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oblomov, 10 days ago to random

Please tell me that when artists talk about «quick doodle» they're referring to 6 hours of hard work because I refuse to believe such beautiful stuff can come out from an actually quick doodle.

arstechnica, 11 days ago to random

Climate and health benefits of wind and solar dwarf all subsidies

By displacing fossil fuels, wind and solar saved the US $250 million over 4 years.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/05/climate-and-health-benefits-of-wind-and-solar-dwarf-all-subsidies/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

steveroyle, 11 days ago to accessibility

How can we improve #accessibility for scientific conferences? This short guide by Ulla McClurg covers many of the issues that organisers (and attendees) can consider.

#academia #disability

https://journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/137/10/jcs261858/352179/A-short-guide-to-addressing-accessibility-at

thomasfuchs, 11 days ago to retrocomputing

Missing the time when computer expansions came in beer cans #retrocomputing

jonny, 11 days ago to random

So I knew that cars make you lose your perception of the humanity of others, but I guess I was a little surprised at just how many people were fully ready to ram their car directly into my body as I was walking a picket line. "I will do a vehicular assault to avoid having to walk 10 extra minutes" is peak LA culture.

#UAW4811 #UCLA

RiversideBryan, 11 days ago to random

saint johns river pre-sunset today (28 May 2024)

Snoro, 11 days ago to pakistan French

52°C au Pakistan, 48°C en Inde... Quelles températures maximales le corps peut-il supporter ?

L'inde et le Pakistan sont respectivement sujets à des températures extremement élevées (48°C et 52°C) depuis plusieurs jours. Si le corps humain a la capacité de s'adapter en cas de chaleur intense, des experts ont établi qu'il ne peut pas supporter plus de 50°C

https://www.cnews.fr/france/2024-05-28/52degc-au-pakistan-48degc-en-inde-quelles-temperatures-maximales-le-corps-peut-il

#Pakistan #Inde #ExtinctionDeMasse #pollution #écologie #environnement #Climat

alexanderhay, 12 days ago to news

CAWWWW blimey!

"These #Crows have counting skills previously only seen in people

"The #Corvids are the first animals other than humans known to produce a deliberate number of calls on command....

"...The researchers also... could` predict the upcoming number of crow calls based on the sound of the first call, suggesting that the birds planned the number of calls in advance..."

(A literal case of 'Counting Crows'?)

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-01482-x

#News #Zoology #Ornithology #Neuroscience #Birds

internetarchive, 13 days ago to random

Sorry to say, archive.org is under a ddos attack. The data is not affected, but most services are unavailable.

We are working on it & will post updates in comments.

grvsmth, 13 days ago to random

"I think banning surveillance advertising would be a very good first step. We would be really cutting at the root of the pathologies that we are dealing with from the tech industry, which is this mass surveillance in the name of influence, influence to sell something, influence to convince someone to vote for something, influence to misinform someone. Ultimately, that’s the game."

• @Mer__edith

https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/24/signals-meredith-whittaker-on-the-telegram-security-clash-and-the-edge-lords-at-openai/

cowboycatranch, 12 days ago to Cats

We are looking for people who live with a Sphinx cat for a research study. Interested?

#Sphinx #cats #catsofMastodon

ElleGray, 13 days ago to random

Much like rats leaving a sinking ship, old ghosts abandon a collapsing country 😔

ciredutempsEsme, 14 days ago to random French

Stolen to add the alt :

I'm 4 and 7
I've got a 1, a 8, several 7, multiple 10, and unfortunately a 9 in m'y team

freakonometrics, 13 days ago to random French

"Why don't "tough" and "dough" rhyme?" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFhY4Vy3IHc "Spelling reformers have been advocating for changes to make English spelling more intuitive and less irregular. One example of its messiness: take the “g-h” sound from “enough,” the “o” sound from “women” and the “t-i” sound from “action,” and you could argue that “g-h-o-t-i” spells “fish.” So, how did English get like this? Arika Okrent explores the complexity of English spelling conventions."

ronpar, 13 days ago to Bloomscrolling

Lots of wildflowers at Lory State Park. Cacti look to have buds.

#bloomscrolling #fortcollins #LoryStatePark

Unidentified purple flowers along trail in Lory State Park. Will try to update with proper ID at some point.
Unidentified white flowers along trail in Lory State Park. Will try to update with proper ID at some point.
Unidentified purple flowers along trail in Lory State Park. Also some cacti. Will try to update with proper ID at some point.

googlyeyesonmagiccards, 14 days ago to mtg

Quick somebody tell Graha--oh, he's gotten nothing but DMs about this since it was spoiled? I see...

#KudoKingAmongBears #mtg #MagicTheGathering #mh3

Hawaii, 14 days ago to random

Badminton and table tennis are sports I love to watch. The pros play at a speed even my eyes can’t keep up with.

Preparing for Paris: What it's like to train with Singapore's Olympic-bound badminton star Loh Kean Yew
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/loh-kean-yew-badminton-olympics-bwf-singapore-athlete-4315736

iryna, 14 days ago to random

The search operation in Kharkiv is ongoing at the site of the russian air bomb attacks on the store. At present, 14 deaths and 43 injuries have been reported. Experts are comparing the DNA of relatives with that found at the scene. Seven civilians, including a 12-year-old girl, remain missing.

📷Gwara media

kofanchen, 14 days ago to Taiwan

Week one in the new administration in #Taiwan, things are getting a bit concerning. We have on one side opposition parties tried to expand the legislative power
https://mastodon.online/@newbloommag/112497354331258676

And separate China holds large scale military drills

https://mstdn.social/@davidonformosa/112494302145784580

China propaganda machine also putting pressure on Taiwanese entertainers working in China to conform

It's incredibly distracting and overwhelming situation...Taiwan gov should keep their vigilant eyes on all fronts

schwinghamer, 15 days ago to climate

Hello Mastodon, I know that a lot of you discuss the high environmental cost (such as energy use and water use) of AI and I hope that some of you could reply with authoritative publications/links regarding this problem! I want to try to convince an environmental science colleague #climatechange #AI #chatgpt #energy #technology #machinelearning #llm

keithwilson, 15 days ago to random

“To see how far we have sunk, look into our rivers and coastal waters. Or rather don’t. Because they have turned brown with raw sewage. An island nation where we fear to venture into the sea, because the Tories have turned it all to shit.” #ToryBritain #GeneralElection2024 https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/may/24/punishment-election-tories-voters-lies

notroot, 15 days ago to random

Periodic reminder that the Fediverse currently only has one algorithm: FIFO + boosts.

So boost liberally, and boost often.

Don't be afraid to make things viral and annoying.

Most of us aren't looking at our feeds that often, so we need those boosts to know what's happening.

#feditip #boostOften

tdverstynen, 15 days ago to random

IF this is true (and I would say it is a sizeable “if”), then two things would have to be true:

-Putin is actively supporting Trump (which everyone knows)

-There are ongoing back channel communications between Putin and Trump and Trump is acting as an officer of the government in international affairs, which is against the law.

This would be very very bad.

https://www.reuters.com/world/trump-says-putin-will-free-jailed-us-reporter-gershkovich-him-2024-05-23/

catlaughing, 16 days ago to random

Any tips on lmer and standardised effects coefficients in R?

kofanchen, 16 days ago to random

Cool #diptera in the garden, anyone can ID this? #insect could it be Acidia cognata?
https://uknature.co.uk/flies/a.cognata-info