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The suspect in the mass shooting on the campus of Brown University has been found dead by suicide in a storage unit in New Hampshire. Authorities say 48-year-old Claudio Manuel Neves Valente, a former Brown student. https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/brown-university-mit-manhunt-shootings-may-be-linked/

Motive sought after suspect in Brown University shooting, MIT professor's killing found dead, officials say

The Brown University shooting suspect was found dead in a storage unit in Salem, New Hampshire. Authorities believe he is also responsible for killing an MIT professor.

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Lesley Carhart

Dec 18

~CFPTime is up again~ and only 12 conferences are loaded in it now; please load your conferences in CFPTime https://cfptime.org/upcoming

CFP Time - Indexing Security Call For Papers for Conferences and Workshops

Indexing Security Calls For Papers (CFP) for nternational conferences and others.

rollingmill Dec 18

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wall-e Dec 18

@pluralistic the source article linked by Cory is quite long but really good! Definitely give it a read if you have some time:

https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v46/n17/john-lanchester/for-every-winner-a-loser

John Lanchester · For Every Winner a Loser: What is finance for?

In our society the classic three ways of making a fortune still apply: inherit it, marry it, or steal it. But for an...

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rollingmill Dec 18

Lauren Weinstein Dec 18

Pretty sure I woke up briefly during the night with a cat foot pressing into my cheek, but I can't prove it now.

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Lady Laura

Dec 15

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Andrea Junker

Dec 14

Just for those who may be a little confused: “Pro-life” would be 20 Sandy Hook students being college sophomores this year.

rollingmill Dec 14

Eiji Kitamura / えーじ

Dec 14

Capturing the overview of passkeys is difficult, especially if you are chasing updates. I wrote a personal blog post that captures an end of 2025 version of passkey keywords so you know what to learn.

Key terminologies to get a grasp of passkeys
https://blog.agektmr.com/en/2025/12/passkey-keywords.html

Key terminologies to get a grasp of passkeys

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rollingmill Dec 14

@helenclayton @louisa_ Maybe your neighbor meant they would bring the tractor and the splitter to you at a convenient time for you both. The tractor is much easier to move, after all.

rollingmill Dec 14

Michael E. Mann

Dec 14

“Here’s what can happen when scientific truths get labeled as propaganda” | Thanks for the #ScienceUnderSiege shout-out Rod Lorenzen, via Arkansas #DemocratGazette (paywalled):

https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2025/dec/14/brain-drain/

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Bruce Sterling @bruces Dec 14

They used to "laugh and call him nanes." Now they're all dead