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Microsoft is digging its own grave with Windows 11, and it has to stop

Microsoft is digging its own grave with Windows 11, and it has to stop

Via:   •  News Viners  •  2 Comments  •  3 days ago

Windows 11 was obsolete before release.  Otherwise Microsoft wouldn't need to update the guts of the OS so often.  I have purchased a Windows 11 laptop.  Windows 11 seems to have been optimized for...
Consumer spending highlights widening income inequality

Consumer spending highlights widening income inequality

Via:   •  NEWSMucks  •  2 Comments  •  2 months ago

Why is Trump claiming election fraud? | The Week

Why is Trump claiming election fraud? | The Week

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Obsidian blades with food traces reveal 1st settlers of Rapa Nui had regular contact with South Americans 1,000 years ago

Obsidian blades with food traces reveal 1st settlers of Rapa Nui had regular contact with South Americans 1,000 years ago

Via:   •  News Viners  •  3 Comments  •  7 months ago

Keep in mind that Easter Island (or Rapa Nui) was settled rather late; perhaps as early as the 4th century and possibly as late as the 9th century CE.  
Easter Island's population never collapsed, but it did have contact with Native Americans, DNA study suggests

Easter Island's population never collapsed, but it did have contact with Native Americans, DNA study suggests

Via:   •  News Viners  •  1 Comments  •  7 months ago

Another indigenous controversy. 
Wreck of WWII 'Hit 'Em Harder' submarine, which sank with 79 crew on board, discovered in South China Sea | Live Science

Wreck of WWII 'Hit 'Em Harder' submarine, which sank with 79 crew on board, discovered in South China Sea | Live Science

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Massive hydrogen reservoir discovered beneath an Albanian mine could be an untapped source of clean energy | Live Science

Massive hydrogen reservoir discovered beneath an Albanian mine could be an untapped source of clean energy | Live Science


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'Cocaine sharks' off Florida may be feasting on dumped bales of drugs | Live Science

'Cocaine sharks' off Florida may be feasting on dumped bales of drugs | Live Science


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Rolls-Royce unveils early design for space nuclear reactor | Space

Rolls-Royce unveils early design for space nuclear reactor | Space


Via: evilgenius  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  5 Comments  •  2 years ago

Does consciousness explain quantum mechanics?

Does consciousness explain quantum mechanics?

Via:   •  News Viners  •  10 Comments  •  2 years ago

No, consciousness does not explain quantum mechanics.  And inappropriately labeling pseudo-science as philosophy does not mark any sort of intellectual prowess.  These pseudo-scientific...
Byzantine warrior with gold-threaded jaw unearthed in Greece | Live Science

Byzantine warrior with gold-threaded jaw unearthed in Greece | Live Science


Via: sandy-2021492  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  11 Comments  •  3 years ago

Tonga's eruption injected so much water into Earth's atmosphere that it could weaken the ozone layer

Tonga's eruption injected so much water into Earth's atmosphere that it could weaken the ozone layer

Via:   •  News Viners  •  8 Comments  •  3 years ago

Another piece of the puzzle.  Pre-industrial CO2 levels in the atmosphere have been attributed to vulcanism.  Observation of the Tonga eruption suggests that vulcanism may have also injected water...
The James Webb Space Telescope is fully deployed. So what's next for the biggest observatory off Earth? | Space

The James Webb Space Telescope is fully deployed. So what's next for the biggest observatory off Earth? | Space

Via:   •  Critical Thinkers  •  14 Comments  •  3 years ago

Without much fanfare, and as most of us were still sleeping on Christmas morning 2021 an Ariane 5 rocket launched from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, at 7:20 a.m. EST (1220 GMT;...
US Space Force hires a horse to boldly go where rockets can't.

US Space Force hires a horse to boldly go where rockets can't.

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Google Earth reveals the world's largest geoglyph

Google Earth reveals the world's largest geoglyph

Via:   •  News Viners  •  3 Comments  •  4 years ago

The surprising thing about these geoglyphs is the estimated age of 150 to 200 years old.  
Prominent scientists call for more investigation into origins of coronavirus

Prominent scientists call for more investigation into origins of coronavirus

Via:   •  News Viners  •  32 Comments  •  4 years ago

The only thing we know with any certainty about the origin of the SARS-CoV-2 virus is that investigations into origin have not been objective, data-driven, or transparent.  There have been too...
Do animals laugh?

Do animals laugh?

Via:   •  News Viners  •  6 Comments  •  4 years ago

Sometimes science really is a laughing matter.  Or a matter of laughing.
How scientists caught footage of 'the kraken' after centuries of searching

How scientists caught footage of 'the kraken' after centuries of searching

Via:   •  News Viners  •  8 Comments  •  4 years ago

The linked article contains a short 30 second video showing the kraken in action.
Hubble telescope finds rare double quasars in ancient galactic collisions | Space

Hubble telescope finds rare double quasars in ancient galactic collisions | Space


Via: tig  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  5 Comments  •  4 years ago

Scientists detect world's coldest cloud hovering over Pacific Ocean

Scientists detect world's coldest cloud hovering over Pacific Ocean

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Posted for those who do not believe the climate is changing and for those who believe climate scientists understand how the climate is changing.
Zoo animals react to visitors returning after lockdown

Zoo animals react to visitors returning after lockdown

Via:   •  News Viners  •  7 Comments  •  4 years ago

The affects of the pandemic extends farther than most consider.  
COVID-19 household transmission is way higher than we thought

COVID-19 household transmission is way higher than we thought

Via:   •  News Viners  •  1 Comments  •  5 years ago

Not surprisingly these mini-spreader events, with infection rates as high as 55 pct, account for a large portion of the recent surge in cases.  Similar household spread is responsible for...