The general who refused to crush Tiananmen's protesters
https://www.economist.com/china/2025/12/04/the-general-who-refused-to-crush-tiananmens-protesters
https://www.economist.com/china/2025/12/04/the-general-who-refused-to-crush-tiananmens-protesters
The Economist
The general who refused to crush Tiananmen’s protesters
A leaked video of his court-martial has suddenly appeared
CATL Expects Oceanic Electric Ships in 3 Years
https://cleantechnica.com/2025/12/05/catl-expects-oceanic-electric-ships-in-3-years/
https://cleantechnica.com/2025/12/05/catl-expects-oceanic-electric-ships-in-3-years/
CleanTechnica
CATL Expects Oceanic Electric Ships in 3 Years - CleanTechnica
Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. News in batteries and electrification has been coming fast and furious lately. Recently, Su Yi, the head of CATL’s marine division, stated, “CATL’s marine business already covers inland…
Show HN: TapeHead – A CLI tool for stateful random access of file streams
https://github.com/emamoah/tapehead
https://github.com/emamoah/tapehead
GitHub
GitHub - emamoah/tapehead: CLI tool for stateful random access of file streams
CLI tool for stateful random access of file streams - emamoah/tapehead
Copy-Item is 27% slower than File Explorer
https://til.andrew-quinn.me/posts/copy-item-is-27-percent-slower-than-file-explorer-drag-and-drop-on-windows/
https://til.andrew-quinn.me/posts/copy-item-is-27-percent-slower-than-file-explorer-drag-and-drop-on-windows/
til.andrew-quinn.me
Copy-Item is 27 percent slower than File Explorer drag and drop on Windows
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File Explorer drag & drop ########## (112 MBps)
Copy-Item ####### (82 MBps)
Built in SFTP client ###### (70 MBps)
Built in robocopy (/MT:32) ## (25 MBps)
WSL 2 rsync # …
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File Explorer drag & drop ########## (112 MBps)
Copy-Item ####### (82 MBps)
Built in SFTP client ###### (70 MBps)
Built in robocopy (/MT:32) ## (25 MBps)
WSL 2 rsync # …
How the 'hypnagogic state' of drowsiness could enhance your creativity
https://theconversation.com/how-the-hypnagogic-state-of-drowsiness-could-enhance-your-creativity-269724
https://theconversation.com/how-the-hypnagogic-state-of-drowsiness-could-enhance-your-creativity-269724
The Conversation
How the ‘hypnagogic state’ of drowsiness could enhance your creativity
Many artists and scientists have had breakthrough while in this drowsy state between sleep and waking.
Wave of (Open Street Map) Vandalism in South Korea
https://www.openstreetmap.org/user/KennyDap/diary/407844
https://www.openstreetmap.org/user/KennyDap/diary/407844
OpenStreetMap
Wave of vandalism in South Korea
About a week ago, vandals began defacing the map in South Korea. Over the course of that week, I rolled back hundreds of changes, and with the help of the sites moderators, I banned over 50 malicious accounts.
Saving Japan's exceptionally rare 'snow monsters'
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20251203-japans-disappearing-snow-monsters
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20251203-japans-disappearing-snow-monsters
Bbc
'Nothing else looks like them': Saving Japan's exceptionally rare 'snow monsters'
A unique natural wonder is being eroded. Can Japan bring its breathtaking "juhyo" back from the brink?
PatchworkOS: An OS for x86_64, built from scratch in C and assembly
https://github.com/KaiNorberg/PatchworkOS
https://github.com/KaiNorberg/PatchworkOS
GitHub
GitHub - KaiNorberg/PatchworkOS: A modular, non-POSIX operating system for x86_64, built from scratch in C and assembly. Intended…
A modular, non-POSIX operating system for x86_64, built from scratch in C and assembly. Intended to be educational and experimental while rigorously following a Plan9-style "everything is ...
Magnitude-7.0 earthquake hits in remote wilderness along Alaska-Canada border
https://apnews.com/article/earthquake-alaska-canada-yukon-7c0f68370e387b1b23fa7fe7fc9c2c71
https://apnews.com/article/earthquake-alaska-canada-yukon-7c0f68370e387b1b23fa7fe7fc9c2c71
AP News
Magnitude-7.0 earthquake hits in remote wilderness along Alaska-Canada border
A powerful, magnitude-7.0 earthquake has struck in a remote area near the border between Alaska and the Canadian territory of Yukon on Saturday.
Oblast: A better Blasto game for the Commodore 64
http://oldvcr.blogspot.com/2025/12/oblast-better-blasto-game-for-commodore.html
http://oldvcr.blogspot.com/2025/12/oblast-better-blasto-game-for-commodore.html
Blogspot
Oblast: a better Blasto game for the Commodore 64
Way back (well, six months ago, anyway), when I was wiring up a Gremlin Blasto arcade board , we talked at length about this 1978 arcade g...
Scientists link sugar substitute sorbitol to liver disease in zebrafish
https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-link-popular-sugar-substitute-to-liver-disease/
https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-link-popular-sugar-substitute-to-liver-disease/
SciTechDaily
Scientists Link Popular Sugar Substitute to Liver Disease
New research reveals that sorbitol, a common sugar alcohol used in “low-calorie” foods, can behave much like fructose once inside the body, potentially contributing to liver strain and metabolic dysfunction. Sweeteners such as aspartame, found in Equal packets…
Goodbye, Microsoft: Schleswig-Holstein Relies on Open Source and Saves Millions
https://www.heise.de/en/news/Goodbye-Microsoft-Schleswig-Holstein-relies-on-Open-Source-and-saves-millions-11105459.html
https://www.heise.de/en/news/Goodbye-Microsoft-Schleswig-Holstein-relies-on-Open-Source-and-saves-millions-11105459.html
heise online
Goodbye, Microsoft: Schleswig-Holstein relies on Open Source and saves millions
Schleswig-Holstein saves 15 million euros in license costs by migrating from Microsoft to free software. The conversion is significantly cheaper.