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The Quest to Find the Longest-Running Simple Computer Program

The Busy Beaver Challenge, a notoriously difficult question in theoretical computer science, is now producing answers so ...

Young Mainers are learning to build their own computers from scratch

Give IT Get IT, a Waterville-based nonprofit, aims to inspire young Mainers through its “Build IT” program — a tech share initiative that teaches kids how to build their very own computers from ...

How to Build a Business Without a Blueprint

These three drivers are critical to successfully scaling from startup to long-term success. Many startups begin in ...

I used a $20 AI tool to finish 24 days of coding in 6 hours - but there's a big catch

Professional coders pay hundreds monthly for AI assistance. Can a $20 ChatGPT Plus plan with Codex access rival these premium tools? I decided to find out, and 16x'ed my programming output in the ...

I spent $20 on Codex and got 24 days of coding work done in 6 hours - but there's a big catch

Professional coders are paying hundreds monthly for AI assistance. Can a $20 ChatGPT Plus plan with Codex access rival these premium tools? I decided to find out, and 16x'ed my programming output in ...
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UNCW buoy program retains federal funding for at least another year

Buoys off coastal North Carolina that provide real-time weather, ocean and climate data won't be going dark for at least another year. But the roughly year-long financial lifeline for the Coastal ...
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Write-in candidates file to run for office

YOUNGSTOWN — With not enough candidates on the ballot — or none in some cases — for open seats, people filed as write-ins for a number of those spots. Monday was the deadline for write-in candidates ...
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NEA’s Creative Writing Fellowship Program Canceled

On Friday afternoon, writers who applied for the National Endowment for the Arts’ 2026 Creative Writing Fellowships received an email from the NEA saying that the program had been canceled. The annual ...
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Girls on the Run RI is inspiring girls to go farther in life. Here's how they do it

Girls on the Run Rhode Island empowers girls with life skills through a curriculum that integrates running. The organization measures success by participant feedback, program completion, and observed ...
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Immigrant-run farms in Maine continue despite USDA program cut

The United States Department of Agriculture once helped disadvantaged farmers earn a fair wage growing healthy food and distribute it to underserved communities. But that program was cut in March, ...
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UI ends long-running youth and adult writing programs amid 'funding challenges'

The University of Iowa will discontinue the Iowa Youth Writing Project (IYWP) and the Iowa Summer Writing Festival at the end of 2025 due to funding changes. The Iowa Youth Writing Project serves K-12 ...