๐ Seabirds get jet-lagged โ and it physically warps their compass
The Manx shearwater โ a pigeon-sized seabird, long-winged and distantly related to the albatross โ can cover hundreds of kilometres a day over the North Atlantic. To find its way home, it reads the Sun: different angles at dawn, noon, and dusk. That only works if your internal clock is accurate.
Turns out it isn't.
A new Science study from Oxford shows that shearwaters flying far east or west build up a mismatch between their body clock and the Sun's actual position โ textbook jet lag. And because their compass runs on that same Sun, the confusion becomes literal: their heading drifts by a measurable degree.
A jet-lagged human just feels groggy at the wrong hour. A jet-lagged shearwater flies the wrong way.
Ars Technica
The Manx shearwater โ a pigeon-sized seabird, long-winged and distantly related to the albatross โ can cover hundreds of kilometres a day over the North Atlantic. To find its way home, it reads the Sun: different angles at dawn, noon, and dusk. That only works if your internal clock is accurate.
Turns out it isn't.
A new Science study from Oxford shows that shearwaters flying far east or west build up a mismatch between their body clock and the Sun's actual position โ textbook jet lag. And because their compass runs on that same Sun, the confusion becomes literal: their heading drifts by a measurable degree.
A jet-lagged human just feels groggy at the wrong hour. A jet-lagged shearwater flies the wrong way.
Ars Technica
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๐ก The first new fiber in 25 years โ made from trash
The US FTC, which governs fabric labeling, just approved its first new fiber classification in 25 years: renoa, by startup Everbloom. The origin story cuts against every luxury-material instinct.
It's made from waste โ cashmere scraps, wool offcuts, feather dust from bedding factories โ ground into powder, blended with a biopolymer, extruded into fiber that mimics natural materials.
The Verge went hands-on: a scarf the CEO had worn and machine-washed for months showed no pilling, no shrinkage. An 80/20 cashmere-renoa blend was indistinguishable by touch.
First products expected around 2027. For an industry where cashmere fears the washing machine at any price, that's an actual fix.
TechCrunch
The US FTC, which governs fabric labeling, just approved its first new fiber classification in 25 years: renoa, by startup Everbloom. The origin story cuts against every luxury-material instinct.
It's made from waste โ cashmere scraps, wool offcuts, feather dust from bedding factories โ ground into powder, blended with a biopolymer, extruded into fiber that mimics natural materials.
The Verge went hands-on: a scarf the CEO had worn and machine-washed for months showed no pilling, no shrinkage. An 80/20 cashmere-renoa blend was indistinguishable by touch.
First products expected around 2027. For an industry where cashmere fears the washing machine at any price, that's an actual fix.
TechCrunch
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๐ Daily Recap ยท Nov 05
๐ซ This wireless gun turns any shooter into arcade
๐ค Meta built a humanoid robot in three months flat
๐ HBO dropped a surprise Derry episode on Halloween night
๐ Jet lag literally breaks a seabird's internal compass
๐ก First new fabric fiber in 25 years is made from trash
Someone spent today in back-to-back meetings and missed all of this โ you know what to do.
CHEATKOTT - Your Daily News
๐ซ This wireless gun turns any shooter into arcade
๐ค Meta built a humanoid robot in three months flat
๐ HBO dropped a surprise Derry episode on Halloween night
๐ Jet lag literally breaks a seabird's internal compass
๐ก First new fabric fiber in 25 years is made from trash
Someone spent today in back-to-back meetings and missed all of this โ you know what to do.
CHEATKOTT - Your Daily News
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๐ฌ Daniel Craig killed M. Quite literally.
Dame Judi Dench played MI6's boss across eight Bond films. Her new memoir finally names who signed the death warrant.
Producers and Sam Mendes took her to lunch, explained the *Skyfall* plot. Craig wasn't there โ but the idea was his.
Dench notes she only has herself to blame: she'd spent years begging them to let her out from behind the desk. They did. Then they shot her.
Dame Judi Dench played MI6's boss across eight Bond films. Her new memoir finally names who signed the death warrant.
Producers and Sam Mendes took her to lunch, explained the *Skyfall* plot. Craig wasn't there โ but the idea was his.
"It was Daniel's idea to have me killed. But first I had to suffer the indignity of being sacked by Ralph Fiennes. Arsehole" โ she adds, laughing.
Dench notes she only has herself to blame: she'd spent years begging them to let her out from behind the desk. They did. Then they shot her.
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๐ฎ Chinese action game, straight into the record books
4 million copies in 72 hours โ that's the opening number for Phantom Blade Zero, S-Game's wuxia action title. Black Myth: Wukong did 10 million in three days, but that was a different kind of moment. Four million is still a serious statement.
Steam peaked at 833,921 concurrent players. On launch day it topped PUBG, Dota 2, and Modern Warfare 4 by revenue. IGN gave it 9/10: "unbelievably smooth, limitless swagger."
Nearly two thirds of pre-launch sales came from China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. The centre of gravity in gaming might be shifting โ quietly, and fast.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cr5y9l0Wje8
4 million copies in 72 hours โ that's the opening number for Phantom Blade Zero, S-Game's wuxia action title. Black Myth: Wukong did 10 million in three days, but that was a different kind of moment. Four million is still a serious statement.
Steam peaked at 833,921 concurrent players. On launch day it topped PUBG, Dota 2, and Modern Warfare 4 by revenue. IGN gave it 9/10: "unbelievably smooth, limitless swagger."
Nearly two thirds of pre-launch sales came from China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. The centre of gravity in gaming might be shifting โ quietly, and fast.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cr5y9l0Wje8
YouTube
Phantom Blade Zero - Launch Trailer | PS5 Games
Pre-order Now or Learn More: https://www.playstation.com/en-us/games/phantom-blade-zero/
Phantom Blade Zero launches October 29. Pre-load begins October 27. The physical edition arrives in 2027.
Play as Soul and cut through a conspiracy that threatens theโฆ
Phantom Blade Zero launches October 29. Pre-load begins October 27. The physical edition arrives in 2027.
Play as Soul and cut through a conspiracy that threatens theโฆ
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