2021-07-16 Nerd Roundup
In which Daniel learns that everything he knew about biology is wrong, the Post Office is spying on social media, and bullshit in an organization can be measured
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All of the Nerd Wranglers were out chasing strays, so Daniel took the reins and found all kinds of odd and cool stuff out on the open range.
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STORY | BUT WHY? |
A secret algorithm is transforming DNA evidence. This defendant could be the first to scrutinize it. | Much nerd. Most mathy. If I grok this, there's actually a lot of crypto here. This is the DNA version of eliminating hash collisions |
WebUSB | WTF? Who is this scope creep dude and why is he messing with my USB? |
What caused an old giant star to disappear for over a year | dupe? |
Tinder date drugs man in effort to drain crypto accounts | Like ransomware, this is happening a hella lot more than people like to talk about. Reminds me of the Middle Ages, when people faced the problem of traveling long distances while carrying significant money |
Game Over: Chinese Company Deploys Facial Recognition to Limit Youths’ Play | WTAF?! This is both technologically curious and #WAT?! |
Marines train with handheld swarming drones | small unit warfare is changing |
Psilocybin sparks immegiate and lasting growth in neural connections | I would like more brain cells please |
New model may give us a better idea of how kids pick up new words | Does this have promise or is it another model-self-stimulation exercise. Fascinating idea. Compare to how we're mapping layers of neurons in the eye |
Borgs are giant extrachromosomal elements with the potential to augment methane oxidation | holy cow! the Borgs have arrived! |
Professor hasn't been this excited about anything since CRISPR | related: a more accessible explanation |
DNA can have more than four base pairs. Who knows how common this might be. | Everything you know about DNA is wrong |
The USPS' Semi-Secret Internet Surveillance Apparatus | Neither snow nor sleet nor dark of night will prevent these ... social media spies? |
Researchers explore employee perceptions of bullshit in the workplace with the “Organizational Bullshit Perception Scale” | OBPS FTW! This current job is currently running at 4.7 |
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