Failing
Scientists say tht measured over a 20-year period, methane “packs about 80 times the climate-warming power of carbon dioxide,” according to the Associated Press. “And according to the International Energy Agency, methane is to blame for roughly 30% of the global warming that has occurred since the Industrial Revolution.” And Read more…
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If you push the “extra ice” button on the soft drink vending machine, you won’t get any ice. If you push the “no ice” button, you’ll get ice, but no cup.
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US May Soon Push Ambitious Antitrust Crackdown on Big Tech in Congress
America’s federal government “is planning a post-midterms push for antitrust legislation that would rein in the power of the world’s largest tech companies,” reports Bloomberg, “a last-ditch effort to get a stalled pair of bills through Congress before a predicted Republican takeover in January.” The lame-duck period after Tuesday’s U.S. Read more…