ceoln @ceoln@qoto.org

tests are showing cat levels at 58%

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Eventually, if you post enough about your nerdy obsessions, people will start pinging you with news and developments in that area, and I (completely unironically) think that's beautiful

I just had to update my numbers for a lecture, so here's your periodic reminder: Starlink is now 55% of ALL active satellites in orbit.

And given the recent news about that awful billionaire unilaterally deciding to cut of internet access to parts of the world whenever he decides to, this is extra important to share. Why did our governments effectively gift Low Earth Orbit to one awful dude? This is so bad.

Elon Musk secretly used control of his Starlink network to cripple a Ukrainian military operation while it was under way, in defiance of American foreign policy.

He is an oligarch working against U.S. interests, benefitting his fellow oligarchs in Russia. His biographer seems to think this is just Musk being Musk, quirky and idiosyncratic.

#Musk #Ukraine

https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/07/politics/elon-musk-biography-walter-isaacson-ukraine-starlink

I'm looking to buy d6s from Star Trek: Ascendancy by Gale Force 9.

Definitely Federation and Romulan, maybe others depending on the cost.

Anyone got any to sell? Boosting welcome.

#StarTrek #StarTrekAscendancy #boardgames #dice #buying

This weekend we will be tabling at and participating in the Bash Back convergence in Chicago.

As bigots renew their assault on queer and trans people and anarchists fight back, there is an urgent need for renewed coordination and innovation.

In this interview, the organizers speak about the convergence, the legacy of Bash Back, and how the battlefield has changed:

https://crimethinc.com/bashback2023

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I saw somebody here the other day write that if you see somebody shooting themselves in the foot, look at whose neck is under their foot. This is a fine illustration of that concept. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/07/us/florida-immigration-hurricane-cleanup.html?unlocked_article_code=UkAGXknGtRS-2Dvu-UmMjtUCKmsGr3uWQoBLQveH9zjYmM6Q2XQIMHDikGjne1PPTdaqfKL8_we8RF7EjvBcQNzw3KMcimBd2iso8vHPq0NREZTBSuFnzLBQ93ELAY2vuKBc5nv5f8hmoEcYu1qne4klQLjmOnUIn6yQ9HdKMcPeanuRKpuTSCYfBkabdqoStuF53YXg4iNOQiwaKnX7T35L2jC62Fs24738U853wkZod-hCWnebTmAXJ2F04hr5uQYskExWd2SQxrDzLpkF_iYEBUA_5xkDsjIbWsfUs-umlti4EOb04K0Ewl8ppoppxbVA1a0f63CZpbPEAUkaPbLytJU034yS7g&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

Has ChatGPT changed how I’m teaching this fall? Nah, not really. https://danieldrezner.substack.com/p/how-chatgpt-has-not-changed-my-plans

#InspirationalQuotes #Inspiration #Positivity #Wisdom

What should I train Stable Diffusion how to generate?

'It is not well understood, which molecular and biochemical pathways are utilized by such cryptobiotic organisms, and how long they might suspend life. Here, we show that a soil nematode Panagrolaimus kolymaensis, suspended life for 46,000 years in the Siberian permafrost.'

https://journals.plos.org/plosgenetics/article?id=10.1371/journal.pgen.1010798

'On Tuesday, a judge in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia will begin considering their arguments at a trial that cuts to the heart of a long-simmering question: Did today’s tech giants become dominant by breaking the law?'

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/06/technology/modern-internet-first-monopoly-trial-us-google-dominance.html?action=click&module=Well&pgtype=Homepage&section=Technology

'A longstanding debate persists regarding whether language and action share the same neural basis, with 2 opposing views. One view proposes that language emerged from action expressed in communicative gestures, and thus they share a common basis [5–7]. The other view sees language as a cognitive ability independent of action'

https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.3002266

This is why #nostr is so good. It's devs understand the user base, concerns and how things escalate.
Well written, well handled and made me even use primal to see...👊

'Accumulating evidence indicates that gut microbiota dysbiosis is associated with increased blood–brain barrier (BBB) permeability and contributes to Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathogenesis. In contrast, the influence of gut microbiota on the blood-cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) barrier has not yet been studied.'

Xie et al @embojournal

https://www.embopress.org/doi/full/10.15252/embj.2022111515

Huge shoutout to Gambia!

@CheRosach