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.
Dollar-stores overcharge cash-strapped customers while promising low prices
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/03/customers-pay-more-rising-dollar-store-costs
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/03/customers-pay-more-rising-dollar-store-costs
the Guardian
How the dollar-store industry overcharges cash-strapped customers while promising low prices
A Guardian investigation reveals Dollar General and Family Dollar stores often fail to honor their shelf prices – charging more at checkout for everything from frying pans to Frosted Flakes
OpenAI disables ChatGPT app suggestions that looked like ads
https://techoreon.com/openai-disables-chatgpt-app-suggestions-ads-backlash/
https://techoreon.com/openai-disables-chatgpt-app-suggestions-ads-backlash/
Techoreon
OpenAI Disables ChatGPT App Suggestions That Users Mistook for Ads
OpenAI has disabled a feature in ChatGPT that suggested third-party applications after users complained the recommendations resembled advertisements.
What the heck is going on at Apple?
https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/06/tech/apple-tim-cook-leadership-changes
https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/06/tech/apple-tim-cook-leadership-changes
A geothermal amoeba sets a new upper temperature limit for eukaryotes
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.11.24.690213v1.full
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.11.24.690213v1.full