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A Microsoft Flight Simulator Cinderella Story: Building the A220 Airliner

Posted by rb2e on Friday July 31, 2026 @05:03AM
from the news.xbox.com dept.

https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/07/30/microsoft-flight-simulator-cinderella-story-building-a220-airliner/

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Re:Claude Opus 5 on Friday July 24, 2026 @01:05PM (#49038571)

https://www.anthropic.com/news/claude-opus-5 - A blog post for those not wanting to go through a 190ish page pdf

Railway which inspired Thomas the Tank Engine marks 75 years (of Presevation)

Posted by rb2e on Tuesday May 12, 2026 @04:50PM
from the bbc.co.uk dept.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cz02347714mo

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Re:Show HN: Vibe Code your 3D Models on Monday March 02, 2026 @02:26AM (#47214841)

I have a suggestion, a major part of 3D modelling that many can struggle with is actually UV mapping. It can take a bit of time to do to get it right and if it could be done decently with one click with better results than with Blender or paid applications like Rizom. They'd probably be a decent market out there.

Lalo Schifrin, Film Composer Who Wrote 'Mission: Impossible' Theme, Dies at 93

Posted by rb2e on Thursday June 26, 2025 @04:53PM
from the variety.com dept.

https://variety.com/2025/music/news/lalo-schifrin-dead-mission-impossible-film-composer-1236442000/

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Re:Epic Games is laying off 16% of its staff on Thursday September 28, 2023 @11:39AM (#37691211)

oh No, they sold Bandcamp... According to Jason Schreier https://twitter.com/jasonschreier/status/1707416234461909487

Re:Freesound: Repository of more than 500k CC licensed sounds and effe... on Friday December 10, 2021 @12:04PM (#29512258)

Try https://www.pianobook.co.uk/ Tons of free sample libraries

Dutch journalist gatecrashes EU defence video conference

Posted by rb2e on Saturday November 21, 2020 @07:56AM
from the bbc.co.uk dept.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-55027641

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GCHQ Cracks Frank Sidebottom's Codes

Posted by rb2e on Saturday April 13, 2019 @08:53PM
from the bbc.co.uk dept.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-47907370

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Pupils refused hot school dinners due to credit debt

Posted by rb2e on Wednesday January 23, 2019 @01:22AM
from the bbc.co.uk dept.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-46950256

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Third of rare Scotch whiskies tested found to be fake

Posted by rb2e on Thursday December 20, 2018 @01:14AM
from the bbc.co.uk dept.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-46566703

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Ricky Jay, American magician and actor, dies

Posted by rb2e on Sunday November 25, 2018 @05:54AM
from the bbc.co.uk dept.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-46333968

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Emma's Diary faces fine for selling new mums' data to Labour Party

Posted by rb2e on Wednesday July 11, 2018 @12:04PM
from the bbc.co.uk dept.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-44794635

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I’m still a humble toymaker: A chat with Jeff Vogel of Spiderweb Software

Posted by rb2e on Monday March 26, 2018 @05:43PM
from the geekwire.com dept.

https://www.geekwire.com/2018/im-still-humble-toymaker-chat-indie-rpg-developer-jeff-vogel-seattles-spiderweb-software/

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Gravitational sliding of the Mt. Etna massif along a sloping basement

Posted by rb2e on Friday March 23, 2018 @11:49PM
from the link.springer.com dept.

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00445-018-1209-1/fulltext.html

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Trevor Baylis: Wind-up radio inventor dies aged 80

Posted by rb2e on Monday March 05, 2018 @11:43AM
from the bbc.co.uk dept.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-43290756

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Memcrashed – Major amplification attacks from UDP port 11211

Posted by rb2e on Tuesday February 27, 2018 @05:54PM
from the blog.cloudflare.com dept.

https://blog.cloudflare.com/memcrashed-major-amplification-attacks-from-port-11211/

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Comparative efficacy and acceptability of 21 antidepressant drugs

Posted by rb2e on Wednesday February 21, 2018 @08:59PM
from the thelancet.com dept.

http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(17)32802-7/fulltext

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Have adults ruined children's sport?

Posted by rb2e on Thursday December 28, 2017 @01:09PM
from the bbc.co.uk dept.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-42329564

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The Pentagon’s Secret Search for UFOs

Posted by rb2e on Saturday December 16, 2017 @01:48PM
from the politico.com dept.

https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/12/16/pentagon-ufo-search-harry-reid-216111

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Re:Commercial Pilot Catches Photos of Secret Chinese Missile Test on Sunday July 30, 2017 @05:41AM (#14885217)

I would think this would be a better link. Its pilot's own words too https://jpcvanheijst.com/blogs/2017/07/596970-rocket-launch-...

Survival of HIV+ patients starting antiretroviral therapy between 1996 and 2013

Posted by rb2e on Thursday May 11, 2017 @06:15AM
from the thelancet.com dept.

http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanhiv/article/PIIS2352-3018(17)30066-8/fulltext?elsca1=tlpr

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Prince Harry: I sought counselling after the death of my mother

Posted by rb2e on Sunday April 16, 2017 @08:44PM
from the telegraph.co.uk dept.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/04/16/prince-harry-sought-counselling-death-mother-led-two-years-total/

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Vulgar: A language generator

Posted by rb2e on Friday April 14, 2017 @03:40PM
from the vulgarlang.com dept.

https://www.vulgarlang.com/

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The Uruguayan jail where inmates set up shop

Posted by rb2e on Sunday April 09, 2017 @03:28AM
from the bbc.co.uk dept.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-39145551

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The Endless Runway

Posted by rb2e on Thursday March 16, 2017 @03:51AM
from the endlessrunway-project.eu dept.

http://www.endlessrunway-project.eu/

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A Man Stopped Thousands of People Becoming HIV-Positive

Posted by rb2e on Saturday February 25, 2017 @10:16AM
from the buzzfeed.com dept.

https://www.buzzfeed.com/patrickstrudwick/meet-the-man-who-stopped-thousands-of-people-becoming-hiv-po

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Missing body found on Saddleworth Moor identified

Posted by rb2e on Thursday January 26, 2017 @06:49AM
from the bbc.co.uk dept.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-38757699

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Not Your Problem

Posted by rb2e on Wednesday November 09, 2016 @04:47PM
from the howtomakeanrpg.com dept.

http://howtomakeanrpg.com/a/not-your-problem.html

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Lunch at the Hewlett-Packard Cafeteria

Posted by rb2e on Friday August 12, 2016 @02:39PM
from the incompetech.com dept.

https://incompetech.com/gallimaufry/lunchtime.html

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