Jeremiah

Jeremiah, 3 days ago (edited 3 days ago) to random

Research does not support the widespread belief that blue light emitted by electronic device screens in the evening is worse than warmer colored light when trying to fall asleep.

My next #WeblogPoMo2024 post is an expansion of an earlier thread on Mastodon.

https://www.jeremiahlee.com/posts/blue-light-sleep/?source=Mastodon

dabertime, 5 days ago to random

On the days you only have 40% and you give 40%,

You gave 100%.

sarahjamielewis, 5 days ago to random

"Note that Recall does not perform content moderation. It will not hide information such as passwords or financial account numbers."

The computer, however, will stop you from recording DRM'd content.

Find it fascinating that when faced with drawing safety and security boundaries, the primary beneficiary is not the owner of the device, or the person using it, but random corporations who control the intellectual property rights.

The system doesn't work for you.

RadicalAnthro, 4 days ago to Egalitarianism

A decent summary of the discussion over shrinkage of brain size in Homo sapiens in the past 100,000 years.

One very strong point is made by Eva #Jablonka, linking reduction of brain size to stratification and class society:
'Jablonka argues that if even if brains did shrink when complex societies emerged, it doesn't necessarily follow that smaller brains were necessarily an adaptive response.
"If 3,000 years ago much larger more complex societies emerged, this could correlate with much greater differences in social classes. If, as a consequence the majority of people were poor, then we know that poverty and malnutrition and things like that would compromise the developing brain."'

We would agree, metabolic and energetic/nutrient constraint is likely important. Marta #Lahr also suggests a link to nutrient deficiency associating to onset of agriculture.

A significant implication is that the super large brains of our ancestors came about through #egalitarianism and strong ethics of #sharing vital nutrients to mothers and children.

#brainsize #humanorigins #evolution #anthropology

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20240517-the-human-brain-has-been-shrinking-and-no-one-quite-knows-why

ironicsans, 9 days ago to random

Watch this classic SNL skit to the end. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPPDyBJWFdw

akshatrathi, 11 days ago to random

2020: Microsoft sets goal to be carbon negative by end of the decade.

2023: Microsoft's emissions are 30% higher than in 2020.

Main cause? The relentless push to meet AI demand, which requires new data centers built out of carbon-intensive steel, cement, chips.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-15/microsoft-s-ai-investment-imperils-climate-goal-as-emissions-jump-30

SunOfStockholm, 11 days ago to random

Stockholm at 21:38

Sunset behind Stockholm skyline with rippling water in foreground

kc3yqi, 12 days ago to random

Remember folks: Telegram is a Nazi bar.

It isn't just that the far right uses Telegram. The far right runs telegram:

https://plush.city/@PsyChuan/112336464469767051

Don't sit at a Nazi bar.

fediforum, 12 days ago to random

Mark your calendars!

The next FediForum, the unconference for the people who move the Fediverse forward, is coming up September 12-14, 2024.

The most recent Fediforum in March had the largest attendance ever of developers, users, moderators, and many other people interested in building a better social media environment. We will build on this in September, for the first time in a 3-day event. We'd love to see you join us and your peers.

More info and registration: https://fediforum.org

firefly, 13 days ago to music

In honor of Stevie Wonder’s 74th birthday today, enjoy this absolutely jamming rendition of Superstition he performed on Sesame Street in 1973. And don’t miss the little boy in red rocking out up on the staircase 😁

#Music #Soul #MusicHistory

https://youtu.be/_ul7X5js1vE?feature=shared

SunOfStockholm, 13 days ago to random

Stockholm at 23:09

SunOfStockholm, 13 days ago to random

Stockholm at 20:35

Sun setting over water with shipping dock and amusement park in skyline

janl, 13 days ago to random

ICMY: I’ll be dropping some serious #CouchDB knowledge this Wednesday.

All of the things I’ve learned working on and with CouchDB since 2007 when it comes to database and document design.

Many bits also easily translate to other Document DBs and Key-Value Stores, so this is going to be useful even beyond CouchDB.

Sign up below ✌️
https://narrativ.es/@janl/112406412346562343

Jeremiah, 14 days ago to random

🧳I’m going to Seoul, South Korea next week. What should I see and do?

Art, history, nature, live music, nightlife, and gay stuff are of interest. I’m ok being a tourist. Day trips ok too, but I don’t have a driver’s license. Plant-based food recommendations especially appreciated.

#AskFedi

raaphorst, 15 days ago to random Dutch

https://twelvepointsto.nl

box464, 15 days ago to Eurovision

You're telling me this band isn't on the fediverse somewhere?

:BlobhajTransPrideHeart:

#Eurovision #Ireland

GayOldTime, 15 days ago to gay

This Mother's Day, give mother the gift of gay!
#vintageAd #gay #plastic #MothersDay

gabrielesvelto, 18 days ago to random

Memory errors in consumer devices such as PCs and phones are not something you hear much about, yet they are probably one of the most common ways these machines fail.

I'll use this thread to explain how this happens, how it affects you and what you can do about it. But I'll also talk about how the industry failed to address it and how we must force them to, for the sake of sustainability. 🧵 1/17

andypiper, 19 days ago to random

Co-authored an update from the @MastodonEngineering team with my friend @renchap - a sneak peek at what is coming in 4.3 (and looking ahead from there). We'll aim to make these updates a regular feature for the blog. Let us know what you think! #MastodonAPI #SpreadMastodon https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2024/05/trunk-tidbits-april-2024/

sheepfilms, 19 days ago to random

As it's been 20 years since I made the original, I thought I'd recreate my "Monitor Slapping" GIF. Except now I'm slapping myself through time....

A man sitting at a computer, being slapped by a hand coming out of the monitor. He reaches in and slaps a younger version of himself on the other side of the monitor

mike, 18 days ago to random

This interview with @rileytestut by @davidpierce is SO good. Super exciting vision of an App Store powered by developers who are supported with Patreon or similar. This is a really big idea. Also love that Riley has been active in the fediverse since 2018!

https://www.theverge.com/24150467/delta-emulator-apple-app-voice-notes-ai-vergecast

lolgop, 20 days ago to random

"Letter writing has been proven to increase voter turnout, and you can do it with a group of friends or on your own from the comfort of your couch."

Start writing letters to voters now to send out in October.

https://www.mobilize.us/votefwd/event/622360/

J12t, 22 days ago to random

In case you are thinking humanity is getting CO2 #emissions under control, I have this graph for you.

This is not the absolute CO2 level in the atmosphere, but its growth rate. Think for a second what this growth rate would have to be so we can stay below 1.5 or 2deg warning.

Right, this growth rate would have to be negative: fewer emissions this year than last year.

Of course, it's not. It's worse, much worse. The growth is still growing!! It's not even constant.

https://gml.noaa.gov/ccgg/trends/gr.html

SunOfStockholm, 23 days ago to Stockholm

Djurgården from Nacka at 4:30 am

#Stockholm #insomnia

Jeremiah, 1 month ago to random

I’m going to write every day in the month of May. I will publish as often as I can, aiming for twice a week or 10 posts. I have an enormous drafts pile and getting those out into the world would feel satisfying.

https://weblog.anniegreens.lol/weblog-posting-month-2024

#WeblogPoMo2024