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Scientists develop insect sized flying robots with flapping wings(sciencedaily.com)
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by NotAWorkNick 5y ago
It makes me wonder what if they had accidently fat-fingered the "Russia DOESN'T Invade Ukraine" version (tfa Quote to linked Bloomberg retraction) We prepare headlines for many scenarios and the headline “Russia Invades Ukrai
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by NotAWorkNick 5y ago
Ok this sort of makes sense but 2 things spring to mind here - #1) Any actual things/events will be automtically doubted even if true. Given the restriction on live casting to YT this leaves citizen journalism effectively muzzled. #2
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by NotAWorkNick 5y ago
Link for those having trouble accessing the article link https://web.archive.org/web/20220205135606/https://www.washi...
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by NotAWorkNick 5y ago
From tfa - "Shutting down domestic energy production not only puts Californians out of work and reduces taxes that pay for vital services, but it makes us more dependent on imported foreign oil from Saudi Arabia and Iraq," Zierma
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Study shows common flower species holds promise for beneficial psychedelic drugs(news.tulane.edu)
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by NotAWorkNick 5y ago
Abstract: Processing-in-memory (PIM) architecture has demonstrated great potentials in accelerating numerous deep learning tasks. In particular, resistive random-access memory (RRAM) technology provides a promising hardware substrate for PI
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Research brings analog computers just one step from digital(source.wustl.edu)
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The Milky Way’s feeding habits shine a light on dark matter(sciencedaily.com)
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Catching Transparent Phish: Analyzing and Detecting MitM Phishing Toolkits(catching-transparent-phish.github.io)
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Team builds first living robots that can reproduce(sciencedaily.com)
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by NotAWorkNick 5y ago
The thing is people are often not all that clued up on 'the tech jargon' and so would be unlikely to purchase a single speed, non-suspension plain jane bike when right next to it (for the same or similar price) is something that h
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by NotAWorkNick 5y ago
One of the problems with owning and using a bike is the high theft rate from outside shops, libraries, street racks etc which means you risk losing it each time you leave it chained up outside. Even the expensive locks don't seem to be
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by NotAWorkNick 5y ago
Unfortunately due to an ongoing court case, Sci-Hub have paused adding any new papers [ https://old.reddit.com/r/scihub/comments/lofj0r/announcement... ] Further details and suggested alternatives at ht
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by NotAWorkNick 5y ago
".... and found that someone was about to release TCP/IP for Linux" (Fred van Kempen, linked interview 1992) Wow. I had forgotten how ropey early Linux was. I mean, I rip on Windows folk about early versions of Windows prior
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by NotAWorkNick 5y ago
I thought Google Street View started blurring faces around 2014? If so how was his face found on Google maps?
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UK National Crime Agency finds 225M previously unexposed passwords(theregister.com)
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by NotAWorkNick 5y ago
https://www.dw.com/en/norways-climate-hypocrisy-clean-at-hom... https://www.arctictoday.com/norway-will-keep-exploring-for-o... https://www.energyvoice.com/oilandgas/norway/33
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Arsenal fan token posts broke advertising rules, says watchdog(bbc.com)
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by NotAWorkNick 5y ago
I'll skip the obligatory "CARnage at Christmas" comments/news articles although gosh the headline almost writes itself and just stick in my tuppence. I get the idea/concept behind restricting the rollout to high sa
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by NotAWorkNick 5y ago
I sometimes volunteer as an admin on an IRC server's #help channel and see this frequently. It is a fine line between a newbie entering the help channel and asking 'hi is anyone here able to help?' vs. 'Hi, I can't
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Putting the fear of bass into mosquitofish–with a robot(arstechnica.com)
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300k MikroTik routers are ticking security time bombs, researchers say(arstechnica.com)
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