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4 hours ago
Current Event kxhCoinbase is reimbursing losses caused by the Ethereum flash crash
Earlier this week, GDAX, the digital currency exchange run by Coinbase, experienced a flash crash in its USD - Ethereum market. Within seconds the price of..
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4 hours ago
Current Event kxh
Ken Campbell: the palaeontologist whose name lives on in many fossils
One of Australia's most distinguished palaeontologists will be farewelled at a funeral in Canberra today.
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16 hours ago
Yeah, shooting him in front of his daughter, that's not traumatic for her?
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1 day ago
Analysis kxh
The Rise of the Weaponized AI Propaganda Machine
There’s a new automated propaganda machine driving global politics. How it works and what it will mean for the future of democracy.
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1 day ago
Analysis kxh
Cops Sent Warrant To Facebook To Dig Up Dirt On Woman Whose Boyfriend They Had Just Killed
Everything anyone has ever said about staying safe while interacting with the police is wrong. That citizens are told to comport themselves in complete obeisance just to avoid being beaten or shot by officers is itself bizarre -- an insane inversion...
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1 day ago
Current Event kxh
Sci-Hub Ordered to Pay $15 Million in Piracy Damages
'Pirate' sites Sci-Hub and LibGen have been ordered to pay millions of dollars in damages to Elsevier, one of the largest academic publishers. A New York District Court granted Elsevier's request for a default judgment of $15 million in damages. Sci-Hub's founder says that she can't pay the damages even if she wanted to, and for now, the "Pirate Bay for science" isn't going anywhere.
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2 days ago
Comment kxh
Trump also called it “quite sad” that the Obama administration did not immediately punish Moscow for meddling in last fall’s presidential election, as first reported Friday in The Washington Post.
So he thinks it's OK that the incumbent president should meddle in the election of the next president?
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2 days ago
Analysis kxh
Act now to protect your digital rights, Big Brother and his Little Sisters may be watching
Sooner or later, China will recognise the value of digital assets. This adds to the urgency of citizens ensuring they control the data trails that tell the world what they think and do.
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2 days ago
How-to kxh
Health Check: what's the right way to blow your nose?
If you have a blocked or runny nose, chances are you'll reach for a tissue or hanky for a good blow. But is your technique up to scratch?
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3 days ago
Analysis kxh
Explainer: how law enforcement decodes your photos
Photos are full of information, from your location to phone model, and digital forensics can help extract it.
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3 days ago
Analysis kxh
Move Over, Blood Doping; Cyclists Might Be 'Poop Doping' Soon
To be a professional cyclist, one must have guts, microbiologist Lauren Peterson says, and she doesn't just mean that in the metaphorical sense.
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4 days ago
Analysis kxh
Secret Defense Dept. Report Shows Manning Leaks Did No Serious Damage
Prosecutors seeking to justify a lengthy sentence (and the abuses that had already occurred) in the Chelsea Manning case insisted the documents she leaked had caused serious damage to those exposed by them. They said this even as multiple government...
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4 days ago
Analysis kxh
Walk really fast to stop a wobbly suitcase ruining your holiday
When a suitcase in motion becomes unstable, it can rock back and forth from wheel to wheel. Researchers have determined why that happens and how to stop it
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5 days ago
Expression kxh
10+ Of The Oldest Color Photos Showing What The World Looked Like 100 Years Ago
When you think of old photographs, you naturally think in terms of black and white, but as you can see from these stunning photographs from the turn of the 20th century, color photography has been around for a lot longer than you think.
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7 days ago
Analysis kxh
2012: Tory Prime Minister David Cameron declares war on "Safety Culture"
The Conservative Party -- and free market ideologues -- have waged a long war on "safety culture," insisting it was a nonsensical, incoherent regulation that acted as a drag on every business except no-win/no-fee lawyers, who exploited these rules to victimise poor corporations with punishing lawsuits.
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7 days ago
Review kxh
NSFW Delayed orgasm: the sexual technique that‘s better than sex
What if we could expand ecstasy, reduce stress and lift depression, all by delaying and extending orgasm?
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7 days ago
Achievement kxh
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8 days ago
Analysis kxh
Turns Out, The Purpose of Diarrhoea Is Way More Complicated Than We Thought
For centuries, scientists have been confounded by one of the messiest aspects of the human experience - diarrhoea, and why exactly we have to endure it.
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9 days ago
Analysis kxh
When Did Humans Start to Walk? 3.3 Million-Year-Old, Fossil Tells All
A new study has found the human spinal structure that enables efficient walking motions was established millions of years earlier than previously thought. This 3.3 million-year-old fossil skeleton is the most complete spinal column of any early human relative; it…
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9 days ago
Analysis kxh
Pirate Bay Ruling is Bad News For Google & YouTube, Experts Says
The European Court of Justice handed down a ruling against The Pirate Bay yesterday, one which could have implications far beyond the torrent site. Platforms such as Google and YouTube, which play an active role in the way content is presented, could be seriously affected, experts warn.
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9 days ago
It's a perfect troll really. A win-win situation for him.
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10 days ago
Comment kxh
Why are companies that hide their owners even allowed?
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10 days ago
Expression kxh
'A reckoning for our species': the philosopher prophet of the Anthropocene
The long read: Timothy Morton wants humanity to give up some of its core beliefs, from the fantasy that we can control the planet to the notion that we are ‘above’ other beings. His ideas might sound weird, but they’re catching on
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10 days ago
Comment kxh
Special council is going to be sacked shortly.
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11 days ago
Analysis kxh
Tax evaders exposed: why the super-rich are even richer than we thought
Analysis of a massive trove of data – much of it leaked from tax havens – suggests that inequality levels across the world should be revised upwards dramatically
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