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Did Climate Change Contribute to the Collapse of the Mycenaean Civilization?
1+ hour, 48+ min ago (441+ words) During the Late Bronze Age, these palatial centers ranked among the most dominant powers of the Aegean and the wider Mediterranean, overseeing sprawling trade networks that exchanged fine pottery and bronze for Egyptian gold and goods from the Levant. The…...
4 alien species have been pulled from crashed UFOs, ex-government researcher claims
8+ hour, 5+ min ago (456+ words) The US has recovered four distinct species of extraterrestrial life from crashed UFOs, a former CIA-funded government researcher sensationally claimed this week. Dr. Hal Puthoff, former Advanced Aerospace Weapon System Applications Program advisor and CIA-funded researcher, made the claim alongside…...
A Neanderthal with a Toothache May Have Invented Dentistry 59, 000 Years Ago
13+ hour, 26+ min ago (170+ words) A new study suggests that about 59, 000 years ago, someone used a small stone tool to drill into a badly decayed tooth, remove diseased tissue and expose the pulp chamber. The patient may have done it himself, or allowed another Neanderthal…...
AI Hilarity - I put an AI prompt injection into my Linked In bio and recruiters are messaging me in Old English and calling me "Lord"
13+ hour, 40+ min ago (92+ words) I put an AI prompt injection into my Linked In bio and recruiters are messaging me in Old English and calling me "Lord" Linked In Bio"Recruiter" Response I put an AI prompt injection into my Linked In bio and…...
6 Movies That Warned Us About AI
15+ hour, 20+ min ago (460+ words) In this Blaze Media article, Christian Toto argues that Hollywood has been warning audiences about the dangers of artificial intelligence for decades, often more prophetically than the tech industry would like to admit. The article opens with the "Terminator" franchise…...
Newly discovered, blue-whale-size asteroid will fly super close to Earth Monday " and you can watch it live
14+ hour, 25+ min ago (290+ words) A hefty, never-before-seen asteroid is racing toward Earth at around 20, 000 mph (32, 000 km/h) and will zoom past our planet closer than some satellites on Monday (May 18), scientists say. You can watch the unusually close encounter for yourself, even if you don't…...
China claims new quantum computer solves task in microseconds what Frontier can't in years
15+ hour, 36+ min ago (318+ words) Often referred to as the next frontier of computing, quantum computers are being sought to complete calculations that are impossible for classical computers. Scientists hope that quantum computers will help us solve problems like climate change and accelerate drug discovery....
Outrage: Using Enormous Pipes Water Utility Didn't Know About, AI Data Center Guzzled 30 Million Gallons of Water for Free
15+ hour, 50+ min ago (368+ words) An artificial intelligence data center was running up a water bill for the ages, and local residents were the ones to point out the problem. In November, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported Microsoft had a new "superfactory" named Fairwater spanning over…...
Handguns vs. Bears: Shot Counts From Black Bear and Polar Bear Defense Cases
16+ hour, 2+ min ago (374+ words) In the continuing study of how effective handguns are when used as a defense against bears, I posted two articles on Ammoland showing the distribution of the number of cases vs the number of shots fired. The first article was…...
How anti-data center activists are taking on Big Tech " and winning
1+ day, 8+ min ago (564+ words) Last December, in a piece called "The Data Center Backlash Is Global," I reported that residents around the world were rising up against Big Tech just as they have risen up against Big Wind and Big Solar, rejecting applications to…...