Paul Sutton @zleap@qoto.org
Interested in Technology, Science, Chemistry, Education, Fediverse, GNU/Linux and free software.
Joined Mar 2020
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This Memorial Day weekend I honor the 200 Powhatan Natives who were given poisoned wine during peace negotiations back in May 1623.
Again, you would’ve known this — had it been taught to you in school.
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Publishers sounding the alarm about the dangers of A.I.
#News
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NASA launches final pair of storm tracker satellite quartet https://phys.org/news/2023-05-nasa-pair-storm-tracker-satellite.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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"Anthropocene 'sixth mass extinction' event predicted to be worse than previously thought"
https://phys.org/news/2023-05-anthropocene-sixth-mass-extinction-event.html
The paper: "More losers than winners: investigating Anthropocene defaunation through the diversity of population trends" by Finn, Grattarola and Pincheira-Donoso 2023 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/brv.12974
Causes: not really #GlobalWarming/#ClimateChange but rather from #EcosystemCollapse and #Ecocide–the sistematic dismantling of Earth's ecosystems–, and primarily from our present approach to food production and consumption.
Meanwhile, most of us continue to commute by car, consume red meat, fly for holidays and work, and in other words, pretend this `problem` clearly somebody else must be solving, or there isn't a problem at all because this very minute we aren't inconvenienced by it.
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‘It’s new territory’: why is Betelgeuse glowing so brightly and behaving so strangely?
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/may/26/its-new-territory-why-is-betelgeuse-is-glowing-so-brightly-and-behaving-so-strangely?utm_source=DamnInteresting
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6.2-magnitude earthquake strikes Japan, no tsunami https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2023/05/26/Japan-earthquake-tsunami/1851685108636/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #news
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How cool is this? The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter found polka-dot sand dunes on Mars. What's next? A plaid volcano? :P
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HUGE: Trump's own White House lawyer is now warning that the former President is in serious legal jeopardy in the classified documents case, and that his other former attorneys' testimony will be used against him.
Ty Cobb, who served as Trump's White House lawyer, now claims that the evidence that the former President committed a crime is "increasingly solid every day."
He added: "I think we had an exchange where I was commenting on it sounded like there was a lot of i-dotting and t-crossing, which suggests they're near the end...I do believe that is the case. They have some compelling evidence. I think the evidence with regard to the moving of the boxes, the evidence that they're relying on primarily with regard to the movement of the boxes they received the day after those boxes were moved. There were tapes of this, you know, the access and to the storage room."
He went on to say that Trump's other former lawyers Evan Corcoran and Tim Parlatore could present more legal challenges for him:
"Keep in mind that, you know, Corcoran testified that he warned Trump that he could not retain any classified documents beyond the subpoena..."And Parlatore, you know, he subsequently resigned, you know, expressed great concerns about directions that were given by [Trump adviser] Boris Epshteyn, and the extent that Epshteyn was translating their advice faithfully."
Who else thinks Jack Smith and the prosecutors building their case against Trump need to hurry up? ✋
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Happy Birthday, #Fediverse15 !
And congrats to @titi on publishing their book about Fedi https://barcelona.social/objects/6cac63d6-c622-4877-8f31-e03a0f393705
Is it the second, or third book dedicated to this unique online space?
Here's to many more books and years! 🍾
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Sneezing, runny nose, itchy eyes🤧
Yes, allergy season is back as plants release pollen🌳🌾
But #DYK climate change is driving longer pollen seasons and higher concentrations of allergens in the air?
Climate action is #ForOurPlanet and our health💝
➡: https://europa.eu/!N9mYmf
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUClimateAction/status/1662071079941070849
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Meta colluded w/Peter Thiel & Cambridge Analytica to misinform voters & tamper w/US elections to get #Trump into power. Blocking that harmful force *is* a protection, not a punishment.
Note as well that the #GDPR is not well enforced. We cannot rely on the GDPR for data protection. Preventing data abusers from getting more data to use for harm is a necessary protection.
@rolle
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Iran protests: 'My cousin was executed by the regime. The world must act' – video https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fworld%2Fvideo%2F2023%2Fmay%2F26%2Firan-protests-my-cousin-was-executed-by-the-regime-the-world-must-act-video&ct=ga&cd=CAIyGmFiNTY1NDNmYjgzZGRjNmM6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AOvVaw3f0D0kSmlwjMLLnn3s-sX7&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #IranianRevolution #WomenLifeFreedom
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Good to see @TidBITS now on Mastodon. A boon for the Apple community.
Welcome to the land where Mastodons roam!
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"Green washing" = making your project seem eco friendly
"Rainbow washing" = making your project seem queer friendly
"FLOSS washing" = making your project seem open source
is there a master list of these type of generalizations? @wikipedia help me out here!
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25-May-2023
Iron-rich rocks unlock new insights into Earth’s planetary history
Study suggests ancient microorganisms helped cause massive volcanic events
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/990502 #science #geology #Earth #astrobiology
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Fungi and plants clean up California pollution | AFP https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrQ7L8jPNiQ&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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We have a new #ChemSciVoices to share!
Dr Sheel Dodani discusses her research and also her experience publishing with Chemical Science, including why Open Access is so important.
Read the paper that the interview is based on here:
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This evening at Kellogg College 5.30 p.m.
Anne McLaren lecture: Women in Science Research and Policy - panel discussion and Q&A
https://www.kellogg.ox.ac.uk/events/anne-mclaren-lecture/
Free event, in person and online
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Climate scientists flee #Twitter as hostility surges:
Scientists suffering insults and mass-spam are abandoning Twitter for alternative social networks as hostile climate-change denialism surges on the platform following Elon Musk's takeover.
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20230524-climate-scientists-flee-twitter-as-hostility-surges
Interested in Technology, Science, Chemistry, Education, Fediverse, GNU/Linux and free software.
Joined Mar 2020
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