By Matt Asay Much of the “open source sustainability” discussion has focused on the one thing that really needs no help being sustained: software. As Tobie Langel rightly points out, “Open …read more Source:: OpenSource
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Care for cats? So did people along the Silk Road more than 1,000 years ago
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•Common domestic cats, as we know them today, might have accompanied Kazakh pastoralists as pets more than 1,000 years ago. This is indicated by new analyses done on an almost …read more Source:: Science
Centenarian study suggests living environment may be key to longevity
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•Where you live has a significant impact on the likelihood that you will reach centenarian age, suggests a new study. New research suggests that people who live in highly walkable, …read more Source:: Science
Developers will decide cloud winners and losers
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•By Andrew C. Oliver A few years ago I was at a presentation at the Open Source Business Conference listening to an idiot. He compared people who supported various open source models to babies …read more Source:: OpenSource
Unexpected uncertainty can breed paranoia
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•In times of unexpected uncertainty, such as the sudden appearance of a global pandemic, people may be more prone to paranoia, say researchers. …read more Source:: Science
Microsoft Teams’ new feature: Group chat jumps from 100 to 250 people
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•Microsoft beefs up chat features in Microsoft Teams to take on rivals like Zoom and Google Meet. …read more Source:: Linux
Mind-controlled arm prostheses that ‘feel’ are now a part of everyday life
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•For the first time, people with arm amputations can experience sensations of touch in a mind-controlled arm prosthesis that they use in everyday life. A study reports on three Swedish …read more Source:: Science
Gene variant staves off Alzheimer’s in some people
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•People with a gene variant that puts them at high risk for Alzheimer’s disease are protected from its debilitating effects if they also carry a variant of a completely different …read more Source:: Science
Coronavirus spreads quickly and sometimes before people have symptoms, study finds
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•Infectious disease researchers studying the novel coronavirus were able to identify how quickly the virus can spread, a factor that may help public health officials in their efforts at containment. …read more Source:: Science
Heat stress may affect more than 1.2 billion people annually by 2100
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•Heat stress from extreme heat and humidity will annually affect areas now home to 1.2 billion people by 2100, assuming current greenhouse gas emissions, according to a new study. That’s …read more Source:: Science