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Oct 3, 2022

Physicist Apologizes for Fooling Public Into Thinking a Picture of Chorizo Was a Star

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But there was just one problem: it’s not Proxima Centauri.

In fact, this magnificent, planetary orb, a swirling masterpiece of dazzling reds and glowing orange, is just a slice of Spanish chorizo.

Now, Klein — who meant the post as a harmless prank — has had to make a public apology for causing any confusion.

Oct 3, 2022

Finding the on-ramp: Converting Web2 to Web3

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Every time someone invents a new standard, the rest of the world is compelled to comply: VHS to DVD, DVD to Blu-ray, or Blu-ray to streaming. Change is inexorable, but it can also be glacially slow. Converting the tech geeks and conspicuous consumers is easy, but getting the long tail of ordinary users to embrace the “new paradigm” is fiendishly hard — and so, it is with Web3.

We’re living through a transitional time when the slow deprecation of one standard is being countered with the mainstreaming of another. To say that red pilling the masses on the wonders of Web3 has been tough would be an understatement, however. At this stage, it cannot even be said for certain that Web3 will replace its numerical predecessor — rather, it is more of an if. For Web2 to go the way of the VHS and fully transition to a new format — much needs to happen first.

Oct 3, 2022

Relativity IS Easy

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Einstein did it the hard way, but there’s a much easier approach to relativity.

Oct 3, 2022

Illusory perspectives or measurements of reality?

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Oct 3, 2022

Scientists Discover Massive “Ocean” Near Earth’s Core

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The study confirmed something that it was only a theory, namely that ocean water accompanies subducting slabs and thus enters the transition zone.

Oct 2, 2022

The CIA Just Invested in Woolly Mammoth Resurrection Technology

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Oct 2, 2022

No, Bruce Willis did not sell his face to deepfake firm Deepcake

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He did do a deepfake commercial last year.

A spokesperson for Bruce Willis has come forward and told the BBC

In addition, a representative of Deepcake added that currently, only Willis had the rights to his face.

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Oct 2, 2022

Man sells 3D-printed firearms to a buyback program for $21,000

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The man printed 110 firearms.

An upstate New York man told New York’s WKTV.


“I 3D-printed a bunch of lower receivers and frames for different kinds of firearms,” Kem told WKTV. “And he sees the tote and says, ‘how many firearms do you have?’ And I said, ‘110.’”

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Oct 2, 2022

Why Cloud Databases Need to Be In Your Tech Stack

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Enterprises are seeking ways to modernize their operations. Emerging as a critical element in the digital transformation tech stack are cloud databases.

Having the right cloud database can help address the range of applications companies depend on and also those that they build, from the cloud to mobile and edge. For companies aspiring to provide better and more personalized customer experiences, implementing a DBaaS (database as a service) should be a key consideration.

Oct 2, 2022

Hundreds of pounds of TNT were used to damage the Nord Stream pipelines, Sweden and Denmark tell the UN

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A joint letter from Sweden and Denmark to the UN Security Council said “several hundred kilos” of explosives caused the damage in a “deliberate” act.