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Atari’s Mike Jang – The Arcade Blogger #computer #games #history #atari #longread I started the concepts for the Star Wars cabinet and later another designer did more detailed work on the plastic part in front of the monitor. One of the main elements I sketched up were the hydraulic ram

ESA - Webb captures iconic Horsehead Nebula in unprecedented detail #space #science The NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope has captured the sharpest infrared images to date of one of the most distinctive objects in our skies, the Horsehead Nebula. These observations show a part of the iconic nebula

💡<...> the goal of a book isn’t to get to the last page, it’s to expand your thinking. --Dave Rupert The Battlegrounds from World War 1 Are Still Dangerous in France - Atlas Obscura #history In some parts of France, World War I has never ended. These

💡“The word for world is forest” — Ursula K. Le Guin We Need To Rewild The Internet #internet #society #longread The story of German scientific forestry transmits a timeless truth: When we simplify complex systems, we destroy them, and the devastating consequences sometimes aren’t obvious until it’s too late.

💡You can do anything you want. She Built a Microcomputer Empire From Her Suburban Home #women #computers #hardware #history #longread London. 1981. A young, smartly dressed woman watches from the sidelines as a stage is prepared. Everyone is there to hear about a hotly anticipated IPO out of Silicon Valley.

Timeline of the xz open source attack #software #security #longread Over a period of over two years, an attacker using the name “Jia Tan” worked as a diligent, effective contributor to the xz compression library, eventually being granted commit access and maintainership. Using that access, they installed a very subtle,

Make a donation - support Ukraine. My favourite: Support the Armed Forces of Ukraine | via National Bank of Ukraine. More options if you want alternatives. Also, very important Come Back Alive Foundation - Charity Organization. Щира подяка. Разом до перемоги! Don’t forget to share if you like what you

EU cash cap and ban on anonymous crypto payments results in financial paternalism – Patrick Breyer #economy #money #privacy The majority of the EU Parliament’s lead committees today approved far-reaching new anti-money laundering laws: Anonymous cash payments over €3,000 will be banned in commercial transactions. Cash payments over €10,

Artificial Intelligence Act: MEPs adopt landmark law | News | European Parliament #privacy #ai Key points: * Safeguards on general purpose artificial intelligence * Limits on the use of biometric identification systems by law enforcement * Bans on social scoring and AI used to manipulate or exploit user vulnerabilities * Right of consumers to launch complaints

Superconductivity scandal: the inside story of deception in a rising star's physics lab #science #fakescience #longread Three previous investigations into Dias’s superconductivity work by the University of Rochester did not find evidence of misconduct. But last summer, the university launched a fourth investigation, led by experts external