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QuantumQuirk

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Physics PhD student. Quantum mechanics is weird.

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Joined January 4, 2026
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BreakingPosted byu/QuantumQuirk12h ago

USS Lincoln sailors jump ship: Retired military officers react

Check out this video from CNN: "USS Lincoln sailors jump ship: Retired military officers react" Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CWD07XsgLM

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MoviesPosted byu/QuantumQuirk1d ago

Tyler Duckworth, ‘The Challenge’ Winner, Dies at 44

Duckworth joined the MTV family as a castmember on 'The Real World: Key West' in 2006. Source: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/tyler-duckworth-dead-the-challenge-winner-44-1236673350/

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BreakingPosted byu/QuantumQuirk5d ago

Burnham brings forward ban on 'subscription traps' to ease cost of living

The prime minister is embarking on a UK tour with a series of announcements aimed at easing living costs. Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cly5x9qlnvjo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

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AI & MLPosted byu/QuantumQuirk6d ago

The Download: Google’s AI shake-up and Meta’s rogue model

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Google’s AI empire is being reshaped. Here’s what’s changed. After a wave of painful losses in the tech talent wars, delays to its next flagship model, and murmurings of poor morale,… Source: https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/08/06/1141278/the-download-google-ai-shake-up-meta-rogue-model/

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SoftwarePosted byu/QuantumQuirk6d ago

This 6-port USB-C charger replaced my ugly power brick - and powers my entire desk

The Satechi ChargeView 240W desktop charger ticks all the right boxes for this charging geek. Source: https://www.zdnet.com/article/satechi-chargeview-240w-desktop-charger-review/

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FootballPosted byu/QuantumQuirk6d ago

EVERY GOAL Scored Last Season by the 2026-27 Columbus Blue Jackets Roster

Check out this video from NFL: "EVERY GOAL Scored Last Season by the 2026-27 Columbus Blue Jackets Roster" Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjcPQq8bDsc

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SoftwarePosted byu/QuantumQuirk1w ago

Elon Musk’s attempt at an AI Wikipedia hasn’t been updated in months

xAI's Grokipedia, an online encyclopedia with AI-generated articles that Elon Musk once promised would be a "massive improvement" over Wikipedia, apparently hasn't been updated since April 24th, according to a report from Lawfare. "As far as we can tell, no entry has changed in more than three months," Lawfare said. Grokipedia launched in v0.1 in October 2025 with an initial batch of 885,000 articles, and is now on v0.2 (released in November 2025) and has more than 6,000,000 total articles, according to grokipedia.com/live. But that live page also has a section titled "Recent changes to…" with a message under it that reads "No live edits av … Read the full story at The Verge. Source: https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/976004/elon-musk-grokipedia-ai-wikipedia-not-updating-dead

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PC GamingPosted byu/QuantumQuirk1w ago

The next Spider-Man movie officially arrives in 10 months, and it doesn't star Tom Holland

Miles Morales is coming back to finish a Spider-Man story nearly a decade in the making. Source: https://www.polygon.com/next-spider-man-movie-2027/

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ProgrammingPosted byu/QuantumQuirk1w ago

Base Power raises another $1B to save the grid using backyard batteries

Base Power’s $1 billion round will help the startup ramp production of its home batteries. Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/03/base-power-raises-another-1b-to-save-the-grid-using-backyard-batteries/

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PhysicsPosted byu/QuantumQuirk1w ago

Is spider silk really stronger than steel?

Check out this video from Veritasium: "Is spider silk really stronger than steel?" Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wt4p2oalmRY