Brobdingnagian thunderstorms

 Spartans never die, they're just missing in action. 

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Sequel to this?

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I like Silksong

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pogo siblings having fun

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adoration of the daughters

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the rare pseudo-melanistic tigers of Similipal Tiger Reserve

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Thank you so much @draconym !

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It’s moo-nday! 🐮 Here’s a little angel-cow to start the week of right ♡

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To start the month* of right ♡

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La Collectionneuse (1967) dir. Éric Rohmer

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I'm sorry for the person I'm about to become once F4 is out

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Why isn't "too scary" a good enough reason to never drive a car

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Old smartphones turned into ‘tiny data centres’ to track marine life

For just €8, researchers are turning old smartphones into devices capable of tracking marine life and buses.

Firstly, the researchers removed the phones’ batteries and replaced them with external power sources to reduce the risk of chemical leakage into the environment, a ScienceDaily report explains. 

Then, four phones were connected together, fitted with 3D-printed casings and holders, and turned into a working prototype ready to be reused.

“Innovation often begins not with something new, but with a new way of thinking about the old, re-imagining its role in shaping the future,” says Huber Flores, Associate Professor of Pervasive Computing at the University of Tartu in Estonia.  

The prototype created by researchers was put to use underwater, where it participated in the monitoring of marine life by helping to count different sea species. 

Normally, these kinds of tasks require a scuba diver to record video and bring it to the surface for analysis. The prototype meant the whole process could be done automatically underwater.

And there are many other ways that a phone’s capacity to efficiently process and store data can be put to good use after its WhatsApping days are done.

These mini data centres could also be used at bus stops, for example, to collect real-time data on the number of passengers. This could help to optimise public transportation networks.

Such smartphone repurposing is just a drop in the ocean of issues that natural resource mining, energy-intensive production and e-waste present. Ultimately, we need to challenge this throwaway culture and move to a more circular model. 

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Arches National Park, Utah photo: Elliot McGucken

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sleeping fossa. (via wikimedia)

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How I sleep knowing my anus is hidden

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