An expert in the field was disgraced by Rust and RustConf for having a controversial blog post on reflection in Rust.
The speaker was downgraded from keynote speaker without any discussion of the ramifications, leading to his resignation and the author's departure from the Rust project.
Rust must be held accountable for its cruel actions, and questions must be answered about the decision-making process, path explored, and safeguards put in place to prevent such incidents from happening in the future.
RustConf speaker withdrawn from lineup due to accusations of "uncomfortable technical viewpoints" and lack of transparency in Rust community
Community split over decision, with some calling out potential discrimination and others criticizing community's handling of situation
Discussion around governance, management, and culture within Rust community highlighted, as well as effectiveness of codes of conduct for addressing harmful behavior in tech communities.
A long-awaited report by the National Toxicology Program (NTP) on the possible cognitive and neurodevelopmental impacts of fluoride exposure in humans was delayed by the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) after criticism from health and dental organizations advocating for community water fluoridation.
The report found that a link between typical levels of fluoride added to water and possible harm to brain development is unclear, but it did find a possible link to cognitive harm at approximately two times the current recommended water fluoridation level.
Experts suggest that current water fluoridation levels may potentially be unsafe for developing fetuses and young children, as many common foods and drinks also contain fluoride.
Adding fluoride to water has been linked to brain harm and is debated for its safety and benefits
The controversy around fluoride is a complex issue that deserves further study and highlights the importance of informed decision-making
Alternatives to fluoridated drinking water include fluoridated salt and high-concentration fluoride toothpaste, and calcium fluoride toothpaste is suggested as a non-poisonous alternative to conventional toothpaste.
Lua is a simple and easy-to-learn programming language used in various software, including Redis, NGINX, Wireshark, World of Warcraft, and Roblox.
Its simplicity allows for easy learning and use, and it can be compiled to various other languages with Lua interop, making it a great choice for domain-specific languages.
Lua's ability to be embedded in almost anything, along with a supportive community and available libraries through LuaRocks, makes it a reliable choice for many small applications and extensions.
A former member of two private online discussion spaces for Rust people expresses disappointment in the poor execution or lack of resources/process/manpower when dealing with drama within the community.
The writer suggests that a lack of communication and engagement with the Rust project resulted in disappointment and frustration among those who were not privy to private discussions and official statements.
The writer calls for better communication and engagement within the Rust community, emphasizing the need for accountability and competent criticism to promote improvement in the project's future.
The Rust community is experiencing internal conflict due to the resignation of key members and concerns over governance and leadership.
Criticisms have been directed towards certain individuals, and there are calls for more transparency and community input to prevent similar situations from happening in the future.
The drama in the Rust community has generated interest in the governance style and politics surrounding the language, and has raised questions about identity and attachment to programming languages.
Cortex A53 microarchitecture has remained largely unchanged for over a decade and is used in millions of phones worldwide.
Newer and less power-efficient designs, Cortex-A7x and Cortex-X, are now the focus, while SiFive's U74 and XuanTie C910 show that Cortex-A57 has been surpassed in performance, power, and area.
Article also discusses the design goals of Cortex-A55 and Cortex-A510, intended to be paired with big and medium-size cores, prioritizing improved ISA's and design enhancements that lead to greater performance.
Octopuses, known to be solitary animals, have been found building their own "cities" off the coast of Australia.
Researchers suspect octopuses have been building group habitats for a long time and have been previously undiscovered because they are usually solitary.
These octopuses gathered around the rocky outcroppings due to shelter and food, with their social behaviors evolving over time.
Gemini is a new wire protocol and documentation format emerging from a movement against developments considered wrong on the current web.
Gemini has been designed to reduce surveillance and tracking by eliminating cookies, negotiations, authentication, and compression, using instead TLS client certificates for keeping state between requests.
The protocol is minimalist, not visually attractive to users, and lacks the power to accomplish many things possible on the current web, but is expected to allow more server and client implementations.
Gemini protocol is a new minimal markup format for text documents, aimed to offer an alternative to the complicated and centralized modern web.
The protocol focuses on privacy, performance, and ease of implementation, and replaces HTML with basic text-format supporting simple design.
The use of TLS and mandatory secure connections limits Gemini's adoption by hobbyists and devices, and features like POST are blocked, but Gemini is gaining popularity among hobbyists who enjoy playing with a protocol that doesn't have to deal with ads and tracking.
Surveillance firms known as "threat intelligence" are creating fake online personas to gain access to private corners of the web, including Discord, Reddit, WhatsApp, and dark web message boards.
These firms provide corporate and government clients with insight into private conversations to help them keep tabs on potential threats, such as political hacktivists and those involved in illegal markets.
Many of these firms have close ties to law enforcement and government agencies, and there are concerns that the push for more surveillance of private online communities risks violating civil liberties.
Private spy firms hired by both the FBI and corporations have been infiltrating online platforms with fake personas to extract and sell a range of information that includes social media posts, data associated with online payment tools, and geolocation tracking.
Activists and civil liberties advocates call for more transparency and oversight, concerned that this private industry's power and activities is not subject to public scrutiny.
The use of private contractors by government agencies raises concerns about an extension of law enforcement without the appropriate legal oversight and the potential for these entities to undermine constitutional protections.