Unforced Variations: September 2025

This month’s open thread. As always, try to be substantial and avoid insults and personal attacks on other commenters. Any abusive comments or sock puppets will be deleted as soon as they are seen. Also, don’t outsource your comments to ChatGPT – cutting and pasting long LLM results is tedious and adds nothing to the…

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‘Dead’ man woke up on operating table while his organs were removed and lived to tell the tale

A man in Kentucky was just minutes away from having his organs removed when medical staff realized he was not dead. What followed became one of the most disturbing incidents in the history of organ donation in the United States, prompting federal investigationsstaff resignations and a renewed public debate on the medical definition of death….

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How to fix Wi-Fi problems on iPhone and iPad

Before you call your internet provider in a panic, here’s how to fix your iPhone or iPad’s Wi-Fi in just a few steps. Wi-Fi Your iPhone says it’s connected, but nothing charges. Your iPad keeps disconnecting Wi-Fi every time you move to another room.Whether you’re dealing with random disconnections or not being able to connect…

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Spotle Tips and Answers for Today: October 9

For all the music enthusiasts, Spotle is a super fun puzzle game where instead of words, you use your music knowledge to search for artists. While this may seem easy on paper, it is definitely not. I’ve spent hours trying to find the answer, especially since there are no clues about his music. If you’re…

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The last word on anything

I love listening to people speak a language I don’t know. I mean, it’s delightful to hear one of the Romance languages ​​recited on the tongue, and it’s nice when your brain reaches into the tattered old pocket labeled “high school French” to tell you what it means. But I’m talking about not knowing a…

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How to write non-functional requirements for AI agents

Functional requirements that focus on what the agent will do and where intermediate humans will provide oversight. A set of non-functional requirements that focus on areas of performance, compliance, security, observability, and other operational requirements, just as they would for APIs and automations. Another set of non-functional requirements that focus on data, including data quality,…

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[Botany • 2025] Echeveria machucae (Crassulaceae) • A new species from Jalisco, Mexico

Abstract A new species, Echeveria machucae (be. nudesCrassulaceae), is described from specimens collected in El Jacal, municipality of Atenguillo, Jalisco. He is a supposed close relative of E. flammígerafrom which it is differentiated by having larger stems, larger leaves, racemose to occasionally thyrisform inflorescences, longer pedicels, presence of yellow corollas and wider yellow nectarian scales….

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