Leaked IRGC manual shows systematic use of civilian sites as missile cover
https://www.iranintl.com/en/202603319302
https://www.iranintl.com/en/202603319302
Iranintl
Leaked IRGC manual shows systematic use of civilian sites as missile cover
A leaked internal directive from the IRGC’s missile command appears to show that the use of civilian locations to conceal, support and in some cases facilitate missile launch operations is not ad hoc, but structured, documented and built into operational…
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'Backrooms' and the Rise of the Institutional Gothic
https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/backrooms-and-the-rise-of-the-institutional-gothic/
https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/backrooms-and-the-rise-of-the-institutional-gothic/
The MIT Press Reader
‘Backrooms’ and the Rise of the Institutional Gothic
A new spin on an old genre replaces flesh-and-blood monsters with the mundanity of modern bureaucracy.
Artemis computer running two instances of MS outlook; they can't figure out why
https://bsky.app/profile/nikigrayson.com/post/3miik2wzosk25
https://bsky.app/profile/nikigrayson.com/post/3miik2wzosk25
Bluesky Social
niki grayson (@nikigrayson.com)
right now the astronauts are calling houston because the computer on the spaceship is running two instances of microsoft outlook and they can't figure out why. nasa is about to remote into the computer
Renewables reached nearly 50% of global electricity capacity last year
https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/01/renewables_generated_nearly_half_global_power/
https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/01/renewables_generated_nearly_half_global_power/
The Register
Renewables reached nearly 50% of global electricity capacity last year
: Cool, but fossil-fuel additions and AI-era power demand still muddy the climate math
Snow melt-off in American west stuns scientists
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/01/snowmelt-american-west
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/01/snowmelt-american-west
the Guardian
‘On a whole other level’: rapid snow melt-off in American west stuns scientists
Experts say brutal March heat has left critical snowpack at record-low levels – and key basins in uncharted territory
Memo: A language that remembers only the last 12 lines of code
https://danieltemkin.com/Esolangs/Memo/
https://danieltemkin.com/Esolangs/Memo/
Why Doesn't Anybody Realize We're Going Back to the Moon?
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/2026/04/artemis-moon-launch-trump/686661/
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/2026/04/artemis-moon-launch-trump/686661/
The Atlantic
Why Doesn’t Anybody Realize We’re Going Back to the Moon?
On the ground at the Trump era’s most important space launch
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The open web isn't dying. We're killing it
https://ouvre-boite.com/the-open-web-isnt-dying-were-killing-it/
https://ouvre-boite.com/the-open-web-isnt-dying-were-killing-it/
Ouvre-Boite
The open web isn't dying. We're killing it
The open web is under pressure from AI companies and large platforms, but its troubles did not start with AI. We also chose convenience over control, and we will have to change that if we want a better web.
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Untaxed Wealth of Richest 0.1% Is More Than Assets of World’s Poorest Half
https://www.commondreams.org/news/global-tax-havens-inequality
https://www.commondreams.org/news/global-tax-havens-inequality
Common Dreams
‘A System Rigged’: Untaxed Wealth of Richest 0.1% Is More Than Assets of World’s Poorest Half | Common Dreams
A decade after the Panama Papers, the global rich are still hiding more than $3.5 trillion in tax havens. Just a fraction of that money could end extreme hunger and provide clean water to everyone on Earth.
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US-Israeli bombing destroys oldest medical research center in Iran
https://www.egyptindependent.com/us-israeli-bombing-destroys-oldest-medical-research-center-in-iran-official-says/
https://www.egyptindependent.com/us-israeli-bombing-destroys-oldest-medical-research-center-in-iran-official-says/
Egypt Independent
US-Israeli bombing destroys oldest medical research center in Iran, official says
US-Israeli strikes hit one of the leading health research institutions in Iran, a government official said Thursday, as relief agencies warned against mass attacks on medical facilities in the region.