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6 Aug 2024
slate.com
"A fascinating survey details the migration patterns of pop-culture obsessives."
6 Aug 2024
www.dailybreeze.com
95% of wildfires in CA have a human origin, most of them unintentional. ("Only" 10% are arson.) Power lines of course, but also things like driving on a bare wheel after a tire blowout, parking in dry grass (the tailpipe can be hot enough to set it off), leaving a campfire unattended, burning your camping trash, gender reveal fireworks, even pounding a metal stake with a metal hammer have sparked fires that burned out of control.
And most recently, pushing a burning car into a ravine. (Why???)
And most recently, pushing a burning car into a ravine. (Why???)
6 Aug 2024
cosmosmagazine.com
"They found that many of the changes led to the underperformance of a protein called aryl hydrocarbon receptor, or AHR.
This protein helps to control cells’ responses to threats like pollutants and bacteria. If the AHR isn’t operating properly, the body can overproduce immune cells called T peripheral helper cells which can then attack healthy cells."
This protein helps to control cells’ responses to threats like pollutants and bacteria. If the AHR isn’t operating properly, the body can overproduce immune cells called T peripheral helper cells which can then attack healthy cells."
6 Aug 2024
grist.org
"Researchers at Chiang Mai University developed a system that aims to reduce deadly smog from agricultural burning, while shifting the blame away from farmers."
5 Aug 2024
github.com
Apparently the issue of Apple Music automatically launching because macOS noticed a bluetooth audio device is available is common enough that someone wrote a mac app to stop it.
3 Aug 2024
www.washingtonpost.com
It looks like people are golfing right next to the lava, but that's just a trick of the telephoto lens.