Summery Round-up
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- Car alarms are "idiotic, selfish forms of noise pollution that do nothing to deter crime." A car alarm, call the police! Said no one ever.
Stories
- World's biggest freshwater fish, a 660-pound stingray, caught in Cambodia. Suggested nickname: Kurtz.
- Hong Kong’s iconic Jumbo Floating Restaurant capsizes at sea. Featured in The Man with the Golden Gun.
- 3,400-year-old city in Iraq emerges after extreme drought.
Science
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- Black death: how we solved the centuries-old mystery of its origins. Thanks Acleacius.
- Changes in the jet stream are steering autumn rain away from southeast Australia.
- How Bad Are the Germs in Public Restrooms, Really (may require registration or subscription)?
Media
- How do dogs think of toys? Thanks VideoSift.
- How the World's Worst Swimmer Conquered the Olympics - Tales From the Bottle. Thanks The Flying Penguin.
Auction
Razumen wrote on Jun 22, 2022, 01:19:Form a neighborhood watch? That's a great idea! Let's call it the neighborhood watch association (N.W.A)Hardline Mike wrote on Jun 21, 2022, 22:40:Razumen wrote on Jun 21, 2022, 21:39:
If car alarms are going off at such regularity that you're going to inanely call it "noise pollution" maybe a better, smarter concern would be the amount of crime happening in your area?
And people are supposed to do what about the crime in their area? Become a vigilante? Move to a better neighborhood? Call the cops every time a car alarm goes off and have them laugh at you?
Form a neighborhood watch? Tackle the issues that cause crime? Push your local representatives to actually DO something about it. There's countless things you can do other than throw up your hands and whine "We can't do these ridiculous things, so we might as well do nothing!".