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Deebster

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Mostly a backup account for now, other @Deebsters are available.

  • Writing a package manager

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  • But none for SQLite extensions, which is what the article is about.

  • Consumer Study Shows Yeast Oil Surpassing Palm Oil in Consumer Appeal Across Europe

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  • with respondents rating it as both a healthier and more environmentally friendly option.

    Ok, but is it? I don't think I've heard of it before, but I assume it's more sustainable and have no idea about the health side.

  • Tiny gut “sponge” bacteria found to flush out toxic PFAS “forever chemicals”

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  • Even better, those studies are testing dietary fibre generally, not just oats, so anyone eating their daily fruits and vegetables is already getting that benefit.

  • it's a war out there

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  • The image is a reference to this analysis done in World War II, which might seem to suggest that the planes need more armour on the wings and tail, but actually shows that these areas aren't important and that the engines and cockpit need armour if the plane is to survive to make it back to base (where the stats are correlated).

    The surviving planes showed a bias in the data that leads to an incorrect conclusion, just like the surviving woody gymnosperms makes it seem like there weren't non-woody gymnosperms.

  • xkcd #3113: Fix This Sign

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  • Where I'm from it's spelt centring, but I think Randall's referring to "doanate".

  • Heathrow to pipe 'sounds of an airport' around airport

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  • When tech hardware becomes paperweights

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  • Businesses like having an app on your phone because they can update it to fix bugs, add features, track your activity and send you notifications/ads when they have something new to sell.

  • People who made a single terrible financial decision that still haunts you to this day - how did it happen?

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  • I remember sites where you could play games and bitcoin was basically used as a score/prize - if I'd spent half my lunch hours playing I'd be set for life nowadays.

  • Laser-wielding device is like an anti-aircraft system for mosquitoes

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  • A previous version of this claimed that it could distinguish between male and female mosquitos (the ones that bite). It used the different wingbeat frequencies, if memory serves.

    It feels that a point-defence system is less harmful than gassing the whole area, which is what e.g. hotels do now.

  • Laser-wielding device is like an anti-aircraft system for mosquitoes

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  • This was mentioned in the article, although not the fact that it was faked.

    I can believe that the tech has improved enough to not need faking this time around.

  • PNG has been updated for the first time in 22 years — new spec supports HDR and animation

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  • To ELI5 this, this happens when whoever made the webpage put a text layer above the image - probably on purpose to make it harder for people to download the image.

  • Ireland becomes sixth European country to end use of coal ahead of schedule | NationofChange

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  • It didn't say in the article who the previous five were, so I looked it up:

    • Belgium (2016)
    • Austria (2020)
    • Sweden (2020)
    • Portugal (2021)
    • United Kingdom (2024)
    • Ireland (2025)

    That's using the source quoted in the article.

    Another source has a longer list:

    • Belarus (2015)
    • Belgium (2016)
    • Austria (2020)
    • Sweden (2020)
    • Portugal (2021)
    • UK (2024)
    • Slovakia (2024)
    • (Ireland would be here if/when updated for 2025)

  • "failed to load media" when I upload anything

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  • I can see it, btw. I'm using Voyager on Android and see a spool of blue cable.

  • PNG has been updated for the first time in 22 years — new spec supports HDR and animation

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  • Some of this is paving the cowpath - the animated PNG stuff is 20 years old and e.g. Firefox has had support since March 2007.

  • PNG has been updated for the first time in 22 years — new spec supports HDR and animation

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  • Cloudflare blocking AI crawlers

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  • xkcd #3107: Weather Balloons

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  • It seems reasonable given that space the atmosphere is big. Really big. You just won't believe how vastly, hugely, mindbogglingly big it is.

  • Trump demands Israel cancel Netanyahu's corruption trial, calling it a ‘witch hunt’

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  • “Bibi Netanyahu’s trial should be CANCELLED, IMMEDIATELY, or a Pardon given to a Great Hero, who has done so much for the State,” Trump continued.

    If he hasn't done anything wrong, why does he need a pardon?

  • xkcd #3106: Farads

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  • Ah, Randall is alive! I kept thinking my bot had broken as it's so rare for him to miss an upload.