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arstechnica , 1 month ago to Random 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
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
garretble , 1 month ago @arstechnica So do I stop drinking alpaca milk or what?
@arstechnica
So do I stop drinking alpaca milk or what?
arstechnica , 1 month ago to Random 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
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
garretble , 1 month ago @arstechnica Being a "beta male" is taking on a whole new meaning when you are just a test subject for some company.
Being a "beta male" is taking on a whole new meaning when you are just a test subject for some company.
arstechnica , 1 month ago to Random 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
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
garretble , 1 month ago @arstechnica The kid in this photo is using the Virtual Boy in maybe the WORST possible place.
The kid in this photo is using the Virtual Boy in maybe the WORST possible place.
arstechnica , 1 month ago to Random 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
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
garretble , 1 month ago @arstechnica Human oversight…for now.
Human oversight…for now.
arstechnica , 1 month ago to Random 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
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
garretble , 1 month ago @arstechnica Oh no. Season 5 What GIF by The Office
Oh no.
Season 5 What GIF by The Office
arstechnica , 2 months ago to Random 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
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
garretble , 2 months ago @arstechnica Good. I’ve been waiting for that little sucker to get an update.
Good. I’ve been waiting for that little sucker to get an update.
arstechnica , 2 months ago to Random 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
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
garretble , 2 months ago @arstechnica I feel like it should be standard practice to put “Full Self Driving” in quotes.
I feel like it should be standard practice to put “Full Self Driving” in quotes.
arstechnica , 2 months ago to Random 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
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
garretble , 2 months ago @arstechnica weird how Botox, short for Botulinum toxin, could cause a botulism-like condition if used improperly.
@arstechnica weird how Botox, short for Botulinum toxin, could cause a botulism-like condition if used improperly.
arstechnica , 2 months ago to Random “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
“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
garretble , 2 months ago @arstechnica “Ken, give me ‘How to Make It So I Never Buy a Roku Device’ for $1,000.”
“Ken, give me ‘How to Make It So I Never Buy a Roku Device’ for $1,000.”
arstechnica , 3 months ago to Random 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
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
garretble , 3 months ago @arstechnica “Can anyone trade me some clean water for wood?”
“Can anyone trade me some clean water for wood?”
arstechnica , 3 months ago to Random 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
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
garretble , 3 months ago @arstechnica Still going with those trash arrow keys, though. Inverted T or bust.
@arstechnica Still going with those trash arrow keys, though.
Inverted T or bust.
arstechnica , 3 months ago to Random 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
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
garretble , 3 months ago @arstechnica If I was asleep for seventeen years this is also how I’d pee when I woke up.
@arstechnica If I was asleep for seventeen years this is also how I’d pee when I woke up.
arstechnica , 4 months ago to Random 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
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
garretble , 4 months ago @arstechnica The best RPG in the last few years has been Xenoblade Chronicles 3, don’t @ me.
The best RPG in the last few years has been Xenoblade Chronicles 3, don’t @ me.
arstechnica , 4 months ago to Random 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
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
garretble , 4 months ago @arstechnica “He can move a mouse with his brain, but he keeps writing ‘Please kill me’ in MSPaint…”
“He can move a mouse with his brain, but he keeps writing ‘Please kill me’ in MSPaint…”
arstechnica , 4 months ago to Random 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
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
garretble , 4 months ago @arstechnica This dude is 100% the guy in the movie that wants to shut the orphanage down.
@arstechnica This dude is 100% the guy in the movie that wants to shut the orphanage down.