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Two Japanese Towns Want to Host an Underground Nuclear Waste Dump

Two Japanese Towns Want to Host an Underground Nuclear Waste Dump

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Two Japanese Towns Want to Host an Underground Nuclear Waste Dump No matter how you feel about nuclear energy, nuclear waste is generally something you want to stay as far away from as possible—unless you’re two villages on the Hokkaido, Japan’s second-largest island. The two small fishing towns, Suttsu and Kamoenai, are competing to become the site for a high-level radioactive…Read more... Go to Source
Feeding Dogs ‘Human-Grade’ Food Might Make Them Poop Less

Feeding Dogs ‘Human-Grade’ Food Might Make Them Poop Less

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Feeding Dogs 'Human-Grade' Food Might Make Them Poop Less A new study suggests that feeding your pup fresh food fit for a person might have an added welcome effect: smaller poops. The findings suggest that a fresh human-grade diet is more easily digestible for dogs than standard diets made of dry processed food, and it may also satisfy a dog’s appetite with fewer calories…Read more... Go to Source
Wow, There Sure Is A Whole Lot Of Apple Car News Right Now

Wow, There Sure Is A Whole Lot Of Apple Car News Right Now

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Wow, There Sure Is A Whole Lot Of Apple Car News Right Now I don’t know if you’ve been paying attention — I won’t blame you for being too fatigued to care — but a whole lot of news dropped about the Apple Car over the past few days. And if you’ve already found whatever interest you had waning, buckle up, friend. The rumors are only going to flow faster and faster from here on…Read more... Go to Source
Chip Makers Warn of Continued Gadget Shortages Through Spring

Chip Makers Warn of Continued Gadget Shortages Through Spring

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Chip Makers Warn of Continued Gadget Shortages Through Spring When the covid-19 pandemic began shutting the world down in late 2019 and early 2020, there was an early run on household supplies, followed by shortages of gadgets like webcams and laptops. Toilet paper is now readily available, but major hardware companies like Qualcomm, AMD, and Sony warn that chip shortages will…Read more... Go to Source
Amazon Announces Totally Not Alarming Plan to Install Surveillance Cameras in Every Delivery Vehicle

Amazon Announces Totally Not Alarming Plan to Install Surveillance Cameras in Every Delivery Vehicle

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Amazon Announces Totally Not Alarming Plan to Install Surveillance Cameras in Every Delivery Vehicle Not content to only wield its creepy surveillance infrastructure against warehouse workers and employees considering unionization, Amazon is reportedly gearing up to install perpetually-on cameras inside its fleet of delivery vehicles as well.Read more... Go to Source
Wow, Comcast Actually Did Something

Wow, Comcast Actually Did Something

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Wow, Comcast Actually Did Something Comcast will hold off on charging its customers in the Northeast for going over their data caps until July 2021, Attorney General of Pennsylvania Josh Shapiro announced today. This covers customers in Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, New York,…Read more... Go to Source
Texas Accidentally Posts Amber Alerts for Chucky, the Killer Doll, and His Creepy Eunuch Son

Texas Accidentally Posts Amber Alerts for Chucky, the Killer Doll, and His Creepy Eunuch Son

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Texas Accidentally Posts Amber Alerts for Chucky, the Killer Doll, and His Creepy Eunuch Son The Texas Department of Public Safety is blaming “a test malfunction” after it sent out an Amber Alert on Jan. 29 urging the public to be on the lookout not for a missing child but Chucky, the killer doll from the Child’s Play series.Read more... Go to Source
Apple-Inspired Swiss Watch Now Includes a Mechanical Spinning Loading Wheel

Apple-Inspired Swiss Watch Now Includes a Mechanical Spinning Loading Wheel

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Apple-Inspired Swiss Watch Now Includes a Mechanical Spinning Loading Wheel As smartwatches continue to nibble away at the market share of traditional mechanical timepieces, Swiss watchmaker H. Moser & Cie is sticking with the “if you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em” approach with the latest version of its Apple-inspired Swiss Alp Watch that now even includes a mechanical spinning loading icon.Read more... Go to Source
The Mandalorian and Lovecraft Country Nominated for Best TV Series at the Golden Globes

The Mandalorian and Lovecraft Country Nominated for Best TV Series at the Golden Globes

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The Mandalorian and Lovecraft Country Nominated for Best TV Series at the Golden Globes The Golden Globe award nominees were announced this morning, and although it’s been a pretty quiet year for entertainment in general, as an io9 reader, there are still a few choices that should pique your interest—especially since Baby Yoda and Cthulhu are finally getting the Hollywood recognition they’ve deserved.Read more... Go to Source
Terry Goodkind’s Posthumous Release Features a Most Unusual Demand for Surrender

Terry Goodkind’s Posthumous Release Features a Most Unusual Demand for Surrender

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Terry Goodkind's Posthumous Release Features a Most Unusual Demand for Surrender Fantasy author Terry Goodkind passed away in September, but he left behind a long legacy of books, including the Sword of Truth series. Today io9 is excited to share an excerpt from The Children of D’Hara, a posthumous release collecting five of his serial novels that continue the story of the Sword of Truth.Read more... Go to Source