Should we build an optical interferometer on the moon?
Earthâs atmosphere is an impediment to astronomical observations. Not only is cloudy weather a problem, but temperature fluctuations in the atmosphere mean that ground-based telescopes require sophisticated adaptive optics systems to see clearly. Radio telescopes arenât bothered by clouds, but need to be built in âradio quietâ locations to do their job best. â Read more
Introducing the CNCF End User Contributor Program: Earn Access, Influence, and Recognition
The cloud native ecosystem runs on the contributions from many sourcesâ including vendors, developers, academics, and importantly, end users. The real-world production experience of end-user organizations is essential for project evolution and growth. If your organization⌠â Read more
iOS 26.2 to Allow Third-Party App Stores in Japan Ahead of Regulatory Deadline
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I finally have the Internet Phone Book as well. Ordered from Hyper Hypo in Greece because that was the only place with stock. Lots to explore for quiet moments! â Read more
YouTube Erased More Than 700 Videos Documenting Israeli Human Rights Violations
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Smerz drops Big city life EDITS featuring ML Buch, Clairo, Erika de Casier, Fine, MIKE + more
Smerz continues their 2025 victory lap, dropping an incredible, star-studded collection of edits of tracks from their album of the year contender Big city life, featuring ML Buch, Clairo, Erika de Casier, Elias Rønnenfelt, and many more⌠[Continue readingâŚ](https://www.gorillavsbear.net/smerz-drops-big-city ⌠â Read more
Report: Donors to Trumpâs White House ballroom have $279B in federal contracts
Jonathan Edwards, Â Â - Â archive today
_Stephan: This is a corruption story that is not getting anywhere near enough media coverage. The billionaires contributing to âkingâ Trumpâs turning the White House from the traditional 18th-century mansion it has been for centuries, into the kind of gilt glittering palace you would see in the Kremlin in Moscow, are getting in retu ⌠â Read more
âNo one is entitled!â MAGA congressman shames SNAP recipients for âlife choicesâ
Alexander Willis,  Staff Writer -  Raw Story
Stephan:Â This is the heartless Republican scum the Americans in Floridaâs 6th District chose to represent them.
As 42 million Americans go without federal food assistance, including 16 million children, Rep. Randy Fine ⌠â Read more
Why Republicans think itâs okay to starve poor people
Oliver Willis,  Staff Writer -  Daily Kos
Stephan:Â This is an accurate story of how it came to be that the Republicans stopped caring or having any interest in the wellbeing of voters. What surprises me, election after election, is why American voters donât seem to comprehend this. The last ethical Republican president in my opinion was Dwight Eisenhower.
Released:2025-11-05 â Read more
Suspected debris strike delays Chinese spaceshipâs return
A suspected strike by âtiny space debrisâ has delayed the return of the Chinese spaceship Shenzhou-20 and three astronauts, Beijingâs space agency said on Wednesday. â Read more
Trump again taps Musk ally Jared Isaacman to lead NASA
President Donald Trump on Tuesday nominated billionaire entrepreneur and private astronaut Jared Isaacman to head NASA, again tapping the close associate of Elon Musk to lead the US space agency. â Read more
New Zealand plans space mission, satellite fleet: Minister
New Zealand is planning a national space mission which could see a small fleet of state-owned satellites launched into the skies over the Pacific nation, a minister told AFP on Wednesday. â Read more
Zohran Mamdani wins the New York mayoral race
Article URL: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/new-york-city-mayor-election-winner-2025-race-rcna238909
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45818421
Points: 513
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The XMPP Standards Foundation: The XMPP Newsletter October 2025
Welcome to the XMPP Newsletter, great to have you here again!
This issue covers the month of October 2025.
The XMPP Newsletter is brought to you by the XSF Communication Team.
Just like any other product or project by the XSF, the Newsletter is the result of voluntary work ⌠â Read more
FDA described as a âclown showâ amid latest scandal; top drug regulator is out
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âResilience Science Must-Knowsâ: Report shows how decision-makers can manage global crises
As the world approaches critical tipping points, a comprehensive global scientific report shows that resilienceâthe ability to live and develop with change and crisesâmust now be placed at the heart of global decision-making. â Read more
The Emissions Gap Report 2025 brings us no news, but unfortunately that means it just confirms the very bad trajectory we keep choosing to take.
https://www.unep.org/resources/emissions-gap-report-2025
Words fail sometimes, but I think this graphic summarizes well the situation and my current mood.
Reduce Transparency Does Not Work in macOS Tahoe 26.1?
Some Mac users have discovered that the âReduce Transparencyâ and âIncrease Contrastâ accessibility toggles no longer work completely after installing the macOS Tahoe 26.1 update, as transparency remains prominent throughout the interface. Toggling the Accessibility switch on for âReduce Transparencyâ in MacOS Tahoe 26.1 might reduce the transparency in the menu bar and Control Center ⌠[Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2025/1 ⌠â Read more
MacOS Sequoia 15.7.2 & MacOS Sonoma 14.8.2 Updates Released
MacOS Sequoia 15.7.2 and macOS Sonoma 14.8.2 are available as software updates for Mac users who are not running the macOS Tahoe operating system. Safari 26.1 is also available as an update for these versions of MacOS. These are security updates for macOS Sonoma and Sequoia, and the updates do not include new features or ⌠[Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2025/11/04/macos-sequoia-15-7-2-macos-sonoma-14-8-2-updat ⌠â Read more
Flower likened to âcancerâ for environment still sold at nurseries
The colourful flowers of gazanias might attract you to buy them at a nursery but it is worth considering whether you are getting an invasive weed causing havoc to our landscapes. â Read more
Won a bunch of games of Solitaire and then rearranged the cards for maximum negative points, to distract me from the horrors.
(Still ended up with >0 points on OS/2, because donât ask me.)
Announcing Vitess 23.0.0
The Vitess team is excited to release Vitess 23.0.0 â the latest major version of Vitess â bringing new defaults, better operational tooling, and refined metrics. This release builds on the strong foundation of version 22⌠â Read more
Voting behavior in elections strongly linked to future risk of death
Voting behavior in elections is strongly linked to the future risk of death, and is likely a stronger determinant of health than educationâconsidered a key influence on healthâsuggests research published online in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health. â Read more
YouTube AI error costs creator his channel over alleged link to Japanese account
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We got some colors in the sky: https://lyse.isobeef.org/abendhimmel-2025-11-04/
RBCâs open source voyage: Bridging cloud innovation and community through CNCF and FINOS
At Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), our cloud journey is intrinsically linked with our commitment to open source. Joining the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) extends and compliments our membership with the Fintech Open Source Foundation⌠â Read more
Why CNCF TAGs are the core of cloud native innovation (and where to find them at KubeCon Atlanta)
KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2025 is just around the corner in Atlanta. While youâre mapping out your schedule for co-located events like Observability Day and Platform Engineering Day, donât forget to connect with the groups⌠â Read more
Bringing data center observability into the cloud native world
When people talk about cloud-native observability, the conversation usually revolves around applications, containers, and microservices. However, under those layers lies an equally critical foundation: The physical data center. Servers, storage systems, and networks ultimately host every⌠â Read more
Black Sea nitrous oxide conundrum: Why most NâO produced by microbes never reaches the surface
Microorganisms in the Black Sea can produce large amounts of the potent greenhouse gas nitrous oxide (N2O). However, this gas never reaches the atmosphere because it is swiftly consumed by other microorganisms, which convert it to harmless dinitrogen gas (N2). Scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology have now investigated this process and identified the key players involved. â Read more
Senate GOP blocks Dem effort to fund SNAP
Al Weaver,  Staff Writer -  The Hill
Stephan:Â Almost every day now, the Republican members of Congress, by their actions, in contrast to their words, demonstrate that they are uninterested in the wellbeing of the people who voted them into office. Do you think Americans are waking up to this reality? We will see later today.
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