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Charles Boycott: The Man Who Became a Verb
The act of boycotting an organization or a person dates back to centuries, but the word โboycottโ itself is relatively new. It entered English usage only in 1880 after a highly publicized campaign to ostracize a certain English land agent gained wide coverage in the British press. His name was Charles Cunningham Boycott.
Charles Boycott: The Man Who Became a Verb
The act of boycotting an organization or a person dates back to centuries, but the word โboycottโ itself is relatively new. It entered Engli...Kaushik Patowary (Blogger)
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Our broken health care system.
How does it happen that, despite spending almost twice per capita on health care as the people of other industrialized nations, our life expectancy is LOWER ...YouTube
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The only way to help the climate is to cause less emissions in the first place. Everything else is greenwashing.
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Revealed: more than 90% of rainforest carbon offsets by biggest provider are worthless, analysis shows
Investigation into Verra carbon standard finds most are โphantom creditsโ and may worsen global heatingPatrick Greenfield (The Guardian)
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New study finds libertarians tend to support reproductive autonomy for men but not for women
New research provides evidence that libertarians in the United States tend to prioritize men's reproductive autonomy at the expense of women's.Eric W. Dolan (PsyPost)
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A dear friend and a great cooperator, Jessica Mason of Start.coop, needs a kidney transplant. This is scary. I am busy learning what I can about what this means. Jessica explains:
If this speaks to you or someone you know, please speak up.
Hi, I'm Jessica and I need a kidney
Today I'm asking for your help. I know that someone, somewhere is ready to donate a kidney and give me the gift of life and I need to find them. When my oldestโฆVimeo
Now dlvr.it is supporting Mastodon!
* When one prominent developer supports the Fediverse, it is an anomaly
* When two prominent developers supports the Fediverse, it is a trend
* When three or more developers support the Fediverse, it's a movement
This movement continues to grow as the app ecosystem grows fast and furious.
#Bostrichidae #beetles have two #symbionts with important functions. One encodes the pathways to produce tyrosine precursors and is presumably involved in #cuticle and #exoskeleton formation. The second recycles urea, synthesizes lysine, and is strictly #evolving with its host. These types of "dual symbioses" have only been described in sap-feeding #Hemiptera.
#Biology #Entomology #Evolution #Bacteria #Coevolution #Genome
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Cuticle supplementation and nitrogen recycling by a dual bacterial symbiosis in a family of xylophagous beetles (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae)
Many insects engage in stable nutritional symbioses with bacteria that supplement limiting essential nutrients to their host.bioRxiv
#NASAMoon
Lunar Gateway Instruments to Improve Weather Forecasting for Artemis
For Artemis astronauts traveling on missions to the Moon, two space weather instrument suites, HERMES and ERSA, will provide an early forecast.Miles Hatfield (NASA)
Fun With Magnets
Magnets are cool. Full stop. The Magnetic Games channel has a ton of videos about all the neat stuff you can do with them. Ikottke.org
Teams have unloaded the #LunaTwins from the @NASA_Orion spacecraft following the #Artemis I mission.
These two female manikins, Helga and Zohar, measured radiation levels to potentially reduce exposure during future missions with astronauts: go.nasa.gov/3XBH8Zq
#NASAArtemis #Artemis
Orion Manikins Return from Artemis I Mission
Helga and Zohar โ two female manikins of the Matroshka AstroRad Radiation Experiment (MARE) investigation โ undergo post-flight payload inspections inside the Space Station Processing Facility at Kennedy Space Center.Jason Costa (NASA)
#ISS
Briefings, Interviews Set for NASAโs SpaceX Crew-6 Mission
A pair of news conferences on Wednesday, Jan. 25, at NASAโs Johnson Space Center in Houston will highlight the agencyโs SpaceX Crew-6 mission to the International Space Station in February.Roxana Bardan (NASA)
In #politics, consensus doesnโt require that information is correct or understood. Policymakers may even find that turning to experts for guidance doesnโt serve their needs or interests.
And even when they look for accurate data, theyโre likely to disagree about what comprises expertise & evidence. After all, every DC think tank claims to deliver โthe factsโ in white papers & briefing materials, yet their conclusions rarely align. sheril.substack.com/p/do-factsโฆ
TL/DR: Facts aren't enough.
Do Facts Matter?
Sure. Especially when they support our beliefs and lead to conclusions we like.Sheril Kirshenbaum (Unelected Representative)
Additional citation:
It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it.
โ Upton Sinclair, I, Candidate for Governor: And How I Got Licked
Ubisoft fixed The Division 2 on Steam Deck and Linux desktop
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Ubisoft fixed The Division 2 on Steam Deck and Linux desktop
Well, that's a nice surprise isn't it. Ubisoft did something good. They released a tiny patch, that enabled Easy Anti-Cheat so The Division 2 now works on Steam Deck and Linux desktop.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Isekai Isn't That Bad #shorts
Just have some fun#gaming #cultofthelamb #linuxgaming #steamdeck #gamingonlinuxTwitch: https://brodierobertson.xyz/twitchDlive: https://brodierobertson.xyz/d...YouTube
This satellite image shows a long cloud formation, called a cavum, spanning part of southeastern France.
Seen from below, cavum can look like a large circle hole-punched in the clouds. go.nasa.gov/3QQf2Yn
#NASAEarth
When Clouds Cave
When airplanes pass through clouds with supercooled water droplets, they can leave distinctive holes in their wake.go.nasa.gov
โจ Starry surprises in NGC 346
๐ Early "green pea" galaxies discovered
๐ฅ First exoplanet confirmed by Webb
๐ New infrared look at dusty disk AU Mic
...and more!
#ICYMI, catch up on Webb updates announced during the recent #AAS241 conference here: go.nasa.gov/3ZOcjmj
#JamesWebb
NASA Recaps Webb Telescope Findings From AAS Meeting
Scientists shared new findings and updates from NASAโs James Webb Space Telescope, also called โWebbโ or โJWST,โ at press conferences during the 241st meeting of the American Astronomical Society (AAS) in Seattle, from Jan. 8 to 12.Jessica Merzdorf (NASA)
The Best Microwave
Microwaves basically all perform the same, but we like our top pick for its looks and its useful extra features.Liam McCabe (Wirecutter)
About 5 years ago I learned that almost all non-commercial lawn mowers sold in the US are made by one company, MTD, in Mexico.
I recently learned something similar about HVAC units. The factory even ships multiple brand/logo plates in the same box. Installer applies the plate according whichever one the customer thought they paid for.
Bufferโs popular social media management software can now schedule and post to @Mastodon servers. Coywolf has a first look at what it's like to connect and publish posts from Buffer to Mastodon.
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How To Find A Linux Supported Capture Card
I was recently in a position to replace my old Avermedia Live Gamer Portable 2 Plus but when buying a capture card on Linux it can be a bit of a nightmare so...YouTube
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The History of Rome With Mary Beard
The Odyssey YouTube channel is a trove of documentaries about the ancient world, "from the dawn of Mesopotamia to the falkottke.org
#Reddit removes login and signup buttons (at least for me, and yes, I tried to zoom out and still)
To login, use: reddit.com/login
reddit.com: Log in
Donโt worry, we wonโt tell anyone your username. Log in to your Reddit account.www.reddit.com
NASAโs Lunar Flashlight mission launched on Dec. 11, 2022, beginning its journey to discover hidden surface ice in the lunar south pole region.
While the SmallSat is largely healthy, teams are troubleshooting the underperformance of 3 of its 4 thrusters: go.nasa.gov/3XIjpXk
#NASAArtemis #Artemis
NASAโs Lunar Flashlight Team Assessing Spacecraftโs Propulsion System
The mission is characterizing its new โgreenโ propulsion system and developing a modified plan for the briefcase-size satelliteโs journey to the Moon.Tony Greicius (NASA)
#NASA
Lunar Gateway Instruments to Improve Weather Forecasting for Artemis
For Artemis astronauts traveling on missions to the Moon, two space weather instrument suites, HERMES and ERSA, will provide an early forecast.Miles Hatfield (NASA)
#NASAExoplanets
Two Super-Earths May Be Mostly Water
Two exoplanets orbiting a red dwarf star may be "water worlds." They are 218 light-years away in the constellation Lyra, and are unlike any planet found in our solar system.Exoplanet Exploration: Planets Beyond our Solar System
Hey, little buddy ๐ go.nasa.gov/3Hor1cB
#NASAExoplanets
Assemble Entertainment talk up their indie hits on Steam Deck
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Assemble Entertainment talk up their indie hits on Steam Deck
Nice to see more publishers taking a direct interest in Steam Deck. Assemble Entertainment recently sent out an email to talk up their games on Valve's handheld.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Endzone - A World Apart gets upgraded for Steam Deck
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Endzone - A World Apart gets upgraded for Steam Deck
Gentlymad Studios and Assemble Entertainment recently released an upgrade for Endzone - A World Apart, helping out anyone playing it on Steam Deck.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Endzone - A World Apart gets UPGRADED for Steam Deck (hands-on)
Gentlymad Studios and Assemble Entertainment recently released an upgrade for Endzone - A World Apart for #SteamDeck #Endzone Buy from Humble Store with my p...YouTube
Le Monde Diplomatique mentions Nextcloud as an open-source, open-architecture alternative to Big Tech for file share and collaboration platform!
mondediplo.com/2022/01/09digitโฆ
The open-source world is more and more closed
Subscribers // by Laure Muselli, Mathieu O'Neil, Fred Pailler & Stefano Zacchiroli (Le Monde diplomatique - English edition, January 2022)Le Monde diplomatique
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NASA Astronauts Complete Seat Liner Move
On Jan. 17, NASA Flight Engineer Josh Cassada, with assistance from NASA Flight Engineer Nicole Mann, worked inside the SpaceX Dragon Endurance crew ship collecting tools and readying the spacecraft for a seat liner move.blogs.nasa.gov
#NASA
NASA Issues Award for Greener, More Fuel-Efficient Airliner of Future
NASA announced Wednesday it has issued an award to The Boeing Company for the agencyโs Sustainable Flight Demonstrator project, which seeks to inform a potential new generation of green single-aisle airliners.Roxana Bardan (NASA)
The Plywood E-Bike
Self-described "maker of things" Evie Bee has made a cool thing indeed: an e-bike with a frame constructed mostly from skottke.org
#NASAhqphoto
20230118 Sustainable Flight Demonstrator Project Announcement
Explore this photo album by NASA HQ PHOTO on Flickr!NASA HQ PHOTO (Flickr)
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