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07 Aug 01:09 • suzannesmom

Why You Are Like a Zebrafish

http://suzannesmomsblog.com/2026/07/21/why-you-are-like-a-zebrafish/

Photo: Max Planck Institute for Biology. Although zebrafish don’t have eyelids, light does disrupt their sleep, and, like humans, they have four stages of sleep. Many creatures on Planet Earth have things in common that you’d never suspect. Today we learn about research showing that the humble zebrafish has sleep patterns almost identical to human […]

@art.feediverse.org - Great art on Bluesky
07 Aug 01:03

Study for the Kneeling Leda, 1506 #davinci #leonardodavinci

Political Wire
07 Aug 00:57 • Taegan Goddard

Why Max Miller Is Staying In (For Now)

“Denounced on social media and by fellow Republicans, Ohio Rep. Max Miller is telling allies he’s not quitting for a simple reason: It would be tantamount to admitting he beat his ex-wife and their child, which he denies,” Axios reports. “The Washington summer scandal is a case study in whether Miller — one of Donald […]

@factpostnews.bsky.social - FactPost
07 Aug 00:54

Jerri Green has won the Democratic primary for Governor of Tennessee.

Gift Articles
07 Aug 00:42

Opinion | We’re a Small Arkansas Newspaper. Why Is the State Making Us Sign a Pledge About Israel? (Gift Article) (nytimes.com)

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Gift Articles
07 Aug 00:42

Roasted Zucchini Pasta Salad (Published 2023) (cooking.nytimes.com)

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Gift Articles
07 Aug 00:42

Meta Ordered to Pay $942 Million to Address Harm to Kids From Social Media (wsj.com)

wsj.com/tech/meta-ordered-to-pay-942-million-to-address-harm-to-kids-from-social-media-8ba5aab7?st=Y6cc16

Gift Articles
07 Aug 00:42

What Everyone Is Missing About Ceuta (foreignpolicy.com)

foreignpolicy.com/2026/08/06/ceuta-spain-morocco-migrants-history-africa-europe/?utm_content=gifting&tpcc=gifting_article&gifting_article=Y2V1dGEtc3BhaW4tbW9yb2Njby1taWdyYW50cy1oaXN0b3J5LWFmcmljYS1ldXJvcGU=&pid=PNINzQGOyq8waqm

Ars Technica - All content
07 Aug 00:36 • Beth Mole

Organ donation group accused of trying to take living man's organs faces shutdown

The organization, Network for Hope, "strongly disagrees" with Trump admin's decision.

Gift Articles
07 Aug 00:27

Comparative insights into insula structure and function (rdcu.be)

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Gift Articles
07 Aug 00:27

Inside eBay’s Cockroach Cult: The Ghastly Story of a Stalking Scandal (Gift Article) (nytimes.com)

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Gift Articles
07 Aug 00:27

The threat El Niño poses to climate science (thesaturdaypaper.com.au)

thesaturdaypaper.com.au/share/49114ef1-28a9-4ddf-bb89-a7dbad3707f9/W7P0T9E

Gift Articles
07 Aug 00:27

Exclusive | Max Miller to Loan Campaign $1 Million, Rejecting Calls to Withdraw (wsj.com)

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Gift Articles
07 Aug 00:27

Wildfire Smoke Degrades Air Quality Across Washington and Oregon (Gift Article) (nytimes.com)

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Gift Articles
07 Aug 00:27

Trump, Hegseth clashed at Camp David over Iran missile depletion concerns (wapo.st)

wapo.st/4q7uvoA

Doc Searls Weblog
07 Aug 00:27 • Doc Searls

The Internet of Stuff

We now have an internet of stuff, at the heart of which are the distribution and fulfillment centers that have been replacing farmland and former broadcast transmitter sites near highways and airports everywhere. (The one above straddles I-65 in Whitestown, Indiana, northwest of Indianapolis.) In The Rise of the Stupid Network, David Isenberg (in 1997!) explained […]

The San Francisco Standard
07 Aug 00:24 • Garrett Leahy

What you need know about Outside Lands road closures, Waymo restrictions

Wristbands double as Muni passes, robotaxis are geofenced, and the city really doesn't want you to drive there.

Berkeleyside
07 Aug 00:21 • Berkeleyside Staff

The Wire: What Trump admin’s student visa limits could mean for research at UC Berkeley

UC Berkeley students study outside McLaughlin Hall, with Sather Tower, aka the Campanile, in the background. March 2022.

Also: Cal is close to an agreement to host the first big concert at Memorial Stadium since Paul McCartney played there in 1990.

Political Wire
07 Aug 00:15 • Taegan Goddard

Michigan Candidate Sheds Democratic Socialist Credentials

“The Democratic nominee for Michigan’s swing 7th Congressional District said Wednesday that he allowed his Democratic Socialists of America membership to lapse just last month,” the Detroit News reports. “Will Lawrence, who won his three-way primary race by 15 percentage points Tuesday, told CNN’s Manu Raju that he stopped paying his DSA dues to focus […]

Daring Fireball
07 Aug 00:15 • John Gruber

Gurman on OpenAI’s Device: ‘A Doughnut-Shaped Speaker That Costs Over $300’

bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-06/what-is-openai-s-device-a-doughnut-shaped-speaker-that-costs-over-300?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc4NjA0NjY3NSwiZXhwIjoxNzg2NjUxNDc1LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUSjlNQ01UOU5KTFUwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJDNEVEQ0FFMUZBMDU0MEJFQTI0QTlGMjExQzFFOTA4MCJ9.pj0oCNz7Ez90rn67tMWib-ed2PxcUAhAG2-hlVQ_DRg&leadSource=article-gifting

Mark Gurman, reporting for Bloomberg (gift link): OpenAI expects users to rely on the smart speaker throughout the day. It will work similarly to the company’s ChatGPT voice mode on smartphone apps, but with more advanced models for humanlike interactivity. The device is...