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readbeanicecream ,
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Bullet Trains Are Coming to America. Too Bad Our Old Rail Lines Can’t Handle Them. Only a measly 375 miles of U.S. track are equipped for 100+ mph speeds. https://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/infrastructure/a45025005/bullet-trains-in-usa-high-speed-rail-complications/

Bullet Train

perviouslyiner ,

It’s hardly surprising that you don’t have high speed track if there was never a need for it? Not only do you need straighter routes but also the more expensive construction and the electronic in-cab signalling, which is just part of the package when introducing skinkansen

readbeanicecream OP ,
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@perviouslyiner There is a need for it. America as whole needs a more robust public transportation system.

ManyRoads ,
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May the world reflect on these thoughts, this ode, this homage to freedom and humanity from one of the world's great 20th Century minds, Thomas Mann. (1929 Nobel Prize in Literature laureate)

"God Help our Darkened and Desecrated Country"

https://www.pro-europa.eu/europe/mann-thomas-god-help-our-darkened-and-desecrated-country/

readbeanicecream ,
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Thorny AI ownership questions have Copyright Office seeking public input
Should AI-created works be copyrighted? US regulators want to know what you think.
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/08/rapid-growth-of-ai-systems-prompts-us-copyright-office-to-seek-public-input/

Icalasari ,

Wow, this is horrifying :D It BETTER not become copyrightable, else copyright trolls basically win, provided they have the resources to run enough AI

ManyRoads ,
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"The heroic effort to save Florida’s coral reef from devastating ocean heat"

https://theconversation.com/the-heroic-effort-to-save-floridas-coral-reef-from-devastating-ocean-heat-210974

ManyRoads ,
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"MIT boffins build battery alternative out of cement, carbon black, and water

Imagine your home's foundation was its own energy-storing supercapacitor"

https://www.theregister.com/2023/08/02/mit_concrete_battery/?td=rt-3a

readbeanicecream ,
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Many people feel they work in pointless, meaningless jobs, research confirms: The theory that many people feel the work they do is pointless because their jobs are "bullshit" has been confirmed by a new study.
https://phys.org/news/2023-08-people-pointless-meaningless-jobs.html

ME5SENGER_24 ,

I can confirm without the need for a study. My job brings literally zero actual value to the world. What’s crazier is the company I work for employs over 200,000 people and none of of jobs hold any real world value. No lives being saved. No scientific breakthroughs. Nothing.

ManyRoads ,
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"New Vaccine Targets Alzheimer’s Disease at its Roots"

https://neurosciencenews.com/vaccine-alzheimers-23722/

PaulDevonUK ,
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Summary: A groundbreaking vaccine developed by Japanese researchers is potentially capable of preventing or modifying the course of Alzheimer’s disease.

See that word “potentialy”? Yet another clickbait title.

Ghostalmedia ,
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Still a fascinating piece of research and a novel approach. Animal trials look promising, so this could be cool.

neuraltimes ,
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willya ,
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Super cool. Signed up to check it out.

neuraltimes OP ,
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@willya Great thanks! would love to hear your feedback!

readbeanicecream , (edited )
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How climate change could cause a home insurance meltdown: Nationwide, millions of homeowners are having to find different kinds of coverage, which typically come at a higher price with less protection.
https://www.npr.org/2023/07/22/1186540332/how-climate-change-could-cause-a-home-insurance-meltdown

readbeanicecream ,
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An Ohio zoo staff was shocked when their "male" gorilla gave birth: Zookeepers at an Ohio zoo were dumbfounded when one of their gorillas gave birth, because — somehow — for the last four years they thought the mama gorilla was a male. https://boingboing.net/2023/07/21/an-ohio-zoo-staff-was-shocked-when-their-male-gorilla-gave-birth.html

SDK ,

https://i.imgur.com/IZ01eL5.jpg

melmc ,
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Fed Expects Banking Crisis to Trigger Recession Later This Year, Minutes Reveal
https://www.theepochtimes.com/fed-expects-banking-crisis-to-trigger-recession-later-this-year-minutes-reveal_5189994.html

Fartbutt ,

Yep. Third link to that mess I came across today - posted by the same user - melmc - Desantis for President, bible quotes all over. I’m choosing to block this lunatic. Ugh.

sendingmath ,
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@melmc epoch times is shit

melmc ,
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US Factory Order Data Flash Red Alert for Economy

U.S. factory orders fell into negative territory for the first time since October 2020, delivering a fresh sign that the U.S. manufacturing sector is suffering a slowdown.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us-factory-order-data-flash-red-alert-for-economy_5375536.html

bricks ,

Non-Epoch Times Link (Reuters)

This was published yesterday; looks like FO numbers were lower than expected but still positive. April-May delta was +0.3% (versus a forecast of +0.8%).

melmc ,
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ANALYSIS: Wagner Mercenaries ‘Dig In’ Across Africa, as Their Fate Hangs in the Balance

The Wagner Group's units in Africa will not withdraw anytime soon, despite the recent aborted uprising ,,,
https://www.theepochtimes.com/analysis-wagner-mercenaries-dig-in-across-africa-as-their-fate-hangs-in-the-balance_5373805.html

ManyRoads ,
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Guardian Live Feed:

"Wagner chief says he’s in Rostov military HQ as Putin says those behind ‘armed rebellion’ will be punished – Russia-Ukraine war live"

https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2023/jun/23/russia-ukraine-war-live-russia-investigates-mutiny-as-wagner-chief-says-evil-military-leaders-must-be-stopped

ManyRoads ,
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"The President of Poland, Andrzej Duda, suggested that those who call Ukraine for a compromise with the Russian Federation give part of their territories to Russia."

https://t.me/United24media/10751

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