New York Times, so may (will almost certainly) end up behind a pay wall, ‘Murder Hornets’ in the U.S.: The Rush to Stop the Asian Giant Hornet. Worries are both for local bee populations, as well as people considering that receiving multiple stings can be lethal to humans even if you aren't allergic. To put it another way, the Fount of All Knowledge notes that one nickname for this bug is yak-killer hornet.

2020 can go do anatomically inappropriate and unlikely things to itself.

Another Weird Irish Thing




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My little Honda 50 she's rapid and she's nifty.
She'll do a hundred and fifty on a windy day.
My little Honda 50, hit the nitro and she'll shift me.
Get me away from the Garda any day.

I got her in the Buy and Sell back in '92.
A travellin' man in a caravan said "This is the bike for you".
He was lookin' for a hundred, I gave him thirty two.
Took her for a spin out the Kinnegad Road and begod she feckin' flew.

I drove her into Newbridge lookin' for a couple of parts.
Alloy wheels, a sat-nav and a new push button start.
Headin' out to Robertstown for the bingo and the beer.
Comin' down the Hill of Allen she hit the ton in second gear.

I was ridin' across The Curragh nice and slow
The Guards pulled in behind me, Sergeant Kelly, don't you know.
I said, "O Buck, just my luck" and I hit the nitro hard.
By the time the squad hit Brookets Cross I had her parked in Brady's Yard.


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I amn't sure what the Utility of a 50cc Honda Supercub that can hit 100mph in second gear would be - but there ya go.

Some of you might recall that for many years we had a really nice ASUS Android tablet with a detachable keyboard that cost us surprisingly little (something like US$100 for the tablet itself and another $50 or so for the keyboard, which also had a second battery in it).  What I don't think I ever mentioned was that it started spazzing out on us a year or two back, and we ended up buying a similarly-priced and slightly smaller RCA tablet which also has a detachable keyboard (IIRC because the ASUS wasn't available any more?  I'll have to check now).

Anyway, the RCA gave us considerably less for our money than the ASUS.  I've been coping for a year or so now with what turned out to be not just a smaller screen but a lower-resolution one.  But last night Peggy used it for Skype for the first time, and we learned that the screen is even worse for video calls, and the camera in it is just as bad.

So we're in the market for a new tablet -- or maybe a new laptop.  Laptops I've already got a handle on, but can anyone offer any recommendations on tablets?  Largish display, high res and equally high res camera, detachable keyboard either standard or as an option?

Thanks!

Appeals Court Reviews 'Star Trek'/Dr. Seuss Mashup

Quote:An attempt to place mashups on par with parody in terms of copyright law didn't sit well with Ninth Circuit Judge M. Margaret McKeown.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/26/busin...anies.html

Yeah.  Pretty much exactly what we all figured would happen.

Sale of defective parrot leads to B.C. lawsuit

If you want to know how it ends up, go read the article.

Software engineer Jordan Scales wrote a CSS-only file that makes plain HTML look like Windows 98

I was tempted to apply the CSS to All The Tropes's page for Windows 98, but ATT doesn't have a page for (just) Windows 98. So you're saved from that, at least.

Abba: S.O.S.

Send out a general Distress Call that is unblockable by normal means.
Like most Calls of this nature Someone will show up. It does not mean that they will be able and/or in time to help.

ABBA Super Trouper;
Enhances targets Physical stats to Maximum or +2(which ever is higher) Combat Meds Package. 1 bout of Max Heal after enhancement.
Lasts till end of combat.  Potential for Long term enhancement but not guaranteed. (Warning: Enforced Stupidly Cheerful Attitude)

Well, my fiction, at least.

Scientists uncover principles of universal self-assembly

Paradox will be so glad to know it follows rules.