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4 hours agoCurrent Event funhonestdude
The GPU shortage is over
We just bought a Nvidia RTX 3070 for MSRP.
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1 day agoAnalysis funhonestdude
Study identifies personality traits associated with jealousy
Which personality traits going along with being “the jealous type?” A study published in Frontiers in Psychology suggests that there are people who are high in neuroticism, low in agreeableness, and low in openness are more likely to be jealous in their romantic relationships. ...
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8 days agoReview funhonestdude
Finally, a Novel That Gets the Internet Right
Jordan Castro’s 'The Novelist' nails the experience of being online, in all its abject glory.
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8 days agoReview funhonestdude
Review: ‘The Bear’ on Hulu Is a Realistic Look at Restaurant Life
This might be scripted history’s most authentic portrayal of what it’s like to run a failing restaurant
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11 days agoCurrent Event funhonestdude
The Amazon rainforest is disappearing quickly — and threatening Indigenous people who live there
Forests throughout the world are shrinking year after year — and Brazil is the epicentre. According to the World Wildlife Fund, more than a quarter of the Amazon rainforest will be devoid of trees by 2030 if cutting continues at the same speed.
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13 days agoCurrent Event funhonestdude
Internet Explorer gravestone goes viral in South Korea
For Jung Ki-young, a South Korean software engineer, Microsoft Corp's decision to retire its Internet Explorer web browser marked the end of a quarter-century love-hate relationship with the technology.
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13 days agoExpression funhonestdude
GPU prices are falling below MSRP due to the crypto crash | Digital Trends
Prices for some of the most popular graphics cards are crashing at an aggressive rate thanks to the recent unprecedented cryptocurrency crash.
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13 days agoExpression funhonestdude
The Curious Case of Charles Osborne, Who Hiccupped for 68 Years Straight
A 1922 accident sparked the Iowa man’s intractable hiccups, which suddenly subsided in 1990
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2 weeks agoCurrent Event funhonestdude
Lawmakers push for universal chargers for smartphones, mobile devices
U.S. senators are pushing for a plan to introduce a universal charging standard for smartphones, tablets and other portable devices.
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2 weeks agoCurrent Event funhonestdude
Apple's new budget phone is fast and has 5G at $429, if you don't mind an old look
If you just need an iPhone that can run every app and the latest software, then the iPhone SE is a great buy for the price.
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2 weeks agoCurrent Event funhonestdude
Discovery in the brains of army veterans sheds light on the neurobiological mechanisms behind chronic pain and trauma
A new study is the first to investigate brain connectivity patterns at rest in veterans with both chronic pain and trauma, finding three unique brain subtypes potentially indicating high, medium, and low susceptibility to pain and trauma symptoms. The findings provide an objective measurement of pain and trauma susceptibility and could pave the way for personalized treatments and new therapies based on neural connectivity patterns.
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2 weeks agoExpression funhonestdude
Controlling My Family’s Smart Home Is Driving Us Mad
The smart home was supposed to make our lives easier, but confusing controls and too many apps are frustrating. There must be a better way.
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3 weeks agoExpression funhonestdude
Stranger Things Star David Harbour Says WoW Ruined His Life For A Year
Playing WoW was the "most embarrassing thing" in his life, Harbour says.
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3 weeks agoCurrent Event funhonestdude
Breakthrough gene discovery could help prevent disease affecting 10% of world’s crops
A son of Vietnamese farmers who made a breakthrough as a scholarship student in Australia has released a scientific finding which could help protect a tenth of crops worldwide from disease. Dr Hoan Dinh, AusAID scholar and PhD student at the University of Sydney, found and defined the sequence of a gene responsible for leaf rust resistance in barley.
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3 weeks agoCurrent Event funhonestdude
US shootings: Firm unveils plans for Taser-armed drones
The plan unveiled by the firm's CEO following a school shooting raised alarm at Taser's ethics board.
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1 month agoExpression funhonestdude
You be the judge: should my wife clear out her old books?
He says her book collection is out of control; she wants to keep them for ‘future generations’. You decide who’s right in this war of words. Sally and I met at school in 2015, and after four years of dating we got married last year. She’s always been a big reader and while I enjoy a book now and again, I don’t read as much as her.
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1 month agoCurrent Event funhonestdude
Russia's war created a global hunger disaster. Climate change is ramping it up.
The modern food system may be reaching its limits.
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1 month agoCurrent Event funhonestdude
Companies Are Hacking Their Way Around the Chip Shortage
The supply chain issues have no end in sight, so manufacturers are being forced to improvise.
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1 month agoCurrent Event funhonestdude
This Startup Wants You to Eat Ground-Up Chicken Bones
A Finnish company says it has found a way to incorporate bone into ground chicken, lowering the production cost and environmental impact of the meat. But will anyone eat it?
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1 month agoCurrent Event funhonestdude
6G will hit the market around 2030 amid the expansion of the 'industrial metaverse,' Nokia CEO says
6G networks will hit the market around 2030 as the "industrial metaverse" expands in the tech industry, Pekka Lundmark, the president and CEO of telecommunications company Nokia, has predicted.
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1 month agoUnspecified funhonestdude
Montreal non-profits are buying up apartments to keep rents low
Community organizations are taking housing units off the speculative market, but advocates say the government still needs to take responsibility.