The overwhelming majority of middle and high school students in Japan are required to wear uniforms, and so it’s no surprise that Japanese schools tend to have lots of other rules governing students’ personal appearance. One that’s been attracting controversy…

The Constitution of India, with each amendment as a commit. - prince-mishra/the-constitution-of-india

Human populations are set to decline in countries from Asia to Europe – and an unusual form of rewilding is taking place

Solar power is up to 50% cheaper than thought, according to new analysis from the International Energy Agency. 

What is the relationship between money and well-being? Research distinguishes between two forms of well-being: people’s feelings during the moments...

We left the Fediverse permanently.

Powerful virtual data table smartsheet with advanced customization. Best features from excel plus incredible performance 🔋 - revolist/revogrid

Entrepreneur Elon Musk's SpaceX company delivers 143 satellites to orbit on a single rocket flight.

ffscreencast - ffmpeg screencast/desktop-recording with video overlay and multi monitor support - cytopia/ffscreencast

Delta Chat is a decentralized and secure messenger app 💬 Reliable instant messaging with multi-profile and multi-device support ⚡️ Sign up to secure and interoperable chatmail relays 🥳 Interactive ...

posted by Matthew Flatt With the upcoming version 8.0 release, Racket on Chez Scheme (Racket CS) will become the default implementation of Racket. This report discusses the implications of that change, continuing a series that was originally about Racket...

After more than 12.000 Github stars, two successful open-source projects, a failed open-core company, and a successful prop-tech one*, I feel more than ever that giving your product away for free is just as bad a business strategy as it sounds.

In this article, we’ll take a close look at some of the changes we made on this very site — running on JAMStack with React — to optimize the web performance and improve the Core Web Vitals metrics. With some of the mistakes we’ve made, and some of the unexpected…

A Sokoban-style puzzle game on a hyperbolic plane

Elon Musk and John Krafcik have very different theories about driverless tech.

You’re probably familiar with the concept of Choose Boring Technology. If you’re not, I’ll wait for you to read the excellent blog post by…

Alex Danco's Newsletter, Season 3, Episode 2

Our drain pipes, reservoirs, power lines, roads, sewage systems, and more are all designed based on past climate data. But with the climate crisis comes the uncomfortable realization that the past can't predict what we'll need in the future.

A long and growing list of agencies are using money to bypass Carpenter ruling.