Legacy Intel Programs On New Mac M1 Machines

"Is Apple silicon ready?"

And another list of Intel programs that might not run on the new M1 Apple machines.

Lotsa Tabs

New Macbook Air can handle 650+ open tabs.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Admin note: Posting will be lighter than usual the rest of this week and likely much of next week due to external obligations. 

Happy Thanksgiving to my US readers!

Mystery Monolith

"The Utah monolith probably wasn't the work of aliens, but it's still a mystery"

Making Diamonds

"Scientists produce rare diamonds in minutes at room temperature". (Via H.R.)

Kid Internet Culture For Adults

"Out-of-Touch Adults' Guide To Kid Culture: Cabin Fever Edition"

Mac Mini Review

Ars Technica: "Mac mini and Apple Silicon M1 review: Not so crazy after all". (Via H.R.)

Pricy Batman

"First Batman Comic Sells for Record $1.5 Million"

 

Bad Passwords

"200 Worst Passwords of 2020"

Synthetic Microswimmers

"Tiny version of USS Voyager sheds light on physics of microswimmers". (Via H.R.)

NZ Election Fraud

"New Zealand discovers 1,500 fraudulent votes... in an election on birds"

Contronyms

"25 Words That Are Their Own Opposites".

And a bunch more.

Daring Fireball On iPhone 12 Mini

Jon Gruber (Daring Fireball) really likes the iPhone 12 Mini.

What Is a Particle?

"What Is a Particle?"

Lotsa Legos

"At 9,036 Pieces, the Roman Colosseum Is Officially the Largest Lego Set Ever". (Via H.R.)

 

 

Digital Vaccine Tokens

"How Ticketmaster Plans to Check Your Vaccine Status for Concerts"

Principia Originals

"Historical detectives discover more first editions of Isaac Newton's Principia". (Via H.R.)

Chili Power

"Live Long And Eat Chili Peppers? Cardiologists Report Sweet Results"

Cat Translator

"MeowTalk app translates cat's 'language' for pet owners". (Via H.R.)

Uncertainty About Holes

"Q: What Is a Hole? A: We're Not Sure!"

 

Light Posting Notice

Admin note: Posting may be lighter than usual the rest of this week due to external obligations.

Earth Sucks

"What Would We Experience If Earth Spontaneously Turned Into A Black Hole?"

Routing Around Censorship

"Porn ban drives extraordinary spike in VPN usage"

Undersea Navigation

"GPS and water don't mix. So scientists have found a new way to navigate under the sea". (Via H.R.)

Brain-Computer Interface Update

"A new way to plug a human brain into a computer: Via veins". (Via H.R.)

Bigger Baggie

"Try This 2-Second Trick to Double the Storage Size of Your Baggie"

AI Boo Boo

"AI Camera Mistakenly Tracks Referee's Bald Head Instead of Soccer Ball"

Pulsating Earth

"Earth Keeps Pulsating Every 26 Seconds. No One Knows Why." (Via T.K.)

Boaty McBoatface Sets Sail

"Britain's 'Boaty McBoatface heads for open seas"

Atlas Of Cosmos

"An Atlas of the Cosmos"

Saving Oreos From Disaster

"Oreo built a doomsday vault to protect cookies from an asteroid. No, we're not kidding." (Via H.R.)

Shape-Shifting Robotic Bird

"This robotic hawk can shape-shift as it flies"

Pandemic Migrations

NPR: "Now That More Americans Can Work From Anywhere, Many Are Planning To Move Away"

Another study conducted by United Van Lines, a major household moving company, found that people wanted to relocate out of New York state at a higher rate than the national average. And, by the beginning of September, the requests to leave San Francisco had grown to more than double the U.S. average. The survey was conducted between March and August. 

Hidden Whiskey

"Couple finds century-old bottles of bootleg whiskey hidden in walls of NY home". (Via H.R.)

Late Delivery

"Package with 1979 postmark delivered to Maryland suburb: 'It only took the post office 41 years'"

The U.S. Postal Service says deliveries that take decades to complete are rare.

Shoe Sizing X-rays

"When X-Rays Were All the Rage, a Trip to the Shoe Store Was Dangerously Illuminating"

Glowing Platypus

"As If the Platypus Couldn't Get Any Weirder". (Via H.R.)