If we could remove the 50 most concerning pieces of space debris in low-Earth orbit, there'd be a 50% reduction in the overall debris-generating potential, reports Ars Technica

If people understand what large language models are and are not; what they can and cannot do; what work, interactions, and parts of life they should—and should not—replace, they may be spared its worst consequences

Genau! Wir sollten uns alle mehr an alten sowjetischen "Überlebenskünsten" orientieren, dann läuft das alles schon!11

"...our analysis suggests that the corresponding resource-limited production peak will occur soon, between perhaps 2022 to 2025. If then we add tar sands and Orinoco oil, the expected resource-limited total peak occurs around 2030, although there is a major question over whether significantly increased production rates of the latter two classes of oil is possible. Finally, the resource-limited production peak of global ‘all-liquids’ is expected about 2040 or a bit after if the latter liquids are also produced at the maximal rate"

Trump lost. That is, if all legal voters were allowed to vote, if all legal ballots were counted, Trump would have lost the states of Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Georgia. Vice-President Kamala Harris would have won the Presidency with 286 electoral votes

Authorities say they do not know who is behind the drones.

The FBI, Homeland Security and state police are investigating the sightings. Authorities say they don't know if it is one drone that has been spotted many times or if there are multiple

Can you resist all the addictions modern life throws at you? Only if you’re rich enough

here’s a collection of numbers worth knowing if you’re working in neurotechnology

Clicker games are the product of stripping a game down to nothing but the microtransactions and trading elements, which is likely why the developers of “Banana” don't care if it's bots or humans playing, so long as users are buying and trading content. They're earning about 10% of every sale between players, human or not

Test if any site is blocked by the Great Firewall of China in real time

Japanese Illustrator Shows How Humans Would Look If We Had Various Animals’ Bone Structures (14 Pics)

What Wi-Fi Would Look Like If We Could See It