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4 days agoCurrent Event lexi6
Low-cost, battery-like device absorbs CO2 emissions while it charges
Researchers have developed a low-cost device that can selectively capture carbon dioxide gas while it charges. Then, when it discharges, the CO2 can be released in a controlled way and collected to be reused or disposed of responsibly.
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2 weeks agoCurrent Event lexi6
The three reasons MacBook Pro workers broke out of plant and fought with guards
More details have emerged following eye-opening video footage of MacBook Pro workers breaking through barriers and fighting with guards at a Quanta plant in Shanghai. While frustration at highly-restrictive ‘closed-loop’ production practices was the key issue for workers, it appears that two other factors played a role …
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3 weeks agoCurrent Event lexi6
Rare Footage Of A Teenage Conan O'Brien Interviewing His Siblings Was Unearthed And It's Extraordinary How Little He's Changed
A rare clip of Conan O'Brien interviewing his siblings is a fascinating blast from the past.
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3 weeks agoCurrent Event lexi6
Marine Animals May Face Mass Extinction Event Within 300 Years Unless Climate Change Is Reversed, Study Finds
Climate change could set up the Earth’s oceans for one of the worst mass extinction events in the planet’s history over the next 300 years, a new study published Thursday estimates, but the risk to marine life will plummet if greenhouse gas emissions are controlled.
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1 month agoCurrent Event lexi6
This particle's heft could hint at a crack in physics’ standard model
There’s something amiss with a mass. A new measurement of the mass of an elementary particle, the W boson, has defied expectations. The result hints at a possible flaw in physicists’ otherwise stalwart theory of the fundamental bits and bobs of our world, known as the standard model.
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1 month agoCurrent Event lexi6
How do we transcend this anthropocentric world and realize that animals are here with us, not for us?
Already the Buddha, ancient, medieval and ecclesiastical philosophers have emphasized that we will do good, that is, in accordance with morality, if we use self-discipline and control of our passions and desires. As Plato said, the first and greatest victory is to overcome yourself; being defeated by oneself, however, is something most shameful and base.
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1 month agoExpression lexi6
“Mindhunter” Season 3 Would’ve Taken the Team to Hollywood
Netflix’s true crime-based series “Mindhunter” hasn’t generated new material since 2019, but that doesn’t mean the series is entirely dead in the water. Rather, it’s indefinitely on hold at the moment, with David Fincher unsure if he’ll eventually continue telling stories in that world.
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1 month agoCurrent Event lexi6
Nvidia's GPU restock could spell the end of the GPU shortage
As the GPU industry returns to normalcy, it seems the end of the GPU shortage has finally arrived, with a new Nvidia campaign highlighting the fact that stock levels for RTX 30-series graphics cards have been significantly boosted.
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1 month agoCurrent Event lexi6
Streaming subscriptions in decline as UK households cut budgets
The UK streaming boom is officially over after the number of homes with services such as Netflix, Amazon and Disney+ fell in the first quarter, as the cost of living crisis forced hundreds of thousands of streaming fans to slim down their subscriptions to just a few favourites.
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2 months agoCurrent Event lexi6
xScreen turns an Xbox Series S into a portable console
If you’ve ever owned a screen for the PSone or the GameCube, the xScreen will look instantly familiar. The xScreen is an 11.6-inch (1080p) display that attaches to the rear of an Xbox Series S, and it transforms Microsoft’s miniature console into more of an Xbox laptop for on-the-go gaming. It’s a modern take on the tiny 5-inch cramped LCD displays we’ve seen attached to consoles in the past, and it’s a great accessory if you never want to worry about attaching an Xbox to a TV when you...
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3 months agoCurrent Event lexi6
Google lowered its salaries in North Carolina. Now workers are protesting.
Google cut the pay of workers in some of its North Carolina offices. It's one of the places the firm is targeting for hiring a more diverse workforce.
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3 months agoCurrent Event lexi6
Netflix to debut Dave Chappelle-produced comedy specials 'Chappelle's Home Team'
Dave Chappelle has earned praise, condemnation and millions of dollars while starring in his own series of Netflix stand-up specials over the last few years. The 48-year-old Chappelle’s Show creator will share the Netflix spotlight with some of his favorite comedians in Chappelle’s Home Team, his latest series of stand-alone specials, set to hit the video platform later this month, according to the streaming giant.
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3 months agoLevel Up lexi6
Level 26
lexi6 is now level 26 with 1,246,005 XP.
View Unlocks- Tribe Membership The maximum amount of tribes you can join has been raised by 5 to a total of 140.
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3 months agoAnalysis lexi6
Psychology study sheds light on a meditation training that may help people overcome automatic habits
Meditation practice that focuses on nurturing an awareness of the present may help people overcome problematic habits, according to findings published in the journal Mindfulness. After eight sessions of open monitoring meditation, participants were better at overcoming learned automated responses during a cognitive task.
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3 months agoCurrent Event lexi6
Hackers Move $3.55B Worth of Bitcoin From 2016 Bitfinex Hack
Bad actors will have a tough time cashing out the stolen bitcoin as most of them are blacklisted.
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3 months agoCurrent Event lexi6
Global count estimates Earth has 73,000 tree species – 14% more than reported
There are an estimated 73,300 species of tree on Earth, 9,000 of which have yet to be discovered, according to a global count of tree species by thousands of researchers who used second world war codebreaking techniques created at Bletchley Park to evaluate the number of unknown species.
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3 months agoCurrent Event lexi6
Chinese space plane company targets suborbital tourism, point-to-point travel by 2025
The Chinese company Space Transportation is developing a "rocket with wings" for space tourism and point-to-point travel. "We are developing a winged rocket for high-speed, point-to-point transportation, which is lower in cost than rockets that carry satellites and faster than traditional aircraft," the company said in a recent interview with Yicheng Times.