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A beginners' safety guide to hunting the wild Scottish haggis
Boing Boing,
The beauty of Scotland matched with the thrill of the hunt. This video promises everything one could hope for and will introduce you to the exciting world of haggis hunting. Haggis are mythical creatures reputed to have left and right side legs of different lengths, allowing them to run around steep mountainsides more quickly, not unlike the fabled sharks of Alcatraz who reportedly had one fin cut off to force them to swim in circles around the prison island. — Read the rest
NASA 'Pauses' Mars Sample Return to Get a Grip on the Mission
Gizmodo,
NASA is pulling back from its Mars Sample Return program (MSR) in order to develop a revised way of bringing the Martian rocks back to Earth after its original plan was deemed unrealistic. Read more...
Andreessen Horowitz backs Civitai, a generative AI content marketplace with millions of users
TechCrunch,
AI image generator Stable Diffusion already has a lot of fans, and now those experimenting with the new AI technology to develop their own models have a place to share their work with other enthusiasts. A startup called Civitai — a play on the word Civitas, meaning community — has created a platform where members […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Mastering startup pitches: The 3 key imperatives for success
Rebecca Liu-Doyle Contributor Share on X Rebecca Liu-Doyle is managing director at Insight Partners, a global private equity and venture capital firm. Her focus areas include high-growth software, marketplaces, and consumer internet. More posts by this contributor 4 proven approaches to CX strategy that make customers feel loved The early stages of the venture-backed startup […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Building a conservative internet is an expensive proposition
New data from TMTG and Rumble can help us understand how right-leaning social media services with long-term goals of building less restricted digital infrastructure are faring. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Gwyneth Paltrow Thinks of Chris Martin As a ‘Brother’
Vulture,
“It’s incredibly painful for a woman, when you’ve co-mingled your DNA with a man, if you have no contact and acrimony and nothing between you.”
You Can Finally Delete Threads Without Losing Your Instagram
Head of Instagram, Adam Mosseri, recently rolled out a few updates for Meta’s Threads and the biggest standout is that you finally have a way to delete your Threads profile separately from your Instagram account. Read more...
'Clean shot to the kidney,' fight threats and 'smurfs': Capitol Hill takes a nasty turn
Politico,