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Google’s DeepMind finds 2.2M new substances in materials science win

Trove of combos is >45 times larger than number unearthed in entire history of science.

https://arstechnica.com/ai/2023/11/googles-deepmind-finds-2-2m-crystal-structures-in-materials-science-win/

Google’s DeepMind finds 2.2M crystal structures in materials science win

Trove of combos is >45 times larger than number unearthed in entire history of science.

Ars Technica

The Grug Brained Developer - A layman's guide to thinking like the self-aware smol brained

this collection of thoughts on software development gathered by grug brain developer...

https://grugbrain.dev/

The Grug Brained Developer

Alexithymia is very common among people with autism

Alexithymia is a difficulty recognizing emotions, and is sometimes seen along with depression, autism, or brain injury, among other conditions.

https://www.healthline.com/health/autism/alexithymia

Former Proud Boys leaders sentenced to 17 and 15 years for US Capitol attack

Joseph Biggs, who played leading role on January 6, gets 17 years in prison and former chapter leader Zachary Rehl 15 years #fascism #coup #maga

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/aug/31/joseph-biggs-sentenced-proud-boys-jan-6

Former Proud Boys organizer sentenced to 17 years for Capitol attack

Joseph Biggs, who played leading role on January 6, said: ‘I know that I messed up that day but I’m not a terrorist’

The Guardian

From 'Barely Works' to Pythonic Code in 5 steps

In this video, we adapt a clumsy, non-Pythonic API into an easy to use, easy to understand Pythonic one. We use magic methods such as _getitem__, __len__, __enter__, and __exit_ to make our objects a context manager and support the len() function and square bracket indexing. And in the end, we turn what once was ugly, difficult...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spi0N_PNznE

From 'Barely Works' to Pythonic Code in 5 steps

YouTube

Rawhiti Pork is dumping effluent in our rivers and it could take years to stop them

In the photo on RNZ there are two overflowing tanks with a bank behind them. You can [spot the tanks on Google Maps, next to the middle...

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/496447/could-take-years-to-shut-down-polluting-piggery-council

Could take years to shut down polluting piggery - council

While the "volume and frequency" of the discharge has decreased, effluent is still leaving the Waikato farm.

RNZ

The Web Is Fucked

The web is fucked and there’s nothing we can do about it. Kev Quirk looks back fondly at Web 1.0.

https://thewebisfucked.com/

The Web Is Fucked

The web is fucked and there’s nothing we can do about it. Kev Quirk looks back fondly at Web 1.0.

Download large file in Python with beautiful progress bar (TUI)

In this article, we will explore the use of the tqdm package to create beautiful progress bars in the console while downloading large files from the internet.

https://python.study/p/download-large-file-in-python-with-progress-bar/

Download large file in Python with beautiful progress bar

In this article, we will explore the use of the tqdm package to create beautiful progress bars in the console while downloading large files from the internet.

Python Study

Python Web Conf 2023 Talks + Tutorials

Watch 80 talks, tutorials, and socials from Python Web Conf 2023 on Six Feet Up's YouTube channel. Explore videos about Python, Django, Kubernetes, AI/ML, Big Data, CI/CD, Serverless, Security, Climate Tech, and more.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt4L3V8wVnF4GJb8dekLGTNx44FNIFwdv

Python Web Conf 2023 Talks + Tutorials

YouTube

For those of you who are interested in statistics, this is a five-sigma event. So it's five standard deviations beyond the mean. Which means that if nothing had changed, we'd expect to see a winter like this about once every 7.5 million years."It's gobsmacking."

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-07-24/antarctic-sea-ice-levels-nosedive-five-sigma-event/102635204?utm_source=abc_news_web&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_web
#climate

Antarctic sea ice levels dive in 'five-sigma event', as experts flag worsening consequences for planet

Antarctic sea ice has usually been able to recover in winter. But this time it's different, with levels taking a sharp downward turn at a time of year when sea ice usually forms reliably — and experts are worried.

ABC News