What is it like to be a thermostat? (1996)
https://www.organism.earth/library/document/what-is-it-like-to-be-a-thermostat
https://www.organism.earth/library/document/what-is-it-like-to-be-a-thermostat
The Library
What is it Like to be a Thermostat?
Could a simple thermostat possess consciousness? Philosopher David Chalmers believes it’s possible. He compares connectionist networks to mundane thermostats, finding uncanny similarities in how they process information. This suggests thermostats could model…
Most AI spending driven by FOMO, not ROI, CEOs tell IBM
https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/06/ibm_ai_investments/
https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/06/ibm_ai_investments/
The Register
FYI: Most AI spending driven by FOMO, not ROI, CEOs tell IBM, LOL
: Just 1 in 4 bets paying off so far
Ask HN: What will tech employment look like in 10 years?
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43953092
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43953092
Roame (YC S23) Is Hiring Lead Fullstack Engineer
https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/roame/jobs/S7ytgrb-founding-full-stack-engineer
https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/roame/jobs/S7ytgrb-founding-full-stack-engineer
Y Combinator
Founding Full-Stack Engineer at Roame
## **About Roame**
Our mission is to make travel perfect. Roame is a flight search engine using credit card points and miles. More than $69 billion worth of points issued every year. We empower over 1 million travelers to maximize the value of their points…
Our mission is to make travel perfect. Roame is a flight search engine using credit card points and miles. More than $69 billion worth of points issued every year. We empower over 1 million travelers to maximize the value of their points…
A Rust Documentation Ecosystem Review
https://www.harudagondi.space/blog/rust-documentation-ecosystem-review/
https://www.harudagondi.space/blog/rust-documentation-ecosystem-review/
www.harudagondi.space
A Rust Documentation Ecosystem Review
Show HN: GlassFlow – OSS streaming dedup and joins from Kafka to ClickHouse
https://github.com/glassflow/clickhouse-etl
https://github.com/glassflow/clickhouse-etl
GitHub
GitHub - glassflow/clickhouse-etl: Real-time deduplication and temporal joins for streaming data
Real-time deduplication and temporal joins for streaming data - glassflow/clickhouse-etl
In 2025, venture capital can't pretend everything is fine any more
https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/05/03/in-2025-venture-capital-cant-pretend-everything-is-fine-any-more/
https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/05/03/in-2025-venture-capital-cant-pretend-everything-is-fine-any-more/
Pivot to AI
In 2025, venture capital can’t pretend everything is fine any more
Venture capital is screwed. A bubble in AI is their last hope, and they’re betting everything on Sam Altman. It’s heartwarming. Today, we have the Pitchbook-NVCA Venture Monitor for Q1 2025. This i…
High-School Shop Students Attract Skilled-Trades Job Offers
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/skilled-trades-high-school-recruitment-fd9f8257
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/skilled-trades-high-school-recruitment-fd9f8257
WSJ
The High-School Juniors With $70,000-a-Year Job Offers
Companies with shortages of skilled workers look to shop class to recruit future hires; “like I’m an athlete getting all this attention from all these pro teams.”
An $18M grant would have drastically reduced food waste. Then the EPA cut it
https://grist.org/food-and-agriculture/trump-epa-community-change-grants-program-food-waste/
https://grist.org/food-and-agriculture/trump-epa-community-change-grants-program-food-waste/
Grist
An $18M grant would have drastically reduced food waste. Then the EPA cut it.
The Rhode Island project to create local jobs, launch compost hubs, and reduce emissions was years in the making.
How a Quiet American Cardinal Became Pope
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/11/world/europe/conclave-vote-pope-leo-robert-prevost.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/11/world/europe/conclave-vote-pope-leo-robert-prevost.html
NY Times
How a Quiet American Cardinal Became Pope
At a conclave with many new members, a swift, stunning consensus built around an unknown to many outside of the church.
Why not object capability languages?
https://blog.plan99.net/why-not-capability-languages-a8e6cbdf9682
https://blog.plan99.net/why-not-capability-languages-a8e6cbdf9682
Medium
Why not object capability languages?
A map of the security territory
2024 sea level 'report cards' map futures of U.S. coastal communities
https://news.wm.edu/2025/05/06/2024-sea-level-report-cards-map-futures-of-u-s-coastal-communities/
https://news.wm.edu/2025/05/06/2024-sea-level-report-cards-map-futures-of-u-s-coastal-communities/
W&M News
2024 sea level ‘report cards’ map futures of U.S. coastal communities
Featuring four new localities, the updated report cards show past and projected rates of sea level rise and acceleration for 36 U.S. coastal communities in a new, interactive dashboard.
The surgeon who used F1 pitstop techniques to save lives of babies
https://www.thetimes.com/sport/formula-one/article/professor-martin-elliott-interview-surgeon-f1-pitstops-babies-ferrari-j3sbkjssk
https://www.thetimes.com/sport/formula-one/article/professor-martin-elliott-interview-surgeon-f1-pitstops-babies-ferrari-j3sbkjssk
Thetimes
The surgeon who used F1 pitstop techniques to save lives of babies
Professor Martin Elliott reflects on how watching a Formula 1 race two decades ago led to an unlikely partnership with Ferrari that transformed practices at Great Ormond Street and other hospitals