NotSanguine writes:Smithsonian Magazine is reporting on archaeological finds revealing a trade route between ancient Egypt and India at Berenike, an ancient port city on the Red Sea.From the article:
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Arthur T Knackerbracket has processed the following story:https://www.sciencealert.com/icelands-volcanic-eruptions-could-continue-for-decades-study-finds
Bemidji MN (about 3-1/2 hours drive north of Minneapolis) is hosting what looks to be a fun week of unicycling. As reported by https://www.bemidjipioneer.com/news/local/tickets-on-sale-for-unicon-21-events-in-bemidji There will be events over nearly two weeks from July 14 - July 26. Some free and others $15. They are expecting 1200+ unicyclists from all over the world.
pkrasimirov writes:The 6-ton (13,000 pounds) high-resolution observation satellite Resurs P1 was launched in 2013 and decommissioned in 2022 due to 'equipment malfunction'. Between 26 June 13:05 UTC and 27 June 00:51 UTC it 'released a number of fragments' where number is > 100.
tekk writes:The 2024 Old Computer Challenge has been announced. The challenge started 4 years ago with the challenge to use a computer with 1 core at a max of 1 GHz and 512MB of RAM for a week and grew a small community surrounding them with 34 entrants for 2023. This year's theme, however, is no theme at all. The announcement post includes suggestions however there's no set of official rules this time around.Anyone interested in participating can take a look at Headcrash's OCC Site to look at previous years' entries and find instructions for how to get listed this year.Personally I'm planning on running a classic Clamshell Mac with OS9 as my daily driver :)Original SubmissionRead more of this story at SoylentNews.