nytimes.com/2024/01/14/nyregion/peconic-bay-scallops-die-off.html Fishing for Scallops When the Scallops Are Nearly All Dead Bay scallops brought prosperity and community to the people of Shelter Island. Today, most of the scallops are gone, but some fishermen haven’t given up hope. On opening day of bay scallop season this winter, Mike Tehan piloted the only boat on Peconic Bay.Credit...Adrienne … Continue reading Fishing for scallops when the scallops are nearly all dead
Month: January 2024
True Detective’s new season with Jodie Foster is superb
True Detective: Night Country review – a blazing Jodie Foster makes this show better than ever before At last, this show drops the bloated, male-dominated stories of earlier series for an icy murder case in Alaska – with blistering turns from Foster and Kali Reis Lucy Mangan, published Mon 15 Jan 2024 17.20 EST Full … Continue reading True Detective’s new season with Jodie Foster is superb
A story of impending extinction
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/jan/16/mongolia-pristine-lake-hovsgol-has-endured-for-2-million-years-why-are-its-fish-in-crisis-aoe This pristine lake has endured for 2m years. Why are its fish in crisis? In one of the world’s oldest lakes, Hovsgol grayling, a species found only in these azure waters in Mongolia, are struggling to survive Words and photos by Anne Readel The age of extinction is supported by About this contentTue 16 … Continue reading A story of impending extinction
Your iPhone could have a hidden AI camera built into its Magnifier app
https://apple.news/AHxqynVqtT4uZkgf0btlIgA [click thru for photos] Your iPhone could have a hidden AI camera built into the Magnifier app — how to find out and use it By Peter Wolinski, published January 10, 2024 in Tom's Guide The Magnifier app is more powerful than you might think (Image credit: Future) Your iPhone features an AI subject detection … Continue reading Your iPhone could have a hidden AI camera built into its Magnifier app
One way of defeating a hotter environment — become nocturnal
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/jan/17/global-heating-pushes-mountain-goats-into-more-nocturnal-lifestyle Global heating pushes mountain goats into more nocturnal lifestyle University of Sassari research suggests change in habits might expose animals to more predators Olivia Lee Wed 17 Jan 2024 00.00 EST Global heating is pushing mountain goats into a more nocturnal lifestyle that could expose them to more predators, scientists have found. A team … Continue reading One way of defeating a hotter environment — become nocturnal
New $700,000 NYC subway gates easy to defeat
nypost.com/2024/01/10/metro/hack-defeats-mtas-700k-subway-gates-to-keep-out-fare-beaters/ MTA’s new $700K subway gates designed to keep out fare-beaters can be defeated by simple hack By Georgett Roberts, Reuven Fenton, Nolan Hicks, Steve Janoski Published Jan. 10, 2024, 5:24 p.m. ET Forget swiping — or jumping. Waving one’s hand over an ill-placed sensor is all that’s needed to get past a new set of $700,000 subway … Continue reading New $700,000 NYC subway gates easy to defeat
Overall warming doesn’t prevent periods of severe cold
https://apple.news/AVcA7wECtRCyrInhI5Upw8A Why we still have brutal cold snaps even as the planet warms to record levels By Laura Paddison, CNN Published 8:17 AM EST, Mon January 15, 2024 After a summer of record-breaking heat, vast swaths of the United States are now grappling with extreme cold as a brutal Arctic blast brings snow squalls, deadly ice and life-threatening wind … Continue reading Overall warming doesn’t prevent periods of severe cold
Four offers for meal kits
https://www.thequalityedit.com/articles/best-meal-kits December 19, 2023 Our Editors Tried 13 Meal Kits – These Are The 4 They Recommend Words by the Editors In partnership with HelloFresh. We never realized just how many meal kits were on the market until our team started chatting New Year’s resolutions. Cliché, we know, but the December sugar addiction was particularly … Continue reading Four offers for meal kits
Pets truly can be like human family
https://apple.news/AMFJpXucAT6-rJNe2GyK6gQ Pets Really Can Be Like Human Family And calling some pet owners the “parents” of their dogs or cats might be the best shorthand for these relationships.By Katherine J. Wu, published January 16, 2024, 8amFor the 10 years they were together, Kristen de Marco and her terrier Gracie were inseparable. De Marco brought her dog … Continue reading Pets truly can be like human family
Apple’s very rare update for its Magic Keyboard
apple.news/As8fqE_5cSqq0nYOeM1VBcg Apple issues extremely rare (but important) update for key product The tech giant rarely releases updates for this item, but users will want it. Jena Warburton Jan 11, 2024 5:35 PM EST While Apple (AAPL) regularly comes out with routine bug fixes, new product launches are a bit fewer and farther between. Take, for example, its … Continue reading Apple’s very rare update for its Magic Keyboard
Ranking of frozen waffles
http://www.allrecipes.com/best-frozen-waffle-taste-test-7372148? We Tried 10 Frozen Waffles to Find the Very Best Which one that will satisfy your breakfast confection cravings? By Tadhg Hylier Stevens Published on July 29, 2023 PHOTO: SARA HASS Homemade waffles are excellent. But they can also be a bit of a mess, especially if you don't have the time or inclination to make the … Continue reading Ranking of frozen waffles
Feel-good story about a mouse
http://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/08/world/europe/tiny-mouse-shed-video.html? ‘Welsh Tidy Mouse’ Tidies Tiny Welsh House For months, a mysterious helper was cleaning up the work bench in Rodney Holbrook’s shed every night. He caught the visitor, tail and all, on video. Video Captures Mouse Organizing Shed [click thru to watch] Rodney Holbrook, a wildlife photographer in Wales, caught a mouse on camera … Continue reading Feel-good story about a mouse
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