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Nikola Veselinov, a 17-year-old Bulgarian mathematics prodigy from Sofia, developed a groundbreaking new theorem.
He proved that certain meromorphic equations f(x)=af(x) = af(x) = a
cannot be solved using elementary functions when the function has infinitely many critical values.
Combining topology, symmetry, and Galois theory, his work generalizes classic unsolvability results. At Regeneron ISEF 2026, the 17-year-old won the $75,000 Young Scientist Award and first place in Mathematics. This historic achievement for Bulgaria highlights his exceptional contributions to pure mathematics as a high school student.
words of power
decision-shy agent? over-escalating?
→ steelman/stress-test/keenly-discern
agent presenting consequential compound decisions that refer to prior details as if I still remember all that?
→ elucidate + elicit
returning to a project after lunch / night shift, ready to make some calls?
→ what's next / blocked / needs me - elicit
agent presenting a v1 plan or proposal?
→ is this the best you can do?
and the universal liberator
→ act as appropriate
I feel like we need a place to share all of our various prompting “power phrases”. 140 chars or less, not long enough to be a skill but undeniably useful.
“Is that the best you can do?” @bitsweat
“Give me irrefutable proof this works now” @thorstenball
“How can we pokayoke this error type so it never is introduced again”
Others?
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I have come to believe that beauty is embodied care quartey.com/writing/why-beau…
That wherever attention accretes and care pools, regardless of how fine or modest the canvas, the focus of that concentrated loving intent cannot help but produce the quality of beauty.
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Progress is improvement in the diversity, complexity, and harmony of all forms of life. To use the word progress in connection with economic activity is a form of brain damage.
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3 days later, but finally finished my #AdventOfCode polyglot+ challenge 😅🎉 25 languages, without repeating any of 2019's 25 languages! Thanks to @abeaumont for the inspiration and for participating in this madness, and to @ladybenko for hosting the best ladies' AoC Discord!
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Mars. Just Mars. As seen by @NASAPersevere Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/S Atkinson
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1/ Astronomers made the first clear detection of a moon-forming disc around an exoplanet, using @ALMAObs , in which ESO is a partner.
🔗eso.org/public/news/eso2111/
Credit: ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/Benisty et al.
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Noise is a remarkably insidious form of pollution: a 10db noise increase (from dishwasher to vacuum) drops productivity by 5%. But the kicker is you don't notice: noise hurts your ability to think, not your effort. You work as hard but do worse! And poorer areas have more noise.
Now arriving in Rails 7: Active Record Encryption, created by @jorgemanru. Designed for, and extracted from, @heyhey email. github.com/rails/rails/pull/…
Here's the full guide to everything Active Record Encryption: setup, live-migrating unencrypted data, managing & rotating keys, handling unique constraints on encrypted attributes, the whole shebang. edgeguides.rubyonrails.org/a…
Thanks to all reviewers whose thoughtful commentary and thorough feedback shaped this PR! @rafaelfranca @tenderlove @georgeclaghorn @fusion2004 @bdewater @stefanvermaas @connorjshea
REAL SEMANTIC VERSIONING: "We have big plans for the next version of Rails and that requires big versions." 🚀🚀 github.com/rails/rails/commi…
# ok cool
>> "0".next
=> "1"
>> "a".next
=> "b"
# you are the wind beneath my wings
>> "0z".next
=> "1a"
>> "bz9".next
=> "ca0"
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I've had the amazing opportunity to work on the Ruby GC during my time working at @shopify. I'm excited to announce that I'm working on a series called "Peter's Adventures in Ruby" documenting the things I've learned along the way. blog.peterzhu.ca/adventures-…
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#Timelapse: Sudden explosive development of the #CZUAugustLightningComplex #fire burning tonight in San Mateo & Santa Cruz Counties. @NWSBayArea @CALFIRECZU #CAwx
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If you use Giphy, you need to read this story about all the data it collects when you use its gifs. With today's acquisition, all of that data will become Facebook's. onezero.medium.com/how-faceb…





















