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Mist, a Smalltalk Without VM

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Beavers stay wet during UK drought

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With the UK drought in full swing, watering holes at Knepp are drying up. Credit: Natural...
With the UK drought in full swing, watering holes at Knepp are drying up. Credit: Natural History Museum As parts of the U.K. experience one of the worst droughts in a century, a little patch in the southeast of England is babbling with life. In a licensed trial, a pair of beavers have been installed on the Knepp Wi...
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Influencers are whitewashing Syria’s regime, with help from sponsors

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Indians forced to buy national flag in return for food rations, says opposition

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The Supreme Korean court says that scraping publicly available data is legal

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On May 12, 2022, the Korean Supreme Court held in Case No. 2021Do1533 that scraping publicly...
On May 12, 2022, the Korean Supreme Court held in Case No. 2021Do1533 that scraping publicly available data from a competitor’s website does not violate the asserted laws, including the Copyright Act and the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection (“Informati...

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Salman Rushdie attacked onstage at New York event

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Author Salman Rushdie has been attacked onstage at an event in New York state and stabbed...
Author Salman Rushdie has been attacked onstage at an event in New York state and stabbed in the neck, police have confirmed.Rushdie, the author whose writing led to death threats from Iran in the 1980s, was attacked on Friday morning as he was about to give a lecture in western New York.An Associated Press reporter...
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Cancer in the Cold

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Logistics, How Did They Do It, Part III: On the Move

acoup.blog
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The brief status of Debian riscv porting – 2022/08/12

debian.org
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Elon Musk’s attempt to drag out the Twitter trial could backfire

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Illustration by Kristen Radtke / The Verge; Getty Images Content warning: I am about to do...
Illustration by Kristen Radtke / The Verge; Getty Images Content warning: I am about to do a close read while violating the principles of New Criticism. I woke up annoying this morning, so we are going to do a close read of this internet artifact: a semi-viral tweet showing Elon Musk discussing Twitter bots in what ...

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CDC Eases Covid Guidelines, Noting Virus Is ‘Here to Stay’

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Tavistock gender clinic ‘to be sued by 1k families’

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Orange S.A. Suicides

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As crypto crashed, Coinbase stopped some notifications

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Supergiant Betelgeuse had a never-before-seen eruption

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Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries,...
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. The red supergiant Betelgeuse, a colossal star in the Orion constellation, experienced a massive stellar eruption – the likes of which have never been seen before, accordin...

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Ask HN: Why are Distributed Systems so Polarizing?

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Author Salman Rushdie attacked on lecture stage in New York

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CHAUTAUQUA, N.Y. (AP) — Salman Rushdie, the author whose writing led to death threats from Iran...
CHAUTAUQUA, N.Y. (AP) — Salman Rushdie, the author whose writing led to death threats from Iran in the 1980s, was attacked Friday as he was about to give a lecture in western New York.An Associated Press reporter witnessed a man storm the stage at the Chautauqua Institution and begin punching or stabbing Rushdie as ...

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Supabase Series B

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Excel is pretty dang cool

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Kubernetes Statefulsets Are Broken

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Show HN: Go to random locations, parks and restaurants around you

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Google fined $60M for misleading Australian mobile users about location data

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Google has been slapped with a $60 million fine for some misleading consumers about the collection...
Google has been slapped with a $60 million fine for some misleading consumers about the collection and use of their personal location data on Android phones between January 2017 and December 2018.The consumer watchdog, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), took Google to the Federal Court last y...

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In pictures: Heatwaves, drought and wildfires across Europe

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Temperatures across Europe have caused governments to issue health warnings.Portugal, Spain and France have seen temperatures...
Temperatures across Europe have caused governments to issue health warnings.Portugal, Spain and France have seen temperatures rise well above 40C (104F), and in the UK, the government has issued an extreme weather notice.Experts say heatwaves and droughts are becoming more frequent and extreme because of climate cha...
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Exploring GPU Stream-Aware Message Passing Using Triggered Operations

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