Paul Sutton @zleap@qoto.org

Chemical analysis of fragments of glass and ceramic ware from Tycho Brahe’s laboratory at Uraniborg on the island of Ven (Sweden).

https://heritagesciencejournal.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s40494-024-01301-6

Pottery and glass shards, believed to originate from Danish astronomer and alchemist Tycho Brahe's basement laboratory, were found in 1988–1990 in his garden at Uraniborg, the now Swedish island of Ven.

https://phys.org/news/2024-07-chemical-analyses-hidden-elements-renaissance.html

‘The X account for the White Dudes for Harris campaign group was suspended on Monday, apparently just minutes after its debut fundraising event raised $4 million for Vice President Kamala Harris’ 2024 presidential bid.

Asked on his personal X account why the organization, which boasted over 13,000 X followers, was blocked, organizer Ross Morales Rocketto responded, simply, “Got Elon Musk scared.”’

https://www.thewrap.com/white-dudes-for-harris-x-account-suspended-elon-musk-trump/ https://mastodon.social/@TodayInTwitter/112873678672950619

This video on how to make compost was created by scientists.

What is extremely interesting is that they explain how to keep the microbes responsible for the decomposition process alive.

Also bonus point for the lady with the cat's t-shirt

Credit: Scishow
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7u57zTsAi-U

Good writing advice:

- You should write
- However much you can
- Or want
- Even if that’s 50 words a day
- Even if it’s 5
- That’s enough
- You’re enough

And look, you didn’t need to pay $499 for a fucking “masterclass”

"White Dudes for Harris" X suspension sparks fury: "election interference"

https://www.newsweek.com/white-dudes-harris-x-suspension-1931827

Academic Mastodon friends, I'm hoping you can help me out. I'm looking for good examples in academic papers of well-written sections recommending areas for further research. I need to dig into the format and language for a project.

It could be in any field, discipline or publication. And yes, it can be your own paper!

I'd love to know what you like about the example you pick, too.

Boosts on this are welcome, thank you.

@academicchatter @academicsunite @academiccommunity #Language Writing

#astrodon folks, any of you will be at IAU and looking to do a small mastodon meet up? (boosting welcome)

Get a closer look at the Jolla C2 Community Phone and a sneak peek at Sailfish OS 5.0! We're highlighting new features like the powerful camera, landscape/portrait mode, and expandable storage. See why the C2 is the ultimate Sailfish experience: https://youtu.be/OVyOmaVySZc?feature=shared

#jollac2 #SailfishOS #privacyfromfinland

🤔

https://www.yahoo.com/news/white-dudes-harris-x-account-044441002.html

Discover the magic of a Linux home server!

https://itsfoss.com/homelab-usage/

"The progressively powerful artificial intelligence (AI) models are becoming increasingly hungry for electrical power. The carbon footprint of generative AI, which includes models like Gemini and ChatGPT, is overwhelming. We should act now before it snowballs into another challenge to the planet's sustainability."

https://www.newsweek.com/will-ai-another-unsustainable-environmental-disaster-opinion-1928737

Big Tech is on a mission to destroy our environment. Why? Greed and power.

For the next 100 days at least, Harris for President needs not only our funds, but our engagement. This is what large numbers of contributions and recurring contributions of any amount signify. 3/

When we, the Mastodon for Harris community, engage with each other as well as the campaign, we create the sort of energy and investment that powers victory at the ballot box. So, once again, let me say how much I appreciate every type of participation in our effort. https://secure.actblue.com/donate/mastodon-for-harris 6/

This week's political bingo:

Which infrastructure projects will Rachel Reeves cancel, now a 'black hole' in the public finances that she has 'discovered'?

We may debate about how much the Tories have wrecked the public finances & how much Reeves should (or was able) to know before the election... but the cuts to infrastructure projects will be very real.

The big Q. is which are cut & how the decisions would have been made?

Another early test for Labour's intent!

#infrastructure #politics

Welcome back to DebConf24, talks start at 2:30 PM (KST) (05:30 UTC) with 'Leveraging Deterministic Updates to Improve the Customer Experience on Debian' in Venue Bada, 'Beyond Yocto: Exploring Debian for Embedded Linux Development' in Venue Somin, 'Python BoF' in Venue Pado. 2 non-streamed sessions are also planned, 'Translating in Debian' in Venue CEO, and 'FAIme web service DIY workshop' in Venue Hyorim. #debian #debconf24 #busan #korea #debiankorea https://micronews.debian.org/2024/1722237002.html #debian