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canopic jug writes:The Conversation discusses the archeological time line indicating the earliest known usage of various psychoactive substances. They conclude that it is most likely that use of psychoactive substances mostly began relatively late in our history. It probably began after the Neolithic Revolution in 10,000 BC when we invented farming and civilisation. Wine, betel, and cannabis rank among those with the earliest evidence of use found so far.

aristarchus writes:From the pages of WIRED, more or less unfortunately.

upstart writes:Elon Musk’s Starlink provides free internet in West German areas ravaged by floods:

upstart writes:FTC Unanimously Backs New Policy Supporting Your Right to Repair Your Own Devices In The U.S.:

takyon writes:Astronomers make first clear detection of a moon-forming disc around an exoplanet:

Freeman writes:Judges reject Viasat's plea to stop SpaceX Starlink satellite launches:

takyon writes:DeepMind creates 'transformative' map of human proteins drawn by artificial intelligence

upstart writes:The science of underwater swimming: How staying submerged gives Olympians the winning edge:

upstart writes:EvilModel: Hiding Malware Inside of Neural Network Models:

upstart writes:Scientists Have Created the First Genetically Engineered Marsupial:

upstart writes:Akamai DNS global outage takes down major websites, online services:

upstart writes:PG&E will spend at least $15 billion burying power lines:

upstart writes:New Algorithm Flies Drones Faster than Human Racing Pilots:

upstart writes:Honeywell, Google bring practical quantum computers a big step closer:

takyon writes:No cults, no politics, no ghouls: how China censors the video game world

upstart writes:Robots might take our jobs, but maybe we need them to - Utah Business:

upstart writes:Imaging tool under development exposes concealed detonators:

upstart writes:FAA revises criteria for commercial astronaut wings - SpaceNews:

upstart writes:New Inorganic Material Discovered With Lowest Thermal Conductivity Ever Reported:

takyon writes:PlasticArm is a functional, non-silicon, flexible Cortex-M0 microcontroller

upstart writes:MIT Physicists Discover “Magic-Angle” Trilayer Graphene May Be a Rare, Magnet-Proof Superconductor:

upstart writes:Dozens of new viruses discovered in 15,000-year-old glacier ice:

upstart writes:Researchers Find No Link between Habitual Coffee Consumption and Arrhythmia:

JoeMerchant writes:The Gatwick Drone: Little By Little, The Story Continues To Unravel:

upstart writes:Wildfires in US West blowing 'so much smoke' into East Coast:

upstart writes:New approach eradicates breast cancer in mice:

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upstart writes:U.S. Life Expectancy Fell By 1.5 Years In 2020, The Biggest Drop Since WW II:

Anti-aristarchus writes:"Active" galaxies are interesting. So are global telescopes. Story at Science Mag.

upstart writes:U.S. seeks to speed rooftop solar growth with instant permits:

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upstart writes:Twitch Streamers Rake in Millions With a Shady Crypto Gambling Boom:

TheMightyChickadee writes:Astronauts on International Space Station are growing chile peppers in a first for NASA:

upstart writes:Russia tests hypersonic Tsirkon missile, leaving NATO concerned about potential escalation - ABC News:

upstart writes:Florida swamped by red tide – but is fertilizer plant spill making it worse?:

upstart writes:World's first 600km/h high-speed maglev train to make public debut in Qingdao:

upstart writes:Apple employees threaten to quit as company takes hard line stance on remote work:

upstart writes:open-access-doi-10.1038/s41524-021-00538-0Semiconductor Crystals Tweaked to Realize Superior Properties for Electronics:

upstart writes:Drought Threatens to Close California Hydropower Plant for First Time:

upstart writes:Intel in talks to buy GlobalFoundries for about $30 billion:

[2021-07-20 14:41:25 UTC] UPDATE: Flight had a short hold at (IIRC) T-15:00 then proceeded to have a safe ignition, liftoff, flight, and separation. Booster landed successfully under powered descent. A few minutes later the capsule coasted to apogee (maximum altitude), began its descent, deployed parachutes, and landed nominally. All crew disembarked safely. Congratulations to all involved!]According to Wikipedia, the capsule reached apogee of 105.671 km (65.6612 mi). On board were the oldest (Wally Funk, 82) and youngest (Oliver Daemen, 18) people to ever reach space. Also on board were Blue Origin owner Jeff Bezos and his brother Mark Bezos.Original story follows, unchanged.upstart writes:Blue Origin set for historic first human flight of its New Shepard system:

upstart writes:Ukraine warehouse packed with thousands of PS4s was actually a FIFA Ultimate Team bot farm:

takyon writes:Israeli Spyware Maker Is in Spotlight Amid Reports of Wide Abuses

takyon writes:Google redesigns its emoji to be more universal and authentic

DannyB writes:Say hi to Microsoft's own Linux: CBL-Mariner

An Anonymous Coward writes:For years, a backdoor in popular KiwiSDR product gave root to project developer:

upstart writes:FAA orders checks on 9,300 Boeing 737 planes for possible switch failures:

An Anonymous Coward writes:Feds crack down on brothers behind 45 million illegal robocalls:

Accuracy at Any Cost? Gamer Leaks British Military Secrets to Russia-born Company to Prove its Tank Model is Wrongupstart writes:Accuracy at any cost? Gamer leaks British military secrets to Russia-born company to prove its tank model is wrong:

canopic jug writes:A long while back, the FCC set a hard deadline of July 13, 2021, for shutting down the last NTSC television transmitters and transitioning channels to being digital fully. The other day, the last of the NTSC transmitters were shut down with hardly anyone commenting, except Hackaday which noted: