Virgin Money's AI-powered chatbot will scold you if you use the word "virgin".
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UK banks are racing to roll out generative AI tools to personalise consumer servicesAkila Quinio (Financial Times)
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Is screen use really sapping our ability to focus and lowering our IQs? The scientists who have actually analysed the data give their verdictAmy Fleming (The Guardian)
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Cells taken from blood and ‘reprogrammed’ into heart muscle cells may help patients with heart failureNicola Davis (The Guardian)
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#QuizOfTheDay: #Earth may not be the only place to have water in our #SolarSystem. There are other planets or satellites that may have liquid or solid water.
Do you know which of the below planets/moons in our Solar System believed to have twice as much liquid water as Earth's oceans, if not more?
A. Mars
B. Titan
C. Triton
D. Europa
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The Brighter Side of News: Breakthrough study finds that Earth has six continents not seven…
The study argues that the traditional division of continents might not be as clear-cut as we think. According to the findings, North America and Europe—separated by the Atlantic Ocean—may still be geologically linked... #geography #platetectonics #geology #earthscience
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The study argues that the traditional division of continents might not be as clear-cut as we think. According to the findings, North America and Europe—separated by the Atlantic Ocean—may still be …for much deliberation
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Iridescent Turkeys. When hit by sunlight, these brown feathers take on a beautiful iridescence that glimmers and shifts colors.
#Photography #NaturePhotography #NaturalHistory Nature #Rewilding #Wildlife #Birds #Birding #Biology
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29 January - why do turkeys "shape shift"Richard - Out Walking (Whilst Out Walking ... Snapshots)
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Titanic: Honor and Glory is an incredible game that reconstructs every facet of the ill-fated Titanic using Unreal Engine 5 by Epic Games.Lori Dorn (Laughing Squid)
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Google Play will now verify VPNs that prioritize privacy and safety
The verified badge indicates that a VPN app meets specific security requirements.
Google Play is launching new verification badges for VPN apps that indicate they have met certain security requirements.Emma Roth (The Verge)
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Mersey Tunnel Pharaoh in Liverpool, England
On the outside of the Mersey Tunnels, an Art Deco sculpture of an Egyptian Pharaoh wears goggles and racing gear.#infrastructure #tunnels #statues #architecturaloddities #artdeco #ancientegypt #section-Atlas
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#ITByte: #Semantic is a development #Framework that helps create beautiful, responsive layouts using human-friendly HTML.It provides templates for HTML elements with CSS styling that users can deploy for easy interface development.
A brief overview of #SemanticUI and how it compares against #Bootstrap?
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Semantic is a development framework that helps create beautiful, responsive layouts using human-friendly HTML.Knowledge Zone
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Heat Destroys All Order. Except for in This One Special Case. | Quanta Magazine…
Sunlight melts snowflakes. Fire turns logs into soot and smoke. A hot oven will make a magnet lose its pull. Physicists know from countless examples that if you crank the temperature high enough, structures and patterns break down.... #physics #quantumphysics #thermodynamics
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Sunlight melts snowflakes. Fire turns logs into soot and smoke. A hot oven will make a magnet lose its pull. Physicists know from countless examples that if you crank the temperature high enough, s…for much deliberation
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Visayan Fantail
A medium-sized, long-tailed bird of forest from the lowlands to low elevations in the mountains in the west-central Philippines. Dull blue on the head, chest, back, and shoulder, with some paler blue streaking on the chest and crown. Has a white belly and a rufous lower back, outer tail feathers, and wing, with dark central tail feathers and a dark edge to the wing. Often cocks and fans tail while foraging. Similar to Black-naped Monarch, but has rufous rump and tail. Voice is a single, nasal “jep” note given at intervals or sped up into a rapid series.
Link: ebird.org/species/visfan1
Photo Location: Philippines
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Classic footage of The Animals performing their song “Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood” on the January 24, 1965 episode of The Ed Sullivan Show.Lori Dorn (Laughing Squid)
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An adorable pet otter named Kotaro lovingly carried his favorite toy mouse around the house and up the stairs in one paw.Lori Dorn (Laughing Squid)
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#DidYouKnow: #FairyCircles are circular patches of land barren of plants, varying between 2 and 15 metres (7 and 49 ft) in diameter, often encircled by a ring of stimulated growth of grass.
The cause of fairy circles has long been a puzzle and the investigation has proved challenging.
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#KnowledgeByte: What is a #DwarfPlanet? Why is #Pluto a Dwarf Planet?
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Dwarf planets are worlds that are too small to be considered full-fledged planets, but too large to fall into smaller categories.Knowledge Zone
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We had a very nice surprise last year when we let a sunflower grow in between our corns and beans. The seed was a remain from the previous year and grew wild to 2,80m high, with a multitude of flowers coming out of the stem. Really proud of that one. Learning: don’t plan for everything, also let things happen 🌻😊
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Man Finds Rare Trove of Winnie-the-Pooh Drawings and Manuscripts in His Father's Attic
By Sarah Kuta
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Books by A. A. Milne at PG:
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#books #literature #lost_manuscripts
The papers connected to author A.A. Milne—including original drafts, illustrations, letters, poems and corrected proofs—sold at auction for more than $118,000Sarah Kuta (Smithsonian Magazine)
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Libraries & Well-Being: A Case Study from The New York Public Library
By Daphna Blatt & Dr. E.K. Maloney
Dr. James O. Pawelski & Dr. Katherine N. Cotter
The NYPL’s Strategy and Public Impact team and the Humanities and Human Flourishing Project at the UPenn's Positive Psychology Center have released a new report as part of an ongoing collaboration to study and advocate for the role of public libraries in the communities they serve.
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By Daphna Blatt & Dr. E.K. Maloney, The New York Public LibraryDr. James O. Pawelski & Dr. Katherine N. Cotter, University of Pennsylvania In today’s society, libraries stand out as among the last truly public institutions.The New York Public Library
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Good morning Mastodon. Here’s a boat-turned-shed on Holy Island, Lindisfarne, Northumbria to brighten your Wednesday morning.
#Woodensday #sheds #boats #HolyIsland #Lindisfarne #northumberland
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"And my soul from out that shadow that lies floating on the floor
Shall be lifted — nevermore!"
#OTD in 1845.
Edgar Allan Poe first publishes the narrative poem "The Raven", under his own name in The Evening Mirror of New York, of which he is a staff critic until February. It is rapidly reprinted across the United States and appears in book form by the end of the year.
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The Raven at PG:
gutenberg.org/ebooks/14082
gutenberg.org/ebooks/17192
Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by volunteers.Project Gutenberg
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University of Sussex scientist calls promotion of preventative practice when pets are flea free ‘profiteering’Helena Horton (The Guardian)
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Genetics of Alternating Sexes in Walnuts
Scientists have uncovered a genetic mechanism in walnuts and their ancestors that has remained stable for 40 million years. Male-first or female-first flowering, balanced by a single genetic locus, parallels sex determination in animals. This evolutionary trait ensures genetic diversity, with distinct pathways evolving independently in walnuts and pecans.
globalplantcouncil.org/genetic… #Plantsci #Palnts #walnuts #PlantGenetics #PlantReproduction
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The RSPB big garden Birdwatch has finished for another year, with the result not due officially for another month.
Last year I had a magpie and a Robin, but I had not long moved in, and there was no garden, so this year it was nice to count 4 Wrens, 5 Magpies, 2 Robins, 2 Dunnocks, 2 Bluetits, 2 Blackbirds, 2 Pied Wagtail, 2 Woodpigeons and a great tit, but my fave visitor was a Grey Wagtail (Pictured).
#NaturePhotography #birds #Wildlife #naturecommunity #photography #BirdsOfMastodon #RSPB
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#Aliens may be watching from #Lightyears away : Medium
#JamesWebb #Telescope Confirms the #Universe Is Expanding Faster Than We Thought—and Scientists Still Don’t Know Why : Misc
#Chinese '#ArtificialSun' sets a record towards #Fusion power generation : Misc
Check our latest #KnowledgeLinks
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"Artificial sun" is the popular term for a fusion reactor, a device designed to replicate the nuclear fusion processes that occur in the Sun's core.
These reactors aim to generate clean, abundant energy by fusing atoms together, releasing tremendous amounts of energy in the process.
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Fusion power is a proposed form of power generation that would generate electricity by using heat from nuclear fusion reactions.Knowledge Zone
Sumatran Babbler
Exceedingly plain and short-tailed babbler, found in the broadleaf evergreen forests of Sumatra’s lowlands and foothills. Compare with Horsfield’s, Abbott’s, White-breasted, and Short-tailed Babblers; note large pinkish-colored bill and lack of any warm color on the back or sides. Dull, skulky, and generally uncommon, this undergrowth-dweller can be difficult to get a good look at, and is more readily heard than seen. Forages singly and in pairs, typically on or close to the ground. Song is a variable, cheery up-and-down series of notes; in southern parts of the species’ range, singing birds may add a trill at the end of a song. Call is an explosive, rapid chatter.
Link: ebird.org/species/sumbab1
Photo Location: Indonesia
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#OnThisDay Birth Anniversary of French #Dramatist and #Novelist Romain Rolland (1866). He was awarded the #NobelPrize for Literature in 1915.
The Coca-Cola Company was incorporated in Atlanta, Georgia (1892).
Karl Benz patented the first successful gasoline-driven #Automobile (1886).
Happy Birthday #Actress, talk show host Oprah Winfrey (1954).
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Directed by M. Night Shyamalan
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Watch out for the Yōkai (妖怪)!
To start a zoo, you need at least two pandas, a grizzly and three polars.
That’s the bear minimum.
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Sounds a lot better than the zoo where all they had was a single dog.
That was a shit zoo.
Okay. For those who absolutely must have something a bit naughty. This is as far as I go. How on Earth he was able to ay such things back then is totally beyond me. But it's really funny.
Hmm. Okay now! I wanted to post the link to Noel Coward - I Went to a Marvellous Party, but none of the Youtube links I found would play! I'm sure I could download them, but this is strange. I tried with both Supermium and Firefox. I wonder what's going on.
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Watching Ivor Novello. I've had enough political rubbish for the day. Now, shall I watch The Lodger (talkie) which I haven't seen, or I Lived with You, which I have and loved? Hmm. Maybe The Lodger, though the sound quality is really bad, evenn for me, and I'm accustomed to wax syllinders!
The Lodger (Do not be confused with the version from the 1920's which has Novello but is silent, or the one from the 1940's, which has sound but not Novello.)
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I Lived with You. (Warning! This is hilarious and will make you laugh aloud!"
It's not a family gathering without "blue tin cookies."Vincent Leung (Atlas Obscura)
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'It’s official: Research has found that libraries make everything better.'by haloarhBOOKSNS (Trending Books)
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Wild suburban Turkeys - get the light right and they are a gorgeous bronze colour, not black at all.
#Photography #NaturePhotography #NaturalHistory #Conservation #Nature #Wildlife #Birds #Birding
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