Mastodawn

🎉 BREAKING: #Elixir #v1.20 finally realizes that types are a thing! 🎉 After years of existential angst, Elixir users can now enjoy the thrill of #gradual typing! 🏆 Just try not to faint from #excitement at all that "dead code" and "verified bugs" validation. 🙄
https://elixir-lang.org/blog/2026/06/03/elixir-v1-20-0-released/ #Typing #Dead #Code #Verified #Bugs #HackerNews #ngated

Elixir v1.20 released: now a gradually typed language

From Elixir v1.20, every program is now gradually type checked in search for verified bugs and typing violations.

The Elixir programming language

WordofTheHour May 7

#gradual : advancing, step by step, as in ascent or descent or from one state to another

- French: graduel

- Italian: graduale

- Portuguese: gradual

- Spanish: gradual

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💧🌏 Greg Cocks Apr 29

Satellite Imagery Reveals Increasing Volatility In Human Night-Time Activity
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-026-10260-w <-- shared paper
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https://ee-downloading.projects.earthengine.app/view/alan-change <-- shared associated web map
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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/18/earth-brightness-study <-- shared technical media article
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https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/5634/ <-- shared NASA technical article with videos showing global change over time
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #global #spatialanalysis #spationtemporal #NightTime #lights #ALAN #artificiallightatnight #humanimpacts #remotesensing #earthobservation #change #lightradiance #dynamic #NASAEarthObservatory #NASA #monitoring #abrupt #gradual #volatility #urban #policy #planning #ecology
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Osna.FM Apr 24

Speaking at the conclusion of the informal EU summit in Cyprus, Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) put forward a proposed "integration strategy" for Ukraine's rela... https://news.osna.fm/?p=43195 | #news #european #gradual #integration #merz

Merz Proposes Gradual Path for Ukraine Integration into European Union - Osna.FM

Discover CDU leader Merz's powerful "guiding strategy" for Ukraine, offering valuable insights for the EU's future approach.

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WordofTheHour Jan 2