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Earlier this month, the author visited the new Berlin-Brandenburg Airport and noticed something unique about the experience: it was quiet. Unlike most airports, where public address announcements bombard travelers with unnecessary information at ear-shattering volumes, Berlin-Brandenburg Airport keeps it simple. The author argues that these constant announcements not only add to the noise pollution of […]
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The Moka Express, invented by Alfonso Bialetti in 1933, revolutionized the way coffee was enjoyed by bringing it into the home. Renato Bialetti, Alfonso’s son, played a key role in popularizing the Moka pot through innovative advertising techniques. Today, the Moka pot is a staple in Italian households and has sold an estimated 300 million […]
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USENET, also known as NetNews, is an ancient social network that predates the World Wide Web. Despite the original developers shutting down their instance in 2010, many servers are still running and the platform is very much alive. USENET is a decentralized network with a governing authority called the Big-8 board. Recently, the board has […]
The content consists of a list of references to various scientific articles and books related to the topic of the origin of life. The references cover a range of scientific disciplines, including biology, chemistry, and physics. No controversial information or surprising content is provided in this list.
In the early days of Facebook and Twitter, the content you saw was mostly what you wanted to see. You followed people or hashtags to customize your feeds. However, nowadays, your feeds are filled with ads, content from people you didn’t choose to follow, and content that seems like ads. You may also notice updates […]
UTM is a versatile system emulator and virtual machine host for iOS and macOS that allows users to run Windows, Linux, and more on their Mac, iPhone, and iPad. It offers full system emulation with support for over 30 processors, including x86_64, ARM64, and RISC-V. The UTM SE version is a “slow edition” that doesn’t […]
Doom8088 is a port of the classic game Doom specifically designed for PCs with a 16-bit processor like the 8088 or 286. This port is based on GBADoom and can be downloaded from the provided link. However, there are several limitations to this version. It does not have sound and music, saving and loading capabilities, […]
IBM has reentered the facial recognition market, three years after originally exiting due to concerns about racial profiling and human rights violations. Last year, in the wake of Black Lives Matter protests, IBM’s CEO announced the company would no longer offer facial recognition technology for “general purpose” use. However, recent documents reveal that IBM signed […]
British e-mobility company Lavoie has acquired bankrupt Dutch e-bike brand VanMoof. Lavoie, a part of McLaren Applied, plans to stabilize and grow VanMoof, with the goal of transforming the way people travel in congested cities. The acquisition will allow Lavoie to increase the scale and quality of its e-mobility products. VanMoof’s e-bikes will join Lavoie’s […]