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421. When the Power Went Out in San Francisco, So Did Waymo's Robotaxis
422. Feds demand compromise on Colorado River while states flounder
Western states that rely on the Colorado River have less than two months to agree on how to manage the troubled river – and pressure is mounting as the federal government pushes for a compromise and a troubling forecast for the river’s two biggest reservoirs looms.
423. Poking a Little Harder at PICO-8
Early last year I poked a little at the PICO-8 fantasy console and had a little fun with the core of the graphics system. Later on I made use of its features in a more traditional way to implement my shooting gallery Rosetta stone. In doing all of these, I ended up ignoring or neglecting…
424. Redis vs. BoltCache
BoltCache is a modern, fast, and scalable in-memory cache system built in Go. It provides Redis-like functionality with better performance, RESTful API support, and enterprise-grade features. - wutlu/boltcache
425. A look back: LANPAR, the first spreadsheet
426. A Year of Western European Train Delays Visualized
Find train journeys with the lowest chance of delays, cancellations and missed transfers.
427. Why immigration research is probably biased
Public opinion surveys across Western countries consistently show that majorities prefer lower immigration levels.
428. Patrick Roach Sues Verizon for Refusing to Unlock His Phone (and Wins)
If you've been around a while, you might remember that Verizon used to be completely obnoxious when it came to forcing you to use their phones and their shitty apps. At one point, Verizon wouldn't even let you use a competing GPS mapping app, locking you to Verizon's substandard VCAST apps. The company also adored…
429. Electric Pencil: a word processor that worked best with a soldering iron
A disillusioned filmmaker turned beach bum turned a hobby project into millions by creating the first word processor for home computers. His creation was so compelling a jewelry salesman reinvented himself as a software publisher just to keep it alive. Let's see what all the fuss was about.
430. Airbus moving critical systems away from AWS, Google, and MS
431. Four Frictions: Or, How to Resist AI in Education
432. How the Segmented Game Changed, Through the Eyes of Golf
The 1980s were a period of slow decline for the segmented LCD or VFD game. At the start of the decade, companies like Coleco were putting out tabletop games ...