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16 hours agoCurrent Event drank
Is Sriracha Vegan? The Answer Is Yes, But Also No (Here’s Why)
Less than two hours’ drive from Bangkok, on the southeast coast of Thailand, there is a sleepy seaside town called Sri Racha. It’s not too touristy, it’s relaxed, and, from the ocean to the jungle, it’s brimming with wildlife. But for most, this isn’t why Sri Racha is particularly significant. As you may have already guessed, the town is the birthplace of the now much-loved, world-renowned condiment, sriracha.
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1 day agoCurrent Event drank
Individuals with secure emotional attachment are more likely to forgive and to be forgiven, study finds
An new study of German couples has found that individuals with secure emotional attachment are more likely to forgive offences to their partners, but also to be forgiven. Persons with a preoccupied attachment style were more likely to forgive their partners, but were neither more nor less likely to be forgiven. The study was published in the Journal of Research in Personality.
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1 day agoCurrent Event drank
Scientists explain alien comet 'Oumuamua's strange acceleration
The quirky comet 'Oumuamua, the first interstellar object found visiting our solar system, has been the subject of fascination since being spotted in 2017, including its curious acceleration as it hurtled away from the sun.
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2 days agoCurrent Event drank
U.S. SEC threatens to sue Coinbase over some crypto products
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has threatened to sue Coinbase Global Inc over some of the crypto exchange's products, turning up the heat on the largely unregulated sector.
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8 days agoCurrent Event drank
Dungeons & Dragons Could Prevent the AI Apocalypse—or Kick It Off
Deep in some underground ruins below a drought-stricken village, four brave adventurers found themselves in grave danger. The dungeon belonged to the Order of the Pure, a potentially nefarious cult that may have had something to do with the droughts that have been wreaking havoc in the village of Havenshire. Despite the danger, the stakes were too high to turn back. After all, not only did the fate of the villagers depend on their success, but the town’s mayor also promised a small fortune if ...
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8 days agoCurrent Event drank
AI-generated images from text can't be copyrighted, US government rules
Any images that are produced by giving a text prompt to current generative AI models, such as Midjourney or Stable Diffusion, cannot be copyrighted in the US. That's according to the US Copyright Office (USCO), which has equated such prompts to a buyer giving directions to a commissioned artist. "They identify what the prompter wishes to have depicted, but the machine determines how those instructions are implemented in its output," the USCO wrote in new guidance it published to t...
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12 days agoCurrent Event drank
When A One-Armed Bandit Stole My Bitcoin
It was the fall of 2008. The iPhone was new, Flo Rida was a musical icon, and everyone under 25 was on Facebook. I was attending Tufts University as a sophomore studying International Relations. Being a lover of history and politics, my plan was to get my degree and find a job with the U.S. state department.
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2 weeks agoCurrent Event drank
Vinyl Outsold CDs for the First Time Since 1987
Gone are the days of shimmery plastic CDs and chunky jewel cases, the past is making a comeback in a back way. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has revealed in its annual revenue report that vinyl sales have outpaced CD sales for the first time since 1987.
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2 weeks agoCurrent Event drank
EU youth refuse to be surveilled - European Digital Rights (EDRi)
Poll: the 80% would not feel comfortable being politically active or exploring their sexuality if authorities can monitor their communication.
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2 weeks agoCurrent Event drank
OpenAI Is Now Everything It Promised Not to Be: Corporate, Closed-Source, and For-Profit
OpenAI is at the center of a chatbot arms race, with the public release of ChatGPT and a multi-billion-dollar Microsoft partnership spurring Google and Amazon to rush to implement AI in products. OpenAI has also partnered with Bain to bring machine learning to Coca-Cola's operations, with plans to expand to other corporate partners.
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3 weeks agoCurrent Event drank
Americans’ belief in God hit an all-time low about 6 months ago — here's why
According to a 2022 Gallup survey, the percentage of people who believe in God has dropped from 98% in the 1950s to 81% today; among Americans under 30, it is down to an unprecedented 68%. Up close, the trend looks even more dramatic. Only about half of Americans believe in “God as described in the Bible,” while about a quarter believe in a “higher power or spiritual force,” according to a Pew poll. Just one-third of Generation Z say they believe in God without a doubt.
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3 weeks agoCurrent Event drank
The Myth of Artificial Intelligence
‘The Age of AI’ advances a larger political and corporate agenda.
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1 month agoCurrent Event drank
Women with satisfying relationships tend to have fewer chronic illnesses
University of Queensland research has found women who have quality relationships in their 40s and 50s are less likely to develop multiple chronic conditions in older age.
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1 month agoCurrent Event drank
‘Days of Our Lives’ actor Cody Longo found dead at 34 in Austin
Cody Longo, an actor who appeared on ‘Days of Our Lives,’ has died, according to TMZ. He was 34. A family member of Longo told TMZ his body was found Wednesday in bed at a residence in Austin. Longo’s wife was working at a local dance studio, and she told TMZ she got an uneasy feeling when she could not reach him and asked police to check on him.
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1 month agoCurrent Event drank
The Witcher 3 new-gen update added 'realistic vaginas' and oh my god
For the most part, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt’s recent new-gen patch is everything fans could’ve wanted. The detail I don’t remember anyone asking for though was the inclusion of realistic vaginas but that’s seemingly what we’ve got because we live in a truly cursed world.
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1 month agoCurrent Event drank
Elon Musk says to attempt Starship launch in March
SpaceX may attempt a Starship rocket system launch in March, its billionaire chief Elon Musk said in a tweet on Saturday.
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1 month agoCurrent Event drank
A student needed medical care and a home. His teachers adopted him.
Elementary school teacher Jenna Riccio visited her student in a hospital, and when she learned about his home life, she suddenly said: “Can I foster him?”