Interesting Links for 22-09-2024

[andrewducker]

1. Working in the office 5 days a week to build company culture is a myth, PwC report says

(tags:culture work office )

2. Three Mile Island nuclear plant to restart, power Microsoft data centers

(tags:nuclearpower Microsoft ai )

3. Playing "Tetris" after viewing traumatic material reduces unwanted, involuntary memory flashbacks to that traumatic film, leaving deliberate memory recall of the event intact.

(tags:ptsd trauma Tetris psychology )

4. Swifter justice scheme rolled out across Scotland

(tags:law Scotland )

5. Picky eating is largely genetic and peaks at the age of seven

(tags:genetics eating food children )

6. New Starlink satellites' radiation leaks are 30 times as large as those emitted by older satellites, interfering with astronomer's views of space

(tags:space Spacex astronomy OhForFucksSake )

Comments

[dewline]

Canada's working on avoiding dependence upon Starlink.

Probably, we're adding to problems on other fronts here.

[bens_dad]

Ah yes. Better internet for logging and mining companies.

[magedragonfire]

I mean, even just for those of us living up in rural areas. For a long time, satellite internet - slow speeds, limited bandwidth, expensive, and all - was all there was for some folks living around where I do. Some had access to DSL/cable if they were closer to the main town (we aren't); our place was far enough up on a hill that we could get internet from a fixed wireless access provider, but our closest neighbours down the hill could not. They were still using dialup when they had to get online.

Telus put in fibre optic cables last year, so now there's good connectivity throughout most of the region, but I think there's still a few places that are isolated enough nearby that all they can get is Starlink or Xplore.