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Apple Endelig Har Rettelser til Defekte Butterfly Tastaturer, der Anerkender Design Sucks
En Apple-medarbejder påpeger, at det er Touch Bar på en ny Apple MacBook Pro bærbar computer under en produkt lancering i oktober 27, 2016 i Cupertino, Californien.Foto: Getty På dette punkt, det er ingen hemmelighed, at butterfly tastatur, der anvendes på nyere modeller af Apple ‘ s MacBook og MacBook Pro laptops har en litani…
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How to Stop the Sound of a Dripping Faucet Instantly, According to Science
Photo: Doladimej/Wikimedia It’s tempting to think that the “plink” sound produced by a falling water droplet on a liquid surface is caused by the droplet itself, but new research points to an unexpected source of this familiar, yet annoying, sound. Excitingly, the researchers have also identified a neat hack to stop it. The sound produced…
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Cops Need a Warrant to Grab Your Phone’s Location Data, Supreme Court Says in Landmark Case
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California Lawmaker Under Fire for Weakening State Net Neutrality Bill
Activists project messages about Assemblyman Miguel Santiago on the AT&T building in Oakland, June 20, 2018Photo: Alan Marling (Used with permission You reap what you sow. That’s the message activists are bringing after Miguel Santiago, a Democrat of Los Angeles, eviscerated a net neutrality bill before his committee in the California Assembly earlier this week.…
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Massive Genetic Study Finds Many Links Between Various Psychiatric Illnesses
Illustration: TheDigitalArtist (Pixabay) An excavation of a million people’s genes has provided some interesting clues to how several common psychiatric disorders might arise, including major depression and schizophrenia. And it’s also highlighted connections between some mental illnesses and other health problems, including heart disease. An international group of researchers from the US, UK, China, Singapore,…
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Oh Joy, We Just Found Another Virus Spread By Mosquitoes That Might Make Us Sick
Image: mikadago (Pixabay) A mosquito-borne virus discovered over a half century ago has been found in humans for the first time ever, likely having caused a case of severe rash and fever in a Florida teenager in 2016. But despite the recent reveal, it’s likely the germ has been making people sick for quite some…
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We Need to Study the Effects of Revenge Porn on Mental Health
Illustration: Chelsea Beck (Gizmodo) Leah Juliett was 14 when nude photos of her were circulated throughout her school without her consent. She had sent the photos privately to a boy, who then shared them with fellow students. “It really was kind of an emotional numbness. I completely shut down,” Juliett told Gizmodo. For years after…
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Facebook Is Working on a Hidden Tool That Shows How Much Time You Waste on Facebook
Photo: Sean Gallup (Getty) You’re not the only one worried about how much time you’re spending on Facebook. The social media giant is, according to TechCrunch, working on a time-tracking tool designed to let users know how long they spend on Facebook. The “Your Time on Facebook” tool, found in Facebook’s Android app by Jane…
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Physicists Think the Weather Can Trigger Blackouts in an Unexpected Way
Windmills in a stormPhoto: Andreas (Flickr) Renewable resources are great, but they bring a new element of uncertainty to a power grid. This element can lead to failure in surprising ways, according to a new paper. A team of researchers built a model of power grids that transport electricity from solar and wind power. That…
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Whoa, Check out Zebrafish Eyes
Zebrafish eyeImage: University of Sussex Imagine that during our evolutionary history, we could not turn our heads up or down. How might our vision have evolved differently from the two frontal, mobile eyes we have today? Zebrafish larvae, a fan favorite when it comes to scientific research, can help us with this thought experiment. They…