Listen to lead track ‘I Know I Am Petty’ now. Oakland-based artist and DJ Russell E.L. Butler returns to Ghostly International’s sister label Spectral Sound with a new EP, Petty. Butler describes Petty as their “most ‘functional’ techno record to date”, stating: “I wanted to create something thick, something bangin’, something cathartic, something that makes you punch the floor.” “The…
via Russell E.L. Butler returns to Spectral Sound with Petty — FACT Magazine: Music News, New Music.
NEW YORK — The U.S. government isn’t doing routine food inspections because of the partial federal shutdown, but checks of the riskiest foods are expected to resume next week. The Food and Drug Administration says it’s working to bring back about 150 employees to inspect riskier foods such as cheese, infant formula and produce. FDA…
via FDA Halts Routine Food Inspections Due to Government Shutdown — TIME
Whenever some new “cosmic puzzle” crops up, you always have to be ready for the other shoe to drop. But just because something isn’t an alien message or Ringworld doesn’t mean it can’t be interesting science. Today’s shoe drop concerns “fast radio bursts” coming from a distant galaxy — but don’t expect a secret message…
via Astronomers spot more mysterious radio signals from far outside the galaxy — TechCrunch
(JACKSONVILLE, Fla.) — A critically endangered forest antelope has been born at a zoo in Florida. The Florida Times-Union reports the Eastern bongo weighed 50 pounds when it was born at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens last month. The zoo says the calf has been cleared to be on exhibit in a spacious mixed-species habitat.…
via A Critically Endangered Forest Antelope Has Been Born in a Florida Zoo — TIME
(SYDNEY) — Australian police arrested a man after 38 packages allegedly containing asbestos were sent to foreign consulates in the cities of Melbourne, Canberra and Sydney. Savas Avan, 48, was arrested at his home in Shepparton, Victoria state, on Wednesday night, and charged with sending dangerous articles to be carried by a postal service. He…
via Suspect in Australian Parcels Scare Faces up to 10 Years in Prison — TIME
Hulu is preparing to update its streaming app in order to make its simpler to navigate to and discover content you want to watch. Some of the changes coming in the weeks ahead are smaller, but worthwhile tweaks – like adding buttons or re-arranging where menus sit. But the more notable change is that Hulu…
via Hulu redesign may drop the confusing screen called ‘Lineup,’ simplify navigation — TechCrunch
Just imagine, a pair of noise-canceling headphones without a smart assistant on-board. What is this, 2017? Thankfully, Sony used its CES press conference today to announce that it’s finally addressing its well-received WH-1000XM3’s lack of Alexa. The headphones will be getting Amazon’s smart assistant via a firmware update at some point during the first quarter…
via Sony adds Alexa to its noise-canceling headphones — TechCrunch
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via My Daily Choice – HempWorx Frequently Asked Questions — Sand N Stones
Some 200 years after their population was decimated by feral pigs, iguanas are being reintroduced to an island in the Galapagos archipelago, Agence France-Presse reports. Conservationists have released 1,436 Galapagos land iguanas onto Santiago Island, authorities said on Monday. The lizard species’ last recorded sighting there was made by British naturalist Charles Darwin in 1835.…
via Iguanas Are Being Reintroduced to a Galapagos Island Two Centuries After They Disappeared — TIME
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