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Endangered Caribbean reef sharks are bouncing back in Belize thanks to the no-shark-fishing zones around three atolls established in 2021 and the efforts of local shark fishers who have cooperated with marine scientists and authorities to create safe havens for the shark. news.mongabay.com/2025/03/cariβ¦Caribbean reef sharks rebound in Belize with shark fishersβ help
Rosie knows the Lighthouse Reef Atoll like the back of her fin. She calls this atoll home and is a matriarch of the thriving population of Caribbean reef sharks (Carcharhinus perezi) living there.Rebecca Kessler (Conservation news)
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YASA axial flux motor achieves unofficial world record in power
Fascinating stuff, I remember when I first heard about it and I wondered if it was real. Well, obviously it is, and I like the fact that the design is actual based on old work with modern parts and updates.
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YASAβs axial flux motor achieved an unofficial world record, doubling industry benchmarks
Axial flux electric motor developer YASA announced it has achieved the highest power density for an electric motor ever.Scooter Doll (Electrek)
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Sinema left office but her campaign continues to spend lavishly - Roll Call
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Sinema left office but her campaign continues to spend lavishly - Roll Call
Former Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, an independent from Arizona, continues to spend campaign funds lavishly six months after leaving office.Daniela Altimari (Roll Call)
Wawa is getting ultra-fast EV chargers from IONNA | Electrek
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Wawa is getting ultra-fast EV chargers from IONNA
IONNA partners with Wawa to launch EV fast chargers in Florida, pushing past 3,000 contracted bays toward its 2030 national goal.Michelle Lewis (Electrek)
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Trumpβs EPA moves to reject key portions of a Colorado plan to close coal-fired power plants
Trumpβs EPA moves to reject key portions of a Colorado plan to close coal-fired power plants
The proposed rejection doesnβt stop Colorado from enforcing the plan, but it signals the federal government no longer supports the stateβs approach to combat air quality and climate change.Sam Brasch (Colorado Public Radio)
These airport battery chargers have been recalled for a fire risk | The Verge
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These overpriced airport battery chargers have been recalled for a fire risk
iStore is recalling almost 15,000 wireless power banks, frequently sold in airport vending machines, because of an overheating and fire risk.Andrew Liszewski (The Verge)
Figuring things out
As I mentioned on Monday, my husband passed away suddenly. This is bad enough, but he neither left a will that I'm aware of nor access to any of his computers or devices, a rather large problem as his life is mostly stored online.
So, I've been dealing with minor loose ends while things got sorted with the morgue, cancelled the cat food subscription, and the toilet paper subscription, got a computer trade in he was in the middle of wrapped up. Got instructions from Patreon on how to close his accounts, and scared up a site that helps me find out what bank accounts he had, though its accuracy is somewhat iffy.
I'm hoping to avoid having anything to do with the courts, anyone know if they need to be involved? I'm his spouse, we're legally married, and his family has accepted that, so there's no challenge to me inheriting everything, I see no reason to get the court involved unless its required. There is however one thing that might need to involve them, and that's his Apple account, the only way I can access it is with his death certificate and a court order. There may be other less pleasant ways to get access to at least his computer, but I'd kinda not do that, though it might be necessary. Does anyone know what you get in a case like this? Just what's on his iCloud, or can we unlock his devices? I'm not sure if'n he exclusively stored to his iCloud, backed up to it, or had a mixture of backed up and not backed up files on his computer.
Beyond that, I think its just sorting his belongings and deciding what to keep, if'n you're local, I may have some food to give, some of the stuff he liked not only wasn't stuff I like, but stuff I don't think the food bank'll have much interest in, especially the perishables.
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Woman accused of seducing, blackmailing Buddhist monks for millions - National | Globalnews.ca
Well that's certainly never something I thought I'd read
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Woman accused of seducing, blackmailing Buddhist monks for millions
Wilawan Emsawat allegedly used more than 80,000 photos and videos filmed during the sex acts to blackmail the monks.Michelle Butterfield (Global News)
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#Azov is where you can learn to defend your homeland from #Russia
While a nation-state prioritizes the well-being of its citizens, an #imperial state is always seeking to expand. From the days of the #Tsars through the #Soviet era and even after its collapse, Russia's neighbors have understood that any country bordering Russia could be its next target. And it's the peoples already under its control who end up carrying out this expansion.#Ukraine has long been a victim of such ambitions from states with different names but the same capital β #Moscow
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Azov is where you can learn to defend your homeland from Russia
While a nation-state prioritizes the well-being of its citizens, an imperial state is always seeking to expand.Yurii Chekh (The Kyiv Independent)
Billing?
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- People ask invasive questions
- Invites misguided wishes of "get well soon"
- Sometimes people just tell you to try harder
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- Sounds way cooler
- Might make people too wary to ask questions
- Very literal explanation of what's happening
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The image features a sepia-toned photograph of a man dressed in historical military attire, seated in front of an early model airplane. The man is wearing a tricorn hat, a coat with buttons, and a cravat, reminiscent of the late 18th century. He holds a sword in his right hand. The airplane has a simple, open cockpit design with visible wings and a propeller. The background suggests an outdoor setting, possibly an airfield. The text overlay at the top of the image reads: "A very rare photograph of George Washington as he prepares his fighter plane for the battles of Lexington and Concord in April 1775. The Lexington Airport was under siege by British troops, but George Washington and his fighter pilots were able to regain control of the airport." The source is attributed to "Trump University."
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UnitedHealthβs Response To People Cheering Their CEOβs Murder: Silence The Critics
When your CEO gets murdered and half the internet celebrates, most companies might pause and ask βwhy do so many people hate us?β But UnitedHealth had a different response: hire more laβ¦Techdirt
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DHS Dumps Intel Office Because Actual Intel Keeps Contradicting Trumpβs Bigoted Narrative
The Trump administration invoked the Alien Enemies Act to expedite its ejection of anyone not white enough to be considered worthy of citizenship. ICE raids occur daily, performed by masked officerβ¦Techdirt
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You Could Be The Only EdisonFuture Driver On The Planet If You Can Figure Out How To Solve Its Riddles
It finally made the news. I was looking at this, and I think my biggest question is does it have a VIN? Lack of a title is a big deal, but generally if'n you have a VIN and a bill of sale, you can get a title for it. Getting it running, maybe easy, maybe hard, depends on how complete it is.
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You Could Be The Only EdisonFuture Driver On The Planet If You Can Figure Out How To Solve Its Riddles
Likely a victim of Trump's anti-EV policies, California startup EdisonFuture appears to be calling it quits before it could ever launch a production truck.Brad Brownell (Jalopnik)
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Popular Yogurt Recalled Due to Contamination With Plastic Pieces
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Popular Yogurt Recalled Due to Contamination With Plastic Pieces
Danone U.S., the maker of some of the countryβs most popular yogurt brands, recalled all of its YoCrunch products sold at grocery stores nationwide. Hereβs what you need to know.Cheyenne Buckingham (Simply Recipes)
Bojangles adds EV chargers to its fried chicken and biscuit menu | Electrek
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Bojangles adds EV chargers to its fried chicken and biscuit menu
Fried chicken chain Bojangles will begin installing EV fast chargers in late 2025 at a "wide range" of its 800 restaurants.Michelle Lewis (Electrek)
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I think it's not just the border. People keep claiming the US government disappears anti-gravity researchers so they can work on crashed alien technology. I pretty much think it's all a smokescreen and they're just silencing anyone who invents tech that threatens the oil/coal industry.
If we'd have hit the ground running in 1880 and actually used our minds to automate the economy, we'd be living in Star Trek right now. You can call that a commie idea, but I think it sounds like heaven.
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#SatireDOJ Removes All Mentions Of Justice From Website
WASHINGTONβIn the latest of a series of escalations in President Donald Trumpβs highly publicized war on βwoke,β the U.S. Department of Justice reportedly removed all mentions of justice from its website Friday.The Onion Staff (The Onion)
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Could use some help and support
I'm kinda having a problem over here, my husband @Vik-Thor / Lirleni Hankeshe just passed away a few hours ago. Unfortunately in our life he was the chaos and I was the order, and he left me no arrangements, estate info, etc.
Yeah, I know, sounds like I'm moving fast, but as I said, I was the order, the solver of problems, the planner, plotter and schemer, as such, the only way I can really handle this is to fix what I can fix, try to make some order here, and keep moving.
I'm working on figuring things out, if'n anyone can point me to some good resources for how to handle this, I could use them. If'n your local and want to help me, I could use some help obviously as I'm dealing with a hoarder who didn't share much information with me unless I thought to ask. Oh, and I have a memory like a sieve, so that only makes the situation worse.
For those wondering if'n I need any financial help or anything like that, I'm fine, I was in charge of that, so I've got enough for I think 3-4 months with zero income, and obviously at some point I'll get back to working.
I have contacted @Bitwarden 's support to see if'n its possible to get access to his vault, as that'll allow me to sort out his private life.
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Honda's super low-cost electric motorcycle revealed in new patent
Interesting, basically an electric version of an existing product, I wonder if'n it could be a foreshadowing of their future plans at the lower end of the market, I mean imagine an electric Grom or one of the other bikes in that group, that could get really interesting.
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Hondaβs super low-cost electric motorcycle revealed in new patent images
Hondaβs patent filings offer a clear glimpse into the companyβs plans for an ultra-affordable electric motorcycle, integrating a proven chassis...Micah Toll (Electrek)
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Google confirms it's 'combining' Chrome OS and Android into a single platform
Interesting, I wonder what the final product will look like, and whether anyone will try to copy it or de-Google it. IIRC both ChromeOS and Android are based on modified Linux kernels with different focuses, so it'll be interesting to see how that works together.
ATLANTA (AP) β A week after an immigration judge granted him bond, a Spanish-language journalist who was arrested while covering a protest last month remains in federal custody.
Police just outside Atlanta arrested Mario Guevara while he was covering a protest on June 14, and he was turned over to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement several days later. He was being held at an immigration detention center in Folkston β in southeast Georgia, near the Florida border β when an immigration judge last week granted him bond.
But when his family tried to pay the $7,500 bond last week, ICE didnβt accept it and he has since been shuffled between three other jails, his lawyer Giovanni Diaz said.
AP News - Spanish-language journalist remains in ICE custody despite being granted bond
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FDA: Boar's Head Deli Brand Has Initiated Another Grocery Recall, This Time Affecting One State | The Healthy
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FDA: Boar's Head Deli Brand Has Initiated Another Grocery Recall, This Time Affecting One State
Exactly a year after the brand's historically large lunch meat recall comes a report about an issue with another mainstream product.Kristine Gasbarre Qaderi (The Healthy)
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