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In Minnesota farm country, a plan for a $4 billion data center takes root with vast wind, solar and battery projects
WORTHINGTON, Minn. — A power developer has a novel plan to build a $4 billion data center in rural southwestern Minnesota, as well as an armada of wind, solar and battery plants the company hopes will attract a wealthy ...Read more
When Words End in 'O,' Their Plurals Spell Woe
When Vice President Dan Quayle "corrected" a student's spelling of "potato" to "potatoe" back in 1992, people laughed. But some of us might have trouble spelling its plural form. Is it "potatos" or "potatoes"?
Here's a ...Read more
Alibaba's AI arm surges 34% though big spending hits profit
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. posted better-than-projected 34% revenue growth in its cloud business, offsetting a plunge in profit after the company unleashed spending on consumer subsidies and data centers to ride an AI boom...Read more
Gadgets: Holiday lights
A recent post by Enbrighten told people to say goodbye to their boring outdoor holiday lighting, and honestly, that couldn’t be more true.
Enbrighten Modern Cafe LED Lights bring your space to life with a stunning ...Read more
Review: MCHOSE x Unbox Therapy UT98 keyboard an option for work and play
One of the big divides among keyboard enthusiasts is the number pad, that 18-key piece of plastic lurking at the end of a full keyboard. Those who value desk space reject it and opt for a smaller layout like a 75% ...Read more
Jim Rossman: Can you convert your old photos and negatives to digital at home?
This week I heard from a reader, “I have a ton of old photos, negatives (both 35mm and medium format 120/220mm), 16mm movie film, slides, camcorder video and a few VHS cassettes that I need to convert to digital. I ...Read more
A broken pipeline -- Costing us our next generation of scientists
Science has always relied on young innovators to drive progress. In 1998, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, still PhD students, founded Google. More recently, in 2020 and 2021, Kizzmekia Corbett, then a senior research fellow at...Read more
Today's Word "incarnadine"
incarnadine \in-KAR-nuh-dyn\ (adjective, verb) - 1 : Having a fleshy pink color. 2 : Red; blood-red.
(transitive verb) - To make red or crimson.
"Will all great Neptune's ocean wash this blood
Clean from my hand? ...Read more
This Day in History, November 26
On November 26th, 1778, Captain James Cook became the first European to visit Maui.
Jacks and Aces
A man has 3 cards face down on a table. One is a jack and two are aces. He knows the order but you do not. You can ask him one yes or no question, but when you do you have to point to one of the cards. If you point to an ace, he will tell the truth, if you point to the jack, he will randomly say yes or no. You have to find one of the aces.
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Lawmakers give a thumbs down on expanding offshore drilling in California
SAN DIEGO — A bipartisan group of lawmakers on the state and federal levels spoke out Tuesday against plans by the Trump administration for new offshore drilling in the Golden State, including parcels in Southern ...Read more
US-China tension fuels decoupling in tech research, study shows
U.S.-China collaboration in technology research has fallen steadily to the lowest in 20 years, a shift an Australian think tank warns could reshape global innovation vital to security and economic growth.
Only a quarter ...Read more
NYC judge: OpenAI must turn over communication with lawyers about deleted databases
A federal judge ruled that OpenAI needs to turn over all its internal communications with lawyers about why it deleted two massive troves of pirated books from a notorious “shadow library” that the tech company is ...Read more
Hurricane season is a wrap. What kept storms away from Florida and the US?
MIAMI — For the first time in a decade, every single state, including the storm magnet of Florida, escaped the entire hurricane season without a direct hit from a hurricane.
Meteorologists say we owe this good fortune ...Read more
Can Coloradans coexist better with beavers? State wildlife officials craft plan to manage industrious rodents.
DENVER – Depending on who’s talking, beavers can be any of the following: unsung ecological heroes, nuisance rodents bent on wreaking havoc, cute creatures brimming with charisma — or a hunting target.
Now it’s ...Read more
Today's Word "extemporaneous"
extemporaneous \ek-stem-puh-RAY-nee-us\ (adjective) - 1 : Composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment, or without previous study; unpremeditated; impromptu. 2: Prepared beforehand but delivered without notes ...Read more
This Day in History, November 25
On November 25th, 1950, the People's Republic of China joined the Korean War.
No Big Deal
After you have dealt about half of the 52 cards for a bridge game (with four players), the phone rings. You put down the undealt cards to answer the phone. When you return, none of the cards has been touched, and no one can remember where the last card was dealt. Without counting the cards in any hand, or the number of cards yet to be dealt, how can you finish dealing rapidly and accurately, giving each player exactly the same cards they would...
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Drought killer: California storms fill reservoirs, build up Sierra snowpack
LOS ANGELES — A string of early season storms that drenched Californians last week lifted much of the state out of drought and significantly reduced the risk of wildfires, experts say.
It’s been the wettest November ...Read more
NASA cuts missions for Boeing Starliner contract, next flight will have no crew
The next trip to space for Boeing’s beleaguered Starliner spacecraft won’t have a crew on board after NASA announced changes to the commercial crew contract that also slashes the total number of missions to the ...Read more
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