metapsyche @metapsyche@qoto.org

"Baikal Zen", a Rare Phenomenon Makes Rocks Look Like They Are Floating Above Water
https://designyoutrust.com/2021/02/baikal-zen-rare-phenomenon-makes-rocks-look-like-they-are-floating-above-water/

The Framework Laptop, a modular-upgradeable-customizable laptop. This is great! They should open up a developer kit to allow makers to create plugins and modular gadgets for it.
https://frame.work/blog/introducing-the-framework-laptop

These are making me hungry! Sushi rocks! :) https://www.designboom.com/art/hama-sculpts-sushi-from-natural-polished-stones/

I got no sympathy for Metallica here. I love Metallica, but their stupidity back then in squabbling about copyrights was a turn-off for me.
https://uproxx.com/edge/metallica-twitch-blizzcon-copyright-music/

Just watched 'Space Sweepers' --> really good sci-fi!

Darn it. It is much harder to detect 'bullshit philosophy' because we can't do empirical investigation (or fact check) on pseudophilosophy.
That's in contrast with pseudoscience where you can do research or find experimental results.
Also, insidious pseudophilosophy uses obscurity or ambiguity as techniques to sound legit.
Sigh, tough times ahead to detect bullshit around us. https://psyche.co/ideas/pseudophilosophy-encourages-confused-self-indulgent-thinking

Let's hope this is true, and that it really works. Need more evidence than just 30 cases to prove it for sure.
New Israeli Covid drug hailed by scientists as 'huge breakthrough'
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/02/05/new-israeli-covid-drug-cured-30-cases-disease-hailed-scientists/

Solving a 100-Year-Old Paradox: Why Cancer Cells switch to a less-efficient way of producing Energy, fermentation.
https://scitechdaily.com/solving-a-100-year-old-paradox-why-cancer-cells-waste-so-much-energy/

Fun visual exercise to tickle your imagination and how you see the world around you; check out these pics: https://designyoutrust.com/2021/01/photographer-shows-the-power-of-perspective-with-his-stunning-humorous-pictures/

@pixelpaperyarn hey just wanted to thank you for your the self.care bots you made. They are truly helpful and vital! Thank you. Thank you.

I christen the word "Fedirati" as the people of the Fediverse. We are the Fedirati!

I've been exploring Electronic music a lot lately. Looking for kindred spirits! :) Check out my playlists, and if you dig my genre please recommend your favorite artists so i can check them out! here's my spotify profile: https://open.spotify.com/user/metapsyche

as a follow+up to my previous post, I am now on the hunt for soap nuts . How to Use Soap Nuts as Laundry Detergent
https://www.greenmatters.com/p/soap-nuts-laundry-zero-waste

I also sent this link to my teen kids coz they're fond of taking long showers (despite my incessant scolding) . Hopefully they'll get inspired, and learn, and so on...
Teen Scientist Finds a Low-Tech Way to Recycle Water
https://www.discovermagazine.com/environment/teen-scientist-finds-a-low-tech-way-to-recycle-water

This is beautiful. To me, these are also simulations of satellite views of alien worlds. https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2021/01/satellike-roman-de-giuli/

More on zebra stripes: I actually thought it funny--the theory that Zebra stripes are camouflage, because they actually stand out and catch more attention.
But now I learned that their stripes are defense against flies.

https://www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks/feb-23-2019-tiny-tyrannosaur-art-acne-what-zebra-stripes-do-and-more-1.5028231/zebra-stripes-confuse-tiny-predators-not-the-big-ones-1.5028255

so I just learned that Zebras can raise the hair on their black stripes to aid in cooling .

Why Do Zebras Have Stripes? A Hair-Raising New Theory is 'Clever, Complex And Beautiful'
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamiecartereurope/2019/06/14/why-do-zebras-have-stripes-a-hair-raising-new-theory-is-clever-complex-and-beautiful/