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Hi. Long-time nerd. Fan of Hacker News and open debate.

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Most Britons do not know scale of UK's involvement in slavery, survey finds

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Sat Mar 22, 2025 8:44pm PST

Scientists identify 'tipping point' that caused clumps of toxic Florida seaweed

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Fri Mar 21, 2025 2:24pm PST

The Unbelievable Scale of AI's Pirated-Books Problem

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Thurs Mar 20, 2025 5:31am PST

Ben and Jerry's claim CEO sacked by Unilever over social activism

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Wed Mar 19, 2025 12:14pm PST

‘Bluey’s World’: How a Cute Aussie Puppy Became a Juggernaut

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Tues Mar 18, 2025 6:04pm PST

400 Hollywood Creatives Reject Calls to Train AI on Copyrighted Material

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Tues Mar 18, 2025 12:52pm PST

Dangerous diving in the offshore oil and gas industry

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Mon Mar 17, 2025 10:07am PST

Russell T Davies: gay society in 'greatest danger I've ever seen'

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Mon Mar 17, 2025 9:30am PST

Stolen statue head of King George V makes surprise appearance at concert

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Fri Mar 14, 2025 9:18pm PST

The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Is a Stone-Cold Masterpiece

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Fri Mar 14, 2025 10:15am PST

Fatberg weighing 30 tonnes hauled from Perth's sewers, setting a local record

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Thurs Mar 13, 2025 6:47am PST

US tech firms feel pinch from China tariffs

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Wed Mar 12, 2025 2:34pm PST

Documentary Director Couldn't Get Interview with Sam Altman So He Deepfaked Him

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Mon Mar 10, 2025 8:22pm PST

Internet shutdowns at record high in Africa as access 'weaponised'

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Sat Mar 8, 2025 8:09am PST

These Words Are Disappearing in the New Trump Administration

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Sat Mar 8, 2025 6:28am PST

Doge Has Deployed Its GSAi Custom Chatbot for 1,500 Federal Workers

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Wed Mar 5, 2025 11:30am PST

Digg Returns: Relaunching in Bid to Bring "Good Vibes" Back to Social Media

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Tues Mar 4, 2025 8:30pm PST

Apple takes legal action in UK data privacy row

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Sun Mar 2, 2025 7:16pm PST

13 Artists Reimagine the Oscar Statuette

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Sun Mar 2, 2025 9:32am PST

Six cyclones swirl simultaneously in southern hemisphere

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Sat Mar 1, 2025 12:50pm PST

First British tourists allowed back into North Korea tell BBC what they saw

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Thurs Feb 27, 2025 8:36pm PST

Indonesia to lift iPhone 16 ban as Apple secures investment agreement

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Thurs Feb 27, 2025 1:26pm PST

Takeaways from the Latest Netflix Data Drop

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Wed Feb 26, 2025 7:13pm PST

'It wasn't nice': Australian couple sat next to corpse on long-haul flight

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Tues Feb 25, 2025 11:06am PST

Vasily Arkhipov

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Mon Feb 24, 2025 5:47pm PST

Farmers Sue over Deletion of Climate Data from Government Websites

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Mon Feb 24, 2025 3:53pm PST

BP expected to scrap renewables target in shift back to fossil fuels

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Sun Feb 23, 2025 8:47am PST

This company is trying to make a biodegradable alternative to spandex

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Sun Feb 23, 2025 6:27am PST

Marvel and DC's Comics Will Cross over Once Again

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Sat Feb 22, 2025 2:29pm PST

Brazil justice orders ban of video platform Rumble

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Sat Feb 22, 2025 2:16pm PST

What Is Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder?

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Sat Feb 22, 2025 12:22pm PST

Trump Eyes Tariffs to Counter Digital Taxes Despised by Big Tech

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Fri Feb 21, 2025 11:51am PST

How Americans View Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg

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Thurs Feb 20, 2025 7:47pm PST

Why Did QR Codes Appear on About 1k Graves in Munich?

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Wed Feb 19, 2025 8:10pm PST

Mark Zuckerberg's charity guts DEI after assuring staff it would continue

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Wed Feb 19, 2025 7:44pm PST

Journalists launch legal action against Italian government over spyware claims

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Wed Feb 19, 2025 7:20am PST

Heat pump sales in Europe fall 23% to pre-Ukraine war levels

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Tues Feb 18, 2025 4:34pm PST

Javier Milei faces impeachment calls after Argentina cryptocurrency collapse

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Mon Feb 17, 2025 5:59pm PST

One Fix for Ailing Movie Theaters? Becoming Nonprofits

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Sat Feb 15, 2025 9:02pm PST

World's Sea-ice falls to record low

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Thurs Feb 13, 2025 8:55pm PST

Amazon Studios Quietly Steps Back from Diversity Goals Amid Trump DEI Crackdown

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Wed Feb 12, 2025 1:25pm PST

Uline turned to Mexico to staff warehouses, paid them a fraction of US workers

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Wed Feb 12, 2025 12:45pm PST

Sniper weapons can cause irreversible brain injuries

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Tues Feb 11, 2025 2:25pm PST

Power Dressing: Silicon Valley's Macho Makeover Is a Warning, Not a Trend

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Tues Feb 11, 2025 9:26am PST

Microchip data for Australian pets at risk as company goes dark

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Mon Feb 10, 2025 1:37pm PST

Monkey blamed for nationwide power cut in Sri Lanka

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Sun Feb 9, 2025 11:20am PST

Why a 43-year-old video game just won a Grammy

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Sun Feb 9, 2025 9:13am PST

Netflix increases UK subscription prices despite record audience

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Sun Feb 9, 2025 8:57am PST

Forget Psychedelics. Everyone's Microdosing Ozempic Now

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Fri Feb 7, 2025 9:41pm PST

Argentina: Alarm as river runs blood-red

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Fri Feb 7, 2025 9:10pm PST

"AI is an oxymoron, there's no such thing," says Take-Two boss

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Fri Feb 7, 2025 6:15pm PST

Star Salaries for Super Bowl Ads: $3M-$5M Fees Are Norm This Year

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Thurs Feb 6, 2025 9:29pm PST

"Torrenting from a corporate laptop doesn't feel right": Meta emails unsealed

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Wed Feb 5, 2025 5:13pm PST

The Dangerous A.I. Nonsense That Trump and Biden Fell For

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Wed Feb 5, 2025 4:57pm PST

Billionaire's record donation to Uni of Sydney aims to increase STEM diversity

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Tues Feb 4, 2025 3:12pm PST

Virtual Cleanroom Environment for Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology

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Sun Feb 2, 2025 9:02pm PST

How science is finding women can have a narcissistic streak too

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Sat Feb 1, 2025 3:27pm PST

The race to make RFID tags cheaper than barcodes

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Fri Jan 31, 2025 1:01pm PST

Battery-powered electric ferry service to connect Spain and Morocco

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Thurs Jan 30, 2025 6:55pm PST

The Private Army That Protects L.A.'S Rich and Famous

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Thurs Jan 30, 2025 9:39am PST

UK: Coca-Cola recalls select cans over high chlorate levels

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Wed Jan 29, 2025 2:04pm PST

Europe 'must not be bullied' by Trump and Musk on tech laws, NGOs say

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Wed Jan 29, 2025 8:26am PST

The recovery from PR blunders can be slow and costly

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Tues Jan 28, 2025 6:41pm PST

Fuck trees, use tags (2024)

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Tues Jan 28, 2025 3:45pm PST

Almost one in 10 people use the same four-digit PIN

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Mon Jan 27, 2025 6:00pm PST

Current recycling innovations to utilize e-waste in green metal manufacturing

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Sat Jan 25, 2025 1:55pm PST

IEEE Credentialing Program

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Sat Jan 25, 2025 10:10am PST

Jesse Eisenberg on Tech Bros Pivoting to Politics

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Fri Jan 24, 2025 2:48pm PST

Hans Zimmer in Talks to Re-Create Saudi Arabia's National Anthem

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Thurs Jan 23, 2025 6:11pm PST

Epic to pay penalties levied by Apple to tempt developers onto its mobile store

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Wed Jan 22, 2025 6:18pm PST

There Has Never Been a Sillier TV Thriller About Math Than Prime Target

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Tues Jan 21, 2025 8:34pm PST

DLSS 4 and machine learning with Bryan Catanzaro

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Mon Jan 20, 2025 9:45am PST

Billionaire wealth rises $3T in 2024, a rate 3 times faster than 2023

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Sat Jan 18, 2025 8:45pm PST

Inside South Africa's 'ruthless' gang-controlled gold mines

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Sat Jan 18, 2025 8:33pm PST

From cow vigilantes to military propaganda: Facebook cuts risk violence in Asia

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Sat Jan 18, 2025 2:14pm PST

Experts hail 'milestone' in study of the deadly Huntington's disease

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Sat Jan 18, 2025 6:33am PST

The successful fight to save a remote phone box

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Wed Jan 15, 2025 5:52pm PST

Qantas South Africa flights delayed by falling debris from SpaceX rockets

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Halt illegal imports of conflict minerals from DRC, campaigners urge EU

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Tues Jan 14, 2025 4:25pm PST

In 2024 global warming topped 1.5C. Have we failed the Paris Agreement?

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Tues Jan 14, 2025 10:46am PST

Australian funnel-web spider enthusiast discovers a new species

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Sun Jan 12, 2025 7:25am PST

How Norwegian Filmmakers Turned Mats Steen's Online Life into an Oscar Contender

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Sat Jan 11, 2025 7:47am PST

Indonesia keeps iPhone 16 ban despite Apple offer to build AirTag factory

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Tues Jan 7, 2025 7:39pm PST

Elon Musk's 'disinformation' endangering me, says UK Minister Jess Phillips

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Sun Jan 5, 2025 8:00am PST

Washington Post cartoonist resigns after cartoon satirising Jeff Bezos rejected

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Mon Dec 30, 2024 2:49pm PST

The Most Dangerous Game

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Wed Dec 18, 2024 3:33pm PST

World coal use to hit record high in 2024: IEA report

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Tues Dec 17, 2024 6:19pm PST

China kicks off homegrown Bluetooth alternative – Star Flash

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Tues Dec 17, 2024 2:14pm PST

Environmental Burden of United States Data Centers

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