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The newest "neighborhood safety tool" that is just surveillance technology? License plate reader cameras [Creepy]

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My country club community in Atlanta suburbs installed plate cameras at each entrance to the neighborhood after a string of vandalism, mailboxes destroyed, and general farkery by roving groups of tee ...[Continue Reading]

Fark.com

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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

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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

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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]

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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

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