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vmbrasseur, 5 months ago to math

Pythagorean Theorem Found On Clay Tablet 1,000 Years Older Than Pythagoras

"The conclusion is inescapable. The Babylonians knew the relation between the length of the diagonal of a square and its side: d=square root of 2," mathematician Bruce Ratner writes in a paper on the topic.

https://www.iflscience.com/pythagorean-theorem-found-on-clay-tablet-1000-years-older-than-pythagoras-72091

#math #maths

vmbrasseur, 7 months ago to random

The Theory That Men Evolved to Hunt and Women Evolved to Gather Is Wrong

Man the Hunter has dominated the study of human evolution for nearly half a century and pervaded popular culture. It is represented in museum dioramas and textbook figures, Saturday morning cartoons and feature films. The thing is, it's wrong.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-theory-that-men-evolved-to-hunt-and-women-evolved-to-gather-is-wrong/

vmbrasseur, 6 months ago to random

The first results from the world’s biggest basic income experiment

The latest research compares three groups: short-term basic income recipients, long-term basic income recipients, and lump sum recipients, who got $500 all at once, or roughly the same amount as the short-term basic income group. By almost every financial metric, the lump sum group did better than the monthly payment group.

https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2023/12/1/23981194/givedirectly-basic-income-experiment-abhijit-banerjee-tavneet-suri

vmbrasseur, 10 months ago to deaf

Deaf rappers who lay down rhymes in sign languages are changing what it means for music to be heard

Dip hop is one of many styles of rap that have developed over the years. But it stands apart from other subgenres of hip-hop because rappers lay down rhymes in sign languages and craft music informed by their cultural experiences within the #Deaf community.

https://theconversation.com/deaf-rappers-who-lay-down-rhymes-in-sign-languages-are-changing-what-it-means-for-music-to-be-heard-206825

vmbrasseur, 2 months ago to worldwithoutus

It should be bigger news that the internet is still out in a lot of #Africa after undersea cable disruptions.

Several entire countries, entirely off the internet for at least a week now. Repairs could take weeks.

vmbrasseur, 8 days ago to random

Solar Passes 100% of Power Demand in California

For 56 days in a row, electricity from solar, wind, and water (hydro) power has exceeded 100% of power demand on California’s main grid for part of the day. Also, going back further, that has been achieved in 80 out of the last 86 days. That is since early March (International Women’s Day), late winter.

https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/02/solar-passes-100-of-power-demand-in-california/

vmbrasseur, 10 months ago to animals

Stanley is here to give you your Monday performance review.

He thinks you did great and he's proud of you for making it through the day.

#DogsOfMastodon

vmbrasseur, 7 months ago to random

For the fourth time since this past June, the FDA has found salmonella in Darwin's Natural pet food. The company still refuses to recall the food.

If you have any of these pet foods from Darwin, don't use 'em:

https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2023/10/fda-finds-salmonella-in-darwins-pet-food-again-company-still-refuses-to-recall-product/

vmbrasseur, 4 months ago to random

Half of recent US inflation due to high corporate profits, report finds

The report, compiled by the progressive Groundwork Collaborative thinktank, found corporate profits accounted for about 53% of inflation during last year’s second and third quarters. Profits drove just 11% of price growth in the 40 years prior to the pandemic, according to the report.

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/jan/19/us-inflation-caused-by-corporate-profits

vmbrasseur, 10 months ago to random

New long-term modelling shows effectiveness of consistent mask-use

“The findings of the present study indicate that more consistent mask use rather than waiting until there is a large wave of #COVID cases is more effective at reducing COVID-19 burden in the population,” Howe said.

https://mdhs.unimelb.edu.au/news-and-events/new-long-term-modelling-shows-effectiveness-of-consistent-mask-use

vmbrasseur, 8 months ago to random

California passes right-to-repair act guaranteeing seven years of parts for your phone

https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/13/23871712/california-right-to-repair-act-sb-244

#RightToRepair

vmbrasseur, 6 months ago to random

Citizen science projects tend to attract white, affluent, well-educated volunteers − here’s how we recruited a more diverse group to identify lead pipes in homes

Recruiting through partner organizations produced a more diverse set of citizen science volunteers

https://theconversation.com/citizen-science-projects-tend-to-attract-white-affluent-well-educated-volunteers-heres-how-we-recruited-a-more-diverse-group-to-identify-lead-pipes-in-homes-215581

vmbrasseur, 7 months ago to opensource

It's an exciting week here in #OpenSource author land. Yesterday was the fifth birthday of my first book, and today my second is available in beta/early release! 🎉

Introducing Business Success with Open Source!

Is your company using open source in any way? (yes, it is)

Does it want to do that in a way that improves the #business while also being good for the #FOSS ecosystem? (yes, it does)

Then this is the book for you! Check it out!

https://pragprog.com/titles/vbfoss/business-success-with-open-source/

#plsBoost

vmbrasseur, 1 year ago to random

Amazon to pay $5.8M penalty for spying with Ring devices.

https://techcrunch.com/2023/05/31/amazon-ring-ftc-settlement-lax-security/

Also, Amazon makes more than $49M per hour:

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/05/01/how-much-revenue-tech-giants-like-amazon-and-apple-make-per-minute.html

Bet that $5.8M “penalty" is gonna hurt for a lot less time than the 7 minutes it's gonna take them to pay for it…

vmbrasseur, 3 months ago to random

Farewell, Bob. Thank you for your Red Mill. 🥖

https://www.koin.com/news/oregon/bob-moore-of-bobs-red-mill-dies-at-94/

vmbrasseur, 3 months ago to random

Mounting research shows that COVID-19 leaves its mark on the brain, including with significant drops in IQ scores

In addition to brain fog, COVID-19 can lead to an array of problems, including headaches, seizure disorders, strokes, sleep problems, and tingling and paralysis of the nerves, as well as several mental health disorders.

https://theconversation.com/mounting-research-shows-that-covid-19-leaves-its-mark-on-the-brain-including-with-significant-drops-in-iq-scores-224216

vmbrasseur, 9 months ago to random

Lockdowns, Masks, And Social Distancing "Unequivocally" Help Stop The Spread Of #COVID

The Royal Society has issued a report examining the effects of various non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) – not vaccines or medications – in reducing the spread of COVID-19, and their results are conclusive: wearing face masks, social distancing, and lockdowns “unequivocally” lowered the spread of the disease.

https://www.iflscience.com/lockdowns-masks-and-social-distancing-unequivocally-help-stop-the-spread-of-covid-70408

vmbrasseur, 7 months ago to random

We blurred the gender of soccer players and had people rate their performances − with surprising results

Prior research shows that biases likely play a role when people evaluate the performance of women on the field and in the workplace.

https://theconversation.com/we-blurred-the-gender-of-soccer-players-and-had-people-rate-their-performances-with-surprising-results-213837

vmbrasseur, 3 months ago to random

The “AI" didn't “hallucinate”.

It fabricated. Like the software-robot it is.

Stop implying there's any sort of consciousness behind these massive if-then statements.

vmbrasseur, 7 months ago to random

It's 2023 and I'm still seeing tech organisations proudly posting photos and announcing committees that are mostly-to-all white men.

They're. Not. Even. Trying.

They should be ashamed of these posts.

vmbrasseur, 2 months ago to environment

Landmark Peruvian Court Ruling Says the Marañón River Has Legal Rights To Exist, Flow and Be Free From Pollution

The ruling is the first time Peru has recognized that ecosystems possess legal rights and is based on a constellation of legal precedents in international and Peruvian law.

https://insideclimatenews.org/news/20032024/peru-court-rules-maranon-river-legal-rights/

#environment #ecosystem

vmbrasseur, 1 year ago to random

#Gay and #bisexual men in monogamous relationships can donate blood without abstaining from sex under updated FDA guidelines

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/may/11/us-blood-donation-rules-gay-bisexual-men

It's a welcome first step toward removing a backward and homophobic policy.

vmbrasseur, 4 months ago to random

Please stop asking $minority to find other $minorities to join your org.

They’re already doing enough for the org w/their normal duties. Don't expect them to wrangle your #DEI problems on top of all that, ffs.

#vent #noReplyNeeded

vmbrasseur, 3 months ago to random

COVID-19 rapid tests still work against new variants – researchers keep ‘testing the tests,’ and they pass

https://theconversation.com/covid-19-rapid-tests-still-work-against-new-variants-researchers-keep-testing-the-tests-and-they-pass-221603

vmbrasseur, 19 days ago to climate

An international tribunal said on Tuesday that countries have binding legal obligations to prevent greenhouse gasses from harming the world’s oceans in a landmark opinion that experts say could strengthen climate-vulnerable countries’ efforts to hold major polluters accountable and drive action to fight climate change.

https://insideclimatenews.org/news/21052024/greenhouse-gas-harming-oceans-advisory-opinion/

#ClimateCrisis