Paul Sutton @zleap@qoto.org
Interested in Technology, Science, Chemistry, Education, Fediverse, GNU/Linux and free software.
Joined Mar 2020
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Hello!
I'm a Canadian crafter trying out Mastodon. I love knitting and cross stitch and many other crafts. I'm also into gaming, and I'm a Type 1 Diabetic. I have several fur babies, and a human family as well. Nice to meet you! 💙 🧶 🧵
#introduction #crossstitch #knitting #t1d #gaming
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The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that governments asking tech companies to provide encryption backdoors violates human rights.
This is awkward as various European countries are trying to pass laws mandating exactly that. Hopefully this is one more nail in the coffin.
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“I do not recall any front-page story saying that Donald Trump’s shocking threat last week to sell out NATO allies was a ‘political disaster.’
“I did not see any front page headline saying that in so doing Trump had ‘Put Subservience to Putin Back at Center of 2024.’”
I wish every political editor would take the day off and consider what James Fallows has to say here.
I am worried, and I am British, get a bloody grip America before it is too late
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Trump has proven eye-opening — or should have — for many of us, as we learn that a not insignificant proportion of Americans think the Constitution is optional and not the foundation on which our democratic republic is built.
And it should be eye-opening that a whole slew of "liberal" media types are right on board with this trashing of the Constitution — including 99% of straight white men on social media, who are suddenly Constitutional experts.
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NASA researchers finally opened the OSIRIS-REx sample capsule, revealing the asteroid treasure inside from Bennu. According to the mission team, the spacecraft grabbed a total of 121.6 grams from the asteroid, including the samples found outside the collector. NASA will now distribute samples to 200 scientists worldwide who will study the properties of the regolith. They'll also release a catalog of the samples so scientists can request access.
https://blogs.nasa.gov/osiris-rex/2024/02/15/nasa-announces-osiris-rex-bulk-sample-mass/
85 percent do believe in climate science then
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How is it that in 2024 I still can lose half an hour of my work day trying to get a stupid journal article, from a major journal that my university pays for, to open?
I usually route around this bullshit, but I wanted to actually get the publishers copy for once. Bad decision.
I guess this is why scientific peer review has pretty much moved to blog posts about stuff in arXiv...
#Science #sciencepublishing #publishing #openaccess #bullshit #academiclibrariessuck #publishersuck
Lol at what they made, not at the 5 years in prison though/
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Russian Teens Face Up to 5 Years for Making a Snow Penis
https://www.thedailybeast.com/russian-teens-face-up-to-5-years-for-making-a-snow-penis
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The UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer #Space has agreed to add an agenda item for the next five years to address the impact of satellite constellations on #astronomy
@edgeofeurope @Miro_Collas @hesgen
I think it has got to the point where jews are being accused of anti semitism for being critical
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@zleap @edgeofeurope @hesgen No, not much in the media perhaps.
@Miro_Collas @edgeofeurope @hesgen
Fair point there, sorry. We just don't see this in the media or don't seem to
Indeed, esp given how many countries are seeing a rise in the far right
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@zleap I think the lack of nuclear deterrence is a bigger risk factor in Europe right now. But in the long run having more states with nuclear weapons seems to increase the likelihood that someone will use them one day.
@edgeofeurope @Miro_Collas @hesgen
What baffles me about religion is that followers remain silent
Catholic church child sexual abuse, it seems catholics remain silent
Same for the C of E and simiar bible followers
Isreal does something, jews could stand up and say STOP they don't
Muslims also stay quiet when it comes to the small number who commit terror acts
These crimes do not REPRESENT the majority of world wide follows
And yet
John Lennon makde a comment about the beatles being more popular than jesus and causes huge riots and death threats
If someone draws a picture of mohammed it causes offense, I do understand why there are no images, as I think any image can influence how we see that person.
Why can't religious followers stand up for the values they learn about and hold so dearly
Good point perhaps the media should use the same definition source so they are on the same page.
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hang on that would be too much like common sense in 2024
Interested in Technology, Science, Chemistry, Education, Fediverse, GNU/Linux and free software.
Joined Mar 2020
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