The Daily Populous

Wednesday February 28th, 2018 night edition

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Yep, it counts all the way through, perpetually.

You could potentially make a really thick one of these with 365/2 tiles so that every month has its perfect amount of tiles, but then "what about leap years?"

At this point, February is a short month and you get bonus flips, easy enough.

This is just a proof of concept after all, there really ought to be a way to keep track of what month it is too.

In fact, the manufactured souvenir ones do.

If you're lucky enough to have a 3D printer, you can even print one of these that is pretty slick looking AND has a month tracker: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1785261. »

Netherlands opens world's first plastic-free supermarket aisle as UK urged to follow example

Authored by independent.co.uk
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Freezing weather conditions dubbed the "Beast from the East" has seen snow and sub-zero temperatures hit the UK.

Jeremy Corbyn's Brexit speech confirmed that a Labour Government would negotiate full tariff-free access to EU markets for UK business.

6/50 23 February 2018 Former BHS owner Dominic Chappell leaves Barkingside Magistrates Court after being given a £87,170 fine in Barking, England. »

Washington just passed the country’s toughest net neutrality legislation

Authored by fastcompany.com

Just days after the Trump administration finalized its repeal of national net neutrality regulations, Washington State has passed sweeping legislation to regulate internet access for its residents.

“It’s swift bipartisan action to protect net neutrality, which is terrific,” the bill’s main sponsor, Democratic representative Drew Hansen, tells Fast Company.

In its “Restoring Internet Freedom” order that abolished net neutrality regulations, the FCC claimed that its policy preempts the authority of state governments. »

LSD produces a new type of ‘harmonic’ order in the brain, according to neuroimaging study

Authored by psypost.org
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The drug resulted in the “emergence of new type of order in the brain,” the researchers found.

The study used a new mathematical method to analyze brain activity, known as connectome-harmonic decomposition, to examine how LSD caused alterations in consciousness.

“I am generally interested in novel therapeutic tools that can help with the healing of psychiatric disorders, especially healing from trauma. »

Dick’s Sporting Goods, Major Gun Retailer, Stops Selling Assault-Style Weapons

Authored by nytimes.com
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In 2012, after the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School that killed 26 people, Dick’s removed assault-style rifles from its main retail stores.

The company soon discovered it had legally sold a gun to Mr. Cruz in November, though it was not the gun or type of gun used in the school shooting.

But Walmart sidestepped any controversy involving gun politics, attributing its decision to lower customer demand for the military-style rifles. »