The hawksbill turtle is a critically endangered sea turtle belonging to the family Cheloniidae. It is the only species in its genus. The species has a worldwide distribution, with Atlantic and Pacific subspecies. Eretmochelys imbricata imbricata is the Atlantic subspecies, while Eretmochelys imbricata bissa is found in the Indo-Pacific region. The hawkbill's appearance is similar to that of other marine turtles. It has a generally flattened body shape, a protective carapace, and its flipper-like arms are adapted for swimming in the open ocean. E. imbricata is easily distinguished from other sea turtles by its sharp, curving beak with prominent tomium, and the saw-like appearance of its shell margins. While the turtle lives a part of its life in the open ocean, it is most often encountered in shallow lagoons and coral reefs where it feeds on its chosen prey, sea sponges. Some of the sponges eaten by E. imbricata are known to be highly toxic and lethal when eaten by other organisms. Because of human fishing practices, Eretmochelys imbricata populations around the world are threatened with extinction and the turtle has been classified as critically endangered by the World Conservation Union. By the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, it is illegal to capture and to trade in hawksbill turtles and products derived from them in many nations. (more…)

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An idea I had when reading the “Emberverse Change- 1862” thread, and wondering how bad the tech knockback would be. I estimated it,as Kellineal confirmed, it would (outside of military tech) probably only set things back a few decades. I tried to compare this to a “Dies the Digital” in more recent times- considering how much of our lives dependent upon computers or digitally related technology.

So, like DTF, let us set our POD in 1998, when perhaps we were somehwat less dependent upon such than now, but still pretty dependent. All digital devices suddenly cease to function. What is the effect on society, and is this one screwover we can recover from?

(I'd imagine one might find hidden things one does not expect- like what controls the fuel injection system in more modern cars?) An idea I had when reading the “Emberverse Change- 1862” thread, and wondering how bad the tech knockback would be. I estimated it,as Kellineal confirmed, it would (outside of military tech) probably only set things back a few decades. I tried to compare this to a “Dies the Digital” in more recent times- considering how much of our lives dependent upon computers or digitally related technology.

So, like DTF, let us set our POD in 1998, when perhaps we were somehwat less dependent upon such than now, but still pretty dependent. All digital devices suddenly cease to function. What is the effect on society, and is this one screwover we can recover from?

(I'd imagine one might find hidden things one does not expect- like what controls the fuel injection system in more modern cars?) An idea I had when reading the “Emberverse Change- 1862” thread, and wondering how bad the tech knockback would be. I estimated it,as Kellineal confirmed, it would (outside of military tech) probably only set things back a few decades. I tried to compare this to a “Dies the Digital” in more recent times- considering how much of our lives dependent upon computers or digitally related technology.

So, like DTF, let us set our POD in 1998, when perhaps we were somehwat less dependent upon such than now, but still pretty dependent. All digital devices suddenly cease to function. What is the effect on society, and is this one screwover we can recover from?

(I'd imagine one might find hidden things one does not expect- like what controls the fuel injection system in more modern cars?) An idea I had when reading the “Emberverse Change- 1862” thread, and wondering how bad the tech knockback would be. I estimated it,as Kellineal confirmed, it would (outside of military tech) probably only set things back a few decades. I tried to compare this to a “Dies the Digital” in more recent times- considering how much of our lives dependent upon computers or digitally related technology.

So, like DTF, let us set our POD in 1998, when perhaps we were somehwat less dependent upon such than now, but still pretty dependent. All digital devices suddenly cease to function. What is the effect on society, and is this one screwover we can recover from?

(I'd imagine one might find hidden things one does not expect- like what controls the fuel injection system in more modern cars?) An idea I had when reading the “Emberverse Change- 1862” thread, and wondering how bad the tech knockback would be. I estimated it,as Kellineal confirmed, it would (outside of military tech) probably only set things back a few decades. I tried to compare this to a “Dies the Digital” in more recent times- considering how much of our lives dependent upon computers or digitally related technology.

So, like DTF, let us set our POD in 1998, when perhaps we were somehwat less dependent upon such than now, but still pretty dependent. All digital devices suddenly cease to function. What is the effect on society, and is this one screwover we can recover from?

(I'd imagine one might find hidden things one does not expect- like what controls the fuel injection system in more modern cars?) An idea I had when reading the “Emberverse Change- 1862” thread, and wondering how bad the tech knockback would be. I estimated it,as Kellineal confirmed, it would (outside of military tech) probably only set things back a few decades. I tried to compare this to a “Dies the Digital” in more recent times- considering how much of our lives dependent upon computers or digitally related technology.

So, like DTF, let us set our POD in 1998, when perhaps we were somehwat less dependent upon such than now, but still pretty dependent. All digital devices suddenly cease to function. What is the effect on society, and is this one screwover we can recover from?

(I'd imagine one might find hidden things one does not expect- like what controls the fuel injection system in more modern cars?) An idea I had when reading the “Emberverse Change- 1862” thread, and wondering how bad the tech knockback would be. I estimated it,as Kellineal confirmed, it would (outside of military tech) probably only set things back a few decades. I tried to compare this to a “Dies the Digital” in more recent times- considering how much of our lives dependent upon computers or digitally related technology.

So, like DTF, let us set our POD in 1998, when perhaps we were somehwat less dependent upon such than now, but still pretty dependent. All digital devices suddenly cease to function. What is the effect on society, and is this one screwover we can recover from?

(I'd imagine one might find hidden things one does not expect- like what controls the fuel injection system in more modern cars?) An idea I had when reading the “Emberverse Change- 1862” thread, and wondering how bad the tech knockback would be. I estimated it,as Kellineal confirmed, it would (outside of military tech) probably only set things back a few decades. I tried to compare this to a “Dies the Digital” in more recent times- considering how much of our lives dependent upon computers or digitally related technology.

So, like DTF, let us set our POD in 1998, when perhaps we were somehwat less dependent upon such than now, but still pretty dependent. All digital devices suddenly cease to function. What is the effect on society, and is this one screwover we can recover from?

(I'd imagine one might find hidden things one does not expect- like what controls the fuel injection system in more modern cars?) An idea I had when reading the “Emberverse Change- 1862” thread, and wondering how bad the tech knockback would be. I estimated it,as Kellineal confirmed, it would (outside of military tech) probably only set things back a few decades. I tried to compare this to a “Dies the Digital” in more recent times- considering how much of our lives dependent upon computers or digitally related technology.

So, like DTF, let us set our POD in 1998, when perhaps we were somehwat less dependent upon such than now, but still pretty dependent. All digital devices suddenly cease to function. What is the effect on society, and is this one screwover we can recover from?

(I'd imagine one might find hidden things one does not expect- like what controls the fuel injection system in more modern cars?) An idea I had when reading the “Emberverse Change- 1862” thread, and wondering how bad the tech knockback would be. I estimated it,as Kellineal confirmed, it would (outside of military tech) probably only set things back a few decades. I tried to compare this to a “Dies the Digital” in more recent times- considering how much of our lives dependent upon computers or digitally related technology.

So, like DTF, let us set our POD in 1998, when perhaps we were somehwat less dependent upon such than now, but still pretty dependent. All digital devices suddenly cease to function. What is the effect on society, and is this one screwover we can recover from?

(I'd imagine one might find hidden things one does not expect- like what controls the fuel injection system in more modern cars?) An idea I had when reading the “Emberverse Change- 1862” thread, and wondering how bad the tech knockback would be. I estimated it,as Kellineal confirmed, it would (outside of military tech) probably only set things back a few decades. I tried to compare this to a “Dies the Digital” in more recent times- considering how much of our lives dependent upon computers or digitally related technology.

So, like DTF, let us set our POD in 1998, when perhaps we were somehwat less dependent upon such than now, but still pretty dependent. All digital devices suddenly cease to function. What is the effect on society, and is this one screwover we can recover from?

(I'd imagine one might find hidden things one does not expect- like what controls the fuel injection system in more modern cars?)