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SpaceX hits 400 launches of Falcon 9 rocket

theregister.com

SpaceX has unlocked an impressive achievement – 400 launches of its workhorse Falcon 9 rocket. The...
SpaceX has unlocked an impressive achievement – 400 launches of its workhorse Falcon 9 rocket. The launch on November 27 at 0441 UTC was to deploy another batch of 24 Starlink satellites into orbit. The Falcon 9 took off from LC-39A at Kennedy Space Center, and the booster landed successfully on SpaceX's A Shortfall...
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Bluesky intends their indexing to be used by third parties

write.as

There’s been intense discussion across the fediverse, GitHub, blogs, and articles about a bridge that would...
There’s been intense discussion across the fediverse, GitHub, blogs, and articles about a bridge that would let you use a Mastodon account to follow people on Bluesky, see their posts, reply, like and repost them —and vice versa. It’s an exciting prospect: there is quality content on Bluesky, and it feels in the spi...
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Lessons from 15 Years of Indie App Development

lukaspetr.com

Exactly 15 years ago on November 9th, 2009, I got my first MacBook and started learning...
Exactly 15 years ago on November 9th, 2009, I got my first MacBook and started learning how to build apps. I was fascinated with the idea that you can build something that other people will find useful and enjoy using. I also heard about those "indie developers" on Twitter who were making a living solely from their ...
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What it takes to be "financially successful" by generation

axios.com
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Our Future of Abundant Intelligence

roadtoartificia.com

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Australian Online Safety Amendment (Social Media Minimum Age) Bill 2024

aph.gov.au

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US senators propose law to require bare minimum security standards

theregister.com

American hospitals and healthcare organizations would be required to adopt multi-factor authentication (MFA) and other minimum...
American hospitals and healthcare organizations would be required to adopt multi-factor authentication (MFA) and other minimum cybersecurity standards under new legislation proposed by a bipartisan group of US senators. The Health Care Cybersecurity and Resiliency Act of 2024 [PDF], introduced on Friday by US Senato...
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NASA's Europa Clipper: Miles Down, Instruments Deploying

nasa.gov

Headed to Jupiter’s moon Europa, the spacecraft is operating without a hitch and will reach Mars...
Headed to Jupiter’s moon Europa, the spacecraft is operating without a hitch and will reach Mars in just three months for a gravity assist. NASA’s Europa Clipper, which launched Oct. 14 on a journey to Jupiter’s moon Europa, is already 13 million miles (20 million kilometers) from Earth. Two science instruments have...

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TfL abandons plans for driverless tube trains

ianvisits.co.uk
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Who is "Absolute Persistence", and why is their spyware on 600M computers?

absolute.com
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The Hall SC-VGA-2 Video Processor, the Atari ST and NeXTSTEP

oldvcr.blogspot.com

A periodic fascination on this blog is figuring out better ways to get better screenshots of...
A periodic fascination on this blog is figuring out better ways to get better screenshots of our classic systems, which often hail from the Wild Wild West/East in terms of video standards (read all entries in this series). Naturally the best way is a bitwise direct grab of the framebuffer, but that's only possible i...
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Brick and Mortar Triangle Fraud

getcho.app

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The Engagement Is Better on Bluesky

bsky.social
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Show HN: Built This in 3 Hours Using Bolt (No React Knowledge)

kanishkdan.com

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Life-changing cream to treat skin cancer moves closer to reality

uq.edu.au

Image: Adobe A topical cream to help prevent and treat skin cancers in organ transplant patients...
Image: Adobe A topical cream to help prevent and treat skin cancers in organ transplant patients is a step closer to development. The world-first treatment, currently being developed by University of Queensland researchers, has received $344,000 in funding from the National Foundation for Medical Research and Innova...
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Ask HN: Platform for senior devs to learn other programming languages?

ycombinator.com
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Rust: Tools (early access edition)

bitfieldconsulting.com

Are you ready to unlock the secrets of Rust? Master the world's most loved programming language,...
Are you ready to unlock the secrets of Rust? Master the world's most loved programming language, and learn how to craft stable, reliable, and durable software components that will last for decades, with The Secrets of Rust: Tools. Includes free updates for life.This is the Early Access edition, so be aware that it's...
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jank is now running on LLVM IR

jank-lang.org

Hi everyone! It's been a very busy couple of months as I've been developing jank's LLVM...
Hi everyone! It's been a very busy couple of months as I've been developing jank's LLVM IR generation, improving jank's semantic analysis, and furthering jank's module loading system. Thank you to all of my Github sponsors and to Clojurists Together, who help me pay the bills. As of January 2025, I'll be working on ...
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Brits are scrolling away from X and aren't that interested in AI

theregister.com

Usage of Elon Musk's X social media platform is declining in the UK, and adult Brits...
Usage of Elon Musk's X social media platform is declining in the UK, and adult Brits aren't particularly interested in generative AI tools. That's according to Ofcom's Online Nation report, an annual publication looking at what UK citizens do during their hours online and how much time they spend glued to gadgets. A...
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Calmy Leon – The Ultimate Relaxing Music and Sound Generator

calmyleon.com

Your payment is being processed. You will be redirected in a few of seconds... CalmyLeon free...
Your payment is being processed. You will be redirected in a few of seconds... CalmyLeon free The Ultimate Relaxing Music & Sound Generator ⋮ Welcome to Calmy Leon, the most relaxing music and sound generator in the world! Sounds should be playing as you read these lines. Give Calmy Leon a try while reading this sec...

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How fast does Java compile?

mill-build.org
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Breaking the 4Chan CAPTCHA

nullpt.rs

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What does this button do? – My new car has a mysterious and undocumented switch

koenvh.nl

Last week I bought a car. After twelve years of service, my old trusty Peugeot 107...
Last week I bought a car. After twelve years of service, my old trusty Peugeot 107 in blue has had its best. Expensive repairs were coming at some point, and I did not feel like waiting around for them to come. Plus the existing list of faults (like the high oil usage of about a litre per month, a brake that sometim...
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ASML Twinscan EXE:5000 Lego Set

asmlstore.com
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