Chinese scientists use lunar soil to produce water, state media reports
https://www.reuters.com/science/chinese-scientists-use-lunar-soil-produce-water-state-media-reports-2024-08-22/
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How Base 3 Computing Beats Binary
https://www.quantamagazine.org/how-base-3-computing-beats-binary-20240809/
Which self-hosted LNURL server would you recommend with an LND backend ?
#asknostr
Win probability spread for today's France - Spain #euro2024 football match is about the same as the freshly elected French assembly π


#Starship preparations point to possible tower catch attempt on Flight 5
https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2024/06/starship-preparations-tower-catch-flight-5/
Beware. Obvious #joinmarket scam. 

Did you know?
Today is summer solstice, the moment when Earth's north pole has its maximum tilt toward the Sun.
It is not the beginning of the summer season in the northern hemisphere, as wrongly reported by media. Meteorological summer does start on June 1st.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Season
Bitcoin Core v27.1 is out
https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/master/doc/release-notes/release-notes-27.1.md
**Notable changes**
Miniscript
#29853 sign: don't assume we are parsing a sane TapMiniscript
RPC
#29869 rpc, bugfix: Enforce maximum value for setmocktime
#29870 rpc: Reword SighashFromStr error message
#30094 rpc: move UniValue in blockToJSON
Index
#29776 Fix #29767, set m_synced = true after Commit()
Gui
#gui812 Fix create unsigned transaction fee bump
#gui813 Don't permit port in proxy IP option
Test
#29892 test: Fix failing univalue float test
P2P
#30085 p2p: detect addnode cjdns peers in GetAddedNodeInfo()
Build
#29747 depends: fix mingw-w64 Qt DEBUG=1 build
#29859 build: Fix false positive CHECK_ATOMIC test
#29985 depends: Fix build of Qt for 32-bit platforms with recent glibc
#30097 crypto: disable asan for sha256_sse4 with clang and -O0
#30151 depends: Fetch miniupnpc sources from an alternative website
#30216 build: Fix building fuzz binary on on SunOS / illumos
#30217 depends: Update Boost download link
Doc
#29934 doc: add LLVM instruction for macOS < 13
CI
#29856 ci: Bump s390x to ubuntu:24.04
Misc
#29691 Change Luke Dashjr seed to dashjr-list-of-p2p-nodes.us
#30149 contrib: Renew Windows code signing certificate
A student used a camera disguised as a shirt button linked to AI software via a router hidden in his shoe, and which recited exam answers through an earpiece. He has been arrested... I'd say bravo :D
https://www.reuters.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/turkish-student-arrested-using-ai-cheat-university-exam-2024-06-11
Looking for a job sucks. I spend more time writing cover letters than coding, this makes me brainless...
My kids do prefer video games over doing homework, not a surprise. I'll definitely buy them Exographer as soon as out: play while learning physics. There should be more kinda this one!
https://abylightstudios.com/game/exographer/
Today, France used its FR-Alert system to send an extrem alert message to all phones within the coming Olympic Games area to warn people about... the opening of the platform to get a QR code... π€¦ββ
Avoiding Tunnel Vision on Linux β How to route around unsafe DHCP options.
https://www.procustodibus.com/blog/2024/05/avoid-tunnelvision-on-linux/
So, How Big Were the Death Star Files?
https://www.backblaze.com/blog/in-honor-of-may-the-fourth-lets-talk-about-the-internet-in-space/
βWeβve Become Addicted to Explosionsβ The IDF Unit Responsible for Demolishing Homes Across Gaza
https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2024/04/29/weve-become-addicted-to-explosions-the-idf-unit-responsible-for-demolishing-homes-across-gaza
Β« ASICs Optimized for Heat, not Efficiency, will Decentralize #Mining Β»
https://braiins.com/blog/asics-optimized-for-heat-not-efficiency-will-decentralize-mining
Β« AI Starts to Sift Through String Theoryβs Near-Endless Possibilities Β»
https://www.quantamagazine.org/ai-starts-to-sift-through-string-theorys-near-endless-possibilities-20240423/