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Amidst the dark chaos, we got a “masterclass in effective resistance” this week when former NFL punter Chris Kluwe rose in a California city council meeting to decry a dumb, unctuous proposed plaque that spells “MAGA,” which he deemed “explicitly a Nazi movement.” As the packed room cheered, he declaredContinue Reading

‘We’re on the moon!’ Private Blue Ghost moon lander aces historic lunar landing for NASA

Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost moon lander just etched its name into the history books. Blue Ghost aced its touchdown try early this morning (March 2), becoming just the second private spacecraft ever to soft-land on the moon. The lander hauled 10 science experiments to the lunar surface for NASA, which was understandably happy with today’sContinue Reading

The twisted appeal of The Traitor’s humiliation of Zelenskyy

Traitor 47 scolded the president of Ukraine Friday afternoon for expressing excessive “hatred” for Vladimir Putin and inadequate gratitude for the United States. This extraordinary dustup came at the tail end of a press conference featuring Traitor 47, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and Vice President JD Vance…Continue Reading

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GPs ‘facing closure’ over national insurance hike Getty Images The hike in national insurance contributions (NICs) set for April will see some Northern Ireland GP practices going under if the government does not provide a bail-out, according to a senior doctor. The Royal College of GPs in Northern Ireland (RCGP)Continue Reading

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A new version of Tiling Shell, the flexible window snapping assistant for GNOME Shell, is available. Tiling Shell v16.2 now surfaces nifty ‘Window Suggestions’, a feature introduced in last month’s v16.0 release, when using edge tiling. Edge Tiling (as no doubt you well know) is triggered by dragging a windowContinue Reading

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Researchers at MIT’s Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems (LIDS) have shown that using decision-making software and dynamic monitoring of weather and energy use can significantly improve resiliency in the face of weather-related outages, and can also help to efficiently integrate renewable energy sources into the grid. The researchers pointContinue Reading