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Professor Hannah Fry wins Leelavati Prize

Hacker News·2 months ago
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Hannah Fry is Professor of the Public Understanding of Mathematics in the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics (DAMTP). She joined the University of Cambridge in January 2025, becoming the first person ever to hold the role.

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Qubes OS Security in the Public Record
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Qubes OS Security in the Public Record

Hacker News·3 months ago
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Qubes OS is a revealing case for security measurement because its architecture makes component boundaries security-relevant. We present a protocol-driven longitudinal analysis of 109 public Qubes Security Bulletins (QSBs, 2011--2025), the official…

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Marfa Public Radio Puts You to Sleep
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Marfa Public Radio Puts You to Sleep

Hacker News·3 months ago
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Marfa Public Radio is literally never asleep. It operates 24/7 (except when lightning strikes) and there’s so much that goes on behind the scenes to make this happen– fundraising, compliance, protocols, emergency response, maintenance…the list goes on and…

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Court Records Should Be Free
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Court Records Should Be Free

Hacker News·4 months ago
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Court records belong to the public. Yet anyone seeking access to federal court filings through PACER, a government software system that stands for Public Access to Court Electronic Records, is usually required to pay hefty fees to search for and view…

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Congress Just Rushed Through a Disastrous Copyright Office Overhaul
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Congress Just Rushed Through a Disastrous Copyright Office Overhaul

Hacker News·4 months ago
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In a voice vote earlier this week, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 6028, the “Legislative Branch Agencies Clarification Act.” The legislation is presented as a technical reorganization of some government agencies, but it’s much more than that.…

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Why Viral Robot Videos Mislead the Public on AI Capabilities
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Why Viral Robot Videos Mislead the Public on AI Capabilities

DEV Community: machinelearning·Eli·4 months ago
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Humanoid robots generate hype through acrobatics and household tasks, but researchers warn the gap between demos and real-world reliability remains vast.

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