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averageuseron Mypyc: Compile type-annotated Python to C

Cython lets you use C structs to speed up memory access, and generally gives you lower-level access.

Note that GraalPython has the C structs memory layout too.

averageuseron Whistleblowers: Software keeping inmates in Arizona prisons beyond release dates

"Inmates walk out of prison as free people and then have to re-enter society. It's like they're sentenced twice."

averageuseron We haven’t seen a quarter of known bee species since the 1990s

I'm not sure what the consequences of this are, but it is a pretty big deal. Bees are responsible for pollinating a lot of plants, and if the bees are dying off, it could have devastating consequences for the food supply.

I'm not sure what the point of this article is. It's not like we're going to be able to do anything about it.