Living beings emit a faint light that extinguishes upon death, study
https://phys.org/news/2025-05-emit-faint-extinguishes-death.html
https://phys.org/news/2025-05-emit-faint-extinguishes-death.html
phys.org
Living beings emit a faint light that extinguishes upon death, according to a new study
The light of someone's life might not be just another person, but light in the literal sense. According to a recent study by researchers from University of Calgary, every living system emits light without ...
There Are People Who Can See and Others Who Cannot Even Look
https://worldhistory.substack.com/p/there-are-people-who-can-see-and
https://worldhistory.substack.com/p/there-are-people-who-can-see-and
Substack
There Are People Who Can See and Others Who Cannot Even Look
The greatest early photographer's portraits of Hugo, Manet, Dumas, and more
The lack of a good command line way to sort IPv6 addresses
https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/unix/SortingIPv6Addresses
https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/unix/SortingIPv6Addresses
Show HN: Goboscript, text-based programming language, compiles to Scratch
https://github.com/aspizu/goboscript
https://github.com/aspizu/goboscript
GitHub
GitHub - aspizu/goboscript: goboscript is the Scratch compiler
goboscript is the Scratch compiler. Contribute to aspizu/goboscript development by creating an account on GitHub.
First successful demonstration of quantum error correction of qudits
https://phys.org/news/2025-05-successful-quantum-error-qudits.html
https://phys.org/news/2025-05-successful-quantum-error-qudits.html
phys.org
First successful demonstration of quantum error correction of qudits for quantum computers
In the world of quantum computing, the Hilbert space dimension—the measure of the number of quantum states that a quantum computer can access—is a prized possession. Having a larger Hilbert space ...
What does the end of mathematics look like?
https://www.awanderingmind.blog/posts/2025-05-18-what-does-the-end-of-mathematics-look-like.html
https://www.awanderingmind.blog/posts/2025-05-18-what-does-the-end-of-mathematics-look-like.html
www.awanderingmind.blog
awanderingmind - What does the end of mathematics look like?
A blog containing essays, of varying cogency, about various things that my mind have wandered to.
Seagate claims spinning disks beat SSDs on carbon footprint – Blocks and Files
https://blocksandfiles.com/2025/04/16/seagate-decarbonizing-data-report/
https://blocksandfiles.com/2025/04/16/seagate-decarbonizing-data-report/
Blocks and Files
Seagate claims spinning disks beat SSDs on carbon footprint – Blocks and Files
A Seagate Decarbonizing Data report says energy usage is a top concern for more than half of business leaders.
Emulator Debugging: Area 5150's Lake Effect
https://martypc.blogspot.com/2025/05/emulator-debugging-area-5150s-lake.html
https://martypc.blogspot.com/2025/05/emulator-debugging-area-5150s-lake.html
Blogspot
Emulator Debugging: Area 5150's Lake Effect
My last few articles on bus sniffing the IBM 5150 have been building up to this one. We're going to leverage our bus sniffer and sniffer ...
'Significant amount' of private data stolen in UK Legal Aid hack
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgr5g4pv2l0o
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgr5g4pv2l0o
BBC News
'Significant amount' of private data stolen in Legal Aid hack
MoJ says data includes addresses, national ID numbers, criminal histories and financial details dating to 2010.
ClawPDF – Open-Source Virtual/Network PDF Printer with OCR and Image Support
https://github.com/clawsoftware/clawPDF
https://github.com/clawsoftware/clawPDF
GitHub
GitHub - clawsoftware/clawPDF: Open Source Virtual (Network) Printer for Windows that allows you to create PDFs, OCR text, and…
Open Source Virtual (Network) Printer for Windows that allows you to create PDFs, OCR text, and print images, with advanced features usually available only in enterprise solutions. - clawsoftware/c...
Attack of the Sadistic Zombies – Paul Krugman
https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/attack-of-the-sadistic-zombies
https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/attack-of-the-sadistic-zombies
Substack
Attack of the Sadistic Zombies
The GOP budget is incredibly cruel — and that’s the point
Taiwan to Ramp Up Gas Imports After Shuttering Last Nuclear Plant
https://e360.yale.edu/digest/taiwan-nuclear-power-gas-imports
https://e360.yale.edu/digest/taiwan-nuclear-power-gas-imports
Yale Environment 360
Taiwan to Ramp Up Gas Imports After Shuttering Last Nuclear Plant
Having shut down its last remaining nuclear plant Saturday, Taiwan is working to secure new imports of natural gas.
23andMe Sells Gene-Testing Business to DNA Drug Maker Regeneron
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-19/23andme-sells-gene-testing-business-to-dna-drug-maker-regeneron
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-19/23andme-sells-gene-testing-business-to-dna-drug-maker-regeneron
Bloomberg.com
23andMe Sells Gene-Testing Business to DNA Drug Maker Regeneron
Bankrupt genetic-testing firm 23andMe agreed to sell its data bank, which once contained DNA samples from about 15 million people, to the drug developer Regeneron Pharmaceuticals for $256 million.
Why are (male) surgeons still addressed as Mr? (2000)
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC1119265/
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC1119265/
PubMed Central (PMC)
Why are (male) surgeons still addressed as Mr?
Dilbert Creator Scott Adams Says He Will Die Soon from Same Cancer as Joe Biden
https://www.thewrap.com/dilbert-scott-adams-prostate-cancer-biden/
https://www.thewrap.com/dilbert-scott-adams-prostate-cancer-biden/
TheWrap
'Dilbert' Creator Scott Adams Says He Will Die Soon From Same Cancer as Joe Biden
"Dilbert" creator Scott Adams said on Monday morning that he expects to die soon from prostate cancer, the same disease that Joe Biden has
Company Reminder for Everyone to Talk Nicely About the Giant Plagiarism Machine
https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/a-company-reminder-for-everyone-to-talk-nicely-about-the-giant-plagiarism-machine
https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/a-company-reminder-for-everyone-to-talk-nicely-about-the-giant-plagiarism-machine
McSweeney's Internet Tendency
A Company Reminder for Everyone to Talk Nicely About the Giant Plagiarism Machine
Hey team. It’s your CEO. I know your time is valuable, so I’ll cut right to the chase: It’s come to my attention that some of you have been bad-mou...