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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
- 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
- Virgin Galactic SpaceShip 2 Undergoes 1st "Feather Flight" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Er9-sTDhJ58 16 comments space
- "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