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Procopius and the Plague

The Plague of Justinian in the 540s was determined to be an early strain of the Bubonic Plague by researchers in recent years who were able to examine evidence from contemporary skeletons. The writ...

Can you proof read this post?

Writing in this era is difficult.

25 Years of Professional Open Source

I forget when I was first introduced to open source. Back when I got my first computer in 1978, most of the software I used I either wrote myself or I copied from program listings found in books or...

Pure Paste: Just paste the text, not the formatting

After repeatedly using a text editor to remove unwanted formatting, I tried Pure Paste to simplify pasting plain text on my Mac.

Missouri Map Madness — See Also

Trump Judges Blow Off Justices: The U.S. Supreme Court refused to impose Missouri's illegal gerrymander. Trump appointed district judge decided to go ahead and do it anyway. The Top LL.M. Programs:...

Alka-holic

Read Alka-holic Customer: "Do you sell alkaline water?" Me: "We do; we have a few brands right over here." Customer: "Do you have any that I could give to my daughter but still have the same health...

Local LLMs Can Work Better Than Claude, At Least For Some

This is going to be a very personal question, because when you’re talking cloud vs local anything, it comes down to this: how much are you willing to pay for …read more

Correcting an Obnoxious Mischaracterization

In the middle of an article that amounts to, among other things, a disgraceful apologia for the explosion in campus… The post Correcting an Obnoxious Mischaracterization appeared first on Reason Ma...

Türkiye Emerging as Alternative Source of Support for Georgian Breakaway Regions

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Australians Could Soon Opt Out of Social Media Algorithms Altogether

“The Australian government is proposing to give social media users the option to switch off the default algorithmic feed, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced on Tuesday. Under the ...

Rollenspielszenen: Gewaltfreie Demonstration

Shane und Siobhan haben eine Diskussion über Gewalt und Demonstrationen

Daily News Stuff 9 September 2026

Quando Edition Top Story The US government is accusing Chinese AI companies of trying to kidnap what American AI companies have rightfully stolen. (Cyberscoop) And they think it quite ungentlemanly...

Broadcom Kills Public VDDK Access to Tighten its Grip on VMware

Existing copies still work; getting a fresh one is another matter. They seem to have "forgotten" to announce this.

How to watch Studio Ghibli’s new anime in Japan, with a special after-dark outdoor screening for Halloween

First-ever nighttime screening takes place in the real-world setting for A Night in the Valley of the Witches. This autumn looks set to be a very good time to be a Studio Ghibli fan in Japan, as th...

Scientists Just Watched an Adult T. Rex Walk — 66.5 Million Years Later

Before 2025, paleontologists had confirmed exactly two footprints anywhere in the world made by an adult Tyrannosaurus rex — one in New Mexico, one in Montana. Isolated prints, each capturing a sin...

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Meta launches Muse, a personal AI agent designed to act on your behalf, not just answer

Meta has unveiled Muse, which the company describes as “the world's first personal AI agent built for everyone”. Unlike conventional chatbots, Muse is designed not merely to answer questions but to...

Announcing Curse of the Herder

Announcing “Curse of the Herder”, a screensaver experience for the web. It’s about a pissed-off little herder learning how to cuss better.

Procopius

One of the chief sources of the Gothic Wars and of 6th century Byzantine history is Procopius of Caesarea (c.500 - c.565), a Greek scholar and historian from Palestine. Besides writing Words on the...

I didn't know I needed an inclinometer

An ad showed me a tool I'd never seen or searched for, but I instantly wanted. A small reminder that They know my interests disturbingly well.