2026-09-18

53 Years Later, The Greatest Closing Line In Sci-Fi History Is Still The Best Book Quote Of The 1970s

53 Years Later, The Greatest Closing Line In Sci-Fi History Is Still The Best Book Quote Of The 1970s

Roadside Picnic ends with one of science fiction’s most beautiful lines, a simple wish for happiness that still resonates more than 50 years later.

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Royal Society slams UK.gov science shake-up

Royal Society slams UK.gov science shake-up

Whitehall changes a 'big mistake' as anything going in with Business department gets squeezed

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TV Audio Tube Makes a Transceiver

TV Audio Tube Makes a Transceiver

It’s not often we see a tube project here, so [Helge Fykse]’s PCL86 transceiver is a welcome find. If you know anything about the European Pro-Electron device naming system you’ll...

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Teams Are Moving from Closed-Source APIs to Open-Source Models in 2026

Teams aren't ditching closed APIs because open models got smarter. They're doing it for cost control, data privacy, and no vendor lock-in.

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Iris

AI agents built for your company’s operations Discussion | Link

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citizen404

The AGI runs the world with GPT-6 Astra. Hunt citizen404! Discussion | Link

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15 Years Later, Doctor Who's Darkest Matt Smith Episode Still Has the Greatest Twist

15 Years Later, Doctor Who's Darkest Matt Smith Episode Still Has the Greatest Twist

On its 15th anniversary, revisit the Doctor Who episode that forced Matt Smith’s Doctor to break Amy Pond’s faith and finally let her go.

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Chit

A printed receipt of your day in Claude Code Discussion | Link

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You don't need a union to go on strike

I read Dear God, Please Do Not Resign In Protest and wanted to point out that leftists have a mature and relatively reliable set of strategies to address the problem...

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On Call: Techie fixed Wi-Fi dead zone with a drill

On Call: Techie fixed Wi-Fi dead zone with a drill

When wires and wireless mix, the combination can be electric

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Techie fixed Wi-Fi dead zone with a drill

Techie fixed Wi-Fi dead zone with a drill

When wires and wireless mix, the combination can be electric

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Notch Design

Give your notch a personality Discussion | Link

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Gundam Rogue Orbit Could Be the Next Great Mech-Action Game

Gundam Rogue Orbit Could Be the Next Great Mech-Action Game

Bandai Namco's new Gundam game Gundam Rogue Orbit is playable at Tokyo Game Show, blending Armored Core and Devil May Cry for high-speed mech action.

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MiRemoteBridge

a $5 build that lets a Bluetooth remote run your PC Discussion | Link

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The Game is Set for a Targeted Memetic Attack on the AI Safety Community

While this is relevant to my work at MIRI, I have not checked these ideas with anyone else on the team and am posting this on my personal LW account....

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AEXGrid

Coordinate AI agents. From anywhere. Discussion | Link

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Wombo

AI game studio for 2D graphics assets, sounds, and sfx Discussion | Link

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AI risks make some insurers wary of corporate liability

AI risks make some insurers wary of corporate liability

RAND wants better data to price machine-made mishaps, apocalypse not included

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Lead Sparker

Turn any brand URL into a ready-to-send insight deck Discussion | Link

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Building a DIY Centrifuge For Blood Processing

Building a DIY Centrifuge For Blood Processing

If you want to do certain types of lab work with blood, you’ll need a centrifuge. It’s often possible to find serviceable units on the used market, but they may...

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