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Ancient parrot in New Zealand was 1m tall, study says
A giant parrot that roamed New Zealand about 19 million years ago had a height of 1m (3ft 2in) - roughly half the average height of a human, a new study has found.
The remains of the parrot were found near St Bathans in New Zealand's southern Otago region. Given its size, the parrot is believed to have been flightless and carnivorous, unlike most birds today. A study of the bird was published on Tuesday in the journal Biology Letters. Weighing just over one stone (7kg), the bird would have been two times heavier than the kākāpo, previously the largest known parrot. "There are no other giant parrots in the world," Professor Trevor Worthy, a palaeontologist at Flinders University in Australia and lead author of the study, told the BBC. "Finding one is very significant." -
@mlnews when that parrots asks for a cracker, you give it the damn cracker.
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Disney announces Disney+, Hulu & ESPN+ bundle for $12.99 per-month
ESPN+ in that is going to make it a huge upsell.
Hulu basic sucks big ass donkey balls. Wonder what the upcharge will be to have no ads.
I'm guessing the normal upcharge you see on Hulu now from $5.99 to $12.99, so the new bundle price will likely be $19.99.
Toss in Neflix for $15.99 (4K plan)
Plex $5total - $40.98, compared to cable at $100+, not bad
I could toss Amazon Prime in here as well, but I have it more for shipping than for TV.
Amazon Prime - $10new total $50.98
And that's for way more content and paying to not have ads, which for $100 on cable has ads. So half the price, for much more. If you are like me and put up with the ads, and actively find it more valuable to not have some things like sports, it's more like $20 and way better value.
Ditching ESPN and bringing back ads would lower the cost by $12.99, not $30
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@scottalanmiller Well maybe a whole package of crackers.
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Pakistan downgrades ties with India in Kashmir row
The row between India and Pakistan over the disputed territory of Kashmir has deepened, after Pakistan said it was expelling India's top diplomat and suspending trade.
Indian-administered Kashmir has been on lockdown since the Indian government decided on Monday to strip the region of its special constitutional status. Telephone networks and the internet were cut off on Sunday evening. Tens of thousands of troops have been patrolling the streets. The Himalayan region of Kashmir is claimed in its entirety by both India and Pakistan, but they each control only parts of it. Instances of protest and stone-throwing have been reported despite the communications blackout and a curfew. Local leaders have also been detained. -
President Trump visits mass shooting sites amid criticism
US President Donald Trump has visited Dayton, Ohio, at the start of a trip to the sites of two mass shootings at the weekend which left 31 people dead.
He is now on his way to El Paso, Texas, where Hispanic people were targeted in an apparent hate crime. Earlier, Mr Trump said he was concerned about "the rise of any group of hate... whether it's white supremacy" or any "other kind of supremacy". But he himself has been accused of stoking hatred against Hispanic people. The Democratic congresswoman who represents El Paso, Veronica Escobar, is refusing to meet him, saying his "racist and hateful words & actions" had caused pain to her community and her country. -
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Plant-based diet can fight climate change - UN
Switching to a plant-based diet can help fight climate change, UN experts have said.
A major report on land use and climate change says the West's high consumption of meat and dairy produce is fuelling global warming.
But scientists and officials stopped short of explicitly calling on everyone to become vegan or vegetarian.
They said that more people could be fed using less land if individuals cut down on eating meat.
The document, prepared by 107 scientists for the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), says that if land is used more effectively, it can store more of the carbon emitted by humans. -
@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:
Plant-based diet can fight climate change - UN
Switching to a plant-based diet can help fight climate change, UN experts have said.
A major report on land use and climate change says the West's high consumption of meat and dairy produce is fuelling global warming.
But scientists and officials stopped short of explicitly calling on everyone to become vegan or vegetarian.
They said that more people could be fed using less land if individuals cut down on eating meat.
The document, prepared by 107 scientists for the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), says that if land is used more effectively, it can store more of the carbon emitted by humans.Interesting - this is the second time I've seen/heard something like this. I have a friend who became a vegetarian only because of this reasoning - not that he doesn't believe in eating meat.. but because of the environmental impact of raising meat for consumption.
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@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:
Plant-based diet can fight climate change - UN
Switching to a plant-based diet can help fight climate change, UN experts have said.
A major report on land use and climate change says the West's high consumption of meat and dairy produce is fuelling global warming.
But scientists and officials stopped short of explicitly calling on everyone to become vegan or vegetarian.
They said that more people could be fed using less land if individuals cut down on eating meat.
The document, prepared by 107 scientists for the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), says that if land is used more effectively, it can store more of the carbon emitted by humans.Interesting - this is the second time I've seen/heard something like this. I have a friend who became a vegetarian only because of this reasoning - not that he doesn't believe in eating meat.. but because of the environmental impact of raising meat for consumption.
It is all about the cow farts
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@JaredBusch said in Non-IT News Thread:
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@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:
Plant-based diet can fight climate change - UN
Switching to a plant-based diet can help fight climate change, UN experts have said.
A major report on land use and climate change says the West's high consumption of meat and dairy produce is fuelling global warming.
But scientists and officials stopped short of explicitly calling on everyone to become vegan or vegetarian.
They said that more people could be fed using less land if individuals cut down on eating meat.
The document, prepared by 107 scientists for the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), says that if land is used more effectively, it can store more of the carbon emitted by humans.Interesting - this is the second time I've seen/heard something like this. I have a friend who became a vegetarian only because of this reasoning - not that he doesn't believe in eating meat.. but because of the environmental impact of raising meat for consumption.
It is all about the cow farts
IIRC this has some interesting info on the amount of food consumed vs edible protein produced
https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-165-the-fridge-light/clip/15263070-catch-of-the-day
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@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:
Plant-based diet can fight climate change - UN
Switching to a plant-based diet can help fight climate change, UN experts have said.
A major report on land use and climate change says the West's high consumption of meat and dairy produce is fuelling global warming.
But scientists and officials stopped short of explicitly calling on everyone to become vegan or vegetarian.
They said that more people could be fed using less land if individuals cut down on eating meat.
The document, prepared by 107 scientists for the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), says that if land is used more effectively, it can store more of the carbon emitted by humans.Interesting - this is the second time I've seen/heard something like this. I have a friend who became a vegetarian only because of this reasoning - not that he doesn't believe in eating meat.. but because of the environmental impact of raising meat for consumption.
It is all about the cow farts
IIRC this has some interesting info on the amount of food consumed vs edible protein produced
https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-165-the-fridge-light/clip/15263070-catch-of-the-day
Oh, I know the reality of this. Cow farts are more interesting though.
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@JaredBusch said in Non-IT News Thread:
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@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:
Plant-based diet can fight climate change - UN
Switching to a plant-based diet can help fight climate change, UN experts have said.
A major report on land use and climate change says the West's high consumption of meat and dairy produce is fuelling global warming.
But scientists and officials stopped short of explicitly calling on everyone to become vegan or vegetarian.
They said that more people could be fed using less land if individuals cut down on eating meat.
The document, prepared by 107 scientists for the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), says that if land is used more effectively, it can store more of the carbon emitted by humans.Interesting - this is the second time I've seen/heard something like this. I have a friend who became a vegetarian only because of this reasoning - not that he doesn't believe in eating meat.. but because of the environmental impact of raising meat for consumption.
It is all about the cow farts
IIRC this has some interesting info on the amount of food consumed vs edible protein produced
https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-165-the-fridge-light/clip/15263070-catch-of-the-day
Oh, I know the reality of this. Cow farts are more interesting though.
Tried to give the high-level explanation to the 9yo the other day and he couldn't keep a straight face
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Rosalind Franklin Mars rover nears completion
The "Rosalind Franklin" Mars rover is in its final stages of construction.
Engineers at Airbus (UK) are running through the end tasks of assembly and expect to get the six-wheeled vehicle out the door before August is up. Among the last items being attached are the robot's solar panels, and its mast and camera system. Rosalind Franklin is booked to launch from Earth in July next year. When she lands, in 2021, the joint European-Russian mission will search for life. Most likely, this will be evidence of past biology, but it's not inconceivable there are also microbes present on the Red Planet today. -
@JaredBusch said in Non-IT News Thread:
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@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:
Plant-based diet can fight climate change - UN
Switching to a plant-based diet can help fight climate change, UN experts have said.
A major report on land use and climate change says the West's high consumption of meat and dairy produce is fuelling global warming.
But scientists and officials stopped short of explicitly calling on everyone to become vegan or vegetarian.
They said that more people could be fed using less land if individuals cut down on eating meat.
The document, prepared by 107 scientists for the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), says that if land is used more effectively, it can store more of the carbon emitted by humans.Interesting - this is the second time I've seen/heard something like this. I have a friend who became a vegetarian only because of this reasoning - not that he doesn't believe in eating meat.. but because of the environmental impact of raising meat for consumption.
It is all about the cow farts
Ya now wouldn't that be something. The world goes under not from the trains, planes, automobiles, and factories, but because of cow farts.
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@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:
Plant-based diet can fight climate change - UN
Switching to a plant-based diet can help fight climate change, UN experts have said.
A major report on land use and climate change says the West's high consumption of meat and dairy produce is fuelling global warming.
But scientists and officials stopped short of explicitly calling on everyone to become vegan or vegetarian.
They said that more people could be fed using less land if individuals cut down on eating meat.
The document, prepared by 107 scientists for the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), says that if land is used more effectively, it can store more of the carbon emitted by humans.Interesting - this is the second time I've seen/heard something like this. I have a friend who became a vegetarian only because of this reasoning - not that he doesn't believe in eating meat.. but because of the environmental impact of raising meat for consumption.
It is all about the cow farts
IIRC this has some interesting info on the amount of food consumed vs edible protein produced
https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-165-the-fridge-light/clip/15263070-catch-of-the-day
Oh, I know the reality of this. Cow farts are more interesting though.
Tried to give the high-level explanation to the 9yo the other day and he couldn't keep a straight face
Then you did your job well.
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@JaredBusch said in Non-IT News Thread:
@Dashrender said in Non-IT News Thread:
@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:
Plant-based diet can fight climate change - UN
Switching to a plant-based diet can help fight climate change, UN experts have said.
A major report on land use and climate change says the West's high consumption of meat and dairy produce is fuelling global warming.
But scientists and officials stopped short of explicitly calling on everyone to become vegan or vegetarian.
They said that more people could be fed using less land if individuals cut down on eating meat.
The document, prepared by 107 scientists for the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), says that if land is used more effectively, it can store more of the carbon emitted by humans.Interesting - this is the second time I've seen/heard something like this. I have a friend who became a vegetarian only because of this reasoning - not that he doesn't believe in eating meat.. but because of the environmental impact of raising meat for consumption.
It is all about the cow farts
Exactly. We need to eat more cows so there are less cow farts.
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@dafyre said in Non-IT News Thread:
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@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:
Plant-based diet can fight climate change - UN
Switching to a plant-based diet can help fight climate change, UN experts have said.
A major report on land use and climate change says the West's high consumption of meat and dairy produce is fuelling global warming.
But scientists and officials stopped short of explicitly calling on everyone to become vegan or vegetarian.
They said that more people could be fed using less land if individuals cut down on eating meat.
The document, prepared by 107 scientists for the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), says that if land is used more effectively, it can store more of the carbon emitted by humans.Interesting - this is the second time I've seen/heard something like this. I have a friend who became a vegetarian only because of this reasoning - not that he doesn't believe in eating meat.. but because of the environmental impact of raising meat for consumption.
It is all about the cow farts
Exactly. We need to eat more cows so there are less cow farts.
Or start butchering them younger.
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@Obsolesce said in Non-IT News Thread:
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@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:
Plant-based diet can fight climate change - UN
Switching to a plant-based diet can help fight climate change, UN experts have said.
A major report on land use and climate change says the West's high consumption of meat and dairy produce is fuelling global warming.
But scientists and officials stopped short of explicitly calling on everyone to become vegan or vegetarian.
They said that more people could be fed using less land if individuals cut down on eating meat.
The document, prepared by 107 scientists for the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), says that if land is used more effectively, it can store more of the carbon emitted by humans.Interesting - this is the second time I've seen/heard something like this. I have a friend who became a vegetarian only because of this reasoning - not that he doesn't believe in eating meat.. but because of the environmental impact of raising meat for consumption.
It is all about the cow farts
Exactly. We need to eat more cows so there are less cow farts.
Or start butchering them younger.
I'm okay with this.
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Venice bans large cruise ships from historic centre
Large cruise ships are to be banned from entering Venice's historic centre, the Italian government says.
Ships weighing more than 1,000 tonnes will be rerouted away from certain waterways from September. The move follows an accident in June in which a ship collided with a dock, injuring five people. But conservationists say the government's plans are insufficient to prevent underwater erosion and pollution in the lagoon city. Starting from next month, some liners will be forced to dock at the Fusina and Lombardia terminals away from the city centre, the Financial Times reported. By the end of 2020, a third of all ships will be rerouted.
