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How you can help save declining butterflies

Fast Company Tech

Butterflies have a high surface-to-volume ratio they dont hold much moisture so they can easily become desiccated in dry conditions. But those laws could be changed. The law mandates that the government maintain habitat for listed species. The Southwest saw the greatest drops in butterfly abundance of any region.

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Social media companies, here are some free theme park ideas to comply with Florida’s deplatforming law

The Verge

The law has a hilariously corrupt exemption for any company that owns or operates a theme park or large entertainment complex in the state of Florida. So all Twitter, Facebook, TikTok et al have to do to comply with the law and avoid the knotty First Amendment issue of government speech regulations is build their own Floridian theme parks.

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Tesla privately admits Elon Musk has been exaggerating about ‘full self-driving’

The Verge

The ratio of driver interaction would need to be in the magnitude of 1 or 2 million miles per driver interaction to move into higher levels of automation. Local law enforcement said there was no one in the driver’s seat at the time of the crash, leading to speculation that the men were misusing Autopilot.

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Humans and AI: How Should You Talk About AI? Be Positive or Give Warnings?

DataRobot

Banjo claimed to use software that automatically detected anomalies to help law enforcement solve crimes and respond faster. And science shows that people need to exceed a tipping point 2.9013 ratio of positive to negative emotions for overall well-being. But things didn’t go as planned.

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Restrictions on acquisitions would stifle the US startup ecosystem, not rein in big tech

TechCrunch

In 2020, there was an approximately 10:1 ratio of acquisitions of VC-backed companies to IPOs, with 1,042 venture-backed companies acquired and 103 entering the public markets. In fact, today we are witnessing fewer acquisitions relative to IPOs than in years past, as the average acquisition-to-IPO ratio since 2004 is approximately 15:1.

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ROI: Can You Quantify the Untangible? You Can't Quantify Love (or can you?)

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

POP QUIZ: True or False The ROI Methodology collects just one data item, a financial ratio, expressed as a percentage. " Anything can be measured in a way that is superior to not measuring it at all " - Gilbs Law. That lead me to Tom Gilb, an engineer and measurement guru. Do we attempt quantify them?

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What is a 50/50 Raffle and How Does it Work?

CauseVox

Moreover, state and local laws may apply. To ensure compliance, we highly recommend checking with your local and state gambling laws to make sure raffles are permitted. Alternatively, while a 50/50 split is the most common configuration, you can also try out different ratios like a 60/40 or 80/20 split.

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