Nothing is sacred, nor is your anonymity: **deanonymize #Tor ** by tapping servers, for years and doing "timing analysis". https://www.tagesschau.de/investigativ/panorama/tor-netzwerk-100.html
Brain-infecting parasite found in two L.A. County residents: What to know about ‘racoon roundworm’, #disease #health #zoonosis #California #SoCal #racoons https://archive.ph/jdn5V
Hydraulic failure in tropical environments is expected to increase as weather patterns change and temperatures rise. Hydraulic failure occurs when more water is lost from transpiration than is taken in through the roots. If uncorrected, the xylem loses conductivity and the plant will not survive. #climatechange #adaptation #water https://phys.org/news/2024-09-tropical-hydraulic-failure.html
Traces of cocaine discovered in mummified brain tissue reveal that Europeans were chewing coca leaves — possibly for medical or recreational purposes — in the 17th century, two centuries before the earliest known documented use of the New World plant in the Old World, a new study finds. #history #drugs #mummies https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/cocaine-found-in-mummified-brains-reveal-that-new-world-drug-came-to-italy-200-years-earlier-than-thought
U.S. Wastewater Tests Show Bird Flu Virus Limited to Areas With Farm Animals
An extensive look at wastewater samples taken across the United States from May to July found traces of the H5N1 bird flu popping up -- but only in areas populated by farm animals.
The smell of burnt marijuana is no longer grounds to search a vehicle, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled Thursday. The court noted in its ruling that since marijuana is legal in the state, and that there are a myriad of legal uses for the substance, the aroma of the burnt drug is not enough to justify a search. https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2024/09/19/burnt-canabis-odor-insufficient-for-vehicle-search/1991726779917/
Cat that comforts trafficked women in London safe house is feline of the year
Marley, whose ‘incredible gift of empathy’ is said to help exploited women, beats thousands of cats to prize
@mcfate Curious...did you ever get tired of smelling bread and coffee or to the point that you got so used to the aromas that you no longer noticed it?
Imagine working at this Costco and living in these apartments and not having to go far to get your groceries. Costco store with 800 apartment units to break ground in South LA this week. https://abc7.com/post/costco-store-800-apartment-units-break-ground-south-los-angeles/15313168/
@pendrag yup...
@pendrag you're forgetting the jalapeños...
I started seeing the "exploding pagers" in Lebanon stories and initially thought it was a @TheOnion headline. JFC Israeli #hack #security hack.https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-820536
Water, Wastewater, microbiology, chemistry, Twain sarcasm, and common sense CoSo #4980