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zarflax··on Saber-toothed cats became inbred–and struggled to move–before they went extinct
I know I'd certainly be discouraged from feeding if I got the sabre toots.
zarflax··on Snails' teeth beats spider silk as nature's strongest material (2015)
Makes you wonder how and why they evolved such strong teeth since crayons are pretty soft (and not even naturally-occurring).
zarflax··on Unauthorized alert sent to cell phones across Brazil
"Help I'm trapped in a broadcast center"
zarflax··on A key remapping daemon for Linux
Now I can finally reimplement spacebar heating!
zarflax··on Ars Technica fires reporter after AI controversy involving fabricated quotes
No, the journalist came in and slandered the LLM Twice and Jim Fell.
zarflax··on Cyberattack in Venezuela demonstrated precision of U.S. capabilities
https://archive.is/rUYS4
zarflax··on Laser-wielding device is like an anti-aircraft system for mosquitoes
And if InGen had actually developed the devices beyond prototypes the '90s might've turned out very differently.
zarflax··on Mathematicians discover impossible problem in Super Mario games
https://archive.is/1Y7gX