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A_A , 9 months ago to news in Lead poisoning Part Two: Scientists find toxic metals in SA kitchenware

Thanks 👍
Also : “.za is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for South Africa. (…) Most domains are registered under the second-level domain .co.za”
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/.za
(link in post is at this domain)

A_A , 9 months ago (edited 9 months ago) to news in Tensions are bubbling up at thirsty Arizona alfalfa farms as foreign firms exploit unregulated water

Very good indeed. I heard there is concern about salmonella bacteria in alfalfa… Maybe soaking in water + salt + vinegar be enough ?
Edit (from wikipedia) :

Alfalfa sprouts may contain microbiological pathogens, mainly from Salmonella or E. coli, which have caused numerous food product recalls and illness outbreaks, putting sprouts into a “high risk” category for food safety. People with weakened immune systems, such as the elderly, pregnant women, or those taking prescription drugs affecting the immune system, should not eat sprouts.

A_A , 9 months ago to news in Google’s new geothermal energy project is up and running

Nothing in there except for this :

This new project actually was built on the outskirts of an existing geothermal field where, in Terrell’s words, “there’s hot rock, but there’s no fluid.” To generate geoethermal energy there, Fervo had to drill two horizontal wells through which it pumps water. Fervo pushes cold water through fractures in the rock, which heats it up so it can generate steam back at the surface. It’s a closed-loop system, so the water gets reused — an important feature in a drought-prone region like Nevada.

A_A , 9 months ago (edited 9 months ago) to news in Tensions are bubbling up at thirsty Arizona alfalfa farms as foreign firms exploit unregulated water

Sounds like a made up word (but no) :
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfalfa

Alfalfa, also called lucerne, is a perennial flowering plant (…). It is cultivated as an important forage crop in many countries around the world. It is used for grazing, hay, and silage, as well as a green manure and cover crop.

A_A , 9 months ago to science in Genes influence whether infants prefer to look at faces or non-social objects

Very well but - - do we know how our genetics impacts how much we, as a specie, are more or less aggressive or tame - - in the sense of what happened in this fox’s study :
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domesticated_silver_fox

A_A , 9 months ago to world in ‘If you don’t leave, we’ll kill you’: Hundreds flee Israeli settler violence

What things from Israel can we stop buying ?

A_A , 9 months ago (edited 9 months ago) to news in A Horrifying Thing Happens to Your Fingernails After a Walk in Space

I guess it’s because of the radiation (I didn’t read the article of course)
Oops, nope :

“When the gloves are pressurized, they restrict movement and create pressure points during tasks, sometimes resulting in pain, muscle fatigue, abrasions, and occasionally more severe injuries such as onycholysis. Glove injuries, both anecdotal and recorded, have been reported during EVA training and flight persistently through NASA’s history regardless of mission or glove model.”

A_A , 9 months ago to technology in Nvidia to become the world's largest semiconductor firm in 2023, according to TSMC chairman

To explore new worlds, new civilizations,
To boldly go where … toddlers have indeed gone before 😋 (learning English)

A_A , 9 months ago to technology in Nvidia to become the world's largest semiconductor firm in 2023, according to TSMC chairman

Wise of them to develop their own thing rather than trying to compete in the CPU market with AMD and the other one which ain’t-elle.

A_A , 9 months ago to technology in Nvidia to become the world's largest semiconductor firm in 2023, according to TSMC chairman

(putin is the table-man 👍)
Olaf Scholz here invited to put in stable putin’s table. Émmanuel Macron was also. You know in French they say “garçon de table” … it literally translate to “boy of the table” or “table-boy” and it means waiter.

A_A , 9 months ago to news in China’s new stealth aircraft can find and kill the B-21 ‘Raider’ with hypersonic missiles, computer simulation suggests

Source of this article is South China Morning Post. Could there be some propaganda here ?

A_A , 9 months ago (edited 9 months ago) to technology in Nvidia to become the world's largest semiconductor firm in 2023, according to TSMC chairman

How come there are chairman and doorman but no tableman ?

A_A , 9 months ago to news in UAE reportedly planned to use COP28 climate summit to lobby for oil and gas deals

Sabotaging cup28 and at the same time promoting oil : this is so efficient ! What could go wrong ?

A_A , 9 months ago to news in Health officials on alert after first case of mpox detected in Idaho county

Because they want to prepare us gradually : you see, it began with SmallPox (spox), now mpox … later it will be BigPox and then HugePox !

A_A , 9 months ago to news in Health officials on alert after first case of mpox detected in Idaho county

The disease is caused by the monkeypox virus,[a] a zoonotic virus in the genus Orthopoxvirus. The variola virus, the causative agent of the disease smallpox, is also in this genus. Human-to-human transmission can occur through direct contact with infected skin or body fluids, including sexual contact.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mpox