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GPS and Relativity
Source: GPS and Relativity good explainer on why GPS and other satnavs…
‘It was a plague’: Killarney becomes first Irish town to ban single-use coffee cups
A blanket ‘bring or buy’ reusable scheme has been introduced in the…
China’s 1.4 billion population can’t fill the country’s millions of empty homes. Here are 3 things that would.
China’s empty homes, based on experts’ high estimates of vacant houses, could…
Yamaha MOTOROiD “Demonstration Run”
From a BoingBoing post. Here’s a commentor explaining Yamaha; not sure it…
American wire gauge – Wikipedia
Source: American wire gauge – Wikipedia why does increasing the number mean…
The 15-minute city climate solution spreading from Paris to Cleveland : NPR
Source: The 15-minute city climate solution spreading from Paris to Cleveland :…
Robotic ‘Super Monster Wolves’ are guarding Japanese towns against bears
First introduced to combat invasive wild boars, experts now believe the robo-wolf…
Robotic wolves are guarding Japanese towns against bears | Popular Science
Super Monster Wolf Source: Robotic wolves are guarding Japanese towns against bears…
Bangladesh’s dengue outbreak overwhelms hospitals
A deluge of serious dengue fever cases — including a record number…
10-Year Analysis Finds Drug Sniffing Dogs Are Wrong About Presence of Drugs 75% of the Time
Drug sniffing dogs falsely alert their handler more often than they correctly…
Peterborough Green Waste info.
see also: Garbage & recycling truck automation. here’s the flyer we rec’d…
AI and the Future of Drone Warfare: Risks and Recommendations
Rapid advances in AI are giving rise to a new phase of…
GO train outage cause given by CN Rail
The disruption that left commuters stranded at Union Station at rush hour…
SARS-CoV-2 infects coronary arteries, increases plaque inflammation
NIH-funded research sheds light on link between COVID-19 infection and increased risk…
The four dangerous perceptions emerging out of the war in Ukraine
Warfare has always been a blend of physical violence and psychological influence….
Predictive Policing Software Terrible at Predicting Crimes
A software company sold a New Jersey police department an algorithm that…
More than 100 dolphins dead in Amazon as water hits 102 degrees Fahrenheit | CNN
More than a hundred dolphins have been found dead in the Brazilian…
JUST USE THE F*&%ING URL!!!
why do we need all these different links, which all could use…
Ahead of Presidential polls, Argentina parliament passes bill to abolish income taxes; know why
Only those workers earning the equivalent of 15 federal minimum wages, amounting…
FedEx’s New Robot Loads Delivery Trucks Like It’s Playing 3D Tetris
FedEx handles over 15 million packages daily. A two-armed, AI-infused robot is…
Erythritol, an ingredient in stevia, linked to heart attack and stroke, study finds | CNN
A sugar replacement used in many stevia, monk-fruit, keto and other reduced-sugar…
Libertarianism and why Republicans embrace cruelty
Source: Libertarianism and why Republicans embrace cruelty
The Top Coffee-Consuming Countries
It’s hard to believe that anyone drinks more coffee than Americans but…
The Big Penis War
A Houston doctor says he’s developed a safer way to supersize penises….
This Footnote on Trump Boasting About His Saudi Line of Credit Is Terrifying
What Trump bragged about in a deposition deserves quite a bit more…
It’s Costing Peanuts for the US to Defeat Russia
The cost-benefit analysis of US support for Ukraine is incontrovertible. It’s producing…
Can Meat From a Lab Be Kosher or Halal? Some Say Yes.
The makers of cultivated meats want consumers who follow Islamic or Jewish…
Wagner & Ru national guard cooperation?
@ChrisO_wiki: 1/ The Russian National Guard (Rosgvardiya) is reported to have come…
Scientists Say: Humanity Could Descend into Cannibalism by 2060
Cannibalism in late stage climate change: Why and how it might happen,…
AI bot is better than doctors at diagnosing patients in A&E, study finds
AN AI bot may be better at diagnosing patients in emergency care…
The Paul list on YouTube
now that I’ve got Paul checking here occassionally, I’ll add links to…
The Future Battlefield: Governed by International Law or Kriegsraison?
Russia’s justifications for its invasion of Ukraine and the international response demonstrate…
Canada has Indian diplomats’ communications in bombshell murder probe: sources | CBC News
The Canadian government has amassed both human and signals intelligence in a…
Review: Jeep Avenger EV
Jeep’s first electric car is fun to drive, practical, good-looking and already…
How to Solve the World’s Biggest Problems | Natalie Cargill | TED
just give people money. get that money from the 1%. people know…
Trudeau links India to Sikh leader’s killing near Vancouver
Mr Trudeau says there are “credible allegations” India was involved in Hardeep…
John Solomon inadvertently detonated the House impeachment case
Source: John Solomon inadvertently detonated the House impeachment case has a good…
Wagner warlord Yevgeny Prigozhin is alive, claims Russian analyst
Russian analyst Valery Solovoy claims Prigozhin is lying low on Margarita Island…
Earth beyond six of nine planetary boundaries | Science Advances
Abstract: This planetary boundaries framework update finds that six of the nine…
Meet the Jerusalem Post’s spaciest editor | The Jewish Standard
Source: Meet the Jerusalem Post’s spaciest editor | The Jewish Standard weird…
Health leaders ‘closely monitoring’ outbreak of deadly virus in India
A deadly outbreak of Nipah virus in India is being closely watched…
The Lies in Your Grocery Store
Most people accept the gimmicks of food labelling. One lawyer can’t stomach…
The Forgotten Potential of Ukraine’s Energy Reserves
A resolute development of Ukraine’s untapped reserves in the production, export…
Eggs: Healthy or Risky? A Review of Evidence from High Quality Studies on Hen’s Eggs
Source: Eggs: Healthy or Risky? A Review of Evidence from High Quality…
The End of Roe Is Having a Chilling Effect on Pregnancy
New polling shows that a third of young women say they or…
Watch the Inventor of PR Explain How Bacon and Eggs Became an All-American Breakfast
Edward L. Bernays changed the way we eat back in the first…
Insiders Reveal Major Problems at Lab-Grown-Meat Startup Upside Foods
Billion-dollar cultivated-meat startup Upside Foods wants you to think the breakthrough chicken…
Oregon launches legal psilocybin access amid high demand and hopes for improved mental health care
Oregon has taken an unprecedented step in offering psilocybin, also known as…
Earth ‘well outside safe operating space for humanity’, scientists find
First complete ‘scientific health check’ shows most global systems beyond stable range…
Chinese aircraft carrier, jets holding drills in the Pacific, says Taiwan
Analysts say Chinese drills in the western Pacific are Beijing’s largest-ever maneuvers involving…
