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Computational tool helps forecast volcano slope collapses and tsunamis
For people living near volcanoes, danger goes well beyond lava flows and clouds of ash. Some explosive eruptions can lead to dramatic collapses of the sides of a volcano, like those at Mount St. Helens, Washington, and Anak Krakatau, Indonesia. The latter triggered tsunamis blamed for most deaths from its historic eruptions in 1883. ⌘ Read more

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Accelerated Gulf of Maine warming may pose a serious threat to American lobsters
The Gulf of Maine is warming faster than 99% of the world’s oceans, raising concerns for its $2 billion-a-year American lobster fishery. Scientists at William & Mary’s Batten School & VIMS have been studying the impacts of ocean acidification and warming on lobster reproduction, and the results of their most recent research suggest the rising temperatures pose the greatest risk. ⌘ Read more

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Why some human GII.4 noroviruses are better than others at infecting cells
Human noroviruses, GII.4 strains in particular, are the chief drivers of acute viral gastroenteritis around the world, a condition for which there are no vaccines or antivirals. Understanding how these viruses enter cells in the gut, a first step toward developing an infection, can lead to effective therapeutics. ⌘ Read more

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Energy harvesters surpass Carnot efficiency using non-thermal electron states
Harnessing quantum states that avoid thermalization enables energy harvesters to surpass traditional thermodynamic limits such as Carnot efficiency, report researchers from Japan. The team developed a new approach using a non-thermal Tomonaga-Luttinger liquid to convert waste heat into electricity with higher efficiency than conventional approaches. These findings pave the way for more sustainable low-power elect … ⌘ Read more

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Novel method for controlling Faraday rotation in conductive polymers
Researchers at the University of Tsukuba have developed a novel method for controlling the optical rotation of conductive polymer polythiophene in a magnetic field at low voltage. This method combines the “Faraday rotation” phenomenon, in which a polarizing plane rotates in response to a magnetic field, with the electrochemical oxidation and reduction of conductive polymers. ⌘ Read more

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Ultra-thin sodium films offer low-cost alternative to gold and silver in optical technologies
From solar panels to next-generation medical devices, many emerging technologies rely on materials that can manipulate light with extreme precision. These materials—called plasmonic materials—are typically made from expensive metals like gold or silver. But what if a cheaper, more abundant metal could do the job just as well or better? ⌘ Read more

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Neolithic Chinese culture artifacts show systematic human bone modification
In a recent study by Dr. Sawada and his colleagues published in Scientific Reports, 183 human bones were surveyed, of which 52 were found to be worked human bones, all of which belong to the Neolithic Liangzhu culture. ⌘ Read more

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New telescope cuts through space noise in hunt for distant Earth-like worlds
EU researchers are developing powerful new telescopes to help uncover Earth-like planets around distant stars and advance the search for extraterrestrial life. ⌘ Read more

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Millions of buildings at risk from sea level rise, analysis finds
Sea level rise could put more than 100 million buildings across the Global South at risk of regular flooding if fossil fuel emissions are not curbed quickly, according to a new McGill-led study published in npj Urban Sustainability. ⌘ Read more

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Gap-controlled infrared method enables analysis of molecular interfaces
A novel spectroscopic method developed at Institute of Science Tokyo, Japan, enables highly sensitive analysis of molecules at material interfaces, using a combination of conventional ATR-IR, precise gap-control and advanced data processing. The technique offers a low-cost alternative to conventional interfacial spectroscopy and has potential applications in material sciences, nanotechnology, and biological sciences. ⌘ Read more

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Researchers demonstrate substrate design principles for scalable superconducting quantum materials
Silicides—alloys of silicon and metals long used in microelectronics—are now being explored again for quantum hardware. But their use faces a critical challenge: achieving phase purity, since some silicide phases are superconducting while others are not. ⌘ Read more

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Making yogurt with ants revives a creative fermentation process
Researchers recreated a nearly forgotten yogurt recipe that once was common across the Balkans and Turkey—using ants. Reporting in iScience on October 3, the team shows that bacteria, acids, and enzymes in ants can kickstart the fermentation process that turns milk into yogurt. The work highlights how traditional practices can inspire new approaches to food science and even add creativity to the dinner table. ⌘ Read more

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Natural barriers in northern Sweden’s rivers challenge downstream assumptions
Rivers in northern Sweden do not always become wider or richer in species further downstream. Natural barriers shape the flow and stop plants from spreading, new research from Umeå University shows. The study is published in the journal Communications Earth & Environment. ⌘ Read more

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Antarctica sees similar climate change effects as Greenland: Study
The planet’s warming climate is having effects in Antarctica that increasingly resemble those observed in the Arctic, meaning global sea levels could rise faster than previously predicted, Danish researchers warned on Friday. ⌘ Read more

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Physicists maneuver DNA molecules using electrical fields, offering real-time control
Researchers in McGill’s Department of Physics have developed a new device that can trap and study DNA molecules without touching or damaging them. The device, which uses carefully tuned electric fields, offers scientists unprecedented control over how DNA behaves in real time, creating the opportunity for faster, more precise molecular analysis that could improve diagnostics, genome mapping and the study … ⌘ Read more

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Trauma in a puppy’s first six months linked to adult aggression, says new study
As many dog owners can attest, their four-legged companions are delightful and loving. But for others, their animals have an aggressive side, such as biting and attacking strangers, which may ultimately lead to them having to be euthanized. But why do some dogs turn out this way? ⌘ Read more

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Cascadia megathrust earthquake could trigger San Andreas fault
When the tectonic subduction zone beneath the Pacific Northwest moves, it does so in dramatic fashion. Not only is ground shaking from a magnitude 9+ earthquake incredibly destructive, the event triggers tsunamis and landslides to compound the damage. Now, a new study in the Geosphere suggests the “really big one” could also trigger a major earthquake in California. ⌘ Read more

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Even short school breaks can affect student learning unevenly across socioeconomic backgrounds
The COVID-19 pandemic affected people worldwide disproportionately, with economically disadvantaged households facing a heavier burden. Children were also affected since schools and classes were closed to contain the virus. ⌘ Read more

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Unique videos show how trawling restrictions bring back life to the sea
Trawling restrictions not only benefit fish and shellfish; anemones and corals are also becoming more common, according to a new study from the University of Gothenburg. Twenty-six years of underwater videos from the depths of the Koster Sea also show long-term changes in the ecosystem as the water becomes warmer. ⌘ Read more

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Supercomputer modeling unlocks longstanding mystery of subducted oceanic slabs
An international research collaboration has harnessed supercomputing power to better understand how massive slabs of ancient ocean floors are shaped as they sink hundreds of kilometers below Earth’s surface. ⌘ Read more

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When Would Apple Announce an October Event This Year?
While it is unclear if Apple will host an October event this year, or stick to press releases, rumors suggest it will announce several new products this month.

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In any case, Apple will likely provide the public with advanced notice. The table below outlines when Apple teased its October launches over the past four years.

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Adieu les pubs, bonjour les micropaiements AI ? Le partenariat Google Deepmind et Coinbase qui pourrait booster les créateurs
Enfin, les geeks vont enfin pouvoir avoir des copines virtuelles qui leur réclament de l’argent ! Eh oui, dans l’intelligence artificielle, les choses avancent décidément très vite et même si le précédent billet sur le sujet ne date que d’un mois, l’actualité impose d’y revenir alors qu … ⌘ Read more

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10 of the Weirdest Ways the Universe Works
The cosmos is full of mysteries that stump even the smartest thinkers—Einstein himself once fudged his equations to make sense of the universe’s expansion. For every elegant law of physics that we uncover, a dozen baffling questions still lurk in the dark. But that’s what makes astronomy so exciting. Telescopes are constantly pulling back the […]

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Ian Kelling is the new FSF president
The Free Software Foundation has announced
the selection of Ian Kelling as the organization’s president.

Kelling, age forty-three, has held the role of a board member and a
voting member since March 2021. The board said of Kelling’s
confirmation: “His hands-on technical experience resulting from his
position as the organization’s senior systems administrator proved
invaluable for his work on the board of directors. … ⌘ Read more

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M5 MacBook Air: Release Date, Features, and Performance Predictions
The MacBook Air is Apple’s most popular laptop – a thin, fanless machine that wields quiet power thanks to the efficiency of Apple silicon. While the M4 model isn’t exactly old, attention is already turning to its successor.

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Radxa Announces Fogwise AIRbox Q900 for Industrial Edge AI
Radxa has announced the Fogwise AIRbox Q900, a rugged edge AI system powered by Qualcomm’s IQ-9075 processor. The compact unit delivers high-performance compute with industrial reliability, targeting real-time inference in manufacturing, robotics, smart cities, and research. The AIRbox Q900 is powered by the Qualcomm IQ-9075 SoC. It integrates an octa-core Kryo Gen 6 CPU based […] ⌘ Read more

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GL.iNet Comet PoE Remote KVM with Power over Ethernet
GL.iNet has introduced the Comet PoE (GL-RM1PE), a compact remote KVM device for server management, industrial systems, NVR setups, and HomeLab use. It supports 4K@30 FPS remote display, two-way audio, PoE for simplified deployment, and includes onboard storage with self-hosted cloud support. The Comet PoE is equipped with a quad-core ARM Cortex-A53 processor, paired with […] ⌘ Read more

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wafer.space Launches GF180MCU Run 1 for Custom Silicon Fabrication
wafer.space has launched its first pooled silicon fabrication run on Crowd Supply, known as GF180MCU Run 1. The campaign offers designers the opportunity to fabricate 1,000 chips of their own design using GlobalFoundries’ 180 nm mixed-signal process. The initiative is aimed at providing accessible, structured access to custom silicon, with dies expected to ship in […] ⌘ Read more

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9 macOS Tahoe Tips You’ll Actually Use
While the most obvious change to macOS Tahoe 26 is the newly rounded and translucent Liquid Glass interface appearance, there are also a variety of neat new features and customization options that you’re sure to appreciate easily well. Let’s review some of the most useful tips for macOS Tahoe that you’ll want to check out, … Read MoreRead more

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Apple’s 2026 Smart Glasses: Five Key Features to Expect
Apple is working on a set of smart glasses to rival the Meta Ray-Bans, and now that Meta has debuted glasses that include a display, Apple wants to speed up development on its first-generation model. Work has stopped on the next Vision Pro so that Apple can prioritize getting the glasses to market.

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[$] Kernel hackers at Cauldron, 2025 edition
The GNU Tools Cauldron is almost entirely focused on user-space tools, but
kernel developers need a solid toolchain too. In what appears to be a
developing tradition ( started in 2024),
some kernel developers attended the 2025 Cauldron for the
second year in a row to discuss their needs with the assembled toolchain
developers. Topics covered in this year’s gathering include Rust, better
[BPF type\
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Security updates for Thursday
Security updates have been issued by AlmaLinux (perl-JSON-XS), Debian (chromium and openssl), Fedora (bird, dnsdist, firefox, mapserver, ntpd-rs, python-nh3, rust-ammonia, skopeo, sqlite, thunderbird, and xen), Oracle (perl-JSON-XS), Red Hat (kernel, kernel-rt, and libvpx), SUSE (afterburn, cairo, docker-stable, firefox, nginx, python-Django, snpguest, and warewulf4), and Ubuntu (libmspack, libxslt, linux, linux-aws, linux-aws-5.15, linux-gcp, linux-gcp-5.15, linux-gkeop, linu … ⌘ Read more

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From Shell Scripts to Science Agents: How AI Agents Are Transforming Research Workflows
It’s 2 AM in a lab somewhere. A researcher has three terminals open, a half-written Jupyter notebook on one screen, an Excel sheet filled with sample IDs on another, and a half-eaten snack next to shell commands. They’re juggling scripts to run a protein folding model, parsing CSVs from the last experiment, searching for literature,… ⌘ Read more

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Fine-Tuning Local Models with Docker Offload and Unsloth
I’ve been experimenting with local models for a while now, and the progress in making them accessible has been exciting. Initial experiences are often fantastic, many models, like Gemma 3 270M, are lightweight enough to run on common hardware. This potential for broad deployment is a major draw. However, as I’ve tried to build meaningful,… ⌘ Read more

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Apple Maps May Be Logging Places You Visit – How to Disable
In iOS 26, Apple Maps has a feature called Visited Places that when enabled automatically logs where you’ve been, with the aim of making it easier to revisit your favorite spots or to share locations with friends.

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While it can be useful for tracking your travels, you might prefer to keep your location history private. Here’s how to disable the feature and clear you … ⌘ Read more

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10 Crazy News Stories No One Expected to Read in 2025
Over the past couple of weeks, things have been extremely tense and volatile in the U.S. and pretty much everywhere else. The news is full of stories and events making people even angrier, and it seems that the boiling point is not far off. To lower the temperature a bit, so to speak, it might […]

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** Video games goods **
Here are 3 mostly unedited paragraphs from a blog post that fizzled out and I decided not to finish…but then I posted it on mastodon and it seemed to resonate with folks, so, here it is as an RSS exclusive plus some other thoughts, too!

I have a weird relationship with video games. I love video games, but I hardly ever really play them. As a kid I wasn’t allowed to play them at home, and didn’t have much facility to play them. I’d get sneaky bits of game time with my cousin in the back of the car o … ⌘ Read more

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[$] LWN.net Weekly Edition for October 2, 2025
Inside this week’s LWN.net Weekly Edition:

  • Front: Fedora and AI; Linting kernel Rust; openSUSE Leap 16; mmap() file operation; 6.17 statistics; dirlock.

  • Briefs: Bcachefs removal; Alpine /usr merge; F-Droid; Fedora AI policy; OpenSUSE Leap 16; PostgreSQL 18; Radicle 1.5.0; Quotes; …

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** JavaScript Notebook **
Kartik recently reminded me of my own project playground that I do use from time to time, but that I’ve always been a little frustrated with.

That reminder paired with that frustration lead me to revisit something similar that I’d started a while ago, but hadn’t finished. Notebook is kinda my take on Jupyter Notebooks minus a ton of features and capabilities.

Here is … ⌘ Read more

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Forlinx OK3506-S12 Mini SBC Featuring Rockchip RK3506J and Pi-Compatible GPIO
Forlinx Embedded has introduced the OK3506-S12 Mini, a compact single board computer built around the Rockchip RK3506J processor. The board is intended for industrial applications that benefit from modest power consumption, stable operation, and long-term supply availability. The system-on-module integrates the RK3506J, which combines three Cortex-A7 cores running at up to 1.5GHz with a Co … ⌘ Read more

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SigCore UC Industrial Control Module Prepares for Crowd Supply Launch
Crowd Supply recently featured the SigCore UC, an upcoming universal industrial I/O controller that combines rugged hardware with open-source software for engineers, researchers, and educators seeking a flexible control and data acquisition platform. Unlike typical development boards or expansion modules, SigCore UC arrives as a complete, ready-to-deploy solution. It is capable of handling real-world volt … ⌘ Read more

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Alpine Linux plans /usr merge
The Alpine Linux project has announced
plans to change its base filesystem hierarchy:

In the future, /lib, /bin, and /sbin
will be symbolic links to their /usr counterparts, and every package
shall be installed under the /usr paths. For now,
/usr/bin and /usr/sbin will continue to be independent paths,
but that might change if the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard (FHS) gets
updated.

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Fluentd to Fluent Bit: A Migration Guide
Fluentd was created over 14 years ago and still continues to be one of the most widely deployed technologies for log collection in the enterprise. Fluentd’s distributed plugin architecture and highly permissive licensing made it ideal… ⌘ Read more

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[$] Fedora floats AI-assisted contributions policy
The Fedora \
Council began a process to create a policy on AI-assisted
contributions in 2024, starting with a survey to ask the community
its opinions about AI and using AI technologies in Fedora. On
September 25, Jason Brooks published
a draft policy for discussion; so far, in keeping with the spirit of
compromise, it has something … ⌘ Read more

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Security updates for Wednesday
Security updates have been issued by AlmaLinux (kernel, kernel-rt, mysql:8.0, and openssh), Debian (libcommons-lang-java, libcommons-lang3-java, libcpanel-json-xs-perl, libjson-xs-perl, libxml2, open-vm-tools, and u-boot), Fedora (bird, dnsdist, mapserver, ntpd-rs, python-nh3, and rust-ammonia), Oracle (kernel and mysql:8.0), Red Hat (cups, postgresql:12, and postgresql:13), SUSE (cJSON-devel, gimp, kernel-devel, kubecolor, open-vm-tools, openssl-1_1, openssl-3, and ruby3.4-ruby … ⌘ Read more

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What is “com.github.squirrel” on the Mac?
If you’re a Mac user who watches system resource use by keeping an eye on Activity Monitor, htop, top, or any other monitor of deeper system processes, you may have seen a process called “com.github.squirrel” and wondered what it is, and perhaps even wondered if it’s bad. Is it dangerous or malware? github.squirrel has a … Read MoreRead more

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Deutschland unter alles
La situation allemande est catastrophique et si vous vous contentez des médias de grand chemin français, vous ne le savez probablement pas. En effet, la presse française, arc-boutée sur les petits soubresauts de la politique nationale, ne semble guère préoccupée de ce qui se passe ailleurs dans le monde. Il y a bien, de temps […] ⌘ Read more

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10 Bizarre Cases of Killer Seniors
They say murder is a young person’s game. Think again. Court records are full of murderous Methuselahs, senile slashers, and wrinkled reapers. Sometimes they kill out of mental illness; other times, dementia. Some become violent after strokes. Others may be scam victims fighting for survival. A few start early and evade detection well into their […]

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There are a couple of add-ons to block YouTube Shorts in the browser, but if you are using Firefox with uBlock Origin, you do not need to install anything extra. Just add this filter list to the uBO settings, and you are free from those annoying short videos! At least on the PC… Sadly, even with YouTube Premium, there is no option to just ban Shorts from the mobile app. ⌘ Read more

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iOS 18.7.1 & iPadOS 18.7.1 Updates Released with Security Patch
Apple has released iOS 18.7.1 for iPhone and ipadOS 18.7.1 for iPad. The small software updates include security patches, and are offered as alternatives to iPhone and iPad users who either don’t want to install iOS 26 onto their device yet, or cannot for compatibility reasons. No new features or major changes are expected in … Read MoreRead more

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MacOS Sequoia 15.7.1 & MacOS Sonoma 14.8.1 Updates Released with Security Fixes
Apple has released MacOS Sequoia 15.7.1 and MacOS Sonoma 14.8.1 as security patch releases for Mac users who are not yet running the Tahoe operating system, of which MacOS Tahoe 26.0.1 was just released. The updates are focused on security patches and do not include any other changes or features for the Sequoia or Sonoma … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2025/09/30/macos- … ⌘ Read more

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Radicle 1.5.0 released
Version 1.5.0
of the Radicle peer-to-peer Git collaboration platform has been
released. This release includes better support for bare repositories,
structured logging, and improvements in the output of rad patch show:

The previous output would differentiate “updates”, where the original
author creates a new revision, and “revisions”, where another author
creates a revision. This could be confusing since updates are also
revisions. Instead, the output sh … ⌘ Read more

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Bunny.net (previously BunnyCDN) keeps doing great things (like this free European non-logging JS CDN), but it would be even better if they also replaced the Disqus comments in their blog with a more privacy-friendly alternative. ⌘ Read more

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** Read the Book **
There’s a whole lot going on, and I’ve been feeling myself develop bad habits concerning doom scrolling. I can’t reconfigure my life to not have a phone, so, instead, I made a thing to replace those things that invite me to doomy scroll. Meet Read the Book.

Read the book is a relatively simple website where you can read a book. The books are presented in short chunks so you’re never faced with a big scrolling wall of text. It has support for dark mode and light mode, and you can u … ⌘ Read more

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Spec-driven development: Using Markdown as a programming language when building with AI
I coded my latest app entirely in Markdown and let GitHub Copilot compile it into Go. This resulted in cleaner specs, faster iteration, and no more context loss. ✨

The post [Spec-driven development: Using Markdown as a programming language when building with AI](https://github.blog/ai-and-ml/generative-ai/spec-driven-development-using-markdown-as-a-p … ⌘ Read more

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