You're not as smart as me
Nerd
Han shot first
👤About Me
📻 Music Corner
Member isn't feeling the groove yet...
Accomplishments
Became A Member Of SHOCK.THE.SYSTEM.
Became a member of SHOCK.THE.SYSTEM. on 12-05-2024.
My Wall
In Last-Minute Move, Canada Rescinds Digital Services Tax, Restarts Negotiations
"Canada and the United States have resumed trade negotiations," reports Newsweek, "after Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney agreed to rescind the country's digital services tax on U.S. technology companies."
The development follows President Donald Trump's announcement on Friday that he was suspen...
Read more
UK Scientists Plan to Construct Synthetic Human Genetic Material From Scratch
"Researchers are embarking on an ambitious project to construct human genetic material from scratch," reports the Guardian, "to learn more about how DNA works and pave the way for the next generation of medical therapies."
Scientists on the Synthetic Human Genome (SynHG) project will spend the next...
Read more
Comments
Earth is Trapping Much More Heat Than Climate Models Forecast
What happens if you track how much heat enters Earth's atmosphere and how much heat leaves?
You discover that Earth's energy budget "is now well and truly out of balance," three climate researchers write at The Conversation:
Our recent research found this imbalance has more than doubled over the...
Read more
Comments
Blue Origin Just Launched Six More Passengers to the Edge of Space
Just four weeks after an early June flight to the edge of space, Blue Origin has again carried six more passengers there and back again, reports CBS News, noting that the 10-minute ride was Blue Origin's 13th flight "out of the discernible atmosphere."
The New Shepard capsule's stubby single-stage ...
Read more
Comments
Ask Slashdot: Do You Use AI - and Is It Actually Helpful?
"I wonder who actually uses AI and why," writes Slashdot reader VertosCay:
Out of pure curiosity, I have asked various AI models to create: simple Arduino code, business letters, real estate listing descriptions, and 3D models/vector art for various methods of manufacturing (3D printing, laser prin...
Read more
Comments