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Fossilized 10,000-year-old mastodon tooth found by California scientist
4+ hour, 46+ min ago (298+ words) Molar from large mammal that once lived in North America is in ‘immaculate condition’ after discovery in Bay Area A 10,000 year-old tooth in remarkable condition from an ancient Pacific mastodon, a large mammal that once inhabited North America, was recently…...
First impressions: Relay Q, the push-to-talk microphone for copywriters who think out loud
9+ hour, 43+ min ago (21+ words) My take on the Relay Q, the push-to-talk microphone that turns spoken, half-formed ideas into finished copy without touching a keyboard....
A powerful El Niño may shape Connecticut's winter. Here's what happened last time it was this strong
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (350+ words) The last time the tropical Pacific was this warm, "Titanic" had just hit theaters, Elton John was topping the charts with "Candle in the Wind," John Rowland was governor of Connecticut, the Hartford Whalers had just left for North Carolina…...
'Karl the Fog' Rolls Into Downtown San Francisco
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (171+ words) San Francisco’s famous fog, nicknamed Karl, made a return on the evening of Thursday, September 10, after a heatwave that broke daily temperature records in some parts of the region.Shreenivasan Manievannan captured this timelapse footage showing the fog rolling into…...
El Nino conditions bringing unusual sea creatures to warming waters off SoCal coast
8+ hour, 55+ min ago (320+ words) El Niño conditions off the coast are bringing a host of unusual sea creatures to Southern California. They're usually seen down by Baja California or even farther south but they've been coming north. Hammerheads, a whale shark and an array…...
AEC, Half-Duplex Behavior, and Timing: Why You Don’t Hear Your Own Voice Coming Back During a Call
10+ hour, 31+ min ago (1297+ words) What a Debian smart panel + intercom bug taught me about Acoustic Echo Cancellation, reference …...
Our first reactions to iPhone Duo and other new Apple gear [Cult of Mac podcast 32]
15+ hour, 32+ min ago (31+ words) This week on the "Cult of Mac" podcast: Apple's Surprise and Shine event is in the books! The iPhone Duo is real, and John Ternus did great....
Tropical Storm Norbert strengthens slightly in East Pacific
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (290+ words) The five-day forecast track for Tropical Storm Norbert as of 11 a.m. Thursday. Tropical Storm Norbert strengthened slightly on Thursday in the East Pacific, with maximum sustained winds reaching 45 mph as it continues its westward track away from Baja California. At of…...
Tropical Storm Norbert poised to become Pacific's next hurricane, potentially heading toward Hawaii
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (110+ words) Tropical Storm Norbert is strengthening slightly in the open Pacific after forming early Thursday. If Norbert tracks farther south, it could become a stronger storm that could track in the general direction of Hawaii. Hawaii generally doesn't see much tropical…...
She Was Looking for Frogs. Then She Stumbled Upon a 10,000-Year-Old Mastodon Mystery in a Creek
13+ hour, 17+ min ago (475+ words) A routine frog habitat survey in a California creek revealed a massive fossil hiding half beneath the water. “I keep joking it wasn’t hard to find,” Lynch, a geomorphologist at Balance Hydrologics, said Friday. “It was just sitting there in…...