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Open Questions: A Series on What Science and Law Have Not Settled
A new x9m8 series on unsettled questions in AI, consciousness, evolution, biotech and law, each with the evidence, the rival answers and…
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Why Transformers Stop Following References Early, and How a Rank-8 LoRA at One Layer Pushes Them Further
A September 29 arXiv paper reports that pretrained transformers follow only a few in-context references, and that a tiny LoRA at one…
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Measure Gravity With a Phone and a Pendulum
A walkthrough for finding g with phyphox and a string: the formula, a T-squared graph, how to cut swing-angle and length errors,…
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EU AI Act Dates: What Applies Now and What Was Delayed to 2027 and 2028
The EU AI Act is not paused, only partly postponed. Here is what binds today, what starts in December 2026, and which…
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NEPA Environmental Review: What Does a Federal Project Need After the 2026 Changes?
Federal projects face one of three NEPA tiers: exclusion, assessment or impact statement. Here is how the 2023 deadlines, a 2025 Supreme…
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How Phage Proteases Switch On CBASS Immunity in Bacteria
A Science paper reports that a phage’s own protease cuts a bacterial sensor and starts CBASS immunity. What was found, what is…
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systemd Timers vs Cron: Schedule Jobs With a .timer and .service Pair
Compare cron with systemd timers, then copy a working .service and .timer pair. Covers OnCalendar syntax, Persistent=, RandomizedDelaySec, systemctl list-timers and journalctl…
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Entra Risk Policies Retirement: How to Migrate Now
The legacy Entra risk policies in ID Protection were set to retire October 1, 2026. Rebuild them in Conditional Access, report-only first,…
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Yamaha R200A Stereo Receiver: 100 Watts, Phono and Bluetooth for $299.95
The Yamaha R200A replaces the R-S202 with 100W per channel, a phono input and Bluetooth multipoint. Specs, price, the math of 100…
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Wireshark First Capture: Filters, DNS Lookups and TCP Streams
A question-and-answer guide to a first Wireshark capture: what you may legally capture, capture versus display filters, spotting a DNS lookup and…
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AI Agent Sandbox Escape: How a DNS Lookup Broke Containment
The AI agent sandbox escape that OpenAI disclosed on September 25 involved no zero-day, no stolen password and no exploit chain. It…
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Fire TV Stick 4K (2026): What Vega OS Changes for $59.99
The 2026 Fire TV Stick 4K costs $59.99 and runs Vega OS, a Linux-based system with no sideloading. Specs, speed claims, remote…
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California Legalizes Balcony Solar: What SB 868 Allows, and the Math Behind It
California’s new balcony solar law lets renters plug in up to 1,200 W without utility approval. What SB 868 says, the math,…
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