Well, this is fascinating! The city of Poznan, Poland uses eight clams to control their water supply. When the water is clean, they remain open, but close when contaminated, closing a sensor harmlessly glued to their shell. Computers do the rest. After three months, the clams are returned to their original home and replaced with new clams. #science #health #clever kottke.org/24/12/eig…
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Now Playing @ Nothing Manor: Robbie Robertson - How To Become Clairvoyant (Deluxe)(2011). Eric Clapton. Steve Winwood. Tom Morello. Trent Reznor. Nothing short of an amazing album. Why are you still reading this? Go listen! #music #nowplaying
It’s #CNN listicle season, and I hate it. I can’t walk around my house now without wading through hip-deep listicle muck. It’s sooooo gross. Normally this would signal the oncoming new year and a refreshed sense of hope, but that’s not in the cards for #2025. Ugh. #news #enshittification
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I don’t think I mention how much I hate private medical insurance (even more than I hate paid parking at medical facilities). So, I’m going to mention that the people at Select Health are terrible for denying a 9 year old girl born with one arm a $24K robotic arm because it was “cosmetic”. Despite their callousness, she got her arm. Read her story. #healthcare #humanrights science.slashdot.org/story/24/…
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I’m not sure this is the most complementary of headlines for the #Flexbar. #Apple’s Touch Bar was almost as unloved as the disastrous Butterfly keyboard, and now both have long been excised from the MacBook lineup. #tech appleinsider.com/articles/…
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This is heartbreaking. I was very lucky to be among those whose loans were mostly wiped clean by the Biden administration and I’m “only” 56. And my outstanding loans were a pittance compared to Valerie’s. I thought my 16k was stressful… #studentloans #debt yro.slashdot.org/story/24/…
While my favorite #rally car of all time is the #Lancia Delta Integralé 16V, but a close second is the #Renault 5 Turbo 2. Now I’m looking at this new R5 Turbo 3E and I am blown away at how powerful this little thing looks! Over 500 HP and 0-60 in 3.5 seconds. I love it! #cars #racing www.autoblog.com/news/rena…
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I’m quite sad that 2011’s #animated ‘The Adventures of #Tintin’ directed by Steven Spielberg and produced by Peter Jackson & Kathleen Kennedy hasn’t gotten a sequel yet. It’s a great #movie and did well at the global box office. Now Tintin and Popeye will soon be entering the public domain. www.polygon.com/news/5022…
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#HomestarRunner has been on #YouTube for years. I’m subscribed to their channel and watch when they put out new content. Nice to see Polygon finally noticing, though. If it’s been a while, you should revisit some old faves. #cartoons #comedy www.polygon.com/yuletide-…
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Now Playing @ Nothing Manor: Yes - 90125 (1983). This is the first album of Yes' third iteration and reinvention into a more commercially approachable act. The album spawned four singles, including the radio-friendly ‘Owner of a Lonely Heart’ and hit #5 on the US Billboard 200. #music #nowplaying
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NO! BAD #LENOVO!! You’ve been leaching away too much of the #ThinkPad’s DNA for far too long!!! Now you’re possibly going to take the TrackPoint and it’s associated buttons away from your loyal users?! Not a smart move. Let’s hope that this is truly just a rumor and not real. #tech #laptops liliputing.com/lenovo-th…
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Now Playing @ Nothing Manor: The Phil Collins Big Band - A Hot Night in Paris (1999). God rest your marvelous soul, Phil. #music #nowplaying
It’s time for a revolt against #Microsoft and their lust for making #Windows worse and its users pay for the “privilege”. If you already use Linux & Windows, just dump Windows. If you use Windows 11, downgrade to Windows 10. If you’re non-technical, switch to an #Apple #M4MacMini. There’s very little that isn’t universal these days. #capitalism #AIsucks #tech slashdot.org/story/24/…
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Now Playing @ Nothing Manor: Robbie Robertson - Storyville (1991). I guess today is Robbie Roberthursday. Fantastic album with a deeply soulful ‘Go Back to Your Woods’. #music #nowplaying
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Now Playing @ Nothing Manor: Robbie Robertson - Eponymous (1987). Lead guitarist for Bob Dylan. Founding member and songwriter for The Band. Storied solo career. We sadly lost him last year at a young 80 years old. #music #nowplaying en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robb…
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Wow! #Ayaneo, the premium handheld game console maker, has just unveiled their Ayaneo 3 #Windows gaming device and while it doesn’t appear that unique, it does have a neat gimmick. The controls are magnetically swappable. Just watch. #videogames #hardware www.youtube.com/watch
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Now Playing @ Nothing Manor: Psychodots - Terminal Blvd. (2005). Rob is prolific. He was in The Bears with Adrian Belew, The Raisins, and has a strong solo career, and is a stellar guitarist. A deeply underrated talent. #music #nowplaying
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I’m a full album listener and appreciate explorations of particular musicians across multiple phases of their career (e.g., Jason Falkner, Rob Fetters, Simon Phillips). I’m pleased to see someone finally ran a study on the so-called ‘Sophmore Slump’. #music entertainment.slashdot.org/story/24/…
I’m a native Angeleno. I was born in #Pasadena, just outside of #LosAngeles way back in 1968, just in time to miss the Pacific Electric Red Car era. I still live in #SoCal and getting around is… difficult, but it’s been getting slowly better. I found this video quite hopeful. www.youtube.com/watch
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Found this in my #YouTube recommendations this #Christmas morning :) The #Lancia #Delta #Integrale is my all-time favorite rally car and this is some stunning #animation in Unreal Engine 5 #UE5 #shorts #film www.youtube.com/watch
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Wow. Good job making your customers think their computers were infected with a virus, ASUS. #stupid #capitalism #tech tech.slashdot.org/story/24/…
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Now Playing @ Nothing Manor: Vintage Trouble - The Bomb Shelter Sessions (2011). This bombastic 1950’s R&B, soul, funk inspired band from LA put on one helluva live show. They remind me a lot of the fictional band from the movie Animal House, Otis Day & The Knights. www.youtube.com/watch #music #nowplaying
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Now Playing @ Nothing Manor: Train - Train (1998). I’m sorry if you love Train, but this is really the only album of theirs I truly love. I’d describe it more like Southern fried AAA rock rather than the more pop-oriented albums that follow. Nice, modern twist pre-2k. #music #nowplaying
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Now Playing @ Nothing Manor: Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros - Global a Go-Go (2001). Joe’s just a fantastic musical presence and this album is him through and through. Great groove from top to bottom. #music #nowplaying
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Now Playing @ Nothing Manor: The Smithereens Play Tommy (2009). Who doesn’t love The Who and I adore The Smithereens. With the latter playing the entire “Tommy” album by the former, it’s a match made in musical heaven! #music #nowplaying
