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  • A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain. One of the favorite books from my childhood

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  • I love this book so much and read it every few years. The first half is a fish-out-of-water story about an intrepid traveler surviving and thriving using his wits alone (and some luck, plot devices, and a pinch of deus-ex-machina). The second half is about why powerful institutions suck so much, human history is a mess, and generally why we can’t have nice things.

    As a hopeful misanthrope I highly recommend it.

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    What book(s) are you currently reading or listening to? February 24

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  • In an attempt to preserve my own sanity I’ve been reading the entire Discworld series since about October. Just finished Lords and Ladies, which I don’t think I read before and am now re-reading Mort for maybe the 5th or 6th time.

  • TOML

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  • Gen Z Sweetie with her Millennial Sister

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  • because your kids speak it?

  • seriously

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  • I honestly have to wonder at what point people will collectively say "why the hell are we letting them do this" ? Not sure what happens after that, but it seems like it must have to happen at some point, right? Right?

  • Automated catalyst testing uses two coordinated robots, cutting 32 days of work to 17 hours

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  • Admittedly, we were not very good at this particular job.

  • Technology @beehaw.org
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    Automated catalyst testing uses two coordinated robots, cutting 32 days of work to 17 hours

    phys.org /news/2026-02-automated-catalyst-robots-days-hours.html
  • Technology @lemmy.world
    artifex @piefed.social

    Automated catalyst testing uses two coordinated robots, cutting 32 days of work to 17 hours

    phys.org /news/2026-02-automated-catalyst-robots-days-hours.html

  • Living Conditions in Cuba Worsen as U.S. Oil Blockade Continues, Reserves May Run Dry 'Within Weeks'

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  • I’m surprised China hasn’t volunteered to implement a massive solar/electric project there. The island’s pretty small, there’s no hard military advantage to doing so, it’s within their belt & road initiative, and would piss off the US.

  • What are some examples where the more you know about the world, the better it seems?

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  • Physics -> chemistry -> biology. The further you zoom in, the more you come to grips with the just staggering number of hugely improbable events that lead to us being here. I feel bad for people who need to invoke religion to explain this, as it really hides the beauty of it all.

  • Say Goodbye to the Idea of Chinese RAM Being Cheap; 32GB DDR5 Modules Now Retail for Over $500 as Local Prices Catch Up Globally

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  • Yeah, it’s a global commodity, like oil but without the petrodollars.

  • Moats are back!

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  • That’s why they’ll fit their guards with death collars to prevent them from getting ideas.

  • YSK Article Five of the United States Constitution

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  • I can’t think of a single thing that would garner such support. You could suggest an amendment that convicted child rapists couldn’t hold public office and there would be enough pushback that even that wouldn’t succeed.

  • S. aegyptiacus is a subhuman cope skull. S. mirabilis has the nasal crest looksmax, the forward jaw projection, the elongated temporal fenestra.

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  • It’s times like this I’m glad I speak Gen Alpha.

  • POV: you walk into a meeting with people who make 10x your salary

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  • I will 100% be using “length disadvantaged timeline” in my next planning meeting

  • Iain M Banks, culture series.

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  • It’s hard to beat the Culture series. While not quite the same I found that Ken MacLeod’s Engines of Light Trilogy and Ursula LeGuin’s Hanish Cycle books were both excellent in their own ways and hit a lot of similar notes.

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    Tesla's New Sales Data Is Absolutely Brutal

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  • This is at least in part because Tesla is shifting manufacturing over to humanoid robots because he has to make a million of them to get his trillion dollar payout. His stupid shareholders are essentially paying him to nuke the company (unless you believe the humanoid robot hype)

  • So it goes

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  • oh very nice, I haven't read this one but will add it to my list now. On a scale of 1-10 how depressing is it?

  • So it goes

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  • This is a great sentiment in the age of "AI is going to eat all labor." I'd like to know how to dance around and see cute babies while keeping a roof over my head when there's 80% unemployment tho.

  • Camouflage?

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  • But who wore it better?

  • science @lemmy.world
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    Can a chatbot be a co-author? AI helps crack a long-stalled gluon amplitude proof

    phys.org /news/2026-02-chatbot-author-ai-stalled-gluon.html
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    Can a chatbot be a co-author? AI helps crack a long-stalled gluon amplitude proof

    phys.org /news/2026-02-chatbot-author-ai-stalled-gluon.html

  • Real name online?

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  • For some accounts I do. For most I don't.

  • Technology @piefed.social
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    New packaging can warn you when meat has spoiled

    sciworthy.com /new-packaging-can-warn-you-when-meat-has-spoiled/
  • Technology @beehaw.org
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    New packaging can warn you when meat has spoiled

    sciworthy.com /new-packaging-can-warn-you-when-meat-has-spoiled/
  • Technology @lemmy.world
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    New packaging can warn you when meat has spoiled

    sciworthy.com /new-packaging-can-warn-you-when-meat-has-spoiled/
  • politics @lemmy.world
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    U.S. Political Polarization Didn’t Rise Gradually—It Spiked After 2008, Study Finds

    thedebrief.org /u-s-political-polarization-didnt-rise-gradually-it-spiked-after-2008-study-finds/
  • CyberDeck @lemmy.ml
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    Custom Clamshell Cyberdeck Shows Off Underlighting

    hackaday.com /2026/02/13/custom-clamshell-cyberdeck-shows-off-underlighting/
  • Cyberdecks @programming.dev
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    Custom Clamshell Cyberdeck Shows Off Underlighting

    hackaday.com /2026/02/13/custom-clamshell-cyberdeck-shows-off-underlighting/
  • United States | News & Politics @midwest.social
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    U.S. Political Polarization Didn’t Rise Gradually—It Spiked After 2008, Study Finds

    thedebrief.org /u-s-political-polarization-didnt-rise-gradually-it-spiked-after-2008-study-finds/
  • Uplifting News @lemmy.world
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    These Tiny Actions Could Give Your Life Real Meaning, a Psychologist Explains

    www.sciencealert.com /these-tiny-actions-could-give-your-life-real-meaning-a-psychologist-explains
  • Science @mander.xyz
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    Did Scientists Just Achieve "Inception"? Experiments Show “Dream Engineering” May Be a Reality

    thedebrief.org /did-scientists-just-achieve-inception-experiments-show-dream-engineering-may-be-a-reality/
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    Did Scientists Just Achieve "Inception"? Experiments Show “Dream Engineering” May Be a Reality

    thedebrief.org /did-scientists-just-achieve-inception-experiments-show-dream-engineering-may-be-a-reality/
  • Science @beehaw.org
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    “This Was Not Accidental”: Scientists Unravel Video Supposedly Showing a Pet Cow Using Tools

    thedebrief.org /this-was-not-accidental-scientists-unravel-video-supposedly-showing-a-pet-cow-using-tools/
  • Science @mander.xyz
    artifex @piefed.social

    “This Was Not Accidental”: Scientists Unravel Video Supposedly Showing a Pet Cow Using Tools

    thedebrief.org /this-was-not-accidental-scientists-unravel-video-supposedly-showing-a-pet-cow-using-tools/
  • science @lemmy.world
    artifex @piefed.social

    “This Was Not Accidental”: Scientists Unravel Video Supposedly Showing a Pet Cow Using Tools

    thedebrief.org /this-was-not-accidental-scientists-unravel-video-supposedly-showing-a-pet-cow-using-tools/
  • Technology @lemmy.world
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    Thermodynamic Computing Promises Energy-Efficient AI Images

    spectrum.ieee.org /thermodynamic-computing-for-ai
  • Technology @beehaw.org
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    Thermodynamic Computing Promises Energy-Efficient AI Images

    spectrum.ieee.org /thermodynamic-computing-for-ai
  • Science @beehaw.org
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    Alzheimer's Fully Reversed in Mice, Scientists Say

    futurism.com /health-medicine/alzheimers-mice-cured