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Using a VT-100 Today

Al Williams

You may not know what a ADM-3, a TV910, or a H1420 are, but you probably have at least heard of a VT-100. They are all terminals from around the same time, but the DEC VT-100 is the terminal that pra

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Pentagon chief Hegseth first public hearing on Iran war: Key ...

Al Jazeera Staff

United States Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has faced his first public questioning from Congress on the US-Israel war with Iran. Over hours of tense testimony alongside Chairman of the Joint Chi

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SCOTUS considers Trumps bid to end Temporary Protected Status...

Laura Romero, Peter Charalambous

The Supreme Court on Wednesday grappled with whether the Trump administration has the authority to end humanitarian protections for thousands of immigrants without facing judicial review. While an

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Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria: The Actual Research

Gilly Kahn Ph.D.

One thing Ive learned over the years as a clinical psychologist is that psychological research would be nothing without clinical input. Scientific research should be driven by theory, and theory does

Psychology Today

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"It's something we're working very hard on": Valve promises i...

lowryb3865@gmail.com (Brendan Lowry) , Brendan Lowry

A little over four years ago, Steam creator Valve invigorated the handheld gaming PC market with the Steam Deck. Featuring a strong balance of performance, battery longevity, and price alongside a sm

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Florida lawmakers pass a voting map that could help Republica...

Tristan Wood

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. Florida lawmakers have approved a new Congressional map that could position Republicans to win four additional U.S. House seats in the midterm elections in November. The 21 to 17 v

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This is what it takes to become Trumps attorney general

Kelli Wessinger, Noel King

Acting US Attorney General Todd Blanche at a news conference at the Department of Justice in Washington, DC, on April 27, 2026. | Valerie Plesch/Bloomberg via Getty Images Its been a big week for

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Schopenhauer: The Philosopher of Pessimism and Humor

Neel Burton M.A., M.D.

Whereas Leibniz, Kant, and Hegel could count as optimists (people who think that human life will improve), Schopenhauer is the first (and last) thinker in all Western philosophy to have constructed a

Psychology Today

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Trump admin probe into ABC amid Kimmel row sparks US free spe...

Al Jazeera Staff

President Donald Trumps critics and free speech advocates in the United States are decrying a decision by his administration to review the broadcast licences of several ABC channels, calling the move

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In court, Elon Musk accuses OpenAI of trying to 'have your ca...

John Ruwitch

Elon Musk, of Tesla, SpaceX and DOGE fame, is testifying in court for a second day on Wednesday in his lawsuit against OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman, a case that could alter the competitive landscape

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The Power of Positive Talking

Mary Allen

Relatively recent research shows that both gratitude and hope have positive effects on the human body as well as the mind and soul. Ive read that gratitude has neurological benefits, and hope can imp

Psychology Today

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The more young people use AI, the more they hate it

Janus Rose

<ul><li></li><li></li></ul> The more young people use AI, the more they hate it Caught between fears of job loss and social stigma, Gen Zs opinions of AI are hitting new lows. by Janus RoseClose

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'I wont provide instructions, tactics, or advice that could h...

lance.ulanoff@futurenet.com (Lance Ulanoff) , Lance Ulanoff

I've been reading lately about how alleged criminals are using ChatGPT and other AI engines to help them game out or even plan a crime. It sounds like a fresh approach for enabling our worst impulses

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Ukraine asks Israel to seize vessel it says is carrying grain...

By Yuliia Dysa

By Yuliia Dysa KYIV, April 29 (Reuters) - Ukraine has asked Israel to seize a vessel carrying grain it says was stolen from areas occupied by Russia, its top prosecutor said on Wednesday, amid a dip

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Activists tried to free 2,000 dogs from a Wisconsin research ...

Marina Bolotnikova

Its exceptionally rare that the tiny, perpetually marginal, and politically outmatched animal rights movement manages to capture national attention. A lack of attention is that movements core problem

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A second Miami-Dade airport? What county leaders are saying

Sarah Perkel, USA TODAY NETWORK

The Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners is considering a potential new airport, as Miami International Airport (MIA) could reach full capacity within the next 15 years. Thats according to a Mar

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We Build the LEGO Icons Pan-Am Douglas DC-3

Seth G. Macy

There is so much to love about the LEGO Icons Pan-Am Douglas DC-3 set I don't even really know where to start with this one. For one thing, the Venn diagram of people who would be interested in a set

IGN

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Show HN: A new benchmark for testing LLMs for deterministic o...

Yoeven

LLMs are increasingly deployed to produce structured data from unstructured and semi-structured sources, parsing invoices, medical records, meeting transcripts, and converting PDFs to database rows.

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Why 8647 landed ex-FBI chief Comey in Trumps crosshairs

Al Jazeera Staff

Former FBI Director James Comey has been indicted on federal charges after posting an image of seashells arranged to spell 8647 on Instagram, in a case that has raised concerns about the use of the U

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Motorola's $1,499 Razr Ultra 2026 is the perfect example of w...

bradypsnyder@gmail.com (Brady Snyder) , Brady Snyder

For years, Motorola did what Samsung couldn't it offered flip phones with expansive and unrestricted cover screens complete with flagship-caliber specs. Flip phones are Motorola's thing, even with

Android Central

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8 Common Myths About Star Wars

Eden Gordon

George Lucass Star Wars franchise is a cultural institution that has inspired millions of fans around the world to cast their eyes towards the galaxies beyond. It all started when the first film, Sta

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ASICS' Beefy New Dad Shoe Is Big, Blue & Bad AF

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ASICS is in a whole new era but it looks the same. Walk with me here. The Blue Coast Gel-Kinetic 2.0 is a classic dad shoe, the type of thing ASICS has been perfecting since 1949. But now, ASICS ha

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Irans currency falls to new low as US blockade, sanctions imp...

Maziar Motamedi

Tehran, Iran Irans national currency has plunged to new lows as authorities mobilise to dampen the impact of the naval blockade enforced by the United States. The Iranian rial shot above 1.81 millio

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