When an Eel Climbs a Ramp to Eat Squid From a Clamp, That’s a Moray
“Moray eels can hunt on land, and footage from a recent study highlights how they accomplish this feat with a sneaky second set of jaws.” Also: perfect headline, well done. [Link]
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’Nightmare Scenario’ fresh details on chaos, conflicts inside Trump’s pandemic response
"In the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, as White House officials debated whether to bring infected Americans home for care, President Donald Trump suggested his own plan for where to send them, eager to suppress the numbers on U.S. soil. “Don’t we have an island that
Fears for future of American journalism as hedge funds flex power
"According to a recent analysis, hedge funds or private equity firms now control half of US daily newspapers, including some of the largest newspaper groups in the country: Tribune, McClatchy and MediaNews Group." [Link]
What Happened to the Lyme Disease Vaccine?
“No human vaccines for Lyme exist. But that wasn’t always the case. Before Lyme disease shots went to the dogs, people had a safe and effective vaccine, approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 1998. But anti-vaccine forces claimed it was dangerous, tanked its
Oregon Has Legalized Human Composting
I really wish California did this. [Link]
Linda Amster gets due recognition for work on Pentagon Papers
"“I asked him why my name wasn’t included, and he said, ‘Well, we knew that we all might have to go to prison, and you are a woman, and we don’t want you to have to go to prison,'” Amster recalled." [Link]
'I was completely inside': Lobster diver swallowed by humpback whale off Provincetown
"“All of a sudden, I felt this huge shove and the next thing I knew it was completely black,” Packard recalled Friday afternoon following his release from Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis." Call me shaken. [Link]
Lifting the mask
Edward Snowden launches his Substack: "Though my relationship to time fluctuates, the gravamen of my disclosures remains constant. In the past eight years, the depredations of surveillance have merely become more entrenched, with the capabilities that used to be the province of governments now in the hands of private
The document culture of Amazon
"Reading documents is so ingrained in our culture and process that our scheduling tools have check boxes to automatically create a document. If I’m catching up on a new service or feature launch, I will find the document rather than emailing or calling the product manager." I
Sir Tim Berners-Lee Is Selling The Original Source Code For The World Wide Web as an NFT
"The work includes the original archive of dated and time-stamped files from 1990 and 1991, containing 9,555 lines of source code and original HTML documents that taught the earliest web users how to use the application. The auction item also includes an animated 30-minute video of
In Argentina, cheap government-issued netbooks sparked a musical renaissance
"More than four million students received a computer between 2011 and 2015. These were exactly the years that saw the rise of a budding generation of rappers, trappers, and freestylers. The overlap is no coincidence to Sebastián Benítez Larghi, director of the sociology department at the La Plata National
China’s tech workers pushed to their limits by surveillance software
"A Chinese subsidiary of Japanese camera maker Canon, Canon Information Technology, last year unveiled a new workspace management system that only allows smiling employees to enter the office and book conference rooms. Using so-called “smile recognition” technology, Canon said the system was intended to bring more cheerfulness to