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3 years agoAnalysis whitefalcon
An Incredibly Toxic Lake Will Become One of the US's First Lithium Mines
The promise and peril of turning the Salton Sea into California's "Lithium Valley."
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6 years agoExpression whitefalcon
The Humiliation of Aziz Ansari
Allegations against the comedian are proof that women are angry, temporarily powerful—and very, very dangerous.
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7 years agoCurrent Event whitefalcon
Exclusive: Watch as British tourists are 'abandoned' on hurricane island as US airlifts its citizens to safety
It was the moment they thought salvation had come. With Hurricane Irma wreaking apocalyptic devastation around them the two British couples breathed a sigh of relief when they saw soldiers turn up in jeeps to rescue stranded holidaymakers from the ruins of their hotel. But their relief turned to dismay when the troops refused to taken them, despite there being room in their vehicles, because they were not US nationals.
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8 years agoComment whitefalcon
Poland. Playing well against N Ireland.
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8 years agoCurrent Event whitefalcon
Google Unveils Neural Network with “Superhuman” Ability to Determine the Location of Almost Any Image
Here’s a tricky task. Pick a photograph from the Web at random. Now try to work out where it was taken using only the image itself. If the image shows a famous building or landmark, such as the Eiffel Tower or Niagara Falls, the task is straightforward. But the job becomes significantly harder when the image lacks specific location cues or is taken indoors or shows a pet or food or some other detail.
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9 years agoComment whitefalcon
The zombie apocalypse is here
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10 years agoAnalysis whitefalcon
Are Sundays Dying?
A battle against leisure is unfolding. In America, it’s a war that has been raging since the Puritan age. Though recently American leisure time has appeared to rise, the averages are skewed by undereducated and lower-income men, who are likely “unemployed or underemployed,” as the Washington Post has noted. Work-life balances are abominable when compared to other developed countries.
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10 years agoComment whitefalcon
crazy!
Posted in: Mad crossroad
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10 years ago
Have you not seen how much certain patent portfolios can be worth?
Posted in: Facebook to Purchase Oculus VR
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10 years agoComment whitefalcon
Great!