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How I uncovered a potential ancient Rome wine scam

38 points by samizdis 3 weeks ago | 29 comments

A history of the Internet, part 2

3 points by samizdis 4 weeks ago | 1 comment

Orwell on the Future (1949)

4 points by samizdis 4 weeks ago | 2 comments

Can Tim Cook stop Apple going the same way as Nokia?

1 point by samizdis 4 weeks ago | 0 comments

Behind the Curtain: The scariest AI reality

2 points by samizdis 4 weeks ago | 1 comment

"Black hole universe" offers alternative to Big Bang cosmic origins

9 points by samizdis 1 month ago | 1 comment

'Blue Danube' waltz beamed at Voyager 1

4 points by samizdis 1 month ago | 0 comments

Adam Riess and the Hubble tension

102 points by samizdis 1 month ago | 75 comments

Switzerland's 370,000 Nuclear Bunkers

1 point by samizdis 1 month ago | 0 comments

Why Good Ideas Die Quietly and Bad Ideas Go Viral

70 points by samizdis 1 month ago | 120 comments

The key to a successful egg drop experiment? Drop it on its side

35 points by samizdis 1 month ago | 25 comments

Frigate USS Stein Was Attacked by a Squid

3 points by samizdis 1 month ago | 0 comments

3D model shows Parthenon as it was 2,500 years ago

2 points by samizdis 1 month ago | 1 comment

How Java changed the development landscape as code turns 30

6 points by samizdis 1 month ago | 0 comments

Self-hosting is having a moment

13 points by samizdis 1 month ago | 0 comments

AI can't replace devs until it understands office politics

6 points by samizdis 1 month ago | 0 comments

Google's AI tools are the culmination of its hubris

2 points by samizdis 1 month ago | 0 comments

AI agents will do the grunt work of coding

2 points by samizdis 1 month ago | 0 comments

Everyone's deploying AI, but no one's securing it

7 points by samizdis 1 month ago | 0 comments

How the World Became Awash in Synthetics

5 points by samizdis 2 months ago | 0 comments

Cyborg cicadas play Pachelbel's Canon

2 points by samizdis 2 months ago | 0 comments

The Hottest Thing in Clean Energy

2 points by samizdis 3 months ago | 0 comments

Rare wall paintings found in Cumbria show tastes of well-off Tudors

2 points by samizdis 3 months ago | 0 comments

The curious history of cannabis as a health product

3 points by samizdis 3 months ago | 0 comments

Trump and Musk's Takeover of NASA

16 points by samizdis 3 months ago | 1 comment

Millwall Brick

1 point by samizdis 3 months ago | 0 comments

Volunteer Data Hoarders Resisting Trump's Purge

5 points by samizdis 3 months ago | 1 comment