The story of a man who survived 50 days in northeastern B.C.’s backcountry has reignited interest in the search for a second man who was reported missing the same weekend in a different part of B.C.’s Peace region.
Jim Barnes, 29, was last seen on Oct. 18 when he took his golden retriever, Murphy, out to an area near Groundbirch Forest Service Road, southeast of Chetwynd, B.C., and about 60 kilometres southwest of Fort St. John.
He was reported missing on Oct. 19 after he failed to return home — the same day that 20-year-old Sam Benastick was reported missing in the Redfern-Keily Provincial Park, about 250 kilometres northwest of Fort St. John.
ScienceAlert: Mysterious Driving Factor Behind Long COVID May Have Been Identified
Around 5–10% of people with COVID infections go on to experience long COVID, with symptoms lasting three months or more.
Researchers have proposed several biological mechanisms to explain long COVID. However, in a perspective article published in the latest Medical Journal of Australia, we argue that much, if not all, long COVID appears to be driven by the virus itself persisting in the body.
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What needs to happen next?
The obvious response to this is to fast-track trials of known antivirals for prevention and cure of long COVID.
This should include more left-field therapies such as the diabetes drug metformin.
MacRumors: Coinbase Onramp Now Supports Buying Crypto With Apple Pay
Cryptocurrency platform Coinbase today announced the launch of a new feature designed to let people buy cryptocurrency using Apple Pay.
Apple Pay is available for all fiat-to-crypto purchases (aka paper currencies like the U.S. dollar) in Coinbase Onramp, a tool that developers and websites can use to accept crypto payments from customers.
With Apple Pay integration in Coinbase Onramp, a customer can use Apple Pay to buy an item or a service, paying in dollars that are converted to cryptocurrency for the merchant. Coinbase promises a straightforward verification process and free offramping.
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UniLadTech: Apple’s guide to uninstalling iOS 18 after iPhone users rage about latest update
Complaints over features like the new photo gallery, emoji size, and countless other additions or changes have caused quite the pushback, and the frustration has largely been left at the feet of Apple as people feel like they’re stuck.
UniLadTech: Life-changing hidden iPhone weather app setting texts you before it’s going to rain
To activate Apple’s weather alerts, follow these simple steps:
- Go to Settings > Privacy & Security > Location Services
- Select Weather and tap on ‘Always’
- Ensure Precise Location is turned on
- Head to the Weather app and tap the menu button at the bottom right (it looks like three stacked dots)
- Tap the menu button in the top right (three dots in a line)
- Press notifications
There should be options for ‘Severe Weather’ and ‘Next-Hour Precipitation’, and you’ll want to make sure both are toggled on. There are some limits to the service, but according to the official information from Apple, severe weather information uses national weather services from Australia, Brazil, Canada, India, Japan, Mexico, Thailand, the United States, and ‘most’ of Europe. If you’re in China, severe weather warnings are available from QWeather.
Interesting Engineering: Japan launches FAST fusion project to achieve limitless energy by 2030
The plan is to use the high-temperature superconducting (HTS) coils and select the low aspect ratio tokamak to generate high-pressure plasmas in a compact size, compared to more conventional, larger tokamaks. Reducing the device size also helps to lower manufacturing times and costs.
This device will operate using novel technologies such as HTS coils, new low-activation materials, and deuterium production from seawater. FAST will be carried out in collaboration with a wide range of partners in the public and private sectors, both domestically and internationally.
Last Updated: 02.Dec.2024 23:50 EST
