szescstopni @szescstopni@qoto.org

on the left: not a single one of these devices still boots. most of them did, when they were first put on the shelf. even if they could be repaired to boot up, a secure operating system no longer exists that will run on them

on the right: each one of these still works great, other than batteries (replaceable) and the occasional loose hinge. despite the average age being 2x of the phones, half of them are still in active everyday use

It only took 92 years... French ref Stéphanie Frappart becomes the first woman to take charge of a men’s football match at World Cup finals. Well done to her and her team!⚽️🔥
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/nov/30/stephanie-frappart-to-be-first-woman-to-referee-mens-world-cup-match

Many know the #climatestripes, created by Professor Ed Hawkins at the University of Reading in 2018. They are a simple series of vertical coloured bars, showing the heating of the planet over 200 years.

Not everyone knows about the Global Bio Stripes. They show the decline of wildlife from 1970 to 2016 (based on data from Living Planet Index)

#sustainability #ESG #Biodiversity #ForNature

https://findingnature.org.uk/2022/08/10/biodiversity-stripes/

O, dzisiaj jest druga rocznica głośnej ucieczki po rynnie Jozsefa Szájera z Fideszu 🌈

I have not gotten this much racist abuse since joining the fediverse. I have gotten isolated cases of harassment on twitter but nothing of this scale or as pervasive. The fediverse is racist and white people do nothing about it. Let's start with some slurs to hook you up.

Let's see if any of you white people can stomach this thread 🙂​

Flawed Data

Apparently ... there are different #coping #strategy to deal with unreliable #data. 😂⏱️ 😭

#science #openscience #opendata #openaccess

https://xkcd.com/2494/

We got banned from Twitter! Oh well…

Re-posting this picture of the Milky Way over Crater Lake because I like it.

#photography #stars #MilkyWay #CraterLake #astrophotography

The future of #biodiversity…

✨Have you ever seen a bird fly without its head moving?

The Eurasian Kestrel has a natural ability to stabilize its head, allowing it to stay focused on its prey as it moves. 🪶

Look at this slow-motion close-up of a kestrel hovering.

🎥@leedsbirder@twitter.com

I have created a Bees of Ireland Calendar 2023 highlighting some of the most beautiful Irish bee species of which you may not have even heard...

Each month is a photo of a beautiful Irish bee close-up and personal.

https://beesofireland.com/product/bees-of-ireland-calendar-2023/

All proceeds go to support my ongoing recording and public education undertakings.

Nie można zmuszać uczniów nieuczestniczących w zajęciach z religii do obecności w bibliotece, jeśli oni sami lub ich rodzice sobie tego nie życzą – interwencja fundacji w ZSE w Poznaniu
wolnoscodreligii.pl/2022/11/30…

Check out the new USGS webcam pointed towards Fissure 3 on #MaunaLoa: https://www.usgs.gov/media/webcams/m5cam-mauna-loa-fissure-3-eruption-northeast-rift-zone #volcano #eruption #Hawaii

Anecdote about some bad planning and nobody checking with a water engineer restoring some habitat:

Close by to me they built a superfluous four lane road, with all requisite earthworks etc. They didn't take into account how the watershed and nearby water reservoir would react and unintentionally flooded a huge amount of desolate land. Land that had been swamp, but had been dried to make room for suburban development decades ago.
It rather quickly went from slightly soggy to perpetually wet and lush with every snowmelt, and now it's wetlands again!

Developers: we would like profit and more cars here, please
Water: you get a a SWAMP

It brings me so much joy. I would assume it brings joy to all the native flora and fauna now living there. I hope it brings you joy, also

#nature #photograph #swamp