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Pooya Parsa @pi0.io · 28/09/2026
Introducing 📦upm: 🪶A fast, tiny package manager for the npm registry. ✨Written in TypeScript, it installs at native-class speed and has a JS API, at a fraction of the size of native tools. 🤝Compatible with your existing .npmrc and lockfiles. 👉 Try at upm.sh
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Quanta Magazine @quantamagazine.org · 10/10/2026
Viruses evolve at an "insanely high” pace, said microbiologist Philip Kranzusch. And yet, weirdly, our immune defenses share many ancient antiviral tools with bacteria. “Why would the rules be so fixed?” www.quantamagazine.org/the-ancient-…
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Quanta Magazine @quantamagazine.org · 10/10/2026
Two new proofs, one by humans and one by AI, have brought researchers a big step closer to a unified theory of computational difficulty. www.quantamagazine.org/as-ai-closed…
quantamagazine.org
As AI Closed In on ‘Unique Games’ Proof, Researchers Raced to Beat the Machines | Quanta Magazine
In the shadow of a rumored AI proof of one of the biggest problems in their field, three computer scientists rushed to publish their own milestone result.
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Sanat Gersappa @sanat.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
What is umami?
theconversation.com
What is umami?
Umami is the fifth flavour to join the rather elite circle of our basic tastes alongside sweet, sour, salty and bitter. But what is this meaty, brothy flavour that even cats are crazy about?
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Sanat Gersappa @sanat.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
The Omakase Line: For the indecisive (or lazy) who’d rather hand over their trust and let the scoop master decide.
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Sanat Gersappa @sanat.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
They should set up 3 separate lines: ​The Express Lane: For the decisive, impatient folks who just want their usual scoop and want out. ​The Tasting Lounge: For the ice cream enthusiasts who consider ordering an "experience" and need to sample five flavors first.
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Sanat Gersappa @sanat.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Researchers at Oregon State University have developed a new material that uses light to split water and produce hydrogen, opening another possible route to solar-powered fuel production without relying on an expensive metal catalyst.
timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Scientists found a new way to make hydrogen from water using light; the material avoids an expensive metal catalyst and could make clean hydrogen production cheaper - The Times of India
The Times of India brings the Latest & Top Breaking News on Politics and Current Affairs in India & around the World, Cricket, Sports, Business, Bollywood News and Entertainment, Science, Technology, ...
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Sanat Gersappa @sanat.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
He said SI. AI is fine 🤡.
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Sanat Gersappa @sanat.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Agree.
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Sanat Gersappa @sanat.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Zora
memory-alpha.fandom.com
Zora
Zora was the name taken by the computer of the USS Discovery after the ship's jump to the 32nd century. The computer had developed an artificial intelligence complete with a personality. Zora's genesi...
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Bramus @bram.us · 07/10/2026
Remember Internet Explorer’s “Page Transitions”? Well, they’re back, thanks to the View Transition API! → Blog post: brm.us/page-transit... → Demo site: page-transitions.style The project leverages IE’s meta tags so browser support is not limited to Modern Browsers™ but also includes IE 5.5–8.0 😆
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Master.dev (Formerly Frontend Masters) @frontendmasters.com · 10/10/2026
5 Good Choices for HTML Containers Divs and spans are fine, but purposefully meaningless. Often the meaning actually matters, so let's look at some of those situations.
blog.master.dev
5 Good Choices for HTML Containers
Divs and spans are fine, but purposefully meaningless. Often the meaning actually matters, so let's look at some of those situations.
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Amanda Montañez @unamandita.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
New knitting stitch just dropped, and I got to draw it!! www.scientificamerican.com/article/math...
scientificamerican.com
Mathematicians invented a knitting stitch that stops mistakes from spreading
With a little help from knot theory, scientists have invented a “robust knit” to fight laddering
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Sanat Gersappa @sanat.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
"Instead of forcing graphics processors to calculate the material physics and lighting of virtual surfaces pixel-by-pixel to achieve high levels of photorealism, Deep Learning Super Sampling 5 (DLSS 5) is a neural rendering approach that “paints” these properties onto surfaces in real time."
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Piccalilli @piccalil.li · 09/10/2026
So much good stuff has arrived in HTML that gives us rich functionality for free and Chris helpfully breaks that down for us. chrisburnell.com/html-can-do-...
chrisburnell.com
HTML Can Do That
HTML has been gobbling up swathes of what used to be JavaScript’s remit. This page lists a bunch of dynamic functionality that we can now achieve with just HTML.
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Sanat Gersappa @sanat.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
This looks really cool -
bend-lang.com
Bend
Bend: a fast language that blocks AI mistakes via proof.
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Aeon Magazine @aeon.co · 18/09/2026
In this lyrical Essay, the astronomer Richard Dyer explores how the remarkable ‘amnesia’ of black holes – which contain no trace of their history, nor any distinguishing features – elucidates the fundamental physics governing our own storied and feature-rich world
aeon.co
Black holes ring like bells. What happens next is stranger | Aeon Essays
A black hole rings like a struck bell, then settles into silence, forgetting almost everything about its history. Why?
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Techmeme @techmeme.com · 18/09/2026
PrismML releases Bonsai 2 27B, which compresses Alibaba's Qwen3.8 27B to 5.9 GB, small enough for smartphones, while retaining 98.2% of Qwen's benchmark scores (Julie Bort/TechCrunch) Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
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Sanat Gersappa @sanat.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Great read.
amplifypartners.com
The primitive is the product | Amplify Partners
Why every software company is now a dev tools company.
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Sanat Gersappa @sanat.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
"Battles between bacteria and viruses wrote the rules of engagement between host and pathogen — rules our more advanced immune system continue to follow despite billions of years of evolutionary distance."
quantamagazine.org
The Ancient Weapons Active in Your Immune System Today | Quanta Magazine
Dozens of new discoveries reveal that defenses evolved by bacteria and viruses billions of years ago still define our own innate immune system.
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Bluesky @bsky.app · 22/06/2026
If you like writing long threads on Bluesky, wait until you discover "blog posts." Start blogging with @pckt.blog, @leaflet.pub or @offprint.app today and get 25% off your first year, on us.
bsky.social
Summer of Standard.site - Bluesky
We've partnered with three blogging platforms built on AT Protocol — Offprint, Leaflet, and pckt.blog — to give you 25% off any annual plan this summer.
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Sanat Gersappa @sanat.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Whoa.
theguardian.com
Subterranean fungi networks more than 100 quadrillion km in length, study finds
First ever global mapping of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi shows scale of hyphal systems that sustain plant life
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Techmeme @techmeme.com · 09/06/2026
China starts operations of the world's first wind-powered underwater data center off Shanghai coast, and says it uses 20% less power than land-based facilities (Amy Hawkins/The Guardian) Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
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Piccalilli @piccalil.li · 09/06/2026
One of the most consistently neglected parts of today’s user experiences is our handling of errors. We’re so busy designing the happy paths through our products that we often forget to give the same care and attention to the times when things will go wrong piccalil.li/blog/how-to-...
piccalil.li
How to write error messages that actually help users rather than frustrate them
One of the most consistently neglected parts of today’s user experiences is our handling of errors. We’re so busy designing the happy paths through our products that we often forget to give the same…
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Quanta Magazine @quantamagazine.org · 09/06/2026
The ‘ten martini’ problem asks about a surprising connection between fractals and physics. It was proved in 2004, but in a piecemeal way that left mathematicians unsatisfied. Now, by developing a powerful new theory, they’ve come up with a high-proof solution.
quantamagazine.org
‘Ten Martini’ Proof Uses Number Theory To Explain Quantum Fractals | Quanta Magazine
The proof, known to be so hard that a mathematician once offered 10 martinis to whoever could figure it out, connects quantum mechanics to infinitely intricate mathematical structures.
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Sanat Gersappa @sanat.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
432 Hz
apnews.com
Why your co-worker might be listening to music tuned to 432 hertz
Music recorded in 432 hertz is taking off on social media platforms and music streaming services. Users can find an increasing number of tracks and playlists employing the alternate tuning frequency t...
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Firefox for Web Developers @webdevs.firefox.com · 28/05/2026
The Web Serial API landed in Firefox 151, allowing you to connect directly to microcontrollers, dev boards, 3D printers, power meters, and other serial-connected hardware from the web. Here's how it works:
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Sanat Gersappa @sanat.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
It's probably 3.1 Flash-lite. It makes the same mistakes in the Gemini app as well.
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Sanat Gersappa @sanat.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
"The point isn't to avoid AI but to be intentional about it by making a conscious choice about AI use, rather than reflexive dependence or reflexive avoidance."
oneusefulthing.org
Choosing to Stay Human
If you go to your favorite social media site, you will find it full of posts that start to look suspiciously similar to each other:
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TechCrunch @techcrunch.com · 27/05/2026
China's AI boom is producing world-class talent, and Beijing is increasingly reluctant to let them go elsewhere.
techcrunch.com
China is increasingly keeping its best AI talent to itself | TechCrunch
China's AI boom is producing world-class talent, and Beijing is increasingly reluctant to let them go elsewhere.
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Sanat Gersappa @sanat.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
The post talks about not building 25% more useful consumer features - that's a problem that has nothing to do with AI. They're just using AI for the wrong stuff and complaining about the cost.
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Sanat Gersappa @sanat.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
This is a good read.
review.firstround.com
“AI-Powered” Isn’t a Position
A playbook for building a distinctive brand when too many AI products sound the same, look the same and have the same positioning.
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Sanat Gersappa @sanat.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Mathematicians Molly Lynch of Hollins University and Michael Weselcouch of Roanoke College have found a way to determine the mathematical constant’s value of 3.14159... as accurately as possible within the Minecraft world.
scientificamerican.com
How mathematicians use Minecraft to calculate pi
A battle between “slimes” and “zoglins” could be the best way to calculate pi—at least for fans of this megahit game
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NPR @npr.org · 23/05/2026
There are a lot of wellness trends that make health experts roll their eyes in skepticism. But there is one big trend that many experts can get behind – with a few caveats: fibermaxxing.
n.pr
The 'fibermaxxing' trend has health benefits worth the hype
There are a lot of wellness trends that make health experts roll their eyes in skepticism. But there is one big trend that many experts can get behind – with a few caveats: fibermaxxing.
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Winson Tang @winsontang.com · 22/05/2026
Discover the fascinating journey of the vacuum tube! Once thought obsolete, these components continue to thrive in niche applications. From audio amplifiers to high-end electronics, their unique properties keep them relevant.… www.construction-physics.com/p/the-…
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IEEE Spectrum @spectrum.ieee.org · 21/05/2026
Open-source AI models are making it possible for more people to build robots that can reason.
spectrum.ieee.org
Open-Source AI Could Make It Easier to Build Smart Robots
On platforms like Hugging Face, AI models for robotics gain traction
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Sanat Gersappa @sanat.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
You don't say...
theconversation.com
370 billion crickets are farmed for food every year. Scientists have discovered they may feel pain
A new study supports a burgeoning challenge to the assumption that pain requires a brain anything like ours.
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Sanat Gersappa @sanat.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
For years we have been told the best way to get fitter and stronger is to lift something heavy, whether that’s a barbell or our own bodyweight. What if how we put it down was just as important?
share.google
Put those weights down! How ‘eccentric’ exercise opens up a whole new world of fitness
For years we have been told the best way to get fitter and stronger is to lift something heavy, whether that’s a barbell or our own bodyweight. What if how we put it down was just as important?
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Boing Boing @boingboing.net · 09/05/2026
Astronomers have been arguing about a faint glow on Venus's night side since January 9, 1643. Lightning was the leading theory for decades. Now Parker Solar Probe data points at nightglow.
boingboing.net
No one knows why dark side of Venus has a faint glow
On January 9, 1643, the Italian astronomer Giovanni Battista Riccioli pointed his telescope at Venus and noticed a faint glow on the planet's unlit side. Riccioli figured it was an…
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MDN Web Docs @developer.mozilla.org · 05/05/2026
Wait for all promises, even the failing ones 🔄 `Promise.allSettled()` waits for every promise to finish, success or failure. ⋅ Returns { status: 'fulfilled', value } or { status: 'rejected', reason } ⋅ Perfect for batch operations Learn more 👇 developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/...
JavaScript code demonstrating `Promise.allSettled()` handling fulfilled and rejected promises, along with results logging output.
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Sanat Gersappa @sanat.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
A new physics-based tool developed by MIT engineers reproduces a violin's sound, and could help violin makers play around with an instrument's design and tweak its sound even before a single part is carved.
news.mit.edu
MIT engineers’ virtual violin produces realistic sounds
MIT researchers developed a “computational violin” — the first computer simulation that captures the detailed physics of the instrument and realistically produces the sound of a violin when its string...
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Sanat Gersappa @sanat.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
More than 1,600 years after its disappearance, massive stones from the Lighthouse of Alexandria are being recovered from the Mediterranean seabed.
share.google
Archaeologists Discover 80-Ton Stones Beneath the Sea, Believed to Be Remains of One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
An unexpected discovery of massive stones in the depths of the Mediterranean has revealed a historic structure submerged for over 1,600 years.
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Sanat Gersappa @sanat.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
What fresh hell is this?
hollywoodreporter.com
‘Big Bang Theory’ Spinoff ‘Stuart Fails to Save the Universe’ Reveals First Look
Kevin Sussman, Lauren Lapkus, Brian Posehn and John Ross Bowie hit CCXP Mexico City to unveil surprises from the HBO Max series that launches this summer.
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Sanat Gersappa @sanat.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Researchers in Japan have built an artificial-intelligence tool that can design thermoelectric generators 10,000 times faster than conventional approaches. Prototypes built based on the tool’s recommendations performed on par with today’s leading thermoelectric devices.
spectrum.ieee.org
Turning Waste Heat Into Electricity Just Got Easier
Turning waste heat into electricity just got easier
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Sanat Gersappa @sanat.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
The ingenious engine of web dev simplicity goes all-in with the Fetch API, native streaming, Idiomorph DOM merging, and more.
infoworld.com
HTMX 4.0: Hypermedia finds a new gear
The ingenious engine of web dev simplicity goes all-in with the Fetch API, native streaming, Idiomorph DOM merging, and more.
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Sanat Gersappa @sanat.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
A new study suggests that many animal species, from insects to mammals, may be “speaking” at nearly the same rhythm – about two beats per second. And that shared tempo might not be a coincidence, but a reflection of how brains are wired to process the world.
earth.com
All animals, from insects to birds to mammals, communicate using the same 'universal rhythm,' according to scientists
Scientists find many animals communicate at the same rhythm, suggesting brains may be tuned to a shared processing pace.
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Stef Walter @stephaniewalter.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
I'm absolutely fascinated by this tool that lets you build wireframes using text elements, ASCII art style. I've seen wireframes in excel, powerpoint, on paper, but this is a first. Still, it's actually quite efficient and exportable. Love it! wiretext.app/
Screenshot of Wiretext, a browser-based wireframe tool displaying a low-fidelity dashboard mockup with monospaced ASCII-style components including KPI cards, a line chart, a channel breakdown panel, and a data table. The left panel shows layers and the right panel shows an inspector.
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Sanat Gersappa @sanat.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
The Diffie-Hellman key exchange secures everything from your text messages to government secrets.
scientificamerican.com
How two mathematicians created an equation that quietly runs the planet
The Diffie-Hellman key exchange secures everything from your text messages to government secrets
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Stefan Judis @stefanjudis.com · 14/04/2026
It's wild that we couldn't lazy load videos until now, isn't it? Scott and his team at Squarespace fixed that by contributing to Webkit and Firefox. 🎉 engineering.squa...
Code snippet: <video loading="lazy" autoplay playsinline muted src="path/to/sloth.webm"></video>
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Sanat Gersappa @sanat.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Jeffrey Yan turned down $100 million, airdropped billions to strangers, and can’t travel without a bodyguard. The story of how he built Hyperliquid, a blockchain and crypto trading exchange, into the most profitable startup per employee on earth.
colossus.com
Hyperliquid: In Singapore With Jeffrey Yan
Jeffrey Yan turned down $100 million, airdropped billions to strangers, and can’t travel without a bodyguard. The story of how he built Hyperliquid,
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