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Post from @rabble on why he's chosen to use #Nostr and not #ActivityPub and the #Fediverse. He makes some compelling points. Personally I am not too worried about the server admin parts of his argument (I have enough control, even if I don't control the server), but I agree that this isn't ideal:
"You can’t use a single fediverse identity with your profile and followers in Peertube, Mobilizon, WriteFreely, and Pixelfed. You need a totally separate account in each one."
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seen on wss://nos.lol, wss://nostr.mom, wss://proxy-experiment.onrender.com, wss://relay.damus.io, wss://relay.mostr.pub, wss://relay.nostr.band, wss://relay.nostr.bg, wss://relay.noswhere.com, wss://relay.primal.netRabble (npub1wmr…g240)
So cool!
#Science
#Ocean
Great pics of new ocean species recently discovered!
Research team discovers more than 50 potentially new deep-sea species in one of the most unexplored areas of the planet
An international group of scientists, co-led by researcher Ariadna Mechó of the Barcelona Supercomputing Center—Centro Nacional de Supercomputación (BSC-CNS), observed 160 species on seamounts off the coast of Chile that had not yet been known to liv…Science X (Phys.org)
'In the 1920s, an American professor named Ivan Wallin (1883–1969) published a string of articles and a book about mitochondria. Wallin’s day job was teaching anatomy to medical students at the University of Colorado, but he was also fascinated by cell biology. Over the course of a decade, Wallin forged the concept of “symbionticism,” whereby speciation in animals and plants is triggered by the acquisition of bacterial symbionts. Wallin believed that mitochondria were such symbionts and had evidence to prove it—his publications included camera lucida drawings of “mitochondria” growing happily on agar plates!'
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Symbiotic revolutions at the interface of genomics and microbiology
Symbiosis is an old idea with a contentious history. New genomic technologies and research paradigms are fueling a shift in some of its central tenets; this Perspective argues that we need to be humble and open-minded about what the data are telling …journals.plos.org
I've been too burnt out doing the comic, needed to draw something else to stretch the brain.
So I started to do portraits of characters. This is the vox of the city, her mentor is the lingering whisper of a city that isn't in this world anymore.
#illustration #CharacterDesign #comic
5 Reasons KDE Plasma Is Actually Awesome
Some people seem to think that I hate KDE Plasma after my prior videos but that couldn't be further from the truth, I think it's a great environment but it h...YouTube
A very good parody of Jeffrey Yass and the other tax-evading anti-democracy billionaires funding a fascist movement to end American democracy.
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Republican billionaire with $33B TikTok stake 'bullies' lawmakers to stop bill forcing Chinese ByteDance sale
Hedge fund manager Jeffrey Yass is personally calling Republicans as they push to force TikTok out of the hands of Chinese parent ByteDance.Lydia Moynihan (New York Post)
Tiktok is one of the reason why GenZ male start leaning into right-wing.
Also disappointed with stance on Israel, unsubscribed
Thin Section of the Northwest Africa (NWA) 8159 Meteorite.
Solar Anamnesis, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 via Flickr: flic.kr/p/TtcmyK
NWA 8159 Meteorite Thin Section - Gigapixel
Martian Augite Basalt. Only known meteorite specimen of this type discovered on Earth. Cross polarized light. Camera: Nikon D810 with LMScope Adapter. Focus stacking with Zerene Stacker. OMAX Microscope.Flickr
When an anime convention happens over Easter Weekend you get photos like this
Taken with a Fuji TX-1 on Kodak Double-X pushed to 800
Dev and scan by Midwest Film Company
#FilmPhotography #AnalogPhotography #believeinfilm #CosplayPhotography
There is a #TTRPG charity bundle fundraising for the PCRF on tiltify! They're halfway to their modest goal! tiltify.com/@jesthehuman/ttrpg…
I know not everyone likes these and we've been blocked before for sharing these sorts of things, but dont feel obligated to donate via the specific fundraiser! You can donate directly to PCRF even pcrf.net/
Tiltify - Made for Fundraisers
We give you the tools to engage with your donors and raise more for your charitytiltify.com
Two people sit on a bench next to a fearless squirrel.
Probably my second best film photo of my 'career.'
#minoltacle #35mm #filmphotography #analogphotography #film #nyc #streetphotography #believeinfilm
When the sun begins to set, you can see the buildings cast shadows on each other from really far away. View from Central Park, NYC.
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🔭 Canon FD 50mm/1.8
#BelieveInFilm #FilmPhotography #AnalogPhotography #35mm #Silbersalz35 #NYC
'Many of the report’s recommendations are familiar, including paid family and medical leave and flexible grant deadlines. But the report also highlights the need for creative solutions, encouraging institutions to experiment with new approaches and to collect data to document the outcomes.'
Pipes of Peace
Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney - Pipes Of Peace
Music video by Paul McCartney performing Pipes of Peace, remastered in HD.Directed by Keith McMillan and Paul McCartneyPipes of Peace features in 'The 7” Sin...YouTube
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Here's an example of one of Ziltch's stories:
I don't know ASL, so am quite curious how the signer manages to communicate the story?
Ziltch (Terry Foy is his non-stage name) has several stories he presents each year at the Renaissance Faires around the country. I've attended his shows since high school, every time he comes to town. He's hilarious!
The term "Spoonerism" comes from Reverend William Spooner who had a speech impediment which embarrassed him greatly but made him a favorite speaker of his students. Students who were not in his classes would attend his lectures in the hopes of hearing one of his "Spoonerisms" when he switched syllables unintentionally. "The queer old dean" instead of "the dear old Queen", for example.
The 30-year hunt to find the Priscilla, Queen of the Desert bus: ‘My jaw was on the ground’
"I’ve heard it so many times – ‘I’ve got the bus!’ – that it gets boring,” says Stephan Elliott, the director and writer of The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. When the History Trust got in touch to see if he could help verify the bus’s authenticity, he was sceptical.
“But I was astonished when they showed me the photos,” he says. “I said, ‘There’s two things I need to see: the carpet and if there is a side-railing on the roof.’ They sent more photos and I immediately said, ‘That’s it. You got her.’ My jaw was just on the ground.”
The 30-year hunt to find the Priscilla, Queen of the Desert bus: ‘My jaw was on the ground’
Not long after the 1994 film became a smash hit, the titular bus disappeared. Where did it go? Who had it? And could it be recovered before it was too late?Sian Cain (The Guardian)
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View from High Line, NYC.
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#BelieveInFilm #FilmPhotography #AnalogPhotography #35mm #Silbersalz35 #NYC
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Today we have the maintainer of countless OBS plugins on the AUR along with the aptly named obs-studio-tytan-652
@tytan652 #Linux #YouTube
Video: youtu.be/UOLl395VIHg
Audio: podcasters.spotify.com/pod/sho…
#215 Chatting OBS With The AUR Legend | Tytan652
Today we have the one and only Tytan652 on the show, who you probably know from his famous AUR package or maybe packaging every even remotely useful OBS plug...YouTube
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Good thing they got rid of "don't be evil" am I right?
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Exclusive: Google Contract Shows Deal With Israel Defense Ministry
Google has negotiated a deeper relationship with the Israeli Ministry of Defense during the war in Gaza, a document seen by TIME shows.Billy Perrigo (Time)
nytimes.com/2024/03/27/technol…
did you wake up this morning and realize “oh no, i can only communicate via cropped brodie robertson thumbnails”? you didn’t? well if you ever do, have i got the signal sticker pack for you
the Brodetic Alphabertson pack starring the likeness of @BrodieOnLinux
now available at signal.art/addstickers/#pack_i…
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Translate Science invites you to our first community event, a panel discussion on April 22, 2024 at 16:00 UTC.
Join us in conversation with Lynne Bowker and Emma Stiegerwald to discuss how they incorporate open and multilingual science in their work.
More details and RSVP here:blog.translatescience.org/tran…
Teacher makes good on decades-old promise to watch eclipse with former students
A science teacher from Rochester, New York, made good on his decades-old promise to watch the total solar eclipse in 2024 with his students. More than 100 of...YouTube
“Amalthea: World’s Loneliest Cat*, a Study on Despair in an Atomized Society”, photograph, 2024
*she was upset that only my wife was in the bedroom prepared to cuddle with her rather than both of us being in the bedroom.
Next to a very delicious curry place. NYC.
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Zum #Fensterfreitag ein Fenster einer Bar in #Köln.
#analogphotography #believeinfilm #6x6 #kodak #portra400 #push
Hey #believeinfilm friends,
I've been working on an insane amount of film development this past couple of weeks; thus, I couldn't be very active here. Also a bit tired of social media.
However, there are some news (ish) that I feel obligated to share:
Fujifilm Superia X-Tra, an ISO 400 colour 135 film has been discontinued.
In the post (above) I explain why it's unexpected this time and what I hoped to hear from the company instead.
#editorial for April 12, 2024
“Last week, Kosmo Foto reported on another Fujifilm discontinuation. This time, they’re axing Superia X-Tra, an ISO 400…”.www.analog.cafe
Microsoft has finally unbundled Teams with Office 365 in their subscription model...
In 2021, we filed an anti-trust complaint with the European Commission and created a coalition with our demands for an anti-competitive market.
Unfortunately, similar to the “malicious compliance” shown by Apple, it is more to get the regulators off their backs than a real stop to their anti-competitive behaviour 🕵🏽♀️
techcrunch.com/2024/04/01/micr…
Microsoft unbundles Office and Teams globally following years-long criticism | TechCrunch
Microsoft has introduced new versions of Microsoft 365 and Office 365 subscription services that exclude its business collaboration chat offering Teams Microsoft has introduced new lineups for Office 365 and Microsoft 365 that exclude Microsoft Teams…Manish Singh (TechCrunch)
“#NathanSchneider has the patience and fortitude most of us lack. He’s identified a phenomenon he calls “#ImplicitFeudalism’ - the bias to build our online and real #communities as #fiefdoms, and how this has made us more tolerant of similarly autocratic CEOs and politicians. He’s even optimistic and energetic enough to see how the blockchain could be employed to distribute #governance in a more democratic fashion.”
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Interview with Nathan Schneider on governance | Douglas Rushkoff posted on the topic | LinkedIn
Too many of us think it doesn’t matter when a platform like X/Twitter has a single, all-powerful owner. Most of our online worlds are simply run by what we… | 27 comments on LinkedInDouglas Rushkoff (www.linkedin.com)
La gentrificación digital
Por José Heinz
Dejar en manos de algoritmos nuestras elecciones, sumado a la abrumadora cantidad de contenido que se produce todo el tiempo, está creando una cultura de consumo que no se permite la experimentación o el desborde para no quedar invisibilizada.
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La gentrificación digital - Caja Negra
La curiosidad y los caminos alternativos fueron fundamentales en la construcción de la primera internet, allá por los 90. Hoy rige el espíritu opuesto.Caja Negra (Caja Negra editora)
Friend posing. Central Park, NYC.
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Financial constraints to living & working in Washington, D.C. likely define & reinforce the community of people able to stay long enough to achieve senior positions, leading to a policy-making community distinct from the American public.
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So what? "Misperceptions & blind spots among decision makers may occur, in part, because their lived experiences primarily reflect those from communities with the resources required to maintain influential roles."
Left out of the Room Where it Happens
Barriers to Serving in Senior Congressional Staff Roles May Limit “Representative” Science PolicymakingSheril Kirshenbaum (Unelected Representative)
and this is exactly why we shouldn’t be leaving such decisions up to such people in the first place.
And it’s not how the system was designed.
So the problem is not that there’s a lack of diversity among the decision makers. The problem is that these people should not be making such decisions in the first place.
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Malte prefers lakes and puddles. But. We haven't met a real garden hose yet!
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in reply to Muse • • •Still didn't like being hosed off, but it was a change that brought a smile. And got the towels out.
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