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16/05/22
Maik:
--- Quote ---Caroline Crouch: Greek pilot guilty of murdering British wife and strangling dog
A Greek helicopter pilot has today been found guilty of mudering his British-Greek wife in their home and strangling their dog.
Babis Anagnostopoulos, 34, was today convicted of the murder of Caroline Crouch, 20, in May 2021 as the couple’s 11-month-old daughter slept in the house.
It is expected his sentencing with occur later on Monday.
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https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/caroline-crouch-murder-babis-anagnostopoulos-guilty-b2080115.html
Maik:
--- Quote ---Scientists create computer powered by algae that will never run out of battery
The system has been working continuously for a year using only light and water as fuel
Scientists have made a computer that uses algae and will never run out of battery.
The breakthrough uses a species of blue-green algae called synechocystis that has been powering a microprocessor continuously for a year using only light and water as fuel.
The system is approximately the size of an AA battery and uses photosynthesis to generate a tiny electrical current, which interacts with an aluminium electrode and to maintain a working Arm Cortex M0+ microprocessor.
Even though the computer system is based on photosynthesis it does not always require light to work, and can continue producing power even when it is dark.
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https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/computer-algae-battery-sunlight-forever-b2079997.html
Maik:
Word of the day: flibbertigibbet
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Maik:
--- Quote ---Sting operation: Undersea killing machines to make mincemeat of giant jellyfish
Soaring numbers of the underwater creatures to be destroyed by robot after causing havoc for fishermen
An underwater robot hunter has been built to seek out and destroy soaring numbers of jellyfish.
Jellyfish are proliferating at a rapid rate in some parts of the world, such as Japan, with sightings in British waters also becoming more common.
Such vast numbers of the animals pose a risk to the fishing industry because they get caught in nets, spoil catches and endanger crew and vessels.
With rising ocean temperatures and fewer natural predators, waters around Japan have in recent years been clogged with moon jellyfish and enormous Nomura’s jellyfish, which can grow to 6ft and weigh 440lbs.
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https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/05/16/ai-killing-machines-hoover-exterminate-giant-jellyfish/
Maik:
https://youtu.be/HsEb4pZB33g?t=1
--- Quote ---Video doorbell captures postman appearing to kick family's dog
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https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/video-doorbell-captures-postman-appearing-23948513
Royal Mail dog awareness
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