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Trying Out Rye

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Harvard will require test scores for admission

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Caltech restores standardized test requirement for undergraduate admission

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Caltech has reinstated its requirement for prospective students to submit SAT or ACT test scores as...
Caltech has reinstated its requirement for prospective students to submit SAT or ACT test scores as part of their application for admission to undergraduate study. The test requirement takes effect immediately, which means that all students who apply to Caltech beginning in fall 2024 and would enroll in fall 2025 ar...
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Harvard will require test scores for admission again

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List of common 3D test models

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This is a list of models and meshes commonly used in 3D computer graphics for testing...
This is a list of models and meshes commonly used in 3D computer graphics for testing and demonstrating rendering algorithms and visual effects. Their use is important for comparing results, similar to the way standard test images are used in image processing. Modelled Designed using CAD software; sorted by year of ...
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ESA Satellites to Test Razor-Sharp Formation Flying

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The European Space Agency will launch a mission late this year to demonstrate precision formation flying...
The European Space Agency will launch a mission late this year to demonstrate precision formation flying in orbit to create artificial solar eclipses. In a press conference last week, the agency announced details of the mission and the technology the orbiters will use to pull off its exquisitely-choreographed maneuv...

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New details on F-16, drone collision in banned Arizona airspace

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A little more has been uncovered about the mysterious drone sightings in a highly restricted US...
A little more has been uncovered about the mysterious drone sightings in a highly restricted US military test flight area above the Arizona desert, but the additional details don’t offer any clear idea of who might be illegally piloting the UAVs. The supplemental information concerned a mid-air collision between a U...
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Texas will use computers to grade written answers on this year's STAAR tests

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Canadian DNA lab knew paternity tests misidentified dads, but kept selling them

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A Canadian DNA laboratory knowingly delivered prenatal paternity test results that routinely identified the wrong biological...
A Canadian DNA laboratory knowingly delivered prenatal paternity test results that routinely identified the wrong biological fathers — ruling out the real dads — and left a trail of shattered lives around the globe, a CBC News investigation has found.Harvey Tenenbaum, the owner of Viaguard Accu-Metrics, told a CBC p...
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Atlanta Police Foundation pushed 'unprecedented' surveillance plan

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by ACPC Staff In 2023, the Atlanta Police Foundation (APF) quietly advanced what one critic called...
by ACPC Staff In 2023, the Atlanta Police Foundation (APF) quietly advanced what one critic called an “unprecedented” plan to test an invasive individual electronic surveillance program and secure a $1 million city contract for Talitrix, an APF donor company. Founded in 2020 and with ownership stakes held by several...
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A Helicopter Crash Nearly Killed Amazon Founder Jeff Bezos in 2003

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Amazon founder Jeff Bezos was scouting for a large Texas ranch to buy in March 2003.The...
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos was scouting for a large Texas ranch to buy in March 2003.The billionaire wanted a huge parcel of land to test spacecraft for his then-nascent startup Blue Origin.He was scouting properties by helicopter with a cowboy, an attorney, and a pilot named "Cheater."A gust of wind blew the helicop...

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Santa Susana Field Laboratory

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Industrial research and development facilities in California Aerial view of the Santa Susana Field Laboratory in...
Industrial research and development facilities in California Aerial view of the Santa Susana Field Laboratory in the Simi Hills, with the San Fernando Valley and San Gabriel Mountains beyond to the east. The Energy Technology Engineering Center site is in the flat Area IV at the lower left, with the Rocket Test Fiel...
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To slow global warming, scientists test solar geoengineering

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U.S.WorldBusinessArtsLifestyleOpinionAudioGamesCookingWirecutterThe AthleticYou have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When...
U.S.WorldBusinessArtsLifestyleOpinionAudioGamesCookingWirecutterThe AthleticYou have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load.A spraying machine designed for cloud brightening on the flight deck of the Hornet, a decommissioned...

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A Sniff Test for Some Query Optimizers

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A biased test kept Black people from getting a kidney transplant

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IEEE no longer accepts Lena image containing submissions from 4/1 onward

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Cropped from the shoulders up, the Playboy centrefold of Swedish model Lena Forsén looking back at...
Cropped from the shoulders up, the Playboy centrefold of Swedish model Lena Forsén looking back at the photographer is an unlikely candidate for one of the most reproduced images ever.Shortly after it was printed in the November 1972 issue of the magazine, the photograph was digitised by Alexander Sawchuk, an assist...
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Daylight Saving Time is a perfect test for UI designer

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Kilroy Was Here

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Common marking and a meme from World War II This article is about the graffiti. For...
Common marking and a meme from World War II This article is about the graffiti. For other uses, see Kilroy was here (disambiguation). Engraving of Kilroy on the National World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C. The opening scene "Kilroy was here" graffiti at Bikini Atoll, atomic bomb test film in 1946 Kilroy was he...
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Xz.git: Fix Linux Landlock Feature Test in Autotools

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The previous Linux Landlock feature test assumed that having the linux/landlock.h header file was enough. The...
The previous Linux Landlock feature test assumed that having the linux/landlock.h header file was enough. The new feature tests also requires that prctl() and the required Landlock system calls are supported. # Sandboxing: Landlock if(NOT SANDBOX_FOUND AND ENABLE_SANDBOX MATCHES "^ON$|^landlock$") - check_include_fi...
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Bacon – a background Rust code checker

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bacon is a background rust code checker. It's designed for minimal interaction so that you can...
bacon is a background rust code checker. It's designed for minimal interaction so that you can just let it run, alongside your editor, and be notified of warnings, errors, or test failures in your Rust code. It conveys the information you need even in a small terminal so that you can keep more screen estate for your...
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Navy to Test Microwave Anti-Drone Weapon at Sea in 2026

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X confirms plans for NSFW Communities

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Sarah Perez @sarahintampa / 1 day A day after researchers surfaced X’s plans to test NSFW...
Sarah Perez @sarahintampa / 1 day A day after researchers surfaced X’s plans to test NSFW adult communities on the platform formerly known as Twitter, the company confirmed that Community admins can now set an “Adult Content” label in their settings to avoid having their communities’ content auto-filtered. Otherwise...
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Germany will now include questions about Israel in its citizenship test

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Winner of the SF Mistral AI Hackathon: Automated Test Driven Prompting

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Software Developer (REMOTE) Everi 3.1out of 5 7250 S Tenaya Way Ste 100, Las Vegas, NV...
Software Developer (REMOTE) Everi 3.1out of 5 7250 S Tenaya Way Ste 100, Las Vegas, NV 89113 Remote $101,000 - $120,000 a year - Full-time You must create an Indeed account before continuing to the company website to apply   Profile insights Find out how your skills align with the job description Skills Do you ...
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