Interesting Links for 22-03-2024

[andrewducker]

1. GPS jamming & interference map

(tags:gps maps )

2. Hackers Found a Way to Open Any of 3 Million Hotel Keycard Locks in Seconds

(tags:security hotel )

3. A type of bacteria that causes dental plaque was found in 50% of colon cancers

(tags:cancer teeth bacteria )

4. A Gene-Edited Pig Kidney Was Just Transplanted Into a Person for the First Time

(tags:genetics pigs organs )

5. Larian Studios Won't Make Baldur's Gate 3 DLC, Expansions, or Baldur's Gate 4

(tags:games dungeonsanddragons )

6. A cargo ship's 'WindWing' sails saved it up to 12 tons of fuel per day (between 14 and 37 percent)

(tags:fuel ships wind GoodNews )

7. Delighted to discover that the University of Maryland has a Gamer Symphony Orchestra (here playing the Dark Souls III Main Theme)

(tags:music games )

8. UK warns of arms embargo to Israel as international pressure mounts

(tags:UK weaponry Israel )

9. Say Hello to Biodegradable Microplastics

(tags:environment plastic biodegradable )

Comments

#9 plastics

[mellowtigger]

This is excellent news. Still a long way from replacing the bad products that we use now, but it sounds like it could someday lead to that good outcome.

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[channelpenguin]

Ooh, more cool things algae can do!

News like this warms my tech-friendly hippy heart.

More cool algae facts:
https://www.sciencefocus.com/nature/18-amazing-algae-facts-to-help-you-enjoy-understand-and-respect-one-of-the-worlds-most-important-organisms