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Things I have recently spotted that may be of interest to others*:

Computing: This blog linked to a report, last week, that simulated rape and other crimes are happening in the Metaverse, the supposed eventual successor to Facebook. Here's another report on the same incidents.

Education: Grammarphobia tells us why a coward is referred to as a "chicken."

Environment: Gizmodo reports that water use restrictions have appeared in southern California, and that more stringent ones may be needed. Other states are affected, too.

Finances: (or something) Gizmodo and  Electrek report that Elon Musk is requiring all employees to work 40 hours or more per week at their offices.

Health: CNN reports that scientists are close to more widespread use of successful replacement of "bad" genes in people.

Science: The Scientist discusses monogamy in animals. It is rather wide-spread, although social monogamy (staying together) is more common than sexual monogamy.

The Scientist reports on the largest organism ever found -- a seagrass clone off the coast of Australia.

Sports: (and finance) ESPN reports that LeBron James is now worth over a billion dollars.

The graphic used in these posts is from NASA, hence, it is free to use like this.

*I try not to include items that require a password or fee to view.

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