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Might have missed it but was disappointed to see no mention of externalized costs like the scraping burden imposed on every IP-connected server. From discussions on HN this sounds …

Shame is the Protestant enforcement mechanism for guilt.

Early seventies here, can extend and confirm your observation. Also flying cars, artificial intelligence, fusion power, equitable wealth distribution, ...

Success! Coffee through nose achieved. Printouts, usually many of them, are the original "overlapping windows".

Our interfaces have more modalities than before but they are disconnected from both physical and emotional reality. Buzzes and dings and flaps are nothing like hearing a happy shou…

Further to the Hygiene Hypothesis based approach, add exposure to cattle. They are another common factor during evolution and have a microbial footprint unlike common pets. Over ye…

Summary: biology uses chemical signalling. Signals can be used for multiple purposes by different critters.

A "small picture" local observation of impact: Big construction firms and projects scoop up all available workers and materials (concrete, for example) with year-long exclusive con…

Definitely for anyone living in an environment that contains animals. Vastly more so for anyone connected to the Interwebs. Soooo many videos of animals responding to music by danc…

I'm guessing you have never gotten a snoutfull of ammonia? Relatively low concentrations in air feel like asphyxiation. It also hangs around near the ground rather than floating up…

Anything with a name like "Red-bellied Squeaker Frog" begs for a video clip.

Agree with Hedora: We already did. But we are now chipping away at the mountain with (slowly) increasing general awareness of privacy concerns. The far bigger problem than tech dys…