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- Toki Pona: The Unique Language With Less Than 150 Words. "There are apparently thousands of speakers, but can Toki Pona be considered a language?"
- Bizarre Virus-like 'Obelisks' Found in Human Mouths and Guts. "Stanford University scientists say they’ve discovered virus-like agents in the body that are unlike anything seen before."
- NASA could have tried to Launch Space Shuttle Atlantis on a rescue mission if they had known Columbia was going to disintegrate on re-entry.
- How Astronomers Are Saving Astronomy From Satellites — For Now. "Even the most powerful telescopes are in peril as orbits above Earth fill with thousands of new satellites. But scientists aren’t ready to give up the night sky."
- Your Google Pixel has a secret diagnostics menu — how to find it. Unfortunately it's only available to US users. And no, using a VPN with a US end point doesn't work.
- $1.1B deals signed at Worldcon's 1st industrial development summit. "Investment deals valued at approximately 8 billion yuan ($1.09 billion) were signed during the 81st World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon) held in Chengdu, Sichuan province, last week at its inaugural industrial development summit, marking significant progress in the advancement of sci-fi development in China." Science fiction fans who thought there wouldn't be Chinese state involvement in the Worldcon were very naive.
- Pentagon moves to declassify some secret space programs and technologies. "Some officials at the Pentagon have been calling for such a new classification policy for years."
- We keep making the same mistakes with spreadsheets, despite bad consequences. "Errors with spreadsheets are not only frustrating but can have serious consequences."
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