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[amirr]

"A minute of silence" by Artist Marina Abramovic - YouTube

 

[show-Zi]

 

[upnorth]

Chemistry breakthrough extracts oxygen from water using magnets

In what's described as a key advancement for the development of systems to help propel humans into deep space, scientists have demonstrated a method of extracting oxygen from water in microgravity using magnets. The technology shapes as a cost-effective and viable way to keep astronauts breathing…

newatlas.com

 

[show-Zi]

Murder suspect calls cops over cold fries, then arrested on active warrant

A man called Kennesaw police Friday to complain about cold McDonald’s French fries, and when officers arrived, they discovered he had an outstanding warrant for failure to appear in a homicide case in which he is accused of setting a car on fire with a woman’s body inside.

www.ajc.com

 

[upnorth]

More Japanese firms are raising wages to combat labour shortage: Reuters poll

More large Japanese companies are now raising wages to attract workers and cope with chronic staff shortages, a monthly Reuters poll showed on Thursday, a tentative sign Japan Inc may be slowly addressing pay that has been flat for decades.

www.reuters.com

 

[amirr]

Opinion | Happiness Is Other People - The New York Times
Opinion | Happiness Is Other People (Published 2017)

 

[show-Zi]

More Japanese firms are raising wages to combat labour shortage: Reuters poll

More large Japanese companies are now raising wages to attract workers and cope with chronic staff shortages, a monthly Reuters poll showed on Thursday, a tentative sign Japan Inc may be slowly addressing pay that has been flat for decades.

www.reuters.com

It seems that there is a tendency to reduce the number of employees in exchange for raising wages. In other words, the labor shortage will continue, and the burden on working workers will increase.
Japan is still in the middle of a lost road.

 

[Pixel_]

 

[plat]

Is this our near future?

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[ForgottenSeer 69673]

The Anunnaki Intervention

 

[brambedkar59]

 

[plat]

Any mobile TikTok users around here?

Here is something that had me stop in my tracks and read more. Note: this is tweeting about a dev and his app that logs what JavaScript tracking code is injected via the in-app browser. Keystrokes--including passwords--can be picked up with the TikTok app on the iOS mobile system

This is def. not a blurb for that app, by the way-- just reporting about TikTok's uh..."practices."

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I was occasionally viewing some TikTok videos via Yahoo in my browser. I think I'll stop doing that. Just avoid it altogether.

 

[plat]

Has anyone living in the Netherlands seen these on your beaches? They are kind of fascinating. What would you call him--sculptor? Scientist?

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[brambedkar59]

Has anyone living in the Netherlands seen these on your beaches? They are kind of fascinating. What would you call him--sculptor? Scientist?

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[show-Zi]

@upnorth
she goes to the United States to train.

ドラマー“YOYOKA（よよか）”がアメリカに移住し世界挑戦を本格始動！

“世界が尊敬する日本人100”に９歳で選出されるなど、数々の史上最年少記録をもつ12歳のドラマーYOYOKA。世界で活躍する夢を叶えるため、アメリカに移住します。その第一歩として移住先に音楽スタジオを整備し、さらに現地のミュージシャンと初のソロアルバムを制作したいです。

ubgoe.com

 

[Pixel_]

 

[upnorth]

First material found to "remember" its own history

Researchers at EPFL have discovered a material that seems to be able to “remember” all of its past encounters with stimuli, such as electrical currents. The compound could come in handy for better data storage and processing.

newatlas.com

 

[show-Zi]

I found out in the movies.
If I were to describe Japan as sushi, sukiyaki and geisha, Finland for me would be Moomin, F-Secure & KAMOME.

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[The_King]

 

[plat]

This single tomato plant (tree?) reportedly produced 32,000 tomatoes in a harvest. It's in a greenhouse at Disney World in Florida, USA.

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