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kottke 22h ago 19°

The Side That Won the Civil War is Now Banning Books...

The Side That Won the Civil War is Now Banning Books About Why the Civil War Was Fought.
tidbits 22h ago 14°

Tim Cook Confirms Apple Will Raise Prices Due to Memory and Storage Costs

Outgoing CEO Tim Cook has confirmed to the Wall Street Journal that Apple is being forced to raise prices due to skyrocketing costs of memory and storage chips. What might that mean for your next Apple device purchase?
nautil 22h ago 16°

In the Midst of Tornado Season, a Surprisingly Short History of Predicting Twisters

A United States Army Lieutenant was the first to forecast the deadly storms in the late 1800s. Then he was told to stop.
sciencenews 25h ago

A textbook assumption about early land vertebrates may be wrong

Three species that lived about 308 million years ago challenge the idea that the first land vertebrates underwent amphibian-like metamorphosis.
quantamagazine 29h ago 12°

Why the Human Genome’s Tangled Physicality May Confound AI

Our genetic heritage is not a blueprint or an algorithm, as many biologists have imagined, but something else entirely.
omgubuntu 29h ago

Ubuntu flavours now need a beta release to ship

Ubuntu has announced an ‘important policy update’, making beta releases mandatory for all Ubuntu flavours, no exceptions. Most flavours already hit the beta milestone every six months without issue. But until now a flavour that missed the deadline could still be granted a one-off exception. During the Ubuntu 26.04 LTS cycle, that’s what happened with Ubuntu Kylin, the Chinese-orientated spin that uses the UKUI desktop.
fs 34h ago 16°

Dr. Giulia Enders: How to Nourish Your Gut (And Keep It Thriving for Life)

Dr. Giulia Enders has changed the way millions of people think about the human body. As a physician, microbiome researcher, and bestselling author, she has spent years studying the surprising role the gut plays in everything from digestion and immunity to mood, sleep, metabolism, and long-term health. Public Release: June 23. Members have access now.Join …
quillette 43h ago 12°

The Miseducation of American Journalists

Understanding what has gone wrong with journalism in the US requires an understanding of what has gone wrong with the country’s journalism schools.
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