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Solar Power hits the death spiral vertical rise in Australia

200+JoNova: Science, carbon, climate and tax / 8h

Solar installations are rapidly accelerating in Australia, surging in the last quarter by an extraordinary 482MW. This is partly due to rapidly rising electricity costs, but in the last quarter, especially amplified by an extra $2250 subsidy in Victoria which adds to current subsidies like the SRES (RET) which already cover around half the cost of installation. This is obviously a market destroyi

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'Baby Shark' mixed into 'Sandstorm' at Coachella is really quite something

2KMashable / 8h

Coachella is sure to provide huge moments, and this one involves every parent's favourite song, "Baby Shark." Jauz, real name Sam Vogel, performed at the festival on Saturday and debuted his remix of the highly, highly popular kids' song in front of a large crowd during the daytime. SEE ALSO: Selena Gomez returns to the stage in surprise Cardi B Coachella performance As you'll see and hear, the r

Colorful 4,300-year-old tomb unveiled in Egypt

27Unexplained Mysteries / 3h

The L-shaped necropolis, which dates back to the Fifth Dynasty, was discovered near Saqqara last month. Situated 20 miles to the south of Cairo, the i...

Bose SoundSport in-ear headphones are $50 off at Walmart

Mashable / 4min

Not all earbuds cut it when it comes to working out. You need a pair that is sweat resistant and stays securely in your ears as you move. Even better if they’re well within your budget . The Bose SoundSport in-ear headphones meet those criteria — they’re on sale for $49 at Walmart . These earbuds are sweat- and weather-resistant and the StayHear tips conform comfortably to your ear’s shape to ens

Facebook Put Hidden Messages ‘Big Brother Is Watching’ and ‘The Masons Were Here’ in Tens of Thousands VR Controllers

cryptogon.com / 3h

Via: Business Insider: Facebook said it accidentally hid bizarre and “inappropriate” messages inside “tens of thousands” of virtual-reality controllers, including “Big Brother is Watching” and “The Masons Were Here.” Nate Mitchell, the cofounder of Oculus, the Facebook-owned VR company, said on Twitter on Friday that the company inadvertently printed some unusual messages in its Touch […]

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Americans Fear That Former Trump Staffers Will Be Released Into Their Cities

6KThe New Yorker - Culture / 46min

Andy Borowitz jokes that Americans fear that fired members of Trump’s Cabinet, such as Kirstjen Nielsen, Steve Bannon, and Anthony Scaramucci, will rejoin the country’s general population.

Donald Trump's ever-expanding reach: A second term would be terrifying

300+Salon.com / 1h

Trump has pushed back hard against the law, the courts and the Constitution. In a second term he might break them

The way Americans regard sports heroes versus intellectuals speaks volumes

100+The Guardian / 2min

The difference between the way Americans regard athletes versus “intellectuals” is a touchstone for how we see ourselves On 19 April 1980, more than 50,000 Parisians marched through the streets to mourn the loss of one of their own. Was it for a famous pop star, a beloved politician or a nationally treasured athlete? Nope, it was the funeral of Jean-Paul Sartre, the French existential philosopher

One of last four giant softshell turtles dies in Chinese zoo

4KThe Guardian / 5h

Death of Yangtze giant softshell turtle came a day after artificial insemination attempt The world’s rarest turtle has moved closer to extinction after a female died in a Chinese zoo, leaving just three known members of the species. The Yangtze giant softshell turtle, believed to be more than 90 years old, died in Suzhou zoo on Saturday, according to the Suzhou Daily. Continue reading...

Ilhan Omar: Donald Trump's tweet about me has lead to "an increase in direct threats on my life"

500+Salon.com / 2h

The Minnesota representative claims she's received an increased number of death threats because of Trump's tweet

Ilhan Omar’s Deeply American Message

3KThe Atlantic / 5h

I watched Ilhan Omar’s recent address to the Council of American Islamic Relations for the same reason most people did: to see whether she had—as Donald Trump claimed —minimized the 9/11 terrorist attacks. What I found was