How much "boilerplate tax" different languages have: a 400M LOC analysis ~comp programming programming languages Article 1762 words 18 votes
Typing for love or money: the hidden women’s labor behind modern literary masterpieces ~books literature Link 7 votes
Finland's women's hockey team appears to be improving after outbreak of norovirus depleted its roster and forced the postponement of their first game at the 2026 Winter Olympics ~sports.hockey Article 4 votes
European Speedrunner Assembly’s Winter 2026 event, a weeklong charity marathon featuring speedruns, is live (runs February 6 - 14) ~games Link 9 votes
Is the detachment in the room? - Agents, cruelty, and empathy ~tech social media Article 1999 words 15 votes
The Mangual, or two handed chain flail. Used extensively in Spain and Portugal from around 1400 -1650. | Weird Weapons ~humanities.history Video 12:58 7 votes
Wolves killed more than 2,100 reindeer in Finland last year – herders suspect Russian wolf numbers have exploded after hunters were sent to the frontline in Ukraine ~enviro Article 930 words, published Jan 24 2026 11 votes
The incidence of autism is similar in boys and girls, although boys are diagnosed earlier – study conducted on a sample of 2.7 million people in Sweden over a thirty-five year period ~health.mental Article 923 words 32 votes
‘Baldur’s Gate’ TV series continuing game’s story in works at HBO from ‘The Last Of Us’ co-creator Craig Mazin and Hasbro Entertainment ~tv Article 906 words 35 votes
'The Grand Tour' revs up with new hosts Thomas Holland and James Engelsman (from Throttle House) and Francis Bourgeois ~tv Article 587 words 11 votes
A 24-year-old Frenchman shows up at hospital with a World War I shell lodged in his rectum ~health Article 463 words 37 votes
Rally Finland will deliver heavily revised and more compact challenge in 2026 – organisers confirm nearly two-thirds of the special stages will be new for the rally's 75th anniversary ~sports.motorsports Link 7 votes
Abaddon Incarnate - This Verminous Creation (2026) ~music metal.death Video 4:07, published Feb 1 2026 5 votes
‘House burping’ is a cold reality in Germany. Americans are warming to it. ~life.home_improvement Article 1733 words, published Jan 20 2026 41 votes
US FBI stymied by Apple’s Lockdown Mode after seizing journalist’s iPhone ~tech security.cyber apple Article 1579 words 36 votes
How a YouTuber’s self-financed horror film became a surprise hit ~movies horror Article 762 words, published Feb 3 2026 18 votes
The best films made by directors over 80 — and the myth of creative decline ~movies Article 556 words, published Aug 19 2019 11 votes
Elín Hall – As The World Falls Down (2025) ~music pop.alternative Video 4:34, published Dec 4 2025 7 votes
The dark side of camera phones: When innovation invades privacy ~tech privacy Article 577 words 10 votes
Microsoft has killed widgets six times. Here's why they keep coming back. ~tech microsoft Article 2178 words 34 votes
AI will compromise your cybersecurity posture ~tech security.cyber security.info Article 3515 words, published Jan 7 2026 8 votes
Runic inscriptions from the Viking Age still turn up in Sweden 1,000 years after they were written – revealing fascinating stories of love, loss and epic battles ~humanities.languages Article 2234 words 15 votes
Walmart hits $1 trillion market cap, fueled by growth of e-commerce, new businesses ~finance business Article 15 votes
Youtube channel ServeTheHome describes how they use a locally running LLM to automate data collection, allowing them to forgo a planned hire ~tech social media Video 17:15 20 votes
Gay porn in the 80s was home to beautifully moody synth music that is only now getting rediscovered – tragically too late for many of its creators ~music Article 1321 words 27 votes
Josie Scott, "Mark of Cain" singer, comes out as trans ‘to finally live as myself’ ~lgbt transgender Article 599 words 20 votes
I loved my teaching job. But as a trans man in Texas, quitting was the only way to get my dignity back. ~lgbt transgender Article 1359 words, published Jan 12 2026 23 votes