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Inter- and intra-species cooperation among ants:
https://3quarksdaily.com/3quarksdaily/2026/06/antisocial-behaviour-or-not.html
I've seen fish cleaning stations while scuba diving a bunch of times, but have never heard of the behavior among insects.
Cc @futurebird
It occurs to me that Muppets are the anti-AI.
AI personas look real, but have no soul. And, despite being made of complex technology, they generate uncanny valley reactions, when they’re visual and not just chatbots.
Whereas Muppets look fake, but they have all the soul. They’re made of simple materials, animated just by human hands, and are immediately attractive. They’re people you want to know, despite never forgetting they’re artifice.
Henson & Co ftw. ❤️
In fusion energy, everything starts with the plasma physics. These five papers lay the foundation for our ARC fusion power plant. 58 authors, 226 pages, and the physics checks out.
Note to fusion skeptics: Sure, it's hard. We get it. In fact, we probably understand the difficulties in way more detail than you do, no offense. But these papers tackle the hardest physics problems head on: disruptions, heat exhaust, plasma stability.
With the publication today of five deeply researched and peer-reviewed papers, Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS) and dozens of collaborating physicists have cemented our confidence in the core plasma physics assumptions at work within our upcoming ARC fusion power plant.
Grabbed a jacket from the back of the closet this morning. Just unzipped a pocket and found a pristine N95, still in a plastic wrapper.
Opposite of nostalgia.
JustDario isn't *that* Dario. He's Dario Capodici, who worked as an equities analyst for a few big banks before starting his own firm and getting a little internet famous for his contrarian takes.
I was honestly surprised to see Alphabet announce a new equity sale to raise cash. JustDario's analysis is the first thing I've read that makes it make some sense:
https://justdario.com/2026/06/alphabet-equity-raise-a-bold-move-or-a-giant-mistake/
So: Now I'm watching for Nvidia to issue debt.
On Monday, after US markets closed, Alphabet (the parent company of Google) issued a press release that took investors by surprise (to say the least): “Alphabet Announces Proposed $80 Billion Equity Capital Raise to Expand AI Infrastructure and Compute.” On the surface, Alphabet claims that, despite sitting on almost $127...
RE: https://saturation.social/@clive/116688136940846323
Absolute banger.
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