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Could my neighbours black bamboo make my home uninsurable?
Patrick Shine
I live in a housing estate and about three years ago a wall-sharing neighbour planted five black bamboo trees on his side, as well as two other trees next to walls adjoining other neighbours. In the ...[Continue Reading]
The Irish Times
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I discovered this one Linux feature and it makes Windows look embarrassing
Simon Batt
The story began when I was looking for a new app to mirror phone notifications to my desktop. I used to rely on PushBullet, but its Chrome extension stopped seeing support, and Google eventually disa ...[Continue Reading]
XDA Developers
1 day ago
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Who is this year's Mr. October? Tracking the playoff leaders (post-NLCS edition)
Bradford Doolittle
Let's ignore the fact that the 2025 MLB playoffs began on the last day of September and might end on the first day of November -- because it's always October when it comes to playoff baseball -- and ...[Continue Reading]
ESPN
1 day ago
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Lung Cancer Is Becoming Increasingly Common In Patients Who Have Never Smoked
Michael Levanduski
Shutterstock Lung cancer is one of the deadliest forms of cancer, and for those who get it, it is a terrible way to die. Most people think that lung cancer is something that is reserved for people ...[Continue Reading]
Twistedsifter.com
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Pokemon Legends ZA Unsurprisingly Glitchy, Yet Rife With Weirdness & Sex Appeal
BlackAshes
Pokemon Legends ZA has turned out to be one of the most bizarre mainstream Pokemon releases yet, as the entry follows the trend of the last few games by containing a lot of laziness and the occasiona ...[Continue Reading]
Sankakucomplex.com
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How a genetic split helped plants conquer polluted soils
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Phytochelatin synthases (PCSs) produce phytochelatinstiny, cysteine-rich peptides that bind and neutralize toxic metal ions such as cadmium and arsenic. These molecules act as the plant's natural det ...[Continue Reading]
Phys.Org
1 day ago