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Re:Apple Maps puts all buildings back in Gaza on Monday November 02, 2026 @04:10PM (#50343821)
Apple did not restore any content; the visuals simply had not been refreshed. The most recent update occurred in 2023.
Re:Claude Duet on Wednesday October 21, 2026 @08:43PM (#50189621)
Yeah, it took them how long to add signin via Apple?
Currency-issuing governments don't strictly need bonds to fund spending, but they issue them for monetary control, financial stability, and credibility.
Re:Can gzip be a language model? on Tuesday September 22, 2026 @05:00AM (#49798315)
Only if it can run DOOM.
Re:EU chief opens door for Canada to become 'associate member' on Wednesday September 16, 2026 @08:41AM (#49726089)
Why not a free trade agreement?
Re:Suspected sabotage causes major Netherlands rail disruption on Tuesday September 15, 2026 @07:28AM (#49710906)
I would be surprised if it wasn’t by Russia. Russian infrastructure is being systematically destroyed by Ukraine with funding, training, intelligence and materiel from Europe. This is an attempt to discourage European support by disrupting Europeans.
What does that mean? You can recite a description you’ve read or heard, but what about looking at a photo and describing it?
Re:The UN challenges five centuries of cartography on Thursday September 10, 2026 @05:22AM (#49640823)
Now Africa looks even more enticing
Re:Splash-free urinals (2025) on Monday September 07, 2026 @09:20AM (#49598143)
It’s not much help if the aim is off
Re:Discovery of a new OpenAI agent message board on Saturday September 05, 2026 @06:50AM (#49575258)
It may be gibberish to the casual observer, but a perfectly understandable language designed to appear as gibberish to intentionally obfuscate its true meaning.
'Natural' is either the bees knee’s, or a death trap. Take your pick.

edit:typo

Re:Inception-style curved map for turn-by-turn directions on Friday August 28, 2026 @09:25PM (#49486085)
Thanks for the Vertigo Rollercoaster
Re:How Europe is killing makers and micro-entrepreneurs on Monday August 24, 2026 @04:32PM (#49425471)
Seriously? You should only ever need to walk to the village market to buy anything, and walk back with your own bag.
Indeed. The rising flood of people feeling East for West Berlin was the very reason for the construction of the Berlin Wall.
Re:Why Aren't Smart People Happier? on Friday August 21, 2026 @12:35AM (#49383831)
Ah yes, I’m not young enough to know everything.
Re:OpenAI's Only Ethicist Reportedly Left Last Month on Wednesday August 12, 2026 @02:23AM (#49268510)
General Counsel has entered the chat
Re:Auto mode is now the default in Claude Code on Monday August 10, 2026 @03:17AM (#49240376)
If you use macOS, take a look at Agent Safehouse: https://agent-safehouse.dev

> macOS-native sandboxing for local agents. Move fast, break nothing.

Its um like you know whatever
Re:The Maxwell Conjecture Is False (GPT 5.6 Sol) on Friday July 31, 2026 @10:22AM (#49123535)
"First rule in government spending: why build one when you can have two at twice the price" - S.R. Hadden
Re:Why do AI company logos look like buttholes? on Saturday July 18, 2026 @08:35AM (#48957593)
Once seen, it cannot be unseen. Thanks.
Ah the age old story of something being loved to death.
Turns out glass has been known to be a fluid and to fracture for quite some time.

[edit: but glass is not a simple fluid.]

The correct term is entitled, as it applies equally whether they think they are smarter or not.
Re:The Clouds of Hiroshima on Friday July 10, 2026 @05:34PM (#48865612)
Horrific, yes. However, estimates for the total number of people killed by Imperial Japan during World War II (primarily 1937–1945) range from roughly 20 to 30 million or higher across the Asia-Pacific theater, and they refused unconditional surrender until 2 atomic bombs stopped them killing who knows how many more.
No stairs, no go.
It’s hip to be square
> We’ve received notice that the Department of Commerce has lifted export controls on Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5.

We'll begin restoring access tomorrow, and will share an update soon.

We’re grateful to our users for their patience, and to everyone who worked with us on redeploying the models.

https://x.com/anthropicai/status/2072106151890809341?s=46

Doing work ≠ publishing work
The podcast is in French, but you can hear the first public performance of the works here:

> Discovery of an unpublished manuscript by Mozart at the BnF: behind the scenes of an extraordinary operation

https://www.radiofrance.fr/francemusique/podcasts/l-invite-e...

Re:Steam Machine on Monday June 22, 2026 @06:35PM (#48637318)
Steam Engine, surely?

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