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Earliest known ancestors of scorpions were tiny sea beasts

A local fossil collector in Morocco found the specimen decades ago.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/07/earliest-known-ancestors-of-scorpions-were-tiny-sea-beasts/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

ampersine ,
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If any wealthy collectors are reading, I have some ancient “sea beast specimens” for sale

CWSmith ,
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... Their young... Enter through the Ear.

georgetakei , to Random
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They certainly came prepared 😂

mikegrundy ,
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@georgetakei The "your tinder pictures are you holding fish" is gold.

michaelslade ,
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@georgetakei Must be Boy Scouts.

georgetakei , to Random
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The resemblance is spooky.

Probertd8 ,
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@georgetakei Spooky!

caspercdn ,
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@georgetakei hey man!

arstechnica , to Random
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arstechnica , to Random
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Peer review is essential for science. Unfortunately, it’s broken.

There's no incentive to fix the system, which was never designed to catch fraud anyway.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/07/peer-review-is-essential-for-science-unfortunately-its-broken/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

birdpoof ,
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Add at both ends and it's even BETTER 🙄

buddhaha , (edited )
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@arstechnica This is another tragic example of how humanity over and over again destroys some of its most beneficial creations only because some - unfortunately - intelligent individuals play unfairly and abuse a system to gain a personal advantage. And just like game theory tells: in the long run everyone has to play unfairly or otherwise fault by default... classic lose - lose

A fix? Most likely impossible without a huge crisis as the gatekeepers benefit from the current system.

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The unmatched streak of perfection with SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket is over

An investigation into the engine failure could delay SpaceX's upcoming crew launches.

https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/07/the-unmatched-streak-of-perfection-with-spacexs-falcon-9-rocket-is-over/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

robchapman ,
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@arstechnica Rocketry is hard, the fact that SpaceX has it down to an (almost) fine art, makes it easy to forget for many, just how incredibly difficult the engineering is...They'll have this solved and sorted pretty quickly to everyones satisfaction,, to that I have no doubt.

Lokjo , to LibreWolf
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Firefox is just another US-corporate product with an 'open source' sticker on it.

Their version 128 update has auto checked a new little privacy breach setting.

If you still use a corporate browser, at least do some safety version! We mainly use @librewolf based on firefox. (yes, we know, a stable european or even non-US browser is still considered 'futuristic' in europe)

9tr6gyp3 ,

You're going to be tracked regardless if this enabled or disabled. It doesn't matter what web browser you use.

als ,

Another reminder that the Mozilla Foundation has no members and is controlled wholly by the board of directors for the Mozilla corp. https://hacktivis.me/articles/mozilla-foundation-has-no-members

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@rbreich
And, just for the record, the vast majority of advanced Western nations who have all those safety nets that the US lacks aren't Socialist either.
Even here in the UK, the best EU can hope for is One Nation Toryism, even from the current Labour administration.

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The Real Welfare in America I 10 Economic Myths Debunked #7 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVm2e3Gyp6I&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Finerthanfroghair ,
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@rbreich It has perplexed me for a long time when people say "tax the wealthy" but they balk at a flat tax where everyone would pay a percentage without loopholes.

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Scientists built real-life “stillsuit” to recycle astronaut urine on space walks

Prototype would replace multi-layered adult diapers currently worn on space walks.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/07/scientists-built-real-life-stillsuit-to-recycle-astronaut-urine-on-space-walks/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

gneilyo ,
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@arstechnica So much cooler than wearing Depends on those jealousy-fueled 900 mile NASA love triangle roadtrips

calicoday ,
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@arstechnica How could they not after Zendaya made it look so good?!

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Okanogen ,
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@rbreich
I remember both times you kneecapped Hillary Clinton, and long before that, Al Gore.
At one time I respected you, but I realized at some point it was only because of your flowery mastery of language, rather than the quality or value of your opinion.

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Stormcat ,
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@georgetakei "Daddy, if you make me your VP, I'll be the absolute best! I swear Daddy! Please love me!" -Don Jr.

JosephSmith3130 ,

@georgetakei can’t he have him killed?

arstechnica , to Random
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Congress apparently feels a need for “reaffirmation” of SLS rocket

Because I'm tall enough, I'm orange enough, and doggone it, Senators like me.

https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/07/congress-apparently-feels-a-need-for-reaffirmation-of-sls-rocket/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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arstechnica , to Random
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Three betas in, iOS 18 testers still can’t try out Apple Intelligence features

Apple has said some features will be available to test "this summer."

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/07/three-betas-in-ios-18-testers-still-cant-try-out-apple-intelligence-features/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

jeroenvanbergen ,
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@arstechnica Summer on which hemisphere?

arstechnica , to Random
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Republicans angry that ISPs receiving US grants must offer low-cost plans

Law requires grantees to offer low-cost plans. GOP calls it "rate regulation."

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/07/republicans-fight-plan-to-require-low-cost-broadband-service/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

neonharbinger ,
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@arstechnica One wonders why we even report on such things anymore. (/s) Republicans only like something if it makes life more difficult or impossible for minorities.

nazokiyoubinbou ,
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@arstechnica I seriously can't see how people can't see that calls for privatizing things with no limits won't result in, well, no limits. In such a system it's not lowest bid wins, it's everyone finds the absolute highest bid they can get away with and then just focus on marketing to convince people their way overpriced service is better than the other way overpriced service. Marketing works a lot better than pricing for competition it seems because that's just how humans are.

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