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feedsmgmton Can we talk to whales?

If you listen to a flock of crows there is clearly some form of communication happening. It is amazing that nobody has figured out how to translate it. I wonder how many different languages or dialects crows have developed.

feedsmgmton He created the Katamari games, but they’re rolling on without him

When there's extremely abundant capital available the opportunity for the business owners to take that kind of risk is valuable and the creative artist responsible for fulfilling that opportunity deserves a fair equitable share of the revenue that results.

feedsmgmton Thousands of octopuses gather off California to brood eggs at a warm spot

The recent UAPs with seemingly extremely advanced technology could just as easily be coming from within our own oceans as from outer space.

feedsmgmton The Silicon Valley elite who want to build a city from scratch

They should name it EPCOT or Fordlandia.

feedsmgmton UBC device uses wood dust to trap up to 99.9 per cent of microplastics in water

"business people" will pretty much only allocate resources to endeavors that are financially profitable for themselves and these same people quite often provide financial incentives to politicians who promise to advocate for policies that result in additional profitability for the business people regardless of the environmental or social consequences. Those elected politicians need to be replaced and the capacity for the "business people" to influence elected officials with financial contributions should be limited and involve mandatory transparency. No more unlimited dark money pools.

feedsmgmton WD refused to answer our questions about its self-wiping SanDisk SSDs

They have been having issues https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/02/pc-maker-pulls-samsu...

feedsmgmton Record labels hit Internet Archive with new copyright lawsuit

Time to boycott the labels participating in this lawsuit.

feedsmgmton Turns out lowly thymus may be saving your life

That is my understanding. Same function as tonsils.

feedsmgmton Amazon doesn't 'employ' drivers, but hired firms to prevent them from unionizing

Around here they use multiple different local companies and make them compete against one another. And there's no guarantee of contract renewal so they can just keep dropping whoever costs more. It ends up being super toxic for the employees and the service quality reflects that. I stopped using Amazon.

feedsmgmton To unlock drink verification can (2013)

Local multiplayer is back thanks to Steam and their "Remote Play Together" feature. Remote players connect to the hosts screen share. It is excellent. No extra licenses required.

feedsmgmton Help make mass surveillance of entire populations uneconomical

Why isn't full transparency and an end to criminality a viable solution?

feedsmgmton New York to ban natural gas, including stoves, in new buildings

In almost all of the continental USA the number of days that cold are more than offset by the savings during the rest of the days of the year. This YouTube channel covers the topic extensively https://youtu.be/MFEHFsO-XSI

feedsmgmton Global rice shortage is set to be the biggest in 20 years

I hope that areas producing a lot of cotton and tobacco have strong enough ethics to switch to food producion to help those most in need rather than those seeking luxuries.