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dev.to > andys0975 > canoes-in-the-early-english-caribbean-the-role-of-an-indigenous-technology-in-making-mercantilism-2bff

Canoes in the Early English Caribbean: The Role of an Indigenous Technology in Making Mercantilism Work

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (1370+ words) Nuala Zahedieh (University of Cambridge) Past & Present, Volume 271, Issue 1, May 2026, Pages 52–92, https://doi.org/10.1093/pastj/gtaf021 Published: 11 August 2025 一、這篇論文在講什麼:一句話版本 Nuala Zahedieh 的核心主張是:十七世紀英國在加勒比海的糖業殖民地之所以能運作,靠的不是「母國供應一切」的重商主義封閉體系,而是一種原住民技術——獨木舟(canoe)——讓殖民者得以進入帝國邊界之外的廣大「公地」(commons)取得糧食、木材與防衛能力。 換言之,英國商業資本主義的興起,欠了原住民知識一筆長期被忽略的債。 二、作者介入的三條史學辯論 要理解這篇論文的分量,得先知道它同時對三個學術戰場發言: 1. 「威廉斯命題…...

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dev.to > danmat > how-i-stopped-an-llm-from-fabricating-citations-a-coin-museum-story-44n0

How I stopped an LLM from fabricating citations (a coin-museum story)

1+ week, 13+ hour ago   (206+ words) I started collecting ancient and world coins this year. It got out of hand fast, the way these... Tagged with ai, showdev, webdev....

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dev.to > shamylbm > old-iron-earns-more-a-technical-look-at-rustchain-proof-of-antiquity-1dkf

Old Iron Earns More: A Technical Look at RustChain Proof-of-Antiquity

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (647+ words) I came across RustChain while looking at experimental consensus mechanisms. The pitch is unusual: a blockchain where a 2003 PowerBook G4 earns 2.5x more mining rewards than a modern AMD Threadripper. Not because it's faster — because it's older and provably real. I dug…...

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dev.to > wiseai > pharaohs-were-the-first-to-achieve-asi-eid

Pharaohs were the first to achieve ASI.

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (1351+ words) This post was originally published on the main website on Apr 14 2026. I am reposting it here for... Tagged with ai, llm, asi, agi....