My husband says that if/when our cats learn how to use door knobs then we have to kill them before they can teach others. With that in mind: An Israeli research team has designed a computer algorithm that recognize sarcasm with about 77 percent accuracy. How many computers have to understand all the jokes made at their expense before we get Skynet?
Computer algorithm knows when you're being an asshole
Snow sheds let alpine roads survive massive avalanches
Last April, a powerful spring snowstorm swept across parts of the Alps, triggering dangerous avalanche conditions in multiple regions. In some areas, avalanche danger reached Level 4–5 on Europe's standard… READ THE REST
This weekend's blue moon is also a micromoon (but won't be blue and isn't smaller)
This weekend's Blue Moon, the second full moon in one month, is also a micromoon, because it is at the moon's apogee, the furthest point from Earth in its orbit.… READ THE REST
Drug that grew extra teeth in mice enters first human trial
Researchers at Kyoto University Hospital have begun the first human trial of TRG-035, a drug meant to grow new teeth in people who are missing them. Humans keep a set… READ THE REST
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Savvy PC users are getting Windows 11 Pro + training courses for just $20 while they can
Disclosure: Boing Boing earns a commission on purchases made through links in this post. TL;DR: You can get Windows 11 Pro plus a beginner-friendly training course for just $19.97 (reg. $237) through June… READ THE REST
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