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OpenStreetMap''s New Vector Tiles (tech.marksblogg.com)
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Maslow 4: Large format CNC routing made accessible (www.maslowcnc.com)
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Scientific American''s departing editor and the politicization of science (reason.com)
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Microsoft starts boiling the Copilot frog: It''s not a soup you want to drink (www.theregister.com)
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