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New to me Facts and Ideas in May 2024

By Justin G. on 24JUN04TUE

Some interesting ones this time, but a lower than usual haul. Also this is late because I was out of town.

Week 19

Began on 24MAY06MON .

• Boeing’s Starliner is set to launch tonight. What a mess it’s been getting to here. Competition has been good.
• Over the past three years, battery storage capacity on the nation’s grids has grown tenfold, to 16,000 megawatts., MeFi / NYT.
• The era of relative public anonymity is definitively over. This has been basically true for a while with respect to law enforcement. It’s not also true for any other interested party as well.
• Bluetooth connectivity from space?. Via Damn Interesting.
• Only 8 more years until the next pitch drop. Via iflscience.com.

Week 20

Began on 24MAY13MON .

• The cellular growth and neuron map of fruit fly larvae is known. Also the complete cell lineage, purpose, and interconnections of a small worm is known. Via Hacker News.
• Insurance company profits are increasingly impacted by climate changes, causing them to pull out of some states. Via Damn Interesting.
• There is a beetle that mimics bat sounds to avoid being eaten! Via Damn Interesting.
• Military advances: directed energy weapons can replace expensive missiles, “17¢ a shot vs millions per missile”. I guess that may work against drone swarms. Via Damn Interesting.

Week 21

Began on 24MAY20MON .

• I think I mentioned it before, but we’re entering the time of the Blaze Star, now to September. Only once every 80 years. Via Damn Interesting.
• Shipping, on big boats, could save up to 17.3% simply by slowing down. They have the opportunity to do that because they currently hurry up and wait at the port. Via Damn Interesting.
• Maybe real banks can hold your crypto soon? Maybe not.

Week 22

Began on 24MAY27MON .

• Tattoos correlate with lymphatic cancer, at +20%. Via Damn Interesting.

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