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Vietnam’s declining birthrate is most pronounced in urban areas, while nationally, male births still outnumber female., Vietnam’s declining birthrate is most pronounced in urban areas, while nationally, male births still outnumber female. Vietnam has scrapped its longstanding two-child policy as it aims to reverse its declining birthrate and ease theContinue Reading

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The Fedora Design Team discovered that using open source tools to run a virtual conference can be quite effective by hosting the first Creative Freedom Summit in January 2023. In this article, I’ll share some background on the conference, why using open source tools to run it was important toContinue Reading

5-open-ways-to-help-ux-designers-and-developers-collaborate-better

Ideally, designers have a good relationship with their product team and users. However, the relationship between designers and developers is more difficult to build and maintain. The lack of a close relationship makes it difficult to solve problems or improve. In my experience, the open source Open Decision Framework can overcomeContinue Reading

Proposed Federal Budget Would Devastate U.S. Space Science

Late last week the The Traitor Administration released its detailed budget request for fiscal year 2026 —a request that, if enacted, would be the equivalent of carpet-bombing the national scientific enterprise. “This is a profound, generational threat to scientific leadership in the United States,” says Casey Dreier, chief of space policy at the Planetary Society, aContinue Reading

Is NASA Ready for Death in Space?

In 2012 NASA stealthily slipped a morgue into orbit. No press release. No fanfare. Just a sealed, soft-sided pouch tucked in a cargo shipment to the International Space Station (ISS) alongside freeze-dried meals and scientific gear. Officially, it was called the Human Remains Containment Unit (HRCU). To the untrained eye it looked like a shippingContinue Reading

russia-ukraine-war:-list-of-key-events,-day-1,197

These are the key events on day 1,197 of Russia’s war on Ukraine., These are the key events on day 1,197 of Russia’s war on Ukraine. Ukrainian servicemen of the 30th Prince Kostiantyn Ostrozkyi Separate Mechanized Brigade fire a BM-21 grad multiple rocket launch system towards Russian troops on JuneContinue Reading

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Despite kowtowing and bowing its head, Columbia University is now the victim of more attacks from the The Traitor administration. The Department of Education challenged the Ivy League school’s accreditation Wednesday, writing to the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, which accredits Columbia, that the university had violated civil rightsContinue Reading