With the Huawei Mate 30 launch right around the corner on September 19th, Huawei announced the new flagship chipset that will be powering the phone. AnandTech reports: Huawei is for the first time splitting its [5G] strategy, with two versions of the Kirin 990. These versions will officially be known as the Kirin 990 and the Kirin 990 5G. The (4G)…
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Have astronomers found a hyper-volcanic exomoon?
Astronomers have found evidence for a possible exomoon orbiting a gas giant planet 550 light-years away. If they’re interpreting the evidence correctly, this moon would be a place of destruction, even more volcanically active than Jupiter’s famous volcanic moon, Io. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/volcanic-exomoon-exo-io-wasp-49b…
September’s birthstone is the sapphire
Sapphires, a form of the mineral corundum, were once believed to be protection against snakes. Source: https://earthsky.org/human-world/september-birthstone-sapphire…
Much Fridge Food ‘Goes There To Die’
Americans throw out a lot more food than they expect they will, food waste that is likely driven in part by ambiguous date labels on packages, a new study has found. From a report: “People eat a lot less of their refrigerated food than they expect to, and they’re likely throwing out perfectly good food because they misunderstand labels,” said Brian…
ITER: ‘Where the Sun Will Be Re-Born on Earth’
Long-time Slashdot reader rinka shares an article about “the place where the Sun will be re-born on Earth”: The world’s best scientists are trying to create a ‘miniature Sun’ on Earth to tap its fusion energy, costing over €20 billion… [G]lobally ITER is the most expensive science project on Earth ever to be undertaken in the 21st century. The total weight…
Seattle Has Figured Out How To End the War On Drugs
Nicholas Kristof writes in an opinion piece for The New York Times about Seattle’s “bold approach to narcotics that should be a model for America.” Instead of being prosecuted for being caught with small amounts of drugs, that person is steered toward social services to get help. “In effect, Seattle is decriminalizing the use of hard drugs,” writes Kristof. “It is…
Vermicomposting | Fertilize With Worm Castings
Vermicomposting is worming its way onto farms everywhere. Here’s why you should fertilize with worm castings, and how to grow your own worm composting unit. Vermicomposting For The Homestead I’m always looking for new ways on the farm to reuse, recycle and repurpose, and there’s nothing I love more than an opportunity to reduce the…Continue Reading
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A Major Cyber Attack Could Be Just As Deadly As Nuclear Weapons
“As someone who studies cybersecurity and information warfare, I’m concerned that a cyberattack with widespread impact, an intrusion in one area that spreads to others or a combination of lots of smaller attacks, could cause significant damage, including mass injury and death rivaling the death toll of a nuclear weapon,” warns an assistant Professor of Computer Science, North Dakota State University:…
Growing Food From Scraps
Did you know that 1/3 of all the food globally is wasted? Yes, it is! 1.3 billion tons gets lost or wasted or not consumed. And only a small percentage of that waste can be diverted for composting. Compost will help lessen these waste but did you know that there is a better way to save food?…Continue Reading
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Large 2019 dead zone in Gulf of Mexico
This year’s Gulf of Mexico dead zone of oxygen-depleted waters is the 8th largest ever recorded. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/dead-zone-gulf-of-mexico-2019…