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Immigration prison hunger strikes

dimanche 18 août 2019 à 02:00

Hundreds of prisoners go on hunger strike each year in the UK's immigration prisons.

Face recognition for marijuana

dimanche 18 août 2019 à 02:00

Some Massachusetts politicians want to repress marijuana purchasers with face recognition.

Moderate orc voter

dimanche 18 août 2019 à 02:00

(satire) We Need a Wizard Who Can Appeal to the Moderate Orc Voter.

Plastic recycling

dimanche 18 août 2019 à 02:00

'Plastic Recycling Is a Myth': What Really Happens to Your Rubbish?

Mauna Kea telescope

dimanche 18 août 2019 à 02:00

Hawaiians say that blocking construction of a telescope is fighting "corporate culture".

Notice the words "it is said" which the article used to cast doubt on the practical reasons to put the telescope there, while saying nothing about what they are.

Some obvious reasons why Mauna Kea is an unusually good place to put the world's biggest telescope: Mauna Kea is high (better seeing conditions); the air is clean (better seeing conditions); there is very little light pollution (fainter objects are visible); it is fairly close to the equator (can view nearly all the sky); there is already a good road down to facilities not far away (makes construction cheaper).

Blocking the telescope would do no actual good for Hawaiians and would be a loss for all humanity.