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- T. Rex Might Be the Thing with Feathers (2013) http://nautil.us/issue/5/fame/t-rex-might-be-the-thing-with-feathers 5 comments
- Scientists have discovered ancient pieces of amber, dating from about 99m years ago, that contain dinosaur feathers riddled with louse-like insects. One of the feathers even shows signs of having been nibbled. It is the first time feather-eating insects have been discovered from that era. https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/dec/10/dinosaurs-had-feathers-ruffled-by-parasites-study-finds 107 comments science
- Volcanic sulfur may make barn owls grow redder feathers. The findings are among the first evidence that environmental sources of sulfur — such as the soil — can influence the color of integument like fur or feathers. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/volcano-sulfur-barn-owls-red-feathers 7 comments science
- Astronomers have found the Milky Way’s first known ‘feather’ https://www.sciencenews.org/article/astronomy-milky-way-galaxy-feather-gas-spiral-arms-gangotri-wave 5 comments science
- [Sports Business Journal] It’s the ultimate in birds of a feather flocking together: Bold Penguin is sponsoring the Penguins, a deal that will put the on-line business insurance exchange’s penguin logo on the black helmets of the NHL Penguins for home games. https://twitter.com/sbjsbd/status/1438835265691426817?s=21 24 comments hockey
- Tiger Global: the technology investor ruffling Silicon Valley feathers https://www.ft.com/content/54bb342c-230f-4438-a4d7-7cbde010ea1a 2 comments securityanalysis
- Steve Smith has no issues with ruffling rookie feathers.... http://www.nfl.com/videos/all-or-nothing/0ap3000001039419/all-or-nothing-steve-smith-sr-messes-with-dj-moore 31 comments nfl
- Bergeron feathers the pass through the Habs defense to Marchand who rifles it past Price https://streamable.com/qsrk0 14 comments hockey
- Riggleman Not Afraid to Ruffle Reds’ Feathers https://www.mlb.com/news/jim-riggleman-not-afraid-to-ruffle-feathers/c-274402798 6 comments baseball
- 'Legalise ganja' march in cultural corridor of Kerala's capital ruffles feathers https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/legalise-ganja-march-cultural-corridor-keralas-capital-ruffles-feathers-75290 36 comments india
- Hammer vs. Feather: 1971, Apollo 15 Astronaut David Scott performs an experiment on the Moon. Galileo's hypothesis had been that all objects fall with the same acceleration and speed in the absence of air resistance. https://www.youtube.com/watch?amp%3Bv=KDp1tiUsZw8&time_continue=10 16 comments space
- Study of fossilized skin shows that Tyrannosaurus rex was scaled, not feathered http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2017/06/tyrannosaurus-rex-skin-fossils-feathers-scales-science/ 18 comments science
- Video of Virgin's SpaceShipTwo feather re-entry system [actual flight test] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOVh19cOpOc 6 comments space
- Why doesn't hair come in as many different bright colors as feathers? https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/62wc3g/why_doesnt_hair_come_in_as_many_different_bright/ 6 comments askscience
- Wawa-loving geese ruffle feathers in South Jersey http://www.nj.com/atlantic/index.ssf/2017/02/geese_congregating_near_south_jersey_wawa.html#incart_river_home 4 comments nottheonion
- The tail of a feathered dinosaur has been found perfectly preserved in amber from Myanmar. The one-of-a-kind discovery helps put flesh on the bones of these extinct creatures, opening a new window on the biology of a group that dominated Earth for more than 160 million years. http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-38224564 4 comments worldnews
- Scientists discover feathered dinosaur tail preserved in amber http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/12/feathered-dinosaur-tail-amber-theropod-myanmar-burma-cretaceous/ 962 comments worldnews
- Feather in the cap: India home to 12% of world’s bird species http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/feather-in-the-cap-india-home-to-12-of-worlds-bird-species/article8891555.ece 4 comments india
- Scales, Feathers and Hair Have a Common Ancestor http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/25/science/scales-feathers-hair-common-ancestor.html?smid=re-share 3 comments science
- Bernie Sanders won the Democratic caucuses in Kansas and Nebraska; Ted Cruz won Republican caucuses in Kansas and Maine. Sanders could add a third feather to his cap on Maine Democrats caucus on Sunday. http://fortune.com/2016/03/05/super-saturday-ted-cruz-bernie-sanders-hillary-clinton-donald-trump/ 11 comments politics
- Problems connecting a nrf24l01 to an adafruit feather bluefruit (https://www.adafruit.com/products/2829). Works fine with two arduino uno but not with an uno and the feather. Has anyone tried that? Both the nrf24 and the Bluetooth module use SPI, I wonder if the problem could come from that. https://www.adafruit.com/products/2829 7 comments arduino
- Flying turkey ruffles feathers about 'emotional support' animals on planes http://www.foxnews.com/travel/2016/01/14/turkey-ruffles-feathers-about-emotional-support-animals-on-flights/ 7 comments nottheonion
- 'Genetic toolkit' for feathers was in place way before the origin of dinosaurs [article] http://www.earthtouchnews.com/natural-world/evolution/genetic-toolkit-for-feathers-was-in-place-way-before-the-earliest-dinosaurs 7 comments science
- The Cinereous Mourner chick grows unusually bright feathers in order to pass as a toxic caterpillar http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/2014/12/10/the-caterpillar-defense/ 3 comments science
- Brian Cox Simultaneously Drops Bowling Ball and Feather in World's Largest Vacuum Chamber http://sourcefed.com/brian-cox-simultaneously-drops-bowling-ball-and-feather-in-worlds-largest-vacuum-chamber/ 5 comments science
- Germans not keen to ruffle Russian feathers http://bbc.com/news/magazine-26988891?ocid=socialflow_twitter 21 comments europe
- Now, amid estimates that the Republican cuts to family planning could lead to 24,000 additional 2014-15 births at a cost to taxpayers of $273 million, lawmakers are seeking a way to restore financing without ruffling feathers. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/01/us/texas-may-restore-some-family-planning-budget-cuts.html?_r=2 4 comments politics
- Michael Feathers: The Framework Superclass Anti-Pattern http://michaelfeathers.typepad.com/michael_feathers_blog/2013/01/the-framework-superclass-anti-pattern.html 131 comments programming
- After buying Hostess in a bankruptcy sale, these equity hucksters feathered their own nests, rather than modernize Hostess's equipment and upgrade its products. They piled an unbearable debt load of $860 million, diverting its revenues into interest payments made to rich, absentee speculators. http://www.commondreams.org/view/2012/11/28-3 432 comments politics
- Paleontologists now say all dinosaurs probably had feathers http://io9.com/5923231/paleontologists-now-say-all-dinosaurs-had-feathers?utm_campaign=socialflow_io9_facebook&utm_source=io9_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow 31 comments science
- All dinosaurs may have had feathers http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/341948/description/all__dinosaurs_may_have_had_feathers 14 comments science
- Another feather in the cap of JNU http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/porn-mms-goes-viral-in-jawaharlal-nehru-university-3-suspended/articleshow/13788853.cms 3 comments india
- Feathered tyrannosauroid discovered: A gigantic feathered dinosaur from the Lower Cretaceous of China http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v484/n7392/full/nature10906.html 3 comments science
- "Splosky has balls of steel and a brain of feathers" http://gilesbowkett.blogspot.com/2009/12/blogs-are-godless-communist-bullshit.html 170 comments programming
- Conclusive Feather Found on Wing of Hudson River Airplane - The geese hate our lifestyle http://www.jossip.com/conclusive-feather-found-on-wing-of-hudson-river-airplane-20090122/ 2 comments reddit.com
- Nitrogen Tri-iodide: "Sounds like another boring covalent molecule". Nope! This one explodes at the touch of a feather! [Animated GIF] http://www.chm.bris.ac.uk/motm/ni3/ni3h.htm 5 comments science
- A scientist says he's created a new composite building board made of chicken feathers that will be termite-resistant because feathers are inedible http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/08/03/2322734.htm 6 comments science
- McCain has a "lucky rock, lucky feather and lucky compass" which he carries at all times. Really? This guy has a shot at the presidency? http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/wpcap/2000-02/19/067r-021900-idx.html 3 comments reddit.com
- McCain has a LUCKY FEATHER that he PANICKED OVER. http://www.badastronomy.com/bablog/2008/05/16/mccains-bizarre-beliefs/ 13 comments politics
- Every one of the bastards who voted for the Patriot Act and to give Bush war powers and funding should be tarred and feathered and run out of Washington on a rail http://www.dareland.com/freep/issue208.htm? 98 comments politics