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Was It an Alien Spacecraft—Or a Delivery Truck?
Was It an Alien Spacecraft—Or a Delivery Truck?
A Harvard astronomer says a meteor came from beyond our solar system. A new study questions whether his data includes a more obvious explanation.
·news.climate.columbia.edu·
Was It an Alien Spacecraft—Or a Delivery Truck?
The Large Hadron Collider Discovers Antimatter Behaving Oddly in New Class of Particles
The Large Hadron Collider Discovers Antimatter Behaving Oddly in New Class of Particles
The LHCb experiment has observed a new difference between matter and antimatter in particles called baryons
one of the biggest mysteries in the universe: why there is something rather than nothing
when the universe was born it had equal amounts of matter and antimatter, and when the two made contact, they annihilated one another. For some reason, a small excess of matter survived and went on to create the physical world
·scientificamerican.com·
The Large Hadron Collider Discovers Antimatter Behaving Oddly in New Class of Particles
Nick Sharpes (@the_3dwizard) • Instagram reel
Nick Sharpes (@the_3dwizard) • Instagram reel
19K likes, 239 comments - the_3dwizard on July 7, 2025: "Are these shoes the future of footwear? Printer: @bambulab_official A1 Model: Whaleberry - A 3D Printed Thick-Soled Casual Shoe by CloudBerry #3dprinting #useful3dprints #functional3dprinting #bambulab #bambulaba1 #makerworld".
·instagram.com·
Nick Sharpes (@the_3dwizard) • Instagram reel
Liquore Personalizzato
Liquore Personalizzato
Liquore Personalizzato è il primo compositore online di liquori. Scegli il liquore, personalizza la ricetta, disegna l'etichetta e ricevi il tuo liquore personalizzato
·liquorepersonalizzato.it·
Liquore Personalizzato
We've got to stop sending files to each other
We've got to stop sending files to each other
Another day, another data breach. the spreadsheet, initially shared in 2022, and thought to contain data related to a small number of applicants, had contained hidden data related to more than 18,000 people.  ICO statement in response to 2022 MoD data breach Why are people still sending files to each other? I remember having a stand-up argument a decade ago with a project manager who wanted us …
Data shouldn't live in a file on a laptop. It shouldn't be a single file on a network share. Data is a living beast. Data needs to live in a database - not an Excel file. Access should be granted for each according to their needs.
·shkspr.mobi·
We've got to stop sending files to each other
LLM Daydreaming
LLM Daydreaming
Proposal & discussion of how default mode networks for LLMs are an example of missing capabilities for search and novelty in contemporary AI systems.
·gwern.net·
LLM Daydreaming
no days off
no days off
A celebration of consistency, discipline, and the pursuit of movement
I didn't start running until I was in my late twenties, and even so I would end up in a pattern where I'd get motivated and go on a couple of runs, take a few days off, go on another run the following week, and next thing you know it's been a month since I last run. Rinse and repeat.
·nodaysoff.run·
no days off
Let me pay for Firefox!
Let me pay for Firefox!
Hi Mozilla community, I’m a long time Mozilla supporter, I’ve published free (as in freedom) and open-source software, and I desperately want Mozilla to charge for Firefox. If that sounds like a contradiction, please keep reading. I first became involved with the Mozilla community around 2006. I was active in the Spread Firefox project, where I ran a contest that encouraged others to promote Firefox in the most creative ways they could imagine. In hindsight, I guess it could have been called a...
·discourse.mozilla.org·
Let me pay for Firefox!
I'm Done With Social Media
I'm Done With Social Media
Or: why I have a blog now.
2024 was going to be the year that I finally did social media. Regular posting, a content calendar, a strategy, a plan for growth
I had a book coming out in April 2024
There are very few things that an author can practically do to make a book a success
·carolinecrampton.com·
I'm Done With Social Media