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The image shows a pair of hands holding a transparent sheet with a printed image of a monarch butterfly. The butterfly is depicted with its wings spread, showcasing its vibrant orange and black pattern with white spots along the edges. The background is a solid pink color, providing a soft contrast to the bright colors of the butterfly. The hands are positioned on either side of the sheet, with the fingers gently pinching the edges, suggesting the sheet is being presented or examined. The overall composition is simple, with the focus on the butterfly image and the hands holding it.

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Judge denies DOJ request to unseal Jeffrey Epstein grand jury transcripts in Florida (Ryan J. Reilly/NBC News)

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funny - I have a flettner-rotor for Ventilation in my car (Minicamper) ... So... Does this work for cars too? 👀
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"Spanish coast guard to American warship. Please alter heading by 15 degrees southbound to avoid collision"
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From Packt Publishing:
Cracking the IT Architect Interview

By Paradkar

(Publication date: Nov 2016, Pages: 372)

The ultimate guide to successful interviews for Enterprise, Business, Domain, Solution, and Technical Architect roles as well as IT Advisory Consultant and Software Designer roles

Get it at: packtpub.com/free-learning



Study uncovers technologically appealing trick used by microalgae to manipulate light phys.org/news/2025-07-uncovers… #science



Flabby and flexible: How machine learning helps to build new proteins phys.org/news/2025-07-flabby-f… #science


FEMA's director defends the response to Texas flooding during a hearing with lawmakers. (Tony Romm/New York Times)

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Appeals court hands Mike Lindell win in fight over $5M election fraud contest (Zach Schonfeld/The Hill)

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FDA’s AI tool “hallucinates confidently.”

U.S. Food and Drug Administration employees told CNN that Elsa — the AI model that’s supposed to help speed up approvals of pharmaceuticals and medical devices — isn’t working great. Instead, it cites nonexistent studies, misrepresents research, fails to access crucial documents, and wastes a bunch of their time. Not quite the “AI revolution” RFK Jr. promised.

FDA’s artificial intelligence is supposed to revolutionize drug approvals. It’s making up nonexistent studies. | CNN Politics



Mehr als 80 Prozent der Bürger des Inselstaats Tuvalu im Pazifik haben Asyl in Australien beantragt. Ihr Zuhause ist wegen des Klimawandels in Zukunft wohl nicht mehr bewohnbar.


Interview with J.M. Lane, Author of Setanta and the Lady by the Water

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A unifying theory of the podcast sound.

Our friends over at Switched on Pop just did a fun episode about the history of the way podcasts sound. The Grateful Dead is in there, as is the infamous Breakmaster Cylinder, who wrote the theme for every podcast ever. Including ours! It’s fascinating — and a good combo listen with this Vergecast episode from last year. It also might have ruined podcast jingles for me, forever.

All podcast themes sound the same — why?



Sen. Hawley escorted off stage after conference interrupted by protesters (Rachel Scully/NewsNation)

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Trump Wants to Deport a Children's Hospital Chaplain to Egypt, Where He 'Faces Death' (Asawin Suebsaeng/Rolling Stone)

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Hegseth Signal messages came from email classified 'SECRET,' watchdog told (Washington Post)

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2025 One Hertz Challenge: 16-Bit Tower Blinks at One Hertz

We’ve seen our share of blinking light projects around here; most are fairly straightforward small projects, but this entry to the 2025 One Hertz Challenge is the polar opposite of …read more
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