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upstart writes:Can seven questions determine how wise you are? Seven-item Jeste-Thomas Wisdom Index has high validity to measure wisdom and potential to improve overall well-being:

DannyB writes:Global survey finds the drunkest country in the world — and it's not the US

Arthur T Knackerbracket has processed the following stories.PiGlass V2 Embraces The New Raspberry Pi Zero 2:

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upstart writes:Stroke may be triggered by anger, emotional upset and heavy physical exertion:

takyon writes:Intel Evo 4.0 spec coming with Raptor Lake mobile may see the advent of 8 MP webcams with high VCX benchmark scores

An Anonymous Coward writes:Distributed, Asynchronous Git Syncing with NNCP:

upstart writes:Most dog breeds highly inbred: Study suggests inbreeding contributes to increase in disease and health care costs:

takyon writes:SiFive Details New Performance P650 RISC-V Core

takyon writes:Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 launched: First 5 nm Windows PC SoC with four Cortex-X1 cores at 3 GHz, 6 nm Snapdragon 7c+ Gen 3 announced too

takyon writes:FTC Crashes NVIDIA's Party by Suing to Block its $40 Billion Deal To Acquire Arm Holdings

upstart writes:Microsoft Edge now bashes Google Chrome when you download it:

upstart writes:Colour-changing magnifying glass gives clear view of infrared light:

upstart writes:Nonverbal social interactions – even with unfriendly avatars – boost cooperation:

upstart writes:The secret life of Tasmanian devils is hiding in their whiskers:

upstart writes:Really stupid "smart contract" bug let hackers steal $31 million in digital coin:

Freeman writes: Lawsuit: Google employees were fired for upholding “Don’t be evil” code:

upstart writes:Omicron is now in the U.S., with first case found in California:

upstart writes:“Exercise in a pill” could offer solution for at-risk people:

Freeman writes:Judge blocks Biden vaccine rule, citing “liberty interests of the unvaccinated”

upstart writes:Supersonic Projectile Exceeds Engineers Dreams: The Supersonic Trebuchet:

upstart writes:Ubiquitous food additive alters human microbiota and intestinal environment:

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upstart writes:Synthetic tissue can repair hearts, muscles, and vocal cords:

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upstart writes:Biomedical engineers find neural activity during rest is highly organized:

upstart writes:Elon Musk confirms he's worried SpaceX could go bankrupt:

takyon writes:VisionFive V1 RISC-V Linux SBC resurrects BeagleV single board computer

[Ed note: This story combines reports from two separate articles. In the first report are results comparing the likelihood of being infected (and surviving) after having one of the three vaccines that are commonly available in the US. The second report compares the risk of death that results from being infected subsequent to being vaccinated (from the same set of three commonly-available vaccines). No vaccine is perfect; get your booster when it is available; wear a mask in public indoor spaces; and get tested regularly. The life you save may be that of a family member, loved-one, or co-worker! Emphasis retained from originals.--martyb]upstart writes:Breakthrough Infection Study Compares Decline in COVID Vaccine Effectiveness: Pfizer vs Moderna vs J&J:

It has been quite a year so far. A new Covid-19 variant was just discovered. The economy is lurching along trying to make the best of things with supply shortages and delivery challenges. There seems to be a new challenge to face wherever we look.Then again, there are those on the margins who were already struggling to make ends meet. The first to be let go when times are tough and the last to be rehired — through no fault of their own. Having a college education is no guarantee of success. (I have experienced homelessness, personally.) Health issues, automation replacing manual labor, an economic downturn when a major employer closes, a car accident and medical expenses... most of us are living closer to the edge than we realize.Today is the first Tuesday after Thanksgiving and for the past nine years has been known as GivingTuesday. For me, it serves an an acknowledgement of my own mortality. That I will not live forever and I am just one unforeseen event away from being dependent on others to survive. I just heard on the news yesterday that a lung transplant (e.g. for someone who came down with COVID-19) costs $1.2 million. There goes your life's savings.If at such times I would need to rely on others to get by, why not reach out right now and try to help someone else in a spirit of gratitude for what I have today and to help someone else who is struggling and is in need.Monetary donations are one way to help. So is spending an evening at a soup kitchen. Volunteering to share your skills and knowledge to someone else. Even something as simple as resolving to smile and wave to all you meet on a walk. Such simple acts have no cost, but to someone who is having a rough day they can be priceless.SoylentNews was founded by people who donated their time and talents to help a community. And continue to do so. So, look a little farther afield and help someone else today. You, and they, will be glad you did!Read more of this story at SoylentNews.

upstart writes:NVIDIA Research's GauGAN AI Art Demo Responds to Words:

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Arthur T Knackerbracket writes from multiple sources:https://jwst.nasa.gov/content/about/launch.html

Freeman writes:Big Tech firms should pay ISPs to upgrade networks, telcos in Europe claim:

takyon writes:Innosilicon graphics cards based on "Fantasy One" GPU feature up to 32GB GDDR6X memory

An Anonymous Coward writes:A doctoral student has developed an on-silicon laser, including testing and evaluating prototypes. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/lpor.202100348This has major potential in telecom at least; with only minor added steps, these opto-electrics were produced using current silicon lithographic processes.

takyon writes:Nissan unveils US$18 billion 'Ambition 2030' electric car agenda with a Tesla Cybertruck competitor

upstart writes:Jack Dorsey resigns as CEO of Twitter:

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canopic jug writes:At Tux Machines, educator and author, Andy Farnell, explores the problem of why we can't teach cybersecurity, whether at universities or trade schools. We've gotten to the point where neither the politicians nor the vendors themselves know or care what they are talking about in regards to device ownership, trust models, updates, conflicting laws, and most of all security theatre.

owl writes:https://www.righto.com/2021/11/reverse-engineering-yamaha-dx7_28.html

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upstart writes:[NB: The following article makes reference to oft-cited Trolley problem. Highly recommended.--martyb/Bytram]The self-driving trolley problem: How will future AI systems make the most ethical choices for all of us?:

upstart writes:India tells Starlink to stop offering satellite internet without a license:

upstart, with similar submissions from Frigatebird and others, writes:Physicists detect signs of neutrinos at Large Hadron Collider:

upstart writes:Pandemic skyrockets in Europe; COVID is the No. 1 cause of death:

upstart writes:Insulin in the Brain Influences Dopamine Levels:

looorg writes:IKEA has furnished and is renting out a 10 m apartment in central Tokyo for about a dollar per month. It's clearly a gimmick of sorts as the furniture in the apartment are worth a lot more then that. Still looking at the pictures it looks like living in a nicely furnished prison cell, that is also very high (floor to ceiling). Any takers for such compact living? I dont think climbing around on ladders to get around is for me.It seems very futuristic though; it is a staple of sci-fi to pack people like sardines in a can (Ripley's apartment in aliens, 5th element etc., etc.)https://edition.cnn.com/2021/11/25/business/ikea-japan-tokyo-tiny-apartment-scli-intl/index.html

takyon writes:First RISC-V smartphones could launch in 2022