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lundi 9 septembre 2024, 18:53
Researchers have bridged the gap between mushrooms and machines. Cornell University and University of Florence engineers demonstrated how a mushroom's mycelium, the thread-like networks comparable to roots, can be woven into electronics. The mycelium generate electrical...
A young golden eagle in Norway reportedly attacked a toddler on Saturday, seemingly the bird's fourth run at a human. Just last week hiker Francis Ari Sture tangled with the feathered menace and got a nasty cut on his face—he 'thought a human was trying to shove him down...
Beleaguered Boeing has conceded a 25% pay raise and many other concessions in an agreement union leaders say is 'the best contract we've negotiated in our history.' After successfully landing its uncrewed due to safety issues, Starliner, Boeing has also managed to keep its...
Scientists have found that massaging tartrazine—aka 'Yellow 5,' aka the food dye used in Doritos—into the skin of mice can temporarily make the mice transparent. The Washington Post explains that in a recent study, researchers found that about five minutes after applying ...
The Mashco Piro, an Indigenous tribe in the Peruvian Amazon, have had almost no contact with the outside world and we should leave them alone. Unfortunately, logging companies are now operating just miles from their home. The Mashco Piro have been frequently emerging from...
I love niche museums that are dedicated to one specific thing. The Mississippi Spoon Gallery, which came onto my radar through Atlas Obscura, is a lovely collection of over 10,000 spoons, both new and old. They say they are the world's largest souvenir spoon collection on...
Retroid's Pocket Mini and Pocket 5 gaming handhelds come with official support for Linux, including Armbian and the all-in-one retrogaming distro Batocera. I love the little 4:3 AMOLED display on the Mini–what's the largest OLED in that aspect ratio you can buy? — Read the...
American support for banning Tik Tok has collapsed, according to data released by Pew Research, falling from 50% to 32%. Meanwhile, opposition to the ban has gone up from 22% to 28%. Those who are not sure are up to 39% from 28% last year. — Read the rest The post Support...
TL;DR: This HP EliteBook 840 G6 is the laptop upgrade you never knew you needed, now available for $299.99 (reg. $499)! Aw, come on! Your clunky dinosaur-age laptop is already dying within 10 minutes of you sitting down at your favorite café. — Read the rest The post It's...
Last month, Big Lots announced it was closing 300 stores in hopes of staying in business. Alas, bankruptcy is now upon it, confirming earlier doubts over its ability to survive. CNN reports that Nexus Capital Management is acquiring 'substantially all' of Big Lots stores and ...
Britons might be unsure about the growing potential for solar power there, but there's no question about the wind and tides. Electric Insights reports that wind power was the country's largest energy source in the second quarter of 2024. 'After a century of either coal or...
Sunday saw the conclusion of three days of Mud Bowl (not to be confused with professional Mud Bowls), celebrating its 50th year in filthy fashion as football players trudge through a 'pitch' of wet mud in North Conway, New Hampshire. — Read the rest The post Mud Bowl...
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is warning e-bike users to steer clear of generic 'universal' chargers for their rides unless they've been specifically tested with it: 'Chargers marketed as 'universal' or suitable for general categories of micromobility devices...
TL;DR: The plug-and-play OTTOCAST adapter turns wired CarPlay into wireless, allowing for hands-free navigation, calls, and more for $50! Don't you just love how convenient Apple CarPlay is? It makes navigating your way to the beach simple and skipping songs so easy. — Read...
dimanche 8 septembre 2024, 20:48
No longer flip-flopping about women's rights, adjudicated rapist Donald Trump is thanking the Supreme Court for, as he sees it, bravely revoking them. We find ourselves in a shocking state of seeing women's rights reduced. The folks celebrating this are also looking forward...
Now That's What I Call Music! is the umbrella title for a series of compilation albums comprising songs already huge hits. Created in 1983 by Virgin Records and launched in the UK and Ireland, the Now! music series eventually spun off to other countries and genre-specific...
As the seas worsen and the Trump Campaign continues to founder, convicted felon and adjudicated rapist Donald Trump promises violence if he loses and an end to democracy. When Trump says things that do hang together as a coherent thought and aren't just his 'weave' of brain ...
Comedian Patton Oswalt demonstrates that he can toss off this very entertaining and thought-provoking riff while doing a podcast about a sitcom. While guesting on the podcast 'Park and Recollection,' about the TV show 'Parks and Recreation' (talking about the episode in...
An 85-mile tunnel carries water from upstate New York reservoirs to New York City. It leaks a lot, and it is finally being repaired. New York City relies on vast reservoirs in upstate NY to supply its water. These reservoirs were created by flooding dozens of upstate towns...
The Great When is the new novel from acclaimed comic book creator and wizard Alan Moore—supposedly the first in a quintet, though the book stands well enough. It's a magical realist crime thriller set in London after World War II. — Read the rest The post Alan Moore's new...
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