The International Space Station (ISS) has served as home to astronauts for nearly 30 years but the aging spacecraft is set to retire by the end of the decade, leaving behind a major gap in low Earth … [+3321 chars]

The space agency is looking to maintain human presence in the microgravity environment as it transitions to commercial stations.

Gizmodo.com

NASA Plans for ‘Continuous Heartbeat’ in Space After ISS Retirement

Back in 2020, Walgreens entered into an agreement with a startup company called Cooler Screens Inc. to replace the glass doors of the company’s refrigerators and freezers with glitzy, shiny digital s… [+3010 chars]

Turns out putting everything behind locked glass and ad-covered screens does not create a welcoming shopping environment.

Walgreens Regrets Replacing Fridge Doors With Smart Screens, Creating Techno-Dystopia Vibes

Executives are doing everything they can to create an environment conducive for actions they want to take, absent review or accountability from actors like our courts or legislators or others, she sa… [+3531 chars]

According to Mark Zuckerberg, Meta trust and safety workers will be relocated to Texas to prevent them from “censoring” users. Experts point to other advantages.

Wired

Meta Follows Elon Musk’s Lead, Moves Staffers to Billionaire-Friendly Texas

The art of writing has become a cluttered one to follow, typically these days through a graphical word processor. There may be a virtual page in front of you, but it’s encumbered by much UI annoyance… [+1156 chars]

The art of writing has become a cluttered one to follow, typically these days through a graphical word processor. There may be a virtual page in front of you, but it’s encumbered by much UI a…

Hackaday

The Ultimate Distraction Free Writing Environment

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Yahoo Entertainment

Diamond From 400 Miles Deep Reveals a Water-Rich Environment

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T2 System Development Environment

Our growing reliance on technology at home and in the workplace has raised the profile of e-waste. This consists of discarded electrical devices including laptops, smartphones, televisions, computer … [+6316 chars]

Our growing reliance on technology at home and in the workplace has raised the profile of e-waste. This consists of discarded electrical devices including laptops, smartphones, televisions, computer servers, washing machines, medical equipment, games consoles…

The Next Web

A rising tide of e-waste threatens our health, the environment and the economy

Rutgers places women's gymnastics coach on leave after report detailing volatile team environment

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This pollutes our environment, alters habitats, kills wildlife, and directly impacts the lives of millions of people globally.

Researchers warn of far-reaching consequence of household item once thought to be harmless: 'It's necessary to consider'

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And a plea to think seriously about climate change without getting distracted

Substack.com

Using ChatGPT is not bad for the environment

A 17-year-old boy has been rescued after he was stuck in floodwater as more than 55 warnings are in place across Lincolnshire and East Yorkshire.
About 100 properties have been flooded in Lincolnshi… [+1977 chars]

There are 40 flood warnings in place across the region and a major incident declared.

BBC News

Boy, 17, rescued from floodwater in Grimsby

The sale of disposable electronic cigarettes is banned in Belgium on health and environmental grounds from 1 January. A ban on outdoor smoking in Milan came into force on the same day, as EU countrie… [+450 chars]

Belgium has become the EU first country to ban the sale of disposable vapes in an effort to stop young people from becoming addicted to nicotine and to protect the environment. From a report: The sale of disposable electronic cigarettes is banned in Belgium o…

Slashdot.org

Belgium Becomes First EU Country To Ban Sale of Disposable Vapes

California sells more electric cars than any other state, many of which in Southern California have turned into rubble during the recent Los Angeles wildfires. And while lithium-ion batteries present… [+3431 chars]

When exposed to high heat, lithium batteries like those in Tesla's can burn for a long time and require significant water to extinguish.

Tesla Batteries Burning in LA Wildfire Present an Irony About Sustainability

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Hisense just introduced its first consumer microLED television at CES 2025 in Las Vegas. The 136MX includes a high-density array of over 24.88 microscopic LEDs to “deliver unparalleled brightness, resolution, and precision.” As with all microLED displays, eac…

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