Author Dan Simmons, best known for the epic sci-fi novel Hyperion and its sequels, has died at 77 following a stroke. Ars Technica's Eric Berger remembers Simmons, writing: Simmons, who worked in elementary education before becoming an author in the 1980s, produced a broad portfolio of writing that spanned several genres, including horror fiction, historical fiction, and science fiction. Often, his books included elements of all of these. This obituary will focus on what is generally considered his greatest work, and what I believe is possibly the greatest science fiction novel of all time, Hyperion. Published in 1989, Hyperion is set in a far-flung future in which human settlement spans hundreds of planets. The novel feels both familiar, in that its structure follows Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, and utterly unfamiliar in its strange, far-flung setting. Simmons' Hyperion appeared in an Ask Slashdot story back in 2008, when Slashdot reader willyhill asked for tips on how Slashdotters track down great sci-fi. If you're in the mood for a little nostalgia, or just want to browse the thread for book recommendations, it's well worth revisiting.

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ドコモオンラインショップの「売れ筋ランキング」。2026年1月は、「iPhone 17（256GB）」が3カ月連続で首位を維持。「iPhone 16（128GB）」が前月の6位から3位へと3ランクアップし、型落ちモデルの底力を見せた。

Amazonでサンワダイレクトが販売中のガジェットポーチを紹介。大きく開く長方形サイズで、中身が分かるメッシュポケットを搭載。厚みのあるモバイルバッテリーやACアダプターも収納可能で、価格は1580円。

大人になるにつれてふざけたり空想にふけったりする時間は減り、真面目さや忙しさが前面に出がちです。しかし、遊び心は子どもだけのものではなく、大人にとってもストレスや幸福感に関わる重要な要素だとする指摘が出ています。

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冷凍食材の鮮度と旨味を最新テクノロジーで守るのが次世代プラズマ解凍ボックスKAYUSO 「Defrosting Box」です。プラズマ循環気流が食材の細胞破壊を抑えてドリップを最小限にしつつ約10分というスピードで解凍を完了させます。さらに医療グレードのUVC LEDを搭載し細菌を99.99％除去するため衛生面も安心です。忙しい毎日の調理をスマートに変え冷凍前の美味しさを再現する革新的なキッチンツ

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New submitter DeanonymizedCoward shares a report from TechCrunch: The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is reportedly in crisis following major budget cuts, layoffs, and furloughs under the Trump administration, says TechCrunch. The agency has now replaced its acting director, Madhu Gottumukkala, after a turbulent year marked by controversy and internal turmoil. During his tenure, Gottumukkala allegedly mishandled sensitive information by uploading government documents to ChatGPT, oversaw a one-third reduction in staff, and reportedly failed a counterintelligence polygraph needed for classified access. His leadership also saw the suspension of several senior officials, including CISA's chief security officer. Nextgov also reported that CISA lost another top senior official, Bob Costello, the agency's chief information officer tasked with overseeing the agency's IT systems and data policies. "Last month, CISA's acting director Madhu Gottumukkala reportedly took steps to transfer Costello, but other political appointees blocked it," added Nextgov.

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Photo:mioバッグインバッグに最適。カメラを守るため持ち運びには必須のカメラバッグですが、どうしてもプロ仕様っぽいモノが多くて、カジュアルで小洒落たものがなかなか見つからない…。カメラだけではなくカメラバッグまで所有する楽しさを感じたのが、3月1日までパシフィコ横浜で開催中のCP＋2026で見つけた、メイドインジャパンのブランド「YOSEMITE」のカメラバッグです。風呂敷のようにカメラを包

　Amazonで、ロジクールの小型キーボード「MX KEYS mini」が直近価格から2,899円引きの1万2,980円で販売されている。

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　Amazonで、500mlのコカ・コーラゼロ ラベルレス24本入りが直近価格から374円引きの2,122円で販売されている。

　ゲームインパクトのFC用シューティングゲーム「HABiT!コレクション」が、家電のケンちゃんに入荷。

joshuark shares a report from Ars Technica: Perplexity has introduced "Computer," a new tool that allows users to assign tasks and see them carried out by a system that coordinates multiple agents running various models. The company claims that Computer, currently available to Perplexity Max subscribers, is "a system that creates and executes entire workflows" and "capable of running for hours or even months." The idea is that the user describes a specific outcome -- something like "plan and execute a local digital marketing campaign for my restaurant" or "build me an Android app that helps me do a specific kind of research for my job." Computer then ideates subtasks and assigns them to multiple agents as needed, running the models Perplexity deems best for those tasks. The core reasoning engine currently runs Anthropic's Claude Opus 4.6, while Gemini is used for deep research, Nano Banana for image generation, Veo 3.1 for video production, Grok for lightweight tasks where speed is a consideration, and ChatGPT 5.2 for "long-context recall and wide search." This kind of best-model-for-the-task approach differs from some competing products like Claude Cowork, which only uses Anthropic's models. All this happens in the cloud, with prebuilt integrations. "Every task runs in an isolated compute environment with access to a real filesystem, a real browser, and real tool integrations," Perplexity says. The idea is partly that this workflow was what some power users were already doing, and this aims to make that possible for a wider range of people who don't want to deal with all that setup. People were already using multiple models and tailoring them to specific tasks based on perceived capabilities, while, for example, using MCP (Model Context Protocol) to give those models access to data and applications on their local machines. Perplexity Computer takes a different approach, but the goal is the same: have AI agents running tailor-picked models to perform tasks involving your own files, services, and applications. Then there is OpenClaw, which you could perceive as the immediate predecessor to this concept.

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