Is it really rude to respond to a text with a one-word answer?

The problem with one-word responses is that they shift the mental load onto the other person. Now they have to figure out ...

Microsoft’s Nadella wants us to stop thinking of AI as ‘slop’

Nadella wants us to think of AI as a human helper instead of a slop-generating job killer. New data for 2026 indicates he ...

Sunday Puzzle: New newsmakers of 2025

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with KNPR listener Calvin Siemer of Henderson, Nev., and Puzzlemaster Will Shortz.
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Multi-Bit Successive Cancellation List Decoding of Polar Codes Using One-Bit Error Boundary

Abstract: This letter proposes an efficient method to reduce path splits in the successive cancellation list (SCL) decoding. We construct the boundary consisting of ...

Finally, I found a room-filling soundbar that makes a subwoofer unnecessary for me

When I received the Bluesound Pulse Cinema, I was certain it would fall short of the JBL's sound. After all, this soundbar didn't include a subwoofer (although it does have a single RCA output for one ...
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Unsupervised Decoding of Multi-Finger Forces Using Neuronal Discharge Information with Muscle Co-Activations

Abstract: Accurate finger force prediction is essential for intuitive human-machine interactions. Various studies have attempted to develop reliable decoders for multi-finger force prediction for the ...