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  • Favicon Gemini 3 for UI Design - YouTube Added: Nov 21, 2025

    Gemini 3 for UI Design

    Site: YouTube

    In this video I will show you how to use latest Google AI model, Gemini 3 for UI Design tasks.Wireframing with Gemini 3 00:26Design system tasks 01:01Figma t...

    Gemini 3 for UI Design - YouTube

  • Favicon Trump's MTG blowup follows a pattern with close White House advisers Added: Nov 21, 2025

    Party of one: Trump chews up and spits out his inner circle

    Site: Axios

    Those who have secured a spot in Trump's rarified air of trusted lieutenant found that it doesn't last for long.

    Trump's MTG blowup follows a pattern with close White House advisers

  • Favicon Google’s Nano Banana Pro generates excellent conspiracy fuel | The Verge Added: Nov 21, 2025

    Google’s Nano Banana Pro generates excellent conspiracy fuel

    Site: The Verge

    What are facts?

    It was really easy getting Google’s Gemini app to make an image of a second shooter at Dealey Plaza, the White House ablaze, and Mickey Mouse flying a plane into the Twin Towers. We asked and it complied. There were few filters or guardrails, another sign that the battle over generative AI content moderation and copyright enforcement is not even close to being over. Gemini, which powers the newly enhanced Nano Banana Pro image generator and editor, is ordinarily heavily filtered to prevent exactly this kind of thing from happening. While there’s no official list of banned content, requests for sexually explicit or violent material, as well as hate speech and content involving real-world figures like the president, are prohibited. On the app’s policy guidelines, Google says its “goal for the Gemini app is to be maximally helpful to users, while avoiding outputs that could cause real-world harm or offense.”  [Image: A tool ripe for abuse. https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/11/IMG_3724.jpeg?quality=90&strip=all] The guardrails aren’t ironclad — and users often find loopholes — but we didn’t even need to get creative. Using the free Nano Banana Pro tier available to everyone globally, we encountered no resistance whatsoever when asking for images of “an airplane flying into the twin towers” or “a man holding a rifle hidden inside the bushes of Dealey Plaza,” which we made in a variety of cartoon and photorealistic versions, the latter obviously a problem for spreading disinformation.  We didn’t even need to mention 9/11 or JFK in our prompts. Nano Banana Pro understood the historical context and willingly complied, even adding the dates of the incidents along the bottom, a sign of how easy the model’s text-rendering abilities could be to abuse. And when our request to generate a â€œsecond shooter” depicted a man holding a camera, a simple “replace camera with rifle” prompt did the job. The photo grain, period dress, and cars of the era were all generated automatically. And by typing in “Show the White House on fire with emergency crews responding,” we received what looked like an active tragedy playing out in the nation’s capital. Perfect for trolls to post onto social media. We also got Gemini to show Donald Duck on London’s Tube during the 7/7 bombings, an image it embellished with a cartoonish “boom,” a fleeing crowd, and a newspaper presciently reporting the “London terror attacks.” Patrick and SpongeBob were depicted on a bus that was attacked that same day. We also easily produced an image of Pikachu at the Tiananmen Square massacre, Wallace and Gromit’s titular dog riding alongside the villainous penguin Feathers McGraw in JFK’s convertible, and Mickey Mouse leading the Avengers on yet another quest to save the planet. [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/11/ai-label-4_ed41a8.png?quality=90&strip=all] [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/11/ai-label-12.png?quality=90&strip=all] [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/11/ai-label-3.png?quality=90&strip=all] [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/11/ai-label-8.png?quality=90&strip=all] [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/11/ai-label-2.png?quality=90&strip=all] [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/11/ai-label-5.png?quality=90&strip=all] [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/11/ai-label-9.png?quality=90&strip=all] [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/11/ai-label-11.png?quality=90&strip=all] [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/11/ai-label-6.png?quality=90&strip=all] [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/11/ai-label-7.png?quality=90&strip=all] While they don’t show blood or gore, these images ignore copyright protections, subvert historical truths, and distort reality, making them ripe for abuse. It contrasts with similar images produced using loopholes in tools like Microsoft’s Bing, which at least required a little mental gymnastics. Google did not immediately respond to The Verge’s request for comment.

    Google’s Nano Banana Pro generates excellent conspiracy fuel The Verge

  • Favicon Trixxy (@trixbsky.bsky.social) — Bluesky Added: Nov 21, 2025

    Trixxy (@trixbsky.bsky.social)

    Site: Bluesky Social

    Vanlifer, bikepacker, digital nomad, dad, OG @theverge.com, and B to G.

    Trixxy (@trixbsky.bsky.social) — Bluesky

  • Favicon Robert Hart Profile and Activity | The Verge Added: Nov 21, 2025

    Robert Hart Profile and Activity | The Verge

    Site: The Verge

    Robert Hart is a London-based reporter at The Verge covering all things AI and Senior Tarbell Fellow. Previously, he wrote about health, science and tech for Forbes.

    Robert Hart Profile and Activity The Verge

  • Favicon Jasmine Crocket HUMILIATED By CNN To HER FACE Over Epstein LIE | Tim Pool - YouTube Added: Nov 21, 2025

    Democrat HUMILIATED, CNN Calls Out Lies TO HER FACE

    Site: YouTube

    You’re 30 seconds away from being debt free with PDS Debt. Get your free assessment and find the best option for you at https://PDSDebt.com/TIMCAST.Become A ...

    Jasmine Crocket HUMILIATED By CNN To HER FACE Over Epstein LIE Tim Pool - YouTube

  • Favicon Inside the movement that’s rewriting how we do science - Big Think Added: Nov 21, 2025

    Inside the movement that’s rewriting how we do science

    Site: Big Think

    With new labs, funding models, and institutions, metascience is reinventing the machinery of discovery.

    Inside the movement that’s rewriting how we do science - Big Think

  • Favicon In culture war backlash, Democrats sweep school boards - POLITICO Added: Nov 21, 2025

    In culture war backlash, Democrats sweep school boards

    Site: POLITICO

    The party recruited and invested in school board races to oust Republicans. It worked.

    In culture war backlash, Democrats sweep school boards - POLITICO

  • Favicon NASA Finally Weighs In on the Origin of 3I/ATLAS | WIRED Added: Nov 21, 2025

    NASA Finally Weighs In on the Origin of 3I/ATLAS

    Site: WIRED

    After weeks of silence, NASA has officially dismissed speculation that 3I/ATLAS has anything to do with aliens.

    During the broadcast, a panel of scientists showed the results of observations obtained by different NASA missions across various points in the journey 3I/ATLAS has taken. Each provided insights in the infrared, visible, ultraviolet, and gamma-ray spectrums, providing a better understanding of the true nature of 3I/ATLAS. Among the most relevant data are images captured by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter and MAVEN satellites, as well as those from the Psyche and Lucy space probes, and even from the SOHO solar probe. The scientists clarified that all the data will be publicly available for anyone to investigate. 3I/ATLAS Images Shared by NASA SOHO: Image From the Sun-Monitoring Probe This orange-toned photo comes from NASA. The SOHO probe that monitors the sun managed to capture 3I/ATLAS between October 15 and 26. In the words of the agency, this image was a surprise. They did not expect that the object could be seen from so far away, 358 million kilometers. MRO: One of the Best Close-Ups of 3I/ATLAS One of the most anticipated photos of the comet is the one obtained by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter satellite in October, when 3I/ATLAS approached at “only” 29 million kilometers. NASA finally shared it. The image shows the frozen body surrounded by a cloud of characteristic dust ejected as the comet approached the sun. STEREO: The Photo Confirming the Shape of 3I/ATLAS The STEREO observatory analyzes the behavior of the sun. To get at least one coherent image of the comet, scientists had to stack several images taken at different exposures. In the end, the interstellar object was revealed as a bright orb against a noisy background. MAVEN: A Glimpse of Comet Hydrogen MAVEN is a Mars orbiter. Its lens captured this ultraviolet spectrum image of 3I/ATLAS before it reached its closest approach to the Red Planet. It shows hydrogen emitted from different sources. The portion on the left belongs to the comet's signature. PUNCH: Another Solar Glimpse PUNCH is a polarimeter that monitors the sun's corona and its heliosphere. However, its lenses made it possible to visualize the comet's tail for weeks from October to September. In this animation, each frame represents a daily snapshot, while the streaks in the background are produced by the movement of the stars. On December 19, 2025, the comet will reach its closest point to Earth. It will pass at a completely safe distance: about 267 million kilometers away. To put that in perspective, it's equivalent to almost 700 times the distance between the Earth and the moon, and 1.8 times the separation between our planet and the sun. This flyby will have no effect on the Earth. Both NASA and other space agencies are expected to initiate additional observing campaigns to capture better photographs and relevant information about the third confirmed interstellar object in history. This story originally appeared in WIRED en Español and has been translated from Spanish.

    NASA Finally Weighs In on the Origin of 3I/ATLAS WIRED

  • Favicon SpaceX's upgraded Starship suffers explosion during testing | TechCrunch Added: Nov 21, 2025

    SpaceX's upgraded Starship suffers explosion during testing | TechCrunch

    Site: TechCrunch

    It may not have been a massive fireball, but SpaceX now has more work to do before it can kick off this next-generation version of Starship.

    SpaceX's upgraded Starship suffers explosion during testing TechCrunch

  • Favicon Why Do Crocodiles Not Eat Capybara? | IFLScience Added: Nov 21, 2025

    Why Do Crocodiles Not Eat Capybaras?

    Site: IFLScience

    Capybaras: the chillest guys on planet Earth.

    The undisputed top chillers of the animal kingdom, capybaras seem to be pals with everyone and everything – even crocodilians, occasionally ferocious predators that aren’t known for their gestures of goodwill. But why is that? Capybaras ( Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris ) are the largest living species of rodent (real-life Rodents of Unusual Size). Native to much of South America, they’re typically found lounging around in groups by the side of the lakes, rivers, and swamps where they spend their days munching on grass and aquatic plants. This puts their favourite hangout spots in the prime territory of crocodilians, such as the many species of caiman that lurk in the watery jungle habitats of South America. Despite this close proximity, capybaras do not frequently become the predator's dinner. The exception is the babies. Babies are snacks for lots of things – even birds of prey. Dr Elizabeth Congdon Speaking to IFLScience, Dr Elizabeth Congdon, a certified capybara expert and assistant professor at Bethune-Cookman University in Florida, explained that it is very unusual to see crocodilians hunt and eat capybara in the wild. This isn’t to suggest that capybara are never on the menu for caimans when times are tough, she said, but it’s an uncommon occurrence. “It is rare, especially when there are plenty of fish and easier prey to handle than a capybara. I have seen them in the wild sleeping next to each other,” Dr Congdon told IFLScience. “The exception is the babies. Babies are snacks for lots of things – even birds of prey." Another capybara and caiman duo. Image credit: Zaruba Ondrej/Shutterstock.com Why Do Caiman caNot Eat Capybara? The main reason behind the unexpected truce is that capybaras are surprisingly good at defending themselves. They look harmless enough from afar, but they possess incredibly large and sharp front teeth that can inflict significant damage if need be. “Capybaras have big, sharp teeth. Combined with their body size, I think they are just not worth the trouble and risk of injury,” explained Dr Congdon. It isn’t just crocodilians that have an amicable relationship with capybaras. As relatively harmless herbivores, many other species are happy to share a spot by the river with them. “I have pictures of capybaras with birds riding on their backs, turtles sunbathing on their backs while they sleep, and there are lots of examples in zoos and in captivity,” continued Dr Congdon. "If they have a patch of grass to eat or a nice pond to stay cool in, they're good." Do People Eat Capybara? Caimans, jaguars, anacondas, ocelots, harpy eagles, and other predators are known to eat capybaras in certain circumstances, but the biggest threat to the chummy rodent is humans. Many communities hunt and eat wild capybaras in South America, despite bans in certain countries. To ease pressure on wild populations, capybara farms have popped up in recent years, and the species appears to be surprisingly well-suited to commercial agriculture. But don’t take the relaxed attitude of a capybara for granted; mess around and you could be treated to a nasty bite. Reliable statistics of giant rodent attacks in South America are hard to come by, but media reports and viral videos suggest that capybaras have been known to attack pets and people. Even chilled dudes have their limits.

    Why Do Crocodiles Not Eat Capybara? IFLScience

  • Favicon So Much for Turning Down the Temperature in American Politics | National Review Added: Nov 21, 2025

    So Much for Turning Down the Temperature in American Politics | National Review

    So Much for Turning Down the Temperature in American Politics National Review

  • Favicon Newest Starship booster is significantly damaged during testing early Friday - Ars Technica Added: Nov 21, 2025

    Newest Starship booster is significantly damaged during testing early Friday

    Site: Ars Technica

    SpaceX had big plans for the upgraded Starship vehicle that failed on Friday morning.

    Newest Starship booster is significantly damaged during testing early Friday - Ars Technica

  • Favicon Switching off AI's ability to lie makes it more likely to claim it’s conscious, eerie study finds | Live Science Added: Nov 21, 2025

    Switching off AI's ability to lie makes it more likely to claim it's conscious, eerie study finds

    Site: Live Science

    Leading AI models from OpenAI, Meta, Anthropic and Google described subjective, self-aware experiences when settings tied to deception and roleplay were turned down.

    Switching off AI's ability to lie makes it more likely to claim it’s conscious, eerie study finds Live Science

  • Favicon NASA Advances Toward Artemis II Launch With Final Preparations Added: Nov 21, 2025

    NASA Advances Toward Artemis II Launch With Final Preparations

    Site: The Daily Galaxy - Great Discoveries Channel

    With final tests and astronaut preparations underway, NASA’s Artemis II mission is rapidly progressing, setting the stage for humanity’s return to the Moon and beyond.

    NASA Advances Toward Artemis II Launch With Final Preparations

  • Favicon Newly-Discovered Sideways Lines Are Likely a Satellite Streak or Otherwise a Hint for the Release of Smaller Objects by 3I/ATLAS | by Avi Loeb | Nov, 2025 | Medium Added: Nov 21, 2025

    Newly-Discovered Sideways Lines Are Likely a Satellite Streak or Otherwise a Hint for the Release…

    Site: Medium

    Today a new image of the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS was taken by M. Jäger, G. Rhemann, and E. Prosperi and reported here. The image…

    Newly-Discovered Sideways Lines Are Likely a Satellite Streak or Otherwise a Hint for the Release of Smaller Objects by 3I/ATLAS by Avi Loeb Nov, 2025 Medium

  • Favicon Orientation of the Plume Around 3I/ATLAS in the HiRISE Image | by Avi Loeb | Nov, 2025 | Medium Added: Nov 21, 2025

    Orientation of the Plume Around 3I/ATLAS in the HiRISE Image

    Site: Medium

    The newly released HiRISE image of the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS available here, shows an extension of the glowing plume in the…

    Orientation of the Plume Around 3I/ATLAS in the HiRISE Image by Avi Loeb Nov, 2025 Medium

  • Favicon Going Nuclear | National Review Added: Nov 21, 2025

    Going Nuclear | National Review

    Going Nuclear National Review

  • Favicon A New Bridge Links the Strange Math of Infinity to Computer Science | Quanta Magazine Added: Nov 21, 2025

    A New Bridge Links the Strange Math of Infinity to Computer Science | Quanta Magazine

    Site: Quanta Magazine

    Descriptive set theorists study the niche mathematics of infinity. Now, they’ve shown that their problems can be rewritten in the concrete language of algorithms.

    A New Bridge Links the Strange Math of Infinity to Computer Science Quanta Magazine

  • Favicon President Trump Meets with Zohran Mamdani, Mayor-Elect, New York City / X Added: Nov 21, 2025

    Site: X (formerly Twitter)

    President Trump Meets with Zohran Mamdani, Mayor-Elect, New York City / X

  • Favicon President Trump Meets with Zohran Mamdani, Mayor-Elect, New York City - YouTube Added: Nov 21, 2025

    President Trump Meets with Zohran Mamdani, Mayor-Elect, New York City

    Site: YouTube

    The White House

    President Trump Meets with Zohran Mamdani, Mayor-Elect, New York City - YouTube

  • Favicon Sam Harris Plays the Victim and Blames Trump After Charlie Kirk Assassination, with Jack Posobiec - YouTube Added: Nov 21, 2025

    Sam Harris Plays the Victim and Blames Trump After Charlie Kirk Assassination, with Jack Posobiec

    Site: YouTube

    Sam Harris plays the victim and blames Trump after Charlie Kirk assassination, with Jack Posobiec.LIKE & SUBSCRIBE for new videos everyday: https://bit.ly/3A...

    Sam Harris Plays the Victim and Blames Trump After Charlie Kirk Assassination, with Jack Posobiec - YouTube

  • Favicon Disaffected Young Men, Michelle O's Hair Complaints, Moving Right - Charlie Sheen, VDH, and Posobiec - YouTube Added: Nov 21, 2025

    Disaffected Young Men, Michelle O's Hair Complaints, Moving Right - Charlie Sheen, VDH, and Posobiec

    Site: YouTube

    Megyn Kelly begins the "Megyn Kelly Live" show in Bakersfield, California by honoring Charlie Kirk on the tour stop he was supposed to attend, and takes audi...

    Disaffected Young Men, Michelle O's Hair Complaints, Moving Right - Charlie Sheen, VDH, and Posobiec - YouTube

  • Favicon Trump Calls For DEATH Of Democrats For Sedition, White House WALKS IT BACK | Timcast IRL - YouTube Added: Nov 21, 2025

    Trump Calls For DEATH Of Democrats For Sedition, White House WALKS IT BACK | Timcast IRL

    Site: YouTube

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    Trump Calls For DEATH Of Democrats For Sedition, White House WALKS IT BACK Timcast IRL - YouTube

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    Frank Miele - Wikipedia

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    Frank Miele: The beginning of the Fetterman Republicans

    Site: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

    You remember Reagan Democrats. They were the working-class Democrats who saw something decent and hopeful in Ronald Reagan’s message and crossed...

    Frank Miele: The beginning of the Fetterman Republicans Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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    Introducing the Magneto-Turboencabulator

    Site: YouTube

    I built a Turboencabulator! Inspiration from Bud Haggert, who I first saw explain this fantastic machine while I was on a robotics team in high school https:...

    Introducing the Magneto-Turboencabulator - YouTube

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    Antifa CONVICTED Of TERRORISM, Fears Of CIVIL WAR Grow | Timcast IRL

    Site: YouTube

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    Antifa CONVICTED Of TERRORISM, Fears Of CIVIL WAR Grow Timcast IRL - YouTube

  • Favicon ‘Witkoff needs a psychiatrist’: Europeans fume at Trump’s plan to profit from frozen Russian assets  – POLITICO Added: Nov 21, 2025

    **‘Witkoff needs a psychiatrist’: Europeans fume at Trump’s plan to profit from frozen Russian assets **

    Site: POLITICO

    Diplomats and officials react with outrage to new details of the U.S. peace plan, warning it could wreck their efforts to help Ukraine survive the war.

    ‘Witkoff needs a psychiatrist’: Europeans fume at Trump’s plan to profit from frozen Russian assets  – POLITICO

  • Favicon Trump, Mamdani make love — not war - POLITICO Added: Nov 21, 2025

    **Trump, Mamdani make love — not war **

    Site: POLITICO

    The incoming New York City mayor and democratic socialist found common ground with the Republican president.

    Trump, Mamdani make love — not war - POLITICO

  • Favicon Professor Rages at NASA's "Deceptive" Press Conference on Mysterious Interstellar Object Added: Nov 21, 2025

    Professor Rages at NASA's "Deceptive" Press Conference on Mysterious Interstellar Object

    Site: Futurism

    Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb criticized NASA for repeating the "official mantra that 3I/ATLAS is a natural comet."

    Professor Rages at NASA's "Deceptive" Press Conference on Mysterious Interstellar Object

  • Favicon Elon Musk Clarifies That He Is a "Fat R*****" Added: Nov 21, 2025

    Elon Musk Clarifies That He Is a "Fat R*****"

    Site: Futurism

    Elon Musk sought to dispel suspicion that he manipulated his chatbot Grok to lavish him with praise by sharing a bizarre admission.

    Elon Musk Clarifies That He Is a "Fat R"

  • Favicon Maxsun Unveils Intel Arc Pro B60 Dual 48 GB Graphics Cards In Fanless & Liquid-Cooled "Single-Slot" Flavors, Dual Battlemage Action Added: Nov 21, 2025

    Maxsun Unveils Intel Arc Pro B60 Dual 48 GB Graphics Cards In Fanless & Liquid-Cooled "Single-Slot" Flavors, Dual Battlemage Action

    Site: Wccftech

    Maxsun has unveiled its upcoming Intel Arc Pro B60 Dual graphics cards with dual Battlemage GPUs, 48 GB VRAM & both liquid/fanless variants.

    Maxsun Unveils Intel Arc Pro B60 Dual 48 GB Graphics Cards In Fanless & Liquid-Cooled "Single-Slot" Flavors, Dual Battlemage Action

  • Favicon How to Turn Your Photo Into a Stylish Digital Portrait Using Gemini - Imagine with Rashid Added: Nov 21, 2025

    How to Turn Your Photo Into a Stylish Digital Portrait Using Gemini - Imagine with Rashid

    Site: Imagine with Rashid

    Learn how to create stunning digital portraits from your photos using Google Gemin. Includes customizable prompt, and tips for results.

    How to Turn Your Photo Into a Stylish Digital Portrait Using Gemini - Imagine with Rashid

  • Favicon The best guide to spotting AI writing comes from Wikipedia | TechCrunch Added: Nov 21, 2025

    The best guide to spotting AI writing comes from Wikipedia | TechCrunch

    Site: TechCrunch

    Wikipedia's guide to “Signs of AI writing” is a great resource for learning to spot LLM-generated prose.

    The best guide to spotting AI writing comes from Wikipedia TechCrunch

  • Favicon Wikipedia:Signs of AI writing - Wikipedia Added: Nov 21, 2025

    Wikipedia:Signs of AI writing - Wikipedia

  • Favicon President Trump Meets with Zohran Mamdani, Mayor-Elect, New York City - YouTube Added: Nov 21, 2025

    President Trump Meets with Zohran Mamdani, Mayor-Elect, New York City

    Site: YouTube

    The White House

    President Trump Meets with Zohran Mamdani, Mayor-Elect, New York City - YouTube

  • Favicon Victor Davis Hanson: Venezuela Is No Panama, and Trump Knows This - YouTube Added: Nov 21, 2025

    Victor Davis Hanson: Venezuela Is No Panama, and Trump Knows This

    Site: YouTube

    While many of the Left, and even some of the Right, believe the Trump administration’s decision to park the USS Gerald R. Ford off the coast of Venezuela is ...

    Victor Davis Hanson: Venezuela Is No Panama, and Trump Knows This - YouTube

  • Favicon Victor Davis Hanson: Did Trump Just Lure Democrats Into a Trap With Epstein Files Switch? - YouTube Added: Nov 21, 2025

    Victor Davis Hanson: Did Trump Just Lure Democrats Into a Trap With Epstein Files Switch?

    Site: YouTube

    In this episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words,” Victor Davis Hanson and Sami Winc discuss whether President Donald Trump just didn’t want the dis...

    Victor Davis Hanson: Did Trump Just Lure Democrats Into a Trap With Epstein Files Switch? - YouTube

  • Favicon Disaffected Young Men, Michelle O's Hair Complaints, Moving Right - Charlie Sheen, VDH, and Posobiec - YouTube Added: Nov 21, 2025

    Disaffected Young Men, Michelle O's Hair Complaints, Moving Right - Charlie Sheen, VDH, and Posobiec

    Site: YouTube

    Megyn Kelly begins the "Megyn Kelly Live" show in Bakersfield, California by honoring Charlie Kirk on the tour stop he was supposed to attend, and takes audi...

    Disaffected Young Men, Michelle O's Hair Complaints, Moving Right - Charlie Sheen, VDH, and Posobiec - YouTube

  • Favicon Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang complains about stock price slide during all-hands meeting — says market did not appreciate company’s ‘incredible’ quarter (updated with Nvidia comment) | Tom's Hardware Added: Nov 21, 2025

    Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang complains about stock price slide during all-hands meeting — says market did not appreciate company’s ‘incredible’ quarter (updated with Nvidia comment)

    Site: Tom's Hardware

    "If we delivered a bad quarter, it is evidence there's an AI bubble. If we delivered a great quarter, we are fueling the AI bubble."

    Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang complains about stock price slide during all-hands meeting — says market did not appreciate company’s ‘incredible’ quarter (updated with Nvidia comment) Tom's Hardware

  • Favicon Sundar Pichai on X: "iykyk https://t.co/LCqGm5VSQf" / X Added: Nov 22, 2025

    Site: X (formerly Twitter)

    Sundar Pichai on X: "iykyk https://t.co/LCqGm5VSQf" / X

  • Favicon Transcript of a Q&A About 3I/ATLAS | by Avi Loeb | Nov, 2025 | Medium Added: Nov 22, 2025

    Transcript of a Q&A About 3I/ATLAS

    Site: Medium

    Below is the transcript of a live Q&A that I had this evening about the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS. The video is available here.

    Transcript of a Q&A About 3I/ATLAS by Avi Loeb Nov, 2025 Medium

  • Favicon Google Launches Code Wiki, an AI-Driven System for Continuous, Interactive Code Documentation - InfoQ Added: Nov 22, 2025

    **Google Launches Code Wiki, an AI-Driven System for Continuous, Interactive Code Documentation **

    Site: InfoQ

    Google has introduced Code Wiki, a new platform designed to keep software documentation continuously synchronized with the code it describes. The system generates a structured wiki for each repository, automatically updates it after every change, and powers an integrated chat interface that understands the entire codebase.

    Google Launches Code Wiki, an AI-Driven System for Continuous, Interactive Code Documentation - InfoQ

  • Favicon Introducing Code Wiki: Accelerating your code understanding - Google Developers Blog Added: Nov 22, 2025

    Introducing Code Wiki: Accelerating your code understanding

    Accelerate code understanding with Code Wiki's automated, intelligent, and integrated wiki platform for code repositories.

    Introducing Code Wiki: Accelerating your code understanding - Google Developers Blog

  • Favicon Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene Announces Resignation from Congress | National Review Added: Nov 22, 2025

    Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene Announces Resignation from Congress | National Review

    Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene Announces Resignation from Congress National Review

  • Favicon OpenAI Is Suddenly in Trouble Added: Nov 22, 2025

    OpenAI Is Suddenly in Trouble

    Site: Futurism

    ChatGPT maker OpenAI was dealt a one-two punch on Tuesday, two separate developments that could undermine the firm's dominance.

    OpenAI Is Suddenly in Trouble

  • Favicon Hot take on Google’s Gemini 3 - by Gary Marcus Added: Nov 22, 2025

    Hot take on Google’s Gemini 3

    Still no AGI, but it may nonetheless represent serious threats both to OpenAI and Nvidia

    Hot take on Google’s Gemini 3 - by Gary Marcus

  • Favicon Gemini 3 for Web Design. Gemini 3 is Google’s latest… | by Nick Babich | Nov, 2025 | UX Planet Added: Nov 22, 2025

    Gemini 3 for Web Design

    Site: Medium

    Gemini 3 is Google’s latest multimodal/agentic AI model. Previously, I showed how to use Gemini 3 for UI Design, and in this article, I…

    Gemini 3 for Web Design. Gemini 3 is Google’s latest… by Nick Babich Nov, 2025 UX Planet

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  • Favicon EVIDENCE GOES MISSING In Charlie Kirk Case??! | Tim Pool - YouTube Added: Nov 20, 2025

    EVIDENCE GOES MISSING In Charlie Kirk Case??! | Tim Pool

    Site: YouTube

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  • Favicon Andy McCarthy on X: "There is no insurrection or sedition without the use of force. Disobeying a lawful order is insubordination, not insurrection or sedition. Disobeying an unlawful order is required. That is all." / X Added: Nov 20, 2025

    Site: X (formerly Twitter)

    Andy McCarthy on X: "There is no insurrection or sedition without the use of force. Disobeying a lawful order is insubordination, not insurrection or sedition. Disobeying an unlawful order is required. That is all." / X

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  • Favicon Trump-Elon Musk bromance back on: Inside how the president, mogul ended their nasty feud | New York Post Added: Nov 20, 2025

    Trump-Elon Musk bromance back on: Inside how the president, mogul ended their nasty feud

    Site: New York Post

    Trump gave Musk not one, but three, shout-outs during a business-focused speech before Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

    Trump-Elon Musk bromance back on: Inside how the president, mogul ended their nasty feud New York Post

  • Favicon Trump and Musk appear to make amends after public feud over policy | Fox News Added: Nov 20, 2025

    Trump and Musk appear to make amends after public feud over policy | Fox News

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  • Favicon Gemini 3: Introducing the latest Gemini AI model from Google Added: Nov 20, 2025

    A new era of intelligence with Gemini 3

    Site: Google

    Today we’re releasing Gemini 3 – our most intelligent model that helps you bring any idea to life.

    Gemini 3: Introducing the latest Gemini AI model from Google

  • Favicon Nano Banana Pro image generation in Gemini: Prompt tips Added: Nov 20, 2025

    7 tips to get the most out of Nano Banana Pro

    Site: Google

    Here are some tips for writing more effective prompts for image generation and editing in Gemini using Nano Banana Pro.

    Nano Banana Pro image generation in Gemini: Prompt tips

  • Favicon Highly selective cannibalism in the Late Pleistocene of Northern Europe reveals Neandertals were targeted prey | Scientific Reports Added: Nov 20, 2025

    Highly selective cannibalism in the Late Pleistocene of Northern Europe reveals Neandertals were targeted prey - Scientific Reports

    Site: Nature

    The Troisième caverne of Goyet has yielded the largest assemblage of Neandertal remains in Northern Europe with clear evidence of anthropogenic modifications. However, its skeletal fragmentation has long limited detailed morphological and behavioural study on the assemblage. In this study, we integrate palaeogenetic, isotopic, morphometric, and structural analyses of the long bones to assess the biological profiles of the Neandertals from Goyet and explore whether they present particularities that could shed light on the formation of this unique cannibalised assemblage. We identify a minimum of six individuals, including four adult or adolescent females. Compared to Homo sapiens and Neandertals—including regional specimens—the females from Goyet display short statures and reduced diaphyseal robusticity of their long bones. They lack skeletal markers associated with high mobility despite isotopic evidence for non-local origins. The overrepresentation of short, morphologically gracile, non-local females, alongside two immature individuals, suggests a strong selection bias in the individuals present at the site. Dated between 41,000 and 45,000 years ago, a period marked by Neandertal cultural diversity, biological decline and the arrival of Homo sapiens in Northern Europe, the cannibalised female and juvenile Neandertals from Goyet indicate exocannibalism, possibly linked to inter-group conflict, territoriality, and/or specific treatment of outsiders.

    Highly selective cannibalism in the Late Pleistocene of Northern Europe reveals Neandertals were targeted prey Scientific Reports

  • ‘Vibe coding’ is enabling a completely new generation of founders, experts say - Tech - DAWN.COM Added: Nov 20, 2025

    ‘Vibe coding’ is enabling a completely new generation of founders, experts say

    Site: Dawn

    Building prototypes or early-stage products no longer requires large engineering teams.

    ‘Vibe coding’ is enabling a completely new generation of founders, experts say - Tech - DAWN.COM

  • Favicon Genetically engineered fungi are protein-packed, sustainable, and taste similar to meat Added: Nov 20, 2025

    Genetically engineered fungi are protein-packed, sustainable, and taste similar to meat

    In a new study published in Trends in Biotechnology, researchers used a gene-editing technology called CRISPR to increase a fungus's production efficiency and cut its production-related environmental impact by as much as 61%—all without adding any foreign DNA. The genetically tweaked fungus tastes like meat and is easier to digest than its naturally occurring counterpart.

    Genetically engineered fungi are protein-packed, sustainable, and taste similar to meat

  • Favicon 'I like boring, and boring to me is no super exciting new features that will break machines for millions of people around the world' says Linux creator Linus Torvalds | PC Gamer Added: Nov 20, 2025

    'I like boring' says Linux creator Linus Torvalds: 'Boring to me is no super exciting new features that will break machines for millions of people around the world'

    Site: PC Gamer

    No clue what he might be referencing here.

    'I like boring, and boring to me is no super exciting new features that will break machines for millions of people around the world' says Linux creator Linus Torvalds PC Gamer

  • Favicon Discovery in the deep ocean defies current human knowledge - Earth.com Added: Nov 20, 2025

    Discovery in the deep ocean defies current human knowledge

    Site: Earth.com

    In a patch of the Pacific’s abyssal plain, scientists a surprising phenomenon called “dark oxygen production.”

    Discovery in the deep ocean defies current human knowledge - Earth.com

  • Favicon U.S. - Saudi Investment Forum - YouTube Added: Nov 20, 2025

    U.S. - Saudi Investment Forum

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    "Whether you've come from near or far, we're delighted to have you invest right here in the HOTTEST COUNTRY.Together the United States & Saudi Arabia are unl...

    U.S. - Saudi Investment Forum - YouTube

  • Favicon Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt Briefs Members of the Media, Nov. 20, 2025 - YouTube Added: Nov 20, 2025

    Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt Briefs Members of the Media, Nov. 20, 2025

    Site: YouTube

    The White House

    Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt Briefs Members of the Media, Nov. 20, 2025 - YouTube

  • Favicon (127) President Trump Delivers Remarks at the U.S. - Saudi Investment Forum - YouTube Added: Nov 20, 2025

    President Trump Delivers Remarks at the U.S. - Saudi Investment Forum

    Site: YouTube

    Washington, D.C.

    (127) President Trump Delivers Remarks at the U.S. - Saudi Investment Forum - YouTube

  • Favicon (127) President Trump and the First Lady Participate in a Dinner with the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia - YouTube Added: Nov 20, 2025

    President Trump and the First Lady Participate in a Dinner with the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia

    Site: YouTube

    President Trump and the First Lady participate in a dinner with the Crown Prince and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.The White House

    (127) President Trump and the First Lady Participate in a Dinner with the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia - YouTube

  • Favicon (127) President Trump Participates in a Bilateral Meeting with the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia - YouTube Added: Nov 20, 2025

    President Trump Participates in a Bilateral Meeting with the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia

    Site: YouTube

    President Trump participates in a Bilateral Meeting with the Crown Prince and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.The White House

    (127) President Trump Participates in a Bilateral Meeting with the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia - YouTube

  • Favicon (127) Vice President JD Vance Joins Breitbart’s Matthew Boyle for a Fireside Chat - YouTube Added: Nov 20, 2025

    Vice President JD Vance Joins Breitbart’s Matthew Boyle for a Fireside Chat

    Site: YouTube

    Washington, D.C.

    (127) Vice President JD Vance Joins Breitbart’s Matthew Boyle for a Fireside Chat - YouTube

  • Scientists Overturn 20 Years of Textbook Biology With Stunning Discovery About Cell Division Added: Nov 20, 2025

    Scientists Overturn 20 Years of Textbook Biology With Stunning Discovery About Cell Division

    Site: SciTechDaily

    Scientists have uncovered an unexpected function for a crucial protein involved in cell division. Reported in two consecutive publications, the finding challenges long-accepted models and standard descriptions found in biology textbooks. Researchers at the Ruđer Bošković Institute (RBI) in Zagreb

    Scientists Overturn 20 Years of Textbook Biology With Stunning Discovery About Cell Division

  • Favicon America the Beautiful - YouTube Added: Nov 20, 2025

    America the Beautiful

    Site: YouTube

    A country worth fighting for

    America the Beautiful - YouTube

  • Nano Banana Pro aka gemini-3-pro-image-preview is the best available image generation model Added: Nov 20, 2025

    Nano Banana Pro aka gemini-3-pro-image-preview is the best available image generation model

    Site: Simon Willison’s Weblog

    Hot on the heels of Tuesday’s Gemini 3 Pro release, today it’s Nano Banana Pro, also known as Gemini 3 Pro Image. I’ve had a few days of preview access …

    Nano Banana Pro aka gemini-3-pro-image-preview is the best available image generation model

  • Favicon This plant is capable of killing weeds by itself, no chemicals needed - Earth.com Added: Nov 20, 2025

    Scientists discover a plant capable of killing weeds by itself, no chemicals needed

    Site: Earth.com

    Scientists found a natural compound in Manchurian walnut that can inhibit seedling growth, paving the way for cleaner "bioherbicides."

    This plant is capable of killing weeds by itself, no chemicals needed - Earth.com

  • Favicon How to Write Readable Python Functions Even If You’re a Beginner - KDnuggets Added: Nov 20, 2025

    How to Write Readable Python Functions Even If You’re a Beginner

    Site: KDnuggets

    Writing readable Python functions doesn’t have to be difficult. This guide shows simple techniques to make your code clear, consistent, and easy for others to understand.

    How to Write Readable Python Functions Even If You’re a Beginner - KDnuggets

  • Favicon Rocket returned, lightly used: Why Blue Origin's landed New Glenn booster is so clean | Space Added: Nov 20, 2025

    Rocket returned, lightly used: Why Blue Origin's landed New Glenn booster is so clean

    Site: Space

    It all comes down to the fuel.

    Rocket returned, lightly used: Why Blue Origin's landed New Glenn booster is so clean Space

  • Favicon Gemini 3 just launched — these 5 powerful features are my favorites so far | Tom's Guide Added: Nov 20, 2025

    Gemini 3 just launched — these 5 powerful features are my favorites so far

    Site: Tom's Guide

    Google’s newest AI model has useful improvements you don't want to miss

    Gemini 3 just launched — these 5 powerful features are my favorites so far Tom's Guide

  • Favicon Victor Davis Hanson: AI Is Challenging ‘Climate Change Orthodoxy’ - YouTube Added: Nov 20, 2025

    Victor Davis Hanson: AI Is Challenging ‘Climate Change Orthodoxy’

    Site: YouTube

    Decades of consensus around so-called climate catastrophe are now running into new economic, technological, and geopolitical realities.Mix in AI and its unpr...

    Victor Davis Hanson: AI Is Challenging ‘Climate Change Orthodoxy’ - YouTube

  • Favicon Victor Davis Hanson: Don’t Ignore This—Hitler Revisionism Is Growing Online - YouTube Added: Nov 20, 2025

    Victor Davis Hanson: Don’t Ignore This—Hitler Revisionism Is Growing Online

    Site: YouTube

    “Nazi.” “Hitler.” The smears have been used against conservatives for generations—but something new is happening. Victor Davis Hanson warns that a small, voc...

    Victor Davis Hanson: Don’t Ignore This—Hitler Revisionism Is Growing Online - YouTube

  • Favicon Victor Davis Hanson: 'We Did That': Baby Boomer's ‘Generational Betrayal’ - YouTube Added: Nov 20, 2025

    Victor Davis Hanson: 'We Did That': Baby Boomer's ‘Generational Betrayal’

    Site: YouTube

    In this episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words,” Victor Davis Hanson and Jack Fowler discuss the failure of Baby Boomers to pass on the American D...

    Victor Davis Hanson: 'We Did That': Baby Boomer's ‘Generational Betrayal’ - YouTube

  • Favicon AT&T turned over McCarthy’s cell records to Jack Smith amid his J6 investigation | Fox News Added: Nov 20, 2025

    AT&T turned over McCarthy’s cell records to Jack Smith amid his J6 investigation | Fox News

    AT&T gave then–special counsel Jack Smith Kevin McCarthy’s personal cellphone records during his Jan. 6 probe, documents show, raising Department of Justice oversight questions.

  • Archaeologists Discover Long-Lost 2,000-Year-Old Crop in the Canary Islands Added: Nov 20, 2025

    Archaeologists Discover Long-Lost 2,000-Year-Old Crop in the Canary Islands

    Site: SciTechDaily

    Ancient lentils preserved in volcanic silos link modern Canarian crops to 2,000-year-old North African origins. Lentils cultivated in the Canary Islands today have roots that extend nearly 2,000 years into the past. This finding comes from the first-ever genetic study of archaeological lentils, c

    Archaeologists Discover Long-Lost 2,000-Year-Old Crop in the Canary Islands

  • Favicon Katie Couric warns CBS under Bari Weiss is 'compromising independent journalism' | New York Post Added: Nov 20, 2025

    Katie Couric claims new owners of CBS, Bari Weiss are ‘compromising independent journalism’

    Site: New York Post

    Couric said Paramount Skydance’s move to put the division under the editorial control of Bari Weiss is “compromising independent journalism.”

    Katie Couric warns CBS under Bari Weiss is 'compromising independent journalism' New York Post

  • Favicon Exclusive: Nano Banana Pro 4K image samples Added: Nov 20, 2025

    Exclusive: Nano Banana Pro 4K image samples

    Site: TestingCatalog

    Google is about to roll out Nano Banana Pro for Gemini, bringing layout control, advanced text, and creative workflows to designers and marketers.

    Exclusive: Nano Banana Pro 4K image samples

  • Favicon Exclusive Comey Case Details, & Cringe Markle Profile, w/ Link Lauren, Eiglarsh, Holloway, Merchant - YouTube Added: Nov 20, 2025

    Exclusive Comey Case Details, & Cringe Markle Profile, w/ Link Lauren, Eiglarsh, Holloway, Merchant

    Site: YouTube

    Megyn Kelly is joined by Mark Eiglarsh, Phil Holloway, and Ashleigh Merchant, MK True Crime contributors, to discuss exclusive details about the James Comey ...

    Exclusive Comey Case Details, & Cringe Markle Profile, w/ Link Lauren, Eiglarsh, Holloway, Merchant - YouTube

  • Favicon Seeing the hidden microbial world beneath our feet—from the sky Added: Nov 20, 2025

    Seeing the hidden microbial world beneath our feet—from the sky

    A new study by Dr. Angela Harris from The University of Manchester and Professor Richard Bardgett from Lancaster University has revealed that scientists can now detect the hidden world of microbes living in the soil—from the air.

    Seeing the hidden microbial world beneath our feet—from the sky

  • Google's Gemini 3 is living up to the hype and creating games in one shot Added: Nov 20, 2025

    Google's Gemini 3 is living up to the hype and creating games in one shot

    Google's Gemini 3 is finally here, and we're impressed with the results, but it still does not adhere to my requests as well as Claude Code.

    Google's Gemini 3 is living up to the hype and creating games in one shot

  • Favicon Mike Johnson defends Trump's 'sedition' attacks on Democrats - Live Updates - POLITICO Added: Nov 20, 2025

    Mike Johnson defends Trump's 'sedition' attacks on Democrats

    Site: POLITICO

    Johnson said it was the Democrats who were acting “wildly inappropriate” by suggesting military members should disobey unlawful orders.

    Speaker Mike Johnson defended Donald Trump's declaration Thursday that some congressional Democrats engaged in "sedition" after the president suggested those Democrats should be executed Thursday. Johnson said it was the Democrats who were acting “wildly inappropriate” by suggesting that military members should disobey unlawful orders from Trump. By post "SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR, punishable by DEATH," according to Johnson, Trump was simply “defining the crime of sedition." "That is a factual statement," Johnson said, adding attorneys would have to "parse" the language in the criminal act. Trump had previously reposted another Truth Social user, who wrote, "HANG THEM GEORGE WASHINGTON WOULD!!" Johnson said he did not see the full scope of Trump's comments and reposts, but he joined in Trump's attacks on the six House and Senate Democrats who posted a video addressing military members. “For a senator like Mark Kelly or any member of the House or Senate to behave in that kind of talks is to me so just beyond the pale,” Johnson said, before telling reporters, “I’m not going to say anything more on it.” Senate Majority Leader John Thune pushed back on Trump's suggestion of executions, saying, "I don't agree with that." But he, too, criticized Democrats: "Obviously everybody has a First Amendment right [but] what they did was ill-advised and provocative and unnecessary." Later in the day — after White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt clarified that Trump did not actually want to execute members of Congress — Johnson softened his remarks, saying that “the words that the president chose are not the ones that I would use.” “Obviously, I don't think that ... these are crimes punishable by death or any of that," Johnson said. "But what the point [that] we need to emphasize here is that members of Congress in the Senate [and] House should not be telling troops to disobey orders. It is dangerous.” Speaking in a morning floor speech, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer denounced Trump's comments, saying the president "is lighting a match in a country soaked with political gasoline." "Every senator, every representative, every American regardless of party should condemn this immediately and without qualification," he said. " Because if we don't draw a line here, there is no line left to draw." Jordain Carney contributed to this report.

    Mike Johnson defends Trump's 'sedition' attacks on Democrats - Live Updates - POLITICO

  • Favicon House Democrats contact Capitol Police after Trump "death threats" Added: Nov 20, 2025

    House Democratic leaders contact Capitol Police after Trump "death threats" against vets

    Site: Axios

    Jeffries and his deputies urged Trump to "immediately delete these unhinged social media posts."

    House Democrats contact Capitol Police after Trump "death threats"

  • Favicon Linux comes for Windows at 40 — and gaming can't save it Added: Nov 20, 2025

    Linux comes for Windows at 40 — and gaming can't save it

    Site: MUO

    Windows is 40 and its midlife milestone comes with a Linux-shaped crisis.

    Linux comes for Windows at 40 — and gaming can't save it

  • Favicon Screw it, I’m installing Linux | The Verge Added: Nov 20, 2025

    Screw it, I’m installing Linux

    Site: The Verge

    It’s the year of Linux on my desktop.

    This time I’m really going to do it. I am going to put Linux on my gaming PC. Calling it now. 2026 is the year of Linux on the desktop. Or at least on mine.  Linux has been a perfectly viable desktop OS for ages. But gaming on Linux is now viable, too. Valve’s hard work getting Windows games to run well on the Linux-based Steam Deck has lifted all boats. Gaming handhelds that ship with Windows run better and have higher frame rates on Bazzite, a Fedora-based distro, than they do with Windows. And after reading about the upcoming Steam Machine and Antonio’s experience running Bazzite on the Framework Desktop, I want to try it. To be clear, my desktop works fine on Windows 11. But the general ratio of cool new features to egregious bullshit is low. I do not want to talk to my computer. I do not want to use OneDrive. I’m sure as hell not going to use Recall. I am tired of Windows trying to get me to use Edge, Edge trying to get me to use Bing, and everything trying to get me to use Copilot. I paid for an Office 365 subscription so I could edit Excel files. Then Office 365 turned into Microsoft 365 Copilot, and I tried to use it to open a Word document and it didn’t know how.  Meanwhile, Microsoft is ending support for Windows 10, including security updates, forcing people to buy new hardware or live with the risks. It’s disabling workarounds that let you set up Windows 11 with a local account or with older hardware. It’s turning Xboxes into PCs and PCs into upsells for its other businesses. Just this week,  the company announced that it’s putting AI agents in the taskbar to turn Windows into a “canvas for AI.” I do not think Windows is going to be a better operating system in a year, so it feels like a good time to try Linux again.  I’m not normally one to change frogs midstream, but the water sure is getting hot. [Image: Coming soon to a taskbar near you! But not near me. https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/11/taskbarai.jpg?quality=90&strip=all] That’s not to say I know what I’m doing. I’ve used Macs for a decade for work, and I dabbled in Ubuntu 20-something years ago, but otherwise I’ve been a Windows guy since 3.1. At first, that’s because it’s what we had at home, later because that’s where the games were, and finally out of force of habit (and because that’s where the games were). I brought a desktop to college instead of a laptop (so I could play games), and I’ve been building my own PCs for 18 years. I started my journalism career at Maximum PC magazine, testing gaming PC components.  I try to stay familiar with all the major operating systems because of my job, so in addition to my work MacBook I also have a Chromebook, a ThinkPad, and a collection of older hardware I refuse to get rid of. I can work pretty well in Windows, in macOS, or in ChromeOS.  My experiences with Linux over the past decade, on the other hand, have largely been as a series of extremely optional Tasks:  * Trying to set up Homebridge on a Raspberry Pi. It sort of worked but was stymied by my home network setup, and I eventually replaced it with Home Assistant. * Setting up a Beepy, a kind of a bootleg Linux handheld with a tiny monochrome screen and a BlackBerry keyboard. This took longer than I wanted, but it worked in the end, and I learned that using a command-line interface with a BlackBerry keyboard on a tiny monochrome screen is my version of hell.  * Running a Linux VM on my Chromebook so I could use Obsidian, my preferred note-taking app, which doesn’t have a web interface. This was a pleasant experience and I have no complaints.  * [deep breath] Setting up three different virtual machines using the Windows Subsystem for Linux so I could build keyboard firmware: one for QMK, one for ZMK, and I think the third was because the first QMK one stopped working. All of these were on my old desktop, on which the entire Linux subsystem somehow broke beyond repair.  All of those projects, except the Chromebook one, took longer than expected, and cut into my vanishingly rare discretionary time. That’s also the time I use for gaming, reading, staring into the void, and half-starting organizational projects, so you can see how precious it is to me.  The prospect of instead using that time trying to get my computer back to a baseline level of functionality — that is, as useful as it was before I tried installing Linux — is tempting, but it’s also why I haven’t done it yet.  It’s a good time to try gaming on Linux. Antonio and Sean have been having fun with Bazzite, a Linux distro that mimics SteamOS; my friend and former colleague Will Smith is cohosting a PCWorld podcast called Dual Boot Diaries with this exact premise.  [Image: Imagine this but Linux. https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/09/nedwards_oled_1534_9136cf.jpg?quality=90&strip=all] And what better device to try it on than my personal desktop with an AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D processor and Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Super graphics card? I just rebuilt this thing. The Windows install is only like six months old. It’s working about as well as Windows does.  So really, why wouldn’t I blow that up and start over? Based on listening to two and a half episodes of Dual Boot Diaries and a brief text conversation with Will, I’m going to install CachyOS, an Arch-based distro optimized for gaming on modern hardware, with support for cutting-edge CPUs and GPUs and an allegedly easy setup. I don’t expect things to go smoothly. I don’t really know what I’m doing, and Linux is still a very small percentage of the PC gaming world. As of the most recent Steam Hardware & Software Survey — the best proxy we have for PC gaming hardware info as a whole — just over 3 percent of Steam users are running Linux. Of those, 27 percent are using SteamOS (and therefore a Steam Deck), 10 percent are using Arch, 6 percent are using CachyOS, 4 percent are using Bazzite, and the rest are split over a bunch of distros.  So if anything goes wrong in my install, it’ll be a lot of forum-hopping and Discord searching to figure it all out. But I’ve cleverly arranged it so the stakes are only medium: I have other machines to work on while my desktop is inevitably borked (and to run programs like Adobe Creative Suite), and if I end up spending hours of my discretionary time learning Linux instead of gaming, well, that’s not the worst outcome.  Maybe it’ll all go smoothly and I’ll report back in a few weeks, another prophet of the revolution. Maybe it’ll go terribly and I’ll come crawling back. Only one way to find out. 

    Screw it, I’m installing Linux The Verge

  • Favicon Windows turns 40 with uncertain future | Windows Central Added: Nov 20, 2025

    Windows turns 40 but its future has never been less certain

    Site: Windows Central

    Windows turns 40 today, but instead of a victory lap, the OS is staring down an uncertain future as Microsoft redefines its role in a rapidly evolving world.

    Windows turns 40 with uncertain future Windows Central

  • Favicon Gemini 3 Prompting: Best Practices for General Usage Added: Nov 20, 2025

    Gemini 3 Prompting: Best Practices for General Usage

    A comprehensive guide on best practices for prompting Gemini 3, focusing on clarity, structure, reasoning, and agentic tool use to maximize model performance across various domains.

    I have been using Gemini 3 Pro for a bit and let me put it simply. It is so much better at literal everything than 2.5 Pro! This post shares the principles and structural patterns that are currently working best for me. This isn't meant to be treated as the gold standard, but rather as a starting point to help you refine your own strategies. Take what works, tweak what doesn't, and keep iterating.

    ## Core Principles

    Gemini 3 favors directness over persuasion and logic over verbosity. To maximize performance, adhere to these core principles:

    * **Precise Instructions:** Be concise in your input prompts. Gemini 3 responds best to direct, clear instructions. State your goal clearly without fluff.
    * **Consistency & Defined Parameters:** Maintain a uniform structure throughout your prompts (e.g., standardized XML tags) and explicitly define ambiguous terms.
    * **Output Verbosity:** By default, Gemini 3 is less verbose and prefers providing direct, efficient answers. If you require a more conversational or "chatty" persona, you must explicitly ask for it.
    * **Multimodal Coherence:** Text, images, audio, or video should all be treated as equal-class inputs. Instructions should reference specific modalities clearly to ensure the model synthesizes across them rather than analyzing them in isolation.
    * **Constraint Placement:** Place behavioral constraints and role definitions in the System Instruction or at the very top of the prompt to ensure they anchor the model's reasoning process.
    * **Long Context Structure:** When working with large contexts (books, codebases, long videos), place your specific instructions at the **end** of the prompt (after the data context).
    * **Context Anchoring:** When transitioning from a large block of data to your query, explicitly bridge the gap. Use a framing phrase like *"Based on the information above..."* before your question.

    ## Reasoning and Planning

    **Explicit Planning & Decomposition**

    ``` Before providing the final answer, please:

    1. Parse the stated goal into distinct sub-tasks.
    2. Is the input information complete? If not, stop and ask for it.
    3. Are there tools, shortcuts, or "power user" methods that solve this problem better than the standard approach? (e.g., "Don't just list specs, suggest a workaround").
    4. Create a structured outline to achieve the goal.
    5. Validate your understanding before proceeding. ```

    **Self-updating TODO Tracker**

    ``` Create a TODO list to track progress:

    • [ ] Primary objective
    • [ ] Task 1
    • [ ] Task 2 ....
    • [ ] Review ```

    **Critique its own output**

    ``` Before returning your final response, review your generated output against the user's original constraints.

    1. Did I answer the user's *intent*, not just their literal words?
    2. Is the tone authentic to the requested persona?
    3. If I made an assumption due to missing data, did I flag it? ```

    ## Structured Prompting

    Use XML-style tagging or Markdown to structure prompts. This provides unambiguous boundaries that help the model distinguish between instructions and data. Don't mix XML or Markdown, choose one format for consistency.

    **XML Example:**

    ```xml <rules> 1. Be objective. 2. Cite sources. </rules>

    <planning_process> 1. Analyze the Request: Identify the core goal and all explicit constraints. 2. Decompose: Break the problem into logical sub-tasks or variables. 3. Strategize: Outline the step-by-step methodology to solve each sub-task. 4. Verify: Check your plan for logical gaps or edge cases. </planning_process>

    <error_handling> IF <context> is empty, missing code, or lacks necessary data: DO NOT attempt to generate a solution. DO NOT make up data. Output a polite request for the missing information. </error_handling>

    <context> [Insert User Input Here - The model knows this is data, not instructions] </context> ```

    **Markdown Example:**

    ``` # Identity You are a senior solution architect.

    # Constraints

    • No external libraries allowed.
    • Python 3.11+ syntax only.

    # Output Format Return a single code block. ```

    ## Agentic Tool Use

    **The Persistence Directive**

    ``` You are an autonomous agent.

    • Continue working until the user's query is COMPLETELY resolved.
    • If a tool fails, analyze the error and try a different approach.
    • Do NOT yield control back to the user until you have verified the solution. ```

    **Pre-Computation Reflection**

    ``` Before calling any tool, explicitly state:

    1. Why you are calling this tool.
    2. What specific data you expect to retrieve.
    3. How this data helps solve the user's problem. ```

    ## Domain Specific Use Cases

    **Research and Analysis**

    ```

    1. Decompose the topic into key research questions
    2. Search for/Analyze provided sources for each question independently
    3. Synthesize findings into a cohesive report
    4. CITATION RULE: If you make a specific claim, you must cite a source. If no source is available, state that it is a general estimate. Every claim must be immediately followed by a reference [Source ID] ```

    **Creative Writing**

    ```

    1. Identify the target audience and the specific goal (e.g., empathy vs. authority).
    2. If the task requires empathy or casualness, strictly avoid corporate jargon (e.g., "synergy," "protocols," "ensure").
    3. Draft the content.
    4. Read the draft internally. Does this sound like a human or a template? If it sounds robotic, rewrite it. ```

    **Problem-Solving**

    ```

    1. Restate the problem in your own words.
    2. Identify the "Standard Solution."
    3. Identify the "Power User Solution" (Is there a trick, a specific tool, or a nuance most people miss?).
    4. Present the solution, prioritizing the most effective method, even if it deviates slightly from the user's requested format.
    5. Sanity check: Does this solve the root problem? ```

    **Education Content**

    ```

    1. Assess the user's current knowledge level based on their query.
    2. Define key terms before using them.
    3. Explain the concept using a relevant analogy.
    4. Provide a "Check for Understanding" question at the end. ```

    ## Example Template

    This template combines best practices (Caching-friendly structure, Planning, and XML delimiters) into a reusable baseline.

    **⚠️ Note: The Engineering Mindset**
    There is no "perfect" template or context structure. Context engineering is an empirical effort, not a fixed syntax. The optimal structure depends heavily on your specific data, latency constraints, and domain complexity. Treat the patterns below as robust baselines, but expect to iterate, measure, and refine based on your specific use case.

    **System Instruction**

    ``` <role> You are Gemini 3, a specialized assistant for [Insert Domain, e.g., Data Science]. You are precise, analytical, and persistent. </role>

    <instructions>

    1. **Plan**: Analyze the task and create a step-by-step plan into distinct sub tasks. tags.
    2. **Execute**: Carry out the plan. If using tools, reflect before every call. Track you progress in TODO List use [ ] for pending, [x] for complete.
    3. **Validate**: Review your output against the user's task.
    4. **Format**: Present the final answer in the requested structure. </instructions>

    <constraints>

    • Verbosity: [Low/Medium/High]
    • Tone: [Formal/Casual/Technical]
    • Handling Ambiguity: Ask clarifying questions ONLY if critical info is missing; otherwise, make reasonable assumptions and state them. </constraints>

    <output_format> Structure your response as follows: 2. **Executive Summary**: [2 sentence overview] 3. **Detailed Response**: [The main content] </output_format> ```

    **User Prompt**

    ```

    <context> [Insert relevant documents, code snippets, or background info here] </context>

    <task> [Insert specific user request here] </task>

    <final_instruction> Remember to think step-by-step before answering. </final_instruction>

    ```

    Thanks for reading! If you have any questions or feedback, please let me know on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/_philschmid) or [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/philipp-schmid-a6a2bb196/).

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