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"Apple’s market valuation is roughly equal to the national net worth of Denmark (...). In all but name, this is a superpower" Denmark is a really nice country. Also, it is not a su…

This reminds me of a 'news' organization that promoted the pseudo-scientific book "The gendered brain" (which could be described as Peak Blank Slate Fantasy), including a fawning s…

When I was working in the mobile industry, I was told repeatedly that a 100% FOSS phone would be impossible. Not only is the existing tech proprietary and patent-encumbered, even i…

"I can't read the article" "Chinese censorship is good, actually" "Also it's easy to get around" ...Is this a parody account?

All major Hollywood movie studios pro-actively doctor their scripts to make them China-compliant, and you think basketball is somehow going to do better? On a related note, this th…

Beware: TheGrayZone is an 'alternative news' Web site. The type who claims that Uighurs internment camps are anti-Chinese propaganda, Maduro criticism and opposition are US-funded …

Moreover Taiwan's transition to democracy was 'indigenous', as it was never effectively colonized by the West (barring some isolated outposts), therefore defeating all the silly ta…

>> Most of the complaints about the US focus on comparatively small mistakes Taking down democracy in Iran. Supporting dictators in Latin America and Africa and assisting them in h…

>> The good the US has done is also radically beyond any good that China has done. "Dear members of the jury, I know what you are thinking: well it looks like this guy did napalm l…

I had the same question while reading TFA. The Khoisan ethnic group split from the main population an estimated 150k years ago, and although their clicking language is peculiar I d…

I don't have a direct link to the study, but this is from the BBC ( https://www.bbc.com/news/health-48950483 ): "The researchers also found the presence in seven products of the so…

A recent study here in Europe as found that some low-quality CBD e-liquids contain traces of solvent (used to extract said CBD) that are above safety level and may trigger adverse …

FYI as hinted at the top of the page, this is a recycled (duh) version of a much longer article published 5 years ago: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2014/10/13/tales-trash It …

Yes, this article felt like reading the rant of a scientologist about 'suppressive persons'...

Yes, both during WW1 and WW2, but to a much lesser extent than Japanese-American: only a few thousands were held, most of thoses deemed German enough were only required to register…

Nice attempt at reframing there, but if this new paper is correct then it's not a 'failed replication', it's a refutation. Big difference.

It's interesting that Melville was seen as derivative during his latter years, when he was in fact creating his own aesthetics and rythm (a Sergio Leone of film noir, if you will).…

Reminder (motivated by taway69's post questioning Sully's credentials): prior to the Hudson river incident in 2009, Sully was already an aviation safety expert, having participated…

It's interesting to note that he's being attacked in part because republicans are relying on him. Of course they don't do this because of any sort of scientific integrity on their …

"Repo Man", Chinese Edition.