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Meta Will Not Own the Metaverse any More Than Google Owns the Internet In the past few months, we have been literally inundated with texts warning us about Meta and the Metaverse and how we are at risk of creating a “black hole of consumption”, as Ian Bogost writes in The Atlantic, where you would “be a polished avatar instead of your real self”. If you analyze...

"This is not some high-end program that's worth millions. This is a few lines of code written in notepad"

This IT Specialist Automated his $90,000 Job and Told Everyone on Reddit about it. In a viral thread posted in Reddit’s popular r/antiwork subreddit, an anonymous Redditor recounts how he automated his entire job and now spends less than 10 minutes each day working. The Redditor works for a mid-size law firm as an IT specialist and handles all of their digital evidence for trial...

The Wild Days of Crypto are Over

More Than 50 Countries Have Banned Or Restricted Cryptocurrency Use. Is The EU Next? The number of jurisdictions banning or regulating cryptocurrency has been growing rapidly over the past four years.

The Demand for Old Electronics in Landfills is About to Skyrocket!

Recycled Lithium Batteries outperform batteries with cathodes made from pristine materials A new study from the US Advanced Battery Consortium (USABC) and the battery company A123 Systems, claims that batteries using recycled cathodes are as good as, or even better than those using new materials. The recycled material shows a more porous microscopic structure, which facilitates the passag...

Finally, Something That Feeds on Plastic!

Bacteria In The Oceans And Soils Are actually Evolving To eat Plastics Since the beginning of the twentieth century, plastics have become more mass-produced, with the first evidence of global plastic pollution emerging more than half a century ago, providing a considerable evolutionary opportunity for microorganisms. A new study published in Microbial Ecology has found...

"Temporary fatigue and headaches were the only side effects".

New Stanford Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation protocol 80% effective at treating severe depression A new form of non-invasive transcranial magnetic stimulation called Intermittent Theta Burst Stimulation (iTBS) was approved by the FDA in 2019. An iTBS session involves an electromagnetic coil being placed on your scalp near your forehead. Electromagnets produce a magnetic pulse that stimulates ner...

We definitely need that!

A Drone Carrying a Defibrillator Just Saved a Swedish Man From a Heart Attack Everdrone just announced that a 71-year-old had a heart attack while shoveling snow in December and was resuscitated by a nearby doctor after a drone flew in a defibrillator.

"Forget about Blockchain, NFTs, and rare Funko Pops: you might want to consider investing in LEGO blocks" 🤓

Discontinued LEGO sets are a better investment than gold Forget about Blockchain, NFTs, and rare Funko Pops: you might want to consider investing in LEGO blocks. According to a study conducted by academics at the Higher School of Economics in Moscow, prices for retired LEGO sets increased at a pace of 11% per year between 1987 and 2015, outpacing bonds, e...

This is just awful.

Most dog breeds are in**ed above what would be considered safe for wild animal populations According to a study published in Canine Medicine and Genetics by an international team of researchers led by veterinary geneticist Danika Bannasch, the majority of canine breeds are highly in**ed,  contributing to a higher incidence of disease and a more expensive lifetime of health care. Research...