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that's a good question -- the paper describes it triggering aggression in the ant within milliseconds of it probing the snare with its antenna. I don't know the basis for it, but t…

The part from the paper which is so interesting is why the ant bites the trap in the first place. The paper suggests that the spider puts out a pheromone that attracts the ant and …

ayyyyy great to see someone from my local hacking community on the front page!

Location: Providence, RI Remote: no Willing to relocate: yes Technologies: the very full stack -- designing and managing the creation of physical, electro-mechanical products, the …

I mean, that's true, but not relevant at the scale of the CO2 in the atmosphere. Think about breathing from a paper bag - your exhaled breath contains about 4% CO2, and after sever…

Well, to be clear, the animals didn't volunteer. We made the choice for them. Some of these mice in this experiment were wild-type, others were actually specifically bred to have a…

Hey, I just want to say thanks for making this wonderful piece of software! I love gooey and have used it extensively for several different programs. For me, it perfectly fits this…

> even if there are no APIs that fire a gun. YC summer season applications are due soon. TIME TO DISRUPT!

Awww yeah

> Humans have an enormous capacity for empathy and kindness, but we're also capable of some truly horrific acts. (fixed that for you)

The NYT article about this same issue ( https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/08/us/metallurgist-navy-fals... ) mentions that Bradken is "the Navy's leading supplier of cast, high-yield …

Another cameraman got gobbled by a Bryde's whale while he was filming a bait ball off the coast of South Africa a couple years ago. His wife took photos of him while he was half in…

to the future!

Aaaand we're back

working on this now, thanks HN :)

all you had to do was ask https://youtu.be/V4vVUXNotI0 <3

Dear Hacker News, I'm curious about how groups have successfully installed sensor networks around a city. Assume that money isn't the issue--you've got 1,000 sensors bought and pai…

I recently read the 4-hour work week and came away a mix of excited, entertained, and annoyed at Ferriss' douchyness. The one thing it did open my eyes to, though, was outsourcing …