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🌎 Detailed map reveals groundwater levels across the U.S.
#usa

Detailed map reveals groundwater levels across the U.S.
How much fresh water is in the United States? It's a tough question, since most of the water is underground, accessible at varying depths. In previous decades, it's been answered indirectly from data on rainfall and evaporation. Knowing how much groundwater is available at specific locations is critical to meeting the challenges of water scarcity and contamination.

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #StreetSounds
Reflection Eternal:
🎵 Ballad of the Black Gold
#ReflectionEternal
https://djsugai.bandcamp.com/track/reflection-eternal-ballad-of-the-black-gold
https://open.spotify.com/track/2nle2U803GJo25xTQMOMOb

Trump's pick to replace DeSantis faces a Republican pile-on in Florida (Gary Fineout/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/11/30/trumps-pick-to-replace-desantis-faces-a-republican-pile-on-in-florida-00670305
http://www.memeorandum.com/251130/p14#a251130p14

from my link log —
What if the world is made of cubes? Uncovering the universal geometry of geology.
https://www.quantamagazine.org/geometry-reveals-how-the-world-is-assembled-from-cubes-20201119/
saved 2020-11-22

The study involved leading laboratories across multiple countries testing identical samples of gut microbiome bacteria. Results revealed startling inconsistencies, with accuracy measures varying dramatically between laboratories – despite analysing the same samples.
MHRA-led study reveals major inconsistencies in global microbiome research

MHRA-led study reveals major inconsistencies in global microbiome research
International collaboration establishes new quality standards to improve reliability of gut health studies – improving accuracy to provide better diagnosis and treatment.

James Cameron says the idea that generative AI can "make up a character" and a performance can be generated "from scratch with a text prompt" is "horrifying" (Jack Dunn/Variety)
https://variety.com/2025/film/news/james-c…

James Cameron Says It's 'Horrifying' that AI Can 'Make Up an Actor'
James Cameron says its 'horrifying' that AI can replace actors.

The washer went kaput late on Dec. 30th. Fortunately, a local store was open to buy a replacement. Unfortunately, the holidays mean the replacement won't be delivered until Jan 5th. 🧺
Can't wait to see the broken #appliance hauled away with 2025, and to welcome their well-functioning replacements.🤞
#hopes #newYear

The Replicated Man: AI and the Ghost in the Archive
I finally did it. I committed the act of digital suicide. It was a gesture of clinical curiosity and personal dread. I took twenty years of archives, every Boles Blogs entry, every "Best of" compilation, the discarded drafts, the love letters to lost eras, and I fed the entire body of work into the AI maw. My digital soul, offered up for digestion and analysis...

The Replicated Man: AI and the Ghost in the Archive | David Boles, Blogs
I finally did it. I committed the act of digital suicide. It was a gesture of clinical curiosity and personal dread. I took twenty years of archives, every Boles Blogs entry, every “Best of&#…

Troy Nehls' Identical Twin Brother Wants to Replace Him in Congress (Amelia Benavides-Colón/NOTUS)
https://www.notus.org/campaigns/troy-nehls-identical-twin-brother-trever-campaign-congress-replace-texas
http://www.memeorandum.com/251130/p45#a251130p45

Over 5K Afghan migrants flagged on 'national security' grounds since 2021, document reveals (Geoff Earle/New York Post)
https://nypost.com/2025/11/29/us-news/more-than-5000-afghan-migrants-flagged-on-national-security-grounds-since-2021-document-reveals/
http://www.memeorandum.com/251130/p33#a251130p33