stefan

stefan, 3 hours ago to science

"Known as the enteric nervous system, these neurons are commonly referred to as our 'second brain', but a new study from Australia suggests these neurons may actually be the very 'first brain' that our mammalian ancestors evolved."

https://www.newsweek.com/brain-cells-gut-evolution-brain-digestive-health-mice-957386

Via https://autistics.life/@JeremyMallin/112411744125193381

#science #biology

stefan, 3 hours ago to internet

https://stefanbohacek.com/blog/poll-the-web-can-be-such-a-small-world-sometimes/

#internet #TheWeb #SmallWorld

stefan, 3 hours ago to Fitness

Whew, another #zwift milestone achieved: 500 miles ridden!

That's with 5 mile elevation, all in 36.5 hours.

#workout #fitness #IndoorCycling

stefan, 4 hours ago to workersrights

"This work to maximize oil production with our technology is negating all of our good work, extending the age of fossil fuels, and enabling untold emissions."

https://grist.org/accountability/microsoft-employees-spent-years-fighting-the-tech-giants-oil-ties-now-theyre-speaking-out/

#labor #WorkersRights #ClimateChange

nora, 4 hours ago to random

having a wake and bake day because the pain is terrible!!

stefan, 5 hours ago to random

I published a few blog posts and projects yesterday, in case you missed them!

• How long does it take for a fediverse post to reach followers on 740 servers? https://stefanbohacek.online/@stefan/112405874178816121
• The ways we keep the fediverse sustainable: https://stefanbohacek.online/@stefan/112405650994059740
• Mapping UNESCO World Heritage Sites with Wikidata and Mapbox: https://stefanbohacek.online/@stefan/112405514316956133
• Libraries around the world: https://stefanbohacek.online/@stefan/112407241866569816

stefan, 5 hours ago to ads

I'm starting to find ads even more irritating lately.

What's up with sites that take work funded by the public and putting ads over it? One site I looked at wouldn't even load a NASA video with an ad-blocker on, because of the pre-roll ad.

Or, what about when you watch a trailer for a movie, which itself is an ad, really, but first you have to watch another ad. What's up with that?

#ads #rant

stefan, 5 hours ago to science

"Now, thanks to a new, immersive visualization produced on a NASA supercomputer, viewers can plunge into the event horizon, a black hole’s point of no return."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chhcwk4-esM

https://science.nasa.gov/supermassive-black-holes/new-nasa-black-hole-visualization-takes-viewers-beyond-the-brink/

Found via https://mastodon.scot/@SubtleBlade/112410760719854957

#science #space #NASA #BlackHole #Black

stefan, 19 hours ago to Musicproduction

I hate how everything is a subscription nowadays, but it kind of works with music production plugins and virtual instruments?

"NI 360 is a tiered subscription platform with three pricing options, Essentials ($15/month), Plus ($25/month) and Pro ($50/month). Each tier offers a different selection of products, ..."

https://www.musicradar.com/news/native-instruments-360

#MusicProduction

stefan, 22 hours ago to books

I know there are more important things going on in the world, but please enjoy @libraries.

#libraries #books #bookstodon

stefan, 1 day ago to random

I'd like to set up more accounts like @lakes and @parks, but the lack of image descriptions on Wikidata is pretty annoying.

Are there any good image recognition libraries or services an AI Luddite like me can feel comfortable using?

#ImageRecognition

stefan, 1 day ago to science

This looks like a fun gift idea!

"...a double-sided jigsaw puzzle of the sun and moon. Flipping pieces over simulates a total solar eclipse."

https://n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com/shop/product.php?code=422

via https://stefanbohacek.online/@nervous_jessica/112406024559659637

#puzzle #science #SolarEclipse #GiftIdea

stefan, 1 day ago to random

https://youtube.com/watch?v=vPDI5gIGEGI

#SteveAlbini #BigBlack #RestInPeace

christa, 1 day ago to random

oh no, steve albini

stefan, 1 day ago to climate

Tough read, but happy to see that there are people who don't lose hope.

"I regularly face moments of despair and guilt of not managing to make things change more rapidly [...] But, in these moments, two things help me: remembering how much progress has happened [...] and that every tenth of a degree matters a lot – this means it is still useful to continue the fight."

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2024/may/08/hopeless-and-broken-why-the-worlds-top-climate-scientists-are-in-despair

#climate #ClimateChange #news

stefan, 1 day ago to fediverse

How long does it take for a fediverse post to reach followers on 740 servers?

https://stefanbohacek.com/blog/data-on-sending-a-post-into-the-fediverse/

#fediverse #data

stefan, 2 days ago (edited 1 day ago) to fediverse

Hey #FediAdmins #MastoAdmins, how do you go about funding your communities?

#fediverse #SocialMedia #sustainability #FediverseSustainability