Of general interest.
Finds of pigment pits after the deforestation of Easter Island reject the earlier presumed societal collapse.
www.sott.net/article/447012-Easter-Islands-pigment-pits-call-into-question-societal-collapse-theory
Month: January 2021
‘Liquid glass’: Entirely new state of matter observed by physicists
I see it more like an ‘in between’ state.
Physicists have identified a new state of matter, hidden inside the mysterious transformations that take place between liquid and solid states of glass.
www.sott.net/article/446995-Liquid-glass-Entirely-new-state-of-matter-observed-by-physicists
Darknet Giant White House Market Drops Bitcoin, Supports Monero Payments Only
The use of decentralized systems, being financial or other kind is gaining popularity in the face of abuses from central systems.
The prominent darknet marketplace, White House Market, has dropped bitcoin payments and now accepts monero only. The darknet marketplace administrators detailed that there was an issue with a payment processor blocking Tor exit nodes, but the full transition to monero was always planned.
news.bitcoin.com/darknet-giant-white-house-market-drops-bitcoin-supports-monero-payments-only/