What a Soviet sci-fi novel can teach us about AI’s impact on science
The author reflected on the philosophical science-fiction novel “Roadside Picnic” by Soviet authors Arkady Strugatsky and Boris Strugatsky, in which alien artifacts left on Earth are incomprehensible to humans, creating a black market around them.
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A factory reset can fix persistent glitches on a Samsung TV, but simpler steps should be attempted first. The process requires passwords and PINs to be saved beforehand, as all settings and apps will be erased.
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The article argues that modern politics is driven by a suicidal pathology, where power is fundamentally opposed to life and love.
» readMan earns rare Donald Knuth check after finding error in less-read book
A reader reported that he received one of the most coveted rewards in computer science after discovering a mistake in a book by Donald Knuth. The error was found in "Computer Modern Typefaces," a less frequently read volume in Knuth's series.
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