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Scientists turn to drones to study hard-to-reach wildlife | MetaFilter
November 22, 2025 at 10:16:21 AM GMT+1 * - permalink -Researchers are turning to drones to help them discover the health and habits of large marine mammals and other wildlife
- https://www.metafilter.com/211150/Scientists-turn-to-drones-to-study-hard-to-reach-wildlife
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Some Workers Are Turning To Pay-Advance Apps for Basic Expenses - Slashdot
October 7, 2025 at 6:45:22 AM GMT+2 * - permalink -but workers are often using the apps to manage basic expenses like groceries, rent and other needs, a new report found
- https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/10/06/1938255/some-workers-are-turning-to-pay-advance-apps-for-basic-expenses
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A Non-Sony Playstation Motherboard Replacement | Hackaday
July 27, 2025 at 1:53:46 PM GMT+2 * - permalink -The motherboard is known as the nsOne, meaning Not Sony’s One since this is the first motherboard built by a single person outside of Sony. It’s not based on any FPGAs or emulators and is completely compatible with all of the original hardware, chips, and other circuitry of the original Playstation
- https://hackaday.com/2025/07/27/a-non-sony-playstation-motherboard-replacement/
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New charity connected to Julian Assange will help other whistleblowers facing persecution - ABC listen
June 8, 2025 at 9:23:17 PM GMT+2 * - permalink -New charity connected to Julian Assange will help other whistleblowers facing persecution
- https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/radionational-breakfast/julian-assange-new-whistleblower-charity/105335038
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The lure of Champions League money has turned Ligue 1 clubs into gamblers | Ligue 1 | The Guardian
May 13, 2025 at 6:21:14 AM GMT+2 * - permalink -“Without the Champions League, nothing would be normal,”
- https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/may/12/champions-league-money-ligue-1-clubs-gamblers-marseille-lyon-europe
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isThisTechDead.com : A satirical but data-driven tool to tell you if your favourite framework is dead and roast it (and it's now open source) : r/InternetIsBeautiful
May 5, 2025 at 7:58:11 PM GMT+2 * - permalink -Curious about the current status of your beloved programming languages, frameworks, or tools?
I built a tool that assigns a "Deaditude Score" to various technologies, utilizing data from GitHub activity, Stack Overflow trends, Job offer, Reddit discussions and other sources
- https://www.reddit.com/r/InternetIsBeautiful/comments/1kfelm4/isthistechdeadcom_a_satirical_but_datadriven_tool/
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Lung cancer diagnoses on the rise among never-smokers worldwide | Lung cancer | The Guardian
February 4, 2025 at 7:24:41 AM GMT+1 * - permalink -Lung cancer diagnoses on the rise among never-smokers worldwide
Research shows need for further studies into air pollution and other causal factors, expert says
- https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/feb/03/lung-cancer-never-smokers-rise-worldwide-air-pollution
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Social media and online video firms are conducting ‘vast surveillance’ on users, FTC finds | Technology | The Guardian
September 20, 2024 at 9:02:22 AM GMT+2 * - permalink -Social media and online video firms are conducting ‘vast surveillance’ on users, FTC finds
Agency accuses Meta, Google, TikTok and other companies of sharing troves of user information with third-parties
- https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/sep/19/social-media-companies-surveillance-ftc
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US oil company ran 1977 article predicting climate crisis could cause starvation | Oil | The Guardian
July 19, 2024 at 8:33:53 AM GMT+2 * - permalink -Marathon Petroleum, explained in a company periodical nearly 50 years ago that global temperature rise potentially linked to “industrial expansion” could one day cause “widespread starvation and other social and economic calamities”
- https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jul/18/us-oil-marathon-petroleum-climate-change
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Chinese network behind one of world’s ‘largest online scams’ | Scams | The Guardian
May 8, 2024 at 8:46:25 AM GMT+2 * - permalink -800,000 people in Europe and the US appear to have been duped into sharing card details and other sensitive personal data with a vast network of fake online designer shops apparently operated from China
- https://www.theguardian.com/money/article/2024/may/08/chinese-network-behind-one-of-worlds-largest-online-scams
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The Game Boy at 35: a portal to other magical worlds | Games | The Guardian
April 21, 2024 at 11:00:18 AM GMT+2 * - permalink -Game Boy at 35: a portal to other magical worlds: The handheld console introduced millions to the joy of video games, and remains one of the best-selling consoles ever
- https://www.theguardian.com/games/2024/apr/21/the-game-boy-at-35-a-portal-to-other-magical-worlds
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"I Contribute to the Windows Kernel. We Are Slower Than Other Operating Systems. Here Is Why."
January 10, 2024 at 9:53:12 AM GMT+1 * - permalink -Windows is indeed slower than other operating systems in many scenarios, and the gap is worsening. The cause of the problem is social
- http://blog.zorinaq.com/i-contribute-to-the-windows-kernel-we-are-slower-than-other-oper/
