Evidence of the use of silk by bronze age civilization for sacrificial purposes in the Yangtze River basin of China
Extraction of silk fibroin from mineralized fabric or cultural relics samples Three micrograms of mineralized sample and 5 g of ash…
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the zoology and biochemistry of xenomorphs from the Alien franchise – Journal of Geek Studies
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Kenya and “the decline of the world’s greatest coffee” – Christopher Feran
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Proposed amendment to legal presumption about the reliability of computers – Post Office Scandal
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US airlines have transported passengers for more than two light-years since the last plane crash
Sometimes, the most important news is when something isn’t happening. When an airplane crashes, we all hear about it. Large…
An aperiodic monotile
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New physical AWS Data Transfer Terminals let you upload to the cloud faster
Today, we’re announcing the general availability of AWS Data Transfer Terminal, a secure physical location where you can bring your…
history – When was the famous “sudo warning” introduced? Under what background? By whom?
The message appears in sudo’s revision control (in its current guise) in June 1993, in the University of Colorado version…
Bicameral, Not Homoiconic
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Demystifying git submodules
Throughout my career, I have found git submodules to be a pain. Because I did not understand them, I kept…