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H5N1 bird flu has come for the alpacas, too, the USDA reports

The alpacas were known to be in close contact with infected birds.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/05/h5n1-bird-flu-has-come-for-the-alpacas-too-the-usda-reports/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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So do I stop drinking alpaca milk or what?

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Neuralink to implant 2nd human with brain chip as 75% of threads retract in 1st

Algorithm tweaks made up for the loss, and Neuralink thinks it has fix for next patient.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/05/neuralink-to-implant-2nd-human-with-brain-chip-as-75-of-threads-retract-in-1st/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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Being a "beta male" is taking on a whole new meaning when you are just a test subject for some company.

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Virtual Boy: The bizarre rise and quick fall of Nintendo’s enigmatic red console

How Nintendo took a gamble on a new kind of gaming experience in the '90s.

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/05/virtual-boy-the-bizarre-rise-and-quick-fall-of-nintendos-enigmatic-red-console/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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The kid in this photo is using the Virtual Boy in maybe the WORST possible place.

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Robot dogs armed with AI-targeting rifles undergo US Marines Special Ops evaluation

Quadrupeds being reviewed have automatic targeting systems but require human oversight to fire.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/05/robot-dogs-armed-with-ai-targeting-rifles-undergo-us-marines-special-ops-evaluation/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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Human oversight…for now.

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Tesla announces fourth round of layoffs in four weeks

The latest cuts affect engineers, HR, and service advisers.

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2024/05/tesla-announces-fourth-round-of-layoffs-in-four-weeks/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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Oh no.

Season 5 What GIF by The Office

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Report: Mac mini could skip the Apple M3, jump right to the M4 in 2024 or 2025

But this would be a faster turnaround time than we saw for the M3 or the M2.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/04/report-mac-mini-could-skip-the-apple-m3-jump-right-to-the-m4-in-2024-or-2025/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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Good. I’ve been waiting for that little sucker to get an update.

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Tesla cuts the price of Full Self Driving option from $12,000 to $8,000

With the Model 2 cancelled, FSD is more important to Tesla than ever.

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2024/04/tesla-cuts-the-price-of-full-self-driving-option-from-12000-to-8000/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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I feel like it should be standard practice to put “Full Self Driving” in quotes.

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Sketchy Botox shots spark multistate outbreak of botulism-like condition

So far at least six people in two states have fallen ill; four of them were hospitalized.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/04/sketchy-botox-shots-spark-multistate-outbreak-of-botulism-like-condition/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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@arstechnica weird how Botox, short for Botulinum toxin, could cause a botulism-like condition if used improperly.

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“HDMI customized ad insertion” patent would show Roku’s ads atop non-Roku video

System would detect paused content on external devices and show ads on top.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/04/hdmi-customized-ad-insertion-patent-would-show-rokus-ads-atop-non-roku-video/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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“Ken, give me ‘How to Make It So I Never Buy a Roku Device’ for $1,000.”

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New Catan game has overpopulation, pollution, fossil fuels, and clean energy

If pollution levels go too high, the game ends for everyone. It's a fun escape!

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/04/new-catan-game-has-overpopulation-pollution-fossil-fuels-and-clean-energy/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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“Can anyone trade me some clean water for wood?”

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Microsoft debuts major Surface overhauls that regular people can’t buy

Not the first business-exclusive Surfaces, but they're the most significant.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/03/microsoft-debuts-major-surface-overhauls-that-regular-people-cant-buy/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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@arstechnica Still going with those trash arrow keys, though.

Inverted T or bust.

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Study: Cicadas pee in jets, not droplets. Here’s why that’s kinda weird.

Come for the cicada video, stay for the scaling graphic of urination across animal kingdom.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/03/study-cicadas-pee-in-jets-not-droplets-heres-why-thats-kinda-weird/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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@arstechnica If I was asleep for seventeen years this is also how I’d pee when I woke up.

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I tried to jump back into JRPGs with FFVII Rebirth, and that was a big mistake

In search of lost basement time, in a semi-review of Square's semi-remake.

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/02/i-tried-to-jump-back-into-jrpgs-with-ffvii-rebirth-and-that-was-a-big-mistake/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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The best RPG in the last few years has been Xenoblade Chronicles 3, don’t @ me.

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Musk claims Neuralink patient doing OK with implant, can move mouse with brain

Medical ethicists alarmed by Musk being "sole source of information" on patient.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/02/musk-claims-neuralink-patient-doing-ok-with-implant-can-move-mouse-with-brain/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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“He can move a mouse with his brain, but he keeps writing ‘Please kill me’ in MSPaint…”

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Judge tosses Big Pharma suit claiming drug price negotiation is unconstitutional

The judge ruled that the court lacks jurisdiction.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/02/judge-tosses-big-pharma-suit-claiming-drug-price-negotiation-is-unconstitutional/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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@arstechnica This dude is 100% the guy in the movie that wants to shut the orphanage down.

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200-foot AM radio tower disappears, halting Alabama station broadcast

"There's wires everywhere, and it's gone."

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/02/200-foot-am-radio-tower-disappears-halting-alabama-station-broadcast/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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Area 51 Aliens GIF by Sky HISTORY UK

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Masters of the Air is overproduced, over-CGI’d, over-color-graded Emmy bait

It's a bad show. I wanted to love it, but it's just not good.

https://arstechnica.com/culture/2024/01/masters-of-the-air-is-overproduced-over-cgid-over-color-graded-emmy-bait/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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@arstechnica Counterpoint: I’ve enjoyed the first two episodes.

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Tesla publishes its financial results for 2023; profit margin shrinks

Revenues only grew by 3 percent year over year, disappointing the market.

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2024/01/tesla-publishes-its-financial-results-for-2023-profit-margin-shrinks/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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@arstechnica Oh no, I sure wouldn’t want to disappoint “the market.” I feel so bad for “the market” to only have 3% positive growth with this company. What will “the market” do???

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Convicted murderer, filesystem creator writes of regrets to Linux list

"The man I am now would do things very differently," Reiser says in long letter.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/01/convicted-murderer-filesystem-creator-writes-of-regrets-to-linux-list/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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@arstechnica I wonder if regret number 1 is doing all the murder.

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CEOs say generative AI will result in job cuts in 2024

Media and entertainment, banking, insurance, and logistics lead the way.

https://arstechnica.com/ai/2024/01/ceos-say-generative-ai-will-result-in-job-cuts-in-2024/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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Headline next year: “banking CEOs say they will hire more human staff because generative AI keeps giving out passwords when people say it’s for their grandmothers.”

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