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Launch delays are a good thing. A successful launch on-schedule is ideal, but if a problem is raised it is always, always, always best to delay until it can be sorted out. See Chal…

Code-switching is an important part of forming social connections between different groups of people. Failure to meet on common grounds, be that in voice tone, fashion, expressions…

It's starting to look like Factorio will need a completely overhauled tutorial/onboarding process to teach players about these features. I hope that the new features will also be s…

I took a bite of ice directly off of a glacier in Greenland. It tasted like blood- either I cut my mouth on the sharp ice somehow, or it contains high mineral content. Should be fi…

Animal slaves/servants- ethically concerning.

We peaked with tape. Before the end of the century we will move from (silicon) clay tablet tech to mentat-grade oral tradition. History doesn't repeat, but it does rhyme, and it's …

If demand were to slowly drop to zero over a year as electrical devices shut down or fail, will a nuclear plant reduce power production without human input?

Adding necrophilia to my zombie apocalypse bingo card as we speak

I read in Arctic Dreams (Barry Lopez) that polar bears are hard to detect in the visual (white on white) and infrared (very good thermal insulation) spectrums, but that they are ea…

While new CCS plants coming online can only be good for development of the technology, something about Sky News being given exclusive access to the new site concerns me. 50 tonnes …

Being able to watch the afternoon storm roll in on the verandah with a beer in hand counts as outstanding weather for me :)

Based on his achievements before the age of 20, I'm going to assume that the person who killed him was a time traveller.

Nice. Super keen for the expansion. I'd assume tungsten mining drills, lava resource extractors and gas pumpjacks will be the major new buildings for this planet. Tungsten will pro…

Wow, if this turns out to really work it will be an absolute game changer in skincare. Protection from free radicals and UV damage, goes on clear, nontoxic and biodegradable, scave…

A lack of ability to police one's own levels of internet usage is something I've brushed up against in my own life. Someone with ADHD may be harmed by the constant availability of …

I took doxycycline for a few years to deal with acne. I developed acid reflux as a result, and managed to get myself horrifically sunburned once or twice. Wouldn't suggest taking i…

These cardboard beds cost 16-17 euros to produce. There are 100 million displaced people in the world. Your cheap folding metal cot will never be so cheap as to even come close to …

I've been staying about a boat for the last four months. In that time it's been sometimes cold, sometimes wet, but never so different to living ashore that I couldn't see myself en…