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Author Archives: Jim deMaine
This Peeler Did Not Need to Be Wrapped in So Much Plastic
Thanks to Mike and Diana C. By Pamela L. Geller and Christopher Parmeter The year 2020 may have been heartbreaking for most humans, but it was a good one for Jeff Bezos and Amazon. His company’s worldwide sales grew 38 percent from 2019, and Amazon … Continue reading
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Hurrah for seniors!
Thanks to Marilyn W.
Operation Mother Goose begins to distribute Canada geese across the state starting on April 11, 1968.
Starting on April 11, 1968, biologists collect more than 1,200 Canada goose eggs along the Columbia River behind the nearly complete John Day Dam, located 28 miles east of The Dalles, Oregon, and about 20 miles south of Goldendale. The biologists’ … Continue reading
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We sampled tap water across the US – and found arsenic, lead and toxic chemicals
From The Guardian. Thanks to Frank C. for forwarding this. I hope we get more data on our local water purity. In Connecticut, a condo had lead in its drinking water at levels more than double what the federal government … Continue reading
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Why does the Mexican Jumping Bean Jump?
Thanks to Gordon G.
Kindness can be contagious
Thanks to Sybil-Ann. (Click page 2 for more) The man who gave the shoes off his feet to this homeless girl. This motorcyclist who stopped to help an old woman pass safely. This barber, who offers haircuts for the price … Continue reading
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Crosscut Festival
Thanks to Mary M. May 3-8 is the Crosscut Festival, our annual showcase of brilliant minds tackling the region’s and nation’s major issues, with both local and national speakers. This year’s line-up of featured speakers is really impressive. Mossback will be participating in the … Continue reading
Whale surfaces in a gym
Holographic projection of a whale. Thanks to Mary Jane F.
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Do you have lexophilia?
Thanks to Gordon G. “Lexophile” is a word used to describe those that have a love for “twisting” word meanings, such as “you can tune a piano, but you can’t tuna fish”, or “to write with a broken pencil is … Continue reading
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And the number variants of the virus is ……
From the Economist. Thanks to Rick B.
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Reagan could make you laugh
Thanks to Gordon G. Not that I want to bring him back but at least he had a sense of humor!
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The animals have missed us
Thanks to Sybil Ann: The animals in a zoo in Germany were depressed and never left their dens. This happened during the pandemic. Nobody went there anymore, neither children nor adults. The zoo remained empty. So the zoo keeper called this pianist to play … Continue reading
The most important story is not the pandemic or the border
There is only one story today. It is not the coronavirus pandemic, although 547,000 of us have died of Covid-19, and a study today suggested that we could have avoided nearly 400,000 deaths if we had adopted masks and social … Continue reading
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AI Recognizes COVID-19 in the Sound of a Cough
Thanks to Gordon G. Based on a cellphone-recorded cough, machine learning models accurately detect coronavirus even in people with no symptoms By Megan Scudellari Again and again, experts have pleaded that we need more and faster testing to control the coronavirus pandemic—and many … Continue reading
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Ah, to sleep
Thanks to Mary Jane F. What “Dog Tired” means …
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