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The study marks the first time researchers have been able to “visualize plant-to-plant communication"

"An ode to classic arcade games and a much-awaited follow-up to the most powerful in-browser game, Vivaldi browser launches Vivaldia 2. Available for everyone."

"Short-term thinking repeated again and again doesn’t lead to long-term thinking. Rand Fishkin shares a thoughtful analysis about a trend that now affects just about everyone: Google is hoarding more and more traffic."

"Reasons why you should care about how your social network is run and structured"

"Interesting accounts to follow on Mastodon and the Fediverse"

"Exploring the reasons why we no longer have web designers."

"Chimalhuacán (top) and Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl are two municipalities in Greater Mexico City, with a combined population of nearly 1.8 million. Nezahualcóyotl is characterized by its long, straight, and gridded streets, while Chimalhuacán is arranged in a mostly radial pattern around the slopes of Cerro Chimalhuache. The two are separated by a canal of the Río de la Compañía."

On static vs. dynamic websites

"No one is sure why, but in 1898 Rufus T. Owens of Central City, Colorado (elevation 9,000 feet) decided to build a submarine, which he named the Nautilus. He and a few friends launched it on nearby Missouri Lake. They ballasted it with three tons of rocks. Owens intended to captain the maiden voyage himself, but fortunately for him, the submarine sank before he had a chance to climb inside."

"A transcriber on the Isle of Man can decipher almost anything. "