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Asian giant hornets, nicknamed “murder hornets,” have mandibles shaped like spiked shark fins to decapitate honeybees. Their venom and stingers have been likened to hot metal driving into skin. And now, for the first time, they have arrived in the U.S. nyti.ms/3c0Hf9m

‘Murder Hornets’ in the U.S.: The Rush to Stop the Asian Giant Hornet (Published 2020)

Sightings of the Asian giant hornet have prompted fears that the vicious insect could establish itself in the United States and devastate bee populations.

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Scientists believe microplastics are picked up by wind, transported long distances and fall with precipitation even on the Arctic. Do we really need so much plastic? bbc.co.uk/news/science-envir…

Plastic particles falling out of sky with snow in Arctic

Even in the Arctic, microscopic particles of plastic are falling out of the sky with snow, a study has found.

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The Era of User Shaming is Over infosecurity-magazine.com/in…
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It's #WorldPasswordDay so here this is. Not that far off the @ncsc #ThreeRandomWords recommendation! xkcd.com/936/
"Usability is central to building security that works in the real world - not just on paper..." #UX #appsec
NCSC UK
@NCSC28 Apr 2019
Security and usability: you CAN have it all! ncsc.gov.uk/blog-post/securi…
Scooters hacked to play rude messages to riders bbc.in/2ZxJLON
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Password expiration policies that force periodic resets are bad for #UX and can actually harm security. @Microsoft is finally on board.
The Register
@TheRegister25 Apr 2019
Microsoft: Yo dawg, we heard you liked Windows password expiry policies. So we expired your expiry policy reg.cx/2TAk
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That's one small step for America, one giant leap backwards for mankind. #ElectionResults
Julie Lerman is the queen! Data viz #vtcc7. @mirezez
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The future is now. ES6 #VTCC7 @VTDesignWorks
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The Fall of Mass Marketing and the Rise of User Experience Design ow.ly/Si0zc
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Sarcasm can boost creativity in those dishing it out, and in those on its receiving end hvrd.me/Q3feS
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The town of Williston #VT prefers to paint over its wildlife problems #DeadRaccoonTO xitter.cf/wcax/status/6206242785…
Channel 3 News@wcax13 Jul 2015
Skunk gets yellow stripe as crews paint the lines in Williston. We believe the skunk was dead before the paint job.
Dealing With Redundant, Out-Of-Date and Trivial (ROT) Content: smashingmagazine.com/2015/06… New @smashingmag article by @boagworld worth reading.
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Makers, hackers, designers, data scientists, everyone!—join us tonight to assemble L3D Cubes: codeforbtv.org/events/2015/0…
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Good News for Bees: France Declares All New Rooftops Must Be Topped With Plants Or Solar Panels bit.ly/1Q1yeu1 via @CSGlobe
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Before you waste a #brewski @dandeliondirtrd @Carriesavagevt - maybe it's pear sawfly larva and not actual slugs ipm.msu.edu/insects/pear_slu…
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What the #amphibians are telling us and why we should listen: 1.usa.gov/1HUNnM7
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FAA Grants First Vt. Commercial Drone Permit To Burlington Startup bit.ly/1QfoNYj #VPRNews
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Who could forget? #1990s #revival xitter.cf/hootsuite/status/60362…
Hootsuite 🦉
@hootsuite27 May 2015
These are moving pictures (not to be confused with movies). Know what they are? ow.ly/Nt5xX xitter.cf/hootsuite/status/60362…
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