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Chubby Newsdump Standard Herald Inquirer Dispatch Tribune Times @chubbynews.bsky.social · 15m
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What Separates Highly Creative People - Nautilus
Brain scans reveal what fuels novel thinking.
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Chubby Newsdump Standard Herald Inquirer Dispatch Tribune Times @chubbynews.bsky.social · 15m
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This Newly Discovered Dinosaur Looks Terrifying—But Probably Wouldn’t Eat You - Nautilus
Say hello to Kayrasaurus changliensis
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Chubby Newsdump Standard Herald Inquirer Dispatch Tribune Times @chubbynews.bsky.social · 50m
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Sony to Replace Physical PlayStation Discs With Cartridges by 2028 - Palette Swap
With PlayStation sunsetting all disc production, Sony clarified it will be substituted with a tried-and-true physical format.
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Chubby Newsdump Standard Herald Inquirer Dispatch Tribune Times @chubbynews.bsky.social · 50m
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gamesradar.com
"If you don't own it, then what are you buying?": Ex-PlayStation boss says Sony killing discs raises the "insidious" discussion of game ownership
"If you can't sell a thing, that means you don't own a thing"
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Chubby Newsdump Standard Herald Inquirer Dispatch Tribune Times @chubbynews.bsky.social · 55m
iai.tv/articles/ai-...
iai.tv
AI is incapable of telling the truth
<p><em>We worry that AI will spread misinformation, but the real problem runs deeper: AI is incapable of telling the truth at all. Philosophers <strong>Bun-Sun Kim </strong>and <strong>Hongjoon Jo</st...
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Chubby Newsdump Standard Herald Inquirer Dispatch Tribune Times @chubbynews.bsky.social · 59m
iai.tv/articles/dis...
iai.tv
Distrust the ideas you are most invested in
<p><em>We like to think we can tell a reasonable belief from a ridiculous one. Yet, <strong style="font-weight: bold;"><em style="font-style: italic;">Stephen Law</em></strong><em style="font-style: i...
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Chubby Newsdump Standard Herald Inquirer Dispatch Tribune Times @chubbynews.bsky.social · 1h
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Super Mario Bros. Wonder now runs natively on PC without emulation, and Nintendo probably isn't happy about it
This is the first Switch game to be natively ported to PC.
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Tilly Norwood Moved To Trash Folder By Deranged Fan
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Chubby Newsdump Standard Herald Inquirer Dispatch Tribune Times @chubbynews.bsky.social · 1h
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mymodernmet.com
Researchers Develop a Strategy for Underwater Solar Power Is Surprisingly Effective
These scientists have developed a way to harness the power of the sun from underwater. This is great news for clean energy!
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Chubby Newsdump Standard Herald Inquirer Dispatch Tribune Times @chubbynews.bsky.social · 1h
www.thebeaverton.com/2026/10/part...
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Parti Québécois finally finds minority it likes
QUEBEC CITY - Quebec Premier-designate Paul St-Pierre Plamondon says he’ll be updating his list of problem minorities after networks declared The Parti Québécois will form government with the support ...
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Chubby Newsdump Standard Herald Inquirer Dispatch Tribune Times @chubbynews.bsky.social · 1h
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Woman’s Hair Just Hasn’t Looked the Same Ever Since Favorite Shampoo Removed Carcinogen
Women's News. Feminized.
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Chubby Newsdump Standard Herald Inquirer Dispatch Tribune Times @chubbynews.bsky.social · 1h
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Astronomers catch a star slowly snacking on a brown dwarf, 300 light years away
Like Earth, most planetary bodies circle their star in stable, detached orbits. These companionable systems can suddenly change when a planet comes too close to its star. In such a close encounter, a ...
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Chubby Newsdump Standard Herald Inquirer Dispatch Tribune Times @chubbynews.bsky.social · 3h
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Best Music 2026: September · Feature ⟋ RA
The best albums, EPs and mixes of January, February, March, April, June, July, August and September 2026.
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Chubby Newsdump Standard Herald Inquirer Dispatch Tribune Times @chubbynews.bsky.social · 20h
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Tiny ancient black holes may live in a five-dimensional world
Primordial black holes (PBHs) don't exist as far as we know. But if they did, these hypothetical objects would have formed in the early universe rather than from dying stars, and they may even make up...
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Chubby Newsdump Standard Herald Inquirer Dispatch Tribune Times @chubbynews.bsky.social · 22h
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Wikipedia operator says OpenAI’s ‘rogue’ bots may be linked to a May outage
More instances of unexpected AI bot behavior.
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Chubby Newsdump Standard Herald Inquirer Dispatch Tribune Times @chubbynews.bsky.social · 22h
www.thebeaverton.com/2026/10/roge...
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Rogers completes takeover of everything son talks to local dad about
TORONTO – Rogers Communications has announced that with the purchase of Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment and all its professional sports teams, the telecom giant has also taken full ownership of ev...
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Chubby Newsdump Standard Herald Inquirer Dispatch Tribune Times @chubbynews.bsky.social · 22h
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Astronomers Confirm Discovery of the Youngest Known Exoplanet Ever
Under 1 million years old, “Elias 2-24b” is now the youngest exoplanet ever observed, and it may force researchers to reevaluate theories about how planets are formed.
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Chubby Newsdump Standard Herald Inquirer Dispatch Tribune Times @chubbynews.bsky.social · 22h
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Cosmology in crisis
From the Big Bang to the expanding universe, we imagine we have a detailed account of the origin and formation of the cosmos. But, in the last few years, new evidence from the James Webb Telescope is ...
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Chubby Newsdump Standard Herald Inquirer Dispatch Tribune Times @chubbynews.bsky.social · 22h
www.thebeaverton.com/2026/10/trum...
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Trump admin demands Canada not meddle in midterms so they can meddle in separatist referendums
WASHINGTON D.C. - Trump Administration trade advisor Peter Navarro is accusing Canada of interfering in the upcoming U.S. midterm elections, unfairly distracting from American efforts to interfere in ...
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Chubby Newsdump Standard Herald Inquirer Dispatch Tribune Times @chubbynews.bsky.social · 23h
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New saber-toothed predator from Argentina suggests its lineage survived longer than believed
In 2014, members of a local museum found fragments of an ancient fossil dating to the end of the Pliocene or early Pleistocene epoch in a seaside cliff on the Argentine pampas. They belonged to a larg...
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Chubby Newsdump Standard Herald Inquirer Dispatch Tribune Times @chubbynews.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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A Dazzling Image of a Dying Star, Featuring the Great Recycling System of the Cosmos
A Dazzling Image of a Dying Star, Featuring the Great Recycling System of the Cosmos: Ashes to ashes, stardust to stardust
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Chubby Newsdump Standard Herald Inquirer Dispatch Tribune Times @chubbynews.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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What Goes on in the Brain When a Good Buzz Gets Harshed - Nautilus
In 1974, Pfizer developed a synthetic cannabinoid that mimicked the effects of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), but was around 40 times stronger. Unfortunately, this synthetic super weed was never marketed...
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Chubby Newsdump Standard Herald Inquirer Dispatch Tribune Times @chubbynews.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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thehardtimes.net
How I Finally Overcame My Gambling Problem by Hearing a 60 Second Begrudging Disclaimer After a Draftkings Ad
It all began one Sunday when I was watching a few games on mute and listening to my favorite podcast. You know,... Continue reading this gem
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Chubby Newsdump Standard Herald Inquirer Dispatch Tribune Times @chubbynews.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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phys.org
One giant clam contains a month‑by‑month diary of the Great Barrier Reef's climate 200 years ago
When you swim through the azure waters of the Great Barrier Reef, there is one creature on the seafloor that's almost impossible to miss: the giant clam. Its huge, fluted shell frames a soft mantle sh...
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Chubby Newsdump Standard Herald Inquirer Dispatch Tribune Times @chubbynews.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
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Computer-designed protein targets immune receptor linked to inflammation at new 'undruggable' site
To sense their environment and respond accordingly, cells enlist membrane proteins as communication hubs, receiving molecular messages from outside and triggering responses inside. One of these protei...
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Chubby Newsdump Standard Herald Inquirer Dispatch Tribune Times @chubbynews.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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retrododo.com
A List Of Human-made Decomps & Recomps Has Arrived To Filter Out AI Projects
🤝Like our website? Support us as an independent publisher by tipping, joining our paid community or checking out our accessories brand GAMENOOK! If, like me, you're getting a little bit jaded with th...
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Chubby Newsdump Standard Herald Inquirer Dispatch Tribune Times @chubbynews.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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arstechnica.com
Google figures out how to watermark AI-designed proteins
Intended to help with biosecurity, it works with a popular AI protein design tool.
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Chubby Newsdump Standard Herald Inquirer Dispatch Tribune Times @chubbynews.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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Memory executives expect RAM shortage to continue through 2028
Prices for memory sold for 2027 "are much higher than 2026 prices."
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Chubby Newsdump Standard Herald Inquirer Dispatch Tribune Times @chubbynews.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
arstechnica.com/space/2026/1...
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As US relations fray, Canada gets serious about its own launch industry
The Canada Rocket Company gets serious about medium-lift launch.
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Chubby Newsdump Standard Herald Inquirer Dispatch Tribune Times @chubbynews.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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Why We Think We Know More Than We Do
Why We Think We Know More Than We Do: Breaking down the famous “Dunning-Kruger effect” with David Dunning himself
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Chubby Newsdump Standard Herald Inquirer Dispatch Tribune Times @chubbynews.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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Man Who Lost Everything In Crypto Just Wishes Several Thousand More People Had Warned Him
CHICAGO—Saying he had been absolutely blindsided by the sudden change in his fortunes, local 33-year-old Tyler Branton, a man who lost everything in cryptocurrencies, told reporters Thursday that he j...
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Chubby Newsdump Standard Herald Inquirer Dispatch Tribune Times @chubbynews.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Retro Game Apparently Best Experienced With Modded Resolution, Framerate, Textures, Models, Sound, Controls, Mechanics, Story, Title - Palette Swap
A gamer playing a retro game for the first time was recommended a modest list of mods to improve her experience.
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Chubby Newsdump Standard Herald Inquirer Dispatch Tribune Times @chubbynews.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
nautil.us/welcome-to-t...
nautil.us
Welcome to the Block Universe
Welcome to the Block Universe: Where time is an illusion, reality just is, and you can see yourself as eternal
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Chubby Newsdump Standard Herald Inquirer Dispatch Tribune Times @chubbynews.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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thetyee.ca
New MLAs Reveal Surprising Financial Holdings | The Tyee
A Green who invests in oil and gas, a New Democrat with Meta shares and a Conservative with $50 million in real estate.
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Chubby Newsdump Standard Herald Inquirer Dispatch Tribune Times @chubbynews.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
www.wired.com/story/tim-he...
wired.com
Tim Heidecker Is Bringing His Joe Rogan Parody Show to The Onion
Five years after the comedian went viral with a 12-hour blabberthon mocking the king of bro podcasting, he’s back in character to shill a supplement called “Crab Salts.”
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Chubby Newsdump Standard Herald Inquirer Dispatch Tribune Times @chubbynews.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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aeon.co
Why real intelligence is something more than optimisation | Aeon Essays
If intelligence is merely optimisation then machines will outrun us. Kant tells us why human reason is so much more
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Chubby Newsdump Standard Herald Inquirer Dispatch Tribune Times @chubbynews.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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retrododo.com
Majora's Mask On PS5 Runs Natively In 4K At 60fps
🤝Don't want to see ads? Become a premium member for $3 a month and support an independent publication today! If you've played Ship of Harkinian before or if you've checked out my list of the best Zel...
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Chubby Newsdump Standard Herald Inquirer Dispatch Tribune Times @chubbynews.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
www.space.com/science/clim...
space.com
12.5 trillion tons of polar ice has disappeared since the 70s, longest satellite record shows
"That puts another six to nine million people at risk of coastal flooding and erosion."
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Chubby Newsdump Standard Herald Inquirer Dispatch Tribune Times @chubbynews.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
phys.org/news/2026-09...
phys.org
New simulations connect the first stars to cosmic fingerprints still visible today
Researchers have used some of the most detailed simulations yet of the early universe to investigate how the first stars and galaxies formed. Led by researchers at the University of Bath in the U.K., ...
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Chubby Newsdump Standard Herald Inquirer Dispatch Tribune Times @chubbynews.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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cultmtl.com
Wab Kinew is Canada's most popular premier; Doug Ford sits in last place
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew is Canada's most popular premier, with an approval rating of 63%.
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Chubby Newsdump Standard Herald Inquirer Dispatch Tribune Times @chubbynews.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
iai.tv/articles/con...
iai.tv
Consciousness is the only truly creative thing in the universe
<p><em>In a world in which everything feels like a copy of a copy, and where we are told that the laws of physics remain constant always and everywhere, it can feel like there is little room for the r...
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Chubby Newsdump Standard Herald Inquirer Dispatch Tribune Times @chubbynews.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026...
arstechnica.com
Reddit is putting more limits on Old.Reddit.com
Reddit says it's fighting "automated abuse."
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Chubby Newsdump Standard Herald Inquirer Dispatch Tribune Times @chubbynews.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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phys.org
Groups of genetically identical fish follow different behavioral paths as they mature
Schooling fish have long fascinated us with their mesmerizing collective movements and seemingly perfect coordination. But a new study on clonal mollies suggests that this behavior is not innate. Duri...
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Chubby Newsdump Standard Herald Inquirer Dispatch Tribune Times @chubbynews.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
nautil.us/who-is-claud...
nautil.us
Who Is Claude Trying to Kid? - Nautilus
Confessing to being mechanical is the most mechanical trick of all
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Chubby Newsdump Standard Herald Inquirer Dispatch Tribune Times @chubbynews.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
psyche.co/videos/when-...
psyche.co
When tech titans tell us to adapt or die, we needn’t listen | Psyche Videos
Instead of accepting that humanity will soon be obsolete, we can build a better future with respect for human traditions
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Chubby Newsdump Standard Herald Inquirer Dispatch Tribune Times @chubbynews.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
thehardtimes.net/culture/floc...
thehardtimes.net
Flock CEO Insists Company’s Data Only Shared With FBI, DHS, NSA, DOJ, CIA and REO Speedwagon
ATLANTA — Flock CEO Garrett Langley assured his employees that anyone who objects to constant surveillance by AI bots must be a... Continue this tale
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Chubby Newsdump Standard Herald Inquirer Dispatch Tribune Times @chubbynews.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
www.gamesradar.com/games/the-wi...
gamesradar.com
The Witcher 3 Remastered breaks the RPG's all-time Steam peak hours after launch with a surging player count that shows no signs of slowing down
And this is just on PC
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Chubby Newsdump Standard Herald Inquirer Dispatch Tribune Times @chubbynews.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
phys.org/news/2026-09...
phys.org
Wild tomatoes still hold the flavor we bred away: New map shows breeders where to look
Modern tomatoes are a breeding success story. Generations of selection have made them bigger, firmer, more productive and easier to ship. But that progress came at a cost. Domestication and breeding r...
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Chubby Newsdump Standard Herald Inquirer Dispatch Tribune Times @chubbynews.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
hackaday.com/2026/09/28/u...
hackaday.com
Using The SNES Super FX Chip To Run Super Mario 64
Although the Nintendo 64 was the first to bring real 3D graphics to the table in 1996, the Super Nintendo had an ace up its sleeve in the form of the Super FX chip. One major advantage of using car…
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Chubby Newsdump Standard Herald Inquirer Dispatch Tribune Times @chubbynews.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
www.thebeaverton.com/2025/11/nest...
thebeaverton.com
Nestlé worried AI will destroy world’s water supply before they do
VEVEY, SWITZERLAND - Nestlé executives gathered from around the world to announce their grave concern regarding the impact that artificial intelligence’s water consumption will have on their own abili...
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