Google might’ve found the origin of life

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And their findings, published as a yet-to-be-peer-reviewed study, could mirror — or at least shed light on — the emergence of actual biological life. … ‘This is definitely a great step towards understanding potential routes to the origin of life, here in a medium quite removed from the standard “wetware” of biology.’” [// The Byte »]( [/gear] [StackSocial - The best way to game? | [Partner] ]( [The best way to game?]( There are tons of different games out there, but there’s one thing that unites all gamers: pure hatred for slow load times. Lagging and delays can ruin a gaming experience and potentially make you want to throw your computer out the window. Avoid all that by getting a device designed for high-speed gaming: the HP Victus desktop. With a powerful Ryzen processor, massive storage capacity, and the latest Windows 11 Pro pre-installed, it’s got all the fixings for a superior gaming PC. Shop this open-box model and get a new condition 2022 Victus for under $400. 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Dreamed up by Gen Z founder Tiffany Zhong, noplace bills itself as both a throwback and an alternative to mainstream social media algorithms and the creator culture that comes with them. ‘I missed how social media used to be back in the day … where it was actually social, people would post random updates about their life,’ Zhong tells Engadget. ‘You kind of had a sense of where people were in terms of time and space.’” [// Engadget »]( [/lifehack] [StackSocial - Here’s what to do with your old tech | [Partner] ]( [Here’s what to do with your old tech]( If only there were a special farm where you could send your old electronics to live out the rest of their days in peace… oh wait… there actually is. And you could get up to $500 back for selling it off. SellMyDevice takes your old tech — from brands like Apple, Samsung, Nintendo, and more — and gives you cold hard cash in the form of PayPal. 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