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Node v22.0.0 (Current)

nodejs.org

Rafael Gonzaga We're excited to announce the release of Node.js 22! Highlights include require()ing ESM graphs,...
Rafael Gonzaga We're excited to announce the release of Node.js 22! Highlights include require()ing ESM graphs, WebSocket client, updates of the V8 JavaScript engine, and more! As a reminder, Node.js 22 will enter long-term support (LTS) in October, but until then, it will be the "Current" release for the next six m...
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Most Tech Jobs Are Jokes and I Am Not Laughing

mataroa.blog

Published on April 25, 2024 It is a cold Anzac day in Melbourne, and I am...
Published on April 25, 2024 It is a cold Anzac day in Melbourne, and I am brooding. I've followed through on my commitment to interview in the tech industry without relying entirely on in-network referrals as I normally do (for a good reason - my network consists largely of the most competent people at mediocre comp...
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Perception of when old age starts has increased over time, shows study

theguardian.com

None of us are getting any younger, but it appears the age at which we are...
None of us are getting any younger, but it appears the age at which we are considered old has moved upwards over the generations.What’s more, as adults get older, they shift the goalposts further still, a study has shown.The researchers behind the study said the upward shift could be down to increases in life expect...
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JSR Is Not Another Package Manager

deno.com

Over the past years, new package managers like yarn and pnpm have emerged, enhancing how packages...
Over the past years, new package managers like yarn and pnpm have emerged, enhancing how packages are downloaded. However, the npm package registry, a cornerstone of the JavaScript ecosystem, has barely evolved. Its last notable update was a “files” tab added years ago. The JavaScript language, known for its vibrant...
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CodeStory (YC S23) is hiring a Founding Engineer for building an AI-native IDE

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Biden Makes $11B Push to Beat China at Chip Research

bloomberg.com

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Emulsifiers linked to increased diabetes risk

thelancet.com
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Quaternion Knowledge Graph Embeddings

arxiv.org
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Anduril Selected for U.S. Air Force Collaborative Combat Aircraft Program

anduril.com

Today, the United States Air Force announced that Anduril has been selected as one of two...
Today, the United States Air Force announced that Anduril has been selected as one of two vendors to move forward on the Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program. Over the next phase, Anduril will design, manufacture, and test production-representative CCAs.“There is no time to waste on business as usual. With th...
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The AI Revolution Is Crushing Thousands of Languages

theatlantic.com

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New Video of Strong Full Levitation of Pcposos Room Temperature Superconductor

nextbigfuture.com

New video from SCTL Korea room temperature superconductor experimenters shows a very strong full levitation effect....
New video from SCTL Korea room temperature superconductor experimenters shows a very strong full levitation effect. Full levitation is evidence of the Meissner effect found only in superconductors. I have shown how the levitation evidence was originally partial levitation. Critics says partial levitation can be from...

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Ghost Jobs – it's not your fault that you are not getting hired in 2024 [video]

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Australia's spies, cops want accountable encryption- a.k.a. access to backdoors

theregister.com
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A Note about Coercions

oleg.fi
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Foxtrot and Dom's Kitchen & Market restaurants are closing down all locations

thestreet.com
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McKinsey Is Under Criminal Investigation for Its Opioid Work

nytimes.com

U.S.WorldBusinessArtsLifestyleOpinionAudioGamesCookingWirecutterThe AthleticSKIP ADVERTISEMENTFederal prosecutors are examining the consulting company’s role in helping “turbocharge” the sale of...
U.S.WorldBusinessArtsLifestyleOpinionAudioGamesCookingWirecutterThe AthleticSKIP ADVERTISEMENTFederal prosecutors are examining the consulting company’s role in helping “turbocharge” the sale of painkillers like OxyContin.Since 2021, McKinsey has agreed to pay about $1 billion to settle investigations and lawsuits a...

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Show HN: Open-source alternative to HashiCorp/IBM Vault

github.com
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HTML Attributes vs. DOM Properties

jakearchibald.com
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Shouldn't Teams, Zoom, Slack interoperate securely for the Feds? Wyden is asking

theregister.com
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Zoning Out American Families

discoursemagazine.com

Land use regulations often harm the very families they’re meant to help. Image Credit: Kinga Krzeminska/Getty...
Land use regulations often harm the very families they’re meant to help. Image Credit: Kinga Krzeminska/Getty ImagesBy Emily HamiltonAmong U.S. households that rent, the share of household income going toward housing costs has been rising steadily since the 1960s. And rent is becoming less affordable fastest for hou...
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Meta loses $200B in value as earning call focuses on all the ways bleeds cash

cnbc.com

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg unnerved investors on the company's quarterly earnings call Wednesday by focusing on...
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg unnerved investors on the company's quarterly earnings call Wednesday by focusing on its long-term investments in AI and the metaverse.Shares of Meta tumbled as much as 19% in extended trading Wednesday."We've historically seen a lot of volatility in our stock during this phase of our produc...

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Make Invalid States Unrepresentable

geeklaunch.io

Let’s talk about types.1This post will be applicable to most programming languages, but it is significantly...
Let’s talk about types.1This post will be applicable to most programming languages, but it is significantly easier to apply these concepts when using languages that have more powerful, functionally-inspired, or mathematically-flavored type systems2.As you probably know, the Rust compiler can spit out some pretty hig...
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As the US Air Force fleet keeps shrinking, can it still win wars?

defensenews.com

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Twilight of the Age of Steam, Part 2: Petroleum and After

technicshistory.com

In the mid-nineteenth century, a new industry emerged, based on the refining of petroleum. The human...
In the mid-nineteenth century, a new industry emerged, based on the refining of petroleum. The human use of petroleum is ancient, and may (for all we know) date well into pre-history. In the form found most often in nature, as thick pools of bituminous tar, this sticky, potentially flammable substance found use as a...
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