NYT: SpaceX Polaris Dawn Spacewalk: How to Watch the Astronauts
The spacewalk is scheduled to begin at 5:58 a.m. Eastern time, a delay from an earlier announced start time of 2:23 a.m. SpaceX plans to broadcast live coverage starting one hour before the spacewalk begins.
If needed, a backup opportunity is available on Friday at the same time.
NYT: French Ship That Sank in 1856 Disaster Is Found Off Massachusetts Coast
A French passenger steamship that sank in 1856, killing over 100 people, was found last month at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean, D/V Tenacious, a New Jersey-based shipwreck hunting group, said.
The ship, Le Lyonnais, which was built in England in 1855, was traveling from the United States to France when it collided with the Adriatic, an American sailing ship, killing 114 of Le Lyonnais’s 132 total passengers, D/V Tenacious said on Sept. 4. The Adriatic never stopped.
Discover Magazine: Is Weight Loss as Simple as Calories in, Calories out?
Recent research indicates that a significant factor influencing people’s variable appetites, digestion, and metabolism are biologically active leftover components of food, known as bioactives. These bioactives play a key role in regulating the body’s metabolic control centers: your brain’s appetite center, the hypothalamus; your gut’s digestive bioreactor, the microbiome; and your cells' metabolic powerhouses, the mitochondria.
I’m a gastroenterologist who has spent the past 20 years studying the gut microbiome’s role in metabolic disease. I’ll share how dietary bioactives help to explain why some people can eat more but gain less, and I’ll offer some dietary tools to improve metabolism.
The Conversation: Preparing for a pandemic that never came ended up setting off another − how an accidental virus release triggered 1977’s ‘Russian flu’
In an epidemiological twist, a new pandemic influenza virus did emerge, but it was not the anticipated H1N1 swine virus.
In November 1977, health officials in Russia reported that a human – not swine – H1N1 influenza strain had been detected in Moscow. By month’s end, it was reported across the entire USSR and soon throughout the world.
Business Insider: Meta’s Threads Is Being Taken Over by Engagement Bait
On a side note, rage bait is having a moment right now. People have discovered that rage baiting is often the most efficient way to get attention online, and on platforms like TikTok, where views can translate to dollars, it’s a cottage industry. I’ve seen rage baiters use it for chaos, like a husband and wife who make TikToks inhabiting the characters of vapid and entitled parenting vloggers who go shoeless on the streets of Cleveland to get the benefits of “grounding” their feet on the earth. I’ve seen an Instagrammer who recommends small businesses in upstate New York purposely pronounce “bagel” as “beggle” to enrage viewers and go viral. The most sublime and purely nihilistic rage bait I’ve seen was someone on X who said Phish is a right-wing band, sending fans, celebrities, and even a member of Phish into a frenzy of angry replies.
BlogTO: Canadians are torn on tipping culture but many want practice to end for good
Survey data released in June by Lightspeed Commerce Inc. found that Canada was tied with Belgium for countries feeling the strongest about eliminating the practice of tipping altogether. Compared to customers in other regions, over one-third (34 per cent) of Canadian customers agreed with this sentiment.
Last year, a report from the Angus Reid Institute found that most Canadians preferred a “service included” model, which would scrap gratuity in exchange for higher base wages for service workers.
Bloomberg: Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Weighs $1.5 Billion Sale of PE Stakes
Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan is exploring the sale of a $1.5 billion portfolio of private equity fund stakes in the secondary market to free up cash for other investments, according to people familiar with the matter.
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The pension fund — which manages C$255.8 billion ($188.3 billion) - owned C$58.5 billion of private equity assets as of June 30. The asset class returned 3.6% last year, below the benchmark of 16.3%.
The Verge: Polaris Dawn sent photos over Starlink laser light.
After a historic spacewalk, the Polaris Dawn crew sent a message to Earth using Starlink’s laser communication technology. SpaceX has already started selling its “Plug and Plaser” tech to other companies to help improve communication from space.
More info on the flight from TechCrunch.
TechCrunch: Australian plan for misinformation law riles Elon Musk
The Australian government wants to fine social media platforms up to 5% of their global revenue if they fail to stop the spread of misinformation under a revised legislative plan introduced Thursday, Reutersreports.
The planned law, which looks similar to the European Union’s Digital Services Act (DSA), drew swift condemnation from X owner Elon Musk, who dubbed Australia’s lawmakers “fascists” in a response posted on X.
Since December, the EU has been investigating X’s role in spreading disinformation. Its law allows for fines of up to 6% of global annual revenue for confirmed breaches.
CBC: Details emerge of accused, buyer in Churchill portrait heist
Unwitting buyer of stolen ‘Roaring Lion’ says he’ll return it to rightful owners.
VanSun: David Eby says B.C. will scrap carbon tax if Ottawa drops its legal requirement
Premier David Eby dropped a bombshell on Thursday, announcing he will get rid of B.C.’s consumer carbon tax if Ottawa also drops the federal tax that would take over if there wasn’t a provincial tax.
Opposition critics were quick to jump on the decision, with B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad claiming victory after months of promising that one of the first things he would do if elected would be to scrap the carbon tax.
Last Updated: 12.Sep.2024 23:20 EDT
